Assassin's Creed - What's The Right Way Of Wearing The Hidden Blade?

15 months ago, I made a video ranking all the hidden blade variations that we’ve seen over a span of 1 & a half decades & 12 main titles!! And across the years, this marquee weapon has been changed and altered significantly, with almost each subsequent game showcasing a new avatar of blade!! Some have received overwhelming love & some have been nothing more than a faded footprint in the annuls of Assassin’s Creed history!! But one argument has constantly loomed over this topic and has been discussed almost every single day in the comments section and that is whether the hidden blade belongs on the inside or the outside of an assassin’s wrist!! I had had enough of this back and forth, so I decided to analyze the topic in detail and come to a final conclusion and end this dispute once and for all!!
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[@liamthenub4295]

from an assassin viewpoint, the blade should 100% be on the inside of the wrist. the hidden blade is about efficiency, speed, and concealment. truly, how many people are looking at the bottom of your wrist. But if its being used by someone like eivor, it would be much more practical to put it outside of your wrist. the blade would still be quick and efficient, but most definitley not concealed. Eivor's blade literally has the edge of the weapon poking out of the gauntlet

[@VZXAssassin]

Not just the lack of concealment, there's also the danger of the blade being damaged if he tries to deflect swords!!

[@SRVaris]

@@VZXAssassin True but with proper maintenance that really shouldn't be an issue also on the outside you gain more power in the strike then the inside.

[@CraftMotion]

@@VZXAssassin But to be fair, that's not the blade's fault. It is a regular inside worn Hidden Blade, beeing used by a Hidden One of Constantinople before Sigurd got it in his hands and later gifted it to his stepsister. Eivor ist just wearing it outside out of personal preference only, had it been made to be worn that way there would be extra plating to protect it. And Eivor seems to be perfectly aware of that, she's often using a shield or a second weapon instead of trying to block with her wrist.

[@CraftMotion]

Eivor's Hidden Blade is sometimes portayed with the tip sticking out a bit, however I just checked some of my screenshots from AC Valhalla to make sure I remember it correctly and indeed the tip of the blade is NOT sticking out in the game. It is completley stored in it's casing. With Eivor beeing a viking, her Hidden Blade could almost pass a decorative bracer she stole in a raid. Like you said, in context, her Hidden Blade makes quite sense.

[@pantherxdoesit3425]

IMO It doesn't matter as Evior wasn't really an assassin

[@Lite9-vq9yr]

Fax

[@Syntax_Assassin]

Agreed

[@QuatarTarandir]

Before anyone gets mad, there's a difference between an Assassin (capital A) and an assassin (someone who kills targets). An Assassin is anyone part of the Hidden Ones or Assassin Brotherhood. Kassandra/Alexios and Eivor are assassins: They kill targets, but are not part of the order and so don't count

[@pantherxdoesit3425]

@@QuatarTarandir lol that we all know bruh

[@QuatarTarandir]

@@pantherxdoesit3425 Ya, but I've seen people get in fights over whether Kassandra/Alexios and Eivor are Assasins/assasins, not realizing they're talking about two different things

[@ac_nerd9794]

Well, the Hidden Blade should be worn on the inside concealed from your enemies until of course you use it to end them. But Darius is a proto-assassin so he has an excuse not having a Creed to follow. Eivor doesn't use it hidden because he wants to show off too everyone the weaponry he packs. I think wearing it on the outside should just signify that you work with the Brotherhood or Hidden Ones but you don't join their order. Eivor is definitely an assassin just as much as Alexios, they just different assassins.

[@WayneTheGamerGuy]

Tbh i dont really notice it on the outside, even kassandra didnt notice eivors hiddenblade in the fight

[@ac_nerd9794]

@@WayneTheGamerGuy Well, it was quite honestly adorned with a gem on it and it looked a little bit different than other hidden blades that arent flashy.

[@iterationfackshet1990]

I mean unless you can really hide it’s true purpose it’s much more hidden on the underside and I’d guess it’s easier to use on the underside since the movement of the hand is much more natural.

[@QuatarTarandir]

​@iterationfackshet1990 Ya, I always thought it was better under as it actually allows more blade to be used with less length to the actual blade. The problem with on top as it has to pass over your fist, losing a few inches, while on the bottom you can move your hand back and not have that problem. Also, I always thought the most realistic way to eject it was a string connected to a ring, which would make the loosing a finger impossible as the movement to eject it would move your fingers out of the way

[@iterationfackshet1990]

@@QuatarTarandir losing the ring finger only happened so that you could use the blade with a closed fist, but they did use a string connected to the finger until Altaïr modified it.

[@Tom-is-not-human]

Well Darius had the first ever blade so it's not like anyone would've suspected it to be a weapon up close, also most of the people who saw it up close were his targets so it's not like they can go round warning people, also also he built it, he can wear it wherever he wants. I can give Eivor a pass because, it doesn't look like a weapon up close, just a fancy armring, also it looks cool.

[@khanghua966]

Well eivor’s hidden blade looks like a jewel gauntlet more than a deadly weapon

[@VZXAssassin]

As I mentioned in the video, Darius wearin it that way made perfect sense, but Eivor, not so much 😅😅

[@VZXAssassin]

But there's still the danger of the blade being damaged during combat if worn outside!!

[@idkjhgr]

@@VZXAssassinimo eivor could wear it that way just cause that version of the hidden blade is more fight-focused, while the “wrist” version of the hidden blade is stealth-focused, i still prefer the “wrist” version, but i get why she had no reason to use it that way

[@nestormelendez9005]

You should tell his statue in ac2 to wear it right then

[@nicowasheremate]

Also, after Bayek’s founding of the Hidden Ones, the hidden blade’s design was modified over time to be slimmer compared to Darius’ original blade. This made it easier to conceal over the centuries, lending towards its discrete tactical advantage Fun little fact, Basim’s hidden blade in Mirage was quite slim, looking possibly slimmer than Altair’s hidden blade. So, it could be argued that relatively little modifications to the blade’s design around this era to were made by Altaïr so that the blade did not require a finger sacrifice

[@masonwagner1016]

The hidden blade should be on the inside so it will be hidden from ur enemies… literally has hidden in the name of HIDDEN blade it’s supposed to not be seen

[@QuatarTarandir]

Also it would be hard to eject the blade on top. Like, what movement do you do? Put your hand in a fist? But what if you just want to punch or when grabbing something? The underside makes more sense in every regard.

[@VZXAssassin]

Ikr??? Both u guys r 100% on point!!!

[@QuatarTarandir]

@@VZXAssassin Like, is there even a solid point why it should be on top? 😆

[@VZXAssassin]

@@QuatarTarandir Other than it looks cool (which is debatable) I see none!! 🤣🤣

[@QuatarTarandir]

@VZXAssassin Ya, definitely looks cooler on the bottom imo. And if that's the only reason, we'll, there's not really much of a discussion lol 😆

[@juanquiros4955]

I mean... Eivor saw Basim and Hytham had it under the arm and that both were missing their ring finger, and put 2 and 2 together. I really can't blame her; in fact, I agree with her reasoning.

[@onlyrio5016]

The obvious answer is if you want to be a hidden one the inward blade is the best but for a warrior the outside is better

[@VZXAssassin]

Even from a warriors perspective it makes no sense!! the danger of the blade being damaged if he tries to deflect swords makes it more of a liability than anything else!!

[@onlyrio5016]

@@VZXAssassin that’s a very good point the only reason I said it like that was a vid from @skallagrim who is a weapons guy on KZbin, he talked about how in fights the outside is good for combat :) but it’s true you wouldn’t want it damaged

[@VZXAssassin]

@@onlyrio5016 I'll be sure to check it out brother!! Always good to have perspectives!! 😁✌

[@magicgunn]

@@VZXAssassinHow does it not make sense? can you not put armor over it? And the argument for it not being stealthy while over the wrist is also dumb because you can literally just cover it with a sleeve, as you can with any hidden blade no matter the orientation.

[@LarryTheTugaGamer1511]

​​@@magicgunnThere would be a massive bump on your forearm sticking out, though.

[@darkness_val2882]

Well Darius first used the blade and he wore it on the outside, as shown when he killed Xerxes. When Bayek used it. He suffered the loss of his ring finger when killing Eurdoros. The whole creed used this as a code of honor and made every hidden blade REQUIRE the loss of ring finger. Up until Ezio and Da Vinci. Da Vinci said it was modified some time back so it would no longer require ring finger sacrifice. Ever since Ratonhnake:ton, the followers of the creed dont really honor the code of conduct as they all should. Ratonhnake:ton wasn't formally inducted with the "Nothing is True, Everything is Permitted" nor was his ring finger cut or burned. Achilles just trained him and gave him his robes and was like "well your an assassin now, Go kill the templars"

[@geca_z8114]

nuh huh , it was altair who modified the hidden blade to no longer require the sacrifice of a finger

[@darkness_val2882]

@geca_z8114 you're right, I read that Altiar modified it sometime, maybe after Al Mualim. But it said DaVinci stated it was modified not he modified it

[@benmaks]

Regarding AC3, I do remember some dialogue how Achilles was teaching the history and lives of past Assassins. But it's fitting how the traditional initiation was dropped since both of them (Connor and Achilles) were pragmatic in the matter. In AC:R, when we play as older Altair he has two hidden blades, but the finger is missing only on the left hand.

[@CraftMotion]

Seriously, why has to be there a right and a wrong variant? Also an ourwards worn Hidden Blade can be perfectly hidden if you conceal it well enough. At the end of the day most Hidden Blades are visible anyways, even the inside "right" variant can be easy to spot if you're a Templar knowing what to look for. My problem with this video is that you try to give the one and only answer but that's just simply not possible. Not every user of a Hidden Blade uses it the same way. There are different fighting styles, different ways to approach a mission, different personal requirements and preferences... For every situation the right tool, for every assassin the right Hidden Blade design. If concealed enough a Hidden Blade beeing worn outside may work just as fine as the inside variant, it may even help the user in their personal style of fighting. In truth all advantages and disadavantages of a certain design are bound to the user. Like Eivor, she's not a Hidden One, she's a warrior, with her culture and philsophy in mind it perfectly makes sense to wear the Hidden Blade the way she does, transforming it into something of a fighting blade, I suppose she would feel uncomfortable wearing it on the inside. And then take someone like Ezio. He was an Assassin, striking from the shadows instead of constantly engaging in open combat. For him wearing the blade on the inside was the only logical choice, exacrly because of the arguments you mentioned. It's just the best way for most Assassin's for obvious reasons. But that doesn't make the original wrong. There is not definite answer to this debate. There is no definite right or wrong way to wear the Hidden Blade. Wear it the way you want. Wear it the way that matches your style. I have to say, personally I'd wear it on the inside, for, again, obvious reasons. But if someone wanted to wear it on the outside I'd be like " Sure, why not?"

[@xandercogan5521]

Viking made saxons look like angels with there ribs in a brit but still love em they also r worded

[@VZXAssassin]

More power to u Xander 😁😁🤜🏻🤛🏻

[@xandercogan5521]

@@VZXAssassin thx but im a little stupid n haven't learned much so could u explain sry if its a pain in the ass but I'm in quick words dumb

[@user-fo7ch1hs1b]

i can tell@@xandercogan5521

[@dragonborn2718]

The whole byak was insecure about losing his finger thing and the tactical advantage of it from the hidden ones goes out the window if you actually play origins, he tries to stop them from cutting off their fingers, however when face with their conviction he allowed them to do it. It was and always will be a sign of dedication, later on it becomes a thing everyone must do to be initiated because something that is made traditional by a few can become holy doctrine to the many. Eivor not wearing it correctly is because he isnt an assassin, he has no devotion and therefore has no reason to take the symbol onto himself. Besides that the blade wasn't meant for him, it was meant to be a gift to sigrund in the hopes he would join the hidden ones, but instead gave it as a gift to his brother and right hand. Now someone might say "its not a hidden blade then" and to that i say, "yes it is" the blade is covered and connot be seen until it comes out, now your argument is that its gold and extremely noticable, and only think that matters on the island where you pretend to be a slave. Now ask why i think it doesn't matter otherwise and my answer is that Eivor is a viking, a people know for pillaging villages and stealing valuables and several vikings are seen wearing rings, necklaces and other adornments. Eivors blade is hidden in plain sight, the only way you are gonna know is if A you yourself are/were an assassin or B you are an experienced templar, but experienced templars tend to be in high society and are protected by guards, by the time you are able to identify someone is an assassin is probably right around the point where you aren't getting the chance to tell anyone Also Eivor got his blade before it was modified so it was still (as far as context that we have goes) designed to be a outer blade anyway Edit: just so people know, this is my opinion and I'm open to discussing it further. Any smarmy attitude that is perceived through reading and my choice of words was absolutely supposed to be smarmy but not antagonist.

