Though this armor debuted before the return to the title of creative team of David Micheline and Bob Layton, the latter revealed in 1996 that "he" designed the Silver Centurion. He wrote: "Mark Gruenwald and associates came to me and asked me to come up with a "Samurai-type armor" for the series. Gruenie was a big believer in overhauling the Armored Avenger on a regular basis." Layton also revealed the original color scheme for the armor was red and "black." He does not know who changed the original black color to silver.