Adam Savage Incognito as King Arthur at Comic-Con 2017!

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  • Опубліковано 7 лип 2024
  • Adam fulfills his lifelong dream of becoming King Arthur from the film Excalibur at 2017's San Diego Comic-Con! This costume is a full suit of armor from Excalibur, made by legendary armorer Terry English who made all the armor for the film. Adam spent over a week at Terry's shop assisting with this build, culminating in this beautiful shiny suit that's surprisingly comfortable to move in!
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  • @tested
    @tested  5 років тому +502

    Watch Adam build his suit of armor with Terry English here: ua-cam.com/video/vib1-V8ArzM/v-deo.html

    • @johnritchie5968
      @johnritchie5968 5 років тому +3

      You should go to some of the smaller venues around the country and see how long you can get away without being noticed. BTW loved the MAKING OF videos with Terry English. His work is AMAZING !!!!

    • @jadenmcgregor3548
      @jadenmcgregor3548 5 років тому +1

      Hey Adam I think that you are the best special effects artists I have ever seen. If you have time to chat I'd love to talk to you about costumes.

    • @Epinardscaramel
      @Epinardscaramel 5 років тому +1

      2017! :O

    • @Demonslayer153
      @Demonslayer153 5 років тому +2

      Aluminum is 1 thing but real armor wasn't made from that as far as I know... Try hardened steel or something like that... It's heavy but it's also very flexible when custom fitted exactly like you said... That is very important... My armor is hardened steel with mirror polish on 1 suit and normal polish on my 1st set... N let me tell you it's heavy as hell N hot ass hell... Do know Im wearing gambeson underneath it as it's more real towards 14th N 15th century armor that I'm basing off... Yh kingdom come deliverance cosplay what can I say xD

    • @CIMTemoz
      @CIMTemoz 5 років тому +1

      Small Note for you, if you would ever do armor again in the future like this. Knights who wore full plate armor like what you have, Wouldnt wear a full shirt of chainmail underneath their plate. Instead they would wear something called an Arming Doublet, which was a gambeson, which had chainmail woven into it to provide protection to the flex points, such as the armpits and groin. This may help to make your costume more acurate, while increasing comfort.

  • @marquess2004
    @marquess2004 4 роки тому +3309

    “Are you Adam Savage?”
    “Wow that was fast”
    *Gasps in excitement*

    • @DJLite4011
      @DJLite4011 4 роки тому +154

      Admittedly, he *does* have a camera crew following him around, and he's known for hiding himself at conventions.

    • @comradehunter6623
      @comradehunter6623 4 роки тому +12

      his gonna try different accents next up

    • @joaquinorefice6266
      @joaquinorefice6266 4 роки тому +4

      Who is adam savage? Im mean, is he famous our something? An actor? Or just a youtuber?

    • @comradehunter6623
      @comradehunter6623 4 роки тому +3

      @@joaquinorefice6266 i done know dis my frist vid

    • @dolsopolar
      @dolsopolar 4 роки тому +18

      @@joaquinorefice6266 he's the guy from mythbuster

  • @MEXICAN673
    @MEXICAN673 4 роки тому +2353

    "Goes incognito" Has a team with huge professional cameras surrounding him

    • @raflamar4146
      @raflamar4146 4 роки тому +132

      Yep. Totally invisible.

    • @MegaPompoen
      @MegaPompoen 4 роки тому +189

      I'd imagine that events like this have camera crews around for promotional video's.
      But yea when they are following one particular person it's not hard

    • @earthisadonut7213
      @earthisadonut7213 4 роки тому +91

      Well, they don't know it's Adam Savage, could be a guy with a lot of money or a UA-camr

    • @Dragonk116
      @Dragonk116 4 роки тому +24

      There are cameras everywere

    • @nubreed13
      @nubreed13 4 роки тому +34

      There are photo shoots everywhere at large conventions. I've run into more than one before

  • @MK-lk7nc
    @MK-lk7nc 4 роки тому +1731

    How to find Adam Savage at the con: Look for the guy in the best costume you've ever seen in person.

    • @primary2630
      @primary2630 4 роки тому +88

      and the guy with a shoulder camera behind him

    • @matthew_natividad
      @matthew_natividad 4 роки тому +9

      Pretty much how I found d piddy

    • @nubreed13
      @nubreed13 4 роки тому +19

      Youd be surprised tha quality of some costumes. I've seem movie quality cosplays not win at comicon seattle before.

    • @knox9739
      @knox9739 Рік тому +2

      @@nubreed13 sad moment

    • @Widdekuu91
      @Widdekuu91 Рік тому +1

      @@nubreed13 I visited Dutch Comic Con a few times and joined the competition once, it was fun.
      The outfit I was planning to wear the next time (eventually I did not go) was a dress I'd bought somewhere, so I wouldn't have won the costume-competition either way.
      But they had totally changed the rules by that time and said; 'You need to register yourself a few months before. Then you need to have people vote for your costume online. The more people you convince (a.k.a. the bigger channel you have) the more votes you get and the more you might be able to join.
      Then you need to proof that your stuff is handmade, but materials can be (and have to be) expensive and it needs to have costed 'so-so-many' hours.
      Then there was a rule about competing online with the others, having to promote Comic Con and...I don't even know anymore.
      In the end, there'd be 3 winners (instead of a few more) and instead of Worbla and honour, the prices were a 2-week-trip to Ibiza with a luxury 5 star hotelroom and some activities, which ofcourse you had to film yourself enjoying and say; 'Thank you Comic Con!' a lot of times.
      Anyone that did not commit hours and hours to this competition, was out. This way, it ruined everything for amateurs and only left the opportunity for the rich and for the professionals.
      And therefore I decided not to attend Comic Con again, at least not in the near future. It has been so commercialised, I feel like I'm (unable to be) paying them to be able to purchase their items and attention.

