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Published: 2017-10-17 16:06:51 +0000 UTC; Views: 102735; Favourites: 2145; Downloads: 0
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Here's yet another character concept lineup! I have one or two more of these to show in the art dump.Kind of speaks for itself, these guys are some samurai inspired scifi soldiers in power armor. Comes with super effective gold head armor, definitely not soft and easily penetrated
(quire aware the 3rd robed variant is fairly silly and has issues)
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Still love the color Scheme xD realized I never commented on this but thanks for the work on it Shimmy. Probably done my design the best credit in design out of those Iβve commissioned thus far.(Better than myself without a doubt.)
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You have good ideas, just gotta work on your rendering
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pretty cool, like the first one the most, looks the most well drawn and thought out. Only critique would be the lower pouches on the second figure (gonna assume those are mag pouches) are a bit small compared to the one in the gun, would recommend going for bigger ones. overall a nais/10
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I defiantly will now picture these guys as the Renraku red samurai from shadowrun
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Niceβ¦. But I'm not sure about the appropriateness of the shield. Samurai rarely used them, especially when armour became more sophisticated.
(going from left to right) I like the non-cyclops like eyes of #1. #2's tactical harness is a plus for practicality. Perhaps putting what I think is #3's haori underneath the upper armour. It could act as an extra layer of protection for the back of the legs if made from an anti-ballistics material.
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Ultimately the samurai look is just a look, so I didn't make any attempt to match their combat style. He has a rifle and power armor too, those are also out of place
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True. Power armour? Must have glazed over that in the description.
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Not sure if anyone suggested this idea but, maybe House Kurita elite soldiers? Very good work!
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This is very interesting . It is not only aesthetical change but very useful defence . The armor , while it has come cons ( Β itΒ should also Β protect the sides of the torso not just front and back Β , Β ) it gives the necessary protection of legs , knees , arms and groin Β and required torso protection . The psychological effect of the helmet is GREAT . I always loved samurai masks and you can clearly know you messed with the wrong guy . Samurai helmet is also well made not because it is cool but because it protects WHOLE head and scuff . This is sci fi I love that combines effectiveness with aestetics and coolness . Good job mate 
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True the sides don't have additional plates, though at least the under suit provides some protection.
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That's the snag . Some . And "some" for me means "as much as nothing" or insufficientΒ .Β Sides are very important to protect especially stomach sidesΒ because it is very soft and even most meager bullet or knife is dangerous to it , because it penetrates them like butterΒ Β . When those troops would engage in sword fight since they are samurai and I wouldn't be surprised if there would be lots of such fights , the undefended stomach sides would be the first thing the enemy troopersΒ would try to slashΒ with their swords .
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That's like saying because a shirt only provides "some" protection a soldier should go into the field naked lol. Some protection means it's a high tech muscle suit interlaced with flexible armor. It'd be far more effective than modern soft kevlar armor for comparison.
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All right . That is different story . Sorry . I didn't meant to be rude or to insult you :$
BDW . Those are normal soldiers or augmented ones ?
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Not sure about the soldiers, the suit itself augments your strength.
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Actually my biggest issue is that samurai hardly ever used shields, and certainly not pilums (apologies for the cross-empire term, but the Roman term describes those shields close to perfectly).
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Hehe, not sure they used select fire bullpup rifles either
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Well, the Tokogawa Shogunate actually banned black powder muzzle loaders from the entire nation (successfully).
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I like to think the third one is the officer "dress uniform," which isn't really supposed to be entirely practical. The first one is the enlisted armor design. Perhaps the NCO version, if separate from enlisted, would be a smooth-top (like the first helmet) version of the officer helmet.
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Hey, no theorizing allowed!
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"This is no Zaku, boy. No Zaku!" - Ramba Ral
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The 2nd and 3rd ones XD
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try adding the haidate so the legs aren't so exposed.
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It has a bit of that, but not covering all the way down the upper leg. The near side is hidden by the rifle, but is somewhat visible on the side of the other hip/leg. The muscle suit under the "pants" provides armor too.
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That looks like the kusazuri or the floppy bits. There is another part that's attached to the legs that goes under that and provides protection for the upper legs. But if he's wearing a muscle suit, he's probably fine :3
I just think that since the color of his legs stand out so much, his enemies would be like "yo, let's shoot at this dude's legs! >:V "
But I also get that it's only inspired by samurai armor.
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I like the first one the best, I think it would go well with the robes from the third.
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