History Main / ScaryImpracticalArmor

* ''ComicBook/AmalgamUniverse'': Dark Claw, the fusion of Batman and Wolverine in ''ComicBook/DCVersusMarvel''[='s=] Amalgam Comics FifthWeekEvent, has a very strange costume consisting of serrated fin gloves, a jagged bladed UtilityBelt, boots with bat wings at the top, serrated WolverineClaws and a weird demonic Wolverine mask all topped with the usual Bat-cape. When reviewed on ''WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall'', Linkara joked that the real mystery needed to be solved was how Dark Claw came out of every adventure without his cape in tatters.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'' example: The Monarch's "Death's Head Panoply". Parodied too: he can't move an inch in the thing, requiring someone else to activate its flight mode. And, while it is incredibly dangerous, the suit loses balance in the air, causing the Monarch to spin around, throw up, and fall down to earth.

* The final batsuit worn by Jean-Paul Valley, a.k.a. ComicBook/{{Azrael}}, during the ''ComicBook/{{Knightfall}}'' arc qualifies. [[http://media.comicmix.com/media/2009/06/04/azbat-2.jpg At first it mainly added gauntlets with projectile shooters, extra chest armor, a glider cape, and other bits of tech]]. Towards the end of the arc, as Jean-Paul was going insane, [[http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq306/modesty_011/555-1.jpg he added more armor, added ammo feed belts for his gauntlets connecting to a drum on his back, and ditched the cape for a set of metal fins.]] And of course, being the '90s, the suit had brighter colors, particularly after it was set on fire, revealing a red and yellow paint scheme underneath, despite the role of Batman requiring stealth. As Bruce noted when he had to fight Jean-Paul to get him under control, the armor hampered his mobility, making him slow and awkward.
* ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'': ComicBook/MrFreeze is often shown in suits of armor that are incredibly large and bulky and look like big badass robots. They do their job [[AnIcePerson keeping him cool]]. However, the live-action version of this suit was 75 lbs, and there is the problem that some are so wide in the shoulder/chest that for the rather average-built Freeze to wear them and actually move his arms would have to be cut off and stuffed in the sleeves. (One reason bodybuilder acting superstar Arnold Schwarzenegger was cast in the role was he was one of the few A-List actors strong enough to actually move around in the suit). In his later appearance in the '90s animated series, he adopted a very broad look but it was justified: His body is robotic and his only living flesh is a head in a jar.
* ''ComicBook/XMen'' villain Stryfe wore a suit of armor that looked like it was made out of blades, giving many readers the impression that he'd decapitate himself if he ever shrugged his shoulders. Partially justified in that Stryfe is a world-class telepath and telekinetic (which is saying something in the Marvel world). His armor is ''meant'' to be scary and impractical, because not only does he [[PowersDoTheFighting not need to move to attack his enemies]], he doesn't actually need the armor, since wrapping his own telekinesis around his body is more effective. And he is aware of both facts.
* Dark Claw, the fusion of Batman and Wolverine in ''ComicBook/DCVersusMarvel''[='s=] [[ComicBook/AmalgamUniverse Amalgam Comics]] FifthWeekEvent, has a very strange costume consisting of serrated fin gloves, a jagged bladed UtilityBelt, boots with bat wings at the top, serrated WolverineClaws and a weird demonic Wolverine mask all topped with the usual Bat-cape. When reviewed on ''WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall'', Linkara joked that the real mystery needed to be solved was how Dark Claw came out of every adventure without his cape in tatters.

* ''Series/Peacemaker2022'': The White Dragon's PoweredArmor is a zigzagged example; it sure ''looks'' intimidating, and it has some fairly useful weapons and gadgets installed throughout, but it's impractical for the opposite reason as most other examples on this page -- instead of being too heavy and bulky to move around in, its desitn is lightweight and maneuverable, but with significant gaps between the armor plating that the heroes identify as a weak spot.