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{{Quote|We have many different kinds of bombs here. Some are used tactically to stop chasing guards or manipulate a crowd. Others are used to create diversions, a good way to handle guards before they attack.|Yusuf Tazim, introducing Ezio to bombs in Constantinople.|Assassin's Creed: Revelations}}
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[[File:BH Smoke Bomb.png|thumb|250px|A smoke bomb]]
[[File:BH Smoke Bomb.png|thumb|250px|A smoke bomb]]
'''Bombs''' are explosive weapons used by [[Assassins]] from as early as the High Middle Ages. They could be used for a variety of tactics, including escape, assault, and distraction.
'''Bombs''' are explosive weapons used by [[Assassins]] from as early as the High Middle Ages. They can be employed for a variety of tactics, including escape, assault, and distraction.


==Smoke bombs==
==History==
[[File:War Plans Bomber 2.png|thumb|left|250px|Ezio using a smoke bomb to stun a Papal Guard]]
The first known usage of bombs by an Assassin dates back to the late 12th century, when [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] wielded smoke and explosive bombs during his [[Quest for the Chalice|quest]] for [[Adha|the Chalice]]<ref name="Altaïr's Chronicles">''[[Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles]]''</ref>. He used the latter to destroy weakened walls and structures.<ref name="Altaïr's Chronicles" />
Smoke bombs are devices that were used more for distraction, rather than offensive purposes. They contained a mixture of gunpowder and phosphorus<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''</ref>. They could be thrown from a distance or dropped on the spot. Using a powder technology from the Far East, the bomb released a thick, grayish smoke screen for a brief time when thrown.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>


With a smoke bomb device, an Assassin was able to halt any enemy or target, allowing for an easy assassination or escape. This also gave them the capability to strike specific targets, or take down larger groups of enemies without being seen or encountering resistance.<ref name="AC2" />
During the [[Renaissance]], smoke bombs were commonly available to the [[Italian Assassins|Italian Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]]<ref name="AC2" /> He could initially carry a maximum of three at once. <ref name="AC2" />. During the [[Liberation of Rome|liberation]] of [[Rome]], Ezio had to buy a new pouch from one of the local [[tailors]] in order to equip smoke bombs once again.<ref name="Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref> Moreover, his [[Assassin apprentices|Assassin recruits]] were able to use them to stun [[guards]] once they reached the [[Ranks|rank]] of ''Veterano''. A notable usage of explosive bombs occurred during the [[Attack on Valencia]]: after Ezio, [[Niccolò Machiavelli]] and [[Leonardo da Vinci]] had sailed to Spain in their search for [[Cesare Borgia]], they discovered their enemy was amassing a sizeable military force in the city. Leonardo instantly deviced and crafted ten hand-held bombs for his two companions; each was a small, steel ball filled with sulfur, charcoal and potassium nitrate, which possessed a small fuse requiring lighting before the device could be detonated. The two Assassins used them to break havoc against the [[House of Borgia|Borgia]] fleet and military encampment, effectively scattering Cesare’s forces.<ref name="Brotherhood novel">[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' novel]]</ref>


===History===
Upon traveling to [[Constantinople]] on his quest to open Altaïr's [[Library of Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad|library]], he gained access to a far more extensive variety of bombs, as the city's [[Turkish Assassins|Assassin guild]] had recently taken a keen interest in crafting the explosives after the [[China|Chinese]] had introduced them to the weapons.<ref name="Revelations">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>
[[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] had access to smoke bombs during his [[Quest for the Chalice|quest]] for [[Adha|the Chalice]]. He could carry up to five of them at a time<ref name="Altaïr's Chronicles">''[[Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles]]''</ref>, though evidently stopped using them after the events at [[Solomon's Temple]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref>
 
[[File:Piri Reis Caltrops 1.png|thumb|250px|Piri Reis holding a Caltrop bomb]]
Smoke bombs were the only type of bombs that were commonly available to [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] during the [[Renaissance]], being easily disposable and cheap to buy. Ezio could carry a maximum of three at once, which he stored in a non-upgradeable pouch.<ref name="AC2" />
 
During the [[Liberation of Rome|liberation]] of [[Rome]], Ezio made use of smoke bombs throughout the city, though the actual cloud was smaller than the smoke clouds from bombs in the late 1400s. Smoke bombs were also used by [[Assassin apprentices|Assassin recruits]] to stun [[guards]] once they reached the [[Ranks|rank]] of ''Veterano''.<ref name="Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''</ref>
 
Upon traveling to [[Constantinople]] on his quest to open Altaïr's [[Library of Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad|library]], he gained access to a far more extensive variety of bombs, as the city's [[Turkish Assassins|Assassin guild]] had recently taken a keen interest in crafting the explosives after the [[China|Chinese]] had introduced them to the weapons.<ref name="Revelations">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>
 
