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Black Spy (Spy vs Spy) Totally Looks Like 16th Century Plague Doctor
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Hmm… possible homage? I definitely see the similarities.
What, me worry?
That is so racist. Why does he have to be a BLACK spy? On behalf of blacks worldwide, I demand a public apology.
Because he’s the one dressed in Black. The White Spy was just as conniving, violent and destructive, if not more so. C’mon QotW, be a BIT more inventive with these!
That was too obvious.
What, me racist?
man, i married a dumbass.
Screen-name win ^_^
pretty much perfect!
If you look, the skin on the ‘black spy’ is actually white. Stop being so defensive about everything. Geeeeez.
Oh I just KNEW this idiot would be back with the race card. Just because the word black is used in the description, does not make it an afrocentric topic.
ya know. every little thing doesnt have to be racist! cool your jets. o wow, they said the “black” word. i guess it wouldnt be so racist if it was white spy, now would it.
lulz no way
Also looks like whichever Baldwin it was in Beetlejuice when he tried to scare Winona Ryder’s horrible parents
Man! I was jus thinkin the same thing..*great mindz?*
Aren’t these masks the origin for the term “quacks”?
that doc mask is friggin creepy. what is the purpose of them being that way?
i am so excited about this actually being formatted right that i just might burst into song.
That mask is scary as sh*t…you’d die of fear if not plague.
I know! That is horrifying lol
Did you know that they put spices in the beaks to ward off the smell because they thought stink = sick? Apparently the only thing that links sick to stink is barf.
Wat happened to my monk seal icon!?!?!
They put nutmeg and garlic in the beaks… Nutmeg was believed to be a cure for plague at one time, but it became more expensive than gold in weight… when ships loaded with nutmeg came into port, they would have whole armies guarding the ships while thousands of people tried to storm them!
There was also a belief that the plague was carried by birds, and the costume of the plague doctors might have had a bird-like appearance to draw the plague away from its victims…
Ohoho, that was funny.
That plague mask was featured in the Robert Downey Jr. film “Restoration.”
And both are seriously freakish…
Considered an early form of hazmat suit, a plague doctor’s clothing consisted of:
* A wide-brimmed black hat worn close to the head. At the time, a wide-brimmed black hat would have been identified a person as a doctor, much the same as how nowadays a hat may identify chefs, soldiers, and workers. The wide-brimmed hat may have also been used as partial shielding from infection.
* A primitive gas mask in the shape of a bird’s beak. A common belief at the time was that the plague was spread by birds. There may have been a belief that by dressing in a bird-like mask, the wearer could draw the plague away from the patient and onto the garment the plague doctor wore. The mask also included red glass eyepieces, which were thought to make the wearer impervious to evil. The beak of the mask was often filled with strongly aromatic herbs and spices to overpower the miasmas or “bad air” which was also thought to carry the plague. At the very least, it may have dulled the smell of unburied corpses, sputum, and ruptured bouboules in plague victims.
* A long, black overcoat. The overcoat worn by the plague doctor was tucked in behind the beak mask at the neckline to minimize skin exposure. It extended to the feet, and was often coated head to toe in suet or wax. A coating of suet may have been used with the thought that the plague could be drawn away from the flesh of the infected victim and either trapped by the suet, or repelled by the wax. The coating of wax likely served as protection against respiratory droplet contamination, but it was not known at the time if coughing carried the plague. It was likely that the overcoat was waxed to simply prevent sputum or other bodily fluids from clinging to it.
* A wooden cane. The cane was used to both direct family members to move the patient, other individuals nearby, and possibly to examine the patient with directly.
* Leather breeches. Similar to waders worn by fishermen, leather breeches were worn beneath the cloak to protect the legs and groin from infection. Since the plague often tended to manifest itself first in the lymph nodes, particular attention was paid to protecting the armpits, neck, and groin. It is not known how often or widespread plague doctors were, or how effective they were in treatment of the disease. It’s likely that while offering some protection to the wearer, they may have actually contributed more to the spreading of the disease than its treatment, in that the plague doctor unknowingly served as a vector for infected fleas to move from host to host.
Wikipedia FTW! <D
Seriously, imagine you’re fading in and out of consciousness and all of a sudden this dark, creepy figure with a bird mask is looming over you. I’d die of a heart attack. My last words: “OH $#&@!!”
Knowing that Nostradamus was the most famous plague doctor in history, just imagine him dressed in this costume, preaching apocalyptic stuff. F*ck YEAH!
That doctor mask would scare the s*** out of me if i saw that in the middle of the night
that thing scares the crap outta me! stare into its creepy little eyes, and run like hell!
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He’s made me piddle my pant’s since I was 4,
he scares me.
Rogahar is a flipping idiot
OMFG that mask is scary! I’m gonna have nightmares about that freakin’ thing