The Hidden Blade (Assassin's Creed) Deserves More Credit!

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In late 2014 I made a video about whether the hidden blade from the Assassin's Creed series would be practical in real life. I was skeptical of it and criticized it for several shortcomings, compared to a conventional knife or dagger. It's time to re-visit the topic... Now I have two 3D printed reproductions to get a feel for and demonstrate.
Has my opinion changed? You bet! Let's take a dive into over-thinking how realistic this iconic video game weapon is. :)
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An impressive pneumatic hidden blade design by @jairusofall:
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@vorpalsmithandforge4664 Год назад

You've given me a few ideas for constructing my own, been toying with the idea for a while but had issues with design. Some of your points make alot of sense and I may have to try and design my own. if anyone can give me an idea of what kind of mechanisms I need to look for in regards to the dual spring and lock that would help immensely

@LordDragox412 Год назад

Just use an oversized click pen mechanism. Hell, make the whole thing a big pen. Pen is mightier than a sword, as long as you stab people in the eye. /s

@correctorer Год назад

@@LordDragox412 As long as you kill them with bureaucracy

@SergioLeonardoCornejo Год назад

The design in the game isn't very realistic, but that doesn't mean you can't make it real

@icarusswitkes6833 Год назад

Oh. I have an idea that I know I'm probably never gonna get around to so it would be cool if someone else did it. You have a very powerful spring for pushing the blade on the way out. It's strong enough to puncture through stuff which means you have to wind it for a long time before using it. But there's a second, much weaker spring which pulls it back out. It's always connected to the weak spring, but it's not connected to the strong one it's just pushed by it. There's two slots for the blade to get pushed through. One for when it's extending and one for when it's retracting. When the blade is in, it's being pushed on by the strong spring and being pulled in by the weak spring at the same time, but the strong spring still pushes it out because it's stronger. Then, when the blade gets to its full extension, it disengages with the strong spring and is able to go into the second slot. Now the only force on it is from the weaker spring, pulling it back in. I hope I explained that well. The goal is to have a hidden blade which you wind up every time before use, and when you use it it extends and retracts in one motion, with enough force to penetrate flesh.

@vorpalsmithandforge4664 Год назад

@@SergioLeonardoCornejo I was referring more to the mechanism like whats in the versions he has, because I don't even know what the mechanism is called to know where to start looking lol, thank you, I wasn't sure if what I said made any sense

@TheKayech Год назад

The ring finger thing was a loyalty thing to prove you were dedicated to the cause. Altair redesigns the blade to what the Renaissance brotherhood used because it was a stupid idea to have a singular identifying wound on a group trying to move in secret

@TheDeadTheories Год назад

You hit on every topic I was going to cover. Well, done!

@lbonts Год назад

“wedded” to the cause one might say

@PleaseHoldy Год назад

Wasn't it Da Vinci in the second game that changed them?

@dylanblack8714 Год назад

@@PleaseHoldy nah he said the blade had been modified before so you don’t have to lose a finger anymore

@DarkScyX Год назад

Well i mean… missing the ring finger yes, but having hoods and utility belts with big “A” on them was also very stupid too.. lol Although it was Leonardo da Vinci who modified the hidden blade, when he studied the schematics and realized about the finger issue but that it was redesigned to solve it, where he even makes a joke to Ezio with a cleaver where he told Ezio that he have to cut his finger off.

@mastergecko1178 Год назад

I think skal changed his mind on the hidden blade just because he got to play and fidget around with one by popping it in and out over and over lol

@Skallagrim Год назад

Uh... no comment.

@weswolever7477 Год назад

Now that’s my idea of a fidget spinner

@Foreign_consultant Год назад

@@Skallagrim please stab something next time to see how it holds on to the arm with those strips. Not SOMEONE, let me stress that.

@Emil_Stoltz Год назад

@@Skallagrim For some reason, that makes me think of when you go to change your hair in Kingdom Come and then exit out of the menu and Henry just says "Uh... No deal."

@Just_a_Piano_ 8 месяцев назад

@@weswolever7477You can't lie we all forgot fidget spinners were even a thing after about a year

@jagylakl789 Год назад

These would be worse than a pen for me. I can resist clicking a pen, but these however would overwhelm my primitive brain's willpower to not be a nuisance to everyone around me. They look so fun!

@Nota-Skaven Год назад

hell I already do this in games where I'm allowed, just running around with the blades visible in AC3, nothing suspicious here soldier

@Skallagrim Год назад

Yup, it's like the Wolverine SNIKT!, except it doesn't hurt.

@jamisondean2029 Год назад

@@Nota-Skaven In the menus spaming them too

@josephcirrincone9596 Год назад

Facts

@digivagrant Год назад

Sometimes, you just need a bouquet of flowers to stab a person.

@giggityguy Год назад

The game design of the very first Assassin's Creed game shows off the design philosophy behind the hidden blade best, in my opinion. Altair says: "I am the blade in the crowd." So much of the game design was about remaining unobtrusive, just another face in the masses. Blending in with scholars, relaxing on a full bench, eavesdropping and pickpocketing. Most of the action of the game takes place on crowded city streets, with bystanders all around. There are lots of animations for Altair pushing his way through a crowd, or bumping into someone accidentally. I think it's no coincidence that the animation for a low profile assassination with the hidden blade looks very similar to that same animation, as if you just bumped into someone by accident. The idea is that in a dense, crowded, loud city street, you could inconspicuously slide it into a soft spot and already be gone before they hit the ground, without having to take a swing or even break your stride.

@dark3031 Год назад

After Skall's explanation, yes it seem to make sense. But there were so many scenes or cutscenes where the Assassin were fighting head on with enemies, it's cringy to see that the hidden blade still made to look like the superior weapon in these situations.

@benjaminwoodman Год назад

@@dark3031 I don’t think anyone really is saying that’s why the games were pushing. There’s a reason assassins had swords and short swords etc. as well as the hidden blade.

@Yorick257 Год назад

@@dark3031 oh no, the hidden blade was the worst open combat weapon in probably all games. The block is bad, the reach is bad, and the damage is very low. Any dagger was much better, and a sword was op compared to the blade

@digivagrant Год назад

@@dark3031 From Black Flag to the earlier AC games, yeah. Hidden Blade got nerfed real hard in the ACRPGs

@yigitorhan7654 Год назад

@@Yorick257n AC1, the hidden blade can only be used to counter-attack. The reaction window for doing so is extremely small compared to other weapons but if you get it right it's the only attack that enemies can't dodge. Fun but dangerous, since it can't block either.

