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[[File:AC3 Haytham Lockpicking.png|thumb|250px|Haytham Kenway picking a lock in the Theatre Royal]] | [[File:AC3 Haytham Lockpicking.png|thumb|250px|Haytham Kenway picking a lock in the Theatre Royal]] | ||
'''Lockpicking''' is a skill in which an individual uses instruments to break a locking mechanism and gain access to either a location, or to take items of worth from a container. As such, it has been adopted by both the [[Assassins]] and [[Templars]]. | '''Lockpicking''' is a skill in which an individual uses instruments to break a locking mechanism and gain access to either a location, or to take items of worth from a container.<ref>{{WP|Lock picking}}</ref> As such, it has been adopted by both the [[Assassins]] and [[Templars]]. | ||
During the [[Renaissance]], the Assassin [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] used his [[Hidden Blade]] to unlock and enter certain [[secret | During the [[Renaissance]], the [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins|Italian Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]] used his [[Hidden Blade]] to unlock and enter certain [[secret location]]s which usually kept desirable objects away from the attention of the general populace.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref> During his search for the [[Masyaf Keys]], Ezio used the [[Hookblade]] created by the [[Ottoman Brotherhood of Assassins|Ottoman Assassins]] to gain access to several more hidden locations in [[Constantinople]] in a manner similar to picking a lock with the Hidden Blade.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref> | ||
With centuries of advancements in {{Wiki|locksmithing}}, by the 18th century, lockpicking required the use of picks and tension wrenches to hold lock pins in place before opening the lock itself. The Assassin-turned-Templar [[Shay Cormac]] used considerable brute force when lockpicking barred doors.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''</ref> Both [[Haytham Kenway]] and his son [[Ratonhnhaké:ton|Connor]] were shown to be skilled lockpickers.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref> During the [[French Revolution]], [[Arno Dorian]] used lockpicking to open doors and chests, eventually becoming a skilled lockpicker well into his tenure as an Assassin.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref> | |||
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Lockpicking is a skill in which an individual uses instruments to break a locking mechanism and gain access to either a location, or to take items of worth from a container.[1] As such, it has been adopted by both the Assassins and Templars.
During the Renaissance, the Italian Assassin Ezio Auditore used his Hidden Blade to unlock and enter certain secret locations which usually kept desirable objects away from the attention of the general populace.[2] During his search for the Masyaf Keys, Ezio used the Hookblade created by the Ottoman Assassins to gain access to several more hidden locations in Constantinople in a manner similar to picking a lock with the Hidden Blade.[3]
With centuries of advancements in locksmithing, by the 18th century, lockpicking required the use of picks and tension wrenches to hold lock pins in place before opening the lock itself. The Assassin-turned-Templar Shay Cormac used considerable brute force when lockpicking barred doors.[4] Both Haytham Kenway and his son Connor were shown to be skilled lockpickers.[5] During the French Revolution, Arno Dorian used lockpicking to open doors and chests, eventually becoming a skilled lockpicker well into his tenure as an Assassin.[6]
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Ezio Auditore unlocking a secret entrance with the Hidden Blade -
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Shay Cormac lockpicking a door -
Connor lockpicking a chest -
Jacob Frye picking the lock on a chest
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