Is boob plate female armor dangerous?
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- Опубліковано 22 сер 2024
- Many people claim that medieval armor that has breast shapes made to emphasize the female form is detrimental to the armor's effectiveness, even saying that it's dangerous to the wearer but I feel there's more to this than they realize.
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Weapons of mass distraction. "Sorry I died sire, I couldn't stop staring..."
Lol
lmao
boob armor is dangerous... dangerously sexy! :D
imagine getting captured wearing tiddy armor
*(͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)*
They never told me about “shlong armor” in history class. I am deeply disturbed.
you have a star wars pic as your pfp what have you seen Storm troopers use? SCHLONG ARMOR UNITE
Codpieces
that is why.
A FULL PLATE JIMMYHAT
*Laughs in DIO*
Schlong armor, boob plates, and six pack armor all in one piece. The advantage is that it confuses your enemy.
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Syos, I’m glad that I’m not the only person here that thinks that not only is the One Piece anime/manga series is the best fantasy series of all time, but it’s the greatest series of all time where there isn’t a single series objectively better than One Piece.
Futanari Armor
Flat-chested woman warrior : Can you make it 'bigger', blacksmith-san?
👉👈
Lmao
I... I hate this... like dear god...
😳
👉👈
Blacksmith:😏
This comment its blessed....lol
Boob plate armour
When worn on females
+20 armour
When worn on men
+20 armor because of the thickness. 60% chance to confuse the enemy
Time to order a boob plate armour.
Ha
This is a great comment
It protects man chest extra
Spaced armour
UA-cam: We are gonna make all videos being family friendly.
Shadiversity: I´m gonna be the whole video saying "boobs" and you can not stop me.
69 like noice
And he is still monetized.
There is nothing inherently not family-friendly about the word boobs. Children feed at boobs. People's mums have boobs. Kids will grow up around other kids who will develop boobs.
What makes boobs not family-friendly is when boobs talk about boobs only in a sexual way. Boobs do not just exist to be sexualized, even though boobs are emphasized a lot by artists in a sexual manner. Barbies have boobs, and are for kids, and are not sexualized. Some birds are called boobies. Hopefully you consider this boob conversation in a different light, and eventually people can stop using their boob-tubes to look at boobs in only one way, becoming boobs over boobs.
butt..
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I did not know the “schlong armor” existed, so when you said “schlong armor” and proceed to show a slideshow of them, I bursted our laughing, that transition was too good
Star Wars EP 4 the first to implement the schlong armor in a movie FACT
Same, I was not expecting that too
The first one to commision this type of armor was a king who has syphilis or some other kind of genital desease that made his dick swell and cause a lot of pain when it touched things. So he wanted a roomy crotch armor for his dick to avoid it touching his clothes.
Pretty much every sportsman involved in contact sports (and yes soldiers too) wear “schlong armour”. They are called jock straps.
Timestamp?
Person1: "Boobs on armor impractical! The center of the boobs basically make it an easy target!"
Person2: "Normal plate is impractical! The fact that it scales down at the waist makes it easy to target!"
Chadiversity: "HARD STEEL IS HARD STEEL"
Do you have star birthmark?
@@daamph YAROU~~~
69 likes sry bro no like from me :(
@@Gabiman66 worry not, someone broke the 69 rule
@@zurielschubert9410 daaamn
Moral of the story: Swords aren't armor piercing tank shells.
And that's why I love maces, beat the shit out of em.
To be fair, a good strike with a mace beats the shit out of anything.
Except wood and leather, of all things... Then, you only have a better club with a mace... Not like a club is unable to kill, anyways.
@@dasirrlicht5415 so rheagar should not have worn ruby clad plate armour and opted for wildling style instead.
@@Boosttackle excuse me it's "beat the devil out of it"
True. Swords are not apfsds. Or hebc. world of different. Now cannon ball more likely. Blunt force.
I thought female warriors wore metal bikinis to maximise mobility.
...... some random computer sounds.......
redirecting: please see video "barbarian armour".
nice pfp, classic warcraft for life!
@@sapprine4534 wut?
oh, the profile pic.
LOL
Girl : Hes probably thinking about girls right now
Me : *Is boob plate armor dangerous* ?
Technically you’re thinking in girls
@@ABigCornEnjoyer no he thinking bout a r m o r
@@Nuuk_Nuke_Nook everyone watches YT but ok
This is like the opposite oof thinking about naked girls, you're thinking of what girls wear exclusively
@@ABigCornEnjoyer Technically he is not thinking about girls specifically but about girl features. Because the girl features are abstract, that shouldn't necessarily reference to disloyalty, as it could very well be his girlfriends features. Problem solved.
With all this nonsense about The Mandalorian breast armor going on, it's time to 'bust' out good ol Shad's video!
This video was the first thing that came up with that whole debate
We do not speak of the child that complains to validate her own existence on Twitter.
Especially stupid is how 99% of Mando fights involve either blasters or lightsabers, making breastplate shape irrelevant.
Of course, the funny thing about this video is that it's complete horseshit. There are actual people who have used actual boob armour in renaissance fairs and it turns out that if you fall over while wearing it (or, you know, fall off a horse) you're in danger of breaking your sternum as all the weight is focused there.
