Why Evolution Abandoned Armor
525K views · Jan 5, 2026 · People & Blogs
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@teck8777 · 8 months ago
So they disappeared because of the power creep.<br>Once the glass canon build appeared, it killed the Meta and made all the other builds unusable.
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@GenomicWizard · 8 months ago
it's like in every single game, it starts with tank meta, and then it's mobility creep and damage creep everywhere
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@romgl4513 · 8 months ago
Interesting observation, the human warriors went the same way, developing and perfecting armor for centuries, but eventually discarding it, mostly. Now we can see some limited armor renaissance.
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@Cec9e13 · 8 months ago
The most OP strategy of all .... Turning. <br>Okay, that's really funny.
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@Chair-by-a-bench · 8 months ago
The Joestar technique always wins.
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@zakary6526 · 8 months ago
Arthropods like insects "why not have both speed and armor?"
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@RiggyRonnie · 8 months ago
Because counterwise animals evolved to crack the armor and eat it, eating all of the armored ones and leaving the agile ones that could escape
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@starsilverinfinity · 8 months ago
As any gamer can tell you, the best defense is not being hit at all
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@ambroz-xd · 8 months ago
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13kwlS3Sd2g&t=17">0:17</a> mammals 450 million years ago, yeah right
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@queenfisher7seas · 8 months ago
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13kwlS3Sd2g&t=587">9:47</a> “we live in the age of the glass cannon” I love this sentence as it ties so well with the idea of animals evolving to have little to no armor but becoming efficient when it comes to speed and power! ❤
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@zakary6526 · 8 months ago
Humans are a really good example of this. The tight skin + lack of fur allowed us sweat with easy efficiency, spend less resources on growing extra in addition making it easier for us to wear clothes/ actual armor (our own armor) when necessary.
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@florenmage · 8 months ago
If a shelled animal could evolve large spikes the large predator would be less inclined to ram it.
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