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A Ninja executing Assassinate to Ifrit in Final Fantasy XIV.
Assassinate (にんさつ, Ninsatsu?, lit. Stealth Kill), also known as Stealth Kill, Stop Bracelet, and Suffocate, is a recurring ability in Final Fantasy series. It deals critical damage to enemies, usually inflicting Instant Death.
Appearances
Final Fantasy IV: The After Years
Stealth Kill is a Ninjutsu skill that inflicts Instant Death at a cost of 30 MP. It is exclusive to Izayoi and is learned at Level 40.
Final Fantasy XI
Assassinate is a high level latent effect available to Thieves. It only becomes active at level 60. It serves to enhance Trick Attack so that whenever used the attack always lands and always scores a critical hit.
Final Fantasy XIV
Assassinate is a Level 60 Ninja ability. It deals a critical direct hit with a potency of 200. It can only be executed while under the effect of Assassinate Ready. It has an instant cast time.
Final Fantasy Tactics
Suffocate (Stop Bracelet on PlayStation) is an Assassins' exclusive ability. It instantly kills almost every enemy. The player can have an access to this ability only via hacking.
Final Fantasy Dimensions
Instantly kills a single enemy.
Description
Assassinate is the level 18 ability of the Ninja class, requiring 525 AP to learn. At the cost of 36 MP, the user will attempt to inflict Instant Death to one target.
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The word assassin is often believed to derive from the word hashshashin (Arabic: حشّاشين, ħashshāshīyīn), and shares its etymological roots with hashish (/hæˈʃiːʃ/ or /ˈhæʃiːʃ/; from Arabic: حشيش ḥashīsh).
The meaning of the word Assassins is a secret order of Nizari Ismailis, particularly those of Persia and Syria, that formed in the late 11th century. Mentions of Assassins were preserved within European sources where they are depicted as trained killers, responsible for the systematic elimination of opposing figures.