@Pel You can find people saying it through google, for me it was someone with experience saying it in person and unfortunately I don't record all my conversations.
He researched this for cough cough educational reasons.
For science!
I'm here for educational reasons too!
don't we all?
I fall asleep to these videos
Yay boobs! Fun and Educational!
This man had to find these reference images.
Or he just knew his fair share of "medieval European fantasy" that was made in Japan, and he just zipped through the search output / his picture folder, picking the ones that are more or less photorealistic ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Jus know I wanted to like but you already had 69
@@heavenlyuzivert4560 Well I am going to like because he already has 70 now 71
@The Keeper of the High Ground You left out *Schlong Armor*
Google search history: BIG TITS WITH FEMALE ARMOUR
I’ve never heard the word “boob” so many times for educational purposes before
“i fight in wars for the plot, i swear”
I can imagine it. Shad sitting there in front of a desk in a dark room, photos and sketches of boob armors superposed with math equations and blow trajectories being projected to the wall by an old-school projector, as Shad just nods and takes notes, like a true gentleman.
I think we should build some replicas and test them. I think what you'll find out is that there's not a whole heck of a lot of difference. Yes technically a glancing blow could be diverted towards the center of the chest but its impact minimal.
when math is your friend and overthinking is not seen as merely a geek thing to do
The only problem I have with boob plate is that it is more work to make.
You are on the wrong video platform to see 'blow trajectories'...
Hearing Shad say "boob plate" a dozen times just made my day.
I wonder how many people have made a drinking game out of it :P
*SCHLONG ARMOUR*
I still prefer the normal breast plate. It looks more elegant and secure. I just find it better aesthetically and I hate that it isn't used more on female characters and cosplays than the dual breast plate
"ITS STILL HARDENED STEEL" needs to be on a T-shirt
I would absolutely buy that if it comes with an appropriate image on it.
I'm not saying the man is wrong
I'm just saying it's a little amusing that he heard people say "Boobplate armor would be dangerous" and he's immediately like "now hold up just a darned minute"
Lmao
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@@dijeeibhai Did you just? umph...
Still think boob plate armor would be more disadvantageous than regular armor because while the full force of the strike isn't going into the sternum it is still going into the sternum as opposed to going off to the side leaving an opening for the person receiving the strike to counter an unprepared opponent.
@@lilchristuten7568 as he mentioned in the video, if the opponent is aiming for your chest, he is probably able to hurt you no matter the armor you are wearing, the neck is a better target and i don't see anyone claiming 99% of armor is ineffective
"It's still hard steel"
Me: *sees anime where armored boobs bounce*
.....well....
Fake armor? What?
*FLEXIBLE* ARMOR
It's highly advanced technology with additional functional features
You know what they say about anime logic.....
@@VVayVVard yes
Me explaining for 10 minutes and 19 seconds why my fetish isnt dangerous
Real shit
Unless you fall over or off a horse, in which case all the force concentrates in one place and you're in danger of breaking your sternum. There are people who actually joust in renaissance fairs and when they wear boom armor they get injured.
Try to practice that before you gave to explain to a judge lol.
@@TheZorginator1 I think you're forgetting about the padding underneath. Besides, the only way boob plate would've been done historically is with pieces on the armor separate from the main body. The breasts don't actually need to fit inside the breasts on the armor. Same as how no one who wore a codpiece actually stuck his dick inside it, it was a separate piece with no connection to armor itself
Meerkat More the points is that armor raised right there and particularly heavy armor means that falling on your front means taking all that weight concentrated in the chest area. Maybe the padding saves you if you fall over normally, but if you fall from a horse it’s like being hit with a warhammer.
5:47 slong armour
Enemy before see that armour: damn you
Enemy after see that armour: **TARGET LOCKED** HAHA YOUR SLONG WILL GONE
Enemy concentrating on target: Damn, he packing. 😳🤤
Fucking splendid
"It's hardened steel, not tin-plated dirt!"
Shad, I hereby challenge you to build a suit of armor, effective or no, out of tin-plated dirt!
XD
I mean, what *is* metal, but highly refined dirt?
KingBobXIV I second this
First he will need a jar of dirt
hm. more like highly refined stones but yeah
This video is misinformation. Everybody knows that females wore steel bikini's as they have the largest average armour value and a buff to strength.
lol
Path of Exile anyone? Lol
@@YouKnowMeDuh no i prefer swords to plowshares (cuz its cheaper)
😂
jevry yeah. Swords to plowshares is much better privewise
DM here, told my party boob plates are impractical and a player sent me this.
I am now educated
It's bullshit. Everything else aside, if you fall over the armor punches you in the sternum with all the weight of the armor. If you fall off a horse you might break something.
@@TheZorginator1 falling off a horse in full armor is gonna hurt regardless of the shape.
redfiveish it’s the difference between falling onto a hard surface and getting hit in the chest with a sledgehammer. I’m just relating what people who have actually used it said. Pretty sure they know what it feels like to fall of a horse better than you do, pal.
@@TheZorginator1 If you actually listen to Shad, you'll note that he points out... Only a bad blacksmith would make it press directly on the sternum. Boob plate armor done properly has a fitted arming doublet underneath like any armor, and it leaves a slight gap over the parts of the body it most closely fits to... Which is how any armor is made.
