Tomahawk

A stone tomahawk

Tomahawks are a type of one-handed axe, which were most effective when wielded in close combat. They were commonly used by Native Americans, as well as European colonists. They are still in use today, primarily by special operations groups, or by any outdoorsman, as they are useful tools as well as weapons.

The tomahawk could be used for stealth kills, melee combat, or to perform menial tasks, such as cutting a rope or traversing ziplines, in a similar manner to the Hookblade.

The Assassin Tomahawk was a uniquely designed weapon, with an axe-head closely resembling the Assassin insignia, that originally belonged to John de la Tour, the first Assassin who arrived in the American Colonies. Kesegowaase, a Wolastoqiyik member of the Colonial Brotherhood, used a tomahawk in combat during the Seven Years' War. During the American Revolution, the Kanien'kehá:ka Assassin Ratonhnhaké:ton used various tomahawks in combat, often dual-wielding the weapon alongside his Hidden Blade.

Statistics

British Colonial America

Name	Damage	Speed	Combo	Cost	Availability
Assassin Tomahawk {{#section:AC:CST/Weapons|"Assassin Tomahawk (III)"}}
Stone Tomahawk {{#section:AC:CST/Weapons|"Stone Tomahawk"}}
Iron Tomahawk {{#section:AC:CST/Weapons|"Iron Tomahawk"}}
War Tomahawk {{#section:AC:CST/Weapons|"War Tomahawk"}}

Mobile Animus 4.38

Name	Tier	Damage	Speed	Miss Chance	Modifiers	Requirements
Assassin Tomahawk {{#section:AC:CST/Weapons|"Assassin Tomahawk (Rebellion)"}}

French Colonial America

Name	Damage	Speed	Combo	Chain-kill	Cost	Persona
Hatchet {{#section:AC:CST/Weapons|"Hatchet"}}
Connor's Tomahawk {{#section:AC:CST/Weapons|"Connor's Tomahawk"}}
Hook Axe {{#section:AC:CST/Weapons|"Hook Axe"}}
Chimbuya Axe {{#section:AC:CST/Weapons|"Chimbuya Axe"}}

Trivia

• Other short weapons share the same combat animations as tomahawks.
• In a SacAnime 2014 panel at Sacramento, California, Noah Watts mentioned he often asked Ubisoft if Connor could throw his tomahawk at enemies in Assassin's Creed III, but the animation team said it would be too hard to render and mo-cap. By the time the three-part downloadable expansion released its third and final chapter "The Redemption" in 2013, a cutscene in the memory "Dark Waters" had Kanen'tó:kon throw a tomahawk at an American guard.
• When Shay Cormac battled Kesegowaase during the memory "Scars", he could disarm Kesegowaase, but he would pick up a sword instead of his tomahawk. Shay also could not retrieve his tomahawk.

Gallery

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  Kesegowaase holding his tomahawk
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  Ratonhnhaké:ton parrying mercenaries with a Stone Tomahawk
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  Connor holding the Assassin Tomahawk
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  Connor facing a group of soldiers while wielding a tomahawk
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  Connor catching a ledge with the tomahawk
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  Connor ziplining into Fort Wolcott using the tomahawk
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  Aveline de Grandpré with the Assassin Tomahawk

Appearances

• Assassin's Creed III (first appearance)
  • The Tyranny of King Washington
• Assassin's Creed III: Liberation
• Assassin's Creed: Rogue
• Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR