The Hidden Blade Explained - Assassin's Creed

Many of our favorite forms of media have that one iconic thing that you instantly recognize as theirs. Think about the lightsaber from "Star Wars," Pokeballs from "Pokémon," or the TARDIS from "Doctor Who" - you spot them and you just know. It's the same with the "Assassin's Creed" series and its iconic hidden blade. Right from the first game, this retractable blade was introduced not just as a stealthy assassination tool, but as a symbol of the creed itself, reflecting the assassins' dedication to discretion and precision.
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Assassin's Creed is an open-world, action-adventure, and stealth game franchise published by Ubisoft and developed mainly by its studio Ubisoft Montreal using the game engine Anvil and its more advanced derivatives. Created by Patrice Désilets, Jade Raymond, and Corey May, the Assassin's Creed video game series depicts a fictional millennia-old struggle between the Order of Assassins, who fight for peace and free will, and the Knights Templar, who desire peace through order and control. The series features historical fiction, science fiction, and fictional characters intertwined with real-world historical events and historical figures. In most games, players control a historical Assassin while also playing as an Assassin Initiate or someone caught in the Assassin-Templar conflict in the present-day framing story. Considered a spiritual successor to the Prince of Persia series, Assassin's Creed took inspiration from the novel Alamut by the Slovenian writer Vladimir Bartol, based on the historical Hashashin sect of the medieval Middle East.
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[@TheHiddenOne690]

Seen a few comments saying "You forgot __". I know. That's not what this video is about. I did mention in this video if you wanted to see me talk about 19 variations of other hidden blades, watch this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jGivoWyGjr2Hqrc&pp=ygUTaGlkZG4gYmxhZGVzIHJhbmtlZA%3D%3D

[@coreyanderson-qx7qn]

@thehiddenone690 Hey, could you do an in-depthn analysis of every ancestor of Desmond miles? ( Confirm and theoretical) and other modern-day family members like subject 16 Clay Kaczmarek being his cousin (distant cousin), his Father, his son? Like how bayek, and the one sage you mentioned in your sage video. You would be thr first one that I knows of to do it

[@wreslinggod05]

I don’t give a damn what other people have to say about assassins creed shadows, I am excited about this game. Naoe looks like a badass and I’m gonna have fun playing with both her and Yasuke.

[@dawudabdulali3827]

Me too, the people who were calling "WoKe" are ridiculous.

[@wreslinggod05]

@@dawudabdulali3827 exactly I think the people are blowing this way out of proportion. We have a Japanese female assassin, I don’t understand why people are so pissed because we have a black samurai who was apart of history. As long as the story is amazing and the characters are amazing then that’s all what matters.

[@Damakos]

Same it looks awesome and having yasuke in it could be interesting. Am currently playing ghost of Tsushima to prepare

[@My-Voice-Is-Weird]

I agree! I’ve seen so many discouraging videos about “shadows is too little too late 🤓” but I’m genuinely looking forward to it and determined to like it

[@jeopardy-alpha]

I agree my friends. We shall rise against the woke people! They need to stop hating on something that could be good for us all as a genderhood of assassins!

[@Vch229]

I love Shao Jun’s boots blade ,she used to be a dancer in palace and damn naoe is beautiful , Naoe is the first known user of pivot blade , who had modified the mechanism to fit a tantō. Famous user:Connor,Naoe,Aveline

[@ByJacksonS]

Love your videos man. Best AC youtuber out there!

[@032_m.alfathcirrus5]

Interestingly, I heard a leak about the hidden blade in Shadows will be interchangeable, yes there will be more than one. Similar to prostethic arm in Sekiro, we'll be able to change the hidden blade and have different gameplay advantages. We can use the pivot blade like the trailer, change it to a hidden gun like Ezio's, give it poison, etc...

[@Gradestar10]

Just like in th novel 'ac: renaissance', practically. Cause in th novel ezio changed his hidden blade btw th poison blade n th normal 1 btw missions

[@davidjacobs7465]

6:03 although a short piece of lore, the next documented usage of the hidden blade wasn't Giovanni Auditore, but rather Thomas de Carneillon by the early 14th centuary.

[@unicorntomboy9736]

Who?

[@davidjacobs7465]

@@unicorntomboy9736 the assassin from the ac unity intro where the tutorial is played as a templar. That assassin killed the templar you play as in a cutscene. If further lore is to be believed, this assassin nearly wiped out the entire templar order completely.

[@KingShibe]

​@@davidjacobs7465basically French Altair

[@user-ci2zb7it2r]

I Think That The Upcoming AC Game Should Be Set Up In Ancient Rome But Now Its Next Part Is In Japanese Culture Which Seems To Be Satisfying Because Of Its Shinobi Character

[@dftp]

I think you'll have to wait for that unfortunately since the game after Shadows is already announced (or rather a trailer leak came out that very likely came from Ubi itself) and it's gonna play in 15th century Germany.

