This is the only explanation that makes sense for female armor in video games
this post was submitted on 05 Mar 2026
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I mean, I can give you an explanation as old as time...
Men like boobies?
(You’d think that would mean we want to protect them, but naw.)
What??? That's stupid, boobs are for feeding babies, what makes you think men like boobs?
If they made it home after taking battlefield wounds to their face and head, they're pretty much immune to physical damage already.
Just make sure they stay hydrated and appropriately fed so they can continue their carnage.
Achilles owns the art company.
Actually this reminded me of a documentary or something I've read a while back.
The leading cause of death in armies has long been infectious diseases, not combat injuries.
Poor sanitation, overcrowded camps, contaminated water, malnutrition - this all lead to massive outbreaks of disentery, typhoid, pneumonia, malaria, etc etc, that caused more casualties than actual combat, depending on campaign conditions.
Logistics has always been the main factor in winning wars.
Yeah it took advancements in logistics and civics in order to field larger armies. The concept of total war didn’t really exist until WWI. Maybe the Mongolia.
Boy, do I have an airplane for you…
At least she initially gave the wife the courtesy of a quick, painless deletion. Damn that's cold, and yet, still on brand for The Janeway.
Not enough metal in all of Greece to cover dat ass
Clappin cheeks from Thebes to Crete
That doesn't sound right, but I don't know enough about math to dispute it!
Dispute it with your fists, then, like Plato would.
I always forget Plato was like that. Absolute chad.
I hate that it still makes sense when you say it like that and I read it as I'm waking up and still half a sleep.
I wanna see his heels.
The name of this brilliant mathematician? Pythagoras.
You can’t just post a picture like. Do you want a new Sacred Band of Thebes or something?
Lazerpig is in fact screaming "YES YES YES YES YEEEEEEEEESSSSS" which is concerning because I can hear it and don't even live in the UK.
I hate it when I wound my shield
At first I thought this was gonna be about something that caused spots.
Pox, maybe?
You could just oh. Fuck. Is this complaining about the planes again? The red dots? Well I got a different experiment to pop on y'all and it is cooked meals for all