Armor is armor. Purely defensive. Armor that enhances anything other than someone's ability to take a hit? Not something I'm interested in developing here due to the aforementioned ethical ambiguities.

[ He's been there, he's done that, he's argued every possible side and reason of that particular argument-

And coming to the point where outside of a trusted handful that are very much not here? Just. Not doing the thing has seemed safest. Always. ]