I’ve been thinking so much on what Silver’s retained and changed from the Knight of Dawn’s armor that I have to over analyze it. Before I begin 1) all photos used are from @/twstassets and 2) this is just my thoughts and I still don’t have full context for everything yet since I don’t play on jp or know Japanese myself, if things are wrong/vague feel free to jump in with your own thoughts!
To start out, just a general full body view of each outfit.
Most obvious here is that what I’m calling “Dream Armor” is less ornate and less “battle-ready.” Specifically, the plate armor has been removed, leaving only the underlayer. This shows that while Silver accepts the past and parents he was born from, he will not take their ideologies and violence into the future.
Last (for this part of the post the image count is kicking me whoops).
At first I was sad to see such a blatant emblem from the Silver Owl’s retained, seeing the thorny rose badge beneath it makes me slightly less sad. Like his shedding of the plate armor, Silver wishes to follow Malleus and protect Briar Valley without denying his past. I do wish the badges were swapped in size and placement tho, the owl should be secondary to the rose imo.
This is it for the first part!! The next section is more me connection strings which may not be real with dots that are more spectral, and with be linked here whenever it’s posted!!!!!!
Ok more speculative nowwww
Firstly, is the cape, where you can see the Dream Armor has new inner fabric pattern alongside being worn differently. The diamond can be seen as a simple pattern, and the roses the same as the badge, but let me connect non-existent dots here.
Looking at the other special outfits for Diasomnia, I think the patterns are references design motifs in two other outfits specifically: Sebek’s armor underlayer and the floral patterns of Malleus’s royal robes. I believe the Sebek connection is more apparent, but I think both patterns have been adjusted to be more references to his cousin-friend-rival thing and adoptive brother.
Last is the Dream Armor’s boots, and this one is definitely a stretch, HOWEVER. His pattern is not explicitly from Briar Valley or the Silver Owls, infact feels more of a mix. Specifically with General Lilia’s pauldron pattern. It’s like he’s acknowledging both the biological father and his father that found and raised and loved him.
That’s it for the analysis!!! As I said in the beginning, feel free to correct or add on!!