[@EpicRival107]

I agree fully on this, inside the wrist is better and more hidden, only thing i would want to know is do the Hidden Blades have to be on the left arm or can it be on the right?

[@My-Voice-Is-Weird]

4:36, I am in support of this argument, but the templars seriously can’t identify an assassin as a person with a large weapon on there back, usually a sword as well, and some bloody magnificent robes

[@flawedzak]

it was altair who upgraded the hidden blade using the apple of eden not leonardo, all leonardo did was decode altair's codex. altair was also the one who invented the hidden gun using the apple not leonardo.

[@TheBuckeyeHistoryGuy1776]

Wear it outside with2, 3, and syndicate gadgets and you are basically Ye ol’ Jango Fett

[@CraftMotion]

But Leonardo was not the first one who made a modified Hidden Blade. Assassins like Giovanni Auditore already used them long before Leonardo first got to see a codex page. Altaïr already had a second Hidden Blade on his right forearm without removing a finger and he already used at least the gun upgrade. I don't want to say Leonardo's work is not awesome, don't get me wrong. And another thing: Eivor (it's more pronounced like Äiwor instead of Aiwor") is female in canon ;)

[@Kaishepard25]

inside the wrist for with the update. though for the first blade was incredible. second outside would be better for eivor with the first blades thicker blade. final for me give me both options. inside for the shadow tasks. outside thicker blade for when I need a perhaps 1 or 2 time surprise attack in fight.

[@xandercogan5521]

I love ac odyssey I completed 100% I mean 100% everything except the crossover in 12 n a half days so yes but it's called a hidden blade so inside

[@xandercogan5521]

Oh and we can only assume cleo found it because dareus moved to Egypt at the end of legacy of the first blade ep 3

[@VZXAssassin]

Ikr!!?? I cant believe ppl r still arguing about this 😅😅

[@VZXAssassin]

100%?? Damn bro, thats crazy tbh 😅😅

[@QuatarTarandir]

How did you do it in that short of time. I heard that it's around 150 hours of content. That's playing almost 12 and a half hours a day. Respect to you, even though I dislike the game

[@xandercogan5521]

@@QuatarTarandir 1 sec testing

[@kyandkael2222]

its supposed to go under the wrist because the blade is suppsed to cut the neck an you can not do that when from behind using the blade outsind, heck even basim said it at the start of valhalla

[@blurredphoenix4408]

to be honest it doesn't really matter as at the end of the day it all depends on the person who is wearing the hidden blade either inside or outside, but then saying that i would have to say the hidden blade goes on the inside, mainly because its in the name hidden blade which means to be concealed out of prying eyes

[@pantherxdoesit3425]

No No No No! Evior was not a pu$$y he had f#ckin guts to face his enemy without hiding that shiny A$$ metal on his wrist.

[@QuatarTarandir]

Eivor still wasn't willing to lose a finger though, and one that wouldn't really hurt anything 😂

[@pantherxdoesit3425]

@@QuatarTarandir IKR he mentioned this wen he first got the blade in Norway when sigurd arrives

[@QuatarTarandir]

@pantherxdoesit3425 Oh, so is it something they talk about? I haven't gotten to Valhalla yet (still getting through Odyssey). Of their's an explanation, ignore my previous comment

[@pantherxdoesit3425]

@@QuatarTarandir kay odyssey's real good though

[@QuatarTarandir]

@@pantherxdoesit3425 Ya, some people like it. I personally don't really like it, but it's not a bad game, just not the type of game I enjoy

[@Daan-Dovah]

Imo Under arm for stealth, quick kills, etc Outside for combat acting like dual wielding, faster than just drawinf a dagger, etc

[@PsychoticLeprachaun]

Having the blade on the inside makes a lot more sense to me as it actually hides the blade a bit and you can use more of an open palm strike which is obviously a lot more inconspicuous than a regular punch. Besides that, who is going to notice a missing ring finger (which is easy to hide) unless they're actively looking for it? Makes no sense to me to have the blade on the outside

[@grindory]

Just wear it in a way that doesnt hurt the target AND you

[@arincewang8143]

My own design ArisImpression is only for the inside of the wrist.

