Top 10 Most Hilariously Useless Armor in Retro Games

Recently I've been going back to classic games and noticed some pretty amusing designs. Fantasy is great and there is plenty of badass artwork. Sometimes it's reasonably immersive, other times no so much.


So let's take a look at some examples of armor that would be amazingly ineffective or inconvenient to use in real life. I've narrowed the choices down to games that came out before 2000 and that I've played at some point. Mostly fighting games. Some arcade, some Neo Geo, and some Super Nintendo.


10. Charlotte, Samurai Showdown


09. Sophitia, Soul Calibur


08. Arthur, Ghosts ‘n Goblins / Super Ghouls ‘n Ghosts


07. The crown (various RPGs)


06. Simon Belmont, Super Castlevania IV


05. Percival, Knights of the Round


04. Zhang Fei, Dynasty Warriors


03. Horned Reaper (Horny) from Dungeon Keeper


02. Shao Kahn, Mortal Kombat


01. Jen-Tai, Weaponlord



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