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Dagger of Brutus
- "I am not a violent man, but I ready my family's heirloom dagger. I pull my toga up into a cowl and leave for the celebration."
- ―Brutus preparing to assassinate Caesar, 44 BCE.[src]
The Dagger of Brutus was a short bladethat belonged to the Roman senator and Hidden One Marcus Junius Brutus.
Forged from Egyptian and Roman steel, the dagger was initially in the possession of Amunet, founder of the Hidden Ones, before she gave it to Brutus after he made the decision to flee to Crete from Rome.[1]
After Brutus' death in 42 BCE, the dagger was sealed away in an underground chamber in Rome alongside his' armor until its recovery in 1503 by Ezio Auditore da Firenze.[2]
Weapon statistics
| Damage | Speed | Deflect | Cost | Availability |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | N/A | Collect 6 Scrolls of Romulus |
Trivia
- Lore
- It is heavily implied in the Romulus Scrolls that the dagger was the same weapon Brutus used to kill Julius Caesar.
- The Dagger of Brutus is modeled after a Roman pugio, a type of dagger used as a secondary weapon by Roman soldiers during the 1st century CE.
- Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
- Whenever Ezio wields the Dagger of Brutus, enemy morale is reduced by 20 points, which means that lower-ranked guards and crossbowmen will flee after the death of only one regular guard.
- The dagger's kill animations are unique, differing from those of other short bladed weapons that Ezio can wield in that they are more brutal and violent, some of which involve stabbing the target in a frenzy as an allusion to Julius Caesar's assassination.
Gallery
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A sketch of the Dagger of Brutus
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Brutus holding the dagger
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed: Origins