[@kektesnotcactus]

I'm subscribed.

[@DeadRatStew]

Inside >>> outside

[@aungthukha2104]

Absolutely

[@user-js6jd4nm4i]

My idea actually matched with the assassins

[@nicolassilva6768]

Wearing it in the outside is stupid bc your fist would stop the blade from driving deep into the target

[@user-vz6kv3xn2m]

Why they call it “hidden blade” and it’s not hidden 😂

[@igi2539]

Does not matter....it still gets the job done......

[@bulumkontloko5408]

It would be kinda obvious to see someone punch someone next to me not very inconspicuous

[@Sensual_Tortoise]

Inside obvi. Its a HIDDEN blade. Damn hard to hide something on top of your arm

[@ogprototype3186]

Hey but what about sideway?😂

[@VZXAssassin]

NGL, thats actually a great idea 😁✌

[@minedude33]

You would puncture the sides of your hand, because they protrude much further than your fingers and knuckles do, and making the mechanism/gaunlet wider or larger to fix this would eliminate the "hidden" distinction

[@TylerHellums]

On the forehead for epic headbutt action!😂

[@nosejajalol5282]

Inside, origins/odyssey/valhalla/mirage shouldn’t exist

[@blu3bananimus]

It should be inside. HE CAME BACK!!!!

[@VZXAssassin]

Comin back every friday now bro 😅✌ And u r ABSOLUTELY on point ✌

[@blu3bananimus]

@@VZXAssassin love you man

[@jamescatalao2607]

It should be worn inside so people won't notice it.

[@TengizaBliadze]

Outside hidden blade is better for combat when inside is better for stealth

[@pantherxdoesit3425]

waassuupp!!!!

[@VZXAssassin]

Brother!!! 😁✌

[@agente3198]

I med a top blade hidden under the arm-armor and it's looking like it's not a hidden blade until you use it and its too late like all the under blades and I have made a upper+lower one and its kan use both so my idea is to make new ideas for it and use it in real life and take the pink-finger-creed of my war to take down (the order of evil)

[@xandercogan5521]

Sup vzx n left wrist

[@xandercogan5521]

In side

[@VZXAssassin]

Ssup my brother 😁😁🤜🏻🤛🏻

[@VZXAssassin]

10 points to Mr Xander 😁😁

[@xandercogan5521]

@@VZXAssassin it's the right way only sad ac mirage will. Only have 1 blade ac red souls have 2 because it's set in mogals invasion which was in the 1300s and altar died at 81 or so and he was around in the the early 12th century or logical century 11th but 11 hundreds

[@Skin_Walker_2K-200]

The wrist blade wasn't meant to be used for stealth

[@QuatarTarandir]

Ya, but this isn't about the wrist blade, this is about the hidden blade. Whatever Darius wanted it for, it's now something different. Also, didn't Darius use it for stealth? He did in the clip (I haven't played the DLC so I don't know for sure)

[@VZXAssassin]

If thats the case, there's little difference between a dagger and the wristblade!!

[@VZXAssassin]

@Quatartarandir He did use it for stealth!!!

[@QuatarTarandir]

@@VZXAssassin Ya, if he did, well, that completely negates the discussion

[@VZXAssassin]

@@QuatarTarandir Yup!!!

[@drayanxl2051]

the hidden blade is inside for stealth outside for berserk/stealth/combo kills

[@VZXAssassin]

The blade, if worn outside, wouldn last 10 mins in a combat situation!! The moment someone swings their sword and Eivor deflects with his bracers, the blade would be damaged and unusable!!!

[@BROWHOTFEVENAREUILLKISSYOURSIS]

Eivor isn’t in the hidden ones, but outside blade looks cool as shit.