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{{Era| | {{Era|Culture}}{{WP-REAL|Lock picking}} | ||
{{WP-REAL|Lock picking}} | |||
[[File:AC3 Haytham Lockpicking.png|thumb|250px|Haytham Kenway picking a lock in the Theatre Royal]] | [[File:AC3 Haytham Lockpicking.png|thumb|250px|Haytham Kenway picking a lock in the Theatre Royal]] | ||
'''Lockpicking''' is a skill in which an individual uses instruments to break a locking mechanism and gain access to either a location, or to take items of worth from a container. As such, it | '''Lockpicking''' is a skill in which an individual uses instruments to break a locking mechanism and gain access to either a location, or to take items of worth from a container.<ref>{{WP|Lock picking}}</ref> As such, it has been adopted by both the [[Assassins]] and [[Templars]]. | ||
During the [[Renaissance]], the Assassin [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] used his [[Hidden Blade]] to unlock | ==History== | ||
During the [[Renaissance]], the [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins|Italian Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]] used his [[Hidden Blade]] to unlock certain [[secret location]]s which kept desirable objects away from the attention of the general populace.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref> During his search for the [[Masyaf Keys]], Ezio used the [[Hookblade]] created by the [[Ottoman Brotherhood of Assassins|Ottoman Assassins]] to gain access to several more hidden locations in [[Constantinople]] in a manner similar to picking a lock with the Hidden Blade.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref> | |||
With centuries of advancements in {{Wiki|locksmithing}}, by the 18th century, lockpicking required the use of picks and tension wrenches to hold lock pins in place before opening the lock itself. The Assassin-turned-Templar [[Shay Cormac]] used considerable brute force when lockpicking barred doors.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''</ref> The Templar [[Grand Master of the Templar Order|Grand Master]] [[Haytham Kenway]] and his Assassin son [[Ratonhnhaké:ton|Connor]] were also shown to be skilled lockpickers, unlocking various [[Treasure chest|chests]] and doors.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref> | |||
During the | During the [[French Revolution]], the [[Parisian Brotherhood of Assassins|French Assassin]] [[Arno Dorian]] used lockpicking to open doors and chests, eventually becoming a skilled lockpicker well into his tenure as an Assassin.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref> In 1805, while in [[Tripoli]], [[Jan van der Graff]] used a comb to pick the lock of a gate and allow him and the [[Black Cross]] [[Solomon Bolden]] to enter an underground tunnel leading into Sultan [[Selim III]]'s palace.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 7|Issue #07]]</ref> | ||
During the [[Victorian era]], the twin [[British Brotherhood of Assassins|British Assassins]] [[Jacob Frye|Jacob]] and [[Evie Frye]] lockpicked chests scattered around [[London]], obtaining valuable items such as schematics to [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed: Syndicate)|upgrade]] their gear.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''</ref> Decades later, Jacob's granddaughter [[Lydia Frye]] also used lockpicking on at least one occasion, to enter a woodworking shop used as a hideout by the [[Master Spy]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[The Master Spy]]</ref> | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center | <gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180"> | ||
Ezio Hidden Blade lockpick.png|Ezio | Ezio Hidden Blade lockpick.png|Ezio unlocking a secret entrance with the Hidden Blade | ||
Maiden tower 4.png|Ezio unlocking a secret entrance with the Hookblade | Maiden tower 4.png|Ezio unlocking a secret entrance with the Hookblade | ||
The Heist 8.png|Shay lockpicking a door | |||
AC3 Chest Unlock.png|Haytham lockpicking a chest | |||
AC3 Chest lockpick.png|Connor lockpicking a chest | AC3 Chest lockpick.png|Connor lockpicking a chest | ||
ACT Jan van der Graff picking the lock.png|Jan van der Graff unlocking a gate | |||
ACS Jacob lockpicking.png|Jacob picking the lock on a chest | |||
ACS The Master Spy 1.png|Lydia picking the lock of a door | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Appearances== | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' {{1st}} | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
{{AC3}} | {{AC3}} | ||
{{ACRG}} | |||
{{ACU}} | {{ACU}} | ||
[[Category:Assassin skills]] | [[Category:Assassin skills]] | ||
[[Category:Templar skills]] | [[Category:Templar skills]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:18, 27 October 2025
Lockpicking is a skill in which an individual uses instruments to break a locking mechanism and gain access to either a location, or to take items of worth from a container.[1] As such, it has been adopted by both the Assassins and Templars.
History[edit | edit source]
During the Renaissance, the Italian Assassin Ezio Auditore used his Hidden Blade to unlock certain secret locations which kept desirable objects away from the attention of the general populace.[2] During his search for the Masyaf Keys, Ezio used the Hookblade created by the Ottoman Assassins to gain access to several more hidden locations in Constantinople in a manner similar to picking a lock with the Hidden Blade.[3]
With centuries of advancements in locksmithing, by the 18th century, lockpicking required the use of picks and tension wrenches to hold lock pins in place before opening the lock itself. The Assassin-turned-Templar Shay Cormac used considerable brute force when lockpicking barred doors.[4] The Templar Grand Master Haytham Kenway and his Assassin son Connor were also shown to be skilled lockpickers, unlocking various chests and doors.[5]
During the French Revolution, the French Assassin Arno Dorian used lockpicking to open doors and chests, eventually becoming a skilled lockpicker well into his tenure as an Assassin.[6] In 1805, while in Tripoli, Jan van der Graff used a comb to pick the lock of a gate and allow him and the Black Cross Solomon Bolden to enter an underground tunnel leading into Sultan Selim III's palace.[7]
During the Victorian era, the twin British Assassins Jacob and Evie Frye lockpicked chests scattered around London, obtaining valuable items such as schematics to upgrade their gear.[8] Decades later, Jacob's granddaughter Lydia Frye also used lockpicking on at least one occasion, to enter a woodworking shop used as a hideout by the Master Spy.[9]
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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Ezio unlocking a secret entrance with the Hidden Blade -
Ezio unlocking a secret entrance with the Hookblade -
Shay lockpicking a door -
Haytham lockpicking a chest -
Connor lockpicking a chest -
Jan van der Graff unlocking a gate -
Jacob picking the lock on a chest -
Lydia picking the lock of a door
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed: Revelations
- Assassin's Creed III
- Assassin's Creed: Rogue
- Assassin's Creed: Unity
- Assassin's Creed: Syndicate
- Assassin's Creed: Templars
References[edit | edit source]
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