Helmschmied Drachen Armor

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"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.

The Helmschmied Drachen Armor is a pre-order bonus in Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood. Despite the name, the armor is a cosmetic skin that has no gameplay effect.

Availability

Codes unlocking the Drachen Armor were available through any of the following:

• Purchase of the Codex or Auditore Edition of Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood.
• Pre-order Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood from Amazon.com, Ubisoft.com, Steam (for the PC version), or Play.com. ^{[citation needed]}
• Purchase of The Da Vinci Disappearance DLC for the Xbox 360 and Playsation 3.

Appearance

The black and white colored robes this outfit contains is very similar to the black-robed design in Assassin's Creed, although it is tailored to Ezio's body. The torso is completely covered with stylised metal plates. The right arm includes a high shoulder guard, absent from the left arm to make room for the cape. On the waist, the Assassin's emblem is flanked by rows of throwing knife sheathes. The matching bracers include leather gloves on each hand: this makes the Drachen armor the only outfit to include a pair of gloves.

present with rows of sheathed throwing knives along it's sides. The Gardbrace and bracers both share a similar resemblance to a crest of some sort. While equipped with this outfit, the color of Ezio's robes cannot be dyed.

The armor replaces both of Ezio's bracers, similar to the Armor of Brutus. Also, it gives Ezio two gloves, whereas the Armor of Brutus removes your glove. Neither affects gameplay or equipment, such as the Climb Leap Glove. Included in this outfit is an attached Knife Belt and a closed inner collar, both unique to this outfit.

Bugs

• If the armor is worn by Ezio before encountering the first Cristina memory, an older Ezio appears in the memories instead. This is mainly caused by the cosmetic nature of the armor.
• Whenever Ezio removes his hood during a cutscene the player will still seem to be wearing it. This also occurs with other cosmetic armours and the Armor of Brutus.

Trivia

• "Helmschmied Drachen" is German for "Helmet Smith Dragon."
• 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.
• It is a redesign of the Helmschmied armor in Assassin's Creed 2. ^{[citation needed]}

Gallery

• Concept art of the Helmschmied Drachen Armor.
  Concept art of the Helmschmied Drachen Armor.
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  A close-up of the Helmschmied Drachen Armor.
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  Ezio during Cristina memory wearing The Helmschmied Drachen Armor
• Ezio talking to Leonardo with The Helmschmied Drachen Armor
  Ezio talking to Leonardo with The Helmschmied Drachen Armor
• Ezio wearing The Helmschmied Drachen Armor
  Ezio wearing The Helmschmied Drachen Armor

thumb|300px|left|In-game video of the Armor.