Seeing as we already have a Real Life example about the Roman army, I don't see why not.
"Oh no, Sanji's Chronic Simprosis!" - Kou The Mad
Umm... the number of weapons a Walking Armory carries, and the weight of them (A scottish claymore weighs 5 lbs) don't way as much as implied by the description of this trope. Modern high-school students carry more weight.
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It's more hyperbole than anything. The main gist is "person carries a lot of weapons", which is impractical in most cases.
"Oh no, Sanji's Chronic Simprosis!" - Kou The Mad
Link from Legend of Zelda is kind of perfect for this trope, it's a source of amusement for the fans who lampshade this trope in fanart and the such.
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I know that fanart (and even some official art from the first game
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Would a Truth In Television section work here? I'm an Infantry team leader, and my rifle looks like something out of MW 2, M4 Grenadier with ACOG, I've got a handgun on my chest, a knife on my vest, and usually there's some extra ammo for the 240 sitting somewhere...
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