I thought female warriors wore metal bikinis to maximise mobility.

Boob plate armour When worn on females +20 armour When worn on men +20 armor because of the thickness. 60% chance to confuse the enemy

Flat-chested woman warrior : Can you make it 'bigger', blacksmith-san? 👉👈

Schlong armor, boob plates, and six pack armor all in one piece. The advantage is that it confuses your enemy.

He researched this for cough cough educational reasons.

They never told me about “shlong armor” in history class. I am deeply disturbed.

I did not know the “schlong armor” existed, so when you said “schlong armor” and proceed to show a slideshow of them, I bursted our laughing, that transition was too good

Person1: "Boobs on armor impractical! The center of the boobs basically make it an easy target!" Person2: "Normal plate is impractical! The fact that it scales down at the waist makes it easy to target!" Chadiversity: "HARD STEEL IS HARD STEEL"

Moral of the story: Swords aren't armor piercing tank shells.

Weapons of mass distraction. "Sorry I died sire, I couldn't stop staring..."

Girl : Hes probably thinking about girls right now Me : *Is boob plate armor dangerous* ?

I’ve never heard the word “boob” so many times for educational purposes before

KZfaq: We are gonna make all videos being family friendly. Shadiversity: I´m gonna be the whole video saying "boobs" and you can not stop me.

I'm not saying the man is wrong I'm just saying it's a little amusing that he heard people say "Boobplate armor would be dangerous" and he's immediately like "now hold up just a darned minute"

“i fight in wars for the plot, i swear”

With all this nonsense about The Mandalorian breast armor going on, it's time to 'bust' out good ol Shad's video!

This man had to find these reference images.

Bearded man who fancies medieval swords and armor yells about boobie armor for ten minutes.

I still prefer the normal breast plate. It looks more elegant and secure. I just find it better aesthetically and I hate that it isn't used more on female characters and cosplays than the dual breast plate

"ITS STILL HARDENED STEEL" needs to be on a T-shirt

"It's still hard steel" Me: *sees anime where armored boobs bounce* .....well....

Is booby armor dangerous? Me: *Smiling* "Booby armor is dangerously attractive."

Past: "schlong" armor Present: "boob" armor Future: "schlong AND boob" armor

Shad, checking his KZfaq Analytics Saturday Morning: "Why the fuck is a video I made and posted nearly two years ago getting activity all of a sudden?!!?"

This video is misinformation. Everybody knows that females wore steel bikini's as they have the largest average armour value and a buff to strength.

I can imagine it. Shad sitting there in front of a desk in a dark room, photos and sketches of boob armors superposed with math equations and blow trajectories being projected to the wall by an old-school projector, as Shad just nods and takes notes, like a true gentleman.

5:47 slong armour Enemy before see that armour: damn you Enemy after see that armour: **TARGET LOCKED** HAHA YOUR SLONG WILL GONE

Me explaining for 10 minutes and 19 seconds why my fetish isnt dangerous

New shirt idea! *IT'S HARDENED STEEL!*

Hearing Shad say "boob plate" a dozen times just made my day.

DM here, told my party boob plates are impractical and a player sent me this. I am now educated

Fem. Warrior: make me a chestplate... Blacksmith: Right then, now may i request your cup size madame?

"It's hardened steel, not tin-plated dirt!" Shad, I hereby challenge you to build a suit of armor, effective or no, out of tin-plated dirt!

I love how this has unofficially officially been named boob plate

I have never seen "schlong" armour before and I literally lost it and almost knocked over my drink

While I can understand sliding the dome up to the chest region, I disagree with the distinct boobs shape because of one reason: the way clothing works. Not to say that it COULDN'T be done because it could, but generally speaking... when you look at clothing on boobs, it does not vacuum seal to the boobs. You look at a shirt on a woman and it doesn't conform to the boob shape like the fantasy armor that has the dip between the boobs. So when you bring up the matter of padding... That padding would lend itself to the "uniboob" appearance. Not to mention, it would likely be uncomfortable to attempt to slot boobs into metal cavities for them. Again, the padding could mitigate that... but every time I've seen a woman wear layers and layers of padding, if you can see the shape of her chest at all, it's in the uniboob shape rather than being able to see the distinct breasts.

