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	===Islamic Golden Age===		===Islamic Golden Age===
	The [[Hidden Ones of Alamut]] that operated in [[Baghdad]] during the 9th century regularly used a blowpipe and darts during their missions, which could be equipped from their [[Assassin bureau\|bureaus]]' arms stock.<ref name="ACMir"/> In the 860s, [[Basim ~~Ibn~~ Ishaq]] acquired a blowpipe from one of the Banū Mūsā brothers—[[Abu Jafar Muhammad ibn Musa\|Abu Jafar Muhammad]], [[Ahmad ibn Musa\|Ahmad]], and [[Al-Hasan ibn Musa\|Al-Hasan]]—sometime following his assassination of the [[Order of the Ancients]] member [[Mas'ood Al-Ya'qoob]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[First Order]]</ref> Although he initially trained with just sedative darts, Basim could [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed: Mirage)\|upgrade]] them to deliver poison or hallucinogens with sufficient supplies.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed: Mirage)\|Crafting]]</ref>		The [[Hidden Ones of Alamut]] that operated in [[Baghdad]] during the 9th century regularly used a blowpipe and darts during their missions, which could be equipped from their [[Assassin bureau\|bureaus]]' arms stock.<ref name="ACMir"/> In the 860s, [[Basim ibn Ishaq]] acquired a blowpipe from one of the Banū Mūsā brothers—[[Abu Jafar Muhammad ibn Musa\|Abu Jafar Muhammad]], [[Ahmad ibn Musa\|Ahmad]], and [[Al-Hasan ibn Musa\|Al-Hasan]]—sometime following his assassination of the [[Order of the Ancients]] member [[Mas'ood Al-Ya'qoob]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[First Order]]</ref> Although he initially trained with just sedative darts, Basim could [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed: Mirage)\|upgrade]] them to deliver poison or hallucinogens with sufficient supplies.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed: Mirage)\|Crafting]]</ref>

	===Renaissance===		===Renaissance===

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	==History==		==History==
	===Ptolemaic Egypt===		===Ptolemaic Egypt===
	During the 1st century BCE, the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]], utilized two types of darts: a sedative that caused targets to fall unconscious for a while, and a highly poisonous one that caused dizziness, nausea, and eventually death.<ref name="ACO"/>		During the 1st century BCE, the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]] utilized two types of darts: a sedative that caused targets to fall unconscious for a while, and a highly poisonous one that caused dizziness, nausea, and eventually death.<ref name="ACO"/>

	===Islamic Golden Age===		===Islamic Golden Age===
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	[[File:Overrun and Outnumbered 3.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Mary Read giving a blowpipe to Edward Kenway]]		[[File:Overrun and Outnumbered 3.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Mary Read giving a blowpipe to Edward Kenway]]
	In the [[Golden Age of Piracy\|early 18th-century~~]] [[Caribbean~~]], the West Indies Assassins [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag)\|crafted]] darts from animal bones for use in both sleep and berserk darts, which were fired from blowpipes.<ref name="ACIV"/> In 1716, the [[Piracy\|pirate]] [[Edward Kenway]], who later became affiliated with the Brotherhood, received his first blowpipe from his friend [[Mary Read]] and used it to repel a [[Royal Navy]] attack on Tulum.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Overrun and Outnumbered]]</ref> Edward later managed to enhance the darts' effectiveness by crafting upgrades from the hides of different animals.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag)\|Crafting]]</ref>		During the [[Golden Age of Piracy\|early 18th century]], the West Indies Assassins [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag)\|crafted]] darts from animal bones for use in both sleep and berserk darts, which were fired from blowpipes.<ref name="ACIV"/> In 1716, the [[Piracy\|pirate]] [[Edward Kenway]], who later became affiliated with the Brotherhood, received his first blowpipe from his friend [[Mary Read]] and used it to repel a [[Royal Navy]] attack on Tulum.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Overrun and Outnumbered]]</ref> Edward later managed to enhance the darts' effectiveness by crafting upgrades from the hides of different animals.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag)\|Crafting]]</ref>

	In 1725, during his travels in [[Southeast Asia]], Edward had the [[Zhawang Corporation\|Zhang Wei Union]]'s engineer [[Yun Pyeong-Gyu]] build him a custom blowpipe similar to the one he had used in the Caribbean. As Yun lacked the necessary knowledge to craft the darts for the blowpipe, he enlisted the aid of [[Xialun Qing]], who used her knowledge of medicine and alchemy to craft both sleep and berserk darts.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 41\|Episode 41]]</ref>		In 1725, during his travels in [[Southeast Asia]], Edward had the [[Zhawang Corporation\|Zhang Wei Union]]'s engineer [[Yun Pyeong-Gyu]] build him a custom blowpipe similar to the one he had used in the [[Caribbean]]. As Yun lacked the necessary knowledge to craft the darts for the blowpipe, he enlisted the aid of [[Xialun Qing]], who used her knowledge of medicine and alchemy to craft both sleep and berserk darts.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 41\|Episode 41]]</ref>

	===Seven Years' War===		===Seven Years' War===
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	In the early 1500s, during Ezio Auditore's time in [[Rome]], his friend [[Leonardo da Vinci]] fashioned a dart-firing upgrade for the Assassin's [[Poison Blade]]. These darts were filled with the same poison used in the blade, which prompted Ezio to purchase bigger [[pouch]]es for an increased capacity.<ref name="ACB"/> Ezio also procured some ingredients as a [[Shop quest\|favor]] for the [[doctor]] of [[Tiber Island]], receiving in return a faster acting poison, capable of killing a target in roughly half the amount of time compared to the kind of poison he had been using previously.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Shop quest]]</ref>		In the early 1500s, during Ezio Auditore's time in [[Rome]], his friend [[Leonardo da Vinci]] fashioned a dart-firing upgrade for the Assassin's [[Poison Blade]]. These darts were filled with the same poison used in the blade, which prompted Ezio to purchase bigger [[pouch]]es for an increased capacity.<ref name="ACB"/> Ezio also procured some ingredients as a [[Shop quest\|favor]] for the [[doctor]] of [[Tiber Island]], receiving in return a faster acting poison, capable of killing a target in roughly half the amount of time compared to the kind of poison he had been using previously.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Shop quest]]</ref>

	Ezio continued using poison darts later in his life, particularly during his travels in [[Constantinople]].<ref name="ACR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref> He notably utilized one such dart to assassinate the [[Templars\|Templar]] [[Mirela Djuric]], who herself had been using poison to eliminate her targets.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[The Trickster, Part 2]]</ref>		Ezio continued using poison darts later in his life, particularly during his travels in [[Constantinople]] in 1511.<ref name="ACR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref> He notably utilized one such dart to assassinate the [[Templars\|Templar]] [[Mirela Djuric]], who herself had been using poison to eliminate her targets.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[The Trickster, Part 2]]</ref>

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	In the [[Golden Age of Piracy\|early 18th-century]] [[Caribbean]], the West Indies Assassins [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag)\|crafted]] darts from animal bones for use in both sleep and berserk darts, which were fired from blowpipes.<ref name="ACIV"/> In 1716, the [[Piracy\|pirate]] [[Edward Kenway]], who later became affiliated with the Brotherhood, received his first blowpipe from his friend [[Mary Read]] and used it to repel a [[Royal Navy]] attack on Tulum.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Overrun and Outnumbered]]</ref> Edward later managed to enhance the darts' effectiveness by crafting upgrades from the hides of different animals.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag)\|Crafting]]</ref>		In the [[Golden Age of Piracy\|early 18th-century]] [[Caribbean]], the West Indies Assassins [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag)\|crafted]] darts from animal bones for use in both sleep and berserk darts, which were fired from blowpipes.<ref name="ACIV"/> In 1716, the [[Piracy\|pirate]] [[Edward Kenway]], who later became affiliated with the Brotherhood, received his first blowpipe from his friend [[Mary Read]] and used it to repel a [[Royal Navy]] attack on Tulum.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Overrun and Outnumbered]]</ref> Edward later managed to enhance the darts' effectiveness by crafting upgrades from the hides of different animals.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag)\|Crafting]]</ref>