[[Edward Kenway]], [[Haytham Kenway|Haytham,&nbsp;]][[Ratonhnhaké:ton]], and [[Shay Cormac|Shay Patrick Cormac]] all used smoke bombs during the 18th century. In Edward, Shay, and Connor's cases, they could craft [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag)|their]] [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed III)|own]] upgrades to their bomb pouches to increase their capacity.<ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref>
 
[[French Assassins]], such as [[Arno Dorian]], utilized smoke bombs, money bombs, stun bombs (stuns enemies within bomb's radius), cherry bombs (distracts enemies similar to [[Firecrackers]]), and poison bombs (poisons all enemies within its' radius).<ref name="ACU">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref>
 
Assassins in [[Victorian era|Victorian]] [[London]], such as the twins [[Jacob Frye|Jacob]] and [[Evie Frye]], equipped smoke bombs during fights and missions.<ref name="ACS">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''</ref>
 
==Explosive bombs==
{{Quote|Quite little bombs, but effective enough to, say, wreck ships or disperse a camp.|Leonardo da Vinci.|Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (novel)}}
Explosive bombs were small hand-held explosive devices that allowed the delivery of multiple payloads.<ref name="Revelations" />
 
Although variations of these were used by the Assassins as early as the High Middle Ages,<ref name="Altaïr's Chronicles" /> hand-held bombs were also designed independently and manufactured by Ezio's close friend, [[Leonardo da Vinci]]. Leonardo's variation consisted of a small, steel ball filled with sulfur, charcoal and potassium nitrate, they also possessed a small fuse which required lighting before the device could be detonated.<ref name="Brotherhood novel">[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' novel]]</ref>
 
===History===
The Levantine Assassin Altaïr wielded explosive bombs during his quest for the Chalice, where he used them to destroy weakened walls and structures.<ref name="Altaïr's Chronicles" />
 
Leonardo designed bombs that were first used against [[Cesare Borgia]]'s supporters, who had amassed a sizable military force in the city of [[Valencia]]. During the attack on the city, Ezio and [[Niccolò Machiavelli]], each equipped with ten hand-held bombs, brought chaos to Cesare's military forces, destroying twelve [[House of Borgia|Borgia]] ships and an entire military encampment.<ref name="Brotherhood novel" />
 
As a young privateer and then naval sailor, [[Piri Reis]] also used a variety of bombs, having been introduced to them through his uncle Kemal.<ref name="Revelations" />
 
The [[Colonial Assassins|Colonial Assassin]] Connor used [[trip mines]] during the [[American Revolutionary War]]. He could use them in combat, countering soldiers by sticking a trip mine on them before throwing them, causing an explosion.<ref name="AC3" />
 
Arno Dorian used a variety of explosive bombs to deliver different payloads, such as poison gas or money.<ref name="ACU" />
 
During the [[Industrial Revolution]], Jacob and Evie Frye were introduced to the inventor [[Alexander Graham Bell]]. Bell gifted the twins an invention of his, voltaic bombs, which they used to stun assailants.<ref name="ACS" />


===Crafting===
===Crafting===

Revision as of 19:27, 9 February 2017


"We have many different kinds of bombs here. Some are used tactically to stop chasing guards or manipulate a crowd. Others are used to create diversions, a good way to handle guards before they attack."
―Yusuf Tazim, introducing Ezio to bombs in Constantinople.[src]
A smoke bomb

Bombs are explosive weapons used by Assassins from as early as the High Middle Ages. They can be employed for a variety of tactics, including escape, assault, and distraction.

History

The first known usage of bombs by an Assassin dates back to the late 12th century, when Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad wielded smoke and explosive bombs during his quest for the Chalice[1]. He used the latter to destroy weakened walls and structures.[1]

During the Renaissance, smoke bombs were commonly available to the Italian Assassin Ezio Auditore da Firenze[2] He could initially carry a maximum of three at once. [2]. During the liberation of Rome, Ezio had to buy a new pouch from one of the local tailors in order to equip smoke bombs once again.[3] Moreover, his Assassin recruits were able to use them to stun guards once they reached the rank of Veterano. A notable usage of explosive bombs occurred during the Attack on Valencia: after Ezio, Niccolò Machiavelli and Leonardo da Vinci had sailed to Spain in their search for Cesare Borgia, they discovered their enemy was amassing a sizeable military force in the city. Leonardo instantly deviced and crafted ten hand-held bombs for his two companions; each was a small, steel ball filled with sulfur, charcoal and potassium nitrate, which possessed a small fuse requiring lighting before the device could be detonated. The two Assassins used them to break havoc against the Borgia fleet and military encampment, effectively scattering Cesare’s forces.[4]

Upon traveling to Constantinople on his quest to open Altaïr's library, he gained access to a far more extensive variety of bombs, as the city's Assassin guild had recently taken a keen interest in crafting the explosives after the Chinese had introduced them to the weapons.[5]

Crafting

"Crafting explosives is a new hobby, one we borrowed from the Chinese and have taken to with great passion."
―Yusuf Tazim, speaking of the Turkish Assassins' bomb-crafting.[src]
Yusuf Tazim instructing Ezio in bomb crafting