I am a player and GM for RPGs, and I show this to players I'm running for and groups I join if I play a plate armor chick.
Shad, checking his UA-cam Analytics Saturday Morning: "Why the fuck is a video I made and posted nearly two years ago getting activity all of a sudden?!!?"
Is booby armor dangerous?
Me: *Smiling*
"Booby armor is dangerously attractive."
This is pure medieval simping
Draws flesh spear
Squidward Over9000 ;)
I can imagine some white kid (in a weird voice) a saying this
Simp
Shad Fact: Shad has surrounded his castle with a wall topiary. It even has scaffolding, machicolations, and crenelations. It also hides a dangerous drop into a very deep moat.
Oh, Shad Facts. What would I do without you?
But What About DRAGONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@Bill Whittaker If this is a fantasy setting, you need the Machicolations to combat the Sea Creatures that are allied to your opponent.
Liking your own comment? No need, I'll like it for you!
@@brianshea2515 the dragons are hiding in the moat.
Fem. Warrior: make me a chestplate...
Blacksmith: Right then, now may i request your cup size madame?
The female warrior whose cup size is too small to even exist: *sobs* smol
@@undercoversmonk5712 make it larger to compensate.
@@hansy8406 no.
@@undercoversmonk5712 fill it with padding.
lol, I don't think cup size was a thing until the 1930's.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart, Shad. As silly as this subject may be I will divert all complaints about boob armour to this vid, should I get them. In this day and age you run into a few crazies as an artist and I suddenly feel compelled to draw more...
I love how this has unofficially officially been named boob plate
It was deemed more noble a definition than other alternatives, such as Titty-tin.
@@Merilirem Wow. Im calling it that now
666 likes. Hmmmm.... sorry, I’ll break this number 🙃
Better than hooter hauberk or cup-cuirass.
😅👍
true, but isnt "breast" plate a bit too literal/descriptive? 😎
New shirt idea!
*IT'S HARDENED STEEL!*
I would buy that.
I would buy that
You got my like.
With a pic of a codpiece
@@zeroblade6599 you are brilliant
While I can understand sliding the dome up to the chest region, I disagree with the distinct boobs shape because of one reason: the way clothing works. Not to say that it COULDN'T be done because it could, but generally speaking... when you look at clothing on boobs, it does not vacuum seal to the boobs. You look at a shirt on a woman and it doesn't conform to the boob shape like the fantasy armor that has the dip between the boobs. So when you bring up the matter of padding... That padding would lend itself to the "uniboob" appearance.
Not to mention, it would likely be uncomfortable to attempt to slot boobs into metal cavities for them. Again, the padding could mitigate that... but every time I've seen a woman wear layers and layers of padding, if you can see the shape of her chest at all, it's in the uniboob shape rather than being able to see the distinct breasts.
I assume the padding will be like a bra, shaped to each breast. Or would be inside the metal itself, which as it’s metal, holds the shape without support. The reason shirts and soft cloth doesn’t conform to each breast shape is due to the flexibility and lack of support inherent in the material.
I have never seen "schlong" armour before and I literally lost it and almost knocked over my drink
Some people: armor made to emphasize the female form is dangerous.
Shad: well yes but actually HARDENED STEEL!
Meanwhile maces: Let us introduce ourselves
Could harden and elongate the opponent's "wood".
Then the boob armour wearer can chop that protruding member off. Ouch!
Conclusion: It could be dangerous to some opponents.
@@ontaka5997 codpieces: let us introduce ourselves
@@TheArQu
codpiece fencing: take my full thrust!
The one shown in the video is you couldn’t fit a gambeson or mail under that you would be vulnerable
i love it when he says "ITS STILL HARDENED STEEL"
This video changed, improved, and devastated my life all at once
The issue with the "boobplate" would be that it would be a lot more expensive, and if not treated properly, would be quite a lot lower quality than normal breastplates. It'd be difficult to form the breasts without extensive training, and without that, the steel would be quite liable to cracking in the forging process, and if it didn't crack, and the smith managed to actually get the domes of the breasts properly, the steel would likely be thinner than the rest of the breastplate, just due to the forging process alone.
Normal plate is hella expensive as is, but imagine now having to get specially trained blacksmiths to forge plate armor in a way that allows for the domes and a relatively consistent thickness of the steel, with a high chance of the steel cracking. You'd be looking at easily twice or thrice of the price of normal steel plate, and the quality would be dubious from anywhere else if you weren't looking to fork over a small estate to the local blacksmith.
@@alexanderthompson7164 it's a much larger piece of metal needed to forge a breastplate than a codpiece. So yes.
@@alexanderthompson7164 A queen would definitely be able to afford the extra doming, as could knights from families of higher nobility and wealth than others. Regardless it'd still be difficult without a blacksmith who's more trained and experienced with the boob cups.
@@somewhereelse1235 schlong armor exist
@@reddytoplay9188 Oh absolutely, and the price of intricate codpieces was notably so prohibitively expensive that we've only found examples belonging to the upper ends of nobility and royalty.
Thank you for rectifying my mistake; I personally believed that "boob" plates would be inefficient or illogical, now that you have pointed out the flaws in my logic, I can once again fully enjoy the aesthetic design of armor emphasizing femininity, which is something I have always loved in fantasy settings, even though my misconceptions about this area kept nagging me.
