: I know it's mostly visual flair, but it looks like he's not wearing any heavy
: armor underneath that cloak besides his gauntlets and helmet, so there
: might be more to it than that. It definitely doesn't look like he has any
: bulky shoulder pads, those back-vents, or big chest armor.

: I'd certainly love to play as a less-powerful John for a while.

Personally, I think it would look pretty stupid having just the helmet and gauntlets. Maybe I'm just having a hard time picturing it. I mean, I get that they could do like a makeshift, post-apoc-style suit with the remaining pieces of his Mjolnir, but I'm just not able to picture it looking good. I think the contrast would always be too much.

This might be fun to explore in a drawing or something. :P

;)