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Assassins are agile, swift, and elite trained killers for hire that may be faced in Twinblade's Camp. They wear all black with hoods, red masks, and red cloth patches on their arms and legs. A set of assassin clothes are available for the hero to wear (minus the hood and mask.) Their skin is a deathly and unusually more pale colour than usual, and they always wield master katanas in combat. Aside from being stronger and faster, they have a similar fighting style to bandits. You come across an assassin hero in the waiting room at the Arena. Assassins appear to have a cold and calculating demeanor and seem to be heartless killers, and intellectually above other bandits. The Will spell "Assassin Rush" seems to be a spell that would be commonly used by assassins, but is not seen used by one in the whole of the game. However, they are good at countering low level versions of the spell.

Design: Assassins seem similar to Jack of Blades clothing-wise but lack the intricate masks and chains. Assassins also appear to have that of a spiral dimentia tattoo. Assassins are among the few bandits that have a shoeless design.

Later Appearances[]

Although the fully-concealed black cloaked killers of the first Fable do not make an appearance in the latest Fable installments, other forms of assassins take their place. In Fable II, the replacements are Highwaymen, who seem to be significantly more agile than their predecessors. Highwaymen, rather than wearing a hood and mask with intimidating tattoos and red patches, sport a red bandana and (depending on their rank) a long trench coat and a wicked hat.

In Fable III, the replacements are Sand Furies which are, for the first time in Fable history, all female assassins. Sand Furies wear ragged and bunched brown and tan clothing sometimes with makeshift pieces of armour. They also wear masks with goggles completely concealing their faces. They also appear to be reskins of highwaymen due to the fact their combat style is exactly the same.

Stats[]

Name Health Experience Renown Strengths Weaknesses
Assassin (Melee) 1100 HP

5000 HP (The one from Murder with a Twist)

18 10 N/A Sharpening Augmentation

Trivia[]

  • Assassins are often more sophisticated than most Bandits and seem to have an increased vocabulary. Perhaps with an exception for the bandits during The Ransom Victim.
  • Assassins clothing appear to be a reskin of Jack of Blades clothes minus the red colour and the intricate masks.
  • Assassins are the masters of surprise and often will attack the hero with extreme accuracy after springing from the shadows with a bloodlust roar. This is most evident during the Assassin Attacks quest.
  • In Fable: TLC, if your Assassin Rush spell is a low level, then NPCs such as Minions and Assassins can often counter you just as you recover from using the spell. This is a testament to their speed in melee combat.
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