(10-19-2014, 02:21 AM)Ryoko Wrote: I would never dismiss anything anyone working on the game does as "just trying to look cool". We know what extraordinary lengths Fernelhawes and Yoshida go to as far as keeping everything consistent and maintaining the quality. I'm certain the video artists were given extremely precise instructions on what to create.
^ This
previous cgi cutscenes follow a clear timeline featuring the affectionately named "Derplander" who possesses the echo. Its a cohesive story following from the Marlboro to the battle over silvertear to cartenau flats.  And all have  chunks of lore in them that fit into the game.
he is a warrior of light and can quite fairly be indicative of the capabilities of a hyper competent adventurer, the same hyper competence that the player character falls into. He is the avatar for our character as he goes from major plot point to major plot point
So either Derplander there gets a nice echo blast to a time where you have that AF2 Dragoon or he, as an outside manages to waltz in and wear that armor, regardless, its interesting to speculate
