Hidden Blade

The Hidden Blade is Altaïr's most precious weapon, mainly used for stealth assassinations. It is triggered by his finger onto the palm of his left-hand. Then the blade will eject from inside his gauntlet. This weapon is mostly used when sneaking upon a soldier so you can stab him in the back, or if you manage to get close enough to your opponent it can be triggered to stab him inside his stomach. Another manoeuvre is to jump upon an opponent, triggering the blade to stab them in their throats. Using this weapon requires good timing cause if you trigger it at the wrong moment, you will surely fail. Your opponent will throw you back and you'll be either forced to flee or use another weapon. The Hidden Blade is also used for one of the quests which informers hand out to you. You are asked to assassinate a number of targets and the only weapon to be used is the Hidden Blade, since other weapons attract too much attention and will surely alarm the guards which makes you fail your quest. In another part of your investigation Altaïr will automatically trigger the blade after you've succesfully interrogated someone. Since Altaïr is forced to kill them, he will stab them, then drag their body onto the ground to stay unnoticed. He will do the same with other assassinations performed with the Hidden Blade. Lastly the weapon will automatically be used once you manage to defeat your main target, the Templars. You will hear the metallic sound the Hidden Blade makes as Altaïr stabs them in their throats, so they can't scream or call for help any more.