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This article is about the armor that is used in the Assassin's Creed series.
Assassin's Creed
In the first Assassin's Creed game, Altaïr does not wear any actual metal armor underneath his robes. Instead of actual armor, whenever he gains a Rank, he becomes more tolerant to damage. Altaïr can take great amounts of damage without dying, because of Synchronization; Desmond, in the Animus, takes the "damage". The "real" Altaïr may have been too great a fighter to take any damage. On the other hand, Abstergo was only interested in the Pieces of Eden and thus would skip over certain combat elements in the first game, like the absence of medicine or currency. So, when Desmond in the Animus takes damage, he loses Synchronization with the actual events.
Other Characters
Armour 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, likely 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 Knights Templar uniformly wear full suits of chain mail covered in a white tabbard with a red steel helm covering their face.
Assassin's Creed II
Ezio can purchase different types of armor from blacksmiths throughout the game's various cities. He can purchase chest armor, greaves, spaulders, pauldrons (bracers), and gauntlets.
| Armor name | Available | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Leather Greaves | Sequence 03 | 1,200f |
| Leather Vambraces | Sequence 04 | 1,100f |
| Leather Chest Guard | Sequence 03 | 4,600f |
| Leather Spaulders | Sequence 01 | 2,300f |
| Helmschmied Greaves | Sequence 03 | 5,200f |
| Helmschmied Vambraces | Sequence 05 | 2,900f |
| Helmschmied Chest Guard | Sequence 05 | 10,800f |
| Helmschmied Spaulders | Sequence 04 | 6,200f |
| Metal Greaves | Sequence 04 | 7,200f |
| Metal Vambraces | Sequence 06 | 6,300f |
| Metal Chest Guard | Sequence 07 | 17,200f |
| Metal Pauldrons | Sequence 07 | 12,000f |
| Missaglias Greaves* | Sequence 08 | 14,600f |
| Missaglias Vambraces* | Sequence 09 | 12,000f |
| Missaglias Chest Guard* | Sequence 09 | 27,900f |
| Missaglias Pauldrons* | Sequence 10 | 21,300f |
| Vambraces of Altairs | Quest | Unlockable |
| Greaves of Altairs | Quest | Unlockable |
| Pauldrons of Altairs | Quest | Unlockable |
| Chest Guard of Altairs | Quest | Unlockable |
Leather Armor is the first available armor and provides health bonuses but no resistance bonuses. Later, he can purchase Helmschmied, a variant of leather with metal inlays; Lightweight Metal Armor; and Missaglias, a stylized metallic armor. Each armor after leather offers health bonuses and resistance bonuses. Armor can be damaged though so it's necessary to repair it at blacksmiths regularly.
The player is also able to unlock a unique and special set of Altaïr's Armor by collecting Assassin's Seals from different Assassins' Tombs. After finding and placing all 6 Assassin's Seals in the Sanctuary, Ezio unlocks Altair's armor. 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 dyed by the player, all that changes is the inside color of the armor. Page 19 of Altair's Codex reveals that the only suit made was owned and/or created by Altaïr, who destroyed the written formula out of fear for the armor becoming widely used, either by friend or foe alike.
- These pieces have the same resistance as Altiar's armour. The Pauldrons and the Greaves also have the same health. The Missaglias Vambraces have one bar high for health than Altiar's Vambraces but the Chest Guard has one less bar of health than Altiar's.
Other Characters
All types of soldiers in Assassin's Creed II are armored: some regular soldiers, some archers, the "paranoid" Seekers, even the fast moving "Agiles" and of course the heavily equipped "Brutes". "Elite" soldiers have more and better armor than regular soldiers, which makes them more resistant to Ezio's attacks and counter-attacks.
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