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== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
* The Dark Eldar of ''[[Warhammer 40,000]]'' fame have this kind of armour, with lots and lots of spikes, enough that the warriors should be afraid to touch themselves, as in the previous example. Parodied in a ''Turnsignals on a Land Raider'' strip [https://web.archive.org/web/20130514084058/http://tsoalr.com/?p=111 here].
** Given their proclivities, armour that cuts the wearer up a bit whilst in use is probably approved of.
** They put it on by hooking it into their skin.
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* ''[[Prototype (video game)|Prototype]]'' hands Alex the Armor power roughly halfway through the story. On the one hand, it reduces damage, looks awesome (and spiky) and means that, rather than having to leap over and dodge obstacles, Alex will plow ''right through or over them'', enemies included. On the other hand, all this comes at the cost of Alex's agility (his main advantage over his foes) and gives him the frustrating habit of smashing objects that could otherwise have been picked up and thrown. His Shield power lacks those disadvantages and will negate ''all'' damage when deployed, but has less coverage and will break after a time. And it just doesn't look as ''cool''.
* [[Statistically Speaking|Given the interrogation bonus they give, and their non existent armor rating]], Death Squad uniforms from [[Liberal Crime Squad]] are this, but since it's an ASCII game, it's hard to tell otherwise.
* War from ''[[Darksiders]]'' has armor so ridiculously elaborate, it takes Yahtzee the ''entire second page'' of his [https://web.archive.org/web/20100712085707/http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/columns/extra-punctuation/7071-Extra-Punctuation-Darksiders.2 Extra Punctuation] article to describe in detail.
* In ''[[Command & Conquer]]'' many of the Brotherhood of Nods elite units have intimidating armor with helmets and capes, and they all wield some awesome weapons. Yet they provide the same amount of protection as any infantry in the game, and still can't protect them from the harmful effects of tiberium.
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