  • @InFlames1412
    @InFlames1412 5 років тому +1909

    Fun fact : Modern military salutes came from knights in full body armor lifting up their visors with their straightened hand in respect towards their opponent.

    • @RFC3514
      @RFC3514 5 років тому +241

      That's one of several theories. Some say it evolved from showing an empty hand (that type of salute dates back before there were full body armours), some say it symbolises removing one's hat, and some say it represents Vectron's Kindly Claw.

    • @PCLHH
      @PCLHH 5 років тому +82

      You had to lift your visor to let the other person see who you are. Lower ranks would had to lift first.

    • @roundduck7005
      @roundduck7005 5 років тому +35

      I heard it was so knights crusading in Jerusalem could block the sun from their visors

    • @vatonage1599
      @vatonage1599 4 роки тому +16

      I heard it was from an ancient Zoroastrian royal tradition that involved the new king striking himself upon the forehead for good luck and a prosperous reign.

    • @B3RyL
      @B3RyL 4 роки тому +34

      I heard it's from an ancient Klingon tradition of scratching your face to show you have the blood of the warrior caste flowing through you. Another theory, more grounded I think, is that it's based on the procedure of establishing a telepathic link in order to exchange credentials by the incognito lizards that rule the Earth.

  • @mrtnsnp
    @mrtnsnp 7 років тому +4545

    I also liked how discrete people were who recognised you. Really kind and careful.

    • @TrueFireAnt
      @TrueFireAnt 7 років тому +63

      *discreet

    • @zeroDOTjon
      @zeroDOTjon 7 років тому +94

      *dooskriet

    • @OrigamiMarie
      @OrigamiMarie 7 років тому +268

      There's also some sense to it, if you scream HI ADAM SAVAGE I LOVE MYTHBUSTERS!!!!! then it's going to be an instant mob scene and the end of your interaction, if you're quiet and calm enough about it, you can probably get a couple minutes of just talking with Adam Savage. If you can keep your cool, it seems like it pays off in a much better experience.

    • @mrtnsnp
      @mrtnsnp 7 років тому +38

      Of course that is very true, but I still noticed everyone seems to get that. Makes the experience all the better.

    • @TheReaverOfDarkness
      @TheReaverOfDarkness 7 років тому +47

      I wouldn't be surprised if someone yelling that would cause people to jump to Adam's rescue, telling the person not to be so rude. People at Comicon are nice.

  • @yummyherbicide7296
    @yummyherbicide7296 5 років тому +2526

    How to find Adam
    Step 1
    Find a hidden face
    Step 2
    Find the voice

    • @juggalo1702
      @juggalo1702 4 роки тому +41

      @Reggaeman YO Not as easy as you would think. He usually has his camera crew nonchalantly film from an incognito type distance. ;)

    • @ShinnyMetal
      @ShinnyMetal 4 роки тому +22

      @Reggaeman YO also lots of filming on the floor anyway. The guy with the full rig who filmed him was probably just comicon crew

    • @iciclefox9901
      @iciclefox9901 4 роки тому +10

      Anyone who’s costume looks better than the original

    • @SirChanXD
      @SirChanXD 4 роки тому +1

      Step 3: find cameras, a phone can be considered a camera

    • @jugglerjoe
      @jugglerjoe 4 роки тому +2

      Doesn't he have certain way he walks? Jamie on Mythbusters always mentioned how goofy Adam moves.

  • @TheGogeta222
    @TheGogeta222 5 років тому +771

    Just imagine him jump out of a opening elevator screaming: "by my sword! The time mashine is working!"

  • @olegoleg258
    @olegoleg258 4 роки тому +233

    When you pick paladin but have assassin as a secondary class

  • @yougido4eat
    @yougido4eat 7 років тому +707

    I love the last fan and how he didn't want to blow his cover. Great behavior lol

    • @austinsomeone
      @austinsomeone 7 років тому +32

      HummingJack If I met Adam, I don't think I'd be able to keep my cool. Haha

    • @williamangus7229
      @williamangus7229 7 років тому +32

      HEY LOOK EVERYBODY! ITS THE KNIGHT FROM EXCALIBUR!!!!!!

    • @salottin
      @salottin 6 років тому +1

      Me too!

  • @wildabeast83
    @wildabeast83 7 років тому +927

    I wonder if random people with good costumes get asked if they are Adam

    • @snowpawwolf1123
      @snowpawwolf1123 5 років тому +30

      Legit, I was just thinking that XD

    • @npc6817
      @npc6817 5 років тому +19

      dont think so,but I am sure there are few people asking to everybody they can't see the face of

    • @ranwolf76
      @ranwolf76 5 років тому +1

      I wouldn't be surprised

    • @P2Chill
      @P2Chill 5 років тому +7

      They probably recognize norm 😜

    • @FeyTheBin
      @FeyTheBin 5 років тому +18

      Even if they turned out not to be Adam, it would be one hell of a compliment.

  • @FreakiMuffin
    @FreakiMuffin 4 роки тому +142

    6:47 when you took the wrong turn in dark souls.

