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The Costumes thread

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  • BlankZoeBlankZoe Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    As said, the transition is rough.
    During Civil War the Warden of the Cube mind controls Noh-Varr and uses him to hunt down the Young Avengers and Runaways, eventually he breaks free of the control and takes over The Cube, declaring it the capital of the new Kree Empire. SHIELD presumably wrests it from his control later.

    The Illuminati confront him via Professor X's telepathy(Except Namor, who simply teleports into the Cube and beats the hell out of him) and each try to show him Earth isn't that bad. Black Bolt shows that the Kree Empire and Earth have a long, friendly history so he was honestly declaring jihad on himself. Reed sympathizes with his view of humanity as a lesser, stupid race but tells him to see the potential they have, as Captain Mar-Vell did before him. Tony Stark basically says We will win if you try to fight, so either you keep acting like a little baby and live in the Cube forever or try to honor the legacy of Kree heroes before him.

    Then during Secret Invasion he breaks out and tries to fight the Skrulls, running into Captain Marvel(who was actually a Skrull who THOUGHT he was Captain Marvel) who dies in his arms, telling him to help the humans because they deserve a chance like the Kree had. He dies and then turns into a Skrull freaking the hell out of Noh-Varr. Noh-Varr ends up taking out the bulk of the Skrull army in Manhattan and becomes a war hero.

    He joins up with Osborn's Dark Avengers until after sleeping with Moonstone it's revealed to him that all of the other Avengers are murderers and psychopaths, so he bails. The Sentry tries to take him out, but he is able to get away with some help from his future human girlfriend Annie. Then he contacts the Kree Supreme Intelligence who basically says "Yeah you're the new Captain Marvel" and gives him a new set of Nega Bands. For some reason he isn't called Captain Marvel and is just 'The Protector.'

    Then he helped out The Avengers with Kang and joined as a member.

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  • DouglasDangerDouglasDanger PennsylvaniaRegistered User regular
    edited April 2011
    But angry teenager from outerspace with cockroach powers and crazy equipment is cooler than generic super guy powers!

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  • BlankZoeBlankZoe Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    He still has all of his equipment and cockroach powers

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  • RingoRingo He/Him a distinct lack of substanceRegistered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Of course the Kree Supreme Intelligence (of 616 at least) was completely dead at the time, so who knows what will eventually come from that

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  • BlankZoeBlankZoe Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Yeah. I like Bendis and everything but that was a pretty glaring mistake

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  • AntimatterAntimatter Devo Was Right Gates of SteelRegistered User regular
    edited April 2011
    and the fact that he left out Oubliette pissed me off

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  • DouglasDangerDouglasDanger PennsylvaniaRegistered User regular
    edited April 2011
    what does this Protector costume look like?

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  • DMACDMAC Come at me, bro! Moderator mod
    edited April 2011
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  • WeaverWeaver Who are you? What do you want?Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    DMAC wrote: »
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  • BlankZoeBlankZoe Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Yeah, as someone who loves Bachalo his Protector looks awful.

    It looked best in the back-up in Ms. Marvel 50

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  • DouglasDangerDouglasDanger PennsylvaniaRegistered User regular
    edited April 2011
    That costume is terrible.

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  • BlankZoeBlankZoe Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
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    This is a better look

    although the eyes are too big

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  • BionicPenguinBionicPenguin Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    I think it would look a lot better without the mask. Why would he even hide his face? Not like he has a secret identity or anything.

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  • Robos A Go GoRobos A Go Go Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Plus, it has no obvious theme. That could just as easily be a henchman's costume, for all it tells you about the wearer.

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  • cshadow42cshadow42 Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    This makes me wish I had a significant other currently. I would totally go for any of these for her...

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  • BlankZoeBlankZoe Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Man you say that like there are a ton of superheroes that have themed costumes

    It's black and white, clean and sci-fi

    considering the dude is an alien, it works

    also those girl pajamas are hella trashy and awful

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  • cshadow42cshadow42 Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    And what is wrong with trashy?

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  • Robos A Go GoRobos A Go Go Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Blankzilla wrote: »
    Man you say that like there are a ton of superheroes that have themed costumes

    It's black and white, clean and sci-fi

    considering the dude is an alien, it works

    also those girl pajamas are hella trashy and awful

    The cowl reminds me of Hydra's. There's no personality to it, so it suggests a generic henchman.

    And can you tell the character is an alien by looking at him?

    Compare that to the Captain Marvel picture I posted, which is clearly alien, scientifically advanced, and militaristic. It's not cluttered either, but it says much more than Protector (which, really, is a horrible name as well).

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  • BlankZoeBlankZoe Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Blankzilla wrote: »
    Man you say that like there are a ton of superheroes that have themed costumes

    It's black and white, clean and sci-fi

    considering the dude is an alien, it works

    also those girl pajamas are hella trashy and awful

    The cowl reminds me of Hydra's. There's no personality to it, so it suggests a generic henchman.

