I mean these actually *cover* some important parts and the chest pieces have proper historical inspiration - arms historians usually refer to such partial torso protection as pectorals or sometimes (with the smaller ones) "heart-protectors". Here modeled by Early-Mid Republican Roman hastati (first-line heavy infantry), more comprehensive and elaborate forms also appear in both pictorial and archeological record:I had forgot of the horrible armor fashion japs developed at that time.
And people complain about bikini armors...
The giant projecting shoulder guards... not so much. Ditto those belts with isolated random plates hanging off.
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