	In 1725, during his travels in [[Southeast Asia]], Edward had the [[Zhawang Corporation\|Zhang Wei Union]]'s engineer [[Yun Pyeong-Gyu]] build him a custom blowpipe similar to the one he had used in the Caribbean. As Yun lacked the necessary knowledge to craft the darts for the blowpipe, he enlisted the aid of [[Xialun Qing]], who used her knowledge of medicine and alchemy to ~~create~~ both sleep and berserk darts.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 41\|Episode 41]]</ref>		In 1725, during his travels in [[Southeast Asia]], Edward had the [[Zhawang Corporation\|Zhang Wei Union]]'s engineer [[Yun Pyeong-Gyu]] build him a custom blowpipe similar to the one he had used in the Caribbean. As Yun lacked the necessary knowledge to craft the darts for the blowpipe, he enlisted the aid of [[Xialun Qing]], who used her knowledge of medicine and alchemy to craft both sleep and berserk darts.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 41\|Episode 41]]</ref>

	===Seven Years' War===		===Seven Years' War===

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	==Usage and effects==		==Usage and effects==
	{{Quote\|Take this. You'll attract no attention, and take fewer lives.\|James Kidd giving Edward Kenway a blowpipe, 1716.\|Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag\|Overrun and Outnumbered}}		{{Quote\|Take this. You'll attract no attention, and take fewer lives.\|James Kidd giving Edward Kenway a blowpipe, 1716.\|Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag\|Overrun and Outnumbered}}
	Sleep darts were used to temporarily incapacitate enemies without killing them, useful for infiltrators that wished to leave no evidence of their actions. On the other hand, berserk darts were used ~~in order~~ to make a target fight with others, be it with their own allies or with nearby [[civilian]]s, before the poison would kill them, ~~both~~ dealing with a target ~~and~~ causing a distraction if needed. Poison darts varied in their effects depending on the composition, from simply causing a slow death, like the darts used by [[Aveline de Grandpré]],<ref~~>''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]''<~~/~~ref~~> to a more complex three stage based poisoning, like the darts used by [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze\|Ezio Auditore]]:<ref name="ACB"/>		[[File:ACLib Berserk Darts.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Berserk darts used by Aveline de Grandpré]]
			Sleep darts were used to temporarily incapacitate enemies without killing them, useful for infiltrators that wished to leave no evidence of their actions.<ref name="ACIV"/><ref name="ACRogue"/><ref name="ACO"/><ref name="ACMir">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]''</ref> On the other hand, berserk darts were used to make a target fight with others, be it with their own allies or with nearby [[civilian]]s, before the poison would kill them, thus dealing with the target while also causing a distraction if needed.<ref name="AC3L">''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]''</ref><ref name="ACIV"/><ref name="ACRogue"/><ref name="ACU">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref><ref name="ACMir"/>

			Poison darts varied in their effects depending on the composition, from simply causing a slow death, like the darts used by [[Aveline de Grandpré]],<ref name="AC3L"/> to a more complex three stage based poisoning, like the darts used by [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze\|Ezio Auditore]]:<ref name="ACB"/>
	#After being hit, the target would soon begin to clutch at their chest and struggle to remain standing, as the poison's effects set in.		#After being hit, the target would soon begin to clutch at their chest and struggle to remain standing, as the poison's effects set in.
	#The poison began to have serious effects on the target. They began to flail helplessly in a circle, striking anyone who came within their reach. If they had a weapon, they may have drawn it and flailed it around as well.		#The poison began to have serious effects on the target. They began to flail helplessly in a circle, striking anyone who came within their reach. If they had a weapon, they may have drawn it and flailed it around as well.
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	===Islamic Golden Age===		===Islamic Golden Age===
	The [[Hidden Ones of Alamut]] that operated in [[Baghdad]] during the 9th century regularly used a blowpipe and darts during their missions, which could be equipped from their [[Assassin bureau\|bureaus]]' arms stock.<ref name="ACMir"~~>''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]''<~~/~~ref~~> In the 860s, [[Basim Ibn Ishaq]] acquired a blowpipe from one of the Banū Mūsā brothers—[[Abu Jafar Muhammad ibn Musa\|Abu Jafar Muhammad]], [[Ahmad ibn Musa\|Ahmad]], and [[Al-Hasan ibn Musa\|Al-Hasan]]—sometime following his assassination of the [[Order of the Ancients]] member [[Mas'ood Al-Ya'qoob]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[First Order]]</ref> Although he initially trained with just sedative darts, Basim could [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed: Mirage)\|upgrade]] them to deliver poison or hallucinogens with sufficient supplies.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed: Mirage)\|Crafting]]</ref>		The [[Hidden Ones of Alamut]] that operated in [[Baghdad]] during the 9th century regularly used a blowpipe and darts during their missions, which could be equipped from their [[Assassin bureau\|bureaus]]' arms stock.<ref name="ACMir"/> In the 860s, [[Basim Ibn Ishaq]] acquired a blowpipe from one of the Banū Mūsā brothers—[[Abu Jafar Muhammad ibn Musa\|Abu Jafar Muhammad]], [[Ahmad ibn Musa\|Ahmad]], and [[Al-Hasan ibn Musa\|Al-Hasan]]—sometime following his assassination of the [[Order of the Ancients]] member [[Mas'ood Al-Ya'qoob]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[First Order]]</ref> Although he initially trained with just sedative darts, Basim could [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed: Mirage)\|upgrade]] them to deliver poison or hallucinogens with sufficient supplies.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed: Mirage)\|Crafting]]</ref>

	===Renaissance===		===Renaissance===
	[[File:The Trickster P2 4.png\|thumb~~\|left~~\|250px\|Ezio firing a poison dart at Mirela Djuric]]		[[File:The Trickster P2 4.png\|thumb\|250px\|Ezio firing a poison dart at Mirela Djuric]]
	In the early 1500s, during Ezio Auditore's time in [[Rome]], his friend [[Leonardo da Vinci]] fashioned a dart-firing upgrade for the Assassin's [[Poison Blade]]. These darts were filled with the same poison used in the blade, which prompted Ezio to purchase bigger [[pouch]]es for an increased capacity.<ref name="ACB"/> Ezio also procured some ingredients as a [[Shop quest\|favor]] for the [[doctor]] of [[Tiber Island]], receiving in return a faster acting poison, capable of killing a target in roughly half the amount of time compared to the kind of poison he had been using previously.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Shop quest]]</ref>		In the early 1500s, during Ezio Auditore's time in [[Rome]], his friend [[Leonardo da Vinci]] fashioned a dart-firing upgrade for the Assassin's [[Poison Blade]]. These darts were filled with the same poison used in the blade, which prompted Ezio to purchase bigger [[pouch]]es for an increased capacity.<ref name="ACB"/> Ezio also procured some ingredients as a [[Shop quest\|favor]] for the [[doctor]] of [[Tiber Island]], receiving in return a faster acting poison, capable of killing a target in roughly half the amount of time compared to the kind of poison he had been using previously.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Shop quest]]</ref>

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	In 1670, the [[Mentor]] of the [[West Indies Brotherhood of Assassins\|West Indies Assassins]], [[Bahlam]], used an unusually potent sleep dart to subdue the [[Sage]] [[Thomas Kavanagh, Jr.\|Thom Kavanagh]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Thom Kavanagh's letters]]: "14. THE ASSASSYN"</ref> before safely transporting him to the Assassin camp of [[Tulum]], where Thom awoke some days later.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: "15. RESTE AND REPASTE"</ref>		In 1670, the [[Mentor]] of the [[West Indies Brotherhood of Assassins\|West Indies Assassins]], [[Bahlam]], used an unusually potent sleep dart to subdue the [[Sage]] [[Thomas Kavanagh, Jr.\|Thom Kavanagh]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Thom Kavanagh's letters]]: "14. THE ASSASSYN"</ref> before safely transporting him to the Assassin camp of [[Tulum]], where Thom awoke some days later.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: "15. RESTE AND REPASTE"</ref>

