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[[File:ACB Dual Wield.png|thumb|250px|Ezio Auditore dual-wielding a sword and the Hidden Gun]] | [[File:ACB Dual Wield.png|thumb|250px|Ezio Auditore dual-wielding a sword and the Hidden Gun]] | ||
'''Dual-wielding''' is an advanced form of combat, wherein one uses a pair of weapons in conjunction with one another. This is often to allow an easy shift between long and short-ranged attacks. | '''Dual-wielding''' is an advanced form of combat, wherein one uses a pair of weapons in conjunction with one another. This is often to allow an easy shift between long and short-ranged attacks.<ref>{{WP|Dual wield}}</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===Classical antiquity=== | ===Classical antiquity=== | ||
During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] often dual-wielded her [[Spear of Leonidas]] alongside a [[short blade]] or a [[sword]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] often dual-wielded her [[Spear of Leonidas]] alongside a [[short blade]] or a [[sword]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> Generations later, Kassandra's descendant<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]] – [[Legacy of the First Blade: Bloodline]]'' – [[Legacy of the First Blade (memory)|Legacy of the First Blade]]</ref> and the [[Egyptian Brotherhood of Assassins|Egyptian Hidden Ones]]' co-founder [[Amunet|Aya]] dual-wielded twin blades, which she used during her [[Hunt for the Snake|quest for vengeance]] against the [[Order of the Ancients]].<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref> | ||
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===Middle Ages=== | ===Middle Ages=== | ||
In the 860s, the Hidden One [[Basim | In the 860s, the [[Hidden Ones of Alamut|Alamut Hidden One]] [[Basim ibn Ishaq]] wielded a sword and parrying dagger and fought against the ''[[Shakiriyya]]'', elite guards of the [[Abbasid Caliphate]] who also dual-wielded swords and daggers.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]''</ref> A decade later, an older Basim restricted himself to using just a sword, but he met the [[Vikings|Viking]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]], who often used two [[Battleaxe|axes]] in combat against [[Anglo-Saxons]] and other [[Norse people|Norsefolk]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''</ref> | ||
In the High Middle Ages, most [[Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins|Levantine Assassins]] like [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] would only dual-wield [[Throwing knife|throwing knives]] alongside a short blade.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref> Unlike most of Altaïr's [[Hunt for the Nine|assigned]] Templar targets, the twin brothers [[Shahar]] and [[Shalim]] were adept at using [[Twins' Rapier|rapiers]] and a parrying [[Short blade|dagger]] in combat, though their skill could not save them from his superior swordsmanship.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines]]'' – [[Assault (Shalim and Shahar)]]</ref> | In the High Middle Ages, most [[Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins|Levantine Assassins]] like [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] would only dual-wield [[Throwing knife|throwing knives]] alongside a short blade.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref> Unlike most of Altaïr's [[Hunt for the Nine|assigned]] [[Knights Templar|Levantine Templar]] targets, the twin brothers [[Shahar]] and [[Shalim]] were adept at using [[Twins' Rapier|rapiers]] and a parrying [[Short blade|dagger]] in combat, though their skill could not save them from his superior swordsmanship.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines]]'' – [[Assault (Shalim and Shahar)]]</ref> | ||
[[File:ACBPistol.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Ezio using a sword and the Hidden Gun]] | [[File:ACBPistol.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Ezio using a sword and the Hidden Gun]] | ||
During the [[Renaissance]], [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]] and his [[Assassin apprentice]]s were able to dual-wield multiple combinations of weapons. Other than the throwing knives and short blade pair, Ezio could wield the [[Hidden Gun]] with any primary, medium-ranged weapon—such as swords and [[blunt weapon]]s—and [[poison dart]]s with the [[Poison Blade]]. His recruits wielded their Hidden Gun with almost any other weapon.<ref name="ACB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref> | During the [[Renaissance]], the [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins|Italian Asssassin]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]] and his [[Assassin apprentice]]s were able to dual-wield multiple combinations of weapons. Other than the throwing knives and short blade pair, Ezio could wield the [[Hidden Gun]] with any primary, medium-ranged weapon—such as swords and [[blunt weapon]]s—and [[poison dart]]s with the [[Poison Blade]]. His recruits wielded their Hidden Gun with almost any other weapon.<ref name="ACB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref> While in [[Constantinople]], Ezio could also dual-wield a variety of [[bomb]]s with his primary weapon.<ref name="ACR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref> | ||
