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This weapon is mostly used for stealthy, low-profile assassinations upon soldiers. An unaware soldier may be stabbed in the neck or the stomach without drawing too much attention. When stealth is not a priority, Altaïr may perform a high profile assassination. This involves jumping upon an opponent, causing his victim to fall on the ground. Then the blade is triggered, stabbing the opponent in the throat. | This weapon is mostly used for stealthy, low-profile assassinations upon soldiers. An unaware soldier may be stabbed in the neck or the stomach without drawing too much attention. When stealth is not a priority, Altaïr may perform a high profile assassination. This involves jumping upon an opponent, causing his victim to fall on the ground. Then the blade is triggered, stabbing the opponent in the throat. | ||
Both low and high profile assassinations may fail. A guard wary of your actions may catch your arms when you attempt the kill and throw you back. Counter- | Both low and high profile assassinations may fail. A guard wary of your actions may catch your arms when you attempt the kill and throw you back. Counter-maneuvers using the blade are possible in active combat. | ||
Be aware, of course, that you will lose a lot of [[synchronization]] if you assassinate innocent civilians with the hidden blade, just as with any other weapon. | Be aware, of course, that you will lose a lot of [[synchronization]] if you assassinate innocent civilians with the hidden blade, just as with any other weapon. | ||
Revision as of 05:30, 20 October 2009
The Hidden Blade is the most iconic and precious weapon of the Assassins, mainly used for stealth assassinations. A successful assassination with this weapon is always fatal.
Although Altaïr already has this weapon at the start of the game, he loses it when he is demoted to Novice. At his first promotion to rank 2, however, he earns it back (along with his Longsword)so that he may perform his first assassination on Tamir the Merchant in Damascus.
It is worth noting that Altaïr's descendant Ezio Auditore di Firenze, who you play as in Assassin's Creed II, will possess two of these blades, whereas Altair has only one. In addition, both his ring fingers are intact, due to a modification that raises the base of the weapon itself.
Use
This weapon is mostly used for stealthy, low-profile assassinations upon soldiers. An unaware soldier may be stabbed in the neck or the stomach without drawing too much attention. When stealth is not a priority, Altaïr may perform a high profile assassination. This involves jumping upon an opponent, causing his victim to fall on the ground. Then the blade is triggered, stabbing the opponent in the throat.
Both low and high profile assassinations may fail. A guard wary of your actions may catch your arms when you attempt the kill and throw you back. Counter-maneuvers using the blade are possible in active combat.
Be aware, of course, that you will lose a lot of synchronization if you assassinate innocent civilians with the hidden blade, just as with any other weapon.
In combat
The hidden blade can also be used while in combat. It is the easiest weapon to use in combat, Push the enemy (High-Profile+Shift) and then stab him while he lays on the ground.
The time frame in which the player can counter-attack is extremely small compared to the longsword and short blade, but successfully countering enables one of several different - always lethal - counter-attacks in which Altaïr stabs his opponent in the chest, head, abdomen, under the chin, or spine.
Role in investigations and missions
Assassination missions
The Hidden Blade is also used for one of the investigations given to you by informants. You are asked to stealthily assassinate a number of targets. If any guard even once confronts you, the mission is failed. If you attack the targets or the guards with fists, the short blade, the longsword, or any other high profile weapon, you will fail the mission. Because of this, you may ONLY use the throwing knives or the Hidden Blade.
Interrogation missions
During Interrogation missions, after successfully interrogating the target, Altaïr is forced to kill them, so they can not reveal his plans to the enemy. He will bury the blade in their stomach to kill them, then gently lower their body onto the ground so as not to draw further attention to himself. Occasionally, other assassinations performed with the Hidden Blade play out in the same manner.
Save Citizen missions
In the optional Save Citizen missions to save citizens from soldiers threatening to kill them, this weapon will come in handy. Successfully and stealthily used, you might take out three of the soldiers before they notice you, draw their weapons, and engage you in a swordfight. If they notice your tactic, however, you'd best be prepared and draw either your short blade or sword for a swordfight.
Assassinations
The hidden blade is used in every storyline assassination you perform. Even if you begin by attacking the enemy with a sword, you will always finish them off with the hidden blade before it cuts to the death cutscene.
Mechanism
When not in use, the blade is hidden in a gauntlet on Altaïr's lower left arm. Altaïr triggers it via a ring on his little finger. This causes a spring system to eject the blade, hopefully into the neck or stomach of an enemy.
When the blade is open, it rests between Altaïr's middle and little fingers, in the space left by his amputated ring finger. This amputation is part of the initiation into the Hashshashin sect, which the Assassins are based on.
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