[@unicorntomboy9736]

You forgot to mention the Assassin Gauntlet used in AC Syndicate, which featured the grapple hook. In-canon, it was used all the way until the 1940s during WW2

[@something2941]

the hook was fun to use should make a return

[@unknownspot1306]

A WW2 game with the grapple hook would be great

[@LordonWiserman]

Awesome content Mentor! 🙌

[@toaster6701]

I hope we can use shao juns outfit and foot blade in ac shadows Just a little refrence to shao jun

[@KingShibe]

Why? Cause they're both Asian? Shao is Chinese, Naoe is Japanese

[@MPR0930]

one of my headcanons is that the hidden blade is based on an isu weapon, but modified to fit darius´ techonological limitations of his era. maybe he saw an isu codex detailing it before his exile from persia ¿? cause we dont know exactly what knowledge did darius and company knew of the order of the ancients and, possibly, the hidden truth

[@KuzeyAkkaya-sb2nk]

Great explanation.

[@jacobdrolet4262]

Amazing video of the hidden blade in the assassin creed games,fantastic job.

[@boersema12]

always nice one,s this kind of videos :D

[@decryus5591]

I love this type of videos more into lore stuff.👍

[@WR288]

9:01 Haytham's left hidden blade (taken from Miko) is also a pivot blade

[@Steveo0547]

I can’t wait so ready 😅

[@jojocasimir1118]

As a ac fan I couldn’t hold myself back from pre ordering ac red but I faith it will be fun to me 😂

[@Vch229]

I pre ordered too😂😂

[@mattbettcher7439]

I’m so tired of people just shitting on assassins creed! I haven’t preordered YET but I have every intention to

[@SirJacobFrye68]

I'll likely pre-order it too, with the only thing holding me back is lack of money 😂

[@SniperJoJo-fo9su]

Fools…. IVE PREORDERED ULTIMATE EDITION

[@mattbettcher7439]

@@SniperJoJo-fo9su heck yeah man! Get it!! I almost wanna rub it in peoples faces who say to not preorder games 😂😂

[@blankusername1753]

What about the hidden switch blade the prowler uses in AC Brotherhood multiplayer?

[@MhmdDell-gq5us]

I am interested to know how the modern day arc will be introduced I eager yo know basim sequel after Valhalla

[@dawudabdulali3827]

Another W vid, dang if we ever got a modern day assassin's creed game with desmond, he coudve had a hidden blade that combines all of his ancestors hidden blades, like he for example he coudve had connors pivet blade, and ezios hidden gun but more modern and hook blade, stuff like that. Oh and he could have the syndicate grapple hook.

[@Steveo0547]

I can’t wait

[@wizzy7755]

I wished naoe had a unique hidden blade. Maybe a hidden blade in a shape of a tanto

[@user-fv4lt4nv6o]

8:00 get me laughing so hard 😂😂😂

[@Vch229]

Something just tell me i shouldn’t imagine that 😂

[@user-fv4lt4nv6o]

​@@Vch229hahahahah lol

[@americacountryballyee]

can you rate the main music of each game

[@wsdmsage]

Yusuf my favorite assassin

[@Steveo0547]

Gonna pre order 😅

[@onlyenzoYT]

Wait for gameplay. Jesus Christ loves u died and rose again for ur forgiveness 🙏🏽❤️accept Christ into ur life Amen

[@AzimuthPrime]

Bare in mind Darius's blade wasn't hidden just tactical killing blade, Bayak seems to be the first to use its first stealth purpose.

[@southpark228]

I was always kinda hoping Naoe would have a foot blade alongside her hidden blade

[@unicorntomboy9736]

It's a tool that is awesome but impractical

[@southpark228]

@@unicorntomboy9736 that’s why I’d hope it mainly be a secondary blade because it would fit the shinobi fighting style

[@NoahBerzerk]

who knows, maybe they will add it sometime

[@Vch229]

Maybe it’s unique to Shao Jun I guess

[@voltrainer]

It always felt like the statement that the blade needed the sacrifice to operate was a load of hooey, i think that just became the custom and so they told those that wanted to use it that was the case. even if it's considered a minor retcon.

[@miguellopes7627]

I really want Naoe to have a foot blade, for a ninja something like that would be awesome. For Yasuke I'm curious how much "assassin" he will have, for a non stealth character the hidden blade wouldn't see much use, and for someone in full armor (with a helmet so no AC hood), plus ubisoft already said the game will be physics based, so standard AC parkour wouldn't make sense for him, so what AC thing could he still have? Just eagle vision?

[@Gradestar10]

I mean, even in older games there were characters who didn't use th hidden blade, didn't wear hoods, no eagle vision n preferred a more aggressive fighting style, yet were still officially classified as members of th assassin's guild, like bartolomeo d'alviano frm ac2. Soo.. not a news

[@miguellopes7627]

@@Gradestar10 I was talking about playable characters

[@Thecoolgamer326]

I hated that mission we had to do the hook and run

[@My-Voice-Is-Weird]

I don’t get how a second hidden blade was an innovation, “I like stab, but I like two stab better” really should have been the immediate thought process

[@ShayTheValiant]

For the characters who only wore 1 hidden blade, why were they almost always worn on the left arm, even after the removal of the ring finger was no longer required? Every character we played as was right-handed, so wouldn't it make more sense for the hidden blade to be on the right arm?

