This recently leaked prototype of an action figure for Man Of Steel could just be a toy aimed at kids, considering that Michael Jackson armor style is pretty popular in toys for some reason.
But the gauntlet and shoulder pad sure seem like something the production design would create. As we’ve noted before, the costumes for the movie are a bit on the unusual, sometimes Spidey-esque side, although the brown version we’ve seen actually resembles something Elrond would wear.
Either that or Superman has been taking fashion tips from Kratos. Either way, it’s fun to speculate. Is this a Kryptonian oven mitt, perhaps?
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Superman has… armor? What is it for? Do chicks just dig shoulder pads or something?
A fanboy I know actually made a good point: If you wear armor, it can absorb the bullet instead of bouncing off Superman and flying everywhere willy-nilly.
Only because I love reading your articles and because I’ve had too much chicken schwarma, I’m not going to get into this. That and I already feel ridiculous with all the questions or counterpoints popping into my head. Love ya Seitz.
I don’t agree with him, I’ve just always found that amusing.
It could be entirely ceremonial armor, much like the armor he is currently wearing in the new 52.
Sigh.
Yeah, that is an issue I also have with Jim Lee’s redesign for the New 52. Why does someone who is invincible need armor? It’s totally redundant.
It would be like giving someone a gun who already wields the most powerful weapon in the univer…oh wait, right.
To be fair, in-universe it’s fairly clear Baz’s ring isn’t nearly as powerful or controllable as Hal’s or Sinestro’s.
It reminds me of these X-Men 12″ figure toys I had as a kid. Cyclops and Wolverine both came with guns. Even as a small child I recognized that as completely asinine.
My favorite is still Gun-Dick Punisher:
It is likely a kryptonite based power reduction system allowing the fingerbanging of lois lane without rending her in two.
Few people know Rob Liefeld was lead designer on the toys.