Damn. Sorry, Wernher, yes you can. I'll just add you to the list

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This part of the post is more controversial. Enjoy.

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Meet Brutus. He's a Brute from the well-known game Assassin's Creed. In my Medieval thread, I somewhat stupidly tried to use him as an argument for the disadvantages of Plate Armour.

However, I recently noticed a few things about Brutus.

- I tried to say that Plate Armour makes one inagile. I used a Brute's inability to free-run as proof.
However, in one of the missions, one can see a Brute on a rooftop. He couldn't have got there without free-running. Also, the far more agile-looking Seekers cannot free run, even if they are disarmed or wielding a sword. Therefore, I believe Brutes stay on the ground to await Ezio's fall, rather than chase him up - completely different to the "They don't because they can't" argument I tried to claim earlier.

- I said Plate Armour made one slow - I used Brutus' slow attack and movement speed as proof.
However, when disarmed or carrying a shorter weapon than normal (as they spawn with two-handed, heavy weapons) they attack at the same speed as a normal guard and run at the same speed as well. This contradicted my argument entirely.

- I said they were bulky and heavy - manouverability would be severely hampered.
However, as bulky as Brutus may seem, he isn't actually much bigger than a normal guard. On one of the few unarmoured parts of Brutus, one can see that the armour barely adds anything to his mass. The answer lies in his large pauldrons - Impressive and intimidating, adding serious bulk to the otherwise normal-sized armour. Great for a city guard like Brutus, who prefers intimidation over combat. Not so good for a knight, who wouldn't put the bulky pads on his armour. A derp by me.

So in short, what i'm trying to say is - the Brutes were actually a fair representation of men in plate armour. Tough, loyal and no less agile than a more lightly armoured soldier, they represented the best the city guard could offer. They were also rare, as plate armour was expensive, so it was only given to the best - like the Brutes, who were the toughest foes one would face in AC2 and second only to the infamous Papal Guard of ACB.

I'd also like to apoligise for my earlier ignorance and for any issues this post stirs up. And I swear, I'll stop using video games as a source from now on.