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[Night_Fury147]

Can we please get some armor visuals for either the Kensei or Aramusha that have animal pelts similar to image below.


https://cdna.artstation.com/p/assets...jpg?1597101683

[Azulra_1]

Highly inaccurate to history and will likely never be implemented into the game because all armor and is historically accurate and the Japanese samurais were never known or recorded as wearing animal pelts. It was primarily the different people who were involved with the kelts such as the Vikings, Scottish, Irish, etc and partially some of the rest of Europeans who were known for doing this stuff. Pretty much all of the Asian countries didn’t do this stuff. Ghost of Tsunami is meant to have cool looking content in it while For Honor is meant to have historically accurate looking content in it.

[FriendlyZinogre]

I wouldn't say HIGHLY inaccurate, but I agree with you. Samurai armor was typically leather or metal scales bound with either rivets, braided silk, leather, or some combination thereof. Animal pelts were not common. However, you could argue that Ubisoft has deviated from "realism" over the years (I mean, come on, look at some of the executions and effects). Also, it gets freakin cold in many parts of Japan in the winter, with lots of snow, so it is possible that even though animal skins were not actually part of Samurai armor, that perhaps a Samurai would wear some just to keep warm. (That last statement is based on a fictional scenario, not actual history, I don't actually know how common animal skins were in Japanese culture, let alone specifically among Samurai warriors).

Ultimately, I agree with Azulra_1, the game should stay true to history and keep animal skins out of the armor designs for Samurai. Leave that to the Vikings.