Whats with the Samurai love? and I want a sashimono

Nocturnalfox · August 2014

Ok I got to vet six, then I went looking around the guild stores, and I bought cov/dom set for the bonus in PvP (cost me less then 5K I will call that a win)

And I noticed straight away that it looks samurai'ish and so do the fighters guild NPC's in some of the quest missions...

I don't mind the Asian theme but if you are going with that I want one of these in costumes on my back because the poxy tabard keeps messing with my armour and making my front and back plates disappear - not cool....
- By the way its called a Sashimono, give me one.
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smeeprocketnub19_ESO · August 2014

you would be such a target in pvp, I approve!

I would love to be a standard bearer.

Xexpo · August 2014

Some NPC's in Craglorn have/wear them. So it would not be a tough stretch to implement them.

Nocturnalfox · August 2014

smeeprocketnub19_ESO wrote: »

you would be such a target in pvp, I approve!

I would love to be a standard bearer.

Read the sig, I go around in bright coloured armour in cyrodiil anyway

#PeacockLife

Circuitous · August 2014

Akaviri style throughout Elder Scrolls games has been reminiscent of east Asian/Japanese style, and a lot of it was co-opted into Imperial style during Reman's reign, and via the Blades. Whether a sashimono is acceptable to the lore is a whole other ballgame, but it would be cool to have standard-bearers in PvP providing buffs.

Nocturnalfox · August 2014

Circuitous wrote: »

Akaviri style throughout Elder Scrolls games has been reminiscent of east Asian/Japanese style, and a lot of it was co-opted into Imperial style during Reman's reign, and via the Blades. Whether a sashimono is acceptable to the lore is a whole other ballgame, but it would be cool to have standard-bearers in PvP providing buffs.

Yes but its never been this showy.
Akaviri in the lore books were an "eastern" (East of Tamriel anyway) people.
And the armour resembles that, but bar the grey set in morrowind I don't think its ever been this samurai like.
The blades wore lamellar and cloth sure, and it had that sort of look to it, but this outright looks samurai.
And if thats where Zenimax wants to go, fine, give me my sashimono though, it calls to me.
Oh and also my Katana and No Dachi....

...While you're at it just give me a motif, ill do it myself lol

Evergnar · August 2014

I fully support the samurai look.

Circuitous · August 2014

There were more besides those examples. Orcish armor has a fair bit of samurai styling to it through many of the games.

Their helmets retained that styling for the most part, even if the rest of it "westernized".

Nocturnalfox · August 2014

Tha is very true and when I thought about the grey set im thinking of I am pretty certain was orcish artifact armour.
And the helmets were kind of eastern too. Even in ESO they look it.

AngryNord · October 2014

Circuitous wrote: »

There were more besides those examples. Orcish armor has a fair bit of samurai styling to it through many of the games.

Their helmets retained that styling for the most part, even if the rest of it "westernized".

The "warrior" armour from the Craglorn trials looks kinda Samurai-like, especially the helmet.

Nocturnalfox · October 2014

I get it as an influential theme, I really do.
I just come at it from the "if you are going to do it then go all out" area.
Some Asian themed weapons would be nice now.
I know that daedra and redguard are close with the 2h scimitars but Zeni can do better.
Next after that is the obvious motif to forge Akaviri armour.

Mondo · October 2014

I support this!

Hypertionb14_ESO · October 2014

actually this would be a intresting alternate way to implement Guild tabards!

let guilds make both and let players choose which one to wear!

More Options!

i support this idea.

adean27 · October 2014

We can implement Bushido, and every time you fail at something, you must kill your character.

Tabbycat · October 2014

If there is one thing to love about the Redguard, it is the Curved Swords.

AngryNord · October 2014

Tabbycat wrote: »

If there is one thing to love about the Redguard, it is the Curved Swords.

The Redguard swords are more Persian/middle Eastern than Samurai, tho

adean27 · October 2014

AngryNord wrote: »

Tabbycat wrote: »

If there is one thing to love about the Redguard, it is the Curved Swords.

The Redguard swords are more Persian/middle Eastern than Samurai, tho

@Tabbycat Even though he is angry and he is a Nord, he is correct in regards to the Redguard style, it's a very Persian style.

I'm not sure why there are no Katana's in the game. In previous games of the series they did exist.

Put it on your wish list?

OrangeTheCat · October 2014

I wish we could craft that style.

Nocturnalfox · October 2014

Thats what I all ready asked for. Akaviri motif.
I know that zeni is listening and it takes a while for things to happen though.
Hopefully it is in the works, I would like to see new armours and weapon styles.

Maybe eventually they will expand their influences and we will see all kinds of armour and weapons.
Could end up with Chinese styled armour, Korean, European medieval, or if they want to play on the rome/morrowind theme then legionairre armour...

PSLAnimal · October 2014

Tabbycat wrote: »

If there is one thing to love about the Redguard, it is the Curved Swords.

Curved. Swords.

AlexDougherty · October 2014

Tabbycat wrote: »

If there is one thing to love about the Redguard, it is the Curved Swords.

Actually I like their Light Armour, haven't tried their Medium or Heavy Armours, but the Redguard Light Armour is quite nice.

AlexDougherty · October 2014

Circuitous wrote: »

Akaviri style throughout Elder Scrolls games has been reminiscent of east Asian/Japanese style, and a lot of it was co-opted into Imperial style during Reman's reign, and via the Blades. Whether a sashimono is acceptable to the lore is a whole other ballgame, but it would be cool to have standard-bearers in PvP providing buffs.

At a guess the Sashimono would just make you a target, and since magic users are common, wearing a something that essentially yells "throw a fireball or five at me" would get discontinued very quickly.

Aeratus · October 2014

Circuitous wrote: »

Akaviri style throughout Elder Scrolls games has been reminiscent of east Asian/Japanese style, and a lot of it was co-opted into Imperial style during Reman's reign, and via the Blades. Whether a sashimono is acceptable to the lore is a whole other ballgame, but it would be cool to have standard-bearers in PvP providing buffs.

Sashimonos were used by Yokudan (Ancient Redguard) armies. Here's a pic of Yokudan-style mobs for those who haven't seen them before.

The Redguard/Yokudans are partly based off of Japanese culture. This is pretty blatant as you can see concepts like "sword saint." Even "Yokuda" sounds like a Japanese word.