When in a fight have you ever been looking straight on at your opponent? With a proper fighting stance and maneuvering you are extremely unlikely to ever get a straight on look at your opponent. Therefore any shots that may be "guided to the sternum" would actually be covered by the side of the boob plate and actually be deflected out and down or out away from the target. I fight in "boobieplate" (HEMA, SCA, and The Adrian Empire) and have never had a problem with the fabled magnetic cleavage of blade catching. Also, our breast do uh "compress" when pressure is applied. This too helps absorb a blow. And yes my gambosen is made to fit quite comfortably in the cups.

And my dnd party said boob plate was impractical. This'll show em

I feel like armor with individual cups would be very uncomfortable, though.

The issue with the "boobplate" would be that it would be a lot more expensive, and if not treated properly, would be quite a lot lower quality than normal breastplates. It'd be difficult to form the breasts without extensive training, and without that, the steel would be quite liable to cracking in the forging process, and if it didn't crack, and the smith managed to actually get the domes of the breasts properly, the steel would likely be thinner than the rest of the breastplate, just due to the forging process alone. Normal plate is hella expensive as is, but imagine now having to get specially trained blacksmiths to forge plate armor in a way that allows for the domes and a relatively consistent thickness of the steel, with a high chance of the steel cracking. You'd be looking at easily twice or thrice of the price of normal steel plate, and the quality would be dubious from anywhere else if you weren't looking to fork over a small estate to the local blacksmith.

Some people: armor made to emphasize the female form is dangerous. Shad: well yes but actually HARDENED STEEL!

Shad Fact: Shad has surrounded his castle with a wall topiary. It even has scaffolding, machicolations, and crenelations. It also hides a dangerous drop into a very deep moat.

This video changed, improved, and devastated my life all at once

Thank you from the bottom of my heart, Shad. As silly as this subject may be I will divert all complaints about boob armour to this vid, should I get them. In this day and age you run into a few crazies as an artist and I suddenly feel compelled to draw more...

"That's logical, doesn't it?" -Shad, 2019

the schlong armour were made for when you saw a boobplate mid-battle edit: wtf why so many likes lol

Only thing i learned from this is that if you draw or create boob plate armor on fem people, you gotta draw the cod piece on dudes. equal time

Me: Trying to sleep at 3am KZfaq recommendations: Hold my beer

Shad asking the real question here.

Thank you for rectifying my mistake; I personally believed that "boob" plates would be inefficient or illogical, now that you have pointed out the flaws in my logic, I can once again fully enjoy the aesthetic design of armor emphasizing femininity, which is something I have always loved in fantasy settings, even though my misconceptions about this area kept nagging me. Your videos (binge-watched most of them) are really helpful to me, for historical and logical accuracy, when I finally get around to writing that fantasy novel I've been thinking about for the last few forevers.

You left out the variable thickness of plate mail armors, the Center if the Chest plates were usually thicker and reinforced to help hold their shape ahd to prevent punch-through of weapons.

this video has answers all my questions for armor design and strength, thanks.

Kudos, for mentioning the Six-Pack armor.

+2 points for good use of visual puns throughout. +1 point for rant mode engaged for the entire video.

well it depends on the context: for holy crusaders : no for us weebs: yes

Almost 1 mil congrats!

i love it when he says "ITS STILL HARDENED STEEL"

"It's still hardened steel"

Have you ever seen those pointy cone bras? Those would be deadly as armor.

I liked this video before the intro was even over. Asking the big questions no one dares to. RESPECT.

And they say you don't learn anything on KZfaq

This is why I love your channel, you aren't snooty or arrogant you are open to all ideas, if they could work logically and practically.