  • @wisteriawarmth6672
    @wisteriawarmth6672 5 років тому +147

    "Are you Adam Savage?"
    "Wow that was fast"
    *shocked people sounds*

  • @atomicdynamite1631
    @atomicdynamite1631 6 років тому +48

    I don't know why people think full plate armor was/is so uncomfortable and unmaneuverable. In the heat of battle, sure, any suit will be uncomfortable and sometimes bulky, but walking around like Adam said, it's quite pleasant. Not to mention that you feel like a total badass while doing it! Awesome costume Adam, great work of art!

    • @georgewillems32
      @georgewillems32 Рік тому +1

      Now, imagen when you have to fight in it. I mean with a real aketon and chainmail under it. Not 1.2 mm, but the full 2.5 and 3.0 mm harded steel and battle ready sword....

    • @HaliOnRepeat
      @HaliOnRepeat Рік тому +3

      ​@@georgewillems32 Actual knight armor is about as heavy as modern combat gear, plus it's spread across the entire body and personally fitted.

    • @admiralgalactica
      @admiralgalactica Рік тому +1

      ​@@georgewillems32 i can only recommend watching Videos in UA-cam from people going into a Gym in knight Armor or people doing stunts and stuff it's really interesting and you can See Very Well how good Knights actually could move

  • @YouTubsel
    @YouTubsel 7 років тому +327

    At some point Adam really needs to make an exhibition with all of his ComicCon costumes.
    So cool! :D

    • @andrewchilds8886
      @andrewchilds8886 6 років тому +1

      Have him disguise as himself and have all the interns following him

  • @Masterchezze
    @Masterchezze 4 роки тому +239

    Low key was expectin to see Adam Savage in a Saber cosplay.

    • @nicolascage9481
      @nicolascage9481 4 роки тому +5

      Yes please

    • @FieriaAreilielle
      @FieriaAreilielle 4 роки тому +5

      Which? The Original, Dark, or the Lily one?

    • @xoschohoko2327
      @xoschohoko2327 4 роки тому +11

      @manifestation of Gudako's insanity Essentially the Saber-Verse, wish the Kaleidoscope would let us see that.

    • @Slaanash
      @Slaanash 4 роки тому +1

      First thought too lmao

    • @morganjary
      @morganjary 4 роки тому +10

      I mean he could always just proto-saber.

  • @uncledodge9396
    @uncledodge9396 4 роки тому +85

    "We're gonna find more reasons for wearing this..."
    One week later shopping at Walmart...

  • @batangbatugan
    @batangbatugan 7 років тому +755

    I remember seeing him in one of his presentatons talk about how he always wanted as a kid to wear a suit of armor just like in Excalibur and well, here we go. I also found it ironic that a full set or armor is also one of his most comfortable costumes yet.

    • @samhalstead3674
      @samhalstead3674 6 років тому +39

      How's it ironic? Even actual contemporary plate armour was comfortable for knights to wear. That's the point. If it inhibited the knight's movement he'd get shafted on the battlefield.

    • @WhyName
      @WhyName 6 років тому +27

      Sam Halstead it's ironic because of the common perception that armor is heavy and unwieldy.

    • @socrates_the_great6209
      @socrates_the_great6209 6 років тому +8

      It was far from full armor...60 lbs from full :)

    • @PinkGuppy
      @PinkGuppy 6 років тому +7

      In the TED talk Wilson referenced, Adam discusses how he wore a full suit of armour to school for halloween (I think?) that was hot and heavy and awful but Adam loved it because it was his suit of armour. Then he passed out! That's why it'd be ironic. :)

    • @duchessskye4072
      @duchessskye4072 6 років тому +2

      +Crypto Anders
      Nah that thing weighed about 20
      And since 50-60 lbs is what full armor weighed, it's only a bit more than half off

  • @kebman
    @kebman 6 років тому +657

    "Imagine having to fight in something like this... What a _knight-mare!"_ Hohahehi.......

  • @hmmm6317
    @hmmm6317 5 років тому +287

    2019 anyone? I just realized that he just uploaded the actual build 2 years later!

    • @Daketnietweet
      @Daketnietweet 5 років тому +2

      me to

    • @finglesm23
      @finglesm23 5 років тому

      Yip

    • @Erindale
      @Erindale 5 років тому +6

      I've been trying to see if the dents in the armour sets line up... Is this actually the armour from the series they're just putting out? Poor Terry having to wait that long for coverage

    • @tested
      @tested  5 років тому +19

      We hear that they do!

    • @dolsopolar
      @dolsopolar 4 роки тому +1

      Sorry im in 2020

  • @JohnPaul_kun
    @JohnPaul_kun 4 роки тому +138

    this feels like when the MC of an anime make an entrance at a tavern you just can't miss him

  • @kimborines1580
    @kimborines1580 7 років тому +2256

    i want him to cosplay as Jamie next time using the mask they use in Mythbusters

    • @sciencethygod
      @sciencethygod 7 років тому +96

      Would be as entertaining as Jamie going as himself, probably the funniest Incognito episodes too!

    • @TripleDDDD
      @TripleDDDD 7 років тому +42

      Bryan Cranston did it with a Heisenberg Mask

    • @gijoemasters
      @gijoemasters 7 років тому +13

      You do know they don't like each other that much right?

    • @kimborines1580
      @kimborines1580 7 років тому +47

      yeah, their friendship was "professional" but i think it's not to the point that they would hate each other. they just don't want to work with each other in the future.

