# Why does the Night King wear boots and a jacket?

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**Created:** [April 27, 2019, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-night-king-wear-boots-and-a-jacket/833140 "2019-04-27T19:42:12Z")\
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I’m thinking the armor protects against dragonglass weapons, but Valyrian steel cuts through it like butter. Not all armor, obviously, but that rickety mesh thing they wear? Sure.

This would work with your timeline, if the armor was a response to being killed by a dragonglass dagger.

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