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==Usage== | ==Usage== | ||
The Phantom Blade could be loaded with two types of projectiles: lethal and berserk [[poison darts]], allowing [[Assassins]] like [[Arno Dorian]] a silent kill or | The Phantom Blade could be loaded with two types of projectiles: lethal and berserk [[poison darts]], allowing [[Assassins]] like [[Arno Dorian]] a silent kill or distraction.<ref>[http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-US/news/news_detail.aspx?c=tcm:152-147115-16&ct=tcm:148-76770-32 ''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' DevBlog – Combat with Alex Pedneault]</ref> | ||
==Trivia== | |||
*A similar device known as the "[[Hidden Blade#Da Vinci|Hidden Bolt]]" was made by [[Leonardo da Vinci]] in the 1500s for [[Apprentice|s]] [[Francesco Vecellio]]. As he was not yet of the proper rank to use a [[Hidden Gun]], this acted as a silent, smaller, lighter alternative that fired small crossbow bolts.<ref>[[Rome: Chapter 3 - Francesco Vecellio]]</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
[[Category:Hidden weapons]] | [[Category:Hidden weapons]] | ||
Revision as of 00:52, 12 June 2014
The Phantom Blade was a modification to the Hidden Blade adopted by the French Assassins. It added a firing-dart mechanism to the Hidden Blade, making it both fast and deadly at long range.[1]
Usage
The Phantom Blade could be loaded with two types of projectiles: lethal and berserk poison darts, allowing Assassins like Arno Dorian a silent kill or distraction.[2]
Trivia
- A similar device known as the "Hidden Bolt" was made by Leonardo da Vinci in the 1500s for s Francesco Vecellio. As he was not yet of the proper rank to use a Hidden Gun, this acted as a silent, smaller, lighter alternative that fired small crossbow bolts.[3]