@cynder7949 Год назад

The thing about wearing both of those at once... There's no way anyone is going to expect a SECOND hidden blade! xD

@alexconn7473 Год назад

It's like the Spanish inquisition nobody expects those guys

@jonathanperez7663 Год назад

Time to add hidden blades to your feet. No one will expect 4 hidden blades.

@ddeimos Год назад

how about a third?😏

@kyraptor2521 Год назад

@@jonathanperez7663 canonically the Chinese assassins did do that

@clothar23 Год назад

@@kyraptor2521 Of course the Chinese would be the ones to buy into that gimmicky stuff. It's not enough their soldiers are equipped with oddball and subpar wargear. Their Assassins have to be as well. Can China chill with that for one century.

@ebonslayer3321 Год назад

This is actually how older models of hidden blades work in the novels; Ezio's blade was activated by a string tied to his ring finger, same with assassins before him. Sometime later, however, due to Altair apple shenanigans, the activation was instead switched to flexing a specific muscle in the forearm/wrist, which created a fun scene in the Black Flag novel where Edward was losing his fucking mind after being told to try out his new hidden blade. On another note, Ezio's blades did overcome an issue you pointed out, that with the straps being the only thing stopping the blade from being pushed back. His primary blade (the one on his left arm, though in Brotherhood both blades got this enhancement) was fitted into a gauntlet that appeared either as large, metallic bracers or full hand protection including fingers. Something like that is not moving for shit.

@qq13563817153 Год назад

they expanded on it a little in the Syndicate novel too, two novice Assassins got captured and their hidden blades taken, the Templars that wore them could not activate the blades due to how they're calibrated to each Assassin's specific muscle twitch. It's also used to show how the Frye twins' father has really good control over his body, he'd constantly rest his chin on his fist wearing the blade, which is not exactly safe for obvious reasons

@1v966 Год назад

How does Altair come after Ezio in this

@qq13563817153 Год назад

@@1v966 Ezio was originally using his father's hidden blade, which was made normally. after getting the codex page, Leonardo was able to create a second, right handed blade based on Altair's design which he got from using the Apple of Eden acquired at the end of AC1

@ebonslayer3321 Год назад

@@1v966 Schematics he made that were found later.

@ebonslayer3321 Год назад

@@qq13563817153 Giovanni's hidden blade actually was a modified design as well, more of Altair's bullshit. Though it's merely one of many models of the blade he created.

@Alpha_Synergy Год назад

As for the inconspicuous dress, in the original game they were dressed inconspicously. The Assassins in the first game dressed as scholars, who were largely thought of as harmless. It may not hold up well to closer inspection, but most of the blending in was done in a crowd anyway, where you have your attention divided. That also assumes you know to look for the Assassin in the first place.

@fearedjames Год назад

Plus, when walking around normally, the game is set during a crusade, so you just look like one of the many many mercenaries.

@Slender_Man_186 Год назад

To add to this, Ezio in AC2 and Brotherhood just wears Noble’s clothes, the AC2 suit specifically was just his father’s tunic and cape worn over his normal clothes, and in Revelations he’s just dressed like a traveler. Connor and Edward both just wear military coats (although Eddy throws some leather armor on his), Shay wears more of a generic frontier explorer’s coat, and Arno has a bunch of outfits that blend perfectly in with crowds.

@catpurrito5586 Год назад

@@Slender_Man_186 Arno may have a bunch of outfits but they are all video game outfit kind of gaudy

@Slender_Man_186 Год назад

@@catpurrito5586 there’s period appropriate soldier armor, noble clothes with some embroidery work, my go-to the Prowler set is just a leather jacket, the Phantom set is definitely gaudy but is meant to be what you would wear to an aristocratic party, and there’s also just literal peasant clothes if you wanna go for that look.

@NiCoNiCoNiCola Год назад

@@Slender_Man_186 Shay actually wears full on templar coat specifically so british soldiers recognise him as "Master Cormac, the loyal servant of the crown", and regarding Connor's outfit: he literally has a lot of mohawk acessories and an entire bow and it's quiver hanging on his back.

@ArifRWinandar Год назад

I can't help but smile a little whenever you flick the blades out.

@blackvial Год назад

The Ring finger was removed because the founder accidentally lost his in a fight because it was his first time using the hidden blade. His disciples just thought it was how things were done and started removing their own ring fingers as a sign of commitment to the cause.

@uggachugga760 Год назад

IIRC In-universe the practice of removing your fingers is also discouraged by assassin leaders later down in the timeline

@BobisOnlyBob Год назад

They still continued to use finger _branding_ for a time, to create the same symbolic commitment of loyalty. Given they typically wear gloves, it's less identifying, but still creates a permanently identifying mark.

@giftzwerg7345 Год назад

Its pretty stupid tho bc you can identirfy them

@Skallagrim Год назад

Wow... that sounds... hilariously dumb. :D

@handel1111 Год назад

@@uggachugga760 Spanish Assassins still cut their ring finger even during at the time of Ezio

@RiderOftheNorth1968 Год назад

Skall: "It is difficult to hurt yourself with it" *Continiues to rest his head in the hand with elbow on the table*

@cardboardbox191 Год назад

You probably still wouldn't hurt yourself but I'm not that much of a betting man.

@ApothecaryTerry Год назад

Facepalming certainly does become a risky manoeuvre while wearing one of these...

@Exxt3R Год назад

@@ApothecaryTerry not really, the design is made so you'd have to pull your wrist almost 90 degrees back.

@ApothecaryTerry Год назад

@@Exxt3R As someone who essentially facepalms for a living, that's normal.

@JoylessBurrito Год назад

I have a few of the replicas from the video, they actually take a good bit of force to extend. You'd be pretty safe

@StealthPants1 Год назад

i think a major under-appreciated aspect of the hidden blade is that if you're wearing it, you literally always have a weapon in your hand. there's a bit in AC3 where a templar is grappling with connor, holding his arm in place, but connor is able to extend his hidden blade and use it to stab his enemy in the neck. if he had some other kind of dagger, it could be out of reach on his body or knocked out of his hand; the hidden blade is just there. the ability to go from empty-handed to wielding a bladed weapon with literally a tiny flick of the wrist is INCREDIBLY useful for surprise attacks, or for situations like grappling (imagine going from having a hand against an enemy's stomach to immediately having a blade against their stomach). also? connor's hidden blade (with the ability to rotate into an ice pick grip or theoretically an upwards grip) is CRIMINALLY underrated in my opinion. like yes it deviates from the iconic design, but it makes it a MUCH more viable weapon; instead of suddenly having a blade sticking out of your wrist, you have a knife in your hand. like if you need to, treat it less as a traditional hidden blade and more of a knife-delivery system; empty-handed to holding a knife with the smallest movement.

