Footpad

"Cutting through groups of people, he moves towards his target as silent and deadly as a snake. Quickly, he rushes to his victim, brandishes his two knives and plants them into flesh, as if they were fangs. The target fails, the crowd screams, but the Footpad has already vanished."

- Ubisoft description.

The Footpad (real name: Lanz) is an unlockable multiplayer character in Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, who becomes available after the player has has reached level 35. He uses a pair of daggers called Shivs.

In the single-player game Lanz's wife falls into depression, calling for him to return to her, or she would take her own life. She stood upon a rooftop planning to throw herself of to remind him of the man he once was. However she meets Ezio Auditore da Firenze, who was able to convince her not to take her life saying Lanz didn't deserve her devotion and that he would find Lanz. Eventually Ezio finds and assassinates him.

Trivia

 * "Footpad" is an old-fashioned word for thief, but was replaced by the term "Mugger" in the late 15th century.
 * It is interesting to note that, in the trailer showing the Footpad, he is seen perhaps stealing something from the Barber's waist, before becoming the target of the chase; not unlike the Pickpockets from Assassin's Creed II.
 * Pickpocketing is not an action performable in the mulitplayer. It is unknown how or why this action was performed in the trailer, however, it was most likely cosmetic.
 * The Barber seems to be chasing the Footpad in order to assassinate him, however, the Footpad kills the Barber very shortly afterwards.
 * In the Limited Codex Edition of Assassin's Creed Brotherhood, on the multiplayer character card, there is a spelling mistake: "Cutting through groups of people, he moves towards his target as silent and deadly as a snake. Quickly, he rushes to his victim, brandishes his two knives and plants them into flesh, as if they were fangs. The target fails,  the crowd creams , but the Footpad has already vanished."
 * Strangely, the Russian translation of Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood labels him as "Soldier". While calling the Prowler "Bandit"

Videos
thumb|300px|left|The Footpad Reveal