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{{Era|Weapons}}[[File:ACO_Bone-Cracker.png|thumb|250px|Bone-Cracker]] | {{Era|Weapons}}[[File:ACO_Bone-Cracker.png|thumb|250px|Bone-Cracker]] | ||
The '''Bone-Cracker''' was a | The '''Bone-Cracker''' was a heavy [[mace]] with a spiked, cylindrical head dating to the 1st century BCE [[Egypt]]. While cumbersome to wield on account of its weight, its power made it highly effective as a weapon to end fights, usually gruesomely. | ||
Given its qualities, the weapon was favored by the [[Brute|largest]] [[soldier]]s in the [[Ptolemaic army]],<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref> though the [[Phylakitai]] [[Gennadios]] also had a weapon like this in his possession.<ref name="Gennadios">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Gennadios the Phylakitai]]</ref> | |||
==Weapon statistics== | ==Weapon statistics== | ||
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The model of the Bone-Cracker, a weapon in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'', was recycled as the model of the [[Morning Star]], a weapon in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'', and its kind. | The model of the Bone-Cracker, a weapon in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'', was recycled as the model of the [[Morning Star]], a weapon in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'', and its kind. | ||
The model of this weapon seems to be based on a mace from Roman Egypt dated to 30 B.C.–A.D. 364 which is now at the Metropolitan Museum of Art with accession number "15.2.6a, b".<ref name="inspiration">[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mace_head_and_ferrule_MET_15-2-6.jpg Mace head and ferrule MET 15-2-6.jpg]. wikipedia.com. Accessed 31 January 2020.</ref> | The model of this weapon seems to be based on a mace from Roman Egypt dated to 30 B.C.–A.D. 364 which is now at the Metropolitan Museum of Art with accession number "15.2.6a, b".<ref name="inspiration">[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mace_head_and_ferrule_MET_15-2-6.jpg Mace head and ferrule MET 15-2-6.jpg]. wikipedia.com. Accessed 31 January 2020.</ref> | ||
In the cinematic trailer of ''Assassin's Creed: Origins'', a soldier is shown wielding a weapon akin to the Bone-Cracker as he attacks the Medjay Bayek of Siwa in defense of a member of the [[Order of the Ancients]]. | |||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
Revision as of 07:51, 29 June 2020
The Bone-Cracker was a heavy mace with a spiked, cylindrical head dating to the 1st century BCE Egypt. While cumbersome to wield on account of its weight, its power made it highly effective as a weapon to end fights, usually gruesomely.
Given its qualities, the weapon was favored by the largest soldiers in the Ptolemaic army,[1] though the Phylakitai Gennadios also had a weapon like this in his possession.[2]
Weapon statistics
| Rarity | Quality (Max Level 55) | Damage (Max Level 55) | Attributes | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rare | Adrenaline on Kill III Adrenaline Regeneration I |
Blacksmith, Loot | ||
| Description | ||||
| This is an excellent one-shot execution weapon. | ||||
Behind the scenes
The model of the Bone-Cracker, a weapon in Assassin's Creed: Origins, was recycled as the model of the Morning Star, a weapon in Assassin's Creed: Odyssey, and its kind. The model of this weapon seems to be based on a mace from Roman Egypt dated to 30 B.C.–A.D. 364 which is now at the Metropolitan Museum of Art with accession number "15.2.6a, b".[3]
In the cinematic trailer of Assassin's Creed: Origins, a soldier is shown wielding a weapon akin to the Bone-Cracker as he attacks the Medjay Bayek of Siwa in defense of a member of the Order of the Ancients.
Appearances
References
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins – Gennadios the Phylakitai
- ↑ Mace head and ferrule MET 15-2-6.jpg. wikipedia.com. Accessed 31 January 2020.
