SAMURAI SHOWDOWN

[Krissey]

Shoguns are usually the Samurai with higher stats thus having access to more fancy and heavy armor people tend to picture as "Samurai Armor".


Samurai, based on their stats in society and/or what they can obtain has their armor vary in type as Millerna said



Not all Samurai had access or used heavy plated type armor nor have access to it.

Actually that's essentially true of all fighters from European Knights to Norse Raiders (Vikings). Essentially more money = more protection. Not every Knight was in "Shining Armor" (Full Plate) because that stuff was crazy expensive. Some would wear anything from again padded leather, thick cloth, chain mail, splint mail and anything and everything in between.