In [[Sengoku period]] [[Japan]], [[Fujibayashi Naoe]] could wield her [[Hidden Blade|Pivot Blade]] and a ''[[tantō]]''.<ref name="ACSH">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]''</ref> | In [[Sengoku period]] [[Japan]], the ''[[Ninja|shinobi]]'' [[Fujibayashi Naoe]] could dual-wield her [[Hidden Blade#Pivot Blade|Pivot Blade]] and a ''[[tantō]]'', or use any of her tools alongside her ''[[katana]]'' or ''[[kusarigama]]''. Naoe's ally, the [[samurai]] [[Yasuke]], could similarly wield a combination of any two weapons between his long ''katana'', ''[[naginata]]'', ''[[kanabō]]'', [[bow]], and ''[[Arquebus|teppō]]''. They regularly made use of the skill after joining the [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins|Kakushiba ''ikki'']], but it was not exclusive to their group,<ref name="ACSH">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]''</ref> as many samurai and ''[[rōnin]]'' of this time were known to use paired ''katanas'', including the [[Japanese Rite of the Templar Order|Japanese Templar]] [[Kimura Kei]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Fighting for the Cause]]</ref> and his daughter [[Kimura Yukari|Yukari]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]] – [[Claws of Awaji]]'' – [[The Final Assault]]</ref> [[Portugal|Portuguese]] sailors also commonly wielded pistols alongside their swords, as did the Templars [[Duarte de Melo]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[My Name is Yasuke]]</ref> [[Nuno Caro]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[End of the Line (Shadows)|End of the Line]]</ref> and [[Gaspar (Templar)|Gaspar]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]] – [[Story Drops]]'' – [[Man Behind the Curtain]]</ref> | ||
===Early modern period=== | ===Early modern period=== | ||
In the early 18th century, the [[Piracy|pirate]] [[Edward Kenway]] dual-wielded Hidden Blades, two swords, [[rope dart]]s, and multiple [[pistol]]s.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref> His former quartermaster [[Adéwalé]] would learn this skill and use it to great effect assisting the [[Maroon rebellion]], wielding such weapons as swords, pistols, axes, [[machete]]s, and a [[blowpipe]],<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – [[Freedom Cry]]''</ref> and maintained this ability until the end of his life.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[Bravado]]</ref> | In the early 18th century, the [[Piracy|pirate]] and later [[British Brotherhood of Assassins|British Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]] dual-wielded Hidden Blades, two swords, [[rope dart]]s, and multiple [[pistol]]s.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref> His former quartermaster and later [[West Indies Brotherhood of Assassins|Caribbean Assassin]] [[Adéwalé]] would learn this skill and use it to great effect assisting the [[Maroon rebellion]], wielding such weapons as swords, pistols, axes, [[machete]]s, and a [[blowpipe]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]] – [[Freedom Cry]]''</ref> and maintained this ability until the end of his life.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[Bravado]]</ref> | ||
During | During Edward's later travels in [[Southeast Asia]], the [[Korea]]n engineer [[Yun Pyeong-Gyu]] modified his right HIdden Blade and turned it into a [[Phantom Blade]] that could fire silent projectiles.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 31|Episode 31]]</ref> Consequently, Edward wielded his Phantom Blade alongside other weapons, primarily his swords.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 32|Episode 32]]</ref> Edward also met and allied with the samurai and former Japanese Templar [[Shimazu Saito]], who could wield two ''katanas''.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 37|Episode 37]]</ref> | ||
During the [[Seven Years' War]], the Assassin | During the [[Seven Years' War]], the [[American Brotherhood of Assassins|Colonial Assassin]] [[Shay Cormac]] dual-wielded a sword and a dagger, a trait he upheld upon defecting to the [[American Rite of the Templar Order|Colonial Templars]].<ref name="ACRG">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''</ref> He was not the only member able to do this, as Edward's son and the Rite's ranking [[Grand Master of the Templar Order|Grand Master]], [[Haytham Kenway]], was also proficient in pairing his sword with a [[Firearms|flintlock pistol]] or his own Hidden Blades.<ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref> | ||
