#dont touch the ear piece tho unless u enjoy getting hyper slapped

[rennyrose]

Apologies if you've answered this before, but what's the device you draw on Livio/Razlo's ear? Is it similar to like a hearing aid or cochlear implant?

So I don't think it's ever actually discussed what the ear piece is in Maximum but I think it can safely be inferred that it has something to do with LR's third arm, a sort of control device- I like to imagine tho they were already missing their ear because it got blown off before they could do regeneration, so it was a handy spot to slap that thing on. I also like to think that if you take the cup portion off there's just a bunch of like, exposed nerves underneath-

As for the mask/wig combo ngl I'm a fan of Mr. Nightow's "it's there cause it looks Siiiiiiiick" rule- I do believe it does have a critical purpose in that it helps keep Livio and Razlo's identities separate. It's a combative advantage in that the 'enemy' doesn't know there's a second player with a different skill set, and any witnesses who see a fight can only say they saw either L or they saw R (given that usually only one is necessary for a fight), keeping the idea that LR are two separate bodied individuals alive

The design and material the mask is made of is interesting tho, as that its function is purely for aesthetics. It's incredibly fragile, as it shatters into pieces simply from falling and hitting the ground. It also probably requires a lot of time and effort it probably takes to put it on to get it to blend in perfectly with their real hair. Very style savy of them.