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<blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 5408254" data-attributes="member: 19675">In a lot of cases, superheroic costumes are about the psychology of their foes.&nbsp; It can be dangerous to go into melee combat with loose clothing...and yet one of comicdom's most famous fighters- Batman- wears a cape.&nbsp; Why?In part for practical reasons- he knows how to use it as a weapon, and some of his capes conceal hidden functionalities- but it is also about presenting an image of a &quot;creature of the night&quot; and thereby prey upon the subconscious fears of his foes.&nbsp; (Secret: the high-contrast yellow/black bat symbol on his chest in some costumes is designed to present a bullseye to shooters...it's the most heavily armored portion of his costume.)Personally, were I a superhero IRL, depending upon my powers, I'd favor Magnum combat boots, heavy-duty cargo jeans or army surplus pants and Russell Athletic/Champion hoodies.&nbsp; I would have a utility belt or bandolier if only for a flashlight, pepper spray and handcuffs...and a place to store my sunglasses (<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />).&nbsp; A good combat knife might also come in handy.Similarly, when I was part of a GURPS: Vampire playtest, I ran a PC based on The Tick and Blade.&nbsp; A PI who went insane when he was converted, he continued to fight crime.&nbsp; He was a Brujah so insane most other vampires thought he was Malkavian: his strength and toughness made him think he was a superhero.&nbsp; He still wore body armor &amp; a WW2 army surplus helmet and carried twin repeating hand-crossbows...all the better for him to combat the other super-powered beings he had encountered on his patrols (other vampires).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dannyalcatraz, post: 5408254, member: 19675"] In a lot of cases, superheroic costumes are about the psychology of their foes. It can be dangerous to go into melee combat with loose clothing...and yet one of comicdom's most famous fighters- Batman- wears a cape. Why? In part for practical reasons- he knows how to use it as a weapon, and some of his capes conceal hidden functionalities- but it is also about presenting an image of a "creature of the night" and thereby prey upon the subconscious fears of his foes. (Secret: the high-contrast yellow/black bat symbol on his chest in some costumes is designed to present a bullseye to shooters...it's the most heavily armored portion of his costume.) Personally, were I a superhero IRL, depending upon my powers, I'd favor Magnum combat boots, heavy-duty cargo jeans or army surplus pants and Russell Athletic/Champion hoodies. I would have a utility belt or bandolier if only for a flashlight, pepper spray and handcuffs...and a place to store my sunglasses (;)). A good combat knife might also come in handy. Similarly, when I was part of a GURPS: Vampire playtest, I ran a PC based on The Tick and Blade. A PI who went insane when he was converted, he continued to fight crime. He was a Brujah so insane most other vampires thought he was Malkavian: his strength and toughness made him think he was a superhero. He still wore body armor & a WW2 army surplus helmet and carried twin repeating hand-crossbows...all the better for him to combat the other super-powered beings he had encountered on his patrols (other vampires). [/QUOTE]

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