Harlequin

"Behind the gaudy costume and twisted smile lies the soul of a merciless assassin. You call yourself the Harlequin. Your victims will call you a walking nightmare."

- GameStop



The Harlequin (real name: Cahin ) is an exclusive multiplayer character featured in Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, available via pre-order on Gamestop.com, PLAY.com and Ubisoft.com. He is also available in the HMV Exclusive Edition and the Limited Codex Edition of Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, and is included in the The Da Vinci Disappearance DLC. A jack-in-the box of the Harlequin is also available to those who pre-order the Collector's edition of Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood from GameStop.

On November 16th 2010, gaming website Kongregate held a contest for a copy of Brotherhood, which, to enter, you simply had to complete Level 3 of Ultimate Assassin 2. One lucky winner would win the game with the exclusive Harlequin character and an Xbox 360 to play it on, and several other contestants would receive a copy of the game with the exclusive character.

He uses two Rondel daggers as his primary weapons. Another playable multiplayer character, known as the Hellequin, is confirmed to be his sister as stated by their multiplayer character descriptions.

In Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy, Cahin and his sister Caha are first encountered by Fiora Cavazza as they perform together. The performance turns out to be a trap, however, with Cahin, Caha, and Fiora killing all the guests present. Fiora notes to herself that the siblings seem to be mad, yet fun. Later on, when Fiora changes sides and joins the Assassins in weakening Cesare Borgia's defenses, she aids in assassinating Cahin and Caha. The attack was successful, with the siblings dying together during the assault.



Unique Moves
The Killing Joke (Low Profile) The Harlequin neatly stabs the target under the chest, flips over their back, then stabs the victim in the neck and to the right of the chest cavity, leaving them incapacitated and internally bleeding to death.

Slaying Surprise (Low Profile) From behind, the Harlequin stabs the target's waist, making them fall. Right when they fall, he stabs their neck with the other dagger, then again with the other dagger, causing them to go limp. The body then falls to the ground as he withdraws the daggers.

Killing Wheel (High Profile) The Harlequin does a cartwheel, kicking his victim in the head and knocking them to the floor. He then quickly stabs his victim in the chest and withdraws his weapons (as seen at 0:19 in the video below).

More is Merrier (High Profile/Aerial Kill) The Harlequin pushes his target down and stabs their torso maniacally several times, (as shown in the video below at 0:55).

The Merciless Clown (Bench Kill) The Harlequin flips over the target's back, then stabs the victim in the right of the chest cavity, leaving them internally bleeding to death.

Crazy Laughter (Aerial Kill) The Harlequin jumps on his target and stabs their torso maniacally several times.

Colors

 * Basic: Green and Blue
 * Extra 1: Red and Blue
 * Extra 2: Purple and Blue
 * Extra 3: Black and Blue

Gear

 * Advanced: Added vest (affected by color), added golden buckles to boots, added golden trim to gloves.
 * Superior: Added coat tails to vest and golden straps to the foot of his boots.
 * Elite: Changed mask outlines from blue to dark gold.

Singleplayer locations
After downloading "The Da Vinci Disappearance" DLC, five Harlequins can be found at different parts of the city in Singleplayer, performing a handstand. If approached, they will attack on sight. Once all five Harlequins have been beaten up while unarmed, making sure that they do not fall into the water nearby, the player will gain the 'Clowning Around' silver trophy (PS3) or achievement worth 30G (Xbox 360).

The Harlequins can be found in the following locations:


 * Near the bridge of Castel Sant'Angelo, to the east along the river's edge, on a staircase leading out of from the water.
 * To the west of a Doctor at the top of the map near the Piazza del Popolo, by the river on a staircase leading out from the water.
 * Behind the Rosa in Fiore, on a staircase leading out of the water, south of the brothel.
 * South of Tiber Island, underneath a bridge.
 * Northwest/West of the Barracks, next to a house with a tree near the cliff edge, with the large lake below.

Videos
thumb|300px|left|The Harlequin Reveal thumb|300px|right|Gamestop Harlequin Commercial

Trivia

 * The Harlequin features in the release commercial of Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, seen in the reflection of a man in a puddle of water.
 * Cahin, along with his sister Caha, are both stated as being French in Project Legacy.
 * Cahin's and his sister's names are based on the French phrase "cahin caha" meaning willy nilly.