
| StinkomanFan #577911 9 months ago |
Pavo dies
/GoW |
| Mika #577922 9 months ago |
Isn't golden armour actually a -downgrade- from the iron mail and silver plates? Gold is heavy as hell, weighs you down and easily penetrable compared to iron/steel, while Silver is at least KNOWN for resisting magic and other powers in fantasy.
They'd be better off wearing woolen sweaters. It would at least protect them from the cold, and raise the total number of protections from 0 to 1. |
| Anonymous #577935 9 months ago |
^ maybe it's just gold plated? |
| Flutterguy #578150 9 months ago |
Pavo means Turkey... Makes sense |
| Anonymous #578623 9 months ago |
Actually, it means peacock... |
| Parp555 #578826 9 months ago |
You do know they're merely ceremonial guards. |
| Vree #579093 9 months ago |
Sweet. To headcanon with you.
Of course, gold, silver and iron rank in reverse order in terms of hardness - so a golden armor is actually the least suitable choice for battle... |
| Anonymous #579097 9 months ago |
^That is why they are wearing the weakest armor. The fully knighted ponies are quite adept in combat and are fighting with a handicap in order to prove their manliness. |
| Dark_Horst #580151 9 months ago |
it's all about status. golden armor was a common practice in the great armies of history. think of the roman centurions (which were clearly the inspiration for the guard armor) |
| cthulhlu #580526 9 months ago |
im going with its steel armor thats been gold plated or that its been so long since theyve seen any actual combat its all for show. |
| Aquilinus #580596 9 months ago |
Someone asked about this on Tumblr, but it'll be a while before I get to it.
Gold plate and silver plate armor are made of alloys. Magical pony alloys. They don't afford any special protections, but are also not appreciably different from steel plate in terms of weight and strength. |