Carbon Costume

Penelope Blossom (played by Nathalie Boltt) is a recurring character in the CW series Riverdale.  The mother of Cheryl and Jason, Penelope is manipulative and cunning, with a penchant for poisons.  She has copper hair and favors the color red in nearly all of her ensembles.  She wears a glove on her left hand to cover scars after receiving third-degree burns.  When crafting your costume, focus on chic silhouettes, carefully styled hair, and crimson pieces that really pop.

The Pirate Captain (voiced by Hugh Grant) is the main character in the stop-motion animation feature film The Pirates! Band of Misfits.  The Captain leads his crew on an adventure to try and steal enough gold to win the Pirate of the Year award, but is plagued by bad luck as they strike ships without the bounty they seek, eventually coming in contact with Charles Darwin on the HMS Beagle.  The Pirate Captain has a bushy red beard and wears a long red coat with gold details.  His shirt and sash are different shades of yellow, while his pants are tan and his boots brown.  He also carries a sword.

Brad Armstrong is the broody protagonist of the RPG game LISA: THE PAINFUL.  Brad is a tormented character trying to do his best to protect Buddy from the Rando Army.  He is also addicted to the drug Joy, which is a blue pill.  To recreate his look from the game, you’ll need a balding head, a black beard, and a scar over your right eye.  Brad wears a brown poncho, dark pants and shoes, and has brown cuffs on his wrists.  To mimic Joy, you can use blue candy.

Shino Aburame (voiced by Shinji Kawada and Darek Stephen Prince) is a character from the anime and manga series Naruto.  He is a member of Team 8, under Kurenai Yuhi, alongside Hinata Hyuga and Kiba Inuzuka.  He can control bugs that live inside his body as part of his clan’s special technique.  Members of the Aburame clan are known for wearing dark glasses that obscure their eyes, and Shino is no exception.  In the original series, he also wears brown pants and a grey-green jacket with a high collar that covers his mouth.  When creating your costume, try to find a jacket with a high-stand collar.  In the later episodes of Shippuden, Shino wears a green hooded jacket with a black shirt beneath instead having the collar that covers the lower portion of his face. A cowl neck zip-up can serve this purpose well.  During the Fourth Shinobi War, he also wears a Konoha standard-issue flak vest.  No matter which version you choose, don’t forget your forehead protector, kunai pouch, sandals, and round sunglasses.

J. Robert Oppenheimer (played by Cillian Murphy) is the titular protagonist at the heart of Christopher Nolan’s film Oppenheimer. The primary physicist responsible for the creation of the atomic bomb, Oppenheimer’s life included no shortage of drama including an affair with Jean Tatlock during his marriage to Kitty, and many inquiries into his political affiliations and ideologies.  The Manhattan Project of which Oppenheimer was a part took place in the 1940s, so your costume should evoke a vintage silhouette as much as possible.  Oppenheimer wears several different suits throughout the movie, often favoring grey and brown shades.  He also owns a rather unique belt buckle that is silver with turquoise.  To recreate his look from the film, choose a brown or tan suit, with a matching tie, shoes, and flat-brimmed hat.  Add a belt with a fancy buckle, a pipe, and a wedding ring.  Lastly, you can recreate his round identification badge by writing “K-6” on a plain white button.

Miss Hattie (voiced by Kristen Wiig) is a minor antagonist in the Illumination film Despicable Me.  She is the cruel operator of Miss Hattie’s Home for Girls where Margo, Edith, and Agnes live before they are adopted by Gru.  Miss Hattie has brown hair and wears a pink cardigan with a red plaid skirt.  The ruffled collar of her blouse sticks out over the collar of her sweater, and she wears a red gem brooch at her throat.  Complete your costume with a coiffed wig, sheer stockings, and red shoes.

Baki Hanma (voiced by Nobunaga Shimazaki and Troy Baker in the 2018 anime) is the protagonist of Baki the Grappler.  Baki trains as a fighter so he can surpass and defeat his father Yuujiro Hanma as vengeance for the death of his mother Emi Akezawa.  Baki has shaggy brown hair and a beauty mark over his lip that resembles Emi’s.  For your costume, you’ll need a pair of red shorts to emulate Baki’s preferred fighting uniform.  While finding an exact match might be difficult, plenty of options exist that are very similar, so choose your favorite.  You’ll also need white hand wraps and athletic tape, and you can use a pair of open-toed grip socks to protect your feet.  Baki is covered in scars from his hard years of training, and you can use scar wax to recreate these.  Depending on how many you decide to wear, you may need extra wax.  Choose a concealer in your skin tone (the one linked comes in many) to conceal the edges.  Finally, use a black eyebrow pencil to add your beauty mark and you’re ready for a fight!

Garou (voiced by Hikaru Midorikawa and Greg Chun) is a martial arts prodigy who dubs himself the “Hero Hunter” in the manga and anime series One-Punch Man.  Though he spends much of his time as a villain, Bang eventually undertakes his rehabilitation so he can become a hero.  Garou has stark silver hair that he wears styled up into two points.  He wears a tight black long-sleeved shirt, white trousers, and black shoes.  Replaced the sash on a pair of martial arts pants with a yellow one to complete the look.