Armor Ideas that Influenced Me

As an artist who grew up in the 1980s, I did pick influences on costume designs from the movies and TV series of the time. Being fond of armor, I will list some specific armored and alien looks which fascinated me at the time, and influenced my way of looking at costumes.

First is this guy from the 1986 movie the Wraith:

Star Searcher Zeric

I once thought VR Troopers was the first time Shaider was adapted in America. I was wrong.

Introducing Zeric, the Star Searcher. He's Shaider all the way, but with a red and blue version. The blue version is Zeric, while the red version is called Namrood. I have no idea what their story is.

This is the Shaider toy repackaged for the US market in 1986. I never had this, though I have the Action Works Shaider by Megahouse now. Nevertheless, lucky is the guy who got their hands on this.