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Helmschmied Drachen Armor

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[[File:Zw-acb-Drachen-1.png|thumb|193px|The Helmschmied Drachen Armor.]]
The '''Helmschmied Drachen Armor''' is a pre-order bonus of the Codex Edition and the Auditore Edition of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''. It is also available to those who pre-ordered ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' from Amazon.com, [[Ubisoft]].com Steam for the PC version or Play.com. It also becomes available with the [[The Da Vinci Disappearance (DLC)|Da Vinci Disappearance DLC]].

Fashioned by the Helmschmied Armory in 1489, only a few sets were completed due to the weight of the metal. As opposed to its name, the Helmschmied Drachen Armor is merely a cosmetic [[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Outfits|outfit]] for [[Ezio]], and as such, does not function as an actual set of armor, nor affects gameplay.

==Trivia==
*"Helmschmied Drachen" is German for "Helmet Smith Dragon."
*Like the [[Armor of Brutus]], the Helmschmied Drachen Armor replaces both of Ezio's bracers, rather than just his right one. In addition, it gives him two gloves, rather than one. This does not affect equipment such as the [[Climb Leap Glove]]. Also Ezio has the Knife Belt attached, unlike his normal outfits.
*The white fabric around Ezio's neck is actually attached, rather than left open, as in his standard outfit.
*The Helmschmied armor also appears as a purchasable item in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'', where its description states that it's "The finest in foreign engineering" and has an incredible price of 200,000 florins.
*Official Concept artwork shows that the Helmschmied Drachen Armor was planned to be colored white, yet in-game, it appears black.
*If the armor is worn by Ezio before encountering first [[Cristina Memories|Cristina memories]], an older Ezio is seen instead. This is mainly caused as this armor is cosmetic.
*Whenever Ezio removes his hood during a cutscene the player would still seem to be wearing it. This also happens with other cosmetic armours and the Armour of Brutus.
*"Helmschmied" actually refers to a family of German armorers. Lorenz (active 1467-1515), his son Kolman (1471–1532), and Kolman's son Desiderius (1513–1579) worked in Augburg for the Holy Roman Emperors, the archdukes of Austria and Tirol, the king of Spain Charles V and other wealthy clients. Armors by the Helmschmied still exist and are on display in the Metropolitan Museum, the Musée de l'Armée (Paris), the Kunsthistorisches Museum (Vienna), the Real Armeria (Madrid)... http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/make/hd_make.htm<br />

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==Gallery==

<gallery widths="250" position="center" captiontextcolor="#ffffff" bordersize="medium" captionalign="center">
Helmschmeid_drachen_armor.jpg|Concept art of the Helmschmied Drachen Armor.
Zw-acb-ezio-Drachen-6.png|A close-up of the Helmschmied Drachen Armor.
Drachen_Armor_GB_v.png|Ezio during Cristina memory wearing The Helmschmied Drachen Armor
eziodrachen.JPG|Ezio talking to Leonardo with The Helmschmied Drachen Armor
drachen_v_t2.png|Ezio wearing The Helmschmied Drachen Armor
</gallery>

[[Video:Assassin's Creed Brotherhood -The Helmschmied Drachen Armor DLC Code Relesed|thumb|300px|left|In-game video of the Armor.]]
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Armor

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[[File:Assassins_Creed_30.jpg|thumb|180px|Seusenhofer Armor, worn by Ezio Auditore.]]
'''Armor''' is featured in all of the [[Assassin's Creed (series)|''Assassin's Creed'']] installments, and has ranged from simple character design 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 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 Ibn-La'Ahad|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 Miles|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 [[Sixth 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 in the [[Sanctuary]] 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 [[Templars|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's Assassin's Creed II robes.jpg|thumb|180px|Ezio's plain Assassin's robes as seen in ''Assassin's Creed II''.]]
[[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|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: 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 [[Niccolò Machiavelli|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|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 da Vinci|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;"|1,100ƒ
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|Roman Vambraces
| style="text-align: center;"|Sequence 04
| style="text-align: center;"|1,000ƒ
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|Roman Chest Guard
| style="text-align: center;"|Sequence 05
| style="text-align: center;"|2,500ƒ
|-
| 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;"|3,200ƒ
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|Rondelle Vambraces
| style="text-align: center;"|Sequence 05
| style="text-align: center;"|2,900ƒ
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|Rondelle Chest Guard
| style="text-align: center;"|Sequence 06
| style="text-align: center;"|5,100ƒ
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|Rondelle Spaulders
| style="text-align: center;"|Sequence 06
| style="text-align: center;"|5,900ƒ
|-
|
|
|
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|Plate Greaves
| style="text-align: center;"|Sequence 06
| style="text-align: center;"|6,500ƒ
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|Plate Vambraces
| style="text-align: center;"|Sequence 06
| style="text-align: center;"|6,000ƒ
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|Plate Chest Guard
| style="text-align: center;"|Sequence 07
| style="text-align: center;"|9,200ƒ
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|Plate Pauldrons
| style="text-align: center;"|Sequence 07
| style="text-align: center;"|9,900ƒ
|-
|
|
|
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|Seusenhofer Greaves
| style="text-align: center;"|Sequence 07
| style="text-align: center;"|12,000ƒ
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|Seusenhofer Vambraces
| style="text-align: center;"|Sequence 07
| style="text-align: center;"|11,200ƒ
|-
| 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;"|[[Armor of Brutus|Greaves of Brutus]]
| style="text-align: center;"|Complete all 6 Romulus Lairs
| style="text-align: center;"| N/A
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|[[Armor of Brutus|Vambraces of Brutus]]
| style="text-align: center;"|Complete all 6 Romulus Lairs
| style="text-align: center;"| N/A
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|[[Armor of Brutus|Chest Guard of Brutus]]
| style="text-align: center;"|Complete all 6 Romulus Lairs
| style="text-align: center;"| N/A
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|[[Armor of Brutus|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 II'', 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 [[Scrolls of Romulus|Keys of Romulus]] are 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.

