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6	->'''''Armor''' ''n.'' The kind of clothing worn by a man whose tailor is a blacksmith.''
7	-->-- ''Literature/TheDevilsDictionary''
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9	Tropes about armor. Could be body armor, helmets, shields (even energy shields), gauntlets, leggings, or even using something improvised as armor.
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11	Beware anything that is an ArmorPiercingAttack or AntiArmor.
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13	Note that having armor in the name is not enough.
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16	!![[SisterTrope Sister Indexes]]
17	+ CraniumCoverings
18	+ KnightInShiningTropes
19	+ MetallicTropes
20	+ MilitaryAndWarfareTropes
21	+ SirIndexOfTropes
22	+ SwordTropes
23	+ WeaponsAndWieldingTropes
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25	!!Tropes
26	[[index]]
27	* TwentyFourHourArmor: A character wears armor that they never seem to take off.
28	* AdaptiveArmor: An armor that adapts based on whoever is wearing it.
29	* AnimatedArmor: Living armor.
30	* ArmorAndMagicDontMix: Magic users don't or can't wear armor.
31	* ArmorIsUseless: Even though the character is wearing armor, they aren't protected from damage.
32	* ArmorOfInvincibility: The most powerful armor in the game.
33	* ArmoredDragons: Dragons wearing armor.
34	* ArmoredVillainsUnarmoredHeroes: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin The villains wear armor, but the heroes don't.]]
35	* BallsOfSteel: If you're wearing armor over your.. [[GroinAttack assets]].
36	* BattleBallgown: An armored skirt.
37	* BeehiveBarrier: An energy shield made of geometric shapes, primarily HighTechHexagons.
38	* BioArmor: Artificially created organic armor.
39	* BlingOfWar: Armor that is impractically decorated.
40	* BodyArmorAsHitPoints: Armor is used as a form of health bar.
41	* BrokenArmorBossBattle: A videogame boss is covered in armor, and you can't damage it until you get rid of it.
42	* BrokenFaceplate: A character is shown to be injured by damaging their faceplate.
43	* BubbleShield: A barrier made up of a bubble.
44	* BucketHelmet: ImprovisedArmour by putting a bucket or pot on your head.
45	* BulletproofVest: A vest that can stop bullets in fiction.
46	* ChainmailBikini: A {{Fanservice}} trope where armor is impractically revealing.
47	* CollapsibleHelmet: A helmet that can fold itself into the armor.
48	* CoolHelmet: A cool and unique helmet.
49	* DeflectorShields: An invisible energy barrier that protects you.
50	* DeployableCover: A form of barrier that you can deploy in combat.
51	* ElementalArmor: InstantArmor made of ElementalPowers.
52	* FaceDesignShield: A shield with a face painted on it.
53	* ForgingScene: A scene where a set of armor is forged.
54	* GoodArmorEvilArmor: You can tell who the good guy is by whether their armor is ObviouslyEvil or not.
55	* HeavilyArmoredMook: A videogame enemy that's wearing heavy armor.
56	* HeavyEquipmentClass: A character or class that stands out due to proficiency with heavy armor.
57	* HelmetsAreHardlyHeroic: Heroes never seem to wear helmets, or at least not face-concealing ones.
58	* ImprovisedArmour: {{MacGyvering}} a set of armor out of spare materials.
59	* InstantArmor: Armor that can be spawned out of thin air with [[AWizardDidIt magic or technology]].
60	* {{Kevlard}}: Fat as body armor.
61	* KnightInShiningArmor: A knight who keeps his armor in very good condition.
62	* LadyLegionnaireWear: A segmented skirt, or pteruge, used as a symbol of toughness.
63	* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: Using a physical shield to defend yourself.
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65	* OnesieArmor: Armor is counted as one item in a video game.
66	* OrbitingParticleShield: A series of particles that orbit around you to block damage.
67	* PocketProtector: An item in a character’s pocket stops a bullet.
68	* PostApunkalypticArmor: ImprovisedArmour from AfterTheEnd.
69	* PoweredArmor: A mechanized suit of armor that can move under its own power.
70	* RageHelm: An angry-looking face mask.
71	* RegeneratingShieldStaticHealth: Barriers/energy shields regenerate automatically from damage, while health/hull requires manual regeneration/repairment.
72	* ScarredEquipment: A character's experience in battle is visually indicated by the battered and beat-up appearance of their armor.
73	* ScaryImpracticalArmor: A very scary, ObviouslyEvil armor that hinders the wearer.
74	* ShedArmorGainSpeed: A character becomes faster after dropping their armor.
75	* ShieldBearingMook: A KungFuProofMook that uses a shield to deflect frontal attacks.
76	* ShieldSurf: Using a shield as a sled.
77	* ShieldsAreUseless: Shields barely protect the character.
78	* SingleUseShield: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin A shield that only protects you once.]]
79	* SpecialAbilityShield: Shields that do something unusual.
80	* TinTyrant: A villainous character that wears fully concealing plate armor.
81	* WeWillWearArmorInTheFuture: Characters in far-future settings still wear body armor.
82	[[/index]]

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