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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