Armored GL suit planned. Do you approve?

[haephestus]

Hopefully it will be something similar to the "Fantastic Four" suits. Their costumes are pretty much the best thing about those movies.

If they rendered the "green" parts in a different kind of material to provide a difference finish on screen ("shiny" or even metallic looking), that would also be good, but I'm not a fan of seeing "armour" on Green Lantern. If they MUST give him "armour" at some point in the film, I would prefer it to be a construct of his ring.

Cheers.

[Octoberist]

i agree, Haephestus

[CLARKY]

Originally Posted by haephestus

Hopefully it will be something similar to the "Fantastic Four" suits. Their costumes are pretty much the best thing about those movies.
If they rendered the "green" parts in a different kind of material to provide a difference finish on screen ("shiny" or even metallic looking), that would also be good, but I'm not a fan of seeing "armour" on Green Lantern. If they MUST give him "armour" at some point in the film, I would prefer it to be a construct of his ring.
Cheers.

I agree: the sleeker they could do the better it would be, IMO. No armor. It should be a uniform not a fight suit. The ring is here to provide defense already.
Nevertheless, I would go even further if I were the director. Do not want to be flamed but I would do something like Mystique in Xmen1 and 2. To make every construct more obvious. Having a "suit" is very terrestrial IMO, and I'm not sure all the aliens in the universe would wear "suits".
My 2 cents.

[dnno1]

Originally Posted by JackIvyGB

I can't stand the DC vs MK suit. It's got armor in all the wrong places in all the wrong ways.

Also, maybe it's just personal interpretation, but I don't see armor anywhere in the concept art I just see some seam lines that contour to his muscles. I think you'd be able to tell a little more obviously if it was armor...

Green Lantern Initial Concept Art
(by Brian Murray)

I don't know what the settings are on your monitor is as far as shading goes, but if you look closely at the concept art, you can see raised ribs along the front of the suit. This gives one the feel that there is some extra padding/reinforcement along the chest and torso area and, along with the raised gauntlets, give the impression that this is an armored suit possibly made of leather.


Leather Gladiator Armor


Leather Celtic Armor


Conventional Padded Bulletproof Armor

Leather armored suits do not necessarily have to be padded nor do they need to protect the entire torso or entire body. They were mainly designed to protect the the vital organs from a frontal attack since an attacker usually faces (fronts) their enemy in combat. This is a similar concept used in armored battle tanks to save weight and allow for more manuverability. Keep in mind that is is just concept art and is just notional, used for the purpose of pitching the film project. The final concept may be totally differnet from what we have seen thus far.


MK vs. DCU Green Lantern Suit

In a similar fassion, the MK vs. DCU Green Lantern suit has frontal protection (no unlike the Celtic leather armor) around the torso. You can also notice the added protection to the knees and along the sides of the upper arms. that is because in a side attack his arms will more than likely bear the bunt of the assault. Once you see GL fighting with the suit you can readilly see the functionality of the design.

VIDEO-CLick to Watch!:

In this sequence from the game you can clearly see that the blows out side of clear head shots are taken to the chest and arms. The reinforcements to the knees are mainly to protect the them when he drops to the ground. Outside of the close in combat, Green Lanterns have the major advantage of fighting at distance which reduces the need for heavy armor. In conclusion, the suit is functional.

[terry78]

I'll be straight up, if you have a power ring that can give you a costume, why wouldn't you go for armor? Even if the ring's power provides a shield against danger, you'd still feel more comfortable wearing something like that as opposed to a spandex deal.

[Nathan]

It just depends on how much armor we're talking about. If it looks like the sketch or MKvsDCU design, that's fine. It offers protection yet is still very sleek. But if we're going into Batman territory that's already too much.

[dnno1]

I guess we can all agree that we don't want this either.

[Infinity9999x]

I think it could be cool if they made his armored suit look like it was made out of the power of his ring. Give the green and black a special effect to make it look like a kind of solid light, always kind of have a slight glow, with energy swirling around inside the suit, kind of like the effect you get when light reflects through water, those cool, kind of lazy light swirls.

