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'''Swimming''' is the skill of staying afloat, moving and diving in water. The [[Assassins]] could swim to sneak past [[guards]] or escape them. | '''Swimming''' is the skill of staying afloat, moving and diving in water. The [[Assassins]] could swim to sneak past [[guards]] or escape them. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
[[Desmond Miles]]' ancestors [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] and [[Ratonhnhaké:ton | [[Desmond Miles]]' ancestors [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], [[Haytham Kenway]] and [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] were capable swimmers, able to dive from great heights and hold their breath for several seconds.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref> Ezio's [[apprentices]] in [[Rome]] were trained to swim, as their [[Initiation into the Assassin Order|initiation ceremony]] required performing the [[Leap of Faith]] into the [[Tiber]] river. However, swimming was slower than [[freerunning]], and it was preferrable to jump on whatever surface they could find.<ref>'''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref> | ||
[[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] was capable of swimming, but a glitch in the [[Animus|Animus 1.28]] would cause him to drown on contact with water, which was corrected in the Animus 2.0 when Desmond began to relive Ezio's memories.<ref>''Assassin's Creed II'' game manual</ref> Desmond himself could swim, and used to wash in the creek after morning exercise on [[the Farm]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref> | [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] was capable of swimming, but a glitch in the [[Animus|Animus 1.28]] would cause him to drown on contact with water, which was corrected in the Animus 2.0 when Desmond began to relive Ezio's memories.<ref>''Assassin's Creed II'' game manual</ref> Desmond himself could swim, and used to wash in the creek after morning exercise on [[the Farm]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref> | ||
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Wet Work 1.png|Ezio swimming in [[Romagna]] | Wet Work 1.png|Ezio swimming in [[Romagna]] | ||
Narrow Escape 9.png|Ezio diving into a pond beneath the fortress in [[Masyaf]] | |||
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Edward underwater.jpg|Edward searching for sunken treasure | Edward underwater.jpg|Edward searching for sunken treasure | ||
Revision as of 19:10, 24 July 2013
Swimming is the skill of staying afloat, moving and diving in water. The Assassins could swim to sneak past guards or escape them.
History
Desmond Miles' ancestors Ezio Auditore da Firenze, Haytham Kenway and Ratonhnhaké:ton were capable swimmers, able to dive from great heights and hold their breath for several seconds.[1][2] Ezio's apprentices in Rome were trained to swim, as their initiation ceremony required performing the Leap of Faith into the Tiber river. However, swimming was slower than freerunning, and it was preferrable to jump on whatever surface they could find.[3]
Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad was capable of swimming, but a glitch in the Animus 1.28 would cause him to drown on contact with water, which was corrected in the Animus 2.0 when Desmond began to relive Ezio's memories.[4] Desmond himself could swim, and used to wash in the creek after morning exercise on the Farm.[5]
Connor's grandfather, Edward Kenway, was a pirate and could dive to the seabed to find treasure. His ship, the Jackdaw, was equipped with a diving bell which allowed him to dive for extended periods of time as he could place his head in the diving bell whenever he needed to take a breath.
Aveline de Grandpré, a member of the French Colonial Assassins from New Orleans, was a capable diver. She swam through the flooded caverns beneath Chichen Itza to find the Prophecy Disk, and could hold her breath for under a minute.[6]
Trivia
- Civilians, guards and other nonplayable characters would instantly drown in water. Apprentices would disappear but not be killed.
- Swimming in the Assassin's Creed series typically consists of breaststrokes, while fast swimming uses the front crawl.
Gallery
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Ezio swimming in Romagna -
Ezio diving into a pond beneath the fortress in Masyaf -
Edward using a diving bell -
Edward searching for sunken treasure -
Edward swimming with a shark -
Aveline swimming through sea caves -
Connor diving into a lake
References
- ↑ Assassin's Creed II
- ↑ Assassin's Creed III
- ↑ 'Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
- ↑ Assassin's Creed II game manual
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Revelations
- ↑ Assassin's Creed III: Liberation
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