@greenrooster9274 6 месяцев назад

Ezio did something similar during ac2 before meeting uncle mario

@briannadesrochers679 5 месяцев назад

Pretty sure there is also a time this happens with Ezio and one of his blades actually does fail but he still has the other that he is able to use. Maybe in brotherhood or ac2, but I can't remember.

@StealthPants1 5 месяцев назад

@@briannadesrochers679 i mean, in the opening cutscene/cinematic trailer for AC Revelations, Ezio fights through an army of templars but is eventually defeated when they break one of his hidden blades (although he still uses the other one to escape because of course)

@gamerdomain6618 5 месяцев назад

You can also use it as an irregular parry to gain ground on an unexpecting foe. You might risk your wrist every time you do it, but suddenly having something that can at least partially withstand a bastard or longsword swing with a compact design, light weight, and wieldy design could turn a duel around in an instant.

@julianmcmillan2867 5 месяцев назад

Same thing happened in AC2. Ezio was tailing Jacopo De Pazzi from San Gimignano to a Templar meeting. Whilst ease-dropping, Ezio is seen and two guards grab him from either side, each holding an arm. Ezio let's Rodrigo finish his villain monologue and then proceeds to flick his hidden blade, stabbing one guard in the throat and then the other in the stomach. This means that he stood there that whole time, knowing he could get free, but he wanted to see if he could get information out of Rodrigo. What a chad.

@X-SPONGED 10 месяцев назад

Fun Fact: The hidden blades are almost always redesigned in each game to highlight the changing landscape. For example, the pivot blade of Connor addresses your point of "why not just bring a dagger?" by making the blade multifunction as a wrist strapped dagger. There's also the ottoman standard hookblade that Ezio adopted in his later years. There's the two pronged blade which helps with parrying enemy blades and the design is later adapted by the nerd in the modern day storyline into a functional wrist-strapped stabby tazer. There's also the trident blade worn by the master assassin of the india branch that greatly helps in parrying enemy blades. There's the foot blade worn by the chinese assassin which paired with her background as the emperor's special concubine dancer (which means she doesn't have to have her feet binded) and being a fully trained martial artist from youth proved lethal to her enemies. There are also other significant redesigns such as the hollow/poison blade made by Altair himself, the phantom blade worn by Arno, the hidden gun and bolt commissioned by Ezio to Da Vinci. The answer to "why don't the asssasins just bring a knife?" is all of these points combined. Sure, it's flashy but it's also much more practical than carrying a knife everywhere. You have a free hand and a reliable backup if you so happen to get disarmed of your primary melee. The original hidden blade was meant for a snake in the grass style killing. You bump (stab) into your target in the middle of a busy street and the moment he falls from blood loss, you're already a few meters away and can make a quick exit when all attention is paid to the body and not everyone fleeing from the scene. Much easier to do the walk-by stabbing with a wrist-strapped blade than a knife in your hands.

@the_senate8050 Год назад

The outside hidden blade being retractable makes it a really good backup weapon. If you lose (or perhaps throw in the case of a spear or one handed axe) your main weapon, you still have something halfway decent without needing to draw a dagger. Plus if you were already wearing a gauntlet, it might not add any noticeable bulk.

@KuarenWindcatcher Год назад

Also I would prefer it that way, since if I am not in a fight currently, there is not a need to have a fixed blade, which I cannot put away, extending from my forearm. it might even make it harder for things like riding a horse. It could also act like a self defence weapon which you can hide and use easily. however, I am not sure if you can hide it without making it obvious, and also I am not sure if you would just go around with steel gauntlets in your daily life

@biglc034 Год назад

Even if using a two-handed weapon being retractable would be useful. If it was just strapped to your wrist it would get in the way, but being extendable/retractable you can keep it out of the way then spring it out as a nasty surprise on your enemies. Well, possibly.

@TheDMind Год назад

I could see it being a good weapon for a bodyguard or something similar: Someone who isn't trying to hide that they're armed, but needs to be able to move around normally without issue most of the time - while having their weapon instantly at the ready if they need it.

@aurtosebaelheim5942 Год назад

This was how the melee worked in Star Wars: Republic Commando. You need your hands free most of the time for holding guns and a fixed hands-free blade would severely limit wrist mobility. It's a sci-fi universe full of nasties that may want to get in your face on short notice, so you need a quick-response melee weapon. Punch with added knife is a pretty sensible solution given those requirements. I can also see it being really useful for special-property weapons. Things you probably won't need, but when you do you need them now. Poison is probably the only real-world use-case, but if we stray into fantasy territory then there are all sorts of creatures that can only be harmed by special material X (silver, cold iron, wooden stakes, adamantine, etc.) that are either prohibitively expensive for a full-size primary weapon or are too fragile/generally ineffective. If you're fighting a vampire and his army of skeletons you could do a lot worse than a mace, shield and hidden-blade-style wooden stake.

@mrkiky 11 месяцев назад

Yep, and in the cinematic, the fact that it's retractable is an advantage because the guy doesn't see it and doesn't know to be careful with regards to it so he's taken by surprise. If it was always out, he would have been more ready for it.

@tiaxanderson9725 Год назад

Honestly, that first scene of the camera getting stabbed, falling down, and live just long enough to see the assassin cloaked, and retracting a hidden blade, was quite well done.

@tobender4ever Год назад

I also partially imagine that it wasn't actually a hidden blade, more like a hidden point. Like an actual Italian stiletto. Or a cup hilt rapier.

@tobender4ever Год назад

A hidden spike

@WanderingKnightSports Год назад

In terms of fencing, a potential benefit could be concealing the measure of the hidden blade. I'm imagining a scenario where you are in a bind or grapple with your opponent using a longsword or sidesword, and are able to use the blade to even just intimidate your opponent. It's hard to focus on the bind when sudenly there is a blade poined at your face. I'd be very interested to try it out in a HEMA duel to see how it works!

