Talk:Atlas/@comment-85.23.198.132-20151014102444

Sure is a strong "knight" theme to the basic design. The helmet seems to be rather obviously inspired by the Late Medieval "frog-mouth" jousting type (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frog-mouth_helm), the "robe" is probably inspired by the long surcoats that got popular during the Crusades and lasted until the advent of true plate armour, and the peculiar baggy upper legs rather seem to aim to invoke the puffy pants of the 1500s and contemporary tasset designs to allow for them (eg. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenwich_armour#Golden_Age).