I think you're getting it the wrong way round; the armours "at rest" state is in the representational form of the constellation or mythical beast. It only becomes functional when it breaks apart and forms around the saint when they wish to fight.
When it's in it's representational form it's like a statue or icon, it has no ability to influence things.
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