@ssu7653 Год назад

Would also work for surprise close-range. Fighting with a longer weapon where you want to keep some distance, enemy goes in for grapple and a nice stab to the throat ;)

@NiCoNiCoNiCola Год назад

in Brotherhood, Revelations and 3 the main characters do use the blade in close quarters to either stab or slash the opponent, mainly on the face

@ronakrajput2738 Год назад

I INSTANTLY LIKED WHEN HE SAID "LET'S TAKE A STAB AT IT"

@rohit_parashar Год назад

You're having a lot of fun ejecting the blade 😂

@wardvos7925 Год назад

Be honest, we all would

@rohit_parashar Год назад

@@wardvos7925 fair enough

@clothar23 Год назад

It's like a click pen on steroids.

@Jackraiden500 Год назад

one could say he's having an "ejectulation"... I'll leave.

@rohit_parashar Год назад

@@clothar23 exactly right?

@VeylmanTheRock Год назад

Rawice is such a cool dude. Been following him for years ever since I played AC 1 and wondered "but what if real life".

@RAWICE511 Год назад

Thanks brother, that means a lot!🥹 ❤ I’ve got some wicked stuff coming ;)

@maszkalman3676 Год назад

I just bought from him a phantom blade since he finally sell those :D i can't wait for the package to arrive.

@fiiv3s Год назад

@@RAWICE511 love my blade i got from ya

@RAWICE511 Год назад

@@fiiv3s Thankyou my bro 🙏

@JoylessBurrito Год назад

@@RAWICE511 Your hidden blades are literally the coolest toys I've ever bought myself.

@NoobPTFO Год назад

I felt absolute joy from each time you extended and retracted the blade. God it looks so fun!

@jmgonzales7701 8 месяцев назад

is it possible to make a good hidden blade the way the series portrays it? like without a ring and string attached and just activates with pulse of your arm or wrist

@friccle_ 8 месяцев назад

@@jmgonzales7701probably not one that works as well

@ysmaliwr Год назад

Wow those hidden blades and this video is cool and incredible. Fantastic job Skallagrim and Rawice Creations.

@RAWICE511 Год назад

Thankyou brother appreciate it!

@FireBowProductions Год назад

One thing I thought of with the AC: Valhalla version. If you modified it to look more like a buckler, the hidden aspect becomes a bit more reasonable. Because your opponent may just see it as a buckler then as you're fighting you pull the blade suddenly and punch with it. Similar to Porthos in the 93 The Three Musketeers when he flicked the small blade from his pistol and stabbed the guy in the arm.

@bramvanduijn8086 Год назад

It was quite common to strap a small weapon on the inside of your shield.

@lordomacron3719 Год назад

Or have in fully integrated with a vambrace.

@yiklongtay6029 Год назад

I don't see how this works. You need to shift the buckler out of the way so the blade could pop out if your wrists. This delay defeats any advantage you have to simply strapping an extra dagger on the insides of the buckler like a normal person

@FireBowProductions Год назад

@@yiklongtay6029 The buckler is not held in your hand with this design. It is integrated into the bracer the same way the blade is, with the exception of a gap between your buckler and forearm for the blade to extend, so it's on your arm and not held.

@yiklongtay6029 Год назад

@@FireBowProductions Oh I see. I was thinking of standard bucklers, handles and all

@gratefulguy4130 Год назад

I always knew Skall would end up being an assassin one day. This was the natural course of his path in life.

@mrkiky 11 месяцев назад

The way he assassinated the camera tripod was absolutely ruthless 😂

@andreasmuller4666 Год назад

Not only was this a really nice, nerdy and informative video, you also mellowed a bit with time skall. Even when you critik things these days, it comes over with a lot more patience and constructive, informed comments than those from a couple years ago. Well done on this one ofc and how very nice of you to give one of the more iconic "blades" of video game lore a second look and "upgraded" review.

@leocheung8860 8 месяцев назад

I think one important aspect of the hidden blade is that it's a weapon you can never really lose. Considering that assassins are expected to do lots of freerunning and combat, there's a pretty high chance that a more traditional weapon could get lost when things get messy meanwhile the hidden blade can never fall off the sheathe accidentally, gets hit out of your hand in combat, etc. which means you always have a backup weapon up your sleeves (literally lol), no matter how dire the situation is.

@assassinviii6477 Год назад

I just my third blade from Rawice. Dude is an amazing engineer! I cannot give him enough praise for the quality of his blades. If you’re an AC fan, you need a Rawice blade and yes, it’s soooooo satisfying, you will be playing with it lol

@RAWICE511 Год назад

Thankyou so much brother that means more than you know ❤

@monke3659 11 месяцев назад

@@RAWICE511are the blades real man ? U know for some gardening

@themonsterunderyourbed9408 8 месяцев назад

@@monke3659No. They're all plastic and come with plastic tabs that square the blade off. So you have to shape the blade yourself.

@THEonlyAEON Год назад

Always love when skall comes back to an earlier video topic when discussing things outside the norm.

@JB-kr5rk Год назад

One of the things I find interesting are the animations where the blade’s edge is used to slice a throat rather then stab, shifting the focus from something strong enough to stab to something sharp enough to slice

@ThePerceptor555 Год назад

Actually, the issue of limiting the amount of usable blade length (when using it with a clenched fist) is kind of a moot point, since most hidden blade designs are split into 2 sections, the actual blade and the blunt, hollow "ricasso" that extends outward to increase the overall length. Both Altair and Ezio's blades are like this, and their fists do not extend past the end of the ricasso.

@stefanluna Год назад

You should check my hidden blades out. I'm the only person that makes a true extended one like Ezio's. It's also the sleek and smallest/ easiest to conceal. As well as the safest due to it being gravity or motion driven.

@yiklongtay6029 Год назад

Just to chime in that makes the whole blade incredibly flimsy and easy to break. But AC covered their asses by saying Altair used the apple's sci-fi knowledge to discover a strong alloy that can withstand blows and is really durable.

@TheHammerGuy94 Год назад

1. the hidden blade is only intended as a stealth weapon. Notice Eivor's Hidden blade attack in combat is slow AF? So Altair had the idea to ALSO use it for self defense, because it's free real estate. Like, are you really defenseless if you lose your primary weapon? So he added bracers to defend against swords and bigger weapons, then during his time as mentor, developed proper hidden blade combat. 2. Steel's number 1 enemy is rust. If you know your chemistry right, oxygen is needed to make rust on iron. and what is the number 1 source of rusting that isn't water? BLOOD. this thing is made to kill, spill lots of blood, and blood is one of the things that can destroy a blade. so just like how Jedi are required to know how to make their own lightsabers, The hidden ones, and later assassins, are required to know how to make their own blade mechanisms, and disassemble them for maintenance. We never see one disassembled, but we know Aveline from Liberation made a 2nd set of hidden blades when she infiltrated a slave camp in mexico. she made the set because she went there unarmed to avoid detection on the ship.

