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ixellent:

characterdesigninspiration:

Armor by FlambergArt / StahlGilde

@bikiniarmorbattledamage
I’m curious about the top example, about the split breastplate?

Otherwise, aw ye

In terms or practicality of design (with regards to plates) the top outfit is roughly on par with the following design:

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The main difference is the top model has a few more decorations and a gambeson (which will, in itself, provide a hefty bit of protection).

It’s not that you can’t have a split breastplate (the Roman army did) but that only makes sense of you have shield or other means to protect the gap.  With a two handed weapon – you need to be able to trust your armor to protect against all kinds of weapons.

A “cuirass” made of boobcups and decorative plates is really only going to protect you against much but attacks that chainmail or a gambeson wouldn’t already protect you against.

The other four sets are pretty awesome though.

– wincenworks

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hbomberguy:

New video!

As always with HBomb’s videos, he lays down a pretty in-depth breakdown of the topic at hand, in this case – the supposed male objectification of video game protagonists and general issue of gendered false equivalence in game design.

~Ozzie

see also: our thoughts regarding how empowered AND problematic Bayonetta is at the same time | thoughts on how sexualized Kratos really is | what do women find sexy in men? | why “but she’s a badass” doesn’t help

(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
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see–jane–rest:

pgirl1986:

draquilibrium:

The Secret World – Illuminati Decks

Costuming; you’re doing it right.

@bikiniarmorbattledamage 

Now THAT is how you design characters of the same class for different genders. Reminds me strongly of Lord of the Rings Online, which we always uphold as an example of how to deny double standard in armor design. 

Yet there still are plenty of companies, marketing teams, artists and fans who claim it’s too hard or inherently wrong to make two people with the exact same role wear the exact same gear, just because one is a man and one is a woman…

~Ozzie

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moonlovingvampire:

jammy-lannistray:

can we take a second to ponder on the fact that a kids movie did lady armor better than the entire film and comic industry

guess who i’m talking about

did you guess? Well you’re fucking WRONG because it’s Susan goddamn Pevensie

They gave her light armor, appropriate for a small archer:chainmail, an arm brace, chest plate, and a light skirt she can easily run around murderizing dudes in the face in

her hair is also only loose in the promo pictures because Susan is fucking busy not dying because her hair was flying into her eyeballs so she braids that shit back

her mail shirt is also loose enough that it doesn’t impede her arm movements it’s almost like she’s dressed for a fight wow

I like the pinks and purples under her bitchin as hell leather armor here, because you don’t have to be masculine to shoot someone in the goddamn face

@bikiniarmorbattledamage look, good armor, on a girl

I feel it’s a worrying statement about the state of media when a movie set in a universe where wardrobes can literally be trans-dimensional portals for the sake of narrative convenience has one of the better examples of making fantasy female armor that is styled around something other than sex appeal.

Because while one could, if really determined, pick out all the points by which this armor is not “really functional” the fact is that it does convey a sense of readiness and being larger than life… without resorting to the usual tropes.

– wincenworks