Your videos (binge-watched most of them) are really helpful to me, for historical and logical accuracy, when I finally get around to writing that fantasy novel I've been thinking about for the last few forevers.
I found the same mistake was made on my part as well. In fact I believe I made a comment referencing the sternum argument before in the previous video. Shad's amazing at this kind of thing.
Still prefer the just "Raised bulge" style of armor, rather than the dedicated boob shape plate, just like I found the whole pectoral plate thing on some Roman armor silly. If you're wearing armor, I think that says enough about you, rather than going over the top with it.
I still think the "boob plate" wouldn't be very efective, because the dome shape is not there just to deflect incoming strikes, but mostly to transfer and spread out the impact force to the softer, more "meaty" areas of your body (like the waist or upper part of your chest). If the plate gets too close to more "bony" areas there is a risk that any strike with a mace or warhammer (or just a heavy sword) could brake your lower ribs or collar bone.
@@telekevontoloko8247 if you take a hit from a mace or warhammer in even normal armor, it's gonna crumple. That's like arguing an anti-ship missile is less effective against an old style battleship or a new style cruiser. Taking a hit from a dedicated anti-armor weapon is gonna do you in regardless of what you end up wearing.
And no, a heavy sword can't do much to plate. The objective purpose of plate is to protect the wearer against such cutting or stabbing attacks.
I still think boob plates don't make sense, though for a different reason. Women are on avarage about 30% weaker than men; they are shorter (i.e. have less range melee weapons), and if just half the complaints about how debilitating PMS is are true, they're not able to train and hone their fighting skill as continously as men. All of which puts women at a significant disadvantage in fighting situations (whoever disagrees with that assessment: If I'm wrong, violence against women is no worse than violence against men). Of course a female knight would make short work with a male peasant; but against a male knight the odds are against her. Armour emphasizing their feminity would highlight the women in them as weak-spots in a gender-mixed formation and/or comparatively easy pickings in less structured fighting situations and turn them into priority targets. To minimize that effect, women should wear armour that makes them look as male or genderless as possible.
Being noticeable female would also affect how their male comrades would behave. Most men have a strong impulse to help women, protect them and to keep them out of harm's way. For a while Israel used mixed gender front-line combat units, but they gave that up because the protective impulses the men had when women around them were in danger or got hurt were detrimental to combat effectiveness.
@@MrAranton That's still not entirely fair. If we run with the assumption a woman cannot train as often as a man, then all she requires is more time to make up for the difference, is more time. Strength might play a factor, but force multipliers (if we're talking about knights, a lance and a charging war horse will still run someone down regardless of who wields the lance.) even the odds.
And violence (that isn't agreed upon in a consenting manner beforehand) is always bad regardless of gender.
And my dnd party said boob plate was impractical. This'll show em
i mean its impractical to produce what with simple domed shapes being less time consuming, but thats about it. if you're willing to pay more for the extra time involved in shaping the tit pockets properly though (or find a forge cleric to magic that shit for you) then i dont see why not.
Come back when you get their reaction aight?
dude isnt DnD supposed to be a game where you can enjoy the creativity without being too or less realistic
@@eylcvn9619 Absolutely NOT! DND is THE most serious realism simulater and is not to be taken lighly in any circumstance! In case you haven't figured it out by now im taking the piss out of it! GOT IT!?! *Mumbles* Dirty familys with their mountains of fun and laughter... GRRR!
@@eylcvn9619
Depends. There are many setting and aditional rulesets that make D&D more or less realistic or fantastical.
I feel like armor with individual cups would be very uncomfortable, though.
Only thing i learned from this is that if you draw or create boob plate armor on fem people, you gotta draw the cod piece on dudes. equal time
Shad asking the real question here.
Bearded man who fancies medieval swords and armor yells about boobie armor for ten minutes.
Yells about people yelling about boobie armor for ten minutes, technically.
Now all we need is a video of someone yelling about him yelling about those yelling about... Wait, where was I again?
great summary
Is that a criticism or just a comment?
@@Vlugazoide if thats to me, a comment
Well, when you put it like that...
Me: Trying to sleep at 3am
UA-cam recommendations: Hold my beer
Past: "schlong" armor
Present: "boob" armor
Future: "schlong AND boob" armor
Oh my.
Futa then?
the schlong armour were made for when you saw a boobplate mid-battle
edit: wtf why so many likes lol
Hahaha
oh my god-
The knight: Hold on women, I have to but in my shlong armorplate!
Your sins are beyond tolerable
tough words coming from mr krabs washing his car boat
When in a fight have you ever been looking straight on at your opponent? With a proper fighting stance and maneuvering you are extremely unlikely to ever get a straight on look at your opponent. Therefore any shots that may be "guided to the sternum" would actually be covered by the side of the boob plate and actually be deflected out and down or out away from the target. I fight in "boobieplate" (HEMA, SCA, and The Adrian Empire) and have never had a problem with the fabled magnetic cleavage of blade catching. Also, our breast do uh "compress" when pressure is applied. This too helps absorb a blow. And yes my gambosen is made to fit quite comfortably in the cups.
Awesome!
This here is the in field research we nerds need to hear!
The thing is, wouldn't the boobieplate sticking out thus catch unnecessary blows from the side compared to a non-boobieplate?
