Caltrop bomb

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A typical Caltrop bomb

Caltrop bombs were bombs that were used by the Ottoman Assassins, which impeded enemy movement via the dispersal of small spikes across the ground, rendering their victims vulnerable during a fight. They could be crafted using any bomb shell or gunpowder type, combined with the caltrops ingredient.

Description

Caltrops were small metal objects with three or more spikes, which were arranged in such a way that at least one of the spikes would always face upwards when they landed on the ground. As such, the bombs used the force of the explosion to disperse these spikes across the blast radius, and anyone who stepped onto them was incapacitated due to the barbed spikes digging into their feet.

With this in mind, Ezio Auditore da Firenze used Caltrop bombs to escape pursuers, or to impede the movement of his enemies when he was outnumbered.

Trivia

• Ezio was immune to the effects of his Caltrop bombs, presumably since he avoided stepping on them, which allowed him to easily defeat or escape enemies.
• The achievement "Mouse Trap" could be earned by using a Caltrop bomb to halt a total of 5 guards, before killing them with a scaffold by destroying it with the Hookblade.
• In a Den Defense, Assassins which used Caltrop bombs were one of the units that Ezio could deploy. When they caught a Templar with their bombs, it only did a small amount of damage, but it slowed their targets' movement speed significantly, allowing other units to make quick work of them.
  • Despite this, the Templars' heavy siege weapon was immune to these bombs.

Gallery

• The variation of Caltrop bombs, each possessing a different bomb shell
  The variation of Caltrop bombs, each possessing a different bomb shell