    • @SuperSoldierIV
      @SuperSoldierIV 7 років тому +36

      kimm
      Yea hate probably isn't the word they would use, they just have different ideas on how to work and are at times polar opposites. They both have said that it made them push each other creatively but as we can imagine it could be quite a stressful environment.

  • @mikieswart
    @mikieswart 7 років тому +401

    We walked right by him on his way out and didn't even realize it 😭

  • @thegrammarcrusader4085
    @thegrammarcrusader4085 4 роки тому +37

    "Are you Adam Savage?"
    "Wow that was fast."
    *"gasp"*

  • @_KaiTheGamer_
    @_KaiTheGamer_ 5 років тому +37

    "Are you Adam Savage?"
    "Wow that was fast."
    Best response ever.

  • @davidm.1083
    @davidm.1083 7 років тому +239

    I believe people realize it's Adam, because Norm is constantly following him. :/

    • @Tallzom
      @Tallzom 5 років тому

      we know

    • @harrykuheim6107
      @harrykuheim6107 5 років тому +2

      Someone should Cosplay as Adam....

    • @notahotshot
      @notahotshot 5 років тому

      @Aj Fioritti
      I hate you.

    • @melgibsonero
      @melgibsonero 5 років тому +1

      If your cameraman is asian-ish dude, you must be Adam. You can also guess it's Adam, because his suits are over the top quality

  • @savemegrilledcheesus494
    @savemegrilledcheesus494 7 років тому +685

    I know its not canon, but you should have glued a set of googly-eyes to the face stocking. That way people would get an extra surprise when you opened the helmet to find Marvin the martian

    • @Jemppu
      @Jemppu 7 років тому +16

      or just one huge one, like those cute Minions kids at the end :3

    • @altonchaney1077
      @altonchaney1077 7 років тому +3

      u have the best profile pic and and name cheesus.
      and i agree

    • @savemegrilledcheesus494
      @savemegrilledcheesus494 7 років тому +2

      Thank you very much. My profile is the result of too much tanning, and I am named after my godfather.

    • @altonchaney1077
      @altonchaney1077 7 років тому +2

      so before you tanned to much you were just a spiritual cheese sandwich?

    • @mashedpotatozs7501
      @mashedpotatozs7501 6 років тому +1

      But how is he supposed to see with that?

  • @LonelyCheeseburga
    @LonelyCheeseburga 4 роки тому +33

    **Intense parrying noises from a buckler shield begin to ring louder and louder in my head** CASUL HAS BEEN SLAYED

  • @NotUrHoesHoe_92
    @NotUrHoesHoe_92 5 років тому +64

    “Are you Adam Savage?”
    “Wow. That was fast. Shhh”

  • @zh9118
    @zh9118 7 років тому +654

    One day I just want him to go as a rock, just a shell of a boulder, that's it

  • @kellofkindles4991
    @kellofkindles4991 7 років тому +588

    You should cosplay as someone doing a bad job cosplaying as you. (Ie wear a wig of you hair, maybe get a little of the fancy face-changing make-up to seem like a different person, etc.

    • @samlim7440
      @samlim7440 7 років тому +17

      BONUS: It wouldn't be hot!

    • @dracoargentum9783
      @dracoargentum9783 6 років тому +34

      Kellofkindles so, what you're saying is pull a Charlie Chaplin?

    • @Bronzescorpion
      @Bronzescorpion 6 років тому +3

      It has already been done.

    • @ShiningCatProductions
      @ShiningCatProductions 5 років тому

      Lol I think Batman did that once in the silver age.

  • @patrickdavis3365
    @patrickdavis3365 5 років тому +86

    Adam Savage should be incognito as Adam Savage

    • @BJGvideos
      @BJGvideos 4 роки тому +4

      You mean like that time that Brian Cranston had a Walter White mask at a panel?

  • @MadMrMatter
    @MadMrMatter 7 років тому +541

    Even though it wasn't part of the original costume, Adam totally should have added a huge, blowing in the wind type cape. It woulda taken the while thing to another level.
    Wait, why stop there? Why not throw in some wheelies... Imagine seeing a suit of armor come gliding past you.

    • @katthew22
      @katthew22 5 років тому +9

      I’m sorry but the wheelies part is the best

    • @vie3147
      @vie3147 5 років тому +1

      MadMrMatter The video clearly said King Arthur lmao,

    • @jackaboxtv4309
      @jackaboxtv4309 5 років тому +1

      @@katthew22 Its king athurs battle armour from the newer movie.

    • @mudpuddle8805
      @mudpuddle8805 5 років тому

      I think you're right! A cape would have added alot.

    • @targusmack2302
      @targusmack2302 5 років тому

      Jousting on Segways perhaps?

  • @RobertHarrisonBlake
    @RobertHarrisonBlake 7 років тому +137

    With the face mask on and the helmet open, you look like Sir Not-Appearing-in-This-Film.

    • @Samael78
      @Samael78 7 років тому +10

      RobertHarrisonBlake at least he didn't have to face the vicious chicken of Bristol

    • @monsterhunterplayer3811
      @monsterhunterplayer3811 6 років тому +3

      Samael do not speak of the beast or it will attack

  • @Froggyman145
    @Froggyman145 4 роки тому +9

    I love how he's a massive nerd at heart, just like the rest of us. And as someone who also wears a lot of costumes to cons, I can say from experience that this video perfectly showcases what it's like:
    The long af line
    The costume(s) that are so complicated you can't put them on or take them off all by yourself
    "Isn't that uncomfortable?" "Not really!"
    The joy in having your own costume, especially one that you made yourself
    People wanting to take pictures of your awesome costume
    The realization and feeling that all of the struggles prior to it were worth it!