@DeLittleRebel 10 месяцев назад

@stefanluna I Hate to break it to you but you most certainly aren't the only one... 🤨

@QuatarTarandir 10 месяцев назад

@@stefanlunaYa, Rawice Creations (the person who made the hidden blade in this video) made really good dual extention hidden blades that also are dual action, soooo....

@chdini1036 Год назад

The second hidden blade could be turned into a vambrace... Even wear 2 of them at the same time on each arm. This way i think you would have more stability in the weapon itself. When it comes to concealment you could make the vambraces look really nice with engravings, exotic stones etc. By doing this you could potentially claim to be wearing them for decorative purposes only. No one would know you have a hidden blade in them without closer inspection.

@clothar23 Год назад

The one advantage the wannabe viking has and they squandered it by making it look like an obvious weapon.

@Slender_Man_186 Год назад

@@clothar23 to be fair, he’s a Viking, they’re not exactly know for subtlety.

@Copperkaiju Год назад

I liked the idea of Templars using overhand blades since they tend not to need as much anonymity as the Assassin's.

@Swordsman1425 Год назад

I do like the idea of using it as a punch dagger. Definitely good for a more aggressive style of fighting, less for assassination. Great breakdown though, and glad you could find one that works like it does in the game. I used to have the "official" thing that came with one of the special editions of the game but it was button activated so... not much like the game at all, haha.

@Folbak Год назад

I also had the official thing and used to press the button with my hip bone. Was functional, but not really comfortable

@lukemcatee5527 Год назад

I feel like the sword and medieval weapons community on RU-vid has really turned their opinions around on the practicality of fantasy weapons!

@fritzthelibrarygoblin Год назад

I guess it helps when you (rhetorically speaking) realize you're actually a huge nerd. 😁

@jintsuubest9331 Год назад

It really depends on who you are trying to speak to. The purest of the purist will chase you down in their full suite of 16th century Milanese armor with poleaxe to rid of those unholy creation. And then there is people that decided why not have fun, because we are just fucking nerds anyways. And anything in between. I'm personally really interested about non human size humanoid, what type of arms and armor they might develop.

@Folbak Год назад

I still don't think you'll find anyone that likes keyblades lol

@Zephyr01 Год назад

i think they also realise the point of "its not practical!!!" isn't really valid, like yeah.. its not, but not all weapons have been practical lol. theres been a lot of horrendous weapon designs through out history, a fantasy blade being odd doesn't mean it isn't a valid design.

@gamercore5216 Год назад

The star wars republic commando knuckle plate vibro blade is very similar but comes from the back of the hand and is used in a punch motion so i'd imagine similar to a push dagger or katar, and as shown the valhalla version, still would love if you could look it over as well skall.

@ROBOHOLIC1 Год назад

Yo, vibro blade enthusiast!

@ethanbrandt8617 Год назад

It all fun and games until people in crowds start "mysteriously" dying of neck wounds.

@SKy_the_Thunder Год назад

You could still use a thumb strap with the inner-arm design to give you a better hold, or even connect the whole glove to it. That way you'd accomplish something similar to holding on to the strap on the outer-arm version. At that point it would _require_ wearing a glove with it, but that's a good idea either way, even with only the string. Plus, on the right kind/color of glove blood stains won't stand out as much as on skin.

@Modighen Год назад

I still have a preference for a free dagger/knife, but I can appreciate how much more plausible the design is. I could bring up an additional tidbit that there is probably a provision for the knife to be taken apart so you could clean it when you have the time to do so.

@icarusgaming6269 Год назад

The Hidden Ones who gift Eivor her hidden blade instruct her to use it in the underhand carry position. She refuses for philosophical reasons, making the appropriate grip rather ironic Ezio's bracer, and others from its era, include a smooth, armored surface above the wrist for blocking

@nicktb1999 8 месяцев назад

It's funny cauce aya gives darius is blade to bayek. (She says it came from cleopatra but in odyssey we see darius use the blade to kill that king that aya also mentions) But aya unerhand mounts it to bayek, caucing bayek to loose a finger when using it. However darius used didnt use it underhanded. Eivor actually uses the blade how it's original creator darius intended. Not that eivor or the assassins/hidden ones they were with realised this but still

@icarusgaming6269 8 месяцев назад

@@nicktb1999 I need to play LOTFB

@PANCAKEMINEZZ Год назад

The only issues you'd run into practically with the traditional hidden blade (not the dumb over the wrist one added in the Odyssey DLC and used in Valhalla) is mostly just cleaning at this point. Cleaning the hidden blade could be an issue with how mechanical the blade is. Blood wouldn't just coat the blade but it'd get all in the "sheathe" section and would require some disassembly to clean thoroughly. This can be handwaved as rule of cool, as most people don't pay attention to weapon maintenance, but it would be cool to see a practical way of cleaning the weapon often addressed. Perhaps Assassins are mandated to know their hidden blade inside and out, like a soldier knows how to field strip their weapons blindfolded. Perhaps the Assassin has special tools that can help disassemble a blade for cleaning after a kill, and more... Religious/spiritual/traditionaist sects of Assassins (like the Al Mualim brotherhood sort of is) could treat it like a ceremony of reverence, much like the cutting off of the ring finger and taking blood via an eagle feather are all symbolic as well as practical means for the job.

@AnalystPrime Год назад

This reminds me of an old fantasy RPG campaign. The enchantments for magic weapons included an option for shapechanging weapons like a dagger that can become a sword or shield, so one character had magic vambraces that worked as armor but would sprout sword(right) and dagger(left) blades on command. However, as blocking the palm or back of hand was considered too likely to restrict hand movement they actually extended below the arm, next to the little finger. This was inspired by another character who had a tonfa that could extend a blade from the handgrip and the shorter end while the longer end could reshape into a cutting edge. The problem with a wrist blade that is not retractable is that you can't really sheathe it easily either and it is in the way the 99.9% of time when you are not fighting. That makes it more a weapon for gladiators and ceremonial guards who want to look impressive than a weapon of war, and obviously it is unsuited for assassination. There are few cases where holding an object in that hand or enemies not being able to make you drop the blade might be useful, but those are countered by the numerous things you can't do properly because there is a foot long potential for self mutilation and getting in the way sticking out of your arm and also when, not if, the blade is caught in something you and your whole arm are stuck with it.

