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[[File:Datura Bomb.png|thumb|150px|right|A typical datura bomb]]
{{Dialogue|Ezio|What about these poison bombs? How lethal are they?|Piri|Quite lethal, ''dostum'' (my friend). We distill our poison from the datura plant. A pretty little flower with a deadly secret. This one kills... slowly but surely. Be very careful, for your sake and for others'.|Piri Reis to Ezio, about datura bombs.|Assassin's Creed: Revelations}}
{{Dialogue|Ezio|What about these poison bombs? How lethal are they?|Piri|Quite lethal, dostum (my friend). We distill our poison from the datura plant. A pretty little flower with a deadly secret. This one kills... slowly but surely. Be very careful, for your sake and for others'.|Piri Reis to Ezio, about datura bombs.|Assassin's Creed: Revelations}}
[[File:ACR Datura bomb.png|thumb|250px|right|A datura bomb with fuse casing]]
'''Datura bombs''' were a lethal explosive which were [[Bomb-crafting stations|made]] and used by the [[Ottoman Brotherhood of Assassins|Ottoman Assassins]] and [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] during his time in [[Constantinople]].
A '''datura bomb''' is an [[Bomb|explosive]] that disperses toxic gas upon detonation, slowly [[poison]]ing any passersby who breathed the fumes within the blast radius.


Through the use of a casing filled with gunpowder and datura powder, the bomb would disperse toxic gas upon exploding, poisoning any nearby [[guard]]s or [[civilian]]s; as it was quite dangerous, care had to be taken so as to avoid endangering the latter.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>
==History==
In the early 1500s, the [[Master Assassin]] [[Piri Reis]] taught the [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins|Italian Assassins]]' [[Mentor]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]] how to [[Bomb-crafting station|craft]] and use datura bombs, as they could be made with any shell or [[gunpowder]] type combined with powdered samples from the ''{{Wiki|datura}}'' genus of flower.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Piri Reis: Datura]]</ref> The [[Ottoman Brotherhood of Assassins|Ottoman Assassins]] had found them to be highly effective in eliminating clusters of guards from their posts. However, due to its indiscriminate nature, [[civilian]] casualties were a very real possibility when they were present. The [[Byzantine Empire]]'s heavily-armored [[Almogavar]]s seemed particularly vulnerable to the toxins, though the same could not be said of their [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] counterpart, the [[Janissary|Janissaries]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Revelations''</ref>


==Behind the scenes==
==Behind the scenes==
[[Almogavar]] units were known to possess a weakness to datura bombs.
The [[Assassin's Creed: Revelations achievements|achievement]] "'''Mosh Pit'''" could be unlocked by poisoning ten or more guards with one datura bomb.
 
Coward Templar Den Captains are immune to Datura Powder bombs during their sprint to the den door.
 
An [[Assassin's Creed: Revelations achievements|achievement]] named '''"Mosh Pit"''' could be unlocked by poisoning ten or more guards with one datura bomb.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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datura.png|Variations of the datura bomb
ACR Datura bomb casings.png|The datura bomb's various casings
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Ezio: "What about these poison bombs? How lethal are they?"
Piri: "Quite lethal, dostum (my friend). We distill our poison from the datura plant. A pretty little flower with a deadly secret. This one kills... slowly but surely. Be very careful, for your sake and for others'."
—Piri Reis to Ezio, about datura bombs.[src]
A datura bomb with fuse casing

A datura bomb is an explosive that disperses toxic gas upon detonation, slowly poisoning any passersby who breathed the fumes within the blast radius.

History

In the early 1500s, the Master Assassin Piri Reis taught the Italian Assassins' Mentor Ezio Auditore how to craft and use datura bombs, as they could be made with any shell or gunpowder type combined with powdered samples from the datura genus of flower.[1] The Ottoman Assassins had found them to be highly effective in eliminating clusters of guards from their posts. However, due to its indiscriminate nature, civilian casualties were a very real possibility when they were present. The Byzantine Empire's heavily-armored Almogavars seemed particularly vulnerable to the toxins, though the same could not be said of their Ottoman counterpart, the Janissaries.[2]

Behind the scenes

The achievement "Mosh Pit" could be unlocked by poisoning ten or more guards with one datura bomb.

Gallery

Appearances

References

  1. Assassin's Creed: RevelationsPiri Reis: Datura
  2. Assassin's Creed: Revelations


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