Are you becoming bored of playing Kingdom Come 2 Deliverance the normal way? If you are trying to roleplay as what some would consider to be the “canon” Henry (whatever that means, since you are forming your own canon anyway) by copying the stuff that he has been seen wearing in the promo art and trailers, then this guide based on community suggestions might help you.
Henry’s Canon Armor Sets Guide (Stats and More)
Before we begin, just know that “canon” in this case is something that you will just have to define yourself, as your actions in the game are part of what dictates what Henry is like. With that said, this is mainly just to help you try and recreate stuff that he has been wearing in promotional materials.
Now, it would seem appropriate to begin with the cover art of the game, where he is seen wearing some plate armor with what appears to be a red shirt that’s been a bit torn up. Unfortunately, there does not seem to be an equivalent of this in the game, so you cannot really copy it.
Instead, you can try to recreate his look in the trailers, particularly the CGI one, which is a lot more doable with what you can get in the game itself. Try out the following combination of gear to copy the look:
- Long purpoint – This has a decent amount of slash and blunt protection, though a bit lacking in defense against stab attacks.
- Quilted hose – This provides a decent amount of protection all around, especially against slashing attacks.
- Noble’s pouch – Gives a decent amount of item slots.
- Noble’s belt – Gives a decent amount of item slots.
- Mail collar – Provides a decent amount of slash and blunt protection, and is one of the easier to identify pieces shown in one of the trailers. Try to get one with a fairly neutral trim color.
- Saxon hauberk – Provides a decent amount of slash and blunt protection as well, though not so much against stabbing as it is chainmail.
- Noble cuirass – Provides a lot of protection against stab and slash attacks, but not so much against blunt force. Try to use one without a gold trim if you can.
- Noble’s plate legs – This gives similar defense bonuses as the cuirass and is relatively light as well.
- Nuremberg gauntlets – Provides similar defense bonuses as the previous two pieces, as expected from metal armor.
- Silesian brigandine sleeves – Again, similar defense bonuses as the previous pieces and features a few bits of plate armor across the leather parts.
- Embroidered hood – Gives barely any stats at all, but you should get the black and gold version of this item to recreate the look.
This is a pretty expensive set, and it is still missing a few pieces as it intentionally skips having a helmet on. If you plan on using this set of gear, just be wary of any blows to the head as it is extremely vulnerable.
Alternatively, you can also use the Noble’s bascinet to have strong stats and a fairly close look to the trailer. If you have all of the right pieces, your Henry should now look somewhat close to this:
Next, the exact same look that he has at the very start of the game after the prologue is something you can easily recreate, of course. You can get roughly the same look with the following items:
- Hauberk long – Decent slash and blunt defense, with a pretty weak stab protection as it is made of chainmail.
- Mail collar – Has decent blunt and slash protection. Try to get one with a neutral trim rather than a colorful one.
- Milanese brigandine – It provides a recent amount of stab and slash defense, but is weak on the blunt side as with most metal armors. Get one that is yellow.
- Milanese plate leg armor – Similar defense stats as the top piece. Get one that has no colored parts if you can for maximum accuracy.
- Silesian brigandine sleeves – Close defense bonuses as the previous pieces and is pretty much the same thing Henry wore at the start too.
- Noble’s gauntlets – Also similar defense stats as the previous armor pieces. Get the one that has a darker shade and green cuffs.
- Long gambeson – it has okay blunt and slash defense. Get a version that is on the dark green side, as it is what Henry visibly has in the intro.
With the pieces above, you should now look pretty much the same as Henry did at the very start of the game. It has decent stats too, so it is not a particularly bad set of items to be using in general, though this version of the outfit does not have any helmet too.
Finally, if you want to recreate the outfit that Henry is wearing at the end of the game, then you can follow the pieces below to do it. This should be pretty much something you wear automatically anyway, but just in case you have forgotten, these are the pieces:
- Long pourpoint – It has good slash and blunt protection. Wear the one with red and blue colors on it.
- Noble’s pouch – Gives a decent amount of item slots.
- Noble’s belt – Gives a decent amount of item slots.
- Mail collar with badge – This is mainly taken for the defensive bonuses, since it provides a lot of slash and blunt protection but will not be visible in the final look.
- Mail hood with a coat of arms – This is taken for the exact same reasons as the collar above and will not be visible in the final product as well.
- Noble’s bascinet – It provides a ton of stab and slash protection for your head, and you should take the one with the red and blue colors as it is what Henry wears too.
- Noble cuirass – Provides a ton of protection against stab and slash attacks though is weak against blunt as expected from plate armor. Try to use one without a gold trim to match the look.
- Noble’s plate legs – This gives similar defense bonuses as the cuirass and is relatively light as well. Get one with a gold trim to match the look too.
- Nuremberg plate gauntlets – Provides a lot of stab and slash protection for your full arms, and you should get the one with a gold trim to be as accurate as possible.
- Nuremberg gauntlets – Provides similar defense bonuses as the previous armor pieces. Get one with the gold trim just like the others.
With the items listed above, you should now have a fairly similar if not almost exact same look as Henry does at the final part of the game, where he looks just like this:
And those are just some of the looks that you can create in the game. Whatever you deem to be “canon” is purely subjective for the most part, and since we are somewhat limited in our choices in the game, not everything can be completely “accurate” or even doable in some cases.
With that said, these armor sets are easy to recreate in the game, though there may be a few inaccuracies here and there that you can improve on yourself. These are just recommendations that look similar or are the exact same items that the character has been seen wearing in some cases.
While you are here, you might be curious as to what the horse gear does in the game, which is another thing you can try to make “canon” versions out of if you really want to be super accurate to the cutscenes and whatnot.
We have a guide on what all types of horse tack are for in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 that might help you figure out the best choices and whether or not it is worth trying to make “canon” looks for it.
