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[[File:AC3 SC SP 08 Weapons Tomahawk ONLINE.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Connor's tomahawk.]] | [[File:AC3 SC SP 08 Weapons Tomahawk ONLINE.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Connor's tomahawk.]] | ||
The '''tomahawk''' was a type of one-handed | The '''tomahawk''' was a type of one-handed axe, which was most effective when used in close combat. It was commonly used by Native Americans before modern times, as well as European colonists for centuries. | ||
During the [[American Revolutionary War]], the [[Mohawk]] [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Connor Kenway]] used a tomahawk with a head resembling the [[Assassin insignia]], which he would often [[Dual-wielding|dual-wield]] alongside another weapon, such as the [[Hidden Blade]]. Connor is the only known Assassin to use it. The tomahawk was a useful weapon as it could be easily used for stealth assassinations, melee combat or to perform menial tasks, such as cutting a rope. | During the [[American Revolutionary War]], the [[Mohawk]] [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Connor Kenway]] used a tomahawk with a head resembling the [[Assassin insignia]], which he would often [[Dual-wielding|dual-wield]] alongside another weapon, such as the [[Hidden Blade]]. Connor is the only known Assassin to use it. The tomahawk was a useful weapon as it could be easily used for stealth assassinations, melee combat or to perform menial tasks, such as cutting a rope. | ||
It was an easily concealed versatile weapon that could be thrown. It was easily concealed in Connor's arsenal, making it the weapon of choice (besides the hidden blade) for emergency assassinations.{{-}} | It was an easily concealed versatile weapon that could be thrown. It was easily concealed in Connor's arsenal, making it the weapon of choice (besides the hidden blade) for emergency assassinations.{{-}} | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery captionalign="left"> | <gallery captionalign="left"> | ||
Revision as of 07:04, 22 June 2012
The tomahawk was a type of one-handed axe, which was most effective when used in close combat. It was commonly used by Native Americans before modern times, as well as European colonists for centuries.
During the American Revolutionary War, the Mohawk Assassin Connor Kenway used a tomahawk with a head resembling the Assassin insignia, which he would often dual-wield alongside another weapon, such as the Hidden Blade. Connor is the only known Assassin to use it. The tomahawk was a useful weapon as it could be easily used for stealth assassinations, melee combat or to perform menial tasks, such as cutting a rope.
It was an easily concealed versatile weapon that could be thrown. It was easily concealed in Connor's arsenal, making it the weapon of choice (besides the hidden blade) for emergency assassinations.
Gallery
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Close-up images of the tomahawk.
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Connor countering an attack with his tomahawk. -
Connor running while holding a tomahawk.
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Source
- GameInformer April 2012 issue: Assassin's Creed III