Upon traveling to Constantinople, Ezio learned from his fellow Assassin Yusuf Tazim how to create a wide range of bombs, with up to 120 variations. In general, they could be divided into three categories: lethal, tactical and diversionary. In order to craft bombs expeditiously whenever they acquired the needed ingredients, Assassins set up bomb-crafting stations throughout Constantinople and Cappadocia.[5]

The bombs could be customized based on their different components: casing, gunpowder layer, and effect layer. The casing affected the bomb's structure, while the gunpowder layer defined the properties of the explosion itself, with the effect layer determining the bomb's contents, such as a payload of caltrops.[5]

Throughout his time in the city, Ezio was able to collect different ingredients for each of these bombs, and could craft or purchase from black market dealers up to a maximum of five bombs per pouch. Ingredients could be bought from Piri Reis' shop in the Grand Bazaar, doctors, and blacksmiths, but they were sometimes given to him as rewards from other cities liberated from the Templars.[5]

Type Effect
Caltrop Bombs Caltrop bombs impeded enemy movement by dispersing small, pointed metal spikes across the ground, rendering its victims vulnerable during combat. They could also be used for halting or slowing enemies during a chase.
Datura Bombs A lethal explosive designed to slowly poison anyone who breathed in its fumes, Datura bombs instilled a sense of delirium in its victims, due to the use of the petals from the datura plant.
Cherry Bombs Cherry bombs could lure guards towards a certain area through the use of a loud, high-pitched noise, produced from using sulfur.
Smoke Decoy Bombs Similar to Cherry bombs, these bombs lured guards to one point by creating the illusion of a fire, but only those who could see its activation. Smoke Decoys required the used of salt of Petra to be created.
Gold Bombs Filled with pyrite coins, these bombs were used to create distractions by attracting a crowd of civilians who mistook the coins for gold. This would distract guards and occasionally start a brawl when the guards attempted to clear the area.
Splinter Bombs Used to kill or injure targets upon impact, the Splinter Bomb could dispense with groups of enemies caught in its deadly radius with shrapnel, as well as blow away the cover on wells located around Constantinople.
Thunder Bombs These bombs were a non-lethal method, filled with coal dust, and used to cripple targets with the force of the explosion only, as well as allowing those wielding them to break apart covers on wells.
Blood Bombs Once detonated, this bomb released out a splatter of lamb's blood, making nearby individuals believe it to be their own, thereby scaring them away.
Smoke Screen Bomb A tactical smoke bomb which, when exploded, created a dense, black smoke from phosphorus to daze nearby guards and civilians and block their sight.
Stink Bombs When detonated, Stink Bombs released a foul odor, derived from skunk oil, that repelled any and all of those who came too close.

Trivia

Assassin's Creed II
  • The smoke bomb pouch is labelled as "small", despite not having any upgrades available for it, where other pouches labelled the same way had medium and larger variants.
  • During one of the Carnevale challenges in Venice, the three guards and Dante Moro, whom Ezio fought, were immune to the effects of smoke bombs.
  • While looting Brutes, there was a high chance of obtaining smoke bombs.
  • Smoke bombs are helpful for earning the achievements "No Hitter", "Messer Sandman", and "Sweeper".
Assassin's Creed Brotherhood
  • The smoke bomb appears as one of the Multiplayer abilities.
  • The Apprentices would sometimes utilize the smoke bombs when called to aid Ezio.
  • The Papal Guard were immune to the effects of smoke bombs in combat. However, it was possible to stun them with it outside of combat.
  • Cesare Borgia and pickpockets were completely immune to smoke bombs' effects.
Assassin's Creed Revelations
  • The achievement "Pyromaniac", as well as an extra space in Ezio's bomb pouch, can be earned upon completing all of Piri Reis' bomb missions.
  • Byzantine and Ottoman Bombmen possessed an ability to use Thunder bombs.
  • Both smoke bombs and trip-wire bombs appear as Multiplayer abilities.
  • All the bombs given to Ezio were always displayed as having an impact shell, with the exception of the Piri Reis' trip-wire bomb mission.
Others

Gallery

  • Ezio at a bomb crafting station
    Ezio at a bomb crafting station
  • Ezio aiming a bomb at a group of guards
    Ezio aiming a bomb at a group of guards
  • Ezio throwing a bomb at a guard
    Ezio throwing a bomb at a guard
  • Piri Reis showing a Trip-wire bomb to Ezio
    Piri Reis showing a Trip-wire bomb to Ezio
  • Bomb crafting screen
    Bomb crafting screen
  • Smoke bombs used by Aveline de Grandpré
    Smoke bombs used by Aveline de Grandpré
  • A French Assassin using a bomb
    A French Assassin using a bomb
  • Promotional art of Assassin's Creed: Syndicate smoke bombs
    Promotional art of Assassin's Creed: Syndicate smoke bombs

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named AC2
  3. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
  4. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood novel
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Assassin's Creed: Revelations

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