    And can you tell the character is an alien by looking at him?

    Compare that to the Captain Marvel picture I posted, which is clearly alien, scientifically advanced, and militaristic. It's not cluttered either, but it says much more than Protector (which, really, is a horrible name as well).
    I think it has a distinctive sci-fi flair to it

    although I do agree the cowl could go

    Look at the FIRST Captain Marvel suit

    nothing alien about it

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  • cshadow42cshadow42 Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Anyone else planning to get the life-sized Mjolnir hammer toy?

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  • Robos A Go GoRobos A Go Go Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Blankzilla wrote: »
    Blankzilla wrote: »
    Man you say that like there are a ton of superheroes that have themed costumes

    It's black and white, clean and sci-fi

    considering the dude is an alien, it works

    also those girl pajamas are hella trashy and awful

    The cowl reminds me of Hydra's. There's no personality to it, so it suggests a generic henchman.

    And can you tell the character is an alien by looking at him?

    Compare that to the Captain Marvel picture I posted, which is clearly alien, scientifically advanced, and militaristic. It's not cluttered either, but it says much more than Protector (which, really, is a horrible name as well).
    I think it has a distinctive sci-fi flair to it

    although I do agree the cowl could go

    Look at the FIRST Captain Marvel suit

    nothing alien about it

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    He has an alien planet on his chest!

    And while I get a henchman vibe from the outfit, that's appropriate given his status as a scout for the Kree Army.

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  • BlankZoeBlankZoe Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Sorry I meant
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  • DouglasDangerDouglasDanger PennsylvaniaRegistered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Noh-varr's uniform in Marvel Boy was cool.

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  • BlankZoeBlankZoe Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    It was fine if not for the dorky shorts

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  • DouglasDangerDouglasDanger PennsylvaniaRegistered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Yeah, it looked cooler with the pants.

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  • BagginsesBagginses __BANNED USERS regular
    edited April 2011
    Really, what do either of these characters' costumes tell you about them?
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  • SolarSolar Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Yeah there are plenty of costumes that are lame but get a free pass because they are classic

    Look at Thor's old costume

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  • RedDeliciousRedDelicious Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Or the chain mail on Captain America.

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  • DouglasDangerDouglasDanger PennsylvaniaRegistered User regular
    edited September 2011
    http://www.tencentticker.com/projectrooftop/
    Project Rooftop has announced the winners of their Spider-Man contest

    The winner is awesome. It really reminds me of Kamen Rider, which is awesome as hell.

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    Mike Dimayuga

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  • BionicPenguinBionicPenguin Registered User regular
    Yeah, I like that costume. I think it would be a little better if the scarf was made of webbing, though.

  • SolarSolar Registered User regular
    I like the multiple eyes mask

  • Garlic BreadGarlic Bread i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a Registered User, Disagreeable regular
    I don't like that costume at all.

    My favorites would be this one (although it'd be a better Spider-Boy), and this one (although it'd look better without the laces on the mask)

  • SolarSolar Registered User regular
    That second one is a cool futuristic design that would make for a cool "Agent Parker" design.

  • MunchMunch Registered User regular
    Personally, I like these two.

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    The former's the kind of thing I could really see on a young Spider-Man, though I think the design kind of falls apart once you move past the head and torso. And while a light-up decal on his head would be pretty impractical, I do think it looks cool.

    The latter's A) a great piece of artwork B) a cool, simple suit and C) greatly diminished by the segmented eye-pieces. It does look a bit evil, though. Still, it'd be a cool suit for a new, darker character.

    I like Kris Anka's too, the one with the bare toes. But, it's lacking in the spider iconography. With a better spider-symbol, I think it'd look great.

  • SolarSolar Registered User regular
    Man Spider-Man costumes have a real cool aesthetic, don't they. It's pretty impressive that you can get so many great designs off the base concept.

  • BlankZoeBlankZoe Registered User regular
    I really like that first one

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  • TexiKenTexiKen Dammit! That fish really got me!Registered User regular
    Like Keith, I liked this one the best:

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    That looks like something Peter Parker would create these days with what's at his disposal, and the addition of a swing bag instead of webbing works well.

  • Robos A Go GoRobos A Go Go Registered User regular
    The webs coming out of Kamen Rider's fingers kind of make him look like a puppeteer, but I still like it.

    I don't like the one with the backpack because his eyes are made of butts and he looks like a bike messenger.

    And I like the one with the hood, especially for the spider-sense.

  • TexiKenTexiKen Dammit! That fish really got me!Registered User regular
    If Spider-Man can shoot webs from his wrists and not his butt for all these years, then he can have butt eyes!

  • KyouguKyougu Registered User regular
    Yeah, I didn't like the first prize at all. The Kamen rider thing doesn't work for me. Don't like the multiple eyes things and the scarf is so random.

    I really dug the Spiderboy third prize winner though. That one really works for me.

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