Fantasy Armor
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Fantasy armor has a long and noble tradition of awesomeness and lively debate. Threads dedicated to extravagantly armored character art are a common sight on /tg/. Such characters often have equipment that is heavily stylized to point of uselessness.
Common Types
As you may see with the images to the side, fantasy doesn't need its armor to be logically sound. Due to this, armor design is usually done more to appease the eye than the mind, Thus armor design and usage that tends to be over-the-top usually leans on the following styles:
Living Fortress
The character is so excessively armored with large pieces of armor that you must wonder how he gets to move about in the first place. Usually done to give characters a stoic and/or intimidating look.
Bare Minimum
The character wears the minimum amount of armor, such as bear skin speedos, chainmail bikinis, or none at all. Traditionally given to characters who favor speed over protection (or fanservice, depending on the setting), it is also sometimes given to those who uses some kind of supernatural protection against damage. Hence, characters such as eastern themed warrior monks can dance around in combat wearing nothing but a loin cloth.
Flash to the Extreme
The character's armor is excessively decorated and designed in an over-the-top manner (ranging from bright colors to it being encrusted in precious gems and metals) that they basically scream: "walking target" and/or "mobile treasure chest" when out into the field. Usually given to the upper hierarchy of a setting to denote either their position or wealth.