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Armor

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{{Template:Era|ac2|acb|realworld}}{{Revamp}} '''Armor''' is featured in all of the [[Assassin's Creed|''Assassin's Creed'']] installations, and has ranged from simple character design [[File:Assassins_Creed_30.jpg|thumb|180px|Seusenhofer Armor, worn by Ezio Auditore.]] to an effective upgradeable system.

In ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' and onwards, the player may visit [[blacksmiths]] to purchase new, improved armor that can to increase player health and damage resistance(this is misleading; it states in the user manual/systems/armor that resistance of armor only defines how much damage it can take before breaking). This armor, however, can be broken after the player takes too much damage, and temporarily costs them health squares until they pay a blacksmith to repair their armor.

==''[[Assassin's Creed]]''==
[[File:Altair_Ibn-La'Ahad.jpg|thumb|180px|Altaïr's plain Assassin's robes as seen in ''Assassin's Creed''.]]

In the first ''Assassin's Creed'' game, [[Altaïr]] has light armor that consists of leather greaves, leather vambraces, and a leather belt. The vambrace on his left forearm has what appears to be metal plating, but it does not function as armor in the game and is likely only there for decorative purposes, for distinguishing a heightened status within the [[Assassins|Assassin Order]], or for concealing the [[Hidden Blade]]. Because [[Desmond]] loses synchronization with Altaïr whenever Altaïr is struck during combat, it is implied that Altaïr was never hit or wounded in armed conflict or during assassinations. This would be feasible, given Altaïr's capabilities as a warrior and his lineage ([[Those Who Came Before]]). Using the [[First Apple|Apple of Eden]], Altaïr created the [[Codex]] pages, as well as [[Armor of Altaïr|a new suit of armor for himself]], one that was almost impossible to damage. This new armor would be passed down to each of Altaïr's descendants, eventually being hidden away beneath the [[Villa Auditore]].

===Other Characters===
Armor does appear on other characters in the game, and there are differences in the styles worn by guards in each city. The guards in [[Damascus]] can be found in either lamellar, leather, or ringmail armor. Guards in [[Acre]] can be found in brigantine armor and chain mail, some complete with coifs. Guards in [[Jerusalem]] are often found wearing scale or splintmail. Each of these guard types can be found in the [[Kingdom]] near their respective cities. The [[Knights Templar]] uniformly wear full suits of chain mail covered in a white tabbard with a red steel helm covering their face. Most (if not all) of the Knights Templar wear their signature red cross openly, whereas future Templars bear the cross symbol more subtly.

==''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''==
[[File:Ezio.jpg|thumb|180px|Ezio's plain Assassin's robes as seen in ''Assassin's Creed II''.]]

[[Ezio]] can purchase different types of armor from [[blacksmiths]] found throughout the game's various cities. There are five sets of armor that can be purchased, each with four individual pieces, namely chest plates, greaves, spaulders, and vambraces.