	[[File:Overrun and Outnumbered 3.png\|thumb\|250px\|Mary Read giving a blowpipe to Edward Kenway]]		[[File:Overrun and Outnumbered 3.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Mary Read giving a blowpipe to Edward Kenway]]
	In the [[Golden Age of Piracy\|early 18th-century]] [[Caribbean]], the West Indies Assassins [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag)\|crafted]] darts from animal bones for use in both sleep and berserk darts, which were fired from blowpipes.<ref name="ACIV"/> In 1716, the [[Piracy\|pirate]] [[Edward Kenway]], who later became affiliated with the Brotherhood, received his first blowpipe from his friend [[Mary Read]] and used it to repel a [[Royal Navy]] attack on Tulum.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Overrun and Outnumbered]]</ref> Edward later managed to enhance the darts' effectiveness by crafting upgrades from the hides of different animals.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag)\|Crafting]]</ref>		In the [[Golden Age of Piracy\|early 18th-century]] [[Caribbean]], the West Indies Assassins [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag)\|crafted]] darts from animal bones for use in both sleep and berserk darts, which were fired from blowpipes.<ref name="ACIV"/> In 1716, the [[Piracy\|pirate]] [[Edward Kenway]], who later became affiliated with the Brotherhood, received his first blowpipe from his friend [[Mary Read]] and used it to repel a [[Royal Navy]] attack on Tulum.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Overrun and Outnumbered]]</ref> Edward later managed to enhance the darts' effectiveness by crafting upgrades from the hides of different animals.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag)\|Crafting]]</ref>

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	===18th century Louisiana===		===18th century Louisiana===
	[[File:Power of Voodoo 6.png\|thumb~~\|left~~\|250px\|Aveline using her blowpipe to poison a Spanish patrol]]		[[File:Power of Voodoo 6.png\|thumb\|250px\|Aveline using her blowpipe to poison a Spanish patrol]]
	In 1766, [[Agaté]] gifted [[Aveline de Grandpré]] the blowpipe of his former mentor, [[François Mackandal]], after discovering an [[Baptiste\|impostor]] had been using Mackandal's name to gather followers in the [[Louisiana Bayou]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]'' – [[The False Mackandal]]</ref> Two years later, [[Gérald Blanc]] built a [[Parasol gun\|parasol]] capable of firing darts, which Aveline could utilise while dressed up as a lady without attracting any attention.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]'' – [[Prélude to Rebellion]]</ref> Also in 1768, the [[Houngan (San Danje)\|Houngan]] of [[San Danje]] gifted Aveline a new poison he had been testing, one that would drive the victim momentarily hysterical, allowing Aveline the use of berserk darts.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]'' – [[Vanishing Slaves]]</ref>		In 1766, [[Agaté]] gifted [[Aveline de Grandpré]] the blowpipe of his former mentor, [[François Mackandal]], after discovering an [[Baptiste\|impostor]] had been using Mackandal's name to gather followers in the [[Louisiana Bayou]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]'' – [[The False Mackandal]]</ref> Two years later, [[Gérald Blanc]] built a [[Parasol gun\|parasol]] capable of firing darts, which Aveline could utilise while dressed up as a lady without attracting any attention.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]'' – [[Prélude to Rebellion]]</ref> Also in 1768, the [[Houngan (San Danje)\|Houngan]] of [[San Danje]] gifted Aveline a new poison he had been testing, one that would drive the victim momentarily hysterical, allowing Aveline the use of berserk darts.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]'' – [[Vanishing Slaves]]</ref>

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	===French Revolution===		===French Revolution===
	The [[Parisian Brotherhood of Assassins]] used a miniaturized [[crossbow]] attached to the [[Hidden Blade]] to fire darts discreetly. The projectile mechanism was called the [[Phantom Blade]].<ref name="ACU"~~>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''<~~/~~ref~~> On 19 January 1791, [[Arno Dorian]] received his first Phantom Blade from the [[Mentor]] [[Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau\|Honoré de Mirabeau]] in recognition of his successful assassination of the Templar [[Charles Gabriel Sivert]].<ref name="The Kingdom of Beggars">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[The Kingdom of Beggars]]</ref> Over the course of the [[French Revolution]], he made frequent use of it in his missions, as did other Assassins who accompanied him.<ref name="ACU" /> After October 1792,<ref name="Starving Times">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Starving Times]]</ref><ref name="The Escape">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[The Escape (Unity)\|The Escape]]</ref> he had it upgraded, allowing him to fire two darts without reloading and to launch berserk blades.<ref name="Ranged Skills">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Skill Tree (Assassin's Creed: Unity)\|Skill Tree]]: Improved Phantom Blade</ref>		The [[Parisian Brotherhood of Assassins]] used a miniaturized [[crossbow]] attached to the [[Hidden Blade]] to fire darts discreetly. The projectile mechanism was called the [[Phantom Blade]].<ref name="ACU"/> On 19 January 1791, [[Arno Dorian]] received his first Phantom Blade from the [[Mentor]] [[Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau\|Honoré de Mirabeau]] in recognition of his successful assassination of the Templar [[Charles Gabriel Sivert]].<ref name="The Kingdom of Beggars">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[The Kingdom of Beggars]]</ref> Over the course of the [[French Revolution]], he made frequent use of it in his missions, as did other Assassins who accompanied him.<ref name="ACU" /> After October 1792,<ref name="Starving Times">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Starving Times]]</ref><ref name="The Escape">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[The Escape (Unity)\|The Escape]]</ref> he had it upgraded, allowing him to fire two darts without reloading and to launch berserk blades.<ref name="Ranged Skills">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Skill Tree (Assassin's Creed: Unity)\|Skill Tree]]: Improved Phantom Blade</ref>

	===Victorian London===		===Victorian London===
	[[File:ACS Hallucinogenic Darts.png\|thumb\|250px\|Hallucinogenic darts used by Jacob and Evie Frye]]		[[File:ACS Hallucinogenic Darts.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Hallucinogenic darts used by Jacob and Evie Frye]]
	In 1868 [[London]], [[Alexander Graham Bell]] adapted a dart mechanism to work with the [[Assassin Gauntlet]]s used by [[Jacob Frye\|Jacob]] and [[Evie Frye]], attaching it to the top of their gauntlets, having had the idea after intercepting a message with the recipe for a powerful hallucinogenic serum.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Cable News]]</ref> The darts were also highly combustible, and would explode if launched into a heat source. This had the added effect of spreading the toxin over a wider area, affecting multiple people.<ref name="ACS"/> The twins later [[Gang Upgrades\|invested]] money to bring down the cost of the dart,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Gang Upgrades]]</ref> and also [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed: Syndicate)\|improved]] its capabilities after locating the relevant schematics.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed: Syndicate)\|Crafting]]</ref>		In 1868 [[London]], [[Alexander Graham Bell]] adapted a dart mechanism to work with the [[Assassin Gauntlet]]s used by [[Jacob Frye\|Jacob]] and [[Evie Frye]], attaching it to the top of their gauntlets, having had the idea after intercepting a message with the recipe for a powerful hallucinogenic serum.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Cable News]]</ref> The darts were also highly combustible, and would explode if launched into a heat source. This had the added effect of spreading the toxin over a wider area, affecting multiple people.<ref name="ACS"/> The twins later [[Gang Upgrades\|invested]] money to bring down the cost of the dart,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Gang Upgrades]]</ref> and also [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed: Syndicate)\|improved]] its capabilities after locating the relevant schematics.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed: Syndicate)\|Crafting]]</ref>

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	ACO Sleep dart.png\|Sleep darts used by Bayek		ACO Sleep dart.png\|Sleep darts used by Bayek
			ACB Poison Darts.png\|Poison darts used by Ezio Auditore
	AC4 Berserk Darts.png\|Berserk darts used by Edward Kenway		AC4 Berserk Darts.png\|Berserk darts used by Edward Kenway
	ACFT - Blowpipe.png\|Edward's blowpipe and darts used in Southeast Asia		ACFT - Blowpipe.png\|Edward's blowpipe and darts used in Southeast Asia
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	ACLib Poison Darts.png\|Poison darts used by Aveline de Grandpré		ACLib Poison Darts.png\|Poison darts used by Aveline de Grandpré
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	ACS Assassin Gauntlet 1.jpg\|The dart gun atop an Assassin Gauntlet		ACS Assassin Gauntlet 1.jpg\|The dart gun atop an Assassin Gauntlet
	ACS Hallucinogenic Darts Concept.jpg\|Unused concept art of Victorian era hallucinogenic darts		ACS Hallucinogenic Darts Concept.jpg\|Unused concept art of Victorian era hallucinogenic darts

