I’m making this schematic diagram thingy for vfvov!Mumbo’s costume (because I fukin’ love making picture diagrams for some reason, do not judge me) and I just realized how easy it would be to make those digitigrade legs
Well maybe not easy to make (if you don’t have metal or cables)- but very simple in concept. I mean you have the main two parts that connect the thigh and the calf, and then you have a cable to make sure these two things can actually more in a way that feels natural and gives weight to it as well as doing another thing that I can’t quite put into words?
And then you just the foot part, which for your actual foot you basically are just wearing a shoe without all the extra details. Like old leather shoes, almost, but with a bit more padding underneath. And then you just have the extension and the part at the end that acts as the foot. Which you can change the shape of. For instance something with a more curved foot almost like bowl would allow for more graceful movements or in some cases, likely agility
Then there are the foots that are hooked shaped kinda like the prosthetic feet meant for running. Which, logically, seems like it would probably allow you to run better
There’s also the more flat bottoms, which seem to usually be used when the stilt doesn’t go up to the thigh and only goes like half way up the calf. I imagine these would make walking in the stilts feel more natural, and would probably be easier to learn or get used to walking in
There’s also feet plates that are similar to the bowl but only go out in the front. Like a half bowl. Which I imagine would be a bit harder to balance in, but could potentially add height? Or at least let you stand up more straighter, I think
Anyway yeah this is all probably stuff other people don’t care about, and I know this is all really simple stuff, but I just haven’t thought about it until now and it just seems-
It’s so simple but so perfect. Y’know what I mean? It’s smart but also not, and I love it for that
