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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.<ref>{{WP|Lock picking}}</ref> 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]].
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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>
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>
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> The Templar [[Haytham Kenway]] and his Assassin son [[Ratonhnhaké:ton|Connor]] were also shown to be skilled lockpickers.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref>
 
During the [[French Revolution]], the [[Parisian Brotherhood of Assassins|French Assassin]] [[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> During the [[Victorian era]], the twin [[British Brotherhood of Assassins|British Assassins]] [[Jacob Frye|Jacob]] and [[Evie Frye]] lockpicked chests scattered around [[London]], obtaining valuable items such as schematics to [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed: Syndicate)|upgrade]] their gear.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''</ref>


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
Ezio Hidden Blade lockpick.png|Ezio Auditore unlocking a secret entrance with the Hidden Blade
Ezio Hidden Blade lockpick.png|Ezio Auditore unlocking a secret entrance with the Hidden Blade
Maiden tower 4.png|Ezio unlocking a secret entrance with the Hookblade
Maiden tower 4.png|Ezio unlocking a secret entrance with the Hookblade
The Heist 8.png|Shay Cormac lockpicking a door
The Heist 8.png|Shay Cormac lockpicking a door
AC3 Chest lockpick.png|Connor lockpicking a chest
AC3 Chest lockpick.png|Connor lockpicking a chest
ACS Jacob lockpicking.png|[[Jacob Frye]] picking the lock on a chest
ACS Jacob lockpicking.png|Jacob Frye picking the lock on a chest
</gallery>
</gallery>
==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Templar skills]]
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Revision as of 23:08, 5 June 2025

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.[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] The Templar Haytham Kenway and his Assassin son Connor were also shown to be skilled lockpickers.[5]

During the French Revolution, the French Assassin Arno Dorian used lockpicking to open doors and chests, eventually becoming a skilled lockpicker well into his tenure as an Assassin.[6] During the Victorian era, the twin British Assassins Jacob and Evie Frye lockpicked chests scattered around London, obtaining valuable items such as schematics to upgrade their gear.[7]

Gallery

  • Ezio Auditore unlocking a secret entrance with the Hidden Blade
    Ezio Auditore unlocking a secret entrance with the Hidden Blade
  • Ezio unlocking a secret entrance with the Hookblade
    Ezio unlocking a secret entrance with the Hookblade
  • Shay Cormac lockpicking a door
    Shay Cormac lockpicking a door
  • Connor lockpicking a chest
    Connor lockpicking a chest
  • Jacob Frye picking the lock on a chest
    Jacob Frye picking the lock on a chest

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References

  1. ↑ Lock picking on Wikipedia
  2. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
  3. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Revelations
  4. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Rogue
  5. ↑ Assassin's Creed III
  6. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Unity
  7. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Syndicate

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