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>>10901036
Actually Reploids are incredibly lightweight despite the armor, and X himself is only 57kg (125 lbs), making him even lighter than classic Rock thanks to advances in technology. You can even see this in game in Megaman X which lists his stats, and lets you see the heights/weights of the boss Mavericks-- the heaviest are Flame Mammoth and Armor Armordillo, who weigh in at 720 lbs and 510 respectively.

>>8249796
In fact it's not even necessary for any part of a reploid to have flexible material except the torso. Their upper arms and upper legs don't bend, and neither does a human's, and their synthetic musculature would be contained within the cylindrical armor parts for those for extra protection. That's why they went with titanium-X alloy, which at the very least doesn't come off as spandex, while MMZ made it clearly (and it's bad).
We could also surmise that the details were simply not translated well enough since Nintendo's depiction of Rock makes him look 100% metal.
>>8249801
Never ever.