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	===Islamic Golden Age===		===Islamic Golden Age===
	The [[Hidden Ones of Alamut]] that operated in [[Baghdad]] during the 9th century regularly used a blowpipe and darts during their missions, which could be equipped from their [[Assassin bureau\|~~bureau~~]]'s arms stock.<ref name="ACMir">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]''</ref> In the 860s, [[Basim Ibn Ishaq]] acquired a blowpipe from one of the Banū Mūsā brothers—[[Abu Jafar Muhammad ibn Musa\|Abu Jafar Muhammad]], [[Ahmad ibn Musa\|Ahmad]], and [[Al-Hasan ibn Musa\|Al-Hasan]]—sometime following his assassination of the [[Order of the Ancients]] member [[Mas'ood Al-Ya'qoob]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[First Order]]</ref> Although he initially trained with just sedative darts, Basim could [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed: Mirage)\|upgrade]] them to deliver poison or hallucinogens with sufficient supplies.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed: Mirage)\|Crafting]]</ref>		The [[Hidden Ones of Alamut]] that operated in [[Baghdad]] during the 9th century regularly used a blowpipe and darts during their missions, which could be equipped from their [[Assassin bureau\|bureaus]]' arms stock.<ref name="ACMir">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]''</ref> In the 860s, [[Basim Ibn Ishaq]] acquired a blowpipe from one of the Banū Mūsā brothers—[[Abu Jafar Muhammad ibn Musa\|Abu Jafar Muhammad]], [[Ahmad ibn Musa\|Ahmad]], and [[Al-Hasan ibn Musa\|Al-Hasan]]—sometime following his assassination of the [[Order of the Ancients]] member [[Mas'ood Al-Ya'qoob]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[First Order]]</ref> Although he initially trained with just sedative darts, Basim could [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed: Mirage)\|upgrade]] them to deliver poison or hallucinogens with sufficient supplies.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed: Mirage)\|Crafting]]</ref>

	===Renaissance===		===Renaissance===
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	In 2016, the teenager [[Javier Mondragón]] received a hybrid crossbow-pistol that could fire sleep darts from the Assassin [[Griffin (Assassin)\|Griffin]].<ref name="TotK Ch16">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Tomb of the Khan]]'' – Chapter 16</ref> He used the weapon to tranquilize several [[Abstergo Industries]] guards while infiltrating [[the Aerie]] alongside [[Owen Meyers]] to rescue their captive friends.<ref name="TotK Ch18">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Tomb of the Khan]]'' – Chapter 18</ref> Later, during their search for a prong of the [[Trident of Eden]] in [[Mongolia]], [[Grace Collins]] used Javier's crossbow-pistol to momentarily incapacitate Griffin and his fellow Assassin [[Yanmei]] due to her distrust of them.<ref name="TotK Ch27">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Tomb of the Khan]]'' – Chapter 27</ref>		In 2016, the teenager [[Javier Mondragón]] received a hybrid crossbow-pistol that could fire sleep darts from the Assassin [[Griffin (Assassin)\|Griffin]].<ref name="TotK Ch16">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Tomb of the Khan]]'' – Chapter 16</ref> He used the weapon to tranquilize several [[Abstergo Industries]] guards while infiltrating [[the Aerie]] alongside [[Owen Meyers]] to rescue their captive friends.<ref name="TotK Ch18">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Tomb of the Khan]]'' – Chapter 18</ref> Later, during their search for a prong of the [[Trident of Eden]] in [[Mongolia]], [[Grace Collins]] used Javier's crossbow-pistol to momentarily incapacitate Griffin and his fellow Assassin [[Yanmei]] due to her distrust of them.<ref name="TotK Ch27">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Tomb of the Khan]]'' – Chapter 27</ref>

	In 2023, an agent of the [[Zhawang Corporation]] approached [[Noa Kim]] while he was in [[Macau]]'s [[A-Ma Cultural Village]] with the Abstergo doctor and Templar [[Shimazu Sei]]. The agent offered to help Noa escape from Abstergo's captivity, but the young man refused, wishing to learn more about his family's history by reliving Edward Kenway's [[Genetic memory\|memories]] at Abstergo. Seeing he could not convince Noa to come willingly, the agent shot him with a tranquilizer dart, but it had no effect and Noa pinned the man to a wall. Eventually, the agent relented and decided to respect Noa's wishes to be left alone for the time being.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 23\|Episode 23]]</ref>		In 2023, an agent of the [[Zhawang Corporation]] approached [[Noa Kim]] while he was in [[Macau]]'s [[A-Ma Cultural Village]] with the Abstergo doctor and Templar [[Shimazu Sei]]. The agent offered to help Noa escape from Abstergo's captivity, but the young man refused, wishing to learn more about his family's history by reliving Edward Kenway's [[Genetic memory\|memories]] at Abstergo. Seeing he could not convince Noa to come willingly, the agent shot him with a tranquilizer dart, but it had no effect and Noa pinned the man against a wall. Eventually, the agent relented and decided to respect Noa's wishes to be left alone for the time being.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 23\|Episode 23]]</ref>

	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==

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	[[File:The Trickster P2 4.png\|thumb\|left\|250px\|Ezio firing a poison dart at Mirela Djuric]]		[[File:The Trickster P2 4.png\|thumb\|left\|250px\|Ezio firing a poison dart at Mirela Djuric]]
	In the early 1500s, during Ezio Auditore's time in [[Rome]], his friend [[Leonardo da Vinci]] fashioned a dart-firing upgrade for the Assassin's [[Poison Blade]]. These darts ~~would use~~ the same poison used in the blade, which prompted Ezio to purchase bigger [[pouch]]es for ~~better~~ capacity.<ref name="ACB"/> Ezio also procured some ingredients as a [[Shop quest\|favor]] for the [[doctor]] of [[Tiber Island]], receiving in return a faster acting poison, capable of killing a target in roughly half the amount of time compared to the kind of poison he had been using ~~previosuly~~.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Shop quest]]</ref>		In the early 1500s, during Ezio Auditore's time in [[Rome]], his friend [[Leonardo da Vinci]] fashioned a dart-firing upgrade for the Assassin's [[Poison Blade]]. These darts were filled with the same poison used in the blade, which prompted Ezio to purchase bigger [[pouch]]es for an increased capacity.<ref name="ACB"/> Ezio also procured some ingredients as a [[Shop quest\|favor]] for the [[doctor]] of [[Tiber Island]], receiving in return a faster acting poison, capable of killing a target in roughly half the amount of time compared to the kind of poison he had been using previously.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Shop quest]]</ref>

	Ezio continued using poison darts later in his life, particularly during his travels in [[Constantinople]].<ref name="ACR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref> He notably utilized one such dart to assassinate the [[Templars\|Templar]] [[Mirela Djuric]], who herself had been using poison to eliminate her targets.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[The Trickster, Part 2]]</ref>		Ezio continued using poison darts later in his life, particularly during his travels in [[Constantinople]].<ref name="ACR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref> He notably utilized one such dart to assassinate the [[Templars\|Templar]] [[Mirela Djuric]], who herself had been using poison to eliminate her targets.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[The Trickster, Part 2]]</ref>
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	[[File:Overrun and Outnumbered 3.png\|thumb\|250px\|Mary Read giving a blowpipe to Edward Kenway]]		[[File:Overrun and Outnumbered 3.png\|thumb\|250px\|Mary Read giving a blowpipe to Edward Kenway]]
	In [[Golden Age of Piracy\|early 18th-century]] [[Caribbean]], the West Indies Assassins [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag)\|crafted]] darts from animal bones for use in both sleep and berserk darts, which were fired from blowpipes.<ref name="ACIV"/> In 1716, the [[Piracy\|pirate]] [[Edward Kenway]], who later became affiliated with the Brotherhood, received his first blowpipe from his friend [[Mary Read]] and used it to repel a [[Royal Navy]] attack on Tulum.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Overrun and Outnumbered]]</ref> Edward later managed to enhance the darts' effectiveness by crafting upgrades from the hides of different animals.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag)\|Crafting]]</ref>		In the [[Golden Age of Piracy\|early 18th-century]] [[Caribbean]], the West Indies Assassins [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag)\|crafted]] darts from animal bones for use in both sleep and berserk darts, which were fired from blowpipes.<ref name="ACIV"/> In 1716, the [[Piracy\|pirate]] [[Edward Kenway]], who later became affiliated with the Brotherhood, received his first blowpipe from his friend [[Mary Read]] and used it to repel a [[Royal Navy]] attack on Tulum.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Overrun and Outnumbered]]</ref> Edward later managed to enhance the darts' effectiveness by crafting upgrades from the hides of different animals.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag)\|Crafting]]</ref>

