Vordt if he was a dog

I would watch a feature length animated film about a man and his clutzy noisy armored dog on an adventure to find an archmage to heal the dog so he can finally take his life-stabilizing armor off

You pat him for a good job; even more clanking.

Pretty sure that's a Chihuahua

Is Vordt not a dog? Why would a human just let me wail on their taint like that instead of standing up?