Male Widows and "The Buttcape"


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I wasn't really sure where to post this, but seeins as it's a question...Well, this seemed like a good place.

It's simple: Is there a legitimate reason why male widows don't get waist capes? Looking at it on a female model, it looks more like coattails than anything strictly feminine. Frankly, there's not much differance between it and a trenchcoat, other than the trenchcoat flaring out more vs. hanging straight.

So is there a reason other than they just haven't done it?


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... *makes a note to find whoever said "buttcape" first and force them to play OmiKron Nomad Soul*

The term you are looking for is either: Waist-Cape or Tail Coat

As to why not? Pretty much the same reason no other avatar has them yet: it's been kept exclusive to one AT.

That doesn't mean other AT's won't get Tail Coats or Waist Cape's in the future, but it's quite likely the Widow Waist-Cape will remain exclusive to female Widows.


 

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I have always been an advocate for male waist-capes. Thus far, there has been no answer given as to why they don't get them.

I'd accept a mutually spiffy and exclusive costume piece in exchange. A sash or loin-cloth (crotch-capes!) would be cool, and unique.


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Same reason females don't get cigars and torso tattoos and the same reason males don't get fishnets and corsets. Sexism.


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Originally Posted by je_saist View Post
... *makes a note to find whoever said "buttcape" first and force them to play OmiKron Nomad Soul*
Buttcape buttcape buttcape.


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Originally Posted by Fleeting Whisper View Post
Buttcape buttcape buttcape.
*** To the tune of the 60s Batman and Robin theme song ***

o/~ Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na
Butt cape! Butt cape! Butt cape! o/~


 

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I like the term buttcape.

/shrug


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Buttcape buttcape buttcape.
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Originally Posted by je_saist View Post
... *makes a note to find whoever said "buttcape" first and force them to play OmiKron Nomad Soul*
The originator is probably lost to the mists of forum-move history but I recall that it was a generalized reaction to the appearance of trench coats back when Vet Rewards first hit.

It went something like... "That's not a trench coat. It's a jacket with a buttcape attached." But as I said, a lot of people (myself included) had pretty much come to the same conclusion before anyone came out and said it.

In other words, it wasn't a single person so much as a spontaneous movement.


 

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It seems to be more detail and attention is put into female themed stuff in this game. The guys always look hardcore and the females have all the "sexy" options.


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I dont know about you but a buttcape on a male doesnt really look very masculine of course unless it is attached to a tuxedo or a trenchcoat. Just picturing a Buttcape on a male Widow doesnt make him look masculine either so that is probably why it is not a choice.


 

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I dont know about you but a buttcape on a male doesnt really look very masculine of course unless it is attached to a tuxedo or a trenchcoat. Just picturing a Buttcape on a male Widow doesnt make him look masculine either so that is probably why it is not a choice.
And Crab armor doesn't look very feminine. I don't see the point. Are we saying that something sort of feminine (I still say it's not) is not allowed for males, yet females can wear the most freaking butch costume in the game? Seriously, have you seen that monstrosity?


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buttcape


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Originally Posted by AkuTenshiiZero View Post
And Crab armor doesn't look very feminine.
Really? I'm not 100% sure on that.


 

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Originally Posted by je_saist View Post
... *makes a note to find whoever said "buttcape" first and force them to play omikron nomad soul*

bu
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I dont know about you but a buttcape on a male doesnt really look very masculine of course unless it is attached to a tuxedo or a trenchcoat. Just picturing a Buttcape on a male Widow doesnt make him look masculine either so that is probably why it is not a choice.
Any guy willing to run around calling himself a Widow is probably comfortable enough with his masculinity to wear a buttcape. Mine is. (He's also completely crazy, but I honestly couldn't think of any other reason a character I'd actually want to play would join Arachnos). Free your mind of these restrictive gender stereotypes.

Also, free your butt of ill-fitting underwear. I'm convinced that's the reason male characters run like gorillas. They have a really bad perma-wedgie and can't get rid of it.


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I have nothing useful to add to this conversation, so i will leave it at this:


Buttcape.


 

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Originally Posted by je_saist View Post
... *makes a note to find whoever said "buttcape" first and force them to play OmiKron Nomad Soul*

The term you are looking for is either: Waist-Cape or Tail Coat
The term I am *really* looking for should be far more infuriating to the above sort of people than "buttcape".

Asscape? Fannycape? Heiniecape? Badonkadonkcape? Tuchuscape? Tushcape? Caboosecape? Derrierecape? Kiestercape? Rumpcape? Patootiecape? Poopercape? Analcape? Backdoorcape? Doggystylecape?


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Ok, if Waist-Cape is too blah, Coat-tails is too obvious, and ButtCape is so forbidden, how about ...


Crapper Wrapper


Eh? C'mon, it just rolls off the tongue...


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je_saist flips it:

The term you are looking for is either: Waist-Cape or Tail Coat
Coat Tail, actually. A Tail Coat would be a coat your tail wears.


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Coat Tail, actually. A Tail Coat would be a coat your tail wears.
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Originally Posted by Willowpaw View Post
Really? I'm not 100% sure on that.
While you have the Crab backpack in those pics, you don't have the Crab armor.


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Originally Posted by Tenzhi View Post
While you have the Crab backpack in those pics, you don't have the Crab armor.
I would also pretty much say even without the armor, the Crab backpack is definitely not feminine. Nothing says butch more than four giant, laser-shooting, robot spider arms coming out of a pack on your back.


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