	In 1725, during his travels in [[Southeast Asia]], Edward had the [[Zhawang Corporation\|Zhang Wei Union]]'s engineer [[Yun Pyeong-Gyu]] build him a custom blowpipe similar to the one he had used in the Caribbean. As Yun lacked the necessary knowledge to craft the darts for the blowpipe, he enlisted the aid of [[Xialun Qing]], who used her knowledge of medicine and alchemy to create both sleep and berserk darts.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 41\|Episode 41]]</ref>		In 1725, during his travels in [[Southeast Asia]], Edward had the [[Zhawang Corporation\|Zhang Wei Union]]'s engineer [[Yun Pyeong-Gyu]] build him a custom blowpipe similar to the one he had used in the Caribbean. As Yun lacked the necessary knowledge to craft the darts for the blowpipe, he enlisted the aid of [[Xialun Qing]], who used her knowledge of medicine and alchemy to create both sleep and berserk darts.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 41\|Episode 41]]</ref>
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	===Modern times===		===Modern times===
	In 2016, the teenager [[Javier Mondragón]] received a hybrid crossbow-pistol that could fire sleep darts from the Assassin [[Griffin (Assassin)\|Griffin]].<ref name="TotK Ch16">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Tomb of the Khan]]'' – Chapter 16</ref> He ~~subsequently~~ used the weapon to tranquilize several [[Abstergo Industries]] guards while infiltrating [[the Aerie]] alongside [[Owen Meyers]] to rescue their captive friends.<ref name="TotK Ch18">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Tomb of the Khan]]'' – Chapter 18</ref> Later, during their search for a prong of the [[Trident of Eden]] in [[Mongolia]], [[Grace Collins]] used Javier's crossbow-pistol to momentarily incapacitate Griffin and his fellow Assassin [[Yanmei]] due to her distrust of them.<ref name="TotK Ch27">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Tomb of the Khan]]'' – Chapter 27</ref>		In 2016, the teenager [[Javier Mondragón]] received a hybrid crossbow-pistol that could fire sleep darts from the Assassin [[Griffin (Assassin)\|Griffin]].<ref name="TotK Ch16">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Tomb of the Khan]]'' – Chapter 16</ref> He used the weapon to tranquilize several [[Abstergo Industries]] guards while infiltrating [[the Aerie]] alongside [[Owen Meyers]] to rescue their captive friends.<ref name="TotK Ch18">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Tomb of the Khan]]'' – Chapter 18</ref> Later, during their search for a prong of the [[Trident of Eden]] in [[Mongolia]], [[Grace Collins]] used Javier's crossbow-pistol to momentarily incapacitate Griffin and his fellow Assassin [[Yanmei]] due to her distrust of them.<ref name="TotK Ch27">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Tomb of the Khan]]'' – Chapter 27</ref>

	In 2023, an agent of the [[Zhawang Corporation]] approached [[Noa Kim]] while he was in [[Macau]]'s [[A-Ma Cultural Village]] with the Abstergo doctor and Templar [[Shimazu Sei]]. The agent offered to help Noa escape from Abstergo's captivity, but the young man refused, wishing to learn more about his family's history by reliving Edward Kenway's [[Genetic memory\|memories]] at Abstergo. Seeing he could not convince Noa to come willingly, the agent shot him with a tranquilizer dart, but it had no effect and Noa pinned the man to a wall. Eventually, the agent relented and decided to respect Noa's wishes to be left alone for the time being.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 23\|Episode 23]]</ref>		In 2023, an agent of the [[Zhawang Corporation]] approached [[Noa Kim]] while he was in [[Macau]]'s [[A-Ma Cultural Village]] with the Abstergo doctor and Templar [[Shimazu Sei]]. The agent offered to help Noa escape from Abstergo's captivity, but the young man refused, wishing to learn more about his family's history by reliving Edward Kenway's [[Genetic memory\|memories]] at Abstergo. Seeing he could not convince Noa to come willingly, the agent shot him with a tranquilizer dart, but it had no effect and Noa pinned the man to a wall. Eventually, the agent relented and decided to respect Noa's wishes to be left alone for the time being.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 23\|Episode 23]]</ref>

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	===Islamic Golden Age===		===Islamic Golden Age===
	The [[Hidden Ones of Alamut]] that operated in [[Baghdad]] during the 9th century regularly used a blowpipe and darts during their missions, which could be equipped from their [[Assassin bureau\|bureau]]'s arms stock.<ref name="ACMir">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]''</ref> In the 860s, [[Basim Ibn Ishaq]] acquired a blowpipe from one of the Banū Mūsā ~~brothers –~~ [[Abu Jafar Muhammad ibn Musa\|Abu Jafar Muhammad]], [[Ahmad ibn Musa\|Ahmad]], and [[Al-Hasan ibn Musa\|Al-Hasan]] ~~– sometime~~ following his assassination of the [[Order of the Ancients]] member [[Mas'ood Al-Ya'qoob]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[First Order]]</ref> Although he initially trained with just sedative darts, Basim could [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed: Mirage)\|upgrade]] them to deliver poison or hallucinogens with sufficient supplies.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed: Mirage)\|Crafting]]</ref>		The [[Hidden Ones of Alamut]] that operated in [[Baghdad]] during the 9th century regularly used a blowpipe and darts during their missions, which could be equipped from their [[Assassin bureau\|bureau]]'s arms stock.<ref name="ACMir">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]''</ref> In the 860s, [[Basim Ibn Ishaq]] acquired a blowpipe from one of the Banū Mūsā brothers—[[Abu Jafar Muhammad ibn Musa\|Abu Jafar Muhammad]], [[Ahmad ibn Musa\|Ahmad]], and [[Al-Hasan ibn Musa\|Al-Hasan]]—sometime following his assassination of the [[Order of the Ancients]] member [[Mas'ood Al-Ya'qoob]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[First Order]]</ref> Although he initially trained with just sedative darts, Basim could [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed: Mirage)\|upgrade]] them to deliver poison or hallucinogens with sufficient supplies.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed: Mirage)\|Crafting]]</ref>

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	[[File:Power of Voodoo 6.png\|thumb\|left\|250px\|Aveline using her blowpipe to poison a Spanish patrol]]		[[File:Power of Voodoo 6.png\|thumb\|left\|250px\|Aveline using her blowpipe to poison a Spanish patrol]]
	In 1766, [[Agaté]] gifted [[Aveline de Grandpré]] the blowpipe of his former mentor, [[François Mackandal]], after discovering an [[Baptiste\|impostor]] had been using Mackandal's name to gather followers in the [[Louisiana Bayou]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]'' – [[The False Mackandal]]</ref> Two years later, ~~fellow Assassin~~ [[Gérald Blanc]] built a [[Parasol gun\|parasol]] capable of firing darts, which Aveline could utilise while dressed up as a lady without attracting any attention.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]'' – [[Prélude to Rebellion]]</ref> Also in 1768, the [[Houngan (San Danje)\|Houngan]] of [[San Danje]] gifted Aveline a new poison he had been testing, one that would drive the victim momentarily hysterical, allowing Aveline the use of berserk darts.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]'' – [[Vanishing Slaves]]</ref>		In 1766, [[Agaté]] gifted [[Aveline de Grandpré]] the blowpipe of his former mentor, [[François Mackandal]], after discovering an [[Baptiste\|impostor]] had been using Mackandal's name to gather followers in the [[Louisiana Bayou]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]'' – [[The False Mackandal]]</ref> Two years later, [[Gérald Blanc]] built a [[Parasol gun\|parasol]] capable of firing darts, which Aveline could utilise while dressed up as a lady without attracting any attention.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]'' – [[Prélude to Rebellion]]</ref> Also in 1768, the [[Houngan (San Danje)\|Houngan]] of [[San Danje]] gifted Aveline a new poison he had been testing, one that would drive the victim momentarily hysterical, allowing Aveline the use of berserk darts.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]'' – [[Vanishing Slaves]]</ref>