  • @bob6784558
    @bob6784558 5 років тому +135

    Holy crap, you guys waited this long to share the build?

    • @marinaseacrest496
      @marinaseacrest496 5 років тому +7

      I'm late, but remember that the build series was from the Tested Premium archive! So it was a Premium exclusive series until now!

  • @ihtfp69
    @ihtfp69 7 років тому +231

    How many people annoyingly get asked if they're Adam? I imagine a lot.

    • @gunhedd5375
      @gunhedd5375 7 років тому +82

      John Johnson • I just say "yes." They can't tell anyway, and it makes their day. (Until they get home and watch this vid.) 😉😊

    • @LaLloronaVT
      @LaLloronaVT 6 років тому +41

      That's honestly like the greatest compliment you could give someone at comic con by asking if they're Adam, that means the asker thinks that your costume is so good that Adam Savage himself put it together :)

    • @Tsumami__
      @Tsumami__ 6 років тому +8

      John Johnson I doubt too many as he probably sticks out like a sore thumb considering he has a cameraman following him

  • @RMoribayashi
    @RMoribayashi 7 років тому +31

    The woman on security at the exit had a priceless reaction. Can you imagine getting a security job at Comic-Con with no idea what you were in for. Talk about culture shock.

  • @theqgene826
    @theqgene826 5 років тому +68

    When you become famous your public life is almost over

  • @saintlockxz
    @saintlockxz 4 роки тому +8

    "Are you Adam Savage"
    Adam:"Wow that was fast"
    That was wholesome and funny to me because of the lady and Adam's reacrion

  • @MetaNerdzLore
    @MetaNerdzLore 7 років тому +28

    This is so cool! After watching your TED Talk on Cosplaying and your experience as a knight it's awesome to see you wearing a full set of armor and not passing out! Cosplay dream achieved!!

  • @jessdisco3668
    @jessdisco3668 6 років тому +142

    *S N E A K 1 0 0*
    *I L L U S I O N 1 0 0*

    • @ohioman4646
      @ohioman4646 6 років тому +8

      I'd say he'd have a low sneak score, as that armor was really loud when he moved.

    • @combativeThinker
      @combativeThinker 5 років тому +3

      The Ginga Ninja
      There's an ability in sneak that eliminates the armor penalty for sneaking, but doesn't actually affect the sound effects the armor generates.

  • @mr.100rupees3
    @mr.100rupees3 4 роки тому +4

    Lady: is that heavy
    Sir Adam: Heavy it is not, ti's aluminium good lady

  • @recombatant
    @recombatant Рік тому +2

    Well… this whole series on this armor build is the best of all. I never had as much fun soaking up ideas and processes. Really fun.

  • @5chr4pn3ll
    @5chr4pn3ll 7 років тому +181

    Actually real plate armor didn't weigh that much, around 40 pounds. Tournament armor weighed a bit more since that was for use on a horse but even that was surprisingly light. Most of this was due to having varying thickness of steel throughout the armor, depending on what forces a specific part was intended to withstand. Front center breastplate was for example quite thick, but insides of arms and legs were thinner since those places were not expected to receive as powerful impacts. In the end a soldier has to function or the armor means nothing.

    • @Leubast
      @Leubast 6 років тому +21

      You also would not be wearing a full maille shirt underneath, just a gambison with maille voiders.

    • @arx3516
      @arx3516 6 років тому +7

      the real downside of plate armour was its cost.

    • @sunbropooks7450
      @sunbropooks7450 6 років тому +10

      Ah another intellectual of armor

    • @arx3516
      @arx3516 6 років тому +18

      NekoVeil actually some knights did wear full mail under the breast plate, especially in Italy.

    • @NewYorkKnightsCombat1
      @NewYorkKnightsCombat1 6 років тому +16

      The amount of mail under plate was a mater of how good the plate was and how much it covered. That being said, it varied according to time and place. The overall evolution, however, was first to put plates over mail, then the plates overlapped and articulated, then the mail became redundant and was only attached to the gambeson (padded coat) in places like the armpits, the inside of the elbows, and the skirt, where the plate did not cover.

  • @DixyRae
    @DixyRae 7 років тому +45

    I love this build. Knights in shining armor are overdue for a comeback after Game of Thrones sort of beat the boiled leather and exposed face look into the ground.

    • @squawk4391
      @squawk4391 5 років тому +1

      Your voice is not of the few, but the many

    • @Puppet_Gamer
      @Puppet_Gamer 5 років тому +3

      Yeah, but Game of Thrones is all about killing off important characters, and shiny steel armor makes it harder to kill the knight who’s wearing it. At least in that fantasy setting.

    • @cyclopsdias
      @cyclopsdias 5 років тому +1

      @@Puppet_Gamer Shame really,in the earlier seasons the Knights were actually decked out in beautiful,full plate armor that actually worked.They then proceeded to give them Hollywood armor that just looks fancy and doesn't work.

  • @palehorse1511
    @palehorse1511 5 років тому +4

    Super jealous of that armor suit. Excalibur is my all-time, favorite movie because of the depictions of the armor suits (among many other reasons). I have wanted one my entire life. Excellent replica and I am sure you had an absolute blast wearing it.