===Statistics===
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 366px; height: 601px"
! scope="col"|Armor name
! scope="col"|Available
! scope="col"|Cost
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|Leather Greaves
| style="text-align: center;"|Sequence 03
| style="text-align: center;"|1,200ƒ
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|Leather Vambraces
| style="text-align: center;"|Sequence 04
| style="text-align: center;"|1,100ƒ
|-
| style="text-align: center;"| Leather Chest Guard
| style="text-align: center;"|Sequence 03
| style="text-align: center;"|4,600ƒ
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|Leather Spaulders
| style="text-align: center;"|Sequence 01
| style="text-align: center;"|2,300ƒ
|-
|
|
|
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|Helmschmied Greaves
| style="text-align: center;"|Sequence 03
| style="text-align: center;"|5,200ƒ
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|Helmschmied Vambraces
| style="text-align: center;"|Sequence 05
| style="text-align: center;"|2,900ƒ
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|Helmschmied Chest Guard
| style="text-align: center;"|Sequence 05
| style="text-align: center;"|10,800ƒ
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|Helmschmied Spaulders
| style="text-align: center;"|Sequence 04
| style="text-align: center;"|6,200ƒ
|-
|
|
|
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|Metal Greaves
| style="text-align: center;"|Sequence 04
| style="text-align: center;"|7,200ƒ
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|Metal Vambraces
| style="text-align: center;"|Sequence 06
| style="text-align: center;"|6,300ƒ
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|Metal Chest Guard
| style="text-align: center;"|Sequence 07
| style="text-align: center;"|17,200ƒ
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|Metal Pauldrons
| style="text-align: center;"|Sequence 07
| style="text-align: center;"|12,000ƒ
|-
|
|
|
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|Missaglias Greaves*
| style="text-align: center;"|Sequence 08
| style="text-align: center;"|14,600ƒ
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|Missaglias Vambraces*
| style="text-align: center;"|Sequence 09
| style="text-align: center;"|12,000ƒ
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|Missaglias Chest Guard*
| style="text-align: center;"|Sequence 09
| style="text-align: center;"|27,900ƒ
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|Missaglias Pauldrons*
| style="text-align: center;"|Sequence 10
| style="text-align: center;"|21,300ƒ
|-
|
|
|
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|[[Armor of Altaïr|Vambraces of Altaïr]]
| style="text-align: center;"|Complete all 6 Assassin Tombs
| style="text-align: center;"|N/A
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|[[Armor of Altaïr|Greaves of Altaïr]]
| style="text-align: center;"|Complete all 6 Assassin Tombs
| style="text-align: center;"|N/A
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|[[Armor of Altaïr|Pauldrons of Altaïr]]
| style="text-align: center;"|Complete all 6 Assassin Tombs
| style="text-align: center;"|N/A
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|[[Armor of Altaïr|Chest Guard of Altaïr]]
| style="text-align: center;"|Complete all 6 Assassin Tombs
| style="text-align: center;"|N/A
|}

Leather Armor is the first available armor and provides health bonuses, but no resistance bonuses. Later, Ezio can purchase 'Helmschmied', a variant of leather with metal inlays, 'metal armor' and 'Missaglias', a stylized set of 'metal armor'. Every armor after the leather set offers health bonuses and resistance bonuses. Armor can be damaged through combat or by falling from buildings, so it is necessary to repair it at blacksmiths regularly. Each armor has a set number of circles that it can resist. In general, twenty squares of combat or falling damage to your synch bar will remove one circle of resistance from every piece of armor you have equipped.

The player is able to unlock [[Armor of Altaïr|Altaïr's improved armor]] by collecting six [[Assassin seal]]s from the tombs of six different Assassins. After finding and placing all 6 seals in the [[Sanctuary]], Ezio unlocks the armor of his ancestor. It consists of black clothing, with specially made armor integrated into it, akin to the mythical properties of the Golden Fleece. As such, the armor never needs to be repaired. When [[Tailors|dyed]] by the player, all that changes is the inside color of the armor. Page 19 of [[Codex|Altaïr's Codex]] reveals that this, the only suit made, was owned and/or created by Altaïr, who destroyed the written formula out of fear of the armor becoming widely used, either by friend or foe alike.

===Other Characters===
All types of soldiers in ''Assassin's Creed II'' are armored to varying degrees, with [[archers]] as the lightest, followed by [[Agiles]], [[Guards|regular soldiers]], [[Seekers]], and [[Brutes]]. Elite soldiers wear heavier armor than regular soldiers, making them more resistant to Ezio's attacks and counter-attacks.

==''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''==
[[File:E.jpg|thumb|180px|Ezio's plain Assassin's robes as seen in ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood''.]]

