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Why are vampires in knight's body armor ?

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Tuesday, January 6, 2009 2:23 PM

AURAPTOR

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Watching the Rise of the Lychen ads, sure seems like it.



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Tuesday, January 6, 2009 10:14 PM

JEWELSTAITEFAN


Knights had to get that cool gear from somewhere - why not steal the ideas, design from long-life types?

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Wednesday, January 7, 2009 3:45 AM

ECGORDON

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Armor would be a good way to fend off wooden stakes, don't you think?



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Wednesday, January 7, 2009 3:48 AM

AGENTROUKA


Quote:

Originally posted by ecgordon:
Armor would be a good way to fend off wooden stakes, don't you think?





Kind of ingenious and low-tech! I wonder why the vampires on "Buffy" never thought of this...

Edited for spelling.

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Wednesday, January 7, 2009 6:55 PM

SINGATE


Quote:

Originally posted by AgentRouka:
Kinf of ingenius and low-tech! I wonder why the vampires on "Buffy" never thought of this...



It would be cooler to have a Clint Eastwood moment as they pull aside outer clothes to reveal a thick metal plate. The stake would be ruined and Buffy would be left with a wicked stinger running up to her shoulder.

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Wednesday, January 7, 2009 9:12 PM

AGENTROUKA


I LIKE your scenario!

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Thursday, January 8, 2009 4:17 AM

DAVESHAYNE


Quote:

Originally posted by AgentRouka:
Kind of ingenious and low-tech! I wonder why the vampires on "Buffy" never thought of this...



1) Plate armor is very cumbersome. Requiring a great deal of time to get into and out, restricting mobility, and making lots of noise when you move almost ensuring the loss of surprise.

2) With enhanced slayer strength Buffy could probably drive a stake through even face hardened steel plate. Alternately the restriction on range of movement should set up plenty of decapitation opportunities.

3) Hard to blend in anywhere except a Ren Faire and those are mostly daylight events.

4) Plate armor tends to chafe.


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Thursday, January 8, 2009 4:46 AM

GEEZER

Keep the Shiny side up


It looks cool. Vampires are all about looking cool. At least in the Underworld universe.

"Keep the Shiny side up"

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Thursday, January 8, 2009 2:24 PM

AURAPTOR

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Quote:

Originally posted by Geezer:
It looks cool. Vampires are all about looking cool. At least in the Underworld universe.

"Keep the Shiny side up"



I'm not saying it doesn't look cool, it's just that I thought Vamps were all bad asses who didn't NEED armor and such.

i hope it's a cool flick.



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Thursday, January 8, 2009 3:46 PM

GEEZER

Keep the Shiny side up


Quote:

Originally posted by AURaptor:
[BI'm not saying it doesn't look cool, it's just that I thought Vamps were all bad asses who didn't NEED armor and such.



They need it to look cool. Since they're all about cool, it's obviously a necessity. Practicality has nothing to do with looking cool.

"Keep the Shiny side up"

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Friday, January 9, 2009 3:40 AM

AURAPTOR

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I guess this is the 1st time I've seen Vamps in armor , which is what I had to ask.



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Friday, January 9, 2009 4:14 AM

DREAMTROVE


I personally always thought the less in between Kate Beckinsale and the viewer, the better. I guess she's not in this one. Still, I have to agree that it's a stake stopper, and true vampyres have to remain more cool than lichens.


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Friday, January 9, 2009 8:43 AM

JETGIRL


Now if we start seeing lichens in armor, I'll have a problem...

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Friday, January 9, 2009 9:04 AM

THESOMNAMBULIST


Because they're dumb films.



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Friday, January 9, 2009 9:24 AM

STORYMARK


Quote:

Originally posted by TheSomnambulist:
Because they're dumb films.





Yep. the first one was pretty weak. The second was utterly retarded. Not bothering with the third, myself.

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Friday, January 9, 2009 11:56 AM

DREAMTROVE


please repost

the lichens in armor image didn't come through :)

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Friday, January 9, 2009 2:01 PM

DAVESHAYNE


Quote:

Originally posted by dreamtrove:
please repost

the lichens in armor image didn't come through :)





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Friday, January 9, 2009 2:56 PM

TUJIAOZUO


Quote:

Originally posted by Storymark:
Quote:

Originally posted by TheSomnambulist:
Because they're dumb films.





Yep. the first one was pretty weak. The second was utterly retarded. Not bothering with the third, myself.


I thought the first film was pretty decent, the second film though was a steaming pile of crap (with the longest and most unnecessairly pornographic sex scene ever btw).

I like Lycans though, as well as vamps in sweet medival armor. Plus this is the prequel that will flesh out the first story's history as to how the war began, so I'll probably watch.

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Sunday, January 11, 2009 11:52 PM

JEWELSTAITEFAN


Armor aside, i do like how Bill Nighy keeps switching types of roles, like from wimpy geek in Valkyrie back to badaxx in Underworld. Wish he'd done a part in Firefly.

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