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Given that, in most modern sci-fi, the combat jumpsuits are made of superior versions of the metal-dipped multi-weave polymers we use for non-plated armor today, they certainly can be counted as armor. Eddy-Shinjuku's pieces all employ some kind of light plating, as well. Granted, it's a bit painted-on, but they are still layered on the suits.
Mass Effect, the light armor variants in which were also basically just jumpsuits, they have an in-game codex entry that explains this really well. Mass Effect hardsuits do have kinetic barriers ("shields"), but the suit itself is capable of deflecting or absorbing enemy attacks, too.
@Schneidend and @Buttercheese This is an argument I held with myself, and not surprisingly I won it. On a serious note I have been reading a great deal of excellent sci-fi lately, and I also did a little research into some of the games these artists are illustrating or inspired by. Schneidend put it pretty well - in the books and in the games lightweight jumpsuit type material can act as armor - much like our present day Kevlar but advanced enough so the mesh is both flexible and fine. Some of the jumpsuits I've posted have a construction that appears to be built of moderately flexible plates, while others have less flexible plates of a more flexible base. To me this is a high tech version of partial plate over leather or chain, and the lighter suit is similar to leather armor, or fine elven chain.
@LadyRhian She is beautiful. I like the way she is totally unglamorous, scruffy hair and no makeup, just like a real soldier would be.
I'm not sure about images like the one LadyRhian has posted set in the near future. Soldiers appear to be wearing a Kevlar type vest, but the rest of their outfit seems to be cloth, apart from the odd wrist brace or knee protector and of course the heavy boots. Does this count as fully covered and protected? Is their lower abdomen covered under their pants or is it just the pants. I can't decide.
@kiwidoc Hell, the kevlar we have NOW is pretty flexible. Not as comfy as a t-shirt and jeans, but you can wear a vest capable of stopping small arms fire under your shirt. I'd say the sci-fi stuff is the same in flexibility, just more durable as we figure out better metal treatments and can make ever denser weaves of polymer.
But, yeah, a soldier or elite police officer wearing just a vest and clothing is pretty standard. Aside from the giant robots and psychic powers, the Metal Gear Solid games are pretty military-realistic. Take a look at Meryl Silverburgh. She went from an almost useless amateur at espionage in MGS1 to a complete badass super soldier in MGS4. She and her team are wearing light vests, pants, and shirts. Granted, those shirts are made of artificial muscle-fiber that stimulates your own muscles into working harder, but still.
OK people, what about the girl in this image by Nicole Cardiff (TheGryph) - is she wearing armor or not?
In this image? Of course she is. She's wearing a kevlar (or some similar modern material for body armour) vest over a short-sleeved shirt. In fact, the "vest" as I called it is what's providing the armour for the arms as well. You can tell since there are no cut-offs between material, and the fact that the sleeve and torso sections are the same colour. How do I know she's not just wearing a shirt that's the same colour? Because you can distinctly see that the vest doesn't come down to her hips and that the shirt she's wearing underneath is a grey-ish green. You can't really tell if she's wearing armour besides that, but she's not missing any normal clothing, and considering the post apocalyptic style of the image, it looks like she's relatively well protected. So yes. She's wearing armour. =p (sorry for the ramble)
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Mass Effect, the light armor variants in which were also basically just jumpsuits, they have an in-game codex entry that explains this really well. Mass Effect hardsuits do have kinetic barriers ("shields"), but the suit itself is capable of deflecting or absorbing enemy attacks, too.
@LadyRhian She is beautiful. I like the way she is totally unglamorous, scruffy hair and no makeup, just like a real soldier would be.
I'm not sure about images like the one LadyRhian has posted set in the near future. Soldiers appear to be wearing a Kevlar type vest, but the rest of their outfit seems to be cloth, apart from the odd wrist brace or knee protector and of course the heavy boots. Does this count as fully covered and protected? Is their lower abdomen covered under their pants or is it just the pants. I can't decide.
Hell, the kevlar we have NOW is pretty flexible. Not as comfy as a t-shirt and jeans, but you can wear a vest capable of stopping small arms fire under your shirt. I'd say the sci-fi stuff is the same in flexibility, just more durable as we figure out better metal treatments and can make ever denser weaves of polymer.
But, yeah, a soldier or elite police officer wearing just a vest and clothing is pretty standard. Aside from the giant robots and psychic powers, the Metal Gear Solid games are pretty military-realistic. Take a look at Meryl Silverburgh. She went from an almost useless amateur at espionage in MGS1 to a complete badass super soldier in MGS4. She and her team are wearing light vests, pants, and shirts. Granted, those shirts are made of artificial muscle-fiber that stimulates your own muscles into working harder, but still.
I'd say post them and let us decide.
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OK people, what about the girl in this image by Nicole Cardiff (TheGryph) - is she wearing armor or not?