[[File:Connor's Way 1.png|thumb|250px|Connor using a tomahawk and a Hidden Blade]] | [[File:Connor's Way 1.png|thumb|250px|Connor using a tomahawk and a Hidden Blade]] | ||
In the subsequent [[American Revolutionary War]], both Haytham and his son [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] | In the subsequent [[American Revolutionary War]], both Haytham and his son, the Assassin [[Ratonhnhaké:ton|Connor]], dual-wielded their weapons in combat, though unlike Haytham, Connor possessed a large collection of swords, [[tomahawk]]s, and various other weaponry to use. Accompanying this, he could use his left Hidden Blade with almost any other weapon, utilizing its pivot attachment for it to function as a dagger. He also carried two flintlock pistols, some of which possessed the capacity to fire multiple shots.<ref name="AC3" /> | ||
Connor's fellow Assassin [[Aveline de Grandpré]], a member of the [[Louisiana Brotherhood of Assassins|Louisiana Brotherhood]] in [[New Orleans]], similarly dual-wielded various weapons in combat. These included firearms, swords, knives, a machete, and her Hidden Blades, as well as more unconventional weapons like a [[whip]] and a blowpipe.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]''</ref> | |||
Throughout the [[French Revolution]], the [[Parisian Brotherhood of Assassins|French Assassin]] [[Arno Dorian]] frequently dual-wielded his Phantom Blade with various swords and firearms at his disposal.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref> He continued operating in this fashion in the immediate years after the revolution while on a personal sabbatical in [[Saint-Denis]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]] – [[Dead Kings]]''</ref> | |||
During the [[Industrial Revolution]], [[Jacob Frye|Jacob]] and [[Evie Frye]], twin British Assassins operating in [[London]], were not known to dual-wield their weapons, which included [[cane-sword|cane-sword]]s, [[brass knuckles]], and [[kukri]]s. However, they could freely make use of their firearms, as well as tools like [[voltaic bomb]]s, during fights, and would occasionally activate their Hidden Blades in the midst of combat to surprise and injure their opponents.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''</ref> | |||
==Behind the scenes== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
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ACFT - Saito facing the ninja.png|Shimazu Saito wielding two swords | ACFT - Saito facing the ninja.png|Shimazu Saito wielding two swords | ||
AC Rogue - Screenshot 02.jpg|Shay Cormac using a sword and short blade | AC Rogue - Screenshot 02.jpg|Shay Cormac using a sword and short blade | ||
ACLiberation3.jpg|Aveline de Grandpré using a Hidden Blade and a | ACLiberation3.jpg|Aveline de Grandpré using a Hidden Blade and a machete | ||
ACU-Ambush.jpg|Arno Dorian | AC3 SC SP 16 Frontier Pistol&Tomahawk ONLINE.jpg|Connor dual-wielding his pistol and tomahawk | ||
AC3 SC SP 17 Frontier CombatTomahawk ONLINE.jpg|Connor fighting Redcoats with his pistol and tomahawk | |||
ACU-Ambush.jpg|Arno Dorian holding a cutlass and firing his Phantom Blade | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:18, 5 May 2026
Dual-wielding is an advanced form of combat, wherein one uses a pair of weapons in conjunction with one another. This is often to allow an easy shift between long and short-ranged attacks.[1]
History[edit | edit source]
Classical antiquity[edit | edit source]
During the Peloponnesian War, the misthios Kassandra often dual-wielded her Spear of Leonidas alongside a short blade or a sword.[2] Generations later, Kassandra's descendant[3] and the Egyptian Hidden Ones' co-founder Aya dual-wielded twin blades, which she used during her quest for vengeance against the Order of the Ancients.[4]
Middle Ages[edit | edit source]
In the 860s, the Alamut Hidden One Basim ibn Ishaq wielded a sword and parrying dagger and fought against the Shakiriyya, elite guards of the Abbasid Caliphate who also dual-wielded swords and daggers.[5] A decade later, an older Basim restricted himself to using just a sword, but he met the Viking Eivor Varinsdottir, who often used two axes in combat against Anglo-Saxons and other Norsefolk.[6]
In the High Middle Ages, most Levantine Assassins like Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad would only dual-wield throwing knives alongside a short blade.[7] Unlike most of Altaïr's assigned Levantine Templar targets, the twin brothers Shahar and Shalim were adept at using rapiers and a parrying dagger in combat, though their skill could not save them from his superior swordsmanship.[8]
