Armor of Brutus

"I leave my family's armor here, one of the finest sets ever made. May you who finds it receive strength in battle."

- Marcus Junius Brutus in the first Scroll of Romulus.

The Armor of Brutus is the unbreakable set of armor available in Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, once in the possession of the Assassin Marcus Junius Brutus. It is the strongest armor in-game and is found alongside the Dagger of Brutus. Like the Armor of Altaïr, the Armor of Brutus has 25 health diamonds, and cannot be dyed nor broken.

Appearance
The armor looks much heavier and bulkier than Ezio Auditore's Master Assassin robes due to the fur cloak that is padded along the pauldron and around the neck of the hood. It is unknown when the fur was added, but it may have been a tribute to Romulus by his Followers. It should be noted that when in water the fur disappears, leaving a dark patch. There is a silver eagle on the right shoulder that holds the cape up, as well as on the waist area where the Assassin insignia is on Ezio's other outfits. A second insignia is engraved onto the back of the armor as well.

The armor comes with a grey, short-sleeved robe that is worn underneath the breastplate. The bottom of the robes are in three layers, each one on top of the other, and come down to Ezio's knees. However, these layers act in a similar fashion to a kilt, completely covering the legs, whereas the Master Assassin robes part at the sides and front-to-back to keep movement unencumbered. This does not affect mobility in the game, however.

The armor set consists of both metal and leather. The chest armor and spaulders are mostly metal but the left spaulder appears to be made out of a light type of stone, while the vambraces and greaves are completely leather. The vambraces and greaves are also very plain-looking pieces of armor, having very little design compared to the rest of the armor. Unlike the vambraces bought in the game, the Vambraces of Brutus cover both of Ezio's forearms instead of only his right. The hood and cape, which appear to be connected, are colored red with a golden trim on the cape, however there is no detail on the hood itself, like on the casual hood you wear. It is also more rounded in shape similar to Altaïr's hood.

In-Game History
The Armor of Brutus is named for a former wearer, Marcus Junius Brutus, the Assassin responsible for killing Julius Caesar. It is an heirloom of his family, but it's unclear exactly when the armor was forged and by whom. Since it has similar properties to the Armor of Altaïr, this implies the creator used information gained from an Apple of Eden in order to create it. In his scrolls, Brutus reveals he himself holds a Piece of Eden, although it's unclear whether Brutus used that information to modify an existing set of armor.

Before his death Brutus hid his armor away in a secret location, which was apparently found and then protected by the Followers of Romulus. The Followers believed the armor to have been worn by their deified patron Romulus, and kept the keys to the armor's cage within each of their six secret lairs spread throughout the city of Rome.

Trivia

 * The Armor of Brutus does not have a hidden gun or poison blade on the wrist, however this does not affect Ezio's ability to use these weapons. Also, while wearing the armor, the Climb Leap Glove does not Gladiator-And-Brutus-Comparison.jpgr, though its functions remain and the cape will always be red with a golden trim while the effect of the cape equipped still applies.
 * When reliving memories after the Armor of Brutus has been acquired, it replaces Ezio Auditore's current armor if the memory does not have Ezio's current armor available at the Blacksmith.
 * The armor heavily resembles an outfit worn by the fictional character Maximus Decimus Meridius in the film Gladiator.

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