[@unicorntomboy9736]

No really, the right hand is needed more for other weapons like swords during direct combat. It's better to have a ring finger missing from your non-dominent hand

[@ShayTheValiant]

@@unicorntomboy9736 But when Assassins are not in direct combat, they are assassinating their targets. Would it not make more sense for the hidden blade to be on the right arm? Why fight with a knife in your left hand if you're right-handed?

[@Vch229]

You gotta ask bayek I guess 😂

[@allendean9807]

I just want to see three glowing lights. Come on, Ubisoft. Wake up. Give the IP to Bordeaux, and show me the three lights!

[@iamthenati]

*The HookBlade stands supreme*

[@pancake654]

I have questions why all the new assassins creed game don't have double hidden blades anymore?

[@OmunHR]

I would aprraciate a game about darius much more interesting character

[@bunbun7051]

How do they deploy the hidden blade?

[@dawudabdulali3827]

Idk but I think I heard ounce it activates by flicking the wrist ?

[@seanmurphy7183]

DR Who I would have said Sonic Screwdriver

[@TheHiddenOne690]

They both work

[@LilliRR]

fun fact the phantom blade was created for Edward Kenway in the manga on webtoon (not sure if the manga is 100% cannon) edit: sorry should have watched more before commenting 😅

[@dawudabdulali3827]

Wait that's been released? Why hasn't nobody been talking about it on youtube?

[@multiplefandoms3164]

​@@dawudabdulali3827 its on webtoon

[@LilliRR]

@@dawudabdulali3827 Yeah it’s been out for a year or so i don’t know😅 i started to read it last summer and there is a new episode every week on Tuesdays 😊

[@dawudabdulali3827]

​@lillianarnningsen-rer7531 BRO WHAT why hasn't anyone been talking about it in youtube ? 😭

[@LilliRR]

@@dawudabdulali3827 I know right man it’s really good 10/10 recomend

[@Masked_One_1316]

modern times: Police: hands hands show me your hands! modern traditionalists Assassins: Shit.

[@renevos5822]

Could you make a video ranking Assassin's Creed games by how much they feel like Assassin's creed? Like to me Black Flag is amazing, but it would be one of the lowest in this list.

[@firionnel7833]

Why I want a main AC game on Shao Jun : -I like Chinese history❌️ -She has an interesting story❌️ -I want to see the crazy moves she makes to assassinate her target in full 3D✅️✅️✅️

[@Mashfi23]

The name is Fujibayashi, not "Fujiyabashi" I think I'm hearing this mistake twice from you now, just wanted to let you know because of that

[@TheHiddenOne690]

Jesus Christ.

[@TheHiddenOne690]

First

[@ramus2027]

Damn he was fast

[@mattbettcher7439]

😂😂

[@knightingale9833]

So did Darius invent the hidden blade then? Haven’t played Odyssey

[@jojocasimir1118]

Nah I doubt I knew he was the first to use it but I don’t know who actually made it maybe the isu made it

[@NaoeShadow]

Ngl. I’m debating on buying a ps5 just to only play this game. Naoe is literally such a badass!!!

[@SniperJoJo-fo9su]

Hidden one what’s your favorite assassin?

[@TheHiddenOne690]

Ezio Auditore De La La La

[@mattbettcher7439]

@@TheHiddenOne690 prego?? 😂😂

[@disasterpiece7583]

@@mattbettcher7439 forgive me. I have a hard time remembering that Italian gibberish.

[@mattbettcher7439]

@@disasterpiece7583 da Firenze! The city in which I was born! (I think I messed it up I’m so sorry!!)

[@DanW21]

I'm confused if evior was in fact woman in Canon then why put male evior on cover of ac valhalla 😅 Ubisoft *no comment* 🥴

[@Ash-Winchester]

Wait, if eivor was canonically a woman, what was the point of giving the player the option to play as a male version of the same character? Why give the player a choice if the choice has no effect?

[@user-qh4ij7ip1u]

I had the same question. But it known that eivor is a reincarnation of Odin, and the male version of eivor looks exactly like Odin

[@DutchVanDerLinde-lu1xc]

HIDDEN ONE! YOU ARE THE SIGMA OF ALL ASSASSINS CREED KZbinRS!

[@darckfantom7580]

It’s funny to hear people say eivor is canonically sex is a woman yet on the cover eivors a man and in the first trailer eivors also a man and you believe what you want to believe and I’m going to go with what actually looks accurate which is male eivor

[@mrgoodtech4978]

fifth

[@Nose34287]

Third

[@Avo1611]

I think it’s stupid to make Eivor female because Odin is a man and u can’t make a reincarnation female each version of Aita was male even Loki was male when he was reborn as Basim so Eivor should have canonically been male

[@skxlter5747]

Tf is this franchise anymore 😂😂

[@TyMiller-bt8px]

First