  • @History_Buff
    @History_Buff 5 років тому +6

    2019 and the videos are here. It has been a great series so far and I can't wait till the last couple episodes are out. I have always loved medieval things including armor. Every video is a treat. Keep doing great work to Adam and the Tested team. I don't get to go to all these big Cons but I hope to run into you someday.

  • @parmeetsingh7027
    @parmeetsingh7027 6 років тому +103

    Black mask was a good idea

  • @jynx2501
    @jynx2501 7 років тому +18

    The whole suit is amazing, but when he took the balaclava off, and he had his messy hair, it seriously made it look legit.

  • @BARBARIC_RAGE
    @BARBARIC_RAGE 5 років тому +1

    Excalibur is one of my favorite films of all time. Bravo!!!

  • @chadderfatter6542
    @chadderfatter6542 5 років тому

    Adam seems very nice to the fans. I enjoy seeing a celebrity take the time to say "nice to meet you" or "have a nice day" or "you're welcome" to fans. Well done man.

  • @melkormorgoth7165
    @melkormorgoth7165 7 років тому +65

    Adam you should have a costume of Sauron or a nazgul

    • @verybigron3814
      @verybigron3814 7 років тому +2

      Melkor Morgoth he already has

    • @melkormorgoth7165
      @melkormorgoth7165 7 років тому

      Very Big Ron really?

    • @Nochtic
      @Nochtic 7 років тому

      That would be fantastic.

    • @OrigamiMarie
      @OrigamiMarie 7 років тому +3

      UA-cam search "adam savage incognito ringwraith", it should come right up, it was ComicCon 2012. Another instance of having a nice weapon to go with the costume, and leaving it behind.

  • @NoBody-kv3yd
    @NoBody-kv3yd 6 років тому +524

    Sad to see the sword was obviously too realistic to get checked.

    • @FlinnGaidin
      @FlinnGaidin 5 років тому +61

      The line was too long....they didn't want to wait, that's all.

    • @hypercube5276
      @hypercube5276 5 років тому +4

      Flinn Gaidin Wooooooosh!

    • @FlinnGaidin
      @FlinnGaidin 5 років тому +20

      Why are we woooooshing?

    • @hypercube5276
      @hypercube5276 5 років тому +1

      Flinn Gaidin That’s the sound if the joke going over your head

    • @FlinnGaidin
      @FlinnGaidin 5 років тому +38

      You're _assuming_ he was joking.
      And you know what they say about assuming...

  • @musachi5999
    @musachi5999 5 років тому +1

    Almost 3 years later & we finally get to see the build on UA-cam. It's not a complaint btw, I'm more than happy to wait for the quality content you guys put together.

  • @ThaStrake
    @ThaStrake 5 років тому +5

    After watching the series on how this armour was build, I never thought it was an older recording.
    Especially, since the building series was just uploaded in February 2019.

  • @bigbigby4657
    @bigbigby4657 6 років тому +39

    Very nice tribute and adulation to the movie "Excalibur". One of my favorites! The armor was spectacular to watch on screen with the lighting they used in the movie. What a dream come true to go get to work with the creator of the movie armor! Proly no one, if any one, recognized the glorious style of the armor you wore and the movie it was associated with. Seen many just walk on by and others looking like it was just a guy in a suit of armor.... So cool to see it worn again, though newly made, over 30 years later. Thanks Adam!

  • @NS1973
    @NS1973 7 років тому +6

    Ha! I called it! When Adam asked on Facebook what we thought he would do for his incognito, I suggested that he go back to his roots and build a suit of armor. Nailed it! And, hey, it looks AWESOME, Adam!

  • @ritual301
    @ritual301 5 років тому +8

    Ok, so I was confused AF, cuz I just watched the making of the suit that was released today. I had no idea those videos were 2 years old, lol. Threw me for a loop for a sec when I see this old video pop up in my feed right now, lol. Still gonna watch it:)

  • @ryansparkle166
    @ryansparkle166 5 років тому

    You do realise that King Arthur is my most favourite character!!!! Thank you so much for these videos!!!! 😀😀😀😀😀

  • @TheArtofHorror
    @TheArtofHorror 7 років тому +359

    "Listen , strange women , laying in ponds , distributing swords , is no basis for a system of government . Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses , not some farcical aquatic ceremony . "

    • @brinsonharris9816
      @brinsonharris9816 6 років тому +2

      I’m not old. I’m 37.

    • @rabbits__foot
      @rabbits__foot 6 років тому +5

      Ohhh there you go with your class systems again.

    • @noahreeves4507
      @noahreeves4507 6 років тому +4

      Come and see the violent inherent in the system

    • @widsilson7965
      @widsilson7965 6 років тому +7

      HELP HELP IM BEING REPRESSED

    • @anaroch3396
      @anaroch3396 6 років тому

      You just stay here an’ make sure he doesn’t leave!

  • @noppasankala
    @noppasankala 6 років тому +149

    You really should make Sauron's costume next time
    really should

  • @peterkelley6344
    @peterkelley6344 5 років тому +1

    Adam I think it's wonderful that you've had the experience of crafting this project. Your passion for this really shows in this video, and in past videos of this series. Congratulations!

  • @annienoelle4964
    @annienoelle4964 3 роки тому

    the way the costume moves looks so cool!

  • @AlexCesare
    @AlexCesare 7 років тому +25

    The new Dark Souls game is looking real lifelike!

