Can Shredder perform martial arts with his Armor?

Artist · 06-22-2014, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Leo656

Counter-Question: Was Shredder ever any less effective at fighting in any other version when he was NOT physically living inside of Megatron? Because I think this guy here is (over) compensating for something, with his rakes-for-hands and whatnot.

Less snarky, semi-serious reply: Anyone who's even worn a regular suit of armor can tell you that they're a bitch to move around in, are heavy as hell, and aren't exactly receptive to graceful movements, such as, I don't know, martial arts and stuff. This guy is wearing a suit of armor PLUS the entire surplus supply of Dave's Army/Navy Store strapped to it. Not only must it weigh about 700lbs, but again, if he so much as absent-mindedly goes to scratch an itch, he's gonna accidentally gut himself. I don't care how "It's just a movie and it's bad-ass-looking", it's the most impractical and over-cluttered costume design I think I've ever seen, and I hate it.

You know what it looks like? One of those MAD Magazine parodies from back in the day, when they'd make fun of TMNT and stuff, that Shredder design from the movie looks like something they'd draw to make fun of the character, not be like, "Oh, yeah, THIS is how he SHOULD look!"

I'unno, just a hot mess. I care less how "plausible" it is, but I do care how needlessly ugly it is. Which is very.

Well I never stated he was less effective, only that he has always been a more traditional fighter. So the question has no value on any of my points.

So is it a Mech suit or just armor? If it is just armor then your megatron comment was ridiculous to say the least. If it is a mech suit then it being heavy doesn't matter, as the suit will be the driving power for combat. So can a mech suit like the one Sachs is wearing not do any traditional martial arts moves? Block attacks? High kicks? Counters? Maybe a jump kick? If yes, may I get your arguments with evidence to back it up? Im all for changing my mind.

So your argument is based purely on your taste of design?