For protagonists, yes. I'm tired of the "armorless/helmetless" protagonist when the evil enemies get all the awesome gear.
As above, definitely place in dialogue and character expansion. Note how that war films and other action movies usually have dialogue and "calm"...
Nerd lust? Yes. Now, less creepily, a fondness of a certain character and dislike when a writer does something I don't like (like write them...
Firstly, I'm the lazy sod/friend in question. :V Secondly: I'd have to disagree, really. While it MAY not be OOC for a character to be snapped...
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