There are so many heroes who end up wearing armored suits when

>>92503517
At least in modern comics the X-Men uniforms are supposed to be made out of some kind of fictional armor material.
Probably not Kevlar because Kevlar sure as shit isn't that flexible and is heavy as hell, but something sturdier then it looks.

Otherwise, you're correct; it seems that his defense relies on hanging back and having what is one of the most perfect offensive attack around, the ability to knock down literally whatever you're looking at and keep it down.

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Unless her arm has some kinda bullshit faster-than-human-reaction-time feature that let's it block bullets, Misty should probably wear some body armor

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Shield agents. Probably unsaid durable material or something but for the most part they have skin tight clothes with some pouches

Pic related and pretty much every kung fu character as well. Maybe it is for mobility but hand to hand combat guys seem to never wear any protection.

>>92503517
he's got that diaper

that's a kind of extra protection

>>92503517
What purpose does the yellow strap serve?

>>92505451
He can store things like communicators, snacks, business cards for Xavier's, pens, medicine...

>>92503517

The best defense is being able to obliterate everything you look at.

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>>92505451
holds the diaper up

extra protexion

>>92506286
He could still get capped in the back of the head though.

>>92503517
90s Jim lee designs are so overrated

>>92504824
god almighty this was the stupidest fucking costume.

>>92507011
Cyclops has super-geometry powers, so he would be able to just bounce his optic blasts off a reflective surface and punch the attacker in their head