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 outfit that has no gameplay effect.

Availability

Codes unlocking the Helmschmied 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 robes below the waist use the same pattern as Altaïr's outfit from Assassin's Creed, except the Drachen robes are tailored to Ezio's body and have a leather texture rather than cloth. The torso is completely covered with stylised metal plates. The shoulder pieces are assymetrical: the right upper arm includes a wide piece, but the left shoulder omits this for a normal spadula to make room for the cape. There are three unique features to this outfit: on the waist, the Assassin's emblem is flanked by rows of throwing knife sheathes; leather gloves are on each hand (other outfits have only one or no gloves); and the inner collar is closed.

The Helmschmied Drachen Armor cannot be dyed. Although the outfit hides the presence of the equipped armor and the Climb Leap Glove, these items still function normally.

Bugs

As with other cosmetic outfit 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 worn even when Ezio is supposed to be disguised as a guard, and the guards will not notice.
• Whenever Ezio removes his hood (such as during cutscenes or at Monteriggioni), the Drachen's hood will remain upright.
• During the Cristina Memories, when wearing the Drachen Armor Ezio will be older and bearded rather than being the young man he was in Florence.

Trivia

• "Helmschmied Drachen" is German for "Helmet Smith Dragon". There is also a set of Helmschmied Armor in Assassin's Creed II.
• 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.

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.