{{Quote|I am not a violent man, but I ready my family's heirloom dagger. I pull my toga up into a cowl and leave for the celebration.|Brutus about to assassinate [[Gaius Julius Caesar|Caesar]].|Scrolls of Romulus}}
{{Quote|I am not a violent man, but I ready my family's heirloom dagger. I pull my toga up into a cowl and leave for the celebration.|Brutus about to assassinate Caesar.|Scrolls of Romulus}}
The '''Dagger of Brutus''' was a [[weapons|weapon]] available in [[Rome]], obtained along with the [[Armor of Brutus|personal armor]] of [[Marcus Junius Brutus]].
The '''Dagger of Brutus''' was a [[weapons|weapon]] available in [[Rome]], obtained along with the [[Armor of Brutus|personal armor]] of [[Marcus Junius Brutus]].
==Use==
==Use==
It was heavily implied in the [[Scrolls of Romulus|Romulus Scrolls]] that the dagger was the same weapon Brutus used to kill [[Gaius Julius Caesar]]. The weapon was unlocked and made usable by collecting all of the Keys of Romulus from the different [[Lairs of Romulus]], and was found in the same underground chamber as the Armor of Brutus. It was the best [[short blade]] weapon available to the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]] during his time in Rome during the 16th century.
It was heavily implied in the [[Scrolls of Romulus|Romulus Scrolls]] that the dagger was the same weapon Brutus used to kill [[Gaius Julius Caesar]].
== Weapon Statistics ==
The dagger was made available after collecting all of the keys and scrolls from the different [[Lairs of Romulus]], and was found in the same underground chamber as the Armor of Brutus. It was the best [[short blade|short weapon]] available to the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]] during his time in Rome during the 16th century.
*The Dagger of Brutus is modeled after a Roman [[Wikipedia:Pugio|Pugio]], a type of dagger used as a secondary weapon by [[File:Dagger_of_Brutus_sketch.jpg|thumb|Dagger of Brutus sketch.]]Roman soldiers during the 1st Century AD.
*The Dagger of Brutus was modeled after a Roman {{Wiki|Pugio|pugio}}, a type of dagger used as a secondary weapon by [[File:Dagger_of_Brutus_sketch.jpg|thumb|Dagger of Brutus sketch.]]Roman soldiers during the 1st century C.E.
*When Ezio wields the Dagger of Brutus, enemy [[morale]] is reduced by 20 points – low rank guards and [[crossbowmen]] will run away after the death of only one regular guard.
*Whenever Ezio wielded the Dagger of Brutus, enemy [[morale]] was reduced by 20 points, which meant that lower ranked guards and [[crossbowmen]] would run away after the death of only one regular guard.
*The dagger's kill animations are unique, and differ from those of other short blade weapons that Ezio can wield.
*The dagger's kill animations were unique, and differed from those of other short bladed weapons that Ezio could wield.
The dagger was made available after collecting all of the keys and scrolls from the different Lairs of Romulus, and was found in the same underground chamber as the Armor of Brutus. It was the best short weapon available to the AssassinEzio Auditore during his time in Rome during the 16th century.
Statistics
Damage
Speed
Deflect
Cost
5
5
5
N/A
Trivia
The Dagger of Brutus was modeled after a Roman pugio, a type of dagger used as a secondary weapon by File:Dagger of Brutus sketch.jpgDagger of Brutus sketch.Roman soldiers during the 1st century C.E.
Whenever Ezio wielded the Dagger of Brutus, enemy morale was reduced by 20 points, which meant that lower ranked guards and crossbowmen would run away after the death of only one regular guard.
The dagger's kill animations were unique, and differed from those of other short bladed weapons that Ezio could wield.