The Dagger is the Assassin's primary weapon, consisting of a razor-sharp, hardened blade with a cloth-wrapped grip and ring pommel. It does heavy melee damage and has a grapple ability as its alternate fire. When performed from behind, an Assassin's Grapple is referred to as an Assassination and will kill most Pros outright, with only a few exceptions. Like all grapple attacks, after successfully executing a grapple, there is a brief cooldown period before a grapple can be performed again, indicated by the meter which appears around the player's crosshair. As the Dagger uses no ammunition, Reload has been replaced with a short-ranged lunging strike, which can be used to close the distance between the Assassin and a potential victim. When the Assassin's passive skill is upgraded to Level 3, the Dagger is replaced by a Sword, which has better damage, a longer reach, and a different taunt from the Dagger. In all other respects, the Sword is identical to the Dagger and performs the same attacks.
Trivia[]
The Assassin's Dagger is based on a curved, stylized version of a Japanese "Kunai" knife.
The Sword is also based on a Japanese design: the "Katana" backsword.
If the assassin wears the Cardboard Tube Samurai Gear, her blades will change to look like cardboard tubes. This, however, does not alter their damage potential.
If the assassin wears the Summer Gear, her blades will change to look like cooking utensils. This, however, does not alter their damage potential.