Spike: Difference between revisions
imported>Sadelyrate No edit summary |
imported>Sadelyrate No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Era|Weapons}}'''Spikes''' were two-pronged impaling devices with a single-hand handle developed by the [[Indian Assassins| | {{Era|Weapons}} | ||
{{Imageneed}} | |||
'''Spikes''' were two-pronged impaling devices with a single-hand handle developed by the [[India]]n [[Indian Assassins|Brotherhood]] of [[Assassins]]. When used to pin a target to the ground, the spike itself would emit a substance that was known to provoke terrifying hallucinations, causing the target's fear to spread to enemies around them. The target was likely to scream in fear and pain, both causing panic among those who witnessed the impalement and drawing the attention of additional opposition from further away. | |||
Following the marriage of the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins|British Assassin]] [[Evie Frye]] to [[Jayadeep Mir]], an Indian Assassin who had served as a Mentor of the British Brotherhood, Evie's twin brother, [[Jacob Frye|Jacob]], visited India around 1873, bringing with him an [[Assassin apprentices|initiate]] they called "Jack the Lad". There, they learned the fear tactics of the Indian Brotherhood which were subsequently imported back to the British Brotherhood. | |||
When Jack turned rogue and became a [[Jack the Ripper|serial killer]], spikes became a part of his arsenal, employed during the "Autumn of Terror" he inaugurated over [[London]] in 1888. That year, when Evie returned from India to stop Jack's spree of murders, she too utilized spikes throughout her mission. However, whereas Evie used the spikes in a non-lethal manner, Jack had no such qualms.<ref name="Jack the Ripper (DLC)">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' - ''[[Jack the Ripper (DLC)]]''</ref> | |||
By 1916, however, the use of spikes by the British Assassins had been apparently discontinued. <ref name="Assassin's Creed: Syndicate">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' - ''[[The Darkest Hour]]'' </ref> | |||
==Appearance== | ==Appearance== | ||
| Line 7: | Line 13: | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | |||
{{JTR}} | {{JTR}} | ||
[[Category:Hidden weapons]] | [[Category:Hidden weapons]] | ||
[[Category:19th century weapons]] | [[Category:19th century weapons]] | ||
Revision as of 07:36, 31 August 2018
|
Where are the paintings? This article is in need of more images and/or better quality pictures from official media in order to achieve a higher status. You can help the Assassin's Creed Wiki by uploading better images on this page. |
Spikes were two-pronged impaling devices with a single-hand handle developed by the Indian Brotherhood of Assassins. When used to pin a target to the ground, the spike itself would emit a substance that was known to provoke terrifying hallucinations, causing the target's fear to spread to enemies around them. The target was likely to scream in fear and pain, both causing panic among those who witnessed the impalement and drawing the attention of additional opposition from further away.
Following the marriage of the British Assassin Evie Frye to Jayadeep Mir, an Indian Assassin who had served as a Mentor of the British Brotherhood, Evie's twin brother, Jacob, visited India around 1873, bringing with him an initiate they called "Jack the Lad". There, they learned the fear tactics of the Indian Brotherhood which were subsequently imported back to the British Brotherhood.
When Jack turned rogue and became a serial killer, spikes became a part of his arsenal, employed during the "Autumn of Terror" he inaugurated over London in 1888. That year, when Evie returned from India to stop Jack's spree of murders, she too utilized spikes throughout her mission. However, whereas Evie used the spikes in a non-lethal manner, Jack had no such qualms.[1]
By 1916, however, the use of spikes by the British Assassins had been apparently discontinued. [2]