I think it’s a fetish and a quickly readable way to indicate raw and unbridled strength. They are so strong and quick they don’t need armor, realistic weaponry

I think it’s a fetish and a quickly readable way to indicate raw and unbridled strength. They are so strong and quick they don’t need armor, realistic weaponry or anything else, they’ll kill you anyway. I think it’s also supposed to indicate an inferior culture stemming from the more puritanical cultures of the western world. The west knows enough to cover themselves and use proper armor, the barbarians don’t. The barbarians are feared and mocked because of this in most media I’ve seen.