===Recruits===
Ezio's assassin recruits can also wear armor; this can be upgraded as the assassin levels up, free of charge. A recruit starts with no armour, but can aquire leather pauldrons, leather greaves, leather chest guard, and finally metal chest guard (which replaces the leather chest guard). With 'level four' armour, which is the best recruits can have, they have more than double their original health, making armour extremely useful.

===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.

==Ga{{Infobox}}llery==
<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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==Trivia==
The Helmschmied, Seusenhofer and Missaglia armors are named from famous Renaissance armorers. The Helmschmied family worked in Augsburg (see Trivia in [[Helmschmied Drachen Armor]]). Konrad Seusenhofer (active 1500-1517), his brother Hans (active 1514-1555), and Hans' son Jorg, worked in Innsbruck for the Holy Roman Emperors, the king of France, the Medici... The Missaglia were amongst the most important armorers in 15th-century Milan. Tomaso (active1430-1452), Antonio (active 1441-1496), Giovanni Angelo (active 1496–1529), and Damiano (recorded 1514) exported armors in all Europe. Armors from these three families can be seen at the Metropolitan Museum, the Musée de l'Armée (Paris), the Kunsthistorisches Museum (Vienna), the Real Armeria (Madrid). http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/make/hd_make.htm
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Helmschmied Drachen Armor

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[[File:Zw-acb-Drachen-1.png|thumb|300px|The Helmschmied Drachen Armor.]]
The '''Helmschmied Drachen Armor''' is a pre-order bonus of the Codex Edition and the Auditore Edition of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''. It is also available to those who pre-ordered ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' from Amazon.com, [[Ubisoft]].com Steam for the PC version or Play.com. It also becomes available with the [[The Da Vinci Disappearance (DLC)|Da Vinci Disappearance DLC]].

Fashioned by the Helmschmied Armory in 1489, only a few sets were completed due to the weight of the metal. As opposed to its name, the Helmschmied Drachen Armor is merely a cosmetic [[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Outfits|outfit]] for [[Ezio]], and as such, does not function as an actual set of armor, nor affects gameplay.

==Trivia==
*The name "Helmschmied" actually refers to a famous family of German armorers, their name probably coming from their orginal trade: helm maker. Lorenz Helmschmied (active 1467-1515), his son Kolman (1471-1532) and Kolman's son, Desiderius (1513-1576) worked in Augsburg for the most prestigious princes of Europe: the Holy Roman Emperors, the archdukes of Austria and Tyrol, the king Charles V of Spain and other wealthy clients. Armors by the Helmschmied are on display in the Metropolitan Museum, the Musée de l'Armée (Paris), the Kunsthistorisches Museum (Vienna), the Real Armeria (Madrid)... Two other families of famous Renaissance armorers, whose works still exist in museums, appear in the game: the Seusenhofer and the Missaglia. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/make/hd_make.htm.
*Like the [[Armor of Brutus]], the Helmschmied Drachen Armor replaces both of Ezio's bracers, rather than just his right one. In addition, it gives him two gloves, rather than one. This does not affect equipment such as the [[Climb Leap Glove]]. Also Ezio has the Knife Belt attached, unlike his normal outfits.
*The white fabric around Ezio's neck is actually attached, rather than left open, as in his standard outfit.
*The Helmschmied armor also appears as a purchasable item in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'', where its description states that it's "The finest in foreign engineering" and has an incredible price of 200,000 florins.
*Official Concept artwork shows that the Helmschmied Drachen Armor was planned to be colored white, yet in-game, it appears black.
*If the armor is worn by Ezio before encountering first [[Cristina Memories|Cristina memories]], an older Ezio is seen instead. This is mainly caused as this armor is cosmetic.
*Whenever Ezio removes his hood during a cutscene the player would still seem to be wearing it. This also happens with other cosmetic armours and the Armour of Brutus.

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==Gallery==

<gallery widths="250" position="center" captiontextcolor="#ffffff" bordersize="medium" captionalign="center">
Helmschmeid_drachen_armor.jpg|Concept art of the Helmschmied Drachen Armor.
Zw-acb-ezio-Drachen-6.png|A close-up of the Helmschmied Drachen Armor.
Drachen_Armor_GB_v.png|Ezio during Cristina memory wearing The Helmschmied Drachen Armor
eziodrachen.JPG|Ezio talking to Leonardo with The Helmschmied Drachen Armor
drachen_v_t2.png|Ezio wearing The Helmschmied Drachen Armor
</gallery>

[[Video:Assassin's Creed Brotherhood -The Helmschmied Drachen Armor DLC Code Relesed|thumb|300px|left|In-game video of the Armor.]]
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