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	AC3 Poison Dart.png\|Poison darts used by Ratonhnhaké:ton		AC3 Poison Dart.png\|Poison darts used by Ratonhnhaké:ton
	ACLib Poison Darts.png\|Poison darts used by Aveline de Grandpré		ACLib Poison Darts.png\|Poison darts used by Aveline de Grandpré

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	{{Quote\|Take this. You'll attract no attention, and take fewer lives.\|James Kidd giving Edward Kenway a blowpipe, 1716.\|Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag\|Overrun and Outnumbered}}		{{Quote\|Take this. You'll attract no attention, and take fewer lives.\|James Kidd giving Edward Kenway a blowpipe, 1716.\|Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag\|Overrun and Outnumbered}}
	Sleep darts were used to temporarily incapacitate enemies without killing them, useful for infiltrators that wished to leave no evidence of their actions. On the other hand, berserk darts were used ~~in order~~ to make a target fight with others, be it with their own allies or with nearby [[civilian]]s, before the poison would kill them, ~~both~~ dealing with a target ~~and~~ causing a distraction if needed. Poison darts varied in their effects depending on the composition, from simply causing a slow death, like the darts used by [[Aveline de Grandpré]],<ref~~>''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]''<~~/~~ref~~> to a more complex three stage based poisoning, like the darts used by [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze\|Ezio Auditore]]:<ref name="ACB"/>		[[File:ACLib Berserk Darts.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Berserk darts used by Aveline de Grandpré]]
			Sleep darts were used to temporarily incapacitate enemies without killing them, useful for infiltrators that wished to leave no evidence of their actions.<ref name="ACIV"/><ref name="ACRogue"/><ref name="ACO"/><ref name="ACMir">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]''</ref> On the other hand, berserk darts were used to make a target fight with others, be it with their own allies or with nearby [[civilian]]s, before the poison would kill them, thus dealing with the target while also causing a distraction if needed.<ref name="AC3L">''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]''</ref><ref name="ACIV"/><ref name="ACRogue"/><ref name="ACU">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref><ref name="ACMir"/>

			Poison darts varied in their effects depending on the composition, from simply causing a slow death, like the darts used by [[Aveline de Grandpré]],<ref name="AC3L"/> to a more complex three stage based poisoning, like the darts used by [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze\|Ezio Auditore]]:<ref name="ACB"/>
	#After being hit, the target would soon begin to clutch at their chest and struggle to remain standing, as the poison's effects set in.		#After being hit, the target would soon begin to clutch at their chest and struggle to remain standing, as the poison's effects set in.
	#The poison began to have serious effects on the target. They began to flail helplessly in a circle, striking anyone who came within their reach. If they had a weapon, they may have drawn it and flailed it around as well.		#The poison began to have serious effects on the target. They began to flail helplessly in a circle, striking anyone who came within their reach. If they had a weapon, they may have drawn it and flailed it around as well.
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	===Islamic Golden Age===		===Islamic Golden Age===
	The [[Hidden Ones of Alamut]] that operated in [[Baghdad]] during the 9th century regularly used a blowpipe and darts during their missions, which could be equipped from their [[Assassin bureau\|bureaus]]' arms stock.<ref name="ACMir"~~>''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]''<~~/~~ref~~> In the 860s, [[Basim Ibn Ishaq]] acquired a blowpipe from one of the Banū Mūsā brothers—[[Abu Jafar Muhammad ibn Musa\|Abu Jafar Muhammad]], [[Ahmad ibn Musa\|Ahmad]], and [[Al-Hasan ibn Musa\|Al-Hasan]]—sometime following his assassination of the [[Order of the Ancients]] member [[Mas'ood Al-Ya'qoob]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[First Order]]</ref> Although he initially trained with just sedative darts, Basim could [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed: Mirage)\|upgrade]] them to deliver poison or hallucinogens with sufficient supplies.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed: Mirage)\|Crafting]]</ref>		The [[Hidden Ones of Alamut]] that operated in [[Baghdad]] during the 9th century regularly used a blowpipe and darts during their missions, which could be equipped from their [[Assassin bureau\|bureaus]]' arms stock.<ref name="ACMir"/> In the 860s, [[Basim Ibn Ishaq]] acquired a blowpipe from one of the Banū Mūsā brothers—[[Abu Jafar Muhammad ibn Musa\|Abu Jafar Muhammad]], [[Ahmad ibn Musa\|Ahmad]], and [[Al-Hasan ibn Musa\|Al-Hasan]]—sometime following his assassination of the [[Order of the Ancients]] member [[Mas'ood Al-Ya'qoob]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[First Order]]</ref> Although he initially trained with just sedative darts, Basim could [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed: Mirage)\|upgrade]] them to deliver poison or hallucinogens with sufficient supplies.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed: Mirage)\|Crafting]]</ref>

	===Renaissance===		===Renaissance===
	[[File:The Trickster P2 4.png\|thumb~~\|left~~\|250px\|Ezio firing a poison dart at Mirela Djuric]]		[[File:The Trickster P2 4.png\|thumb\|250px\|Ezio firing a poison dart at Mirela Djuric]]
	In the early 1500s, during Ezio Auditore's time in [[Rome]], his friend [[Leonardo da Vinci]] fashioned a dart-firing upgrade for the Assassin's [[Poison Blade]]. These darts were filled with the same poison used in the blade, which prompted Ezio to purchase bigger [[pouch]]es for an increased capacity.<ref name="ACB"/> Ezio also procured some ingredients as a [[Shop quest\|favor]] for the [[doctor]] of [[Tiber Island]], receiving in return a faster acting poison, capable of killing a target in roughly half the amount of time compared to the kind of poison he had been using previously.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Shop quest]]</ref>		In the early 1500s, during Ezio Auditore's time in [[Rome]], his friend [[Leonardo da Vinci]] fashioned a dart-firing upgrade for the Assassin's [[Poison Blade]]. These darts were filled with the same poison used in the blade, which prompted Ezio to purchase bigger [[pouch]]es for an increased capacity.<ref name="ACB"/> Ezio also procured some ingredients as a [[Shop quest\|favor]] for the [[doctor]] of [[Tiber Island]], receiving in return a faster acting poison, capable of killing a target in roughly half the amount of time compared to the kind of poison he had been using previously.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Shop quest]]</ref>

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	In 1670, the [[Mentor]] of the [[West Indies Brotherhood of Assassins\|West Indies Assassins]], [[Bahlam]], used an unusually potent sleep dart to subdue the [[Sage]] [[Thomas Kavanagh, Jr.\|Thom Kavanagh]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Thom Kavanagh's letters]]: "14. THE ASSASSYN"</ref> before safely transporting him to the Assassin camp of [[Tulum]], where Thom awoke some days later.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: "15. RESTE AND REPASTE"</ref>		In 1670, the [[Mentor]] of the [[West Indies Brotherhood of Assassins\|West Indies Assassins]], [[Bahlam]], used an unusually potent sleep dart to subdue the [[Sage]] [[Thomas Kavanagh, Jr.\|Thom Kavanagh]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Thom Kavanagh's letters]]: "14. THE ASSASSYN"</ref> before safely transporting him to the Assassin camp of [[Tulum]], where Thom awoke some days later.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: "15. RESTE AND REPASTE"</ref>