I just found out about this video ,and i love it ,now i'm going to follow all videos from this channel

"Well that's logical doesn't it" I live for wordplay

WE ALSO NEED BOOTY ARMOR. THAT'S LOGICAL, DOESN'T IT?

"Is Boob Armor Dangerous?" Me: *To my Happy Place it is*

Me: **reads title** Also me: No, Its dangerously hot.

I think a lot of people also don't understand that in the low Middle Ages, an armor was as much a piece of protective combat gear as a work of art that shows the wearer's wealth. They analyse it like a modern military would do: all function and effectiveness and no care for looks or appearance (at least not much care anyway). To the medieval noble or financially successful mercenary, showing off your wealth and prestige was an important consideration. So armorers actually made their armors so that they would both be very effective and protective, but also aesthetically pleasing. So, as the time went on, you increasingly saw flutes, added riveted decorations, guilded parts, embossements and other things that don't really add to protective value (except flutes maybe), but emphasizes the wealth and prestige of the wearer. It went to the point that specifically made "parade" armor were commissioned in the Renaissance which were often painted and were very heavilly decorated while still being fully functional and protective (although nobody went to war with them as they were too precious to let them be damaged in battle). So, while "boob armor" is fantasy, if women had been warriors in significant numbers in the Middle Ages or Renaissance, specifically feminine plate armor might have been made and would probably emphasizes the female figure to various levels. I however doubt it would have shown unrealistic breast size like we often see, but it would have certainly existed I believe.

This will make some D&D forums explode with nerdrage

Loved it! :D As a female fantasy nerd I feel like it often goes one of two ways: either women are portrayed as super sexualised an wearing practically no clothes, or they are wearing clothes that are designed for men. I love the idea of armor that is effective but still lets the wearer look like a woman :D Great video!

I love your Robert Jordan collection under the frame!

That codpiece you have shown in the video is a real sword catcher!

Even if the region between the breasts proved problematic, it could be reinforced by added steel thickness at that spot without adding much weight to the armor as a whole.

I'm going to turn this into a drinking game..... take a shot every time he says boob plate XD

My man be asking the real questions.

Hello Shad! I hope you read this but there’s over 8000 comments now so I doubt you’ll see it, but I wanted to share my thoughts. I am a history student at Houston Baptist University in Houston Texas, and also a medieval enthusiast, a role player with over 17 years of experience playing d&d (not that it means anything just wanted to brag a bit), and an amateur reenactor. Something I thought of that I think you may have not considered, is, though it is very true that the blow being redirected into the sternum area would not be by any means lethal, as you stated, since it is in fact still hardened steel, the force of that blow, though mostly absorbed at the point of impact, would be directed into that area, and thus push the defender of the blow off balance. This I believe would leave them vulnerable to a subsequent strike into the more vulnerable parts of the armor you pointed out in your video here, which could then be lethal. This I believe is especially prominent in females, who are already naturally more top heavy than males. Now of course, this is all just speculation, but I was wondering what your thoughts would be on the point of balance? Thanks! Love your videos!

I mentioned this on the last video but I'll say it again here, because apparently no one else seems to mention it in these sorts of conversations: And that is that. let's say, 'highly-aesthetic' suits of armour (like Hery VIII-ths suit) may not have actually seen any real life-threatening combat. Often only the lords and barons and kings and such could afford such beautifully detailed and custom-built armours; so the suit was also to single them out on the battlefield as being rich nobles. Then if they lost the battle, they'd be captured instead of killed, held hostage, and eventually sold back to their family. And that is the greatest form of protection of all! If you wore boring old un-detailed armour then you might just get killed with the rest of your troops. (It also inspires your own soldiers when they can see that their leader [and the person who pays them] is still alive). Thus, if you are a woman of lordly calibre, then wearing some boob-shaped plates to show-off your wealth might be exactly the right thing to do.

"Well that's logical, doesn't it?" Excellent grammar Shad! 😂

“Well that’s logical doesn’t it?” - Shadiversity 2019

Wow I didn’t know I needed to know this but now I feel like I’ve learned something important

Me *sees the title of the video Also Me: I dont need sleep, I need answers.

