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{{Era|Weapons}}
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[[File:Tepes Blade.png|230px|thumb|Vlad Tepes' Sword]]
[[File:ACR Vlad Tepes Sword.png|230px|thumb|Vlad Tepes' Sword]]
'''Vlad Tepes' Sword''' was the personal [[sword]] of [[Vlad Tepes|Vlad "the Impaler" Țepeș]], the Prince of [[Wallachia]].
'''Vlad Tepes' Sword''' was the personal [[sword]] of the [[Wallachia]]n prince [[Vlad Tepes]]. The sword was buried with him in his [[Vlad the Impaler's Prison|tomb]] after his death in 1476, though the [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins|Italian Assassins]]' [[Mentor]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]] later looted it in 1511 and claimed the weapon for himself.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[The Impaler's Tomb]]</ref>
 
Upon Vlad's death, the sword was buried with him in his [[Vlad the Impaler's Prison|tomb]] only for it to be looted from his grave by the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Mentor]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] in 1511.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[The Impaler's Tomb]]</ref>


==Weapon statistics==
==Weapon statistics==
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The mission which allows Ezio to obtain this weapon, "The Impaler's Tomb", can only be unlocked through pre-ordering certain collector's editions of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' or by purchasing ''[[The Lost Archive]]'' [[Assassin's Creed: Revelations downloadable content|downloadable content]].
*The mission which allows Ezio to obtain this weapon, "The Impaler's Tomb", could only be unlocked through pre-ordering certain ''Collector's Editions'' of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' or by purchasing the [[Assassin's Creed: Revelations downloadable content|downloadable]] expansion ''[[The Lost Archive]]''.
*Vlad Tepes' Sword possesses unique killing moves, similar to the [[Dagger of Brutus]] in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood|Brotherhood]]''.
*Vlad Tepes' Sword possesses unique killing moves, similar to the [[Dagger of Brutus]] in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood|Brotherhood]]''.
*The sword's design and structure is that of a [[kilij]], with the front edge of the blade being weighted for optimal slicing and hacking power.
*The sword's design and structure is that of a [[kilij]], with the front edge of the blade being weighted for optimal slicing and hacking power.
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
Impaler 2.png|Ezio retrieving Vlad's sword
Impaler 2.png|Ezio retrieving Vlad's sword
Ezio weilding Vlad's Blade.jpg|Ezio wielding Vlad's blade
ACR Vlad Tepes Sword Pre-order Promo Screenshot.jpg|Ezio wielding Vlad's blade
Vlad the Impaler Blade.png|Detailed view of Vlad's blade
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==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
[[fr:Épée de Vlad Tepes]]
[[fr:Épée de Vlad Tepes]]
[[Category:Swords]]
[[Category:Swords]]
[[Category:16th century weapons]]
[[Category:16th century weapons]]
[[Category:Personal weapons]]
[[Category:Personal weapons]]

Revision as of 05:05, 8 July 2025

Vlad Tepes' Sword

Vlad Tepes' Sword was the personal sword of the Wallachian prince Vlad Tepes. The sword was buried with him in his tomb after his death in 1476, though the Italian Assassins' Mentor Ezio Auditore later looted it in 1511 and claimed the weapon for himself.[1]

Weapon statistics

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Trivia

  • The mission which allows Ezio to obtain this weapon, "The Impaler's Tomb", could only be unlocked through pre-ordering certain Collector's Editions of Assassin's Creed: Revelations or by purchasing the downloadable expansion The Lost Archive.
  • Vlad Tepes' Sword possesses unique killing moves, similar to the Dagger of Brutus in Brotherhood.
  • The sword's design and structure is that of a kilij, with the front edge of the blade being weighted for optimal slicing and hacking power.
  • The Animi Avatar, the Count, does not use this weapon despite being based off of Vlad Tepes.
  • When Ezio wields Vlad Tepes' Sword, enemy morale is reduced by 15 percent, much like the Dagger of Brutus in Brotherhood affected the guards.

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Appearances

References

fr:Épée de Vlad Tepes