Footpad

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The Footpad

"Cutting through groups of people, he moves towards his target as silent and deadly as a snake. Quickly, he rushes to his victim, brandishes his two knives and plants them into flesh, as if they were fangs. The target fails, the crowd screams, but the Footpad has already vanished."

―Ubisoft description.

The Footpad (real name: Lanz) is an unlockable multiplayer character in Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, who becomes available after the player has has reached level 35. He uses a pair of daggers called Shivs.

Unique Abilities

The Second Chancer (High Profile)

The Footpad runs directly at his target and raises one of his Shivs for a high attack, (perhaps in attempt to stab at the head, neck or shoulders) but the target resists and pushes him back. Then, The Footpad ducks down to waist level for another attempt and stabs the lower torso of the target.

Beat Down (High Profile)

The Footpad approaches his target and than inflicts a rapid sequence of punches to the lower torso, followed by an uppercut to the targets jaw, sending there head back. Now the neck is exposed, he brings down his Shivs to the lower neck for the final blow.

Customization

Colors:

• Basic: Brown trim on jacket
  
• Extra 1: Blue trim on jacket
  
• Extra 2: Gray trim on jacket
  
• Extra 3: Green trim on jacket
  

Gear:

• Advanced: Extended boots, extended left glove, second right leg strap, one strap with single pouch on each arm.
• Superior: Added black chest strap with multiple pouches, added pouch near right center side of belt.
  
• Elite: Added cloth headdress (affected by color customization), removed bottom buckle of boots.

Gallery

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  The Footpad's colors in Multiplayer
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  The Footpad's gear in Multiplayer

Trivia

• "Footpad" is an old-fashioned word for thief, but was replaced by the term "Mugger" in the late 15th century.
• In the Dutch version of the game, the footpad translates to "the highwayman"
• It is interesting to note that, in the trailer showing the Footpad, he is seen perhaps stealing something from the Barber's waist, before becoming the target of the chase; not unlike the Pickpockets from Assassin's Creed II.
  • Pickpocketing is not an action performable in the mulitplayer. It is unknown how or why this action was performed in the trailer, however, it was most likely cosmetic.
  • The Barber seems to be chasing the Footpad in order to assassinate him, however, the Footpad kills the Barber very shortly afterwards.
• In the Limited Codex Edition of Assassin's Creed Brotherhood, on the multiplayer character card, there is a spelling mistake: "Cutting through groups of people, he moves towards his target as silent and deadly as a snake. Quickly, he rushes to his victim, brandishes his two knives and plants them into flesh, as if they were fangs. The target fails, the crowd creams, but the Footpad has already vanished."
• Strangely, the Russian translation of Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood labels him as "Soldier".
• Lanz is an old germanic name, meaning that Lanz may possibly be German. If he is German, the fact that his elite gear consists of him wearing a turban barely makes any sense.

Videos

thumb|300px|left|The Footpad Reveal

thumb|300px|right|Footpad Gameplay