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[–] Infamousblt@hexbear.net 19 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Frog mouth.

Mainly because.

Frog mouth.

[–] AutomatedPossum@hexbear.net 12 points 1 year ago

More like pog mouth, but yeah, that's always been my fave.

[–] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 7 points 1 year ago

SomeBODY once told me

King James was gonna roll me

[–] came_apart_at_Kmart@hexbear.net 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

kettle hat. breathable and open enough to take a nap in.

[–] booooop@hexbear.net 10 points 1 year ago

Completely agree, bascinet a close second because of that

[–] Erika3sis@hexbear.net 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] booty@hexbear.net 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Flat-topped helmets are just an unforced error, people learned better pretty quick

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[–] sisatici@hexbear.net 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Frog mouth looks like it is extremely susceptible to being poured hot liquids from enemy

[–] Alaskaball@hexbear.net 14 points 1 year ago
[–] SpicyLizards@reddthat.com 5 points 1 year ago

You'd drown in the rain!

[–] JohannaChittarra@hexbear.net 12 points 1 year ago

Bascinet, is simply the most queer looking option. sicko-queer

[–] autism_2@hexbear.net 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] AcidMarxist@hexbear.net 11 points 1 year ago

same, im going into battle with an ornate helm shaped like my dog doggo-matapacos

[–] Barabas@hexbear.net 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Burgundian Kettle is a trash tier Kettle Helmet, but they're my favourite kind.

The rest are for poncy knights, Kettle Hats are the workhorse of helmet designs.

[–] Dolores@hexbear.net 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

i love the swirly dirly, it's probably good in a engineering way too but idk

[–] Barabas@hexbear.net 12 points 1 year ago

But you could be wearing this instead.

[–] SoyViking@hexbear.net 9 points 1 year ago

Kettle hat because it is essentially just an armoured sun hat.

[–] TechnoUnionTypeBeat@hexbear.net 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] Hestia@hexbear.net 9 points 1 year ago

Bascinet..

Looks the most comfortable and as it's leather, lighter

[–] Gorillatactics@hexbear.net 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hounskull looks like a muppet. Like you would slip in the mud and look up to them mocking you.

[–] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It does look ridiculous but I think that cuts both ways. I imagine looking over to see your friends getting cut down by some merciless armored fighter, and all you see when you look over is this doofy snout helmet covered in gore, dark eye slits staring back as he walk toward you like some murderous steel pigman. Nightmare.

[–] Comp4@hexbear.net 8 points 1 year ago

Barbute looks cute

[–] ta00000@hexbear.net 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

The frogmouth looks like it's made to deflect arrows and maybe transfer energy from getting bopped on the head down into your shoulders. Can you even swivel your head around inside it or is your head basically held in place? If you could that might be a good concept for a helmet, the enemy wouldn't even know where you're looking. That would be really intimidating.

[–] Morbid@hexbear.net 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm pretty sure the frogmouth is specifically for jousting and nothing else

[–] ta00000@hexbear.net 6 points 1 year ago

I wasn't too far off thinking it was for arrows then.

[–] Dolores@hexbear.net 7 points 1 year ago

it was bolted in place. these late jousting pieces were significantly thicker and made inflexible to remove as much vulnerability as possible, because no one wants to die playing games, and you don't move much on the lists. the slit is still where you could get seriously injured, but that was as good as it could get at the time.

[–] CharlieTheOctopus@hexbear.net 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It’s gotta be the bascinet, specifically the pig faced bascinet. Medieval hog out or log out

[–] yoink@hexbear.net 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

frog mouth every day bbyyy

[–] yoink@hexbear.net 7 points 1 year ago

they call it frog mouth cos any opps that see it gonna be croakin real soon soviet-huff

[–] Ho_Chi_Chungus@hexbear.net 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Kettle hats have a nice charm to them

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[–] StalinStan@hexbear.net 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

I have had to wear a helmet for work. The one I wear is most like a sallet. If the other ones were so good we'd still be using them.

Shout out to the kettle hat though. Being able to hear and breath properly is gonna do more to keep me from getting got in the face than any extra weight will.

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 year ago

Rockstopper Time!

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[–] SSJ2Marx@hexbear.net 8 points 1 year ago

Gotta be kettle hat. It protects you from arrows and overhead blows without suffocating you.

[–] MonkeyBanana@hexbear.net 7 points 1 year ago

Kettle and bascinet to show my pretty scared face

[–] booty@hexbear.net 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've always been partial to the hounskull, I think it looks sick as hell either with full plate harness or even just with lighter chain/gambeson and gauntlets. And I like the kettle hat because it's got a real good balance between protection and practicality, if you absolutely have to have your face uncovered for visibility reasons then it's about as good as it gets

Frog-mouth is also fun just cause it's silly looking, I don't like it very much for practicality though

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[–] LemonGrease@hexbear.net 7 points 1 year ago

Hounskull because I want to peck at people

[–] Dolores@hexbear.net 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

no burgonet, or çiçak? kitty-birthday-sad

spose i gotta go with spangenhelm then, gotta rock chainmail face protection, breathable without compromising on coverage (though a bit weaker)

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[–] KrupskayaPraxis@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 1 year ago

Armet because you can open the front when necessary

[–] ryepunk@hexbear.net 6 points 1 year ago

I mean we are all shameless hedonists who desire pleasure before all else so the kettle helm seems obvious.

I guess to be different i'd take a spangenhelm?

[–] LaughingLion@hexbear.net 6 points 1 year ago

hounskull gang

beaky-boys unite

[–] IMF_DOOM@hexbear.net 6 points 1 year ago

frogs are cool

[–] Moonworm@hexbear.net 5 points 1 year ago

I mean the sallet is just kind of the best one here along with the armet. The frog mouth is also good but I think it's specialized for jousting if I recall.

Also the hounskull there is just a bascinet with a visor and an oddly scaled aventail.

[–] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 5 points 1 year ago

Kettle Hat looks comfy

[–] Smeagolicious@hexbear.net 5 points 1 year ago

Gothic plate with sallet damn near perfect, tho I appreciate all helmets

[–] SpiderFarmer@hexbear.net 5 points 1 year ago

The fencer in me is leaning toward the Spangenhelm.

[–] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'd take the spangenhelm but I just know I'd get busted in the mouth for the crime of fashion, so I'll take the hounskull instead

[–] Evilsandwichman@hexbear.net 4 points 1 year ago

Bascinet just looks perfectly designed to tell enemies where to stab you, and the frog mouth just looks embarrassing. Hounskull looks funny but I'd love to have that during a fight and then headsmack someone with it.

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