I need some costume help!

Hello everyone!

I am having trouble coming up with costume ideas for a inv/ss tanker. I want something that is more of a comic book superhero, but not with spandex. I like metallic, but currently, I've been using too much. So much so, that he looks like the triplet of twins!

Don't believe me?

The first two are the twins. (Fire/fire and ice/ice. Didn't see that coming, did yah'? )

Anyway...

If anyone can give me some costume help, that would be great!

Please and Thankyou!
-Burning Fang

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Do you have a name for this toon yet?

I *love* those twins, that's a really great use of the metallic color set.

Try a little armor here and there - if you have the GVE pack the sinister and justice gloves and boots and shoulder doodads are awesome additions to an otherwise plain outfit.

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Yes. Sapphire Assault... Hence the blue.

And thanks for the suggestion! I was thinking on making the outfit a bit more... Well, better, as soon as they get higher levels. You know, like 'Your outfit progresses when you do' type thing.

-Burning Fang

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hmm the name is Sapphire Assault, right? Why not start out with lightening the blue and grey some, it will gives us a much more vibrant and heroic feel.

as for the texture, you might want to try Tights 1 and 2 and see if the new colors makes them less "Spandex-like", if anything it will let you see if the 2 colors are working out well together. Medieval make a nice metal top, but it sometimes doesn't show your chosen patterns very well. Don't be afraid to make the gloves, legs, and boots completely different from each other though. I particularly like using the Folded glove and/or boot to help draw attention to the entire costume (one solid texture tends to draw the eye to the center of the chest only), but use whatever you like. Also you might want to change the head, particularly the mask type and the hair (this is what makes him look the most related to the other two). If you don't like any other hair style, consider full masks, hats, or helmets, anything to differ the character's head.

That's really all I have to suggest to help differ it up.

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I've gotten a lot of complements on my creations, so I'll take a stab at this. These are all suggestions, however, and if I come across as a windbag feel free to ignore them.

Sapphire Assault Redux

(I apologize in advance for not exactly matching your colors.)

What I've done is made a few minor changes. I switched out hairstyles (Spikey instead of Fury), and made him sort of blond. I also added the Lab Goggles in your base colors as well as switching the mask to Nails.

On the upper body, I switched out for the Layered pads in (I assume) Gold and Black, as well as changed the Gloves to Banded - Banded - Stripe, in Silver and Black. Kept the belt, but changed it to Black.

For the lower body, again, I changed the boots to match the Gloves, but used Fade Line to make them stand out.

All in all, I tried to keep the overall feel of your character, but also make him stand out from his 'brothers'. I hope this helps.

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I want something that is more of a comic book superhero, but not with spandex.

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What hero did you have in mind?

I'm not all that great at making costumes, myself. But I find that borrowing a bit from established heroes tends to make the costume look better to me. For example.
Not as good as whats already been posted, but it'd be something you might see my characters using.


Also, keep in mind that auras might clash with some costumes. My tanker was originally wearing black, but I ended up with that white suit. I originally made it out of annoyance about how bright Inv's auras + Rage's aura made the dude look. I figured I might as well go the whole nine and make it so he causes my eyes to bleed if I look at him for too long...



Edit: I just realized how often I use those damned gloves and boots...

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Well, for my take, tried to stick with the sapphire theme, while keeping some of the elements of your original design. Kept the bird icon, but to bring it out more, and give it that cheesy, golden age tanker/protector appeal, used the chest emblem shield, with more gold to bring it out.

Gold contrasts well with the sapphire/light blue, and gives a 'majestic' feel to it, so I used it a lot as accents. Chose some more armored looking pieces, like the Tech 1 shoulders, Wrist Bands, and large, Armor Plate boots. Plus a nifty half helmet, since you are a tank, and all that. Not certain what your origin is, but armor always helps when taking a beating >_>

Sapphire Assault take two.

Gave him a smirk, since I always imagine tanks to be a little cocky >_>

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Heh, I love all the costumes you've all posted, and the ideas are REALLY nice! I just wish that this game had a full mask with the eye sockets robin style. Then, at least I could try pulling something off without asking for help.

The brighter blue colors seem to intrigue me a bit... I'll post some pictures of my used-to-be ugly outfit that I never want to go back to, and a few options for my new outfit.

Thanks again for all of your hard work everyone!

-Burning Fang

Edit: I just realized how hard it is to NOT post the double parenthesis from RPing too much.

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