Įzio Auditore with his father's Hidden BladeĪs its name implies, the Hidden Blade is a concealable weapon that is composed of a narrow blade set into a channel on the underside of a bracer or gauntlet. "The blade is designed to ensure the commitment of whoever wields it." ―Leonardo da Vinci, regarding the Hidden Blade. Such examples include the Hidden Footblade of Shao Jun the Pivot Blade of Ratonhnhaké:ton, the Trident Blade of Arbaaz Mir, and most recently, the Shock Blade of modern times. Further modifications were carried out by various branches of the Brotherhood in subsequent centuries, often by individual users seeking to adapt it to their personal styles. Originally requiring the removal of a ring finger to facilitate the extension of the blade, the weapon was modified during the Mentorship of Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad so that such a sacrifice was no longer necessary. Since then, the Hidden Blade has continued to evolve throughout the millennia. Bayek cemented it as the signature weapon of the Hidden Ones, and through them, the Assassin Brotherhood. Later, Bayek was given the original blade by Aya, afterwards Aya made herself a replica. In the 1st century BCE, it was given to Amunet by Cleopatra. The blade later travelled to Egypt with Darius, after which its fate is unknown. It allowed an Assassin to eliminate a target while drawing virtually no attention to themselves, and the techniques developed for its use often ensure near-instantaneous death.Īside from its practical applications, the blade possesses a ceremonial status that owes to its long history, dating back to at least the Achaemenid Empire when the proto-Assassin Darius used the blade to kill the Persian king Xerxes I in 465 BCE. Consisting of a blade that can be discreetly extended or retracted from a bracer or gauntlet, the Hidden Blade's portability and concealability complement the Assassins' trademark affinity for stealth and freerunning. The Hidden Blade is the signature weapon of the members of the Assassin Brotherhood, designed as their primary means of enacting assassinations. įront and back of the Hidden Blade extended (center) and retracted (right) Many of our successes would not have been possible without it." ―Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's Codex, page 13. Some would say it defines us – and they would not be entirely wrong. "The Hidden Blade has been a constant companion of ours over the years.
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