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[[File:ACJ Whistler.jpg|250px|thumb|The Whistler]] | [[File:ACJ Whistler.jpg|250px|thumb|The Whistler]] | ||
A '''Whistler''' was a type of [[bow]] designed to use whistling | A '''Whistler''' was a type of [[bow]] designed to use whistling [[arrow]]s. One was used by a ''[[Wei Yu's disciple|youxia]]'' of [[Jade Spring]].<ref name="Homecoming">''[[Assassin's Creed: Jade]]'' – [[Homecoming (Jade)|Homecoming]]</ref> | ||
==Statistics== | ==Statistics== | ||
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|Play the memory [[Homecoming (Jade)|Homecoming]] | |Play the [[Genetic memory|memory]] "[[Homecoming (Jade)|Homecoming]]" | ||
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|colspan=" | | colspan="4" |''The whistling arrow flies, the pierced [[armor]] groans.'' | ||
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==Behind the scenes== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
The Whistler is a reference to the whistling arrows historically invented by [[Modu|Modu Chanyu]] according to the "Biographies of the [[Xiongnu]]" in [[Sima Qian]]'s ''[[Record of the Grand Historian|Records of the Grand Historian]]''. These were arrows which emitted a whistling sound as they flew through the air and served to signal to the ''chanyu''{{'}}s [[archer]]s where to target. Modu rigorously trained and conditioned them into always releasing arrows in sync after his whistling arrow without hesitation, a tactic he ultimately used to assassinate his father [[Touman]] and usurp his position.<ref name="Sima Qian"> | The Whistler is a reference to the whistling arrows historically invented by [[Modu|Modu Chanyu]] according to the "Biographies of the [[Xiongnu]]" in [[Sima Qian]]'s ''[[Record of the Grand Historian|Records of the Grand Historian]]''. These were arrows which emitted a whistling sound as they flew through the air and served to signal to the ''chanyu''{{'}}s [[archer]]s where to target. Modu rigorously trained and conditioned them into always releasing arrows in sync after his whistling arrow without hesitation, a tactic he ultimately used to assassinate his father [[Touman]] and usurp his position.<ref name="Sima Qian">{{Cite web|url=https://ctext.org/shiji/xiong-nu-lie-zhuan|title=太史公書: 匈奴列傳|transtitle=Records of the Grand Historian: Biographies of the Xiongnu|archiveurl=|archivedate=|author=Sima Qian|date=94 BCE|publisher=''{{Wiki|Chinese Text Project}}''|accessdate=13 August 2023|language=Chinese}}</ref> | ||
The bow was the only bow available in the closed beta test of ''[[Assassin's Creed: | The bow was the only bow available in the closed beta test of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Jade]]''. Apart from being acquired automatically in the second mission "[[Homecoming (Jade)|Homecoming]]", the player could also loot it from enemies. Despite the description of the weapon alluding to whistling arrows, they were not a gameplay feature. Instead, the Whistler always released fire arrows. | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Jade]]'' | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
[[Category:Bows]] | [[Category:Bows]] | ||
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A Whistler was a type of bow designed to use whistling arrows. One was used by a youxia of Jade Spring.[1]
Statistics[edit | edit source]
| Rarity | Active skills | Passive skills | Availability |
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| Uncommon | Play the memory "Homecoming" | ||
| Description | |||
| The whistling arrow flies, the pierced armor groans. | |||
Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]
The Whistler is a reference to the whistling arrows historically invented by Modu Chanyu according to the "Biographies of the Xiongnu" in Sima Qian's Records of the Grand Historian. These were arrows which emitted a whistling sound as they flew through the air and served to signal to the chanyu's archers where to target. Modu rigorously trained and conditioned them into always releasing arrows in sync after his whistling arrow without hesitation, a tactic he ultimately used to assassinate his father Touman and usurp his position.[2]
The bow was the only bow available in the closed beta test of Assassin's Creed: Jade. Apart from being acquired automatically in the second mission "Homecoming", the player could also loot it from enemies. Despite the description of the weapon alluding to whistling arrows, they were not a gameplay feature. Instead, the Whistler always released fire arrows.
Appearances[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Jade – Homecoming
- ↑ Sima Qian (94 BCE). 太史公書: 匈奴列傳 [Records of the Grand Historian: Biographies of the Xiongnu] (in Chinese). Chinese Text Project. Retrieved on 13 August 2023.