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I just noticed something about Iori Yagami's design that's bothering me.
- Thread starter Kalmakov
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Hides his powerlevel by limiting his movement.
Wait, did they actually said this? Weird, when his previous 3D appearance had it 2006.
I like how OP is concerned about those details even before addressing the fact itself the guy decided to fight with his legs tied together in the first place.
Always wondered myself yeah, but it looks cool I think.
I was actually hoping to be surprised about something I wasn't aware of with the design...but nope, leg belt.
I thought this was going to be about the belt but I convinced myself that would have been too obvious. And here we are...
So, recently with Sakurai praising KOF's Iori Yagami's design, my twitter TL is filled to the brim with Iori art. Even having looked at the character extensively for every KOFXIII tourney, I've just now started to notice something about his design that I'm really confused about.
Just what is going on with the belt around his legs?
First off, it has two different buckles yet appears to be one single belt, second, that single belt is absurdly long. Another thing, why does his pants have belt loops around his legs in the first place? Wouldn't this also restrain his fighting ability since he can only extend his legs so far? Also, what is this even supposed to convey? Like, how does this play into any visual motif? What is the point of this belt?
He's into mild bondage.
Iori's got a god-tier design. I dunno why, but everything about him just screams "cool." I love edgy emo anime characters.
I was reading TVTrope and it looks like Iori claims to dislike violence, too
lmao
It is. It's a '70s punk thing and it's adorable.
/thread
Although it never comes up in game at all, Iori is a musician, so I always thought his exotic look just goes alongside that.
I did not know this, never saw that piece before. Awesome.
I dunno if he dislikes violence, but basically most of his violent urges are from the Orochi blood trying to control him. He's more of the guy who is not interested in fighting than outright loving or hating it.
It's a crime that they made Iori a musician but not a saxophone player.
It's so obvious!
I've always been disappointed in how few people in the FGC are familiar with punk, Westwood, or fashionable BDSM.
Further reading.
Further reading.
He is a Jazz musician though (bass guitar), and Arashi No Saxaphone I believe is suppose to be one of his band's songs.
Ok, your user name is read as K Dash Dash. It's intentional, but just kinda bugs me lol.
I'm familiar with them, but why would anyone wear them to a fight? How are you supposed to high kick?!
I once heard that the belt/strap between the legs was meant as a defensive measure against sweeps, etc.
Apparently it was actually employed in kung fu at some point, but I have no idea if there's any truth to this. Google turned up nothing.
Apparently it was actually employed in kung fu at some point, but I have no idea if there's any truth to this. Google turned up nothing.
I don't think it feels elastic at all - It's not even stretched. No matter his leg position, it's always shown with a bit of a sag. The belt simply changes length based on the animation - If you lower his leg to the ground the belt should be dragging on the floor, which it doesn't when he's standing still. The design is so stupid, they had to animate around it.
Iori's leg belt is definitely elastic when it needs to be.