	[[File:Overrun and Outnumbered 3.png\|thumb\|250px\|Mary Read giving a blowpipe to Edward Kenway]]		[[File:Overrun and Outnumbered 3.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Mary Read giving a blowpipe to Edward Kenway]]
	In the [[Golden Age of Piracy\|early 18th-century]] [[Caribbean]], the West Indies Assassins [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag)\|crafted]] darts from animal bones for use in both sleep and berserk darts, which were fired from blowpipes.<ref name="ACIV"/> In 1716, the [[Piracy\|pirate]] [[Edward Kenway]], who later became affiliated with the Brotherhood, received his first blowpipe from his friend [[Mary Read]] and used it to repel a [[Royal Navy]] attack on Tulum.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Overrun and Outnumbered]]</ref> Edward later managed to enhance the darts' effectiveness by crafting upgrades from the hides of different animals.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag)\|Crafting]]</ref>		In the [[Golden Age of Piracy\|early 18th-century]] [[Caribbean]], the West Indies Assassins [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag)\|crafted]] darts from animal bones for use in both sleep and berserk darts, which were fired from blowpipes.<ref name="ACIV"/> In 1716, the [[Piracy\|pirate]] [[Edward Kenway]], who later became affiliated with the Brotherhood, received his first blowpipe from his friend [[Mary Read]] and used it to repel a [[Royal Navy]] attack on Tulum.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Overrun and Outnumbered]]</ref> Edward later managed to enhance the darts' effectiveness by crafting upgrades from the hides of different animals.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag)\|Crafting]]</ref>

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	===18th century Louisiana===		===18th century Louisiana===
	[[File:Power of Voodoo 6.png\|thumb~~\|left~~\|250px\|Aveline using her blowpipe to poison a Spanish patrol]]		[[File:Power of Voodoo 6.png\|thumb\|250px\|Aveline using her blowpipe to poison a Spanish patrol]]
	In 1766, [[Agaté]] gifted [[Aveline de Grandpré]] the blowpipe of his former mentor, [[François Mackandal]], after discovering an [[Baptiste\|impostor]] had been using Mackandal's name to gather followers in the [[Louisiana Bayou]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]'' – [[The False Mackandal]]</ref> Two years later, [[Gérald Blanc]] built a [[Parasol gun\|parasol]] capable of firing darts, which Aveline could utilise while dressed up as a lady without attracting any attention.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]'' – [[Prélude to Rebellion]]</ref> Also in 1768, the [[Houngan (San Danje)\|Houngan]] of [[San Danje]] gifted Aveline a new poison he had been testing, one that would drive the victim momentarily hysterical, allowing Aveline the use of berserk darts.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]'' – [[Vanishing Slaves]]</ref>		In 1766, [[Agaté]] gifted [[Aveline de Grandpré]] the blowpipe of his former mentor, [[François Mackandal]], after discovering an [[Baptiste\|impostor]] had been using Mackandal's name to gather followers in the [[Louisiana Bayou]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]'' – [[The False Mackandal]]</ref> Two years later, [[Gérald Blanc]] built a [[Parasol gun\|parasol]] capable of firing darts, which Aveline could utilise while dressed up as a lady without attracting any attention.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]'' – [[Prélude to Rebellion]]</ref> Also in 1768, the [[Houngan (San Danje)\|Houngan]] of [[San Danje]] gifted Aveline a new poison he had been testing, one that would drive the victim momentarily hysterical, allowing Aveline the use of berserk darts.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]'' – [[Vanishing Slaves]]</ref>

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	===French Revolution===		===French Revolution===
	The [[Parisian Brotherhood of Assassins]] used a miniaturized [[crossbow]] attached to the [[Hidden Blade]] to fire darts discreetly. The projectile mechanism was called the [[Phantom Blade]].<ref name="ACU"~~>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''<~~/~~ref~~> On 19 January 1791, [[Arno Dorian]] received his first Phantom Blade from the [[Mentor]] [[Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau\|Honoré de Mirabeau]] in recognition of his successful assassination of the Templar [[Charles Gabriel Sivert]].<ref name="The Kingdom of Beggars">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[The Kingdom of Beggars]]</ref> Over the course of the [[French Revolution]], he made frequent use of it in his missions, as did other Assassins who accompanied him.<ref name="ACU" /> After October 1792,<ref name="Starving Times">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Starving Times]]</ref><ref name="The Escape">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[The Escape (Unity)\|The Escape]]</ref> he had it upgraded, allowing him to fire two darts without reloading and to launch berserk blades.<ref name="Ranged Skills">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Skill Tree (Assassin's Creed: Unity)\|Skill Tree]]: Improved Phantom Blade</ref>		The [[Parisian Brotherhood of Assassins]] used a miniaturized [[crossbow]] attached to the [[Hidden Blade]] to fire darts discreetly. The projectile mechanism was called the [[Phantom Blade]].<ref name="ACU"/> On 19 January 1791, [[Arno Dorian]] received his first Phantom Blade from the [[Mentor]] [[Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau\|Honoré de Mirabeau]] in recognition of his successful assassination of the Templar [[Charles Gabriel Sivert]].<ref name="The Kingdom of Beggars">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[The Kingdom of Beggars]]</ref> Over the course of the [[French Revolution]], he made frequent use of it in his missions, as did other Assassins who accompanied him.<ref name="ACU" /> After October 1792,<ref name="Starving Times">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Starving Times]]</ref><ref name="The Escape">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[The Escape (Unity)\|The Escape]]</ref> he had it upgraded, allowing him to fire two darts without reloading and to launch berserk blades.<ref name="Ranged Skills">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Skill Tree (Assassin's Creed: Unity)\|Skill Tree]]: Improved Phantom Blade</ref>

	===Victorian London===		===Victorian London===
	[[File:ACS Hallucinogenic Darts.png\|thumb\|250px\|Hallucinogenic darts used by Jacob and Evie Frye]]		[[File:ACS Hallucinogenic Darts.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Hallucinogenic darts used by Jacob and Evie Frye]]
	In 1868 [[London]], [[Alexander Graham Bell]] adapted a dart mechanism to work with the [[Assassin Gauntlet]]s used by [[Jacob Frye\|Jacob]] and [[Evie Frye]], attaching it to the top of their gauntlets, having had the idea after intercepting a message with the recipe for a powerful hallucinogenic serum.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Cable News]]</ref> The darts were also highly combustible, and would explode if launched into a heat source. This had the added effect of spreading the toxin over a wider area, affecting multiple people.<ref name="ACS"/> The twins later [[Gang Upgrades\|invested]] money to bring down the cost of the dart,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Gang Upgrades]]</ref> and also [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed: Syndicate)\|improved]] its capabilities after locating the relevant schematics.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed: Syndicate)\|Crafting]]</ref>		In 1868 [[London]], [[Alexander Graham Bell]] adapted a dart mechanism to work with the [[Assassin Gauntlet]]s used by [[Jacob Frye\|Jacob]] and [[Evie Frye]], attaching it to the top of their gauntlets, having had the idea after intercepting a message with the recipe for a powerful hallucinogenic serum.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Cable News]]</ref> The darts were also highly combustible, and would explode if launched into a heat source. This had the added effect of spreading the toxin over a wider area, affecting multiple people.<ref name="ACS"/> The twins later [[Gang Upgrades\|invested]] money to bring down the cost of the dart,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Gang Upgrades]]</ref> and also [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed: Syndicate)\|improved]] its capabilities after locating the relevant schematics.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed: Syndicate)\|Crafting]]</ref>

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	ACO Sleep dart.png\|Sleep darts used by Bayek		ACO Sleep dart.png\|Sleep darts used by Bayek
			ACB Poison Darts.png\|Poison darts used by Ezio Auditore
	AC4 Berserk Darts.png\|Berserk darts used by Edward Kenway		AC4 Berserk Darts.png\|Berserk darts used by Edward Kenway
	ACFT - Blowpipe.png\|Edward's blowpipe and darts used in Southeast Asia		ACFT - Blowpipe.png\|Edward's blowpipe and darts used in Southeast Asia
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	AC3 Poison Dart.png\|Poison darts used by Ratonhnhaké:ton		AC3 Poison Dart.png\|Poison darts used by Ratonhnhaké:ton
	ACLib Poison Darts.png\|Poison darts used by Aveline de Grandpré		ACLib Poison Darts.png\|Poison darts used by Aveline de Grandpré
	~~ACLib Berserk Darts.png\|Berserk darts used by Aveline~~
	ACS Assassin Gauntlet 1.jpg\|The dart gun atop an Assassin Gauntlet		ACS Assassin Gauntlet 1.jpg\|The dart gun atop an Assassin Gauntlet
	ACS Hallucinogenic Darts Concept.jpg\|Unused concept art of Victorian era hallucinogenic darts		ACS Hallucinogenic Darts Concept.jpg\|Unused concept art of Victorian era hallucinogenic darts

