In regular Oblivion, the best Light Armour is Glass, and the best Heavy Armour is Daedric.
If you have Shivering Isles installed, Light gains Amber Armour and Heavy gains Madness Armour, both better than Glass and Daedric respectively.
You are to heavy; take off some useless items.
Light. Heavy armor might get in the way and weigh you down. Light is much more attractive of course ;). Heavy armor does offer a lot of benefits though.
The best armor is Perfect Madness Armor (Heavy),and Perfect Amber Armor (Light).(Must rquire expansion pack Shivering Isles)
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There two "best" armor types in Shivering Isles. Perfect Amber is the best light armor, Perfect Madness is the best set of heavy armor.
Daedric armor provides the best defense out of all armor types, but is a heavy armor. Glass is the best light armor.
There is no "best character" but the type i use is a custom class hes a high level here are his stats: Imperial,born under the worrier, with Blade,block,heavy armor, light armor, destruction, and marksman. have fun hope this helps.
No - Light armor is leather, cloth, etc. Plate armor is considered heavy armor.
150-200 pounds
A heavy sword could cut through light armor if it was skillfully used. Glancing blows, light swords, or heavy armor made the sword fairly useless.
Buy peices from certain merchants, such as the heavy armor merchant in the imperial city market district in the shop called The Best Defense. When you are a higher level(around 15 or 20, i think), marauders should start wearing it. Go kill marauders until you get all the peices. Dwarven armor is very easy to find, although it isn't that great for defense and looks stupid.
about 90 lbs.