Assassin

This scion of royal heritage threw her family's ambitions away when she decided that stabbing was her true destiny. And she's damn good at it too.

The Assassin
Also known as: Sneak Thief, The Lady of Bamburgh
General Info
Introduced in Beta 4.3
Health: 90
Armor: 90
Speed: 245
Damage required for special: 225

Overview

Silent swift steps and quicker crouch-walking permit the Assassin to approach from above, below, and indeed, from right behind with nary a whisper to betray her movements. The slightly less silent yet still significantly swift Stiletto delivers crippling backstabs from behind, but if a target should have the foresight to turn around before the killing stroke, it comes paired with a Parrying Dagger to repel medium-sized weapons.

The compact crossbow pistol projects all-wood bolts over medium distances, keeping you relevant even when in plain sight, and helps distract your enemies from your scattered caltrops which, when inevitably stepped on, will ensnare them for your teammates to close in and finish off, with you nowhere to be seen and long since gone...

Voiced by: Renara Hawke (current), Elle Osili-Wood (formerly)

Arsenal

Weapons

Stiletto & Parrying Dagger		Latchet Crossbow		Caltrops		Smoke Pot
Stabbing, slashing, and thrusting attacks coming from above, both sides, and dead-center.		Primary shoots the crossbow, alternate fire aims. You can slowly move while reloading.		One part of her two side items, use primary fire to throw caltrops on the ground that not only damage but also slow and allow you to crit enemies stepping on them.		The second of the two items, alternate fire tosses a smoke pot that creates a cloud of smoke which briefly cloaks you when you step into it.
Damage	45 (charged), 42 (not charged)	Damage	55	Damage	5 (bag), 3 (caltrops)	Damage	5
Backstab Damage	85 (charged), 50 (not charged)	Headshot Damage	82	Ammo Count	Respawnable	Ammo Count	Respawnable
Size	Small (attack), Medium (parry)	Ammo Count	3 (starting and max)	Respawn Time	30 seconds	Respawn Time	30 seconds
Charge Speed	Quick	Spread	5 (unaimed), perfect (aimed)	Slow Effect & Duration	25% slow for 0.5 seconds	Cloak Duration	6 seconds
Swing Speed	Very Fast	N/A		Crit Duration	First caltrop causes crits for 2.5 seconds, with each additional one adding .66 seconds	N/A
Range	50	N/A		Caltrop Count	Patch of 15 caltrops	N/A
Special attack: Killer Instinct
This special can be activated while holding any weapon.
When the special meter is full, press the special button to enter a trance-like state where you gain the ability to cull targets below a certain health threshold. The threshold is also dependent on the weapon held out, if you're wielding the Stiletto while behind a target the threshold is lowered! Be careful, as your target will hear their heart beating if you're in range of them during your special.

Achievements

Achievements

"Assassin"

	"Play a full round lasting at least five minutes as an Assassin."	the Assassin

"Royal Assassin"

	"Amass 100,000 points of damage against your enemies using the stiletto."	the Royal Assassin

"That's What She Said"

	"Finish off 25 enemies with a teammate's assistance."	the Finisher

"It's A Trap!"

	"Kill 15 enemies with the crossbow pistol while they're under the effects of caltrops."	the Murderous

"Bootylicious"

	"Capture 10 enemy chests in one round."	the Jelly

"2 Fast 2 Furious"

	"Kill one of each enemy class using mainly your stiletto without taking any damage."	the Furiously Fast

"Deadly Arts"

	"Kill 2 enemies with caltrops in a single life."	the Angel Of Death

"Ghosting"

	"Capture 2 chests in one life without damaging any enemies in between."	the Taffer

Trivia

• A wordier description of the Assassin:

"Most comfortable in shady alleys, gloomy dungeons and dark castle halls, the Assassin strongly prefers not to be seen. Really, don’t look at her. She hates it and she’ll cut you.

In service to the Earl of Bamburgh as spymaster, at court and abroad she schemes, plots, spies, blackmails, steals, embezzles and kills to further the noble goals of her good Lord’s house. Operating from out of sight, she knows precisely when to use her natural guile to remain unseen and when to brutally eviscerate all who oppose her.

Intrigue, evasion, deceit and cunning are the core of her devious toolkit. She’s not above dirty tactics to trick and outmaneuver her opponents – some people might say that makes her dishonorable, but those idiots are as dull as rusted iron. To them, her methods make her a lying, cheating, sinful, poisonous, backstabbing no-good cowardly murderer.

To her, that’s just another day at work."

• The Assassin is not only the Earl of Bamburgh's spymaster, but also his daughter, according to rumor.

• The Assassin was originally intended to take less damage from fall damage, but this was scrapped.

Gallery

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  Assassin Render
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  Earliest known concept art of the Assassin made by Corvalho from the PVKII Developer team
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  Concept art of the Assassin made by Hengishammer from the PVKII Developer team
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  A render of a near finalized version of the Assassin's model
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  Render of an early model of the Assassin made by 3D artist James Davis
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  Stiletto Render
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  The Assassin's facial flexes in action.

See Also

Knights

Assassin Strategy

How to get Assassin Achievements

Classes

Pirates		Vikings		Knights
Skirmisher	Captain	Berserker	Gestir	Assassin	Man-at-Arms
Sharpshooter	Buccaneer	Bondi	Huscarl	Archer	Heavy Knight