@AzraelThanatos Год назад

For the Valhalla version, having it hidden as part of an armored bracer or strap on bucket type shield, meaning that even in a fight, the "hidden blade" part could come into play by forcing your opponent to pay a lot more attention there with if it's in or out in how it's used. Uncertainty on if the wielder is attacking or blocking for example

@AbyssViber1028 Год назад

Eivor along with one of the very first assassins in Odyssey has this overhand hidden blade design. I always found it cool mainly due to the fact that depending on how thick/durable the case for the blade or the blade it’s self was, it can also act as a last ditch version of a buckler mainly used for deflecting an oncoming attack while also acting as a dagger.

@ComradeMeow Год назад

Speaking of the straps, you can modify the attachment system to have an integral glove/gauntlet, so that it attaches to your fist as well. Its not how its done in the games, but its one way to somewhat improve how securely it is attached to your arm and thus increase how much power you can put into a thrust. As for the lock itself, its called OTF and there are real knives which use that system (look it up on RU-vid). It can be made quite strong (though it will never be as strong as a fixed blade like a dagger).

@clothar23 Год назад

It doesn't have to be as rock solid as a fixed blade. You're not using it in combat after all. That being said anything that increases the thrusting power is always good.

@malacostracus3663 Год назад

You could make a test of combining the second (more combative) design with another typical held weapon and see what additional advantages might come from the hidden (or already extended) blade in a fight

@dearcastiel4667 Год назад

- About the blade from the first game: the original idea is that the blade was activated by rings passed on the small finger and you needed to CLOSE the hand to activate it. From the second game onward they figured out it made more sense to have a single ring and have the hand opening. -About solidity: mostly a matter of how tight the pieces fit together. All the versions made by people are plastic or aluminium, my guess is that hardened steel pieces made to the exact dimentions would probably be hard enough to stab flesh. -About it moving up the arm: my guess is that's only a problem once you hit bone, if you're going through the throat it'll probably go right through without puching back much.

@ssu7653 Год назад

How far up your arm can you push a wristwatch? How much force does it require to push it up the arm even with a band made of elastic materials? It moves, but not far enough to make a practical difference

@DragonKnightX12 Год назад

@@ssu7653 Two wildly different things. Punching a blade into a human body that is gonna offer resistance, is quite a bit different from Gen just moving a watch.

@ssu7653 Год назад

@@DragonKnightX12 Sure its not exactly the same, but with a single "loose" elastic strap my watch moves about 1inch at most. 2-3 leather straps and you can put ALOT more force into it with less moving.

@DragonKnightX12 Год назад

@@ssu7653 I don't think the equivalent force. The plus the weapon is already loose, where as properly strapped watch isn't.

@ssu7653 Год назад

@@DragonKnightX12 If you strap a blade to your hand with the intent of stabbing with it, im pretty sure you dont want it to be loose from the start. Watch is tightened for comfort, tight enough to not move around to much but loose enough to not really notice its there.

@ezrafaulk3076 Год назад

About the blood running down into the mechanisms thing; maybe the blade could be shaped in such a way as to *fill* the gap as it comes out to prevent blood from dripping in while extended, and when it *retracts* , it rubs against some sort of *cloth* thing to wipe any blood that didn't drain off while it was extended off of it.

@Lavenderlore1043 Год назад

Also depending on how fitting the straps are, on Eivors variant one could possibly use a mail glove, giving added hand protection. Also Connors hidden blade has always been my favorite design. It just seems to be the most practical, perhaps followed by the turkish hook-blade Ezio gets in Revelations, and Eivors(not for stealth obviously, but for ease of use in terms of carrying a ready to use combat tool).

@KenwayTheWanderer Год назад

I actually recommend the assassin's creed 4 book the life of Edward Kenway. In the book, it goes over the fact that the blade isn't activated by a string and ring like real hidden blades. It is activated by the flexing of certain muscles in your arm.This is, of course, 100% fiction. The book, however, is a very good read, and you can actually find the 10-hour audio book here on RU-vid. It is a point that you haven't made Skal because you don't have a metal example. If the hidden blade is made of steel, they are quite heavy to keep on your forearm all day. Combine that with a more accurate representation of parkour they do in the games, "which I think the most accurate representation is actually slab rock climbing with some dynamic moves" this weapon is just impractical. I know this opinion might be shocking to hear from an assassins creed fan like myself. But I have a full assassins creed costume, I have climbed in my full costume with all my props and metal hidden blades, and it was so difficult I personally think it would take a super human to do that all day like they do in the games.

@andyocto25 4 месяца назад

at the time the games take place whichever you choose warriors were trained while they wore their armor so they would be use to the weight

@Zedigan 9 месяцев назад

I always imagined the hidden blade would be next to useless in an actually fight, being extra fragile with all the working parts. But they're not designed for fighting, only for killing. Which makes sense, assassin's arent trying to start a fight, they're trying to eliminate a target. I always loved the idea of an assassin "pushing" someone out of the way only for them to fall over dead moments later. And by the time anyone had noticed the body the assassin has already vanished.

@Smeelio Год назад

I was actually thinking about commenting about a "puts a regular dagger in your hand" design right before you showed it! I don't know if it'll take another 8 years for you to get your hands on one of those, but I'd be interested in a video about the pros and cons of that style versus this "traditional" one, and of course versus other alternatives and weapons too One big thing I can see in the image you showed is that the dagger has no guard or anything, so it'd be a little harder to defend yourself than with a "loose" dagger of your choice without a mechanism, but then again does that matter if you are an assassin? But then again AGAIN, why use the version that puts a dagger in your hand if you don't want some benefit from having an actual dagger? But of course a dagger with a crossguard or something is going to be bulkier and harder to hide in a sleeve and harder to match to the silhouette of your arm, and the mechanism would likely be bulkier on this style of hidden blade than on the Assassin's Creed one already, compounding the issue

@EnraiChannel Год назад

I think the Valhalla one would be even better as a full gauntlet of sorts. If the top part is bulky enough, maybe you could even block with it. Not realistic, but could look cool in a game.

@alexyoblick Год назад

You make really good points about the second option. Heck, when I think of my theoretical RWBY universe loadout I tend to include those kind of blades as a backup option. I keep imagining that if I had to decide on concealable blades to have on me, I’d rather choose the outer wrist vambrace option since it’s way more convenient.

