Changes: Brute

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Brutes were heavily-armored guards during the Renaissance. They donned durable armor, carried large, heavy weapons and were one of the strongest guards. However, this was offset by their slow movements due to the weight of their equipment.

Combat

Brutes were tricky enemies to defeat, due to the power behind each of their attacks; some of which could neither be blocked nor countered.

Regular attacks

AC2 Brute Combat — Ezio fighting a Brute

The regular attacks of Brutes could be deflected with any weapon, though they could not be countered by a short blade or any sheath-able weapon.

A counter could only have been performed with another heavy weapon, such as those the Brutes themselves carried, a long weapon often carried by Seekers, or by a Hidden Blade. The successful timing chance for the latter, however, was notoriously small, as an Assassin was given only a fraction of a second to react.

Accompanying this, a Brute's regular attacks could also be countered through a disarm maneuver, which left them open to a lethal, follow-up attack. The timing required for the disarm was short, however, albeit slightly longer than that of the Hidden Blade counter.

Additionally, like all other enemies, Brutes were most easily dispatched through being assassinated from above, or while undetected; with either the Hidden Blades or a ranged weapon, such as the Hidden Gun or crossbow.

Special attacks

LMS 8 v — Ezio being disarmed by a Brute

There were two variants of a Brute's special attacks, of which neither could be blocked nor countered, and could only be avoided by striking pre-emptively or through dodging.

Smash

A Brute would perform a Smash by raising their weapon overhead and taking a strong downward swing; knocking their target onto their back, and inflicting around the damage as one of their regular attacks.

The Smash special attack also took less time for a Brute to prepare (approximately one second), in comparison to a Disarm Smash.

Disarm Smash

More forceful than an empty-handed disarm, a Brute performed a Disarm Smash by holding their weapon out behind them and then swinging it from right to left, breaking through an opponent's guard and often knocking away their weapon.

The attack essentially did no damage, but as mentioned, it opened an enemy up to attacks from other foes in a fight, as well as bestowing the inconvenience of being without a weapon.^[1]

Characteristics

LMS 9 v — A Pazzi Brute blocking Ezio's path

Brutes were not highly intelligent, and could be escaped once their line of sight had been broken by blending or hiding. They were also neither agile nor quick, and could not free-run or climb. As such, taking to the rooftops was an easy method of escape.

Certain Brutes appeared to have a black-brown finish or trim on their armor plating, marking them as higher-ranked Brutes that were more resistant to enemy attacks. Brutes of Rome also bore unique, more intricate armor than their counterparts in other cities.

Additionally, Brutes rarely ran from a fight, even if they were forced to face an opponent alone; unless they were disarmed. Inversely, killing a Brute caused other guards accompanying them (particularly those with lower ranks) to flee.^[1]

Weaponry

Name	Damage	Speed	Deflect
Bastard Sword	3	4	3
Bearded Axe	4	3	4
Labrys	5	3	3

Special Brutes

Dante Moro carried a Labrys axe, and fought like a Brute; though with an immunity to being disarmed (unless through the Disarm Smash).
Bartolomeo d'Alviano behaved like a Brute in combat, and carried what appeared to be a Bastard Sword (though the design of the hilt differed from those carried by Brutes), which he fondly called "Bianca."
Francesco Salviati carried a Bearded Axe with him when in his villa, and fought like a Brute.
Silvio Barbarigo, although initially unarmed, would behave like a Brute should he pick up a heavy weapon.
Mercenaries also fought like Brutes, and carried similar weapons.^[1]
The Templar spy from Ezio Auditore's trip to Spain resembled a Brute.^[2]
Some Papal Guards, when equipped with heavy weapons, would fight like Brutes.
Il Carnefice (the Executioner) carried a Bearded Axe and fought like a Brute when encountered.
Auguste Oberlin (the Blacksmith) fought like a Brute, and carried either a Bearded Axe (when he faced Ezio), or a large hammer.^[3]