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	===Renaissance===		===Renaissance===
	[[File:The Trickster P2 4.png\|thumb\|left\|250px\|Ezio firing a poison dart at Mirela Djuric]]		[[File:The Trickster P2 4.png\|thumb\|left\|250px\|Ezio firing a poison dart at Mirela Djuric]]
	In the early 1500s, during Ezio Auditore's time in [[Rome]], his friend [[Leonardo da Vinci]] fashioned a dart-firing upgrade for the Assassin's [[Poison Blade]]. These darts ~~would use~~ the same poison used in the blade, which prompted Ezio to purchase bigger [[pouch]]es for ~~better~~ capacity.<ref name="ACB"/> Ezio also procured some ingredients as a [[Shop quest\|favor]] for the [[doctor]] of [[Tiber Island]], receiving in return a faster acting poison, capable of killing a target in roughly half the amount of time compared to the kind of poison he had been using ~~previosuly~~.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Shop quest]]</ref>		In the early 1500s, during Ezio Auditore's time in [[Rome]], his friend [[Leonardo da Vinci]] fashioned a dart-firing upgrade for the Assassin's [[Poison Blade]]. These darts were filled with the same poison used in the blade, which prompted Ezio to purchase bigger [[pouch]]es for an increased capacity.<ref name="ACB"/> Ezio also procured some ingredients as a [[Shop quest\|favor]] for the [[doctor]] of [[Tiber Island]], receiving in return a faster acting poison, capable of killing a target in roughly half the amount of time compared to the kind of poison he had been using previously.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Shop quest]]</ref>

	Ezio continued using poison darts later in his life, particularly during his travels in [[Constantinople]].<ref name="ACR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref> He notably utilized one such dart to assassinate the [[Templars\|Templar]] [[Mirela Djuric]], who herself had been using poison to eliminate her targets.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[The Trickster, Part 2]]</ref>		Ezio continued using poison darts later in his life, particularly during his travels in [[Constantinople]].<ref name="ACR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref> He notably utilized one such dart to assassinate the [[Templars\|Templar]] [[Mirela Djuric]], who herself had been using poison to eliminate her targets.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[The Trickster, Part 2]]</ref>
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	[[File:Overrun and Outnumbered 3.png\|thumb\|250px\|Mary Read giving a blowpipe to Edward Kenway]]		[[File:Overrun and Outnumbered 3.png\|thumb\|250px\|Mary Read giving a blowpipe to Edward Kenway]]
	In [[Golden Age of Piracy\|early 18th-century]] [[Caribbean]], the West Indies Assassins [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag)\|crafted]] darts from animal bones for use in both sleep and berserk darts, which were fired from blowpipes.<ref name="ACIV"/> In 1716, the [[Piracy\|pirate]] [[Edward Kenway]], who later became affiliated with the Brotherhood, received his first blowpipe from his friend [[Mary Read]] and used it to repel a [[Royal Navy]] attack on Tulum.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Overrun and Outnumbered]]</ref> Edward later managed to enhance the darts' effectiveness by crafting upgrades from the hides of different animals.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag)\|Crafting]]</ref>		In the [[Golden Age of Piracy\|early 18th-century]] [[Caribbean]], the West Indies Assassins [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag)\|crafted]] darts from animal bones for use in both sleep and berserk darts, which were fired from blowpipes.<ref name="ACIV"/> In 1716, the [[Piracy\|pirate]] [[Edward Kenway]], who later became affiliated with the Brotherhood, received his first blowpipe from his friend [[Mary Read]] and used it to repel a [[Royal Navy]] attack on Tulum.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Overrun and Outnumbered]]</ref> Edward later managed to enhance the darts' effectiveness by crafting upgrades from the hides of different animals.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag)\|Crafting]]</ref>

	In 1725, during his travels in [[Southeast Asia]], Edward had the [[Zhawang Corporation\|Zhang Wei Union]]'s engineer [[Yun Pyeong-Gyu]] build him a custom blowpipe similar to the one he had used in the Caribbean. As Yun lacked the necessary knowledge to craft the darts for the blowpipe, he enlisted the aid of [[Xialun Qing]], who used her knowledge of medicine and alchemy to create both sleep and berserk darts.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 41\|Episode 41]]</ref>		In 1725, during his travels in [[Southeast Asia]], Edward had the [[Zhawang Corporation\|Zhang Wei Union]]'s engineer [[Yun Pyeong-Gyu]] build him a custom blowpipe similar to the one he had used in the Caribbean. As Yun lacked the necessary knowledge to craft the darts for the blowpipe, he enlisted the aid of [[Xialun Qing]], who used her knowledge of medicine and alchemy to create both sleep and berserk darts.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 41\|Episode 41]]</ref>
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	===Modern times===		===Modern times===
	In 2016, the teenager [[Javier Mondragón]] received a hybrid crossbow-pistol that could fire sleep darts from the Assassin [[Griffin (Assassin)\|Griffin]].<ref name="TotK Ch16">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Tomb of the Khan]]'' – Chapter 16</ref> He ~~subsequently~~ used the weapon to tranquilize several [[Abstergo Industries]] guards while infiltrating [[the Aerie]] alongside [[Owen Meyers]] to rescue their captive friends.<ref name="TotK Ch18">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Tomb of the Khan]]'' – Chapter 18</ref> Later, during their search for a prong of the [[Trident of Eden]] in [[Mongolia]], [[Grace Collins]] used Javier's crossbow-pistol to momentarily incapacitate Griffin and his fellow Assassin [[Yanmei]] due to her distrust of them.<ref name="TotK Ch27">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Tomb of the Khan]]'' – Chapter 27</ref>		In 2016, the teenager [[Javier Mondragón]] received a hybrid crossbow-pistol that could fire sleep darts from the Assassin [[Griffin (Assassin)\|Griffin]].<ref name="TotK Ch16">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Tomb of the Khan]]'' – Chapter 16</ref> He used the weapon to tranquilize several [[Abstergo Industries]] guards while infiltrating [[the Aerie]] alongside [[Owen Meyers]] to rescue their captive friends.<ref name="TotK Ch18">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Tomb of the Khan]]'' – Chapter 18</ref> Later, during their search for a prong of the [[Trident of Eden]] in [[Mongolia]], [[Grace Collins]] used Javier's crossbow-pistol to momentarily incapacitate Griffin and his fellow Assassin [[Yanmei]] due to her distrust of them.<ref name="TotK Ch27">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Tomb of the Khan]]'' – Chapter 27</ref>

	In 2023, an agent of the [[Zhawang Corporation]] approached [[Noa Kim]] while he was in [[Macau]]'s [[A-Ma Cultural Village]] with the Abstergo doctor and Templar [[Shimazu Sei]]. The agent offered to help Noa escape from Abstergo's captivity, but the young man refused, wishing to learn more about his family's history by reliving Edward Kenway's [[Genetic memory\|memories]] at Abstergo. Seeing he could not convince Noa to come willingly, the agent shot him with a tranquilizer dart, but it had no effect and Noa pinned the man to a wall. Eventually, the agent relented and decided to respect Noa's wishes to be left alone for the time being.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 23\|Episode 23]]</ref>		In 2023, an agent of the [[Zhawang Corporation]] approached [[Noa Kim]] while he was in [[Macau]]'s [[A-Ma Cultural Village]] with the Abstergo doctor and Templar [[Shimazu Sei]]. The agent offered to help Noa escape from Abstergo's captivity, but the young man refused, wishing to learn more about his family's history by reliving Edward Kenway's [[Genetic memory\|memories]] at Abstergo. Seeing he could not convince Noa to come willingly, the agent shot him with a tranquilizer dart, but it had no effect and Noa pinned the man to a wall. Eventually, the agent relented and decided to respect Noa's wishes to be left alone for the time being.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 23\|Episode 23]]</ref>