Hookblade

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Concept art of the hookblade.

"The hookblade helps you get around fast, surprise guards, and is not too bad in a fight."

―Yusuf Tazim.

The Hookblade was a modification to the hidden blade adopted by the Assassins Guild of Constantinople. It consisted of both a curved hook, as well as a regular blade, allowing it to be used for freerunning and in combat.

When Mentor Ezio Auditore arrived in the city, Yusuf Tazim introduced this advancement to him; whereupon he also began to use it in both battle and travel.

Usage

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Used from as early as the 1480s, the hookblade was designed to make travel quick and easy, and was used in conjunction with ziplines planted throughout the city. It could be used in several acrobatic movements as well, such as for quickly climbing up walls, extending one's reach, or flipping over enemies to avoid a fight.

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Ezio using the hookblade on a zipline.

It could also be used with corner chase-breakers, where the swinging support could be used as a trapeze to reach the next rooftop, instead of going around the corner. The hookblade allowed an Assassin to spring quickly onto a rooftop after grabbing the ledge, rather than spending extra time gaining a foothold and pulling themselves up.

The hookblade could also be used as a weapon in combat, wherein Ezio pulled targets in for a close-range attack, threw an enemy onto the ground, or countered a weapon. Because of its extended reach, Assassins could also perform a ledge assassination without a foothold. In addition, it could also be used to destroy scaffolds to slow down or eliminate pursuers.

Trivia

An early image of Ezio in Revelations.

• Early images of Assassin's Creed: Revelations show Ezio with a hookblade on his left arm, rather than his right.
• According to the June 2011 edition of GameInformer, Revelations will feature a new control system. Pressing the "Empty Hand" button (O on the PS3, Shift on the PC, and B on the Xbox 360) will now trigger the hookblade. Holding the button enables hook and runs, which is preferrable to hook and throws because the hookblade will merely get tangled in the Janissaries's armor.
• Developer Ubisoft Montreal has stated that the hookblade should increase navigation speed by 30%.
• The actual hook of the hookblade resembles the head of an eagle, a bird frequently associated with the Assassin Order.
• Unlike the hidden gun and poison blade, the hookblade is an upgrade for Ezio's secondary hidden blade, rather than his primary one.
• If you use the Hook and Run in Castanopa, it will not count towards your Thief Guild Challenge.

Gallery

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  Concept art of the hookblade by Martin Deschambault.
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  Yusuf introducing Ezio to the hookblade.
• Ezio receiving a hookblade.
  Ezio receiving a hookblade.
• Ezio using the hookblade to climb a tower.
  Ezio using the hookblade to climb a tower.
• Ezio performing a hook-and-run with the hookblade.
  Ezio performing a hook-and-run with the hookblade.
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  The hookblade in combat.
• Ezio countering an enemy with the hookblade.
  Ezio countering an enemy with the hookblade.
• Ezio kills a guard with the hookblade.
  Ezio kills a guard with the hookblade.

Video

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Source

• Assassin's Creed: Revelations