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[[File:ACU Great Sword.PNG|thumb|250px|A ''Zweihänder''.]]
[[File:ACU Great Sword.PNG|thumb|250px|A ''Zweihänder''.]]
The '''''Zweihänder''''' is a [[Germany|German]] [[heavy weapon|great]] [[sword]] which, owing to its enormous size, functions more like a [[long weapon|polearm]] and typically incorporates a secondary grip.<ref name="ACU">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref>
The '''''Zweihänder''''' is a [[Germany|German]] [[heavy weapon|great]] [[sword]] which, owing to its enormous size, functions more like a [[long weapon|polearm]] and typically incorporates a secondary grip.<ref name="ACU">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref>
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==Weapon statistics==
==Weapon statistics==
===Spanish Inquisition (15th century)===
===Spanish Inquisition (15th century)===
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|'''Critical Chance:''' +3%
|3%
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!Fine Zweihander
!Fine Zweihander
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![[Spada Lunga]]
![[Spada Lunga]]
|4
{{#section:AC:CST/Weapons|"Spada Lunga"}}
|5
|3
|N/A
|Complete [[Shop quests|Blacksmith shop quest]]
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![[Prussian Longsword]]
![[Prussian Longsword]]
|3
{{#section:AC:CST/Weapons|"Prussian Longsword"}}
|5
|5
|{{Ak|30015}}
|Sequence 7
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![[Claymore (Unity)|Claymore]]
![[Claymore (Unity)|Claymore]]
|* *
{{#section:AC:CST/Weapons|"Claymore (Unity)"}}
|2
|2
|1
|1
|N/A
|Additional Damage: +25%
|Murder Mystery – [[The Body Politic]]
|-
|-
![[Great Sword]]
![[Great Sword]]
|* * *
{{#section:AC:CST/Weapons|"Great Sword"}}
|3
|3
|1
|1
|1,000 [[Livre|₣]]
|Additional Damage: +25%
|N/A
|-
|-
![[Flamberge]]
![[Flamberge]]
|* * *
{{#section:AC:CST/Weapons|"Flamberge"}}
|3
|3
|1
|1
|N/A
|Additional Damage: +25%
|Murder Mystery – [[The Death of Philibert Aspairt]]
|-
|-
![[Great Claymore]]
![[Great Claymore]]
|* * * *
{{#section:AC:CST/Weapons|"Great Claymore"}}
|4
|4
|1
|1
|5,000 ₣
|Additional Damage: +25%
|N/A
|-
|-
![[Great Flamberge]]
![[Great Flamberge]]
|* * * * *
{{#section:AC:CST/Weapons|"Great Flamberge"}}
|6
|6
|1
|1
|25,000 ₣
|Additional Damage: +25%
|N/A
|}
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==Trivia==
==Behind the scenes==
*In ''Assassin's Creed: Unity'', the names ''claymore'', ''long sword'', ''bastard sword'', and ''great sword'' are haphazardly applied to its selection of two-handed swords without distinction, resulting in all-around erroneous labels. A majority of these swords are, in fact, properly called ''Zweihänders'' although this name itself does not appear in the game.
In ''Assassin's Creed: Unity'', the names ''claymore'', ''long sword'', ''bastard sword'', and ''great sword'' are haphazardly applied to its selection of two-handed swords without distinction, resulting in all-around erroneous labels. A majority of these swords are, in fact, properly called ''Zweihänders'' although this name itself does not appear in the game.


==Appearances==
==Appearances==

Latest revision as of 03:21, 14 October 2024

A Zweihänder.

The Zweihänder is a German great sword which, owing to its enormous size, functions more like a polearm and typically incorporates a secondary grip.[1]

Description[edit | edit source]

A great flamberge.

The final stage in development from the longsword, the Zweihänder is a weapon of monstrous size, unprecedented at its inception. Its blade is longer than the average height of an adult human, granting it devastating striking power and eclipsing the Scottish claymore. To accommodate this, Zwehänders evolved to incorporate a secondary grip atop the crossguard called a ricasso. In some variants, this was merely an unsharpened portion of the blade at the base but in more sophisticated designs, it was of the same construction of the hilt itself, resulting in what would appear to be two hilts on top of one another, each with their own guard.[1]

A variant of the Zweihänder is the flamberge, named for the undulating shape of its blade reminiscent of a flame.[1]

History[edit | edit source]

The Zweihänder emerged on the scene of European warfare in the late 15th or early 16th century. Around 1503, the Assassin Ezio Auditore da Firenze traded seven Vlad the Impaler coins to a local blacksmith for the Spada Lunga, which was either an Italian greatsword inspired by the Zweihänder or a Prussian variant.[2][3] Although phased out of state militaries by the 18th century with the advent of firearms, a wide array of zweihänders continued to be forged and sold on the market by blacksmiths in Paris during the French Revolution.[1]

Weapon statistics[edit | edit source]

Spanish Inquisition (15th century)[edit | edit source]

Name Tier Damage Speed Miss Chance Modifiers Requirements
Zweihander

{{#section:AC:CST/Weapons|"Zweihander (Rebellion)"}}

Fine Zweihander

{{#section:AC:CST/Weapons|"Fine Zweihander"}}

Italian Renaissance (16th century)[edit | edit source]

Name Damage Speed Deflect Cost Availability
Spada Lunga

{{#section:AC:CST/Weapons|"Spada Lunga"}}

Ottoman Empire (16th century)[edit | edit source]

Name Damage Speed Deflect Cost Availability
Prussian Longsword

{{#section:AC:CST/Weapons|"Prussian Longsword"}}

French Revolution[edit | edit source]

Name Level Damage Parry Speed Range Cost Modifiers Requirements
Claymore

{{#section:AC:CST/Weapons|"Claymore (Unity)"}}

Great Sword

{{#section:AC:CST/Weapons|"Great Sword"}}

Flamberge

{{#section:AC:CST/Weapons|"Flamberge"}}

Great Claymore

{{#section:AC:CST/Weapons|"Great Claymore"}}

Great Flamberge

{{#section:AC:CST/Weapons|"Great Flamberge"}}

Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]

In Assassin's Creed: Unity, the names claymore, long sword, bastard sword, and great sword are haphazardly applied to its selection of two-handed swords without distinction, resulting in all-around erroneous labels. A majority of these swords are, in fact, properly called Zweihänders although this name itself does not appear in the game.

Appearances[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Assassin's Creed: Unity
  2. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
  3. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Revelations
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