Some fans are very keen on cosplaying their favorite characters, either from video games or from some famous movies. However, some characters are somewhat unsafe to be cosplayed in public, and assassins with their hidden blades are definitely included in the list.
A French man was arrested for wearing hidden blades under his sleeves
French police have arrested a man for wearing dangerous weapons. The 27-year-old named Thomas G. was noticed by police in the Saint Lazare area. At the time, he wore sunglasses, covering his face with a black mask, carrying a military backpack and making abnormal movements.
Since the situation in France is currently chaotic, especially with Yellow Vests protests, the police immediately took actions.
Seeing the police officers started to head to him, Thomas was panic and start to flee away from them. The actions only made him even more suspicious, and he was finally immobilized.
Searching over his body, the police have found a pair of homemade 12-inch blades tied to his wrists, covered by his jacket. As the blades were only strapped to his arms by elastic strings, and it can be triggered by using another homemade device, it’s unstable. Thomas was aware of that, too, so he has nicely warned the police about the danger his hidden weapons.
As a result, it took the police quite a lot of efforts to hold Thomas on the ground and remove the blade safely.
Fortunately, no one was hurt under the process. Thomas was finally placed into custody.
The man obsessed with cosplaying and law enforcement took the idea from Assassin’s Creed
Later that day, Thomas was questioned by the police for his strange costumes and behaviors. It turns out, he was obsessed with law enforcement and cosplaying. The “cosplayer” didn’t reveal exactly what he was inspired of, but we can still get some trace of it.
It’s clearly not a lot of characters that wear hidden blades under their sleeves, cover their face and fight to enforce law and justice. Correct me if I’m wrong, but the most famous characters that fit with the description above is only the protagonists from Assassin’s Creed franchise.
Assassin’s Creed also has some deep ties with France as well. Ubisoft – the owner of the series – is a French company. One of its video game series: Assasin’s Creed Unity also took the concept of France. The company also donated a respectable amount of money to the reconstruction of Notre-Dame cathedral, because it’s not only a symbol of France but also a titular symbol of the game, too.
Despite how much Thomas G. wants to join protecting the security under official authority, he is very unlikely to fulfill his dream, with or without blades. He was reported to take part in the tests to be a security assistant (ADS). However, after this incident, the dream to be a policeman seems to be out of reach for Thomas.