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Why Evolution Abandoned Armor

525K views · Jan 5, 2026 · People & Blogs

Comments · 557

  • @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&apos;s like in every single game, it starts with tank meta, and then it&apos;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&apos;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 &quot;why not have both speed and armor?&quot;

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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&amp;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&amp;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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