During the Renaissance, the Italian Asssassin Ezio Auditore and his Assassin apprentices were able to dual-wield multiple combinations of weapons. Other than the throwing knives and short blade pair, Ezio could wield the Hidden Gun with any primary, medium-ranged weapon—such as swords and blunt weapons—and poison darts with the Poison Blade. His recruits wielded their Hidden Gun with almost any other weapon.[9] While in Constantinople, Ezio could also dual-wield a variety of bombs with his primary weapon.[10]
In Sengoku period Japan, the shinobi Fujibayashi Naoe could dual-wield her Pivot Blade and a tantō, or use any of her tools alongside her katana or kusarigama. Naoe's ally, the samurai Yasuke, could similarly wield a combination of any two weapons between his long katana, naginata, kanabō, bow, and teppō. They regularly made use of the skill after joining the Kakushiba ikki, but it was not exclusive to their group,[11] as many samurai and rōnin of this time were known to use paired katanas, including the Japanese Templar Kimura Kei[12] and his daughter Yukari.[13] Portuguese sailors also commonly wielded pistols alongside their swords, as did the Templars Duarte de Melo,[14] Nuno Caro,[15] and Gaspar.[16]
Early modern period[edit | edit source]
In the early 18th century, the pirate and later British Assassin Edward Kenway dual-wielded Hidden Blades, two swords, rope darts, and multiple pistols.[17] His former quartermaster and later Caribbean Assassin Adéwalé would learn this skill and use it to great effect assisting the Maroon rebellion, wielding such weapons as swords, pistols, axes, machetes, and a blowpipe,[18] and maintained this ability until the end of his life.[19]
During Edward's later travels in Southeast Asia, the Korean engineer Yun Pyeong-Gyu modified his right HIdden Blade and turned it into a Phantom Blade that could fire silent projectiles.[20] Consequently, Edward wielded his Phantom Blade alongside other weapons, primarily his swords.[21] Edward also met and allied with the samurai and former Japanese Templar Shimazu Saito, who could wield two katanas.[22]
During the Seven Years' War, the Colonial Assassin Shay Cormac dual-wielded a sword and a dagger, a trait he upheld upon defecting to the Colonial Templars.[23] He was not the only member able to do this, as Edward's son and the Rite's ranking Grand Master, Haytham Kenway, was also proficient in pairing his sword with a flintlock pistol or his own Hidden Blades.[24]
In the subsequent American Revolutionary War, both Haytham and his son, the Assassin Connor, dual-wielded their weapons in combat, though unlike Haytham, Connor possessed a large collection of swords, tomahawks, and various other weaponry to use. Accompanying this, he could use his left Hidden Blade with almost any other weapon, utilizing its pivot attachment for it to function as a dagger. He also carried two flintlock pistols, some of which possessed the capacity to fire multiple shots.[24]
Connor's fellow Assassin Aveline de Grandpré, a member of the Louisiana Brotherhood in New Orleans, similarly dual-wielded various weapons in combat. These included firearms, swords, knives, a machete, and her Hidden Blades, as well as more unconventional weapons like a whip and a blowpipe.[25]
Throughout the French Revolution, the French Assassin Arno Dorian frequently dual-wielded his Phantom Blade with various swords and firearms at his disposal.[26] He continued operating in this fashion in the immediate years after the revolution while on a personal sabbatical in Saint-Denis.[27]
During the Industrial Revolution, Jacob and Evie Frye, twin British Assassins operating in London, were not known to dual-wield their weapons, which included cane-swords, brass knuckles, and kukris. However, they could freely make use of their firearms, as well as tools like voltaic bombs, during fights, and would occasionally activate their Hidden Blades in the midst of combat to surprise and injure their opponents.[28]
Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]
While dual-wielding is a common practice employed by many of the playable characters in the Assassin's Creed series, only a few enemies, such as Papal Guards, Cesare Borgia,[9] and the Janissaries,[10] were able to dual-wield, typically using a pistol alongside a longsword. Officers and Jägers would also dual-wield weapons in a similar manner.[24]
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad using a short blade and throwing knife -
Edward Kenway using two swords -
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Shay Cormac using a sword and short blade -
Aveline de Grandpré using a Hidden Blade and a machete -
Connor dual-wielding his pistol and tomahawk -
Connor fighting Redcoats with his pistol and tomahawk -
Arno Dorian holding a cutlass and firing his Phantom Blade
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