Talk:Hookblade

Has this item been given a name in an official source yet, or is someone just making this up? Guardian Assassin 19:28, May 7, 2011 (UTC)

Controls?
okay, so I think that I get how they are goint to do this control change. Ready? because of the high and low profile controls in the game, they really have eight buttons to use instead of 4, the four high profile, and the four low profile buttons, being switched by pressing or relieving the right trigger. So my guess is that in low profile your controls will be the normal, fast walk(a), push aside/empty hand (b), unsheath weapon/low profile assassinate/armed hand (x), and eagle vision/head (y). But when in high profile your controls will be as they normally are in high profile except for (b) being the hook blade, supposedly being used to quickly travel through crowds nimbly, replacing shove and tackle, and for making free running easier (as I remember it being mentioned that you could do various things such as swinging from hanging pots etc, with them) and the infamous ziplines (which actually sounds pretty cool if it is well done); then the (y) button will be used for the bombs in high profile, they will probably do something like make the Left Button a bomb menu similar the the Right button weapon menu. any speculation would be welcomed Harleyzone 23:04, May 13, 2011 (UTC)

Hookblade or Hidden Blade?
I saw a disagreement on whether Ezio was using the Hookblade or Hidden Blade in a picture. But in the end aren't they one and the same. In the promo art (same as the background) it shows that the hook is attached to the hidden blade, so is it just one and the same blade with a hook attached under it. Or does it show that both are ignited at the same time? Cause if it was the first then it doesn't matter that the deleted picture says he's using the hook blade to kill. If it's the latter, that's another subject... -- Altaïr 07:02, May 19, 2011 (UTC)


 * To me personally it seems that Jason Ducato is actually the only one removing the image again and again. Anyway, I think that the hookblade is just attached,so Ezio can either use the hidden blade or the hookblade. If you look closely at the deleted picture however, you can see the eagle head (the one from the hookblade) at the guard's neck. I'd say it's safe to assume that Ezio is indeed making use of the hookblade here. StPerkele 10:03, May 19, 2011 (UTC)
 * If you look close at that picture where the hook appears to be attatched to the blade, you will see a rod coming from the eagle head into the brace(?) of the hidden blade just above the blade itself, it is hard to see but if you look close enough you will see that it is not attatched, I believe that there is concept art out now for the hookblade that shows it as clearly being a separate attatchmet, like the poison needle. Harleyzone 13:22, May 19, 2011 (UTC)
 * It's Jasca, not Jason. Even if the hookblade is in that image, the simple fact that it's far too small for me to even see it clearly means that image has no place in that particular gallery; It fails to add anything to the article. -- Jasca Ducato Council Chamber Assassination record 13:26, May 19, 2011 (UTC)
 * Well two are saying they don't know if it is attached, one is saying it is attached. If there's doubt, then I think the safest bet is to have the picture out of the gallery imo. At least for now. I'm sure they'll reveal more later about the hookblade. And if it is attached then I think we should put it in imo. -- Altaïr 14:24, May 19, 2011 (UTC)
 * Well two are saying they don't know if it is attached, one is saying it is attached. If there's doubt, then I think the safest bet is to have the picture out of the gallery imo. At least for now. I'm sure they'll reveal more later about the hookblade. And if it is attached then I think we should put it in imo. -- Altaïr 14:24, May 19, 2011 (UTC)

Only on right arm?
I've been looking at the concept art for the hookblade and I've been thinking.

With the hookblade it seems that there is no space for the hidden gun, because of the hook being in the position where the barrel of the gun should be.

So could it be possible that the hookblade will only be on the right bracer (since he only has a hidden blade on his right bracer)? And the in-game screenshots support my theory: the hookblade is only used by the right arm. I know that on the cover of GI the hookblade is on his left arm, but that's only a promotional picture.

91.176.252.217 15:05, May 19, 2011 (UTC)

Yeah likely it will be only on one arm, as Ezio also needed the climb leap glove to climb as Rosa had showed him in ACII. He only needed one and so far there's no evidence there are two. So likely the hookblade will be on his right arm, while the pistol stays on his left.

From what I can see, In the concept art for the hook blade on the page (the pictures of the hook, blade, and brace) it seems like the whole second blade/hook is in the style of those from istanbul (look at the blade too, it is curved and is one piece, instead of the italian style of 2 piece, or the original style of 3 piece blade) not sure why the cover art for game informer shows it on the left, you are right that a hook on the same brace as the gun would block the gun's barrel, two hooks sound better than one, but all the screenshots show just one hook, probably for the best anyways, as much as I love the attatchments, the hidden blade is going to start becoming a swiss army switchblade if they keep this up; I have to hand it to Ubisoft though, the hook is very creative, when they let out that survey with the question about a hidden blade attatchment that would make you freerun faster, I thought it would be something horrible, but they have again assured me that my love of the franchise is well placed. the hook sounds good. Harleyzone 21:43, May 19, 2011 (UTC)


 * What made you think the hookblade was on both bracers in the first place? Every we've seen clearly indicates it's only on one bracer. -- Jasca Ducato Council Chamber Assassination record 18:42, May 20, 2011 (UTC)