Cogneur
The cogneur is a blunt polearm akin to a long mace.
Description
Similar to a long mace, the cogneur is effectively a long pole with a metal tip—in this case roughly in the shape of a rounded cube. While sharp studs are set into the cube, overall the polearm is mostly blunt. Though simple in design, the cogneur is effective at knocking enemies about.[1]
History
During the French Revolution, a cogneur was among the specialty weapons in the armory of the police in Paris. Sometime between April 1796 and July 1797,[2] Police Minister Charles Cochon de Lapparent gave a cogneur to the Assassin Arno Dorian of the Parisian Brotherhood as a reward for apprehending Anne de Molay, the woman who murdered Paul Teragon and Bertrand Grimany, descendants of the prosecutors of Templar Grand Master Jacques de Molay.[3]
Weapon statistics
| Level | Damage | Parry | Speed | Range | Cost | Modifiers |
| * * | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | N/A | Additional damage: +25% |
| Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A long pole arm with a blunt metal tip, the cogneur is well-suited to knocking enemies about. | ||||||
Trivia
- The cogneur features as a long weapon in Assassin's Creed: Unity, where it is a reward for completing Ancestral Vengeance, a Murder Mystery.
Appearances
References
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Unity
- ↑ This is the period of time that Charles Cochon de Lapparent served as Police Minister of France.
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Unity – Ancestral Vengeance