Helmschmied Drachen Armor

2011-09-27T13:33:48Z

95.221.80.29: /* Availability */

{{Era|ACB|}}
{{Sourceless}}
[[File:Zw-acb-Drachen-1.png|thumb|193px|The Helmschmied Drachen Armor.]]
{{Quote|Fashioned by the Helmschmied Armory in 1489, only a few sets were completed due to the weight of the metal.|Description written in the Animus Outfit menu.}}
The '''Helmschmied Drachen Armor''' is a pre-order bonus for ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''. It functions as a cosmetic outfit that has no effect on gameplay.

==Availability==
Codes unlocking the Helmschmied Drachen 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''.<ref name="editions">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' - [[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood#Editions|Editions]]</ref>
*Pre-order ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' from Amazon.com, [[Ubisoft]].com, Steam (for the PC version), or Play.com.{{Fact}}
*Purchase of [[The Da Vinci Disappearance (DLC)|The Da Vinci Disappearance DLC]] for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3.<ref name="daVinci">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' - [[The Da Vinci Disappearance]]</ref>
*Pre-order the Italian edition of ''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]'', issue 2.<ref name="theFall">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]''</ref>

==Appearance==
The robes below the waist use the same pattern as [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad|Altaïr]]'s outfit from ''[[Assassin's Creed]]'', except the Drachen robes are tailored to [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio]]'s body and have a leather texture rather than cloth. On the waist, the Assassin's emblem is flanked by rows of throwing knife sheathes. The torso is completely covered with stylized metal plates. The upper right arm guard extends higher than the shoulder; the left shoulder omits this for a normal spadula to make room for the cape. The matching bracers of the Drachen Armor do not sport either the Assassin or eagle logo, as Ezio's normal bracers do. Leather gloves are worn on each hand (other outfits have only one or no gloves). The inner collar over Ezio's chest and neck is closed.<ref name="brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>

The Helmschmied Drachen Armor cannot be dyed. Although the outfit hides the presence of equipped armor and the [[Climb Leap Glove]], these items still function normally.<ref name="brotherhood"/>

==Bugs==
As with other cosmetic outfits in ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'', the Helmschmied Drachen Armor overrides the outfit Ezio is expected to be wearing in the game. This leads to some bugs:
*The Drachen Armor is visible even when Ezio is supposed to be in disguise as a guard, however, other guards will not notice this change.<ref name="brotherhood"/>
*When fighting for florins in the [[Caserma di Alviano]], Ezio normally removes his armor for the fist-fighting. However, if the Drachen Armor is equipped, he remains in the armor instead of changing into shirtless clothing.
*Whenever Ezio removes his hood (such as during cutscenes or at [[Monteriggioni]]), the Drachen's hood will remain upright.<ref name="brotherhood"/>
*During the [[Cristina Memories]], when wearing the Drachen Armor, Ezio is older and bearded rather than the clean-shaven youth he was in ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''.<ref name="brotherhood"/><ref name="ac2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>

==Trivia==
*"Helmschmied Drachen" is German for "Helmet Smith Dragon". There is also a set of Helmschmied Armor in ''Assassin's Creed II''.<ref name="ac2"/>
*The Helmschmied armor also appears as a purchasable item in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'', where its description states that it is "The finest in foreign engineering" and has a price of 200,000 florins.<ref name="legacy">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''</ref>
*Official Concept artwork shows that the Helmschmied Drachen Armor was planned to be colored white; in-game, the armor is primarily black.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==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.]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]

Assassin's Creed Wiki - User contributions [en-gb]

Helmschmied Drachen Armor