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Voth Heavy Combat Armor

hereticknight085hereticknight085 Member Posts: 3,783 Arc User
edited January 2014 in Star Trek Online General Discussion
I know that this is likely to get me in trouble... but has anyone else noticed that the Voth Heavy Combat Armor bears a very strong resemblance to Sangheili Combat Armor from the Halo series?
It is said the best weapon is one that is never fired. I disagree. The best weapon is one you only have to fire... once. B)
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  • carter60carter60 Member Posts: 194 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    and it does resemble the turian armor from mass effect a little bit
  • capnshadow27capnshadow27 Member Posts: 1,731 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    Yes and Yes to both above posts. Also it kind of Resembles Ben 10's XLR transformation.
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  • captainrevo1captainrevo1 Member Posts: 3,948 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    Every type of armour had been done now on fiction/reality and it's next to impossible to come up with something that does not look a bit like something else.
  • hereticknight085hereticknight085 Member Posts: 3,783 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    For reference:

    Halo Sangheili Combat Armor

    Turian Armor Mass Effect

    Voth Heavy Combat Armor

    The resemblance to the Halo Sangheili armor is striking, almost crazy... and even the Turian armor... can you say... COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT??? XD.

    Jk jk... just thought it was interesting is all. Don't mind running around STO as an Elite at all XD
    It is said the best weapon is one that is never fired. I disagree. The best weapon is one you only have to fire... once. B)
  • angrytargangrytarg Member Posts: 11,014 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    I'd say it's no coincidence. For a long time now the game got more and more content that more or less closely resembles other franchises to lure in a broader group of players, It even started this way. Take a look at the default gear, armours and uniforms. Nothing looks like it would belong to Star Trek, yet the Mass Effect resemblance is quite striking. Add to that the miniguns and other ridiculous shaped guns, the space ship combat that feels like you control a small Starfighter regardless of what ship you have and you got your answer ;)

    But I have another question. I don't really mind the armours, though I don't understand why we run around in salvaged enemy armour instead of having a Starfleet adaptation of said gear.
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  • originalspockoriginalspock Member Posts: 809 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    The real culprit.
  • john98837john98837 Member Posts: 761 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    There is also the annoying swarmers flying around that are oddly remenicent of the Halo Sentinels, both in behavior and design.
  • originalspockoriginalspock Member Posts: 809 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    john98837 wrote: »
    There is also the annoying swarmers flying around that are oddly remenicent of the Halo Sentinels, both in behavior and design.

    If you want to point fingers at swarmers, I would say the Sentinels from The Matrix.
  • steamwrightsteamwright Member Posts: 2,820
    edited January 2014
    Respectfully, I don't see it, at least from the samples provided. There are similarities,to be sure, but that's like saying that Manet ripped off Monet. Both are Impressionistic artists, and as friends undoubtedly influenced each other, but each had their own unique contributions.

    Let me note some strong differences from the samples provided:

    Halo:
    head: glowing eyes, round aged-copper chrome dome under a swept-back, winged cover shoulders: high points & round pattern matching the "chrome dome"
    thighs: extra aged-copper metal...um..thingy attached to top of thigh
    knees: spilt-end to thigh armor, another round cap to match the "chrome dome"
    calves: hard to tell from the shot, but appears to be fairly smooth, minimalistic armor
    feet: organic looking split-toed with nails, rounded overplate

    Voth:
    Head: full face-plate glass, stripe down center of swept-back helmet. No apparent winged, swept-back overplate. Looks like top and side plates merge to form the sweep
    shoulders: small, rounded, close to actual shoulder, no points, no circle pattern
    thighs: smoothed topped, no extras
    knees: single-point extention of thigh top acts as cap, rings around lower knee area
    calves: extra-thick armor with appearance of extending over thinner sleeker insert
    feet: kind of hard to tell from the provided shot, but they appear to be very angular, geometric, and not very organic
  • aloishammeraloishammer Member Posts: 3,294 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    originalspock wrote: »
    The real culprit.
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    Reference #24.97220e6b.1388684127.512b2218

    So the culprit for these "copied-looking" armors and weapons is a blocked picture link? Who knew? :eek:
  • hereticknight085hereticknight085 Member Posts: 3,783 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    That actually explains a lot.
    It is said the best weapon is one that is never fired. I disagree. The best weapon is one you only have to fire... once. B)
  • katanahiryukatanahiryu Member Posts: 145 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    I agree they both look similar, look at these other examples.

    Halo

    Mass Effect
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  • denizenvidenizenvi Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    The similarities mostly boil down to a couple of things:

    Back-swept helmet: A simple commonality of both Turian and Voth biology. Just an interesting way to break up a humanoid form I guess. Elites have all sorts of crests on helmets, some fitting this more than others.

    Large, pointed thigh pads: I haven't seen it in Turians, but prominent in Elites, especially due to their leg proportions and digitigrady. Some dev comments indicate the voth armor was meant to look almost digitigrade to enhance the alien dinosaur feel.

    Rounded, ornamental aesthetic: Not really fitting with Turians, but Halo Elites and Voth use very advanced technology they haven't really optimized over the centuries, so wearing fancy power armor fits both well.
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  • kjwashingtonkjwashington Member Posts: 2,529 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    While we're on the topic of similarities to other franchises...

    http://images-cdn.perfectworld.com/common/sto/uploads/bortas_blog_012612.jpg

    http://wallpapers.freewallpapers.im/images/2011/01/1680x1050/starcraft-2-hyperion-battlecruiser-864.jpg
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  • alfamegaalfamega Member Posts: 268 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    kjwashington wrote: »
    While we're on the topic of similarities to other franchises...
    yep :D they are twins.
  • eulifdaviseulifdavis Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    I'll just leave this right here:

    http://static2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120704231504/masseffect/images/e/ed/CollectorME3.png
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  • tmassxtmassx Member Posts: 832 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    I still don't understand , what doing this junk in STAR TREK.
  • caeloaeturnumcaeloaeturnum Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    To be honest, the entire Dyson sphere thing reminds me of the Halo series: Ancient, powerful object created by long dead race, check. Object able to create serious repercussions for the entire galaxy, check. Two factions warring for control of said object, check. Automated defenses protecting the object, check. The similarities are uncanny. However, that's not a bad thing. Halo was amazing and so is the entirety of the Dyson sphere. Good job Cryptic :D
  • neohunter200neohunter200 Member Posts: 101 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    There was an episode in Star Trek TNG which introduced a Dyson Sphere before Halo I think...so, what?
  • vetteguy904vetteguy904 Member Posts: 3,949 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    not far off the battle armor from Bubblegum Crisis either :
    http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7144/6446161701_398895fbd6_z.jpg
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  • grandnaguszek1grandnaguszek1 Member Posts: 2,188 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    Looks kind of like sith trooper armor from star wars the old republic.


    http://static3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20060824033810/starwars/images/e/e5/Sithtroopermodel.jpg
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