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Anais Watterson from The Amazing World of Gumball
Anais Watterson (voiced by Kinza Syed Khan) is a character in the animated show The Amazing World of Gumball. She is the younger sister of Gumball and the daughter of Nicole and Richard. She is extremely smart and is in a grade much higher than her age would indicate. She’s also the most rational member of her family despite her youth. Anais is a pink rabbit, so your costume will need to include pink ears, tights, and gloves to recreate her coloring. Then, layer an orange dress over a white peter pan collar blouse and roll the sleeves to three-quarters length. Then, add a pair of white booties to complete the look.
Barbie from Barbie: A Fashion Fairytale
Barbie (voiced by Diana Kaarina) is the main character of the animated movie Barbie: A Fashion Fairytale in which she travels to Paris to visit her Aunt Millicent after being fired from an acting job. There, she meets Marie-Alecia and the two learn how to unlock the magic of the glitterizer to help bring Marie-Alecia’s fashion designs to live and save Millicent’s shop. At the start of the film, Barbie wears a black shirt with lace sleeves, dark jeans, and pink boots. She accessorizes with hoop earrings, and stacks of necklaces and bracelets. She also dons a yellow raincoat when she arrives in Paris.
Mira from Donut County
Mira is the main character of the Donut County video game. She works at a local donut shop alongside her friend BK, a raccoon. When Mira learns that BK’s boss, the Trash King, has a sinister plan to acquire as much trash as possible without regard for the lives of Donut County’s residents, she and BK team up to save the day. Mira has dark hair with bangs and wears a knotted black headband. Her clothes consist of a pink shirt, black and white varsity jacket, distressed black pants, and white sneakers.
Abe Lincoln from Clone High
Abe Lincoln (voiced by Will Forte) is an awkward teenage clone of President Abraham Lincoln in the MTV animated series Clone High. Created by Principal Scudworth, Abe is one of many cloned historical figures to attend the titular high school. Abe is non-confrontational, which sometimes makes him seem like a pushover. His first real friends are Gandhi and Joan of Arc, the latter of whom tries to make it clear to an oblivious Abe that she has a crush on him. Abe is tall and rather gangly, and wears a blue and white baseball tee, khaki pants, and black and white sneakers. You can use a fake chin strap beard to add facial hair and a brown makeup pencil to recreate his mole.
Cactus McCoy from Cactus McCoy and the Curse of Thorns
Cactus McCoy is the main character of the video game Cactus McCoy and the Curse of Thorns. Prior to a curse which turned him into a cactus, McCoy was a human treasure hunter. After his transformation, he becomes a gunslinger but never loses his love for seeking treasure. To create your look start with a cactus costume and then add a hat, vest, cape, and black jeans. You will also need cowboy boots and spurs.
Tito Dick from The Nutshack
Tito Dick (voiced by Rex Navarrete and Joey Guila) is a supporting character in the cartoon series The Nutshack. He is the uncle of main characters Phil Maitbag and Jack Colero, who live with him. Tito enjoys partying and has been known to manipulate Phil, though he loves both his nephew. Tito wears a black tank top, bell bottom pants, and brown square toed shoes. His accessories are all gold and include aviator sunglasses, a dollar sign chain necklace, several bracelets, and a belt buckle that says “dickman.” You can choose a similar belt buckle with a “D” on it to get as close as possible to the original design.
JFK from Clone High
JFK (voiced by Christopher Miller) is one of the cloned teenagers created by Principal Scudworth who attends the titular Clone High. He attends school alongside classmates like Abe Lincoln, Joan of Arc, and Gandhi. JFK is athletic and popular, with a self-centered personality that includes cheating on his girlfriend Cleopatra. JFK has brown hair and wears a striped long sleeved polo shirt with khakis and dark brown loafers.
Billy Dilley from Billy Dilley’s Super-Duper Subterranean Summer
Billy Dilley (voiced by series creator Aaron Springer) is the titular protagonist of the Disney XD animated series Billy Dilley’s Super-Duper Subterranean Summer. Alongside his lab partners Zeke and Marsha, Billy finds himself trapped in a strange world near the Earth’s core over their summer vacation. Billy can be socially awkward, but is deeply intersted in science, which serves him and his friends well on their adventure. To create your costume, you’ll need a ginger afro wig, long sleeved turquoise shirt, light blue pants, royal blue sneakers, and white gloves. If you’d like to include Billy’s hat, you can choose a blue and white one to start with and add the “B” to the front using green fabric paint.
Principal Scudworth from Clone High
Principal Scudworth (voiced by Phil Lord) is the primary antagonist of the MTV animated series Clone High. A mad scientist who created clones of historical figures as teenagers, Scudworth is employed the Secret Board of Shadowy Figures as the Principal of Clone High where he oversees students like Joan of Arc. Principal Scudworth wears a light blue shirt, dark blue tight, black pants, and black shoes. Over that, he wears a white lab coat and yellow rubber gloves. Complete your costume with half moon glasses and a self-adhesive goatee.
Murderbot
Murderbot (played by Alexander Skarsgard) is the titular security unit in Apple TV’s Murderbot. It is also the narrator of The Murderbot Diaries book series, upon which the series is based. Murderbot is assigned to protect the PreservationAux team including Pin-Lee and Dr. Gurathin. In the series, Murderbot is shown as wearing white, black, and grey armor, with an asymmetrical helmet. To create your costume, you can start with white and grey padded clothing for motorcycle riding. Layer knee pads, chest armor, and forearm guards with gloves over that. For the unique helmet, you can either purchase a black helmet and carefully add details with grey and white paint, or opt for a 3D printed mask instead.