I felt disadvantage now.
You go girl!!
Thanks for the input & kick some ass :)
You left out the variable thickness of plate mail armors, the Center if the Chest plates were usually thicker and reinforced to help hold their shape ahd to prevent punch-through of weapons.
well it depends on the context:
for holy crusaders : no
for us weebs: yes
+2 points for good use of visual puns throughout.
+1 point for rant mode engaged for the entire video.
ouch, rant is the right word to describe this presentation. Was wondering if Shad was just having a momentary lapse in his thought process because he kept repeating himself over, and over, and over...
+2 points for proving boob plates are realistic
This comment has 666 likes, I didn't leave a like as I don't want to ruin it.
Kudos, for mentioning the Six-Pack armor.
As I understand it muscle armor was worn by people in command, who wouldn't be fighting unless shit really hit the fan. Protecting the wearer was not the main purpose of these, it was worn for more symbolic reasons; to emphasize the virility of the wearer and his willingness to fight. Since muscle armour also requires a lot more effort to make (it's effectively a sculpture), it's also a bit of a status symbol
@@MrAranton didnt the Greeks use it in spades tho?
@@GrammarPaladin some small forces did, such as the sacred band, but most greeks wore a vest made of layered linen.
Basically a proto gambison.
@@GrammarPaladin To my knowledge even with the greeks muscular armour made from bronze was something for commanders or officers; if lower ranking soldier had bronze armour it . After it was invented in the 5th centure BCE the linothorax; armour made from laminated layers of linnen fabric, quickly the most widespread and commonly used armour in the Greek world. At least that's what depictions and literary sources indicate. In greek times the metal most commonly used for armour was bronze, which is quite resitant to decay. Linnen and the glues used to laminate the layers were organic and rotted away quite quickly, which skews the archaeological record, so it seemingly indicates metal designs were a lot more common than they actually were.
Bell cuirass for most soldiers. What does boob plate convey to a opponent? Schlong armor and muscle plate are both intimidating. A chick with big tit plates isn't because fit chick generally aren't busty. @@MrAranton
Me: **reads title**
Also me: No, Its dangerously hot.
"Well that's logical doesn't it" I live for wordplay
"That's logical, doesn't it?"
-Shad, 2019
Yes, that does.
It does logical.
The rumour comes out. Is Shad great best guy teacher of past eras.
Yes... but does that doesn't it does logic?
Well, no, it isn't exactly quite just certainly not similar than it.
This is why I love your channel, you aren't snooty or arrogant you are open to all ideas, if they could work logically and practically.
It's great .
Have you ever seen those pointy cone bras? Those would be deadly as armor.
I think a lot of people also don't understand that in the low Middle Ages, an armor was as much a piece of protective combat gear as a work of art that shows the wearer's wealth. They analyse it like a modern military would do: all function and effectiveness and no care for looks or appearance (at least not much care anyway). To the medieval noble or financially successful mercenary, showing off your wealth and prestige was an important consideration. So armorers actually made their armors so that they would both be very effective and protective, but also aesthetically pleasing. So, as the time went on, you increasingly saw flutes, added riveted decorations, guilded parts, embossements and other things that don't really add to protective value (except flutes maybe), but emphasizes the wealth and prestige of the wearer. It went to the point that specifically made "parade" armor were commissioned in the Renaissance which were often painted and were very heavilly decorated while still being fully functional and protective (although nobody went to war with them as they were too precious to let them be damaged in battle).
So, while "boob armor" is fantasy, if women had been warriors in significant numbers in the Middle Ages or Renaissance, specifically feminine plate armor might have been made and would probably emphasizes the female figure to various levels. I however doubt it would have shown unrealistic breast size like we often see, but it would have certainly existed I believe.
"It's still hardened steel"
Krzysztof Dre ya know what else is “hardened”?
M1cah “I’m sorry sir I just couldn’t stop staring!!”
@@micah2455
5:50
That's steel ain't as HARD AS MY PENI-
Hardened steel for the SHLONG.
"Well that's logical, doesn't it?"
Excellent grammar Shad! 😂
Hello Shad! I hope you read this but there’s over 8000 comments now so I doubt you’ll see it, but I wanted to share my thoughts. I am a history student at Houston Baptist University in Houston Texas, and also a medieval enthusiast, a role player with over 17 years of experience playing d&d (not that it means anything just wanted to brag a bit), and an amateur reenactor. Something I thought of that I think you may have not considered, is, though it is very true that the blow being redirected into the sternum area would not be by any means lethal, as you stated, since it is in fact still hardened steel, the force of that blow, though mostly absorbed at the point of impact, would be directed into that area, and thus push the defender of the blow off balance. This I believe would leave them vulnerable to a subsequent strike into the more vulnerable parts of the armor you pointed out in your video here, which could then be lethal. This I believe is especially prominent in females, who are already naturally more top heavy than males. Now of course, this is all just speculation, but I was wondering what your thoughts would be on the point of balance? Thanks! Love your videos!
Women are generally not more top-heavy than men. The opposite is the fact. Center of gravity is lower for the average woman.