  • @dsotrod
    @dsotrod 7 років тому +4

    "Fighting in this must be such a KNIGHTmare." Nice Adam... Nice.

  • @Ducaso
    @Ducaso 5 років тому +1

    Funny I see this just after watching Savage's TED talk about his love of Cosplay and his early experience by building suits of armor inspired by his childhood love of the Excalibur. We have come full circle.

  • @michaelminch5490
    @michaelminch5490 Рік тому

    Fantastic! Boorman's "Excalibur" is one of my all-time favorite films.

  • @clarenceworley2768
    @clarenceworley2768 7 років тому +73

    When Adam pulls the faceless mask off after his walk - I thought, shit... Brienne of Tarth has a twin brother?!!

    • @alabamablackler4000
      @alabamablackler4000 7 років тому +2

      Amid the chaos of that day, when all I could hear was the thunder of gunshots, and all I could smell was the violence in the air, I look back and am amazed that my thoughts were so clear and true, that three words went through my mind endlessly, repeating themselves like a broken record: you're so cool, you're so cool, you're so cool.

    • @BigBrainTime7070
      @BigBrainTime7070 6 років тому +1

      Clarence Worley Brienne of fucking Tarth.

  • @LabRat10101
    @LabRat10101 7 років тому +648

    Do you think Sir Lancealot used to lance a lot?.

    • @johnarken1810
      @johnarken1810 7 років тому +36

      Not as much as you'd think.

    • @MerchantMonk
      @MerchantMonk 7 років тому +52

      Uncle Traveling Matt ask lady Guinevere!

    • @LyricNear
      @LyricNear 7 років тому +4

      Uncle Traveling Matt ask prince Herbert

    • @savemegrilledcheesus494
      @savemegrilledcheesus494 7 років тому +4

      Lancelot got Robin Hood's chick too? Dang, those frenchmen get around.

    • @MerchantMonk
      @MerchantMonk 7 років тому +2

      SaveMe GrilledCheesus haha fml...i fixed it. ...

  • @Onio_Saiyan
    @Onio_Saiyan 4 роки тому

    When he has the helmet down, the small amount of reverb from his helmet reminded me of an old radio sound. I love that aesthetic to sound. Makes me feel warm. :)

  • @PyrozPlayground
    @PyrozPlayground 2 роки тому

    During every one of these incognito videos I just have this big dumb smile on my face. So awesome! 😁

  • @michaelsimons8990
    @michaelsimons8990 7 років тому +10

    One of my favourite series! Great video.

  • @andrewknight1925
    @andrewknight1925 7 років тому +3

    Excalibur has been in my top 3 movies for a very long time. Great to see this and very much looking forward to the related content. Thanks.

  • @sonders6970
    @sonders6970 4 роки тому +17

    Thy "feather" tis actually a plume!

  • @tetsujin_144
    @tetsujin_144 4 роки тому

    Having just watched the TED talk about cosplay I have new appreciation for the significance of this costume!

  • @JoveJoved
    @JoveJoved 7 років тому +11

    Man, conventions really have turned into 100% corporate showcases. Since everything is available on the internet now, no more wandering tables upon tables full of bootleg VHS tapes of hidden, unknown treasures and surprises.

  • @michaelgallagher2376
    @michaelgallagher2376 7 років тому +15

    I'd love to know how many people in cosplay had randomers walking up to them and asking "Are you Adam Savage?"

  • @AssailantLF
    @AssailantLF Рік тому

    The armor looks so sick and it's so cool that it's real armor made by a smith and he actually helped smith it. Adam Savage is the coolest nerd.

  • @rontocknell5400
    @rontocknell5400 3 роки тому

    "Are you Adam?" Of course it's Adam! Who else would have a costume like that?
    Great series of videos. I enjoyed every second... and it looks like so did Adam.

  • @ketsuekikumori9145
    @ketsuekikumori9145 7 років тому +102

    You fight with the strength of many men, sir knight. I am Arthur, King of the Britons. I seek the finest and the bravest knights in the land to join me in my court at Camelot. You have proved yourself worthy, will you join me?

    • @LyricNear
      @LyricNear 7 років тому +5

      Ketsueki Kumori What, ridden? On a _horse_?

    • @timewasting3372
      @timewasting3372 7 років тому +10

      you're using coconuts.

    • @groovyhippie1165
      @groovyhippie1165 7 років тому +1

      Will there be punch and pie?

    • @888johnmac
      @888johnmac 7 років тому +7

      THE BLACK KNIGHT YIELDS TO NOBODY !! ( sorry about the shouty caps but it's needed )

    • @Evan94045
      @Evan94045 7 років тому +6

      Ketsueki Kumori none shall pass. None shall pass!

  • @michaelstuart341
    @michaelstuart341 7 років тому +56

    If you wanted to be extremely accurate to Excalibur, you would have had a bunch of random green lights shining on you from every direction.

    • @Catubrannos
      @Catubrannos 7 років тому +4

      Best Arthur movie because of stuff like that. The knights riding through the apple grove while all the blossoms fall is one of the best scenes in the film.

    • @mvunit3
      @mvunit3 7 років тому

      Haha! That is what I plan on doing when I'm able to afford a steel version, that a company happens to make here in the U.S. which is also historical, called the "Discerner" :). I'll have to display it in such a way that I can bathe it in green lights!
      "Excalibur . . . I call, on your power".

  • @f1matt
    @f1matt 5 років тому +1

    I can appreciate this so much more after watching the multi episode build series.

