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What the Heck is the Golden Guard Actually Wearing: A Speculative Guide

So a long while ago, I was talking in a Discord server with a few others about what Hunter's GG uniform might actually be composed of, since apparently a lot of the fandom seems to interpret it as a kind of tunic. With the finale of the show sending us all into tears, I thought I'd take a break from the heartache and explain my theories.

(This might be long, so I'll put pictures in when I can)

So to start with, let's actually begin not with his uniform, but what's underneath it, as seen above.

(So scary, truly)

Now, while some people headcanoned this as a binder (and I'm not one to bash on people's ideas), I think it's actually a kind of brigandine!

(Note the length, the buckles going down the front, and the leather straps going over the shoulders)

This was a kind of armor that knights or soldiers wore, composed of strips of metal fastened between two pieces of heavy cloth or leather to make a vest. It was handy to have because it was fairly durable and lightweight, and offered decent protection without needing all the fancy welding required for full-plate armor.

It was worn on top of a tunic (like he does in the photo), and was usually sleeveless, though it sometimes could come with arm and shoulder protection.

Now, I confess, a brigandine wouldn't normally be worn under armor (too many layers and padding), but that leads us to Hunter's actual uniform!

(Angry cat / big brother energy intensifies)

So while the cloak and pin are common enough that even most civilians in medieval times wore them, this isn't one solid tunic piece -- it's plate mail!

Now, to get the basics out of the way, that little shoulder guard he's wearing is called a pauldron, and was used to keep your opposing, non-dominant side safe when jousting. Knights would normally only wear one, as two would be cumbersome, and holding your lance under one was uncomfortable and impractical.

(It also makes an adequate perch for little bird palismen)

That duller yellow color Hunter wears is the undershirt knights would wear under their armor (for extra padding against chafing and some extra protection). While this historically would be a gamberson (or aketon, depends on who you ask), a thick, quilted fabric shirt, it'd be too bulky for the plate mail he's wearing, amidst other things.

Instead, he might be wearing an arming shirt!

Also referred to as an arming doublet (again, depends on who you ask), these were made later as a thin kind of form-fitting shirt that was more flexible and allowed for ease of motion when wearing armor. Sometimes chain mail was sewn into more vulnerable areas for coverage, like between the legs and the armpits (like you can kinda see in the first pic).

(Also, take notice of the higher sides of the collar, which you can also see under Hunter's cape)

The brighter gold armor he wears is, from what I can tell, not full plate mail, but a kind of cuirass!

These were chest plates that covered both the front and back of a knight without needing all the extras of armor, and could be worn with an arming shirt or chainmail.

They also usually came with hip guards -- those little strips by his pelvis -- and were special attachments called faulds, useful for keeping those areas safe without making things too bulky.

And there you have it! Hope this helps with your art and writing, and thus concluding

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Reasons why Lunter is problematic and why no one should ship it!!!

They trust each other

They care about each other

They support each other

They understand each other

They are honest with each other

They always protect and save each other even when they're enemies

They can be themselves, silly and vulnerable with each other

They parallel past lovers that started the whole plot

They and their arcs are directly related to the plot and their relationship is important for it

They have so many things in common and actually are so like, yet look opposite

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They look amazing with each other and their color palette is opposite which makes it look good

They parallels a lot of popular ships and canon couplea

They both hate Belos and have common goals

They both like history, glyphs and wild magic

They both don't have magical powers

They both love Flapjack and Luz got with him as good as if he was hers

They both used each other's weapons

They had the best development in the show

They had to go throught a lot of things together, just the two of them

They were a great team even when they were enemies

They never hurt each other and even when they were enemies they didn't want the other one to have problems

Luz looks at Hunter as if he's partner, not Amity

Hunter did let Luz go with palismans in HP knowing Belos would punish him

Luz was the first person who cared about Hunter and who saw real him, not just the Golden guard and was his first friend

They immidiatly got along with each other and found common vibes and dynamic

They're the most healthy example of enemies to lovers

Their personalities work together perfectly

Their relationship is one of the best-written things in the show and basically everyone loves their relationship

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