@timogul Год назад

I would think that if you wanted to improve the "impact strength" of the weapon, what you would want to do is build it into a solid glove, so that rather than pushing back against wrist straps, it would be pulling against your entire hand. That should slip much less significantly. In the most minimalist form, you could just have a vertical strap running up the forearm, across the knuckles, and encircling a few fingers, similar to an archer grip.

@WJS774 Год назад

I think the issue with accidentally hurting yourself with it is not really about hurting the hand that it is strapped to, but accidentally stabbing yourself somewhere else before you get used to wearing it. Like, I can see how if you put your hands on your hips without thinking about it, that might activate the blade. If you put a hand on someone's chest to stop him, oops you've accidentally _stabbed_ him, etc. Of course with enough training you could learn to avoid doing these things instinctively just like you instinctively avoid pointing guns at people when you've spent a lot of time with them, but it would take some getting used to, I imagine the safety would be pretty analogous there too, you don't really want to be relying on it too much...

@Predator20357 Год назад

I think my favorite game trilogy (2,brotherhood, revelations) had my favorite hidden blades accessories at least for the cool factor. With how I see it, the Assassin Hidden Blade is essentially a niche weapon that is useful for Assassins but start losing its effectiveness the moment you start going away from its original purpose (an example in game is how a heavy armored guard just decimated the hidden blade when Ezio tries using it to block)

@animeproblem1070 Год назад

Yeah the hidden blade is designed for a walk by kill not full blown combat it's why Ezio has a sword

@Adam-xd9tr Год назад

Wow, that's actually a pretty cool way to design the hidden blades. They upgraded from 'rule of cool' to 'plausible' in my eyes. I really like the second weapons utility as a push dagger. The only other time I've seen them used like that was Star Wars: Republic Commando (awesome game, seriously check it out). I'm surprised they haven't appeared in more games or movies. It's a cool design for a backup weapon if someone was stuck fighting hand to hand, and yet it doesn't look bulky or cumbersome.

@riandillwow4286 Год назад

Hey cool I actually got a notification for once

@ericvulgate Год назад

Same

@Skallagrim Год назад

Whoa...

@josephlane1614 Год назад

Just a thought for a modern setting. You could have the blade push past a rubber seal to keep blood and innards from gumming the mechanism. However there is one thing you haven't addressed thats far more problematic when using this as a hidden weapon in relation to blood. People bleed a lot. Especially from the neck. You can't take someone out in a crowd without getting a decent amount of blood on you. This is more so with multiple people. And now everyone can ID you as a killer before you even get close. I work night shift at a fast food place, and frankly it's easy to spot things like blood quick. A less serious thing that proves my point, local bars put x's on the hands of underage people so they can't purchase alchohol. It's litterally the first thing you notice about a drunk person when they come in. Because our eyes attract to things that are out of place on someone. My point is, that i don't think there is a good stealthy weapon for killing someone in close quarters in front of a crowd that people won't notice immediately. However, a hidden gun on the other hand. . . Not a drop of blood on you.

@johnnivek9653 Год назад

Think about it this way. Blood sprays. Meaning anyone standing within touching distance in the direction of the wound will have a good amount of blood on them. A few of those people probably won't even notice meaning you aren't the only person walking away casually with blood on them.

@larachaplauske8818 Год назад

Do you have any idea how loud even a small pistol is?

@phwink5754 Год назад

@@larachaplauske8818 subsonic ammunition with a good suppressor can reach Hollywood levels of silence

@yiklongtay6029 Год назад

That is where the GTFO parkour skill comes in handy. You just gotta social stealth long enough to get in close. Then all hell breaks loose

@yiklongtay6029 Год назад

I'm curious if there are anti-coagulant chemicals that could slow down the process of gumming up the blade. At least for a few hours post kill so it's usable for a one and done mission. You could flee to base for maintenance

@FinalFantasyIXIIII Год назад

Small detail about the ring finger getting removed: it wasn't for a practical purpose, it was a show of dedication to the creed. It stems from the creator if the Assassins, Bayhek, accidentally cutting his ring finger off while using the hidden blade for the first time.

@emperorfaiz Год назад

And Altair changed the design that doesn't require ring finger sacrifice which Ezio eventually use.

@dima_keller Год назад

@@emperorfaizyou agreed with this guy and contradicted what he said in one sentence 😂

@Xandros999 Год назад

"I totally meant to do that you guys!"

@lada8744 Год назад

That was a total retcon. Not until the series lost it's way by turning into a RPG.

@FinalFantasyIXIIII Год назад

@@lada8744 Now I will defend Origins here. It's very lite on the fantasy, iirc the only fantasy elements are in a DLC and they're explictly due to an apple of eden. And the story is one of the best in AC. Odyssey and Valhalla can get fucked tho.

@thanhnguyenphu4042 Год назад

The original hidden blade was deployed by some kind of muscle in your forearm, they had to remove the ring finger because that same muscle is used when you clench your fist. They removed it so when you use it you won't cut yourself in the middle of a mission I guess. We haven't made anything with that mechanism so we use a string because it resembles the motion when you stab your target. (English is my second language so sorry if I made some mistakes)

@ChristophBrinkmann Год назад

A simple dagger is far superior

@thanhnguyenphu4042 Год назад

@@ChristophBrinkmann I mean yeah obviously but it's cooler lol

@joffrey9514 Год назад

I think in the original serie of AC, hidden blades are activated not by a string on a ring, but by a muscle movement in your forearm, hence the necessity of removing your ring finger (before AC2) because an accidental release of the blade, or like in AC Origins where the main character is strugulling with his target, the blade is in the way of the finger when your fist is closed, thus became a proof of loyalty in the creed, but the accident of chopping your willy off can definitly happen for an untrained person with a "real" hidden blade (meaning one game accurate)

@aniyahfrazier2918 Год назад

About the missing ring finger. In the lore of the series the hidden blade has no string attachment. Its deployed by using certain muscles in the forearm and its implied that the version Altair used was either only able to be deployed by making a fist in that way, thus causing the ring finger to be severed, or that at some point one of the master assassin's accidently removed his own and everyone went along with it as a continued show of commitment to the order. The assassin's also used this to show that they were loyal to the cause. Later the hidden blade would be redesigned so that it could be deployed through other means and the assassin's moved away from removing the ring finger as it was an obvious tell that someone was an assassin. (edit) there's also lore about the material that the assassin's originally used for the hidden blades. The original hidden blades were extremely durable (virtually unbreakable) due to them being made out of some fantasy metal, but as the order grew to recruit more and more assassin's, the material became to expensive to use.