Trivia

In Assassin's Creed II, Ezio used certain taunts that were specific to Brutes, usually insulting their weight. Among them were: "Can you even hear me in there metal man!?", "Well you're certainly well-fed!", "That looks heavy!", "Fatti sotto, porco! (Come on, pig!)", and "Ehi, grassone! (Hey, fatty!)"
In Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, Brutes were rarer, and harder to disarm than in Assassin's Creed II.
In the memory "Infrequent Flier," during the cutscene where Ezio abandoned a burning Flying Machine, you could see a Brute and a Seeker on the roof of the Palazzo Ducale. Strangely, these were the only two guard archetypes that could not free-run or climb.
When using the throwing knife special attack, Brutes could be killed with a single knife despite their heavy armor.
In Assassin's Creed II: Discovery, Guard Captains possessed the same appearance as Brutes, and were armed with Bastard Swords. However, unlike Brutes, they were extremely fast.
The Almogavars in Assassin's Creed: Revelations closely resembled Brutes in build and characteristics.

Gallery

References

[AC2-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Assassin's Creed II

[2] Assassin's Creed II: Discovery

[Brotherhood-3] Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood

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-{{era|ac2|acb}}
+{{Era|AC2|ACB}}
-[[File:Brute.png|250px|right]]
+[[File:Guard-brute-ACB.png|220px|right|thumb|A Roman Brute]]
-'''Brutes''' were heavily-[[Armor|armored]] [[guards]] during the [[Renaissance]]. They donned durable armor and carried large, [[heavy weapons]]. They were one of the strongest guards; though this was offset by their slow movements due to the weight of their equipment.
+'''Brutes''' were heavily-[[armor]]ed [[guards]] during the [[Renaissance]]. They donned durable armor, carried large, [[heavy weapons]] and were one of the strongest guards. However, this was offset by their slow movements due to the weight of their equipment.
 ==Combat==
-[[File:AC2_Brute.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Ezio fighting a Brute.]]
 Brutes were tricky enemies to defeat, due to the power behind each of their attacks; some of which could neither be blocked nor countered.
-===Normal attacks===
+===Regular attacks===
+[[File:AC2 Brute Combat.png|thumb|250px|Ezio fighting a Brute]]
-Normal attacks of Brutes could be blocked with [[Assassin's Creed II Weapons|any weapon]], however they could not be countered with a [[Short blades|short blade]] or any [[Swords and Maces|sheath-able weapon]].
+The regular attacks of Brutes could be deflected with any weapon, though they could not be countered by a [[Short blades|short blade]] or any [[swords and maces|sheath-able weapon]].
-A counter could only been performed with another heavy weapon, such as those the Brutes themselves carried, a [[Long weapons|long weapon]] often carried by [[Seekers]], or by a [[Hidden Blade]]. The successful timing chance for the latter, however, was notoriously small, as one was given only a fraction of a second to react.
+A counter could only have been performed with another heavy weapon, such as those the Brutes themselves carried, a [[Long weapons|long weapon]] often carried by [[Seekers]], or by a [[Hidden Blade]]. The successful timing chance for the latter, however, was notoriously small, as an Assassin was given only a fraction of a second to react.
-The normal attacks of Brutes could also be countered through a [[Fists|disarm]], which left them open to a lethal, follow-up attack. The timing for the disarm was short, albeit slightly longer than that of the hidden blade counter.
+Accompanying this, a Brute's regular attacks could also be countered through a [[Fists|disarm]] maneuver, which left them open to a lethal, follow-up attack. The timing required for the disarm was short, however, albeit slightly longer than that of the Hidden Blade counter.
+Additionally, like all other enemies, Brutes were most easily dispatched through being assassinated from above, or while undetected; with either the Hidden Blades or a ranged weapon, such as the [[Hidden Gun]] or [[crossbow]].
-[[File:LMS 9 v.png|thumb|right|250px|A high-ranked Brute facing Ezio.]]
-Additionally, like all other enemies, Brutes were most easily dispatched by being assassinated either from above, or while undetected; with either the hidden blades, or a ranged weapon, such as the [[Hidden Gun]] or [[crossbow]].
 ===Special attacks===
+[[File:LMS 8 v.png|thumb|250px|left|Ezio being disarmed by a Brute]]
