Captain Phasma is also a useless character that did nothing more than help the rebels Undistinct armor that makes you assume she is a man doesn't mark her as an example. Denying your femininity doesn't make your armor better. We already know half the armor stuck in fiction is not going to work, but its a device for story-telling and character design. That being said, personality and actions matter a lot more from characters than their armor. In the same Star Wars analogy, Rey could be in a super skimpy, over-sexualized outfit and would still be a greater character than should-have-tripped-the-alarm-instead-of-lowering-the-shields-Phasma. Back to the actual topic of armor, her outfit makes no sense. I'm sure they'll make an explaination, but why is her armor silver? Its stupid. The problem in movies and video games is that they are pandering to the male viewer. RPGs make girls bikini clad because they started out in a male dominated market. Those kids playing bikini clad women went on to become modern game designers. They then make what they played as kids. Its getting better, but its culture.