Helmschmied Drachen Armor

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{{Quote|Fashioned by the Helmschmied Armory in 1489, only a few sets were completed due to the weight of the metal.|[[Animus]] description.|Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood}}
[[File:Drachen V.png|right|thumb|200px|The Helmschmied Drachen Armor]]
The '''Helmschmied Drachen Armor''' was a rare set of armor, crafted out of heavy metal. A set was worn by the [[Italian Assassins|Italian Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]].

The robes Ezio wore under the armor appeared similar to those of [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]], though they possessed a leather texture, rather than cloth. On the waist, the [[Assassin insignia]] was flanked by rows of [[Throwing knives|throwing knife]] sheathes.

Across the torso, the armor was made up of stylized metal plates. The upper right arm guard extended higher than the shoulder, though that of the left was set lower to make room for a cape. The matching bracers of the armor were worn in conjunction with leather gloves on each hand.

==Availability==
Codes unlocking the Helmschmied Armor were available through any of the following:
*Purchase of the [[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood#Codex Edition|Codex]] or [[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood#Auditore Edition|Auditore Edition]] of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''.
*Pre-order of ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' from Amazon.com, [[Ubisoft]].com, Steam (for PC), or Play.com.
*Purchase of [[The Da Vinci Disappearance (DLC)|''The Da Vinci Disappearance'' DLC]] for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
*Pre-order of the Italian edition of ''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]'', Issue #2.
*Purchase of the Platinum Edition of ''Assassins's Creed: Brotherhood'' for PlayStation 3, or of the Classics Edition for Xbox 360.

==Trivia==
*The {{Wiki|Helmschmied|Helmschmieds}} of Augsburg were one of late medieval Europe's foremost families of armourers. Their name translates to ''helmet smith'' in German, while "Drachen" means ''dragon''.
*Concept art showed that the robes with the Helmschmied Armor were intended to be white; however, in-game, the robes were primarily black.
*The Helmschmied armor also appeared as a purchasable item in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'', where its description stated that it was "the finest in foreign engineering" and had a price of 200,000 florins.
*As with other cosmetic outfits in ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'', the Helmschmied Armor overrode Ezio's outfit and appearance at certain moments; such as when Ezio was supposed to be disguised as a [[Guards|guard]], when he was at the [[Caserma di Alviano]] fight club, or during the Cristina Memories, but did not affect gameplay itself.
*The Helmschmied Armor has a strong resemblance to that which Cesare wore

==Gallery==
<gallery widths="180" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small">
Drachen_Amazon_Concept.png|Concept art of the Helmschmied Armor
Armor-helmschmield-brotherhood.png|Front and back shots of the Helmschmied Armor
Drachen_Armor_GB_v.png|Ezio wearing the Helmschmied Armor during a Cristina memory
</gallery>

==Reference==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''
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