Improvised weapon
In Assassin's Creed II and Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, besides the purchasable "regular" weapons and the two-handed weapons such as spears and halberds, Ezio Auditore can also use improvised weapons.
Possible Improvised Weapons
Assassin's Creed II
- Brooms
- Hoes
- Rakes
- Fishing poles
- Pitchforks
- Violins (used by certain Minstrels, only available during Carnevale)
- The halves of a broken spear (upper part acts like a sword, lower part like a mace)
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
- Rakes
- Brooms
- Mallets
- Shovels
- Pickaxes
- Pitchforks
- Fishing Poles
Use
The above can be picked up like any other one-handed weapon, after they are dropped by civilians or guards. Civilians will drop what they are carrying once Ezio gently pushes or runs into them, when a fight starts, or if money is thrown near them. The "weapons" are then discarded once a fight is finished, or once Ezio enters a Free Running sequence.
These "weapons" act mainly as hammers or maces, using the same animations and sound effects. They cannot be kept, and their attacks are sometimes nonsensical. For example, Ezio can slice an enemy's throat with a broom after a grab, exactly the way he does with a sword.
Achievements
In Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, the "Spring Cleaning" achievement can be earned by killing a guard with a broom.
| Icon | Name | How to obtain | Points | Trophy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Spring Cleaning | Kill a guard with a broom. | 10
|
Bronze |
Videos
| 300px | 300px |
| Invisible sword gameplay | Broom gameplay |
Trivia
- A certain glitch referred to as an "invisible sword" can partially be classified as an improvised weapon. It can be obtained by simply using a spear counter on a two-handed guard, and trying to punch. The invisible sword uses the unarmed slot, swings like a sword when attacking, and allows only instant kills and counters.
- Some improvised weapons can be kept with a glitch, but will be lost when going to another city or randomly during excessive combat. To do this, you must have an empty sword sheath, which can be achieved by letting a Brute smash your sword or mace away. Afterwards, simply pick up one of the objects listed above, and you may be able to keep them.
- An alternate way to empty your sword sheath is to go to the Monteriggioni Training Ring and practice "Picking Up Weapons." Ezio's sword will drop out of his scabbard automatically.
- Guards can also use these improvised weapons, as long as you disarm them and there is no other weapon available. It's easier to make guards use them during DNA Sequence 1, as guards do not yet have weapons.
- When you rescue Bartolomeo d'Alviano in the Assassin's Creed II memory "Caged Fighter", he uses a broom to fight until he picks up a proper weapon from a fallen guard.
- The violin sounds like a sword, but acts like a mace.
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