Tobias Capwell is an independent scholar, curator, an expert on arms and armor, as well as a historical advisor for movies and TV.
But how realistic is Dragon’s Dogma 2’s weapons and armour? What does an expert think of the arsenal’s of The Arisen and their Pawns? And what is the best tool for dragon slaying?
Toby Capwell is an American historian who lives and works in London. His principal interest is in European arms and armor of the medieval and Renaissance periods. He has written and spoken extensively on both the historical and the practical aspects of his subject.
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Intro
00:38 Soldier’s Armor
02:30 Symmetrical vs Asymmetrical Armor
03:46 Guardian Plate
05:29 Falchion
06:06 Falling into water wearing plate armor
07:00 Surviving an Ogre wearing armor
07:44 Intrepid Scalecoat
09:09 Fighting Salurians
10:39 Mystic Spearhand
12:47 Thrasher’s Surcoat
14:12 Fiendish Sallet
15:39 Fighting Dragons
16:01 Lamellar Armor
17:09 Valiant Griffin Armor
19:16 Edna Mode says No Capes
20:03 Windeagle Padded Armor
21:09 Bardiche Daggers
21:43 Trickster Robes
23:25 Lupine Warrior
24:14 Protection from all angles
24:58 Outro
Toby Capwell is an independent scholar and leading authority on medieval and Renaissance arms and armour. Over the last thirty years he has worked with many of the world’s great collections, including the Imperial Armoury in Vienna, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London and the Royal Armouries in Leeds, and has served as curator of Glasgow Museums and the Wallace Collection, where he worked for sixteen years until January 2023. He is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries and a Freeman of the Worshipful Company of Armourers in London. He is the author of many books on armour, weapons and tournaments, has curated numerous exhibitions, and frequently appears in film, television and online media.
Toby has written many books on armour, including the Armour of the English Knight series:
https://www.olympiaauctions.com/about-us/publications/armour-of-the-english-knight-1400-1450-by-tobias-capwell/
https://www.olympiaauctions.com/about-us/publications/armour-of-the-english-knight-1450-1500-by-tobias-capwell/
https://www.olympiaauctions.com/about-us/publications/armour-of-the-english-knight-continental-armour-in-england-1435-1500-by-tobias-capwell/
