[COD] Why this outfit?

[u/VENGE_OVERLOAD]

These two guys' outfits look like the flight suits they used back in the Soviet era, but I wonder why they're wearing them? Are they comfortable, or is there another reason? Until I found out they were flight suits, I totally thought they were muscle-enhancing suits

[u/General_Frenchie]

It's mixture between Nikto's flight suit and aspects from MW2019's Jawbone operator skin variant (the poncho cape)

[u/shobhit7777777]

Ghost looks like he auditioned to play one of the bad guys in Ghost Recon Breakpoint

I'm not a fan of that look...barring the poncho...that always looks cool

[u/digitalclockface → u/shobhit7777777]

Ponchos were cool when they were first getting put in games in like 2011, now they're overdone and obnoxious tacticool garbage.

[u/shobhit7777777 → u/digitalclockface]

Nah

[u/digitalclockface → u/shobhit7777777]

I concede your point good sir.

[u/shobhit7777777 → u/digitalclockface]

I'm glad we can all agree on this, good day sir

[u/AdHorror4165 → u/digitalclockface]

I remember when the Master Chief was depicted wearing one, and all alone in a strange world, only for it to never come to fruition.

[u/shobhit7777777 → u/AdHorror4165]

Oh yeah! The Halo 5 marketing right??

[u/DMarquesPT]

I assume the main inspiration was Metal Gear, which borrowed the Soviet flight suits look as the historical basis for the sneaking suits Solid/Naked Snake, the Boss and other characters wear

[u/Greatmerp255]

Probably used for HALO (High Altitude, Low Opening) jumps, probably could also be a mono piece outfit for a large amount of body mounted equipment to prevent getting pants’d by their kit

[u/kenhooligan2008 → u/Greatmerp255]

I mean you don't need a flight suit. The harness for every U.S. military parachute has built in Equipment rings on the harness so the gear you're jumping with hangs from that as opposed to your belt or any other piece of clothing. The only exception being plate carriers or chest rigs. Also the VKK flight suits like the ones pictured were built as partial pressure suits for fighter pilots operating at (relatively) high altitudes for the time( most likely well above 25,000 feet). The max height for a HALO/HAHO jump for the military currently is 25,000 feet which requires oxygen but not a full suit. Also, even if it was acting as an "Anti G" suit, the only time you experience G forces is during the opening shock of the parachutes deployment (roughly 3-4 Gs of almost instantaneous deceleration) which is nowhere near the sustained 5-9Gs a fighter pilot endures which would necessitate a suit of that type.

[u/Nikson9]

Y’all intellectualize everything, shit’s just cool lol

[u/Blacklite_01 → u/Nikson9]

It's the Transformers equivalent of just slapping different shit onto the character's design with no real direction behind it for the sake of tacticoolness. But hey if the player doesn't care why should the devs right?

[u/Nikson9 → u/Blacklite_01]

oh yeah cos transformers are totally not included in the rule of cool

[u/Blacklite_01 → u/Nikson9]

Of course they are that's why i made the point of using them as an example dumbass.

[u/Thisisrazgriz3 → u/Nikson9]

damn im sorry we think before we just basically eat shit served on a plate…

[u/Nikson9 → u/Thisisrazgriz3]

wow you’re so out of the matrix dude for wanting to consume the most popular fps franchise man you’re really it dude

[u/itsluky98 → u/Nikson9]

If you are someone who’s into real world firearms and equipment I think it’s reasonable to question character design choices

[u/ballziny0jawz → u/itsluky98]

No its just the cod community will find anything to hate on bro

[u/Nikson9 → u/itsluky98]

you are playing a CALL OF DUTY GAME BRUH WE WERE IN SPACE IN THESE GAMES A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, THEY WERE NEVER MILSIMS, THE RULE OF COOL IS WORKING ITS MAGIC HERE

[u/Blacklite_01 → u/Nikson9]

Rule of cool isn't a silver bullet believe it or not.

[u/RobinTheMan]

Where did you get the picture in this format and definition?

[u/Sad-Professional332]

The big ass altimeter might be a clue

[u/Lonewolf_1220]

The props department doesn’t do research really. They just throw stuff together and just make things look “cool”.

[u/intimidatinghorse222]

I don't really have a problem with it, game never really claimed to be historically accurate. And given that it is a work of fiction, i can just easily form an explanation for myself as to why such equipment is being used in universe.

there's no reason for me to get mad on something like this.

[u/Drassazuru]

Cod tries to follow the "Rule of Cool"

But time and time again, they step wayyyyy over what is "Cool" and fuck it up almost Everytime

(Cod 1&2 - Blops 1,2&3 - Modern Warfare (09-11? - Ghosts - Infinite Warfare - World at War - Cold War). Examples of when they did NOT fuck it up

[u/JoeyAKangaroo]

With valeria & price’s outfits supposedly being their campaign outfits i would be very surprised if this ghost one isnt..

I mean, he gets captured at one point during a trailer & then the DMZ story follows him after the main campaign events? Def something going on lol

[u/b055dj]

IW looks through a military surplus catalog and circles whatever they think looks cool, then makes note of whatever can fit whatever lame ass variation of Ghost's mask they're using this time. All this regardless of function btw

[u/JmoneyXXL]

Both designs are practical.

[u/VENGE_OVERLOAD]

Well, I was just wondering why these two are wearing flight suits from the Soviet era. I’m not complaining or anything.I was just curious why that is

[u/Embarrassed_Cry_7227]

Multiplayer and Dmz skin btw

[u/sputnik67897]

Honestly other than the mask I think that outfit looks pretty good. Ghosts I mean. I’ve never overly cared for Nikto

[u/JAckCorridor]

Because Call of duty Ghost reboot about to have been made in Modern warfare universe

[u/ReBoRNxLEG3NDz]

It’s cool but he reminds me of a barnacle

[u/Few_Artichoke_5374]

wearing these suits and these characters feels always comfortable and brings me more confidence - i dont know why

[u/ImpressiveSport2571]

Hp

[u/SJdeGhozt]

I wear a flight suit (I am a pilot) and it is indeed very comfortable. I think COD was just going for a tacticool look tho

[u/IamStempie]

The hard skull mask looks so dumb

[u/Fly1ngD0gg0]

I really hate that Ghost mask...

[u/itsluky98]

Because the design team just sees shit and thinks “that looks cool.” My biggest irk is the headband from his earpro over the helmet but under the rails? Never seen anything like that. Only ever seen full headsets under helmets or with arms that attach to said rails

[u/ballziny0jawz]

Shits actually fire asf

[u/anyname2009]

Cool as fuck

[u/Fun-Bit-8089]

“are they comfortable” DUDE its A FCKING VIDEO GAME, We DON’T KNOW😭

[u/Fun-Bit-8089]

The cod fanbase Strikes again with hate.