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[John Wick] On the subject of body armor and armor piercing.

Is it safe to assume that all members of the continental (at least those with expected combat duties) wear the kevlar lined clothes? What manner of armor are the high table soldiers wearing in Parabellum? It appears to allow them to take rounds with only minor staggering (in some instances) and can take successive rounds without deteriorating. And do armors like this exist in our world?


With the presence of armor being high as it is, why aren't AP rounds more common? Correct me if I'm wrong, but they're the same as normal rounds with the bullets just made of different materials, right? It's not like you need special guns to fire them. John grabbed normal handgun ammunition until the second half of his fight.
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The worth of 1 gold coin, seems to be at least taking one life, a stay at the Continental, cleaning one body, one visit to the black market doctor.

John is not the average assassin in that universe, he's the best of the best. He has a stockpile of coins for the bodies that he's buried. The only other people that have that much, are high ranking mobsters, or members of the High Table.

Who knows how many gold coins it takes to afford the sci-fi kevlar that lines John Wick's suits. In any case, it's more than the average assassin can or willing afford. Just because body armor exists, doesn't mean that you are going to be facing it on a daily basis. The average assassin, gangster, isn't going to have specialized ammo on hand for the 0.01% chance that they might need it.

John Wick's suit isn't as good as the ones the High Table's tactical assault team uses either.

You can ask yourself, why doesn't the average soldier in the Army have a Kevlar vest and AP ammo as standard issue?

It's because it's too expensive and you don't need it 99.9% percent of the time. Same goes for assassins who have to fund their own weapons and gear.