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Edited by Mrph1 on Jul 29th 2024 at 3:09:00 PM
Except even in-universe
, Spidey's Advanced Suit uses protective and mobile friendly material (like graphene
). The "reds" on his suit aren't just for show, but also have the most reinforcement, according to its biography. (Similar to how Batman's yellow emblem tend to be the most protective part of his costume).
Edited by XMenMutant22 on May 11th 2021 at 3:57:47 PM
Wouldn’t his powerset allow him to move much faster with armor on than a regular human?
It's always weird to me when people say superheroes are getting more militarized if they wear armor when writers have to make them superior to conventional weaponry either through super powers or more advanced weaponry that most of the populace lacks. Not to mention, we are already talking about a genre (or whatever you want to call it) that is about good guys using violence on bad guys.
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Even taking Super-Strength into account, Spidey's web-slinging is something that's better done with less weight.
Edited by M84 on May 11th 2021 at 5:16:44 PM
Disgusted, but not surprisedThe interesting thing about the requisite skin tight spandex outfits is that seems to be the result of art drift
If you look at older comics, the superhero costumes are a bit looser, not quite painted on. The Ant-Man costume was even supposed to have the function of protecting Hank from ant bites
At some point artists stopped learning to draw superheroes with clothes and started drawing them like they were naked and just put costume colors and details over that
Forever liveblogging the AvengersI just realized that Endgame is already slightly over 2 year old now.
Man, how time flies by. Still remember the year-long anticipation for that movie, it was insane.
Although I still gotta say that I was slightly (not very) disappointed by it and I also still stand by saying that IW was the superior movie.
Certified: 48.0% West Asian, 6.5% South Asian, 15.8% North/West European, 15.7% English, 7.4% Balkan, 6.6% ScandinavianThe bright imagery is supposed to trick the eyes into aiming directly at their most defended parts.
There's also the fact that most people trained to use guns are trained to aim for the centre of the body anyway, since it's the easiest place to hit.
So both (Frank especially), are lucky they don't always fight expert sharpshooters who can shoot you right between the eyes from 100 miles away (cause those guys do exist in the universe).
Though I know Batman has had some fights with Deadshot, and I'm guessing Frank has run into Bullseye as well.
One Strip! One Strip!Batman's cowl is usually armored to protect from headshots, though. Frank has no excuse.
Disney100 Marathon | DreamWorks MarathonNobody shoots for Frank's head because nobody wants to harm such a lovely face. It's truly Adonis-like, the grim scowl devoid of humanity, wanting little more in this world then the imminent deaths of every scumbag around him.
Trans rights are human rights. TV Tropes is not a place for bigotry, cruelty, or dickishness, no matter who or their position.@Windleopard - Personally, I think it has less to do with wearing bulky armor in itself, then the situations where spandex characters adopt armor. In particular, typically Batman wearing mechanical armor is closely equivalent to Batman Grabs a Gun and is associated with him being more brutal (and to be fair, also situations where he's more desperate/dealing with a greater physical threat. I think I'd say ditto with whenever the Batmobile looks more like a tank/symbol of militarized policing than it looks like a car.
Also, I don't think you can really look at any armor/power absent from how the character uses them. Like there are some characters who wear bulky armor to fight "street crime", but I don't think they are usually sporting a lot of guns/a military arsenal the way Batman is at times. Or say the Punisher (either with his usual stockpile or when he wore the War Machine suit).
Conversley, heroes who have super-powers and don't need much armor tend to not kill much if at all and aren't generally that physically brutal towards non-powered opponents.
Edited by Hodor2 on May 11th 2021 at 2:13:42 PM
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Is Thailand California Doubling for Pakistan? That's...interesting.
This is anime but I like how the upcoming My Hero Academia movie has the main trio in spiffy new stealth suits.
And of course their new suits are all black with hoodies like every superhero stealth suit.
Re: Armored costumes. Would you guys be okay with them if it meant less or no Stripperiffic costumes for female characters?
The movies havent been doing that. It's also an unrelated issue. Plus, that notion presumes that you cant end up with a Chainmail Bikini.
Edited by Zeromaeus on May 11th 2021 at 2:41:37 PM

I believe that particular armored costume for Spidey was from the Ends of the Earth arc where he had to go all out against a world-ending Doctor Octopus.
I think he placed greater emphasis on greater defense, strength, and a whole lot of tech.
Edited by slimcoder on May 10th 2021 at 11:19:38 AM
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