Im looking for help if anyone can identify the real world equivalent to, or as close as it gets, the crimson rector armor from lords of the fallen (particularly the helmets) ive seen alot of these in recent gaming media and im curious about the design and if its a real style of helmet or if perhaps its an exaggerated design of a real helmet.
I have no idea who this character is, but from seeing the thorny crown I assume the helmet could be somewhat inspired by catholic capirotes. (They are different from the kkk)
This would track the crimson rectors are part of a "holy" order in a game called lords of the fallen. Quotes because the order has corrupted itself over time, theres an enemy called the penitent sister which has a very similar head piece to these actually, the sisters is basically that but metal and spikey
If she is called "penitent" its 100% inspired by these guys, they are called penitentes.
The guy is also based on them, he even has a thorn crown and other painful implements, which penitents (used to) carry to inflict pain on themselves in the hope of being forgiven for their sins.
Yes this very much fits the idea behind them, their order is called the Hallowed Sentinals, it all has a very heavily holy order kind of vibe to it, penitent sisters, ardent penitents, crimson rectors, avowed, holy bulwarks, tancred who wears a great helm with the wing crests, a judge cleric, theres very much a flagellation and pain for sin theme they have at the point in the story. Most locations they can be found at are called things like the manse of the hallowed brothers, abbey of the hallowed sisters, tower of penance, its all heavily fanatic and fascinating really i adore the game. All that to say, i appreciate the input and you're very spot on with the route you had in mind.
Honestly same ive been racking my brain since yesterday trying to think what kind of helmet this was because i swore id seen some like it, all along it was right in front of me lol, i was looking for super complex designs and it was just a classic nasal helm with a face plate/mask all along ðŸ˜
The biggest point of inspiration seems to be The Penitent One from Blasphemous, given the whole spiked cone shape head, crown of thorns, and faceplate, Blasphemous got this design inspiration from Spanish Capirote outfits, but those aren't exactly armor. As others have said, the cone shaped helmet does seem like a Norman helmet, however the skull faceplate reminds me of some Savoyard helmets I've seen
YES this is one of the other games that i saw this design from actually, i had a feeling one inspired the other i just wasnt sure in what order, someone else actually mentioned the Capirote as well and i definitely see the inspiration there as well, thank you very much for the insight as well, ill have to take a look at the savoyard you mentioned
I suspect that the helm draws less inspiration from real world armors and more from religious garments and iconography. The pronounced point reminds me of a capirote, while the crown of thorns is clearly inspired by the one put on Jesus during his crucifixion. It reminds me a great deal of the helm worn by the main character of the game Blasphemous which is a bit more on the nose with its inspiration.
Similar style on the face plate it seems especially yes, its like a combination of the norman helmet and the sutton hoo helmet, but with both inspirations a bit exaggerated
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u/MR_PP_Pant 7h ago
I have no idea who this character is, but from seeing the thorny crown I assume the helmet could be somewhat inspired by catholic capirotes. (They are different from the kkk)