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==Mark I== | ==Mark I== | ||
[[File:Early_Konoko_1.jpg|thumb|right|150px]] | [[File:Early_Konoko_1.jpg|thumb|right|150px]] | ||
Like Mark Zero, this outfit is barely armored | Like Mark Zero, this outfit is barely armored or TCTF-affiliated, but it is a clear precursor of the TCTF uniform as we know it. | ||
;Wrist-, collarbone-, neck- and shoulderguards | ;Wrist-, collarbone-, neck- and shoulderguards | ||
:There are no color versions of Mark I concept art, but there is little doubt that these are already the same armor pieces as | :There are no color versions of Mark I concept art, but there is little doubt that these are already the same armor pieces as in Mark II-IV, for which there is sufficient reference: the orange inlays (a recurrent element of TCTF uniforms) make their appearance here, as well as the "domino" relief on the wristguard. | ||
;Fingerless glove design | ;Fingerless glove design | ||
:Ever since this iteration, Konoko's gloves have had a distinctive two-color design where the darker color only covers the middle and ring fingers but leaves the index, thumb and pinky "bare".<ref>The only iteration that didn't feature the "fingerless color scheme" seems to be the greatly simplified AIC intro version (Mark V).</ref> The actual "fingerlessness" is a separate aspect of the gloves: thus, in the final versions of the outfit (Mark VI and Mark VII), all the fingers are actually fingerless, whereas for Mark II all the fingers are clothed. For Mark I, somehwat awkwardly, it seems that all the fingers are bare ''except'' for the index and thumb (possibly the left thumb is also bare, but it can just be a line art defect). | :Ever since this iteration, Konoko's gloves have had a distinctive two-color design where the darker color only covers the middle and ring fingers but leaves the index, thumb and pinky "bare".<ref>The only iteration that didn't feature the "fingerless color scheme" seems to be the greatly simplified AIC intro version (Mark V).</ref> The actual "fingerlessness" is a separate aspect of the gloves: thus, in the final versions of the outfit (Mark VI and Mark VII), all the fingers are actually fingerless, whereas for Mark II all the fingers are clothed. For Mark I, somehwat awkwardly, it seems that all the fingers are bare ''except'' for the index and thumb (possibly the left thumb is also bare, but it can just be a line art defect). | ||