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{{quote|''"That is the most idiotic display of pure childishness I've ever seen. Their armour's almost useless. Good armour is supposed to protect the man wearing it but to give him a certain freedom of movement. There's not much point in turning yourself into a turtle."''<br />
{{quote|''"That is the most idiotic display of pure childishness I've ever seen. Their armour's almost useless. Good armour is supposed to protect the man wearing it but to give him a certain freedom of movement. There's not much point in turning yourself into a turtle."''
''"It looks sort of intimidating, though."''<br />
''"It looks sort of intimidating, though."''
''"That's all it really is - something worn for its appearance. All those spikes and hooks are useless, and worse yet, they'll just guide an opponents weapon to vulnerable points. What were their armourers thinking of?"''|'''''[[David Eddings|The Elenium]]'''''}}
''"That's all it really is - something worn for its appearance. All those spikes and hooks are useless, and worse yet, they'll just guide an opponents weapon to vulnerable points. What were their armourers thinking of?"''|'''''[[David Eddings|The Elenium]]'''''}}



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"That is the most idiotic display of pure childishness I've ever seen. Their armour's almost useless. Good armour is supposed to protect the man wearing it but to give him a certain freedom of movement. There's not much point in turning yourself into a turtle."
"It looks sort of intimidating, though."

"That's all it really is - something worn for its appearance. All those spikes and hooks are useless, and worse yet, they'll just guide an opponents weapon to vulnerable points. What were their armourers thinking of?"
"A plain black shirt looks cool. A blazer and tie looks cool. What War looks like is a fucking coral reef on legs."
Yahtzee, in his Darksiders review