-Neither of the Brute's special attacks could be blocked or countered, and could only be avoided by striking preemptively, or by dodging. There were two variants of a Brute's special attacks.
+There were two variants of a Brute's special attacks, of which neither could be blocked nor countered, and could only be avoided by striking pre-emptively or through dodging.
 ====Smash====
-A Brute would perform a Smash by raising his weapon overhead, and taking a strong downward swing; knocking his target onto his back, and doing about as much damage as a normal attack.
+A Brute would perform a Smash by raising their weapon overhead and taking a strong downward swing; knocking their target onto their back, and inflicting around the damage as one of their regular attacks.
+The Smash special attack also took less time for a Brute to prepare (approximately one second), in comparison to a Disarm Smash.
-[[File:LMS 8 v.png|thumb|250px|left|The effect of a disarm smash.]]
-The Smash special attack took less time for a Brute to prepare (approximately one second), in comparison to a Disarm Smash.
 ====Disarm Smash====
-More forceful than an empty-handed disarm, a Brute performed a Disarm Smash by holding his weapon out behind him, then swinging it from right to left, breaking through an opponent's guard, and often knocking away his weapon.
+More forceful than an empty-handed disarm, a Brute performed a Disarm Smash by holding their weapon out behind them and then swinging it from right to left, breaking through an opponent's guard and often knocking away their weapon.
-The attack essentially did no damage, but as mentioned, it opened an enemy up to attacks from other foes in the fight, as well as the inconvenience of being without a weapon.
+The attack essentially did no damage, but as mentioned, it opened an enemy up to attacks from other foes in a fight, as well as bestowing the inconvenience of being without a weapon.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>
-{{-}}
 ==Characteristics==
-[[File:assassins_creed_2-800.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Ezio fighting a Brute on a rooftop.]]
+[[File:LMS 9 v.png|thumb|250px|A Pazzi Brute blocking Ezio's path]]
-Brutes were not highly intelligent, and could be escaped once out of sight by [[blend]]ing, or hiding. They were also neither agile nor quick, and could not [[Freerunning|free-run]] or climb. Thus, taking to the rooftops was an easy method of escape.
+Brutes were not highly intelligent, and could be escaped once their line of sight had been broken by [[blending]] or hiding. They were also neither agile nor quick, and could not [[Freerunning|free-run]] or climb. As such, taking to the rooftops was an easy method of escape.
 Certain Brutes appeared to have a black-brown finish or trim on their armor plating, marking them as higher-ranked Brutes that were more resistant to enemy attacks. Brutes of [[Rome]] also bore unique, more intricate armor than their counterparts in other cities.
-Additionally, Brutes rarely ran from a fight, even if forced to face an opponent alone; unless they were disarmed. Inversely, killing a Brute caused the other guards accompanying him (particularly those with lower ranks) to flee.
+Additionally, Brutes rarely ran from a fight, even if they were forced to face an opponent alone; unless they were disarmed. Inversely, killing a Brute caused other guards accompanying them (particularly those with lower ranks) to flee.<ref name="AC2"/>
-==Weaponry==
-[[File:Heavy_weapons_ac2.jpg|thumb|right|200px|From left to right: Labrys, Bearded Axe, Bastard Sword.]]
+===Weaponry===
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 ==Special Brutes==
 *[[Dante Moro]] carried a Labrys axe, and fought like a Brute; though with an immunity to being disarmed (unless through the Disarm Smash).
-*[[Bartolomeo d'Alviano]] behaved like a Brute in combat, and carried what appeared to be a Bastard Sword (although the design and coloring of the handle differed from those carried by Brutes), which he fondly called "Bianca."
+*[[Bartolomeo d'Alviano]] behaved like a Brute in combat, and carried what appeared to be a Bastard Sword (though the design of the hilt differed from those carried by Brutes), which he fondly called "Bianca."
 *[[Francesco Salviati]] carried a Bearded Axe with him when in [[Villa Salviati|his villa]], and fought like a Brute.
+*[[Silvio Barbarigo]], although initially unarmed, would behave like a Brute should he pick up a heavy weapon.
-*[[Mercenaries]] also fought like Brutes, and carried similar weapons.