Shad you'd make a great history teacher

Psychologically the breast plate could make a man lower guard thinking he is fighting a woman or outright make him not want to fight. At the very least it could distract an opponent, causing more intangible benefits that outweigh any physical vulnerability.

*now we're asking the real questions*

Logic does not equal fact. Just because something makes sense doesn't mean it is true; just because something is true doesn't mean you can casually wrap your head around it, in fact reality is pretty confusing sometimes.

I think cultural norms would have a lot to do with the armor fashion, considering the Greek style, which seems rather unique among armor designs but quite reasonable based on the Greek veneration of the human body and clothing-free athletic events.

The only drawback I can think of is how expensive the armor would be.

This man askin the hard hitting questions

Your pun game is stronger than harden steel

"Is boob plate female armor dangerous?" Yes it is, for men it's even deadly xD

Glad this video was made because i don't think anyone ever wanted to know about this!

I really would love to look for the artworks which you used for your presentation. I am a 3D artist and I always wanted to model woman armor the right way. That was actually one of the reasons why I opened your vid because you make some nice vids about how realistic stuff could be and what not. Keep up the good work. Cheers!

This is a pretty solid argument, but as a boob-owner, I have a few arguments as to why at least the model of perfectly moulded two-boob plate armour might not actually be practical, even if it isn't necessarily dangerous. Also, disclaimer, I have no "official" knowledge on medieval practices, everything I'm talking about comes from facts I've learned from internet research, a few college courses on the subject, and my personal experiences as a boob-owner. 1. Boobs are very squishy! Even if you have a breast plate perfectly moulded to the person's breasts, they're going to be bouncing or wobbling around inside the plate during a fight, which sounds extremely uncomfortable. 2. I would imagine that if medieval women were fighting for whatever reason, and wearing armour, they would probably make an attempt to bind their breasts in some fashion to keep them from wobbling around, and thus likely flattening them out too much to benefit from a perfectly moulded boob plate. 3. Considering the extra padding one would probably wear under a breast plate, even the fabric of a regular shirt usually stretches across a woman's breasts, meaning that at best, you could make a domed boob-plate work, but not one moulded exactly to the person's breast shape. 4. This one could potentially be somewhat harmful, or at least leave someone wearing boob plate armour with some serious bruising. If the boob armour comes to a point underneath the breasts, again, since boobs are squishy, they would not necessarily be protected OR protect you if you fall on your front, and the point of the boob plate has some serious potential to dig into the person's ribs, leaving at the least, bruises, and at the most, breaking a few ribs. Especially if it's hardened steel. I know this video is a year and a half old, and I'm really not saying there's anything wrong with this argument. I think it's pretty solid, but I think the points I've offered up here are yet other factors that would likely need to be considered in considering the practicality of full boob-plate armour.

BUT WHAT ABOUT THE DRAG- 9:05 ... I see you are a man of culture as well.

I am more amused that i was trying to figure out if the sloping of the armor would help with angle deflection :D

Lmao when he mentioned shlong armor my mind went straight to the game warframe. Some of the battle suits have huge bulges down there it’s hilarious.

I accidentally read the title "Is boob armour gorgeous" and instantly said yes.

On top on the great content in the video, there was some really good art of women in armor in this video.

I've watched both videos and tend to agree with you. Though I will say their is some fantasy boob armor that is completely ridiculous. Not because it shows individual Brest's but because it makes them look skin tight and/or complete reshapes the armor to show they exist. A lot of models you have shown are more practical, enough definition to be noticeable, but not so overdone that it looks ridiculous. Though I will admit a lot of people seem to freak out even at the versions that just give a little definition or even just a slight curve in upper part of the chest plate. I think it might actual make sense that some armors would put that in, especially for more ceremonial armor. But even combat type, people care about esthetic, and I suppose some people would simply like knowing if the person in the fully coating of armor was male or female for convents sake.