bikini armor battle damage – Page 224 – Bikini Armor Battle Damage

April 24, 2016February 8, 2019

Depending on how we count the more batshit parts of her… ahem, armor, Jaïna from La Geste des Chevaliers Dragons scores up to three bingos! And judging even just by covers, other dragon knights would get similar results:

I was looking for an opportunity to bring this comic up again, and eventually bingo seemed to be the most appropriate way.
The reason to remind you of this title is that it’s getting its non-awaited official English translation as Chronicles of the Dragon Knights. And English readers deserve a warning.

This comic holds a special (non positive) place in my heart, as it is a softcore porn pulp thinly veiled as a “feminist” deconstruction of fantasy tropes. And one of original inspirations for this blog.
Going through the first issue alone made me cringe at least every other page. The problem with Dragon Knights include, but are not limited to:

the core idea hinges on demonizing female sexuality (if all women lose virginity, there’s no-one to save the world from dragons)
writing makes no sense (men constantly insult their saviors for being women, main character’s mission is jeopardized for an easy to avoid reason)
art is rife with tropes that are heart and soul of sites like @eschergirls or @comicartcorrections, like Sameface Syndrome, crotchleg, Subway sandwich thigh and long pelvises
the dragon knight costumes (obviously) qualify for BABD material

Nothing about it makes sense other than “let’s have an excuse to draw hot chicks with swords in ridiculous skimpy armor posing weirdly against elaborate, yet mediocre dragons and mutants”.

But what else shall be expected from something that keeps the same-faced heroines with the constant dull pout expression have their boobs or butts put front and center of every panel possible?

~Ozzie

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April 24, 2016February 8, 2019

The natural evolution of MMORPG marketing… though part of me is still confused whether or not the weird wish guy’s is supposed to be one of their “hot players” or not… I mean he is the one bringing the centuar tree lady flowers right?

– wincenworks

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@texts-from-disney submitted:

I was pleasantly surprised, while watching television, to see this advert featuring a woman in full armour – winning the fight, to judge by the end, as well. She might want to tuck in that braid, but the armour is beautiful.

I think it says a lot about our society when a travel service understands the purpose and appeal of armor better than most comics, movies and games that focus heavily on combat do.

The hair seems safely tucked away while in the helmet though (and might explain why her coif seems to be behind her rather than around her head).

– wincenworks

(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

April 23, 2016

April 22, 2016

coelasquid:

I am mostly convinced this was kind of a happy accident rather than intentional worldbuilding, but this here’s a thing I get a kick out of regarding Gerudo fashion;

In Gerudo society, this is women’s armour that armoured warriors would wear;

When you crack even the regular not-Nabooru Iron Kuckles open there’s a unique, not-Nabooru Gerudo lady inside of them, Iron Knuckles are covered in Gerudo motifs, this is all around a pretty Gerudo construct.

BUT, this is Ganondorf’s armour when he was young and functioning as their king;

We got a skin tight black leather catsuit under sculpted muscle leather armour topped off with thigh-high boots. Ganondorf comparatively wears the masculine equivalent to form-fitting titty breastplates. I’d go so far as to say this is like the Gerudo saying “But if they can’t see his sweet abs and manly, narrow hips how will they know he’s a guy? Better hammer some pecs into that chest plate just to be sure. Put some weird beads on his big bulgy biceps, it’ll draw people’s attention and he’ll get the upper hand while they’re distracted.”

The in-universe implications of of the character with the most aggressively on-display masculine secondary sex characteristics also being the character who was most likely dressed by women are kind of interesting to consider. It’s kind of taking “male power fantasy” and looping it around into some kind of “strong male character” situation, like some Gerudo fashion designer is standing there all “okay, so the fabric might not breathe at all and you’ll probably get your sternum crushed by the first guy who tries to punch you in the chest, but just get a load of how masculine and empowered you look!”

Wouldn’t it be nice if someone did female society worldbuilding deliberately and unironically like that?

Matriarchal society (say, drows?) where female warrior attire is designed with functionality and coolness in mind, while male fighters are dressed to look as masculine and conventionally attractive to the women as possible.

It’s quite sad that no-one in the mainstream media seems willing to try the idea.

~Ozzie

(ht: @lightlunas)

April 22, 2016

coelasquid:

I am mostly convinced this was kind of a happy accident rather than intentional worldbuilding, but this here’s a thing I get a kick out of regarding Gerudo fashion;

In Gerudo society, this is women’s armour that armoured warriors would wear;

When you crack even the regular not-Nabooru Iron Kuckles open there’s a unique, not-Nabooru Gerudo lady inside of them, Iron Knuckles are covered in Gerudo motifs, this is all around a pretty Gerudo construct.

BUT, this is Ganondorf’s armour when he was young and functioning as their king;

We got a skin tight black leather catsuit under sculpted muscle leather armour topped off with thigh-high boots. Ganondorf comparatively wears the masculine equivalent to form-fitting titty breastplates. I’d go so far as to say this is like the Gerudo saying “But if they can’t see his sweet abs and manly, narrow hips how will they know he’s a guy? Better hammer some pecs into that chest plate just to be sure. Put some weird beads on his big bulgy biceps, it’ll draw people’s attention and he’ll get the upper hand while they’re distracted.”

The in-universe implications of of the character with the most aggressively on-display masculine secondary sex characteristics also being the character who was most likely dressed by women are kind of interesting to consider. It’s kind of taking “male power fantasy” and looping it around into some kind of “strong male character” situation, like some Gerudo fashion designer is standing there all “okay, so the fabric might not breathe at all and you’ll probably get your sternum crushed by the first guy who tries to punch you in the chest, but just get a load of how masculine and empowered you look!”