I've watched both videos and tend to agree with you. Though I will say their is some fantasy boob armor that is completely ridiculous. Not because it shows individual Brest's but because it makes them look skin tight and/or complete reshapes the armor to show they exist. A lot of models you have shown are more practical, enough definition to be noticeable, but not so overdone that it looks ridiculous. Though I will admit a lot of people seem to freak out even at the versions that just give a little definition or even just a slight curve in upper part of the chest plate. I think it might actual make sense that some armors would put that in, especially for more ceremonial armor. But even combat type, people care about esthetic, and I suppose some people would simply like knowing if the person in the fully coating of armor was male or female for convents sake.
Loved it! :D As a female fantasy nerd I feel like it often goes one of two ways: either women are portrayed as super sexualised an wearing practically no clothes, or they are wearing clothes that are designed for men. I love the idea of armor that is effective but still lets the wearer look like a woman :D Great video!
I've always (at least since I started caring) said that if you can't make a woman in armour look like a woman you're not trying.
For clarity's sake I'm talking about Shad's example of raising the dome to emphasise the bust, not chainmail bikinis.
It depends on the character, if she is a rich knight or paladin yes it would make sense to haver wear tailored armor, but if she is a soldier in an army where men are the majority she should wear standard issue armor that fits both men and women.
@bokudensuduharagmail No, I haven't seen that one. It sounds really interesting. I definitely don't have a problem with females wearing little clothes if she is in a group where everyone wears little clothes. What sometimes bothers me is when there is a group of people with just one woman and she is the only one practically not wearing anything, it's just so silly.
I remember seeing the video Shad made about what weapon a female would probably use, where he talks about two-handed swords as well. I made a lot of sense for that to be the weapon of someone who isn't as physically fit.
@@arx3516 Yes! I agree. Of course there are scenarios where she would wear standard armor :)
I'm going to turn this into a drinking game..... take a shot every time he says boob plate XD
Even an Irishman would perish
I lost a mate this way once
*brought your secondary liver with you i see...smart...very smart*
@@ChaoticCrabtree RIP you mate...
I'm not as think as you drunk I am.
Anita Sarkeesian's dumb comments on female Mandolorian armor brought me to this video. :)
Showing that everyone's good for something.
Psychologically the breast plate could make a man lower guard thinking he is fighting a woman or outright make him not want to fight. At the very least it could distract an opponent, causing more intangible benefits that outweigh any physical vulnerability.
Not really. Breast-shaped plate means nothing if we're all on the battlefield. She (presumably) is there for a reason and will be fought as such
@@P0k3D0nd3M4cG This depends. If it was a good ol medieval war between christians, this would most likely lead to at least hesitation.
"Is Boob Armor Dangerous?"
Me: *To my Happy Place it is*
Bruh
@Caster Gil 💀💀💀☠☠
Reloads shotgun with malicious intent
420 likes? Imma ruin ur happy place
@@imapiggy511 monster
WE ALSO NEED BOOTY ARMOR.
THAT'S LOGICAL, DOESN'T IT?
Yes
Sorry timmy me and your mom are getting a divorce okay what the actual heck is your username
He was talking about the user "Sorry timmy me and your mom are getting divorced"
@Jdsman 31899 why not tell the guy who actually has the name rather than tell someone that copied the name?
Those are called pants or leggings.
Not booty armor.
“Well that’s logical doesn’t it?” - Shadiversity 2019
Shad is the real feminist here. Good on you, dude! Thanks for the cool facts :D
And they say you don't learn anything on UA-cam
Who is so stupid that they say such a thing???
I learned most of my PT, nutrition and dietary info on UA-cam. The same info I used to get high ratings in all my exams and am on my way to switch careers and become a PT myself.
@@cherrydragon3120 "They," obviously.
@@Huntracony ahahahaa xD rsrs
I for one am glad to have learned of the ludicracy that is schlong armor.
Truly a life well spent.
This will make some D&D forums explode with nerdrage
Good...
Only the SJW/NPC/soyboi ones. I have been in the gaming hobby for many years and anecdotally have noticed that wargamers tend to skew conservative, while RPGers tend to roll liberal. One reason I believe is the propensity of RPG's to have a" do as thou will" attitude and the GM as being final adjudicator to wit the rules are malleable to the situation/whims of the group's playstyle. Most wargames however have the rules as such to be an agreement between gentlemen and as such have a high level of immutability, it requires both parties to be "law abiding" as it were and cannot change the rules on a whim.
@@Ghost1gx I'm talking about tabletop stuff, not console video games. And individual cases do vary, but I'm talking about the propensity of evidence that I have seen in over thirty years of visiting different game stores and attending gaming conventions.
I'M EXPLODING WITH NERDRAGE!!!!!!!!!
Just kidding. I've played D&D for literally decades and we all know that the art is silly fantasy. Yeah, there are always a few wackos in every bunch, but most tabletop gamers are good people. It turns out that people who enjoy improvised storytelling tend to be smart, creative and funny - who would have guessed? Also, unlike video gamers, you have to have friends to play D&D. The jerks quickly find themselves uninvited.
We may not be the cool kids, but honestly I'd rather hang out with my old D&D buddies from college than most people.
@@JPGotrokkits I don't think early (1970s) tabletop RPGers skewed Left-Liberal, but after WoTC bought TSR and moved D&D to Seattle in the 1990s the culture has certainly trended that way.
