For the life of me, I'm never going to understand that 'padding around the eyes and cheekbones' headpiece thing that this guy and Liefield seem to like.

I mean, maybe if you were a BOXER, fighting other BOXERS, sure. But this is all melee weapons and projectiles. Do you really want a separately-colored area on your body that says 'strike here to REALLY incapacitate'?

I assume it's just a set piece to distract from the fact that all the faces look the same.