At the start of ''Brotherhood'', Ezio loses the Armor of Altaïr during the [[Siege of Monteriggioni]], forcing him to run into battle clothed in a simple shirt, trousers and boots. Later on in Rome, Ezio's new robes and armor are anonymously given to him by [[Machiavelli]]. Ezio's newer attire resembles the clothes of Altaïr, with longer robes and a longer hood. Ezio's outfit's armor comes only with a spaulder and a single vambrace. In the game, Ezio's initial new spaulder is leather, while the cover art depicts him wearing a metal spaulder. His new hidden blade bracer is the same as it is on the cover, as well as his hidden blade. But like the metal spaulder, Ezio's second hidden blade does not appear like the one on the cover. Instead, it is a brown glove like his original second hidden blade used in the ''Assassin's Creed II'' E3 Demo, and also on pre released ''Assassin's Creed II'' pictures. The Second blade is originally displayed as an identical blade and bracer as his primary blade and bracer. Vambraces for the second hidden blade can be bought at a blacksmith only when the The Second Hidden Blade is purchased from Leonardo, but none of the vambraces have the design of the bracer shown in the cover art.

Ezio is able to purchase armor upgrades, just like in ''Assassin's Creed II'', in a blacksmith shop. It is also possible to complete [[Shop Quests|specific quests]] for the blacksmith shop on Tiber Island and unlock parts of the Seusenhofer armor. The only set of [[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood outfits|armor]] that cannot be purchased in-game is the [[Helmschmied Drachen Armor]].

===Statistics===
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 375px;"
! scope="col"|Armor Name
! scope="col"|Available
! scope="col"|Cost
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|Roman Greaves
| style="text-align: center;"|Sequence 03
| style="text-align: center;"|1100ƒ
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|Roman Vambraces
| style="text-align: center;"|Sequence 04
| style="text-align: center;"|1000ƒ
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|Roman Chest Guard
| style="text-align: center;"|Sequence 05
| style="text-align: center;"|2500ƒ
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|Roman Spaulders
| style="text-align: center;"|Sequence 02
| style="text-align: center;"|900ƒ
|-
|
|
|
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|Rondelle Greaves
| style="text-align: center;"|Sequence 05
| style="text-align: center;"|3200ƒ
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|Rondelle Vambraces
| style="text-align: center;"|Sequence 05
| style="text-align: center;"|2900ƒ
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|Rondelle Chest Guard
| style="text-align: center;"|Sequence 06
| style="text-align: center;"|5100ƒ
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|Rondelle Spaulders
| style="text-align: center;"|Sequence 06
| style="text-align: center;"|5900ƒ
|-
|
|
|
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|Plate Greaves
| style="text-align: center;"|Sequence 06
| style="text-align: center;"|6500ƒ
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|Plate Vambraces
| style="text-align: center;"|Sequence 06
| style="text-align: center;"|6000ƒ
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|Plate Chest Guard
| style="text-align: center;"|Sequence 07
| style="text-align: center;"|9200ƒ
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|Plate Pauldrons
| style="text-align: center;"|Sequence 07
| style="text-align: center;"|9900ƒ
|-
|
|
|
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|Seusenhofer Greaves
| style="text-align: center;"|Sequence 07
| style="text-align: center;"|12000ƒ
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|Seusenhofer Vambraces
| style="text-align: center;"|Sequence 07
| style="text-align: center;"|11200ƒ
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|Seusenhofer Chest Guard
| style="text-align: center;"|Complete the shop quest "Exotica"
| style="text-align: center;"| N/A
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|Seusenhofer Pauldrons
| style="text-align: center;"| Complete the shop quest "Exotica"
| style="text-align: center;"| N/A
|-
|
|
|
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|Greaves of Brutus
| style="text-align: center;"|Complete all 6 Romulus Lairs
| style="text-align: center;"| N/A
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|Vambraces of Brutus
| style="text-align: center;"|Complete all 6 Romulus Lairs
| style="text-align: center;"| N/A
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|Chest Guard of Brutus
| style="text-align: center;"|Complete all 6 Romulus Lairs
| style="text-align: center;"| N/A
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|Pauldrons of Brutus
| style="text-align: center;"|Complete all 6 Romulus Lairs
| style="text-align: center;"|
N/A
|}

Armor designs in Brotherhood has changed and still following the ways armor are given metal inlays during the second and last set of purchasable armors from Assassin's Creed 2, the Roman armor set is made of leather while the Rondelle armor set has the same design with metal inlays, the Plate armor is the unstylized with metal inlays of the Seusenhofer armor. When all six Keys of Romulus is obtained, Ezio is given the Armor of Brutus which has a very bulky look and gives out 25 health squares without the need of repairing.

