Ultimate Headgear

Peptuck · Post by **Peptuck** » 2007-10-30 04:47am

From the funky swooping beetle helmets that are almost ubiquitous to Star Wars to the buttplug helmets of 40k's Eldar to.....whatever that damn thing was Picard had on his head in Insurrection, we've all seen some pretty outrageous hats, helmets, and headgear in sci-fi.

But.....which one reigns supreme in terms of style, pomp, size, or just plain silliness?

Ford Prefect · Post by **Ford Prefect** » 2007-10-30 04:55am

There's something to be said about the hats of the Imperial Army from Heresy era 40k, which proudly live on with the Vostroyan First Born. It's much like wearing a small bear upon your head.

Lord of the Abyss · Post by **Lord of the Abyss** » 2007-10-30 05:55am

For cuteness and silliness, there's Baby Fuzzy and the knock off hat versions of him from Little Fuzzy, H Beam Piper. I can't find a illustration online, although I've seen one.

Lord of the Abyss · Post by **Lord of the Abyss** » 2007-10-30 05:57am

Lord of the Abyss wrote:For cuteness and silliness, there's Baby Fuzzy and the knock off hat versions of him from Little Fuzzy, H Beam Piper. I can't find a illustration online, although I've seen one.

For those who haven't read it, he's a small, extremely cute native child of the planet Zarathustra who likes sitting on people's heads.

Nyrath · Post by **Nyrath** » 2007-10-30 10:42am

I liked that gold Giger-esque monstrosity that Skeletor wore when he transfomed in the movie HE-MAN AND THE MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE.

I couldn't find a good image, there is a tiny one here:
http://www.flyingomelette.com/oddities/oddities15.html
scroll down

Post by **fgalkin** » 2007-10-30 11:10am

Ford Prefect wrote:There's something to be said about the hats of the Imperial Army from Heresy era 40k, which proudly live on with the Vostroyan First Born. It's much like wearing a small bear upon your head.

Yeah, but that's because the Imperial Army were really Cossacks.

Have a very nice day.
-fgalkin

Molyneux · Post by **Molyneux** » 2007-10-30 11:23am

Nyrath wrote:I liked that gold Giger-esque monstrosity that Skeletor wore when he transfomed in the movie HE-MAN AND THE MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE.

I couldn't find a good image, there is a tiny one here:
http://www.flyingomelette.com/oddities/oddities15.html
scroll down

Oh yeah, that weird thing with the pig snout...I'm not sure if they were going for a Ganon lookalike, or if it was supposed to look like the nasal cavities (or whatever they're called) on a skull.

You can't really beat the Spaceballs helmets for simplicity combined with utter uselessness. I get the feeling whoever designed them liked ping-pong balls just a little bit too much...

Post by **NecronLord** » 2007-10-30 11:57am

The Scarran War Minister's hats in farscape were pretty outrageous.

Ritterin Sophia · Post by **Ritterin Sophia** » 2007-10-30 04:26pm

The hats of the Commissariat.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2007-10-30 05:56pm

Death Korps of Krieg Storm Troopers.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2007-10-30 06:00pm

Ghetto Edit: Specifically, their combination helmet and gas mask with skull motif.

Havok · Post by **Havok** » 2007-10-30 07:38pm

Dude. Dark Helmet, hands down. HAIL SKROOB!!

andrewgpaul · Post by **andrewgpaul** » 2007-10-31 02:04pm

I was always rather fond of the GW Ice Warriors of Valhalla Lieutenant's monstrous cap

Styphon · Post by **Styphon** » 2007-10-31 05:05pm

Rifts, old style Coalition armor, particularly the psi-stalker variant.
"Hey, this skull/gas mask isn't good enough, let's throw some spikes on it!"

And then of course there's the SAMAS, which replaces the spikes with dredlocks.

[R_H] · Post by **[R_H]** » 2007-11-01 12:01pm

Spanky The Dolphin wrote:Ghetto Edit: Specifically, their combination helmet and gas mask with skull motif.

Any pics? I couldn't find any.

Ritterin Sophia · Post by **Ritterin Sophia** » 2007-11-02 01:58am

[R_H] wrote:
Spanky The Dolphin wrote:Ghetto Edit: Specifically, their combination helmet and gas mask with skull motif.
Any pics? I couldn't find any.

There are very few illustrations, but go here. He does Krieg justice and some of his stuff (Iron Warriors) is supposed was in the Aussie White Dwarf.

Here's the rest, and here's some stuff he did before he's put on addignment again.

Ritterin Sophia · Post by **Ritterin Sophia** » 2007-11-02 02:06am

Ghetto Edit: Also I'm going to modify my vote and play pissing match with Spanky, Krieg Commissar!

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2007-11-02 02:18am

Hell, pretty much Krieg anything's got killer headgear.

Peptuck · Post by **Peptuck** » 2007-11-02 02:49am

General Schatten wrote:Ghetto Edit: Also I'm going to modify my vote and play pissing match with Spanky, Krieg Commissar!

Funny cap + awesome gas mask?

I'm sold.

Ford Prefect · Post by **Ford Prefect** » 2007-11-02 05:01am

Spanky The Dolphin wrote:Hell, pretty much Krieg anything's got killer headgear.

Quite frankly, no Commissar has ever looked so badass as that.

OmegaGuy · Post by **OmegaGuy** » 2007-11-02 05:33am

Morpheus' helmet from Sandman is pretty neat. It looks like a gas mask.

Ritterin Sophia · Post by **Ritterin Sophia** » 2007-11-02 05:36am

Ford Prefect wrote:
Spanky The Dolphin wrote:Hell, pretty much Krieg anything's got killer headgear.
Quite frankly, no Commissar has ever looked so badass as that.

Not even this guy in a Vanquisher Mecharius or a Baneblade?

Krieg Commissar: What do you mean take cover in the Baneblade!? Faith in the Emperor will be our armour!

Ford Prefect · Post by **Ford Prefect** » 2007-11-02 05:51am

Sorry nube; not enough billowing coat or power blade for my tastes