  • @ChakraX2
    @ChakraX2 5 років тому +1

    From passing out in class to a pro in comicon. Good to see Adam fulfill his goal in the making for 30+ years

  • @Ybalrid
    @Ybalrid 7 років тому +331

    (I think he means Norm is his Squire, not his Vassal. ;-) )

    • @hotrodderrecycler3202
      @hotrodderrecycler3202 7 років тому +2

      One has a chance to become a knight and the other is not. I think.

    • @aritakalo8011
      @aritakalo8011 7 років тому +50

      well vassal is pretty much any feudal subject of a lord or this case knight. Squire is pretty much the personal assistant of the period. In that at the time of said personal assistant involved, carrying shield, helping the knight with his armor and taking care of armor.
      Actually being vassal and squire are completely unrelated, though not mutually exclusive.
      The squire could be also a vassal, if the squire was for example a son of one of the knights subjects thus oving feudal loyalty to him.
      However at times squires were sons of other knight/ other prominent people and did not ove feudal loyalty to the knight (outside of one oath of service given as part of being a squire).

    • @Ybalrid
      @Ybalrid 7 років тому +1

      Ari Takalo good summary. That's what I was I was refering to in my original comment 👍

    • @milasthompson82
      @milasthompson82 7 років тому +5

      Squire = knight in training. Acts as assistant to his knight.

    • @Ybalrid
      @Ybalrid 7 років тому

      Anaru Carroll, I have no idea if the spelling changed between now and in the past. And I have no idea if Squire is the correct spelling to use. I'm French ^^"

  • @daaknait
    @daaknait 5 років тому +7

    The armor looks awesome. I'm quite jealous :D

  • @hurka.design
    @hurka.design 5 років тому

    2 years after the walk, we saw how it was made. Worthed every second waiting.

  • @Dirkietje8
    @Dirkietje8 5 років тому

    More than 1,5 year later we finally see how the armor was made! Terry was an amazing guy to watch, so much experience in making armors.

  • @andrewlocke4609
    @andrewlocke4609 7 років тому +36

    All tested should do a group incogneton

    • @sweetjaysus4507
      @sweetjaysus4507 7 років тому +11

      lol i think you meant incognito, incogneton sounds like the name of a decepticon that disguises themselves solely as minivans to spy on people
      "keep your voices down, that could a decepticon"
      "nah, it's a kia soul, who'd squeeze into a weird little square like that? uncomfortable"

  • @celticlass8573
    @celticlass8573 5 років тому +5

    "Normally in my suit of armour I wear..." The kid he was would be THRILLED that he could say that, and it be true!

  • @tingcraft3920
    @tingcraft3920 4 роки тому +8

    6:53 My goodness, that princess peach xD

  • @slavsquatgopnik2951
    @slavsquatgopnik2951 5 років тому +12

    Actually, Steel armor can weigh from 30-55lbs.
    Edit: Full military load can weigh over 100 lbs. The vest plus front/back/side plates will weigh 30lbs for small up to 48lbs for large and more, the helmet is 10lbs, gas mask 2-4 lbs, assault pack 20 lbs (ruck being 65 or 80 lbs), 7 fully loaded magazines ~10 lbs, and weapon 5 lbs.

    • @ombnonsensicalnuts7875
      @ombnonsensicalnuts7875 4 роки тому

      Full plated armor can weigh much more than that what you smokin?

    • @shadekeigarblacksky
      @shadekeigarblacksky 3 роки тому +2

      @@ombnonsensicalnuts7875
      At best, full plate armor is 60 pounds bro.

    • @MsSteelphoenix
      @MsSteelphoenix 2 роки тому

      @@ombnonsensicalnuts7875 Around 25kg/50lb is the average for extant suits of armour, going up to 35kg/70lb for the very heaviest suits designed to be worn on horseback. Highly recommend any of the lectures by Dr Tobias Capwell (there are several on UA-cam) if you're interested in learning more!

  • @eclipse067
    @eclipse067 5 років тому +5

    2 years later I see the full armor just in the same time I'm looking Adam making it with Terry english

  • @xkiyo7
    @xkiyo7 6 років тому +103

    -raising hand - pet peeve here. I hate when people randomly reach out to touch costume parts without permission.

    • @douglassinclaire9968
      @douglassinclaire9968 5 років тому +6

      Ur in public.. stay in the basement if u dont want the attention

    • @laineyweirich2069
      @laineyweirich2069 5 років тому +45

      @@douglassinclaire9968 cosplay does not mean consent

    • @Nate-pq4qg
      @Nate-pq4qg 5 років тому +35

      Douglas Sinclair just because you are in public doesn’t give people the right to touch you without your permission... dumb ass

  • @black_knight_mex3224
    @black_knight_mex3224 4 роки тому

    Short and sweet man that was awesome

  • @kingmallow
    @kingmallow 5 років тому

    Your series with Terry English, you two are soul mates in that moment of time! Hope to meet you one day, you are one of my idols!

  • @2Musketieners2MLm
    @2Musketieners2MLm 4 роки тому +19

    Imagina making a perfectly detailed sauron costume thats also 3 meters tall like sauron himself
    And walking here

  • @thinman4648
    @thinman4648 7 років тому +3

    One day i would like to see him dressed as a warhammer 40k space marine. If he did a lot of people would love it.

  • @samualwatkins
    @samualwatkins 5 років тому

    I absolutely loved the armor props of that movie.

  • @badzioch64
    @badzioch64 4 роки тому

    This is awesome!