@ryannichols3101 Год назад

Cutting the ring finger was more a commitment thing than utility I think, like a ring in a wedding but more permanent

@ChristophBrinkmann Год назад

But still dumb. You don't want an assassin to have an easily identifiable wound

@ryannichols3101 Год назад

@@ChristophBrinkmann true, though at the time of Altaïr, the Assassins weren’t as secretive and were more militant. Much like the Templar’s at that time during the Crusades

@filipmajewski8382 Год назад

That's only after the Origins retcon. Leonardo says that the blade was modified to not require the sacrifice, meaning there had to be a reason for the modification other than pure ideology

@nicholascrooks8465 Год назад

Loved this, thanks for making and sharing it Skall!

@tonyxzimma808 Год назад

I appreciate how many aspects of something you cover and how honest the reviews are been subscribed for years and will continue to be🤙🏽

@AncestorEmpireGaming Год назад

Controversial take: John Wick chapters 1-4 are Assassin Creed movies

@isaacm1929 Год назад

Controversial answer: Assassin Creed is just the history of the family of John Wick.

@FinalFantasyIXIIII Год назад

If you go by classic assassins creed, then yes. But if you go by modern assassins creed, Highlander is closer than John Wick

@lacplesis6832 Год назад

Man i just love your videos. I have been watching them for a while and always entertain me.

@Imperiused Год назад

I tried to go to the link of the generous donator to this video Rawice Creations, and the page was down due to too many requests! So happy it seems you've sent a lot of people their way!

@RAWICE511 Год назад

Hopefully the Etsy is up and running now brother!

@andidimarco3820 Год назад

Such a satisfying video. Thank you!! 🙏

@thetrickster23 Год назад

This idea was pop out in my head when i was teenage (2013-2015) i didnt know how to do it, so i give up, and you make it happen, im so happy mate

@noelportillo8633 Месяц назад

I thoroughly enjoyed this video. Great work, Skallagrim.

@SteelSaint23 Год назад

I have always loved the design of Altair's blade! The blade that he wears incorporates a secondary track that extends outward, as well as the blade that is housed within it. Not only does this allow for much further extension, allowing the blade to protrude quite a ways further out from the wrist than the model of blade you're using, for example, but that track spans about half of the total extension length, putting the TRACK at your knuckles rather than the BLADE. This allows Altair (and other Assassins that removed a finger for this style) to extend the blade and ball their fists, rather than having to actively keep their fingers away from the blade after deployment. You can see in the photo of Altair that you included at 6:41, that his fist is balled up and the dull extension track is in line with his knuckles, essentially turning it into a pushblade, which I've always thought was really cool and intimidating! Love your content, Skal! Keep up the amazing work! ❤

@ThatOtherGamer Год назад

That's the best design I've seen of the hidden blade so far.

@RAWICE511 Год назад

Appreciate that brother!

@dandragonmc Год назад

Literally one of the two videos that introduce me to the channel

@_idk_18 Год назад

Hey skal, I am 16 years old rn and I remember watching ur original video on the hidden blade, I’ve been a supporter ever since, I love every video you make. have a great day

@zakncooper Год назад

I appreciate the, "I'm wrong" when you find a "thing" that makes you feel wrong.

@branharak1331 Год назад

That blade shunking noise is so satisfying xD

@ryankrenisky8252 Год назад

the removal of the ring finger was a symbolic way to show their loyalty to the assassins and the work.

@Dian_Borisov_SW Год назад

Damn I remember when I was 12 and just got into AC in 2014 and saw your video about the hidden blade. Awesome redemption arc there

@Kane.JimLahey. 8 месяцев назад

Clip of you shanking yourself in the wang with a hidden blade gave me a good laugh i desperately needed! Terrific video! Thank you for creating it

@paulomr445 Год назад

Hidden blade video was actually how I first found you and about the world of hema so this should be fun

@tygranharrock9044 6 месяцев назад

So not only did I thoroughly enjoy this video but I have now finally found a good place to get myself a set of hidden blades

@GSuniversum Год назад

I still really like the outro.. It feels so welcoming and familiar/close. .. Old but gold (classy)

@CarpetBanana Год назад

Your video from 8 years ago was always the one that I would scroll past

@user-ku3oj1br8c 11 месяцев назад

Thank you for explaining it because I’m thinking of getting one so thanks 👍

@Rodclutcher Год назад

Dude thank you for your content man

@matthewapsey4869 Год назад

Thanks for the sharp analysis on this one, Skall. You really cut through the nonsense and got to the point.

@adamtyniec9154 Год назад

Thank you for making this video. This is (pun intended) the point of this complex problem and set rational pros and cons and that's nice shift from standard destructing the hidden blade. I hope Shad will watch your video.

@benjaminschabel4847 Год назад

Ey Skal, skol! And now pls give us the bloopers version, especially for the end part xD

@ejing_ Год назад

holy hell i might have to buy myself one of those… that looks like so much fun to fiddle with

@ProblematicHuman Год назад

It's great to see how much fun he was having with those

@MrFiremagnet Год назад

Which pointy puns would you like to use? Skall: *yes*

@orionwashburn2202 Год назад

I think the utility of the blades on the outside of the arm is: 1) always having a knife while grappling. Many wrestling moves would involve pinning the arm that reaches for a knife 2) being able to quickly switch from wielding a sword and shield, to grappling, to knife finish without fumbling for belt 3) stowing knife for actions such as climbing or catching a thrown object It removes some of the knife’s utility as a tool for a more efficient and convenient close quarters weapon.

@CinariusJunior 11 месяцев назад

thanks a lot i was trying to find one of good quality and i did not find it, until now and again thanks a lot!!!!!

@tylerwilliams6326 5 месяцев назад

I do appreciate all the points he made in this video, as for sacrificing the ring finger I think that serves as more of a symbolic pledge to the brotherhood than anything else.

@ivymike2691 Год назад

That outside the wrist design is very Hooded Katar like. Which is a phenomenal weapon.

@lb3613 Год назад

Wish i had money to buy one of these, also really cool stealth intro

@minedude33 Месяц назад

I also wanna add that the mechanism and the housing unit for the blade are attached directly to the bracer/gauntlet, there are no straps (at least for the older Assassins, the modern ones use the straps), so it really eliminates the entire unit sliding around on your arm