Does it come with a variety of cartriges for the gas mask? They aren't a one filter suits all ya know...

Sweet. Now I can let my crime fighting, criminal punishing, evil stopping spree begin...in style!!!!

Right after I finish this double latté mochacinno and finish reading this months Esquire.

Great,

Now we are going to have a whole bunch of Psycho Mantis lookalikes all over the place.

These are gonna sell like hotcakes down in city 17!!!

Interesting concept- I'm not sure I'd make it so obvious I have armor over my heart and spine (which leaves a lot of area to still kill a person- BTW). Maybe add a few panels for a few more vital areas and to creat the impression of a pattern.

is it taser-proof?

@Kraftwerker:
All I have to do is plug my controller into port-2 and they're finished. Pft.

Well now I couldn't help but be reminded of this peppy little number.
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That's just me sometimes, sorry.

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Neoprene is the non breathable rubber that wet suits are made of. Between the rubber smell and your sweat, you would need the gas mask.

with so many places on earth NOT allowing one to carry defensive weapons, this cladding/shielding is the ONLY sensible thing left for one wishing to preserve their health and safety.

Reminds me of a CRACKED magazine (I think) cartoon of a modern day person. With a scarab-like shell on one's back, and other things similar to this offering.

ultra violet called, they want their props back...

Reading the headline to this post, I was psyched to see what the body armor was like. Sadly, it is much more "style" and a lot less utilitarian. No point in having a gas mask if chemical agents can get on your skin (the days of mustard gas are long gone) and minimal Kevlar just means high potential for an agonizing gut shot or painful death from a punctured/collapsed lung. Sorry to be so morbid, guess I have a case of the Mondays.

The cognitive dissonance is between the waif-like target of this fashion statement, and the muscles required to support it without collapsing.

A breathable fabric offers no protection from airborne toxins, so there really is no way of getting around the problem without an environmental scrubber pumping air in. However, apparently scrubbers aren't fashionable.

For some reason...i tink this si really cool. Idk who would go around walking in a gas mask but the shirt/jacket thing is kinda cool. Real urban and trendy.

Bad design, bad photograph... and the idea isn't even impressing.

right this way Mr Freeman

this reminds me of 'ghost in the shell'.

@cylonite: Good point, being taser proof is probably much more useful than the thin useless Kevlar patches. No way is that Kevlar going to protect you against anything other than a a scrape or a very weak interaction with a sharp object! As for it being a defence against any kind of knife/gun attack -- forget it. In fact thin kevlar in the case of gunshot will get caught on the bullet and lodge inside your body complicating surgery, and increasing the damage and the likelihood of infection.

And TOWken got it right about the gas. It might be good for CS at a demo (does anyone demonstrate anymore or are we sheep?) but it offers no protection against modern nerve agents.

I think will me see more use of hoodies as 'protection' against pervasive and ubiquitous video surveillance; at least until the next Bush administration makes it illegal.

And finally where are the pockets? Or are we supposed to 'survive' with just our hoodie, good looks and common sense?

Neoprene sucks too, too hot.

Reminds me of S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Shadow of Chernobyl. Except with less function.

wtf fashionable fear mongering?

This was done in the 90's by a UK company called Vexed Generation.
They did loads of different designs for jackets, coats, and hoodies including stab proof panels, extra padding around vital areas, and gas masks. I believe they were originally designed for activists/extremists on demonstrations, riots, gangs, and other dubious urban activities.
I've got a Vexed Generation hooded "ninja" fleece with extra padding in the hood to help protect from blows to the head (not that I get into situations that require it). The style is very similar to the one pictured, i.e. tight fitting around the arms and torso, but the hood is far cooler... and it's black. When it's fully zipped up only the eyes are visible. I reckon it would be a bit too hot in the heat of battle, but it does make you look mean as fuck. I only use it for festivals and outdoor parties (the padded hood is extra warm, great for chilling out on cold nights).

I swear I thought that was a girl.

Finally I can return all that boxy, bulky body armor I bought last week...

It protects everything but your dignity.

Reminds me of a game called MDK. The guy's suit was black instead, but very similar aside from that.

"You, citizen, pick up that can..."

@cylonite: Maybe? It is made of neoprene. That might be tazer proof, I've never tried.

I would like a neoprene jacket for winter it would be very warm and I could use a gas mask for doing demolition work in my house.

So the market fro this is "winter construction work". Carhart has some competition?

I still can't believe that is a male in that outfit.

@kbraun819: so that means it comes with baton? or more fashionable a Gucci baton?

Am I the ONLY one who finds this incredibly badass? It's like I'm 12 again!

Wear this with the bling gasmasks posted a few weeks ago.

I want one as well.

@kbraun819: lol
@Bowler Hat: more like a Gucci cattle prod. For when Paris Hilton is reliving the simple life.

That looks far too skintight (both from a thickness perspective and a flexibility perspective) to have enough layers of Kevlar to stop a 124g 9mm round much less anything more high-power... totally disregarding the ineffectiveness of Kevlar vs. cutting and stabbing implements.

There's a reason the M1A1 doesn't look like a Hayabusa.

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@FThorn:A lot of the same locales that won't allow you to carry handgun for self defense, also will not allow you to own/use body armor.

I would buy it... Not that i really need it but it looks kinda cool.

@cylonite: was just thinking that...

does it include the "Don't tase me bro"(c) model taze proof lining?

Oh sure, the jacket will protect you. But one shot on the leg, you're not going anywhere.

@ripfire4:
That's where the stylish, stone-washed, cut jeans come into play... Everyone knows you don't shoot another man's Hilfigers. Or at least that guys hoping everyone knows that.

Looks to me like Pyro from TF2's girlfriend broke up with him. He got serious about life, lost some weight and went a lot Metro. Good for him. I hope it all works out for him.

@Gary_7vn: Looks like there's a pocket on the bottom left of the thing there, it's clearer in other photos.

jet set radio future

i loved that game