Hidden Blade

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Use

The iconic weapon of the Assassins Creed series, this weapon is useful both for regular combat and for stealthy, low-profile assassinations. An unaware target may be stabbed (with a variety of animations depending on the angle of attack) without drawing too much attention. When stealth is not a priority, Ezio may perform a high profile assassination. This involves jumping upon an opponent and causing his victim to fall on the ground, then the blade is triggered, stabbing the opponent in the throat, or jabbing the blade into the target's chin, and on into the brain, when right in front of you, between other exampleskilling the target. When used in regular combat, there are a gerat many killing animations.

Both low and high profile assassinations may fail. A guard wary of your actions may catch your arms when you attempt the kill and throw you back. Counter-maneuvers using the blade are possible in active combat.

Be aware, of course, that you will lose a lot of synchronization if you assassinate innocent civilians with the hidden blade, just as with any other weapon.

In combat

The hidden blade can also be used while in combat. It can be easiely used on weak enemies, just pushing him to the ground (High-Profile+Shift) and then moving for the kill while he lays on the ground.

In Assassin's Creed II, the use of the hidden blade in combat is more "classical": we can use it as a normal blade attack weapon, and try to break the enemy's defenses instead of just trying to assassinate him. Moreover, the dual wielding of the blades make the combat with hidden blades easier.

Upgrades

eventually you get dual hidden blades and the main blade gets upgraded with the Poison Blade and the Hidden Gun