Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25266931-20170224140119/@comment-25936766-20170302004340

KNN005 wrote:

1) But with the suit they would be using Dust but just to make barriers over themselves in different elemental forms. Fire to melt ice used on him. Earth to block air thrown at him. Etc.

2)  I'm not talking about the suit's durablity. I mean the look of it. The skin tight, sleak, flexible way you wear it. You can even put clothes on over it. That's what I meant.

3) Layering barrier would help block more attacks. He'd have his aura over his skin. Another barrier a 5 inches over that. And another 5 inches over that. 1) If you tried that, you would burn yourself if you used Fire. Burn yourself if you used Ice. Achieve nothing if you used Water. Make yourself a statue that can barely move with Earth.

The only advantages I can see are using Wind to deflect bullets, and that has 2 problems:

-First of all, people can block bullets with Aura. Cinder does it many times.

-Second of all, that doesn't require a suit or even Dust clothes, just Dust.

Overall, the idea is both stupid due to self-harm, or useless because even simpler, more conventional Dust clothes already do the job.

2) Ah. A skin-tight suit could be done. But it doesn't need to be Dust clothes in any way.

3) It doesn't matter how many layers there are if they're freaking thin and weak.

A skin-tight suit like the ones you think of are pretty much literally useless for protection, it's just 1 step better than being naked. An everyman's shirt and jeans are more protective.

And using Dust in the way you think of would be suicidal, nulling any "extra barrier" bonuses it could possibly grant.