Lmao when he mentioned shlong armor my mind went straight to the game warframe. Some of the battle suits have huge bulges down there it’s hilarious.
Good thing that the "boobplate" wasnt bad, because i find it very stylish and kinda beautiful.
Seeing an strong woman wearing something like that definitly would be dope as fck.
Logic does not equal fact. Just because something makes sense doesn't mean it is true; just because something is true doesn't mean you can casually wrap your head around it, in fact reality is pretty confusing sometimes.
Indeed. Those are good points.
?? Wait so what point are you trying to argue, no disrespect but what?
*Thanos snaps finger*
reality can be whatever I want
Just because you are correct doesn't mean you are right.
athe lightz “jey eck dee” ?? I think I’m even more confused than before
Even if the region between the breasts proved problematic, it could be reinforced by added steel thickness at that spot without adding much weight to the armor as a whole.
No one expects the intentional reinforcement!
@@Leivve I thought it was the Spanish Inquisition nobody expected.
The tit armor could be a separate plate over a dome. could be attached with a wing nut over a regular dome for parade or tournament purposes
@@stevenrasche3159 I see you are a person of Culture. And now for something completely different.
A video by military history visualised, Why are IEDs so dangerous? IEDs vs Armored Vehicles - And How to counter? gives an example of this shape of armour in current use. One of the examples of how to deal with ieds at around 6:00 is a double v shaped floorplate.
The only drawback I can think of is how expensive the armor would be.
Everyone knows that bikini armor is the strongest on females
broooo ur username
dont eat me :cccc
@@cerealbox5402 well well well, if it isn't my arch nemesis, cereal box
Me *sees the title of the video
Also Me: I dont need sleep, I need answers.
Whats a sleep? Is it edible?
@@RandmAnimal i think so
@@SonOfAFridge_ wait i have been wearing it all this time....so i was wrong?!
@@mzulm i think so
@@SonOfAFridge_ I thought sleep was a religon?
Your pun game is stronger than harden steel
Haaaa
The topic of this video (and the previous one) is an extraordinarily good excuse for extraordinarily cheap jokes(at least by the standards of this channel). Better not miss the chance :D
You said "hard"
Hardened steel is actually brittle imo
Stronger than any boob plate could ever be
Uthgurd the Unbroken: " I'm a strong Nord woman, wanna fight me bro?"
Me: "I'm gonna knock your tits off !!!"
Me at lower level near beginning of Skyrim: *DRINKS ABOUT NINETEEN HEALTH POTIONS JUST TO WIN FIST FIGHT*
Hey that's cheating!
That codpiece you have shown in the video is a real sword catcher!
"Is boob plate female armor dangerous?"
Yes it is, for men it's even deadly xD
No wonder why I keep losing to female wardens... >.>
@@robert-joshuamcfaddin7041 Ahahahahahaha xD
the lesbians died right as they made eye contact with such a piece
Simps
@@stegosauridenjoyer5411 Super Inteligent Male Person
I think cultural norms would have a lot to do with the armor fashion, considering the Greek style, which seems rather unique among armor designs but quite reasonable based on the Greek veneration of the human body and clothing-free athletic events.
I think they just wanted to look like mythical heroes from the vase paintings and statues. Similarly, Polish winged hussars sometimes gave up their standard-issue breastplates to don scale armor -- heavier and less protective, but come on, I look like a Roman general in this thing! How cool is that?
It's the same thing with some modern soldiers running around with swords and having a fantasy of being medieval knights or wearing cowboy hats.
@@Nethan2000 though short swords actually makes sense in a modern assymetrical battle zone.
A modern combat blade needs to be short (no longer than 60cm), have a fairly rigid thrust-centric shape, preferrably double edged, as light as possible, provide a secure grip in any weather or climate, a non-reflective surface treatment, have an easily maintained edge profile, and have a sheath with fittings that allow it to be mounted to modular webbing in a way that doesn't allow rattle or other noise and prevent the blade from leaving the sheath unless drawn.
I'd much rather have a short sword than a bayonet or sharpening an entrenching tool.
Cowboy hats instead of kevlar helmet and flak vest however, that's just suicidal.
The philipine army still train with short swords because they are useful in jungle warfare. @@SonsOfLorgar
@@SonsOfLorgar You can wear a cowboy hat on top of a helmet for maximum swag points.
Commander:*Hands breast plate*
Soldier: I always get the hand-me downs
Other soldiers:*laughs*
Soldier:*uses them as snack compartments* 👍
And we're all back here again... yes, someone has indeed said something entirely stupid again.
(and we all know who it was...)
Knowing who ... it's not that surprising, to be honest!
I mentioned this on the last video but I'll say it again here, because apparently no one else seems to mention it in these sorts of conversations: And that is that. let's say, 'highly-aesthetic' suits of armour (like Hery VIII-ths suit) may not have actually seen any real life-threatening combat. Often only the lords and barons and kings and such could afford such beautifully detailed and custom-built armours; so the suit was also to single them out on the battlefield as being rich nobles. Then if they lost the battle, they'd be captured instead of killed, held hostage, and eventually sold back to their family. And that is the greatest form of protection of all! If you wore boring old un-detailed armour then you might just get killed with the rest of your troops. (It also inspires your own soldiers when they can see that their leader [and the person who pays them] is still alive).
