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{{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 preparing to assassinate Caesar, 44 BCE.|Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood}}
{{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 preparing to assassinate Caesar, 44 BCE.|Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood}}
[[File:Daggerbrutus.png|thumb|250px|The Dagger of Brutus]]
[[File:Daggerbrutus.png|thumb|250px|The Dagger of Brutus]]
The '''Dagger of Brutus''' was a [[Short blades|short blade]] that belonged to the [[Rome|Roman]] senator and [[Hidden One]] [[Marcus Junius Brutus]].
The '''Dagger of Brutus''' was a [[Short blades|short blade]]that belonged to the [[Rome|Roman]] senator and [[Hidden One]] [[Marcus Junius Brutus]].


Originally belonging to the [[Egypt]]ian Hidden One Aya, she gave it to Brutus after he made the decision to flee to [[Crete]] from Rome.<ref>[[Assassin's Creed: Origins (comic)|''Assassin's Creed: Origins'']]</ref>
Forged from [[Egypt]]ian and [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] steel, the dagger was initially in the possession of [[Amunet]], founder of the [[Hidden Ones]], before she gave it to Brutus after he made the decision to flee to [[Crete]] from Rome.<ref>[[Assassin's Creed: Origins (comic)|''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' comic]]</ref>


After Brutus' death in 42 BCE, the dagger was recovered and hidden away in an underground chamber in [[Rome]] alongside his' [[Armor of Brutus|armor]] until its recovery in 1503 by [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>
After Brutus' death in 42 BCE, the dagger was sealed away in an underground chamber in [[Rome]] alongside his' [[Armor of Brutus|armor]] until its recovery in 1503 by [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>


==Weapon statistics==
==Weapon statistics==
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
;Lore
*It is heavily implied in the Romulus Scrolls that the dagger was the same weapon Brutus used to kill [[Julius Caesar]].
*It is heavily implied in the Romulus Scrolls that the dagger was the same weapon Brutus used to kill [[Julius Caesar]].
*The Dagger of Brutus was modeled after a Roman {{Wiki|pugio}}, a type of dagger used as a secondary weapon by Roman soldiers during the 1st century CE.
*The Dagger of Brutus is modeled after a Roman {{Wiki|pugio}}, a type of dagger used as a secondary weapon by Roman soldiers during the 1st century CE.
*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.
;''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood''
*The dagger's kill animations were unique, and differed from those of other short bladed weapons that Ezio could wield, in that they were more brutal and included more violent stabbing motions, another reference to the death of Caesar.
*Whenever Ezio wields the Dagger of Brutus, enemy [[morale]] is reduced by 20 points, which means that lower-ranked guards and [[crossbowman|crossbowmen]] will flee after the death of only one regular guard.
*According to Aya in the comics, the dagger was forged from Egyptian and Roman steel.
*The dagger's kill animations are unique, differing from those of other short bladed weapons that Ezio can wield in that they are more brutal and violent, some of which involve stabbing the target in a frenzy as an allusion to Julius Caesar's assassination.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 11:53, 5 January 2020

"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 preparing to assassinate Caesar, 44 BCE.[src]
File:Daggerbrutus.png
The Dagger of Brutus

The Dagger of Brutus was a short bladethat belonged to the Roman senator and Hidden One Marcus Junius Brutus.

Forged from Egyptian and Roman steel, the dagger was initially in the possession of Amunet, founder of the Hidden Ones, before she gave it to Brutus after he made the decision to flee to Crete from Rome.[1]

After Brutus' death in 42 BCE, the dagger was sealed away in an underground chamber in Rome alongside his' armor until its recovery in 1503 by Ezio Auditore da Firenze.[2]

Weapon statistics

Damage Speed Deflect Cost Availability
5 5 5 N/A Collect 6 Scrolls of Romulus

Trivia

Lore
  • It is heavily implied in the Romulus Scrolls that the dagger was the same weapon Brutus used to kill Julius Caesar.
  • The Dagger of Brutus is modeled after a Roman pugio, a type of dagger used as a secondary weapon by Roman soldiers during the 1st century CE.
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
  • Whenever Ezio wields the Dagger of Brutus, enemy morale is reduced by 20 points, which means that lower-ranked guards and crossbowmen will flee after the death of only one regular guard.
  • The dagger's kill animations are unique, differing from those of other short bladed weapons that Ezio can wield in that they are more brutal and violent, some of which involve stabbing the target in a frenzy as an allusion to Julius Caesar's assassination.

Gallery

Appearances

References

  1. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins comic
  2. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood

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