[THE MR. TERRIFIC]

I like the GL First Flight look personally.

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[Webhead2006]

well the suit wouldnt need to be straight out spandex with the right material, pattern, texture it could turn out to look good and all that.

[Motown Marvel]

boo armor. and boo that costume as depicted.

[Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by protocida

'Nuff said.

Agreed! Black Gloves with green gauntlets.....definitely NO white gloves!

[Spider-Vader]

I think the First Flight & MK vs DC costumes could look pretty good on the big screen.

[Lightning Strykez!]

An armored suit is a terrible idea--not to mention nonsensical. We've seen spandex done well in the FF and Spider-Man films...why would DC/WB feel the need to retard the creative process??

[dnno1]

Spandex didn't help change the mixed opinion of a good number of fans any. Additionally, you just gave two examples where spandex was used in a film. I could just as well cite the Batman films and "Iron Man" as examples of success with armor. I think that is neither here nor there whether or not using spandex or armor is going to make a big difference.

[Lightning Strykez!]

Originally Posted by dnno1

Spandex didn't help change the mixed opinion of a good number of fans any. Additionally, you just gave two examples where spandex was used in a film. I could just as well cite the Batman films and "Iron Man" as examples of success with armor. I think that is neither here nor there whether or not using spandex or armor is going to make a big difference.

Meh, I disagree: we need balance in the force. TDK and IM already have armored heroes, and yes, they were big hits. I love their designs. However, I don't want to see this armor-thing become a fad, as if to say "Armor + Badass Hardcore attitude = Successful film.

They should stick to the classic look.

[sdc10]

Originally Posted by Lightning Strykez!

Meh, I disagree: we need balance in the force. TDK and IM already have armored heroes, and yes, they were big hits. I love their designs. However, I don't want to see this armor-thing become a fad, as if to say "Armor + Badass Hardcore attitude = Successful film.

They should stick to the classic look.

They are more likely doing the armored look to "modernize" the outfits, after all running around in spandex isnt the best looking thing, even Watchmen changed their outfits and they wanted that to be pretty close to the source material (tho the book is still by far superior for that crappy movie )

[M.O.Steel]

but what niteowl wore i would not consider armour. ozy's was, but not what nite owl wore. it looked pretty flexible.

[Doctor Jones]

Originally Posted by sdc10

They are more likely doing the armored look to "modernize" the outfits, after all running around in spandex isnt the best looking thing, even Watchmen changed their outfits and they wanted that to be pretty close to the source material (tho the book is still by far superior for that crappy movie )

Wrong sir! WRONG!

[sdc10]

Originally Posted by M.O.Steel

but what niteowl wore i would not consider armour. ozy's was, but not what nite owl wore. it looked pretty flexible.

Ya but i mean it was a significant change from what he wore in the comic tho.

[dnno1]

Originally Posted by Lightning Strykez!

Meh, I disagree: we need balance in the force. TDK and IM already have armored heroes, and yes, they were big hits. I love their designs. However, I don't want to see this armor-thing become a fad, as if to say "Armor + Badass Hardcore attitude = Successful film.

They should stick to the classic look.

You don't stop using armored heros just be cause you already have them (and FF had an aromored hero in the Thing and an armored villian BTW). If that is what sells you keep doing it. The classic look was partly based on the state of the art at the time (the late 1950's and 1960's). Even Soldiers didn't wear armor then. Technology has progressed and today's moviegoer is smart enough to know that just wearing spandex is just not enough for a hero who has no other powers outside of a ring. The need to see something that helps them realize the he/she actually has some protection and some type of armor, even if it is just leather is consistent with that.

[terry78]

I think the main issue is that these are basically soldiers fighting to keep peace, and wearing armor as their official uniform is technically a little more feasible, but I get why the spandex would be warranted.

[Webhead2006]

and whos to say it has to be spandex per say. There is loads of thin/flexible materials out there.

[M.O.Steel]

right. it's kinda weird everyone thinks it's either spandex or ironman/TDK armour. there's a HUGE middle ground.

[Doctor Jones]

It sure as hell better not be spandex.

Reynolds could make a joke about how it gets cold in certain places.