===Other Characters===
Guards are armored similarly to as they were in ''Assassin's Creed II'', with the addition of the [[Papal guard]] as the most heavily armored opponents in the game. Of the new guard archetypes, the [[Crossbowmen]] are equal in defense to Archers, while [[Arquebusiers]] match standard guards.

==Gallery==
<gallery widths="210" captionalign="center">
Assacreed2 b03 042.jpg|Purchasing Armor in'' Assassin's Creed II''.
Altairarmor.png|The Armor of Altaïr in ''Assassin's Creed II''.
Roman_Armor_v.png|Roman Armor
Rondelle_Armor_v.png|Rondelle Armor
Plate_Armor_v.png|Plate Armor
Seusenhofer_Armor_v.png|Seusenhofer Armor
Brutus Armor.jpg|The Armor of Brutus.
Drachen_v.png|The Helmschmied Drachen Armor.
</gallery>

[[Video:Assassin's Creed 2 --All Armors-- HD|thumb|300px|left|All sets of armor of ''Assassin's Creed II''.]]

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Armor of Altaïr

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{{youmay|Altaïr's armor set|[[Assassin's Creed II Outfits|Altaïr's robes]]}}
[[File:Zw-altairarmor.png|thumb|Ezio, wearing Altaïr's armor.]]
{{Quote|It is possessed of great strength, yet so light to allow complete freedom...|Altaïr's description of the armor in [[Codex]] page 19.}}

The '''armor of [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad|Altaïr]]''' was an unbreakable set of [[armor]], usable in ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' and ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''.

==Appearance==
The metal portions of the armor appear to have a gold tint, while the leather portions are black or dark brown. Unlike most which are made up of a single piece, the chest plate of the Armor of Altaïr appears to be made up of several overlapping metal guards.

A black cloak accompanies Altaïr's armor, and seems to be of a similar cut to Altaïr's Assassin robes. In addition to being black, it is much longer than the one Ezio would normally wear, and is made up of three layers. Each layer is longer than the one above it, and the longest, lower layer is segmented, which gives the whole piece a look resembling an eagle's wings. The back of the lower layer is also split down the middle, making it behave much like Altaïr's cloak from the original game, where each side would move up and down as the back of Altaïr's legs pushed against them.

==History==
Following the death of [[Al Mualim]], Altaïr adopted the rank of [[Grand Master of the Assassin Order|Grand Master]]. He later constructed an unbreakable set of armor, using knowledge from the [[Sixth Apple|Apple of Eden]] he had acquired to do so. He chronicled its creation in his fabled [[Codex]], where he admitted to discovering the properties of a new metal in the Apple, from which the armor was created.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>

At some point following his death, Altaïr's armor was stored inside a vault below the [[Villa Auditore]] and locked behind bars that only opened when all six [[Assassin's Seals]] from hidden [[Assassin's Tombs]] were collected and placed on their respective statues. In Altaïr's Codex, he claimed to have created a new metal that was incredibly strong, whilst also being light as a feather. In contrast to his older robes, Altaïr's armor was black, in line with the traditional color of the Grand Masters' robes.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />

At some point between 1491 and 1497,<ref name="Assassin's Creed II: Discovery">''[[Assassin's Creed II: Discovery]]''</ref><ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref> [[Ezio Auditore]], a descendant of Altaïr and an [[Assassin]] in his own right, managed to recover the six Assassin seals, and claim the robes as his own. He would eventually wear this set of robes during the [[Bonfire of the Vanities]] and his confrontation with the [[Templar]] [[Grand Master of the Templar Order|Grand Master]] [[Rodrigo Borgia]] in [[Rome]].<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood" />