+*[[Mercenaries]] also fought like Brutes, and carried similar weapons.<ref name="AC2"/>
-*The Templar Spy from Ezio's trip to [[Spain]] resembled a Brute.
+*The Templar spy from [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]]'s trip to [[Spain]] resembled a Brute.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II: Discovery]]''</ref>
 *Some [[Papal Guard]]s, when equipped with heavy weapons, would fight like Brutes.
+*[[Il Carnefice]] (the [[Executioner]]) carried a Bearded Axe and fought like a Brute when encountered.
-*[[Auguste Oberlin]] (the [[Blacksmith (multiplayer character)|Blacksmith]]) fought like a Brute, and carried either a Bearded Axe (when he faced [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]]), or a [[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Multiplayer weapons#Hammer|large hammer]].
+*[[Auguste Oberlin]] (the [[Blacksmith (Animi Avatar)|Blacksmith]]) fought like a Brute, and carried either a Bearded Axe (when he faced Ezio), or a [[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Multiplayer weapons#Hammer|large hammer]].<ref name="Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>
-*[[Silvio Barbarigo]], although initially unarmed, should he pick up a heavy weapon, he would behave like a stantard brute.
 ==Trivia==
-*Ezio uses certain taunts that are specific to Brutes, usually insulting their weight.
+*In ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'', Ezio used certain taunts that were specific to Brutes, usually insulting their weight. Among them were: ''"Can you even hear me in there metal man!?"'', "''Well you're certainly well-fed!"'', ''"That looks heavy!"'', "Fatti sotto, porco! ''(Come on, pig!)"'', and "Ehi, grassone! ''(Hey, fatty!)"''
+*In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'', Brutes were rarer, and harder to disarm than in ''Assassin's Creed II''.
-**Among them are: ''"Can you even hear me in there metal man!?"'', "''Well you're certainly well-fed!"'', ''"That looks heavy!"'', "Fatti sotto, porco! ''(Come on, pig!)"'', and "Ehi, grassone! ''(Hey, fatty!)"''
+*In the memory "[[Infrequent Flier]]," during the cutscene where Ezio abandoned a burning [[Flying Machine]], you could see a Brute and a Seeker on the roof of the [[Palazzo Ducale di Venezia|Palazzo Ducale]]. Strangely, these were the only two guard archetypes that could not free-run or climb.
-*In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'', Brutes are rarer, and harder to disarm than in ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''.
+*When using the [[Throwing knives|throwing knife]] special attack, Brutes could be killed with a single knife despite their heavy armor.
-*In the memory "[[Infrequent Flier]]," during the cutscene where Ezio abandons a burning [[Flying Machine]], you can see a Brute and a Seeker on the roof of the [[Palazzo Ducale]]. Strangely, these are the only two guards that cannot free-run or climb.
+*In ''[[Assassin's Creed II: Discovery]]'', Guard Captains possessed the same appearance as Brutes, and were armed with Bastard Swords. However, unlike Brutes, they were extremely fast.
-*When using the [[Throwing knives|throwing knife]] special attack, Brutes can be killed with a single knife, despite their heavy armor.
+*The [[Almogavars]] in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' closely resembled Brutes in build and characteristics.
-*In ''[[Assassin's Creed II: Discovery]]'', Guard Captains possess the same appearance as Brutes, and are armed with Bastard Swords. However, unlike Brutes, they are extremely fast.
-*The [[Almogavars]] in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' closely resemble Brutes in build and characteristics.
 ==Gallery==
-<gallery captionalign="left" widths="180" spacing="small">
+<gallery captionalign="center" widths="180" spacing="small" position="center">
-soldat52x86 copy.jpg|Concept art of a Brute.
+soldat52x86 copy.jpg|Concept art of a Brute
+Brute.png|A Brute
-Assassins-creed-ii-brute bymbs.jpg|A Brute with two other guards.
-Guard-brute-ACB.png|A Roman Brute.
+AC2_Brute_Patrol.png|A Venetian Brute with two other guards
+Brutes_and_Brutality_2.png|Ezio fighting the Borgia Brutes
 </gallery>
-==Source==
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
-*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''
+{{AC2}}
-*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''
+{{ACB}}
 [[Category:Guards]]
-[[Category:Assassin's Creed II Gameplay]]
-[[Category:Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Gameplay]]