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[–] 73 points 3 months ago (2 children)

The aura from the great helm cannot be matched.

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  • [–] 31 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    Frog-mouth, both mysterious and otherworldly

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  • [–] 22 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    The Sallet is generally paired with the most badass armors but if we're only going by helmet looks, I'd go with the Frog-Mouth. It hits different.

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  • [–] 7 points 3 months ago

    Not gona lie seems awfully inconvenient in light rain shower.

    "Oh my poor, poor valiant knight, tell me how did he parish. Like a lion fighting to his last breath? "

    "Well you see my lady, there was this rain cloud. "

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  • [–] 20 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    Obviously Hounskull! Breathing room, full head and neck protection, plus you look like a mechahound!

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  • [–] 11 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    The Sallet just does it for me, not sure why

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  • [–] 10 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Because it's easier to breathe and more comfortable. It has less protection, but the majority of the time you're not being stabbed in the face.

    Of course that one time you are being stabbed in the face, you're really going to have some regrets.

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  • [–] 10 points 3 months ago (9 children)
  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago (6 children)

    Is that Phoenician? This is in a museum in my town: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tumba_del_guerrero

    They have entire grave of a Phoenician mercenary there.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago (5 children)

    I don't know if the plume is historically accurate but the base is Corinthian

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago (4 children)

    So that was a Greek mercenary that served in Phoenician army and he was using Greek armor. Interesting.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago (3 children)

    I don't think in warfare they had a rule that if someone made an armor design you can't use it anymore. So it could as much be just a Phoenician.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Ok, the article says it was 'probably' a Greek mercenary. They say the helmet was probably from Greece because of the decorations. They say he also had some jewelry with Egyptian goddess Sekhmet and inscription in hieroglyphs talking about Necao I. And the son of Necao I was the first pharaoh that started hiring Greek mercenaries. So it's possible it was a Greek warrior that fought with Egyptians and later Phoenicians. Interesting life for VI century B.C.

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  • [–] 10 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    If I had to choose for combat I'd pick frog-mouth. The angle of the armor really matters so the crossbow bolts bounce off or need to penetrate a more steel for same weight.

    Can't beat the chad aura of the great helm though. Best helm for looksmaxxing when you have a chill garrison position.

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  • [–] 10 points 3 months ago

    Spangenhelm.

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  • [–] 9 points 3 months ago (9 children)

    How do you even see out of most of these? Doesn't an attacker just have to jauntily skip behind the helmet wearer and become effectively invisible?

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  • [–] 15 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (5 children)

    Not very well but the closer a hole is to your eyes the more you can see out. Breeding Breathing holes on the mouth and nose can also help you see downwards. I think most medieval battles were fought in formations, your enemies were in front of you, if someone was allowed to "skip back behind you" something already went really wrong.

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  • [–] 9 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    Not very well if Kingdom Come Deliverance has taught me anything.

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  • [–] 9 points 3 months ago

    Spangenhelm has that unmatched aura

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  • [–] 8 points 3 months ago

    Frogmouth. Its so goofy and cute

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  • [–] 8 points 3 months ago* (1 child)

    I have worn exactly half of these, and since I not that great at tournaments, I can say that KettleHat is the most fun for audience, you will definitely hear every bang like a church bell. The first is quite comfy (never heard of this name though). GreatHelm / Armet / Hounskull - damn bro, you can't see shit in those while having trouble breathing, and all that for the trade of security :/, no like, feels like you are just a target in the field. Your Bascinet here is extreemely open, it's a good helmet, but I would like to have some more face cover. Sallet, wore it once, many years ago, memories are fairly good.

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  • [–] 7 points 3 months ago

    Hounskull has you looking like Sam the Eagle

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  • [–] 7 points 3 months ago

    Kettle Hat, you can make soup in it if needed.

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  • [–] 7 points 3 months ago

    Great helm, it's a great helm, it's in the name, what more is there to say?

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    The kettle hat will probably give the best compromise of safety and battlefield visibility. Id imagine it's what a normal foot soilder would wear.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 months ago

    Only helms with facial hair are worthy.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    What are the pros and cons of each one of those?

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago

    Lemme at em with the Hounskull, I'll peck put their eyes!

    Nah but fr, Bascinet for me, I like to keep it casual.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago*

    If it's not the Sallet, what are you doing with your life? Get a grip.

    Great Bascinet should have been an option, though. Solid choice.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago

    Some guy near the shore: I will drink from your skull!

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago

    Spanghelm just looks menacing as is, i don't care if my nose will be caved in

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago

    Hounskull is the goat. Literally every angle is impossible to penetrate a blade into

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago

    I'd look cool af when I wear none of these in battle.

    I'd die immediately of course, but everyone would agree I'm the flyest corpse.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago

    The armet just gives classic pop culture knight vibes for me

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    Great helm. Add a plume of feathers at the top and is one of the first Iron Banner helmets in Destiny the game.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago

    Hounskull. Looks like a bird and I just think that's hilarious.

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    Hounskull, ‘cause I loike dem beakie bois!

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)
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    Sallet.

    Barbute looks like some item you'd pick up in some RPG from the 90s.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago

    Great helm all the way to the walls of Jerusalem

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago

    Kettle hat for fashion, Spangenhelm for practicality.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago

    What kind of question is this? Obviously the right answer is sallet

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    [–] 1 point 3 months ago

    I guess the sallet is the most balanced.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago*

    Barbute or kettle hat. I can't pick between the two.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago

    The great helm wins the looks, but if I actually had to wear one every day, it’d be kettle helm hands down. The rest seem either horribly uncomfortable, hard to see out of, or impossible to move well in.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago

    Only one of them is a top rated Wordle starting point

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    Hounskull. Looks closest to a bird head, so you know I gotta pick it. Would say the one to the left of it, but frogs are not high on my animal tier list.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago

    I'm torn between Sallet and Frog Mouth.

    Sallet seems like the most practical with decent visibility level, not a ton but some neck protection.

    Frog mouth just screams advanced night unkillable knight.

    Inside of me there are two helms..

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