Following this, Ezio returned to [[Monteriggioni]] and gave the armor a place of pride in his [[Ezio's Room|bed chamber]]. However, with the sudden and unexpected [[Siege of Monteriggioni]], the armor was struck by a cannonball and was lost under the rubble, where Ezio had to leave it due to not having enough time to retrieve it during the attack. However, when [[Desmond Miles]] first entered the [[Sanctuary]], he encountered - due to the [[bleeding effect]] - the ghost of an older Ezio wearing the armor. Due to this, it is possible that Ezio salvaged the armor from under the ruins of the Villa sometime after the death of [[Cesare Borgia]].<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood" />

==Statistics==
{|class="wikitable" style="color: #000;"
!Armor Piece
!Health
!Resistance
|-
|'''Pauldrons of Altaïr'''
|4
|8 (Unbreakable)
|-
|'''Chest Guard of Altaïr'''
|6
|8 (Unbreakable)
|-
|'''Vambraces of Altaïr'''
|2
|8 (Unbreakable)
|-
|'''Greaves of Altaïr'''
|3
|8 (Unbreakable)
|}

==Trivia==
*According to a piece of concept art, it seems that the armor was originally intended to be an invention of [[Leonardo da Vinci]], before being a creation of Altaïr.
*While wearing the armor in ''Assassin's Creed II'', the hood is never down during cut-scenes where it would normally be down if wearing [[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze|Giovanni]]'s Assassin robes.
*Interestingly, the robes underneath resemble Giovanni's Renaissance-era robes rather than Crusade-era robes, albeit much more ornate.
*Altaïr's armor, unlike other armor in the game, can only be worn as a full set, and the robes underneath it cannot be dyed.
*Though it is not mandatory to complete the 6 tombs, the player must retrieve all the seals to gain full synchronization.
*The Missaglias armor set in ''Assassin's Creed II'' has the same total amount of health as Altaïr's Armor set. Although it is breakable, the player may want to use the Missaglias armor, instead of Altaïr's Armor if they want Ezio to use the original robe and to dye it as well.
*Altaïr's armor has 25 health diamonds(once all the Codex are found), as does the [[Armor of Brutus]], its spiritual successor in ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood''.
*Altaïr's armor is available in ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' for 20 [[Uplay]] Units, though it is only cosmetic, meaning it provides no advantages nor disadvantages.
*In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'', the icon of an Elite Assassin depicts Ezio wearing the armor.
*In ''Brotherhood'', while wearing the Armor of Altaïr outfit, during cutscenes, the blade of Ezio's left hidden blade will clip through Ezio's left elbow whenever he bends his left arm, though this also happens with Ezio's normal outfit and the Armor of Brutus, but not as noticeably.
*In ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'', Ezio has his hood down twice while wearing the Armor of Altaïr; in Monteriggioni until [[Fall of Monteriggioni|the siege]], and in the last [[Cristina Memories|Cristina Memory]].
*In ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'', when playing a Cristina Memory wearing any outfit other than the default one, will prevent to change your appearance to Ezio's of that time period. The same applies to Altaïr's armor.
**This will also occur if it is equipped while bidding at the fights.
*The linings on the back of the hood form a shape similar to the [[Assassin insignia]].
*In the concept art of the armor, the sleeves are white instead of black and the armor has no vambrace, despite the fact that the armor must be worn as a full set.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Image:Art 14.jpg|Concept art for the Armor of Altaïr.
Image:Zw-codex-19.png|The Codex design of the Armor.
Image:Zw-ezio-and-altairs-armor.png|Ezio obtaining the Armor.
Image:Vilified 2 v.png|The armor during the Fall of Monteriggioni.
Image:EzioAuditore-ACB-ghost.jpg|Ezio's ghost wearing the Armor sometime after Cesare Borgia's death.
</gallery>

==See also==
*[[Armor of Brutus]]

==Notes and references==
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