Thus, if you are a woman of lordly calibre, then wearing some boob-shaped plates to show-off your wealth might be exactly the right thing to do.
This is actually a really good point and now I want to implement it into my writing...
especially if there's any sence of chivalry in this fantasy world. The enemy would be more likely to take her for ransom then to kill her on the field.
Exactly, Also, if the very high standing noble or king was in the thick of the fighting, he was a very stupid and bad high standing noble or king. Or things have gone to exceptional levels of shit, and his capture is imminent.
On top on the great content in the video, there was some really good art of women in armor in this video.
8:47 OK, but on a normal plate, that blow would deflect off and transfer 0 more energy to the wearer. So it's a distinct weakness, no? Like getting caught in the chest with a mace sucks.
He quite literally said, seconds after the timestamp you placed, that on a normal plate it would be the exact same kind of impact because the blow would *not* deflect off.
So it's not actively dangerous but less efficient, that's what I thought all along.
This is a pretty solid argument, but as a boob-owner, I have a few arguments as to why at least the model of perfectly moulded two-boob plate armour might not actually be practical, even if it isn't necessarily dangerous. Also, disclaimer, I have no "official" knowledge on medieval practices, everything I'm talking about comes from facts I've learned from internet research, a few college courses on the subject, and my personal experiences as a boob-owner.
1. Boobs are very squishy! Even if you have a breast plate perfectly moulded to the person's breasts, they're going to be bouncing or wobbling around inside the plate during a fight, which sounds extremely uncomfortable.
2. I would imagine that if medieval women were fighting for whatever reason, and wearing armour, they would probably make an attempt to bind their breasts in some fashion to keep them from wobbling around, and thus likely flattening them out too much to benefit from a perfectly moulded boob plate.
3. Considering the extra padding one would probably wear under a breast plate, even the fabric of a regular shirt usually stretches across a woman's breasts, meaning that at best, you could make a domed boob-plate work, but not one moulded exactly to the person's breast shape.
4. This one could potentially be somewhat harmful, or at least leave someone wearing boob plate armour with some serious bruising. If the boob armour comes to a point underneath the breasts, again, since boobs are squishy, they would not necessarily be protected OR protect you if you fall on your front, and the point of the boob plate has some serious potential to dig into the person's ribs, leaving at the least, bruises, and at the most, breaking a few ribs. Especially if it's hardened steel.
I know this video is a year and a half old, and I'm really not saying there's anything wrong with this argument. I think it's pretty solid, but I think the points I've offered up here are yet other factors that would likely need to be considered in considering the practicality of full boob-plate armour.
Well said Lady Sarah.
Maybe the boob model is for cerimonials and the domed is for actual battles.
Thing is people don't wear plate armor on bare skin... There's an arming doublet (or similar garment) underneath, and there's definitely room for a bra if you like, so it's not like it's bare breast hitting steel. And I find the idea of chest binding to be far more discomforting than the idea of the everyday bounce, even if it's a bit worse-feeling in a fight because of the armor. Chest binding is not great for heavy exercise, so it'd be terrible in combat anyway. A simple chest wrap / bra situation? Sure.
I don't think Shad is arguing for "molding exactly to the person's breast shape"; just having it shaped or less like what's underneath.
As for avoiding pointy pieces? That's gonna depend a lot on the specifics of the armor design. There's a ton of potential variation, so it's hard to make a sweeping statement. But I'd say generally, just make sure it's got enough space under the plate and it's shaped right to protect enough against blunt force, like I'd expect any armor to do. But also, falling over will hurt in any armor, no armor, or the squishiest coat ever; falling just hurts.
I mean it's not like you're naked under the armor lol You're most likely wearing some kind of garment or gambeson or something. Your breasts most likely wouldn't be sitting inside of the "boobplate". The boobplate would really just be decoration just like the old Greek muscle armor. It's not like the Greek's actual pecs and abs were sitting perfectly into the molded muscles, it was simply for decoration/intimidation.
Yeah, obviously this double-boob armor design is not designed by a woman at all. I think it's just for the aesthetic. Also, those metal mounds, *they get in the way* esp shaped like that.
As a woman with large boobs that does workouts there is noooothing as bad as a loose bra and that’s in jogging or doing aerobics. Do I’d have them wrapped and close to my chest
BUT WHAT ABOUT THE DRAG- 9:05
... I see you are a man of culture as well.
I liked this video before the intro was even over. Asking the big questions no one dares to. RESPECT.
My only question is: “why didn’t they attach blades to the breasts on the chest plates?”
Is it probably impractical? Yes.
Is it hilarious? Yes.
Tell a lie, I have another question. Why didn’t they attack a blade to the end of the schlong armour?
you mean nipple spikes?
because I've seen knight armor with nipple spikes and it's fucking hilarious
idk what they're actually called but it's just fun to call them nipple spikes
I accidentally read the title "Is boob armour gorgeous" and instantly said yes.
it is a natural reaction
Where can I buy a fine piece of schlong armor? Asking for a friend btw.
Jun Tipid Codpieces were actually in style for gladiators.
What if someone tore off the metal piece tho?
@@brockproosdy8066 jesus christ chill out
@@brockproosdy8066 angle grinder
Jun Tipid Ah, the iron stick eh?
My man be asking the real questions.