Carbon Costume

Carrie (voiced by Kristin Fairlie) is a character from Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race.  She is lifelong best friends with Devin, her teammate, and the two harbor romantic feelings for each other that are eventually revealed.  Carrie has wavy blonde hair and wears a kelly green sweater over a turquoise shirt with light blue jeans.  She also wears black and white sneakers, a brown belt, and brown bangles.

Dakota (voice dby Carleigh Beverly) is a fame obsessed contestant who appears in Total Drama: Revenge of the Island.  Dakota starts as a member of the Toxic Rats alongside Dawn, Sam, and Lightning, but eventually becomes a member of the Mutant Maggots.  She transforms into a mutant version of herself after being exposed to radiation, but Sam still finds her attractive and the two begin a relationship.  In her original form, Dakota has long blonde hair and wears a light pink top, bright pink pants, and light pink ballet flats.  As a mutant, her skin turns orange and her hair becomes spiky green.  Her clothes appear shredded.  No matter which version you decide to use as your costume, you’ll need pink lipstick to complete the look.  If you decide to go as mutant Dakota, you’ll need distressed shorts instead of pants and a pair of scissors to shred your tube top.

Kaulder (played by Vin Diesel) is the protagonist of the fantasy film The Last Witch Hunter.   As an immortal, Kaulder has hunted witches as a member of the Order of the Axe and Cross for centuries.  In the modern era in which the film is set, Kaulder is bald and favors a black palette for his clothes.  To create your costume, you’ll need black combat boots, back pants, and a black henley shirt.  You may also wish to wear a black trench coat.  Complete your look with a Medieval sword and back holster to carry it.

Dawn (voiced by Caitlynne Medrek) is a character from Cartoon Network’s Total Drama franchise.  A member of the Toxic Rats team, Dawn can communicate with animals and read people’s auras.  She is friends with B, Brick, and Sam.  Dawn has pale blonde hair and pointed ears.  For your costume, you’ll need purple tights, a grey skirt, a blue collared shirt, an olive green sweater, and black loafers.  Complete your look with elf ears and pale purple lipstick.

Anne Maria (voiced by Athena Karkanis) is a character in the animated series Total Drama: Revenge of the Island.  She is a member of the Mutant Maggots.  Anne Maria has a quick temper and is willing to do almost anything to win as long as it does not negatively impact her appearance.  She sometimes comes into conflict with Zoey over her infatuation with Vito, one of Mike‘s personalities.  Anne Maria wears mint green capri pants, a pink belt, pink shoes, and a pink crop top with ruffled sleeves.  She wears hoop earrings, bright eye shadow and lipstick.

Hermes (originated by André De Shields on Broadway and later played by Stephanie Mills) is the narrator of the musical Hadestown.  Hermes weaves the tragic tale of  Orpheus and Eurydice through song, even knowing how it ends.  Hermes has been played by men and women on stage, making the costume flexible to meet your needs.  Focus on shades of silver and grey, and choose a suit and vest or corset that makes you feel like a god.

Doug Houser (voiced by Christopher Corey Smith) is the protagonist of the horror game Dark Deception.  A former lawyer, Doug is tasked with collecting the spiritual essence of the demon Lord Malak‘s victims, known as soul shards, in order to obtain the Riddle of Heaven.  Doug has short dark hair and wears a simple costume consisting of a light grey shirt, dark grey vest, dark grey pants, and black shoes.  He wears a red crosshatch pattern tie.  If you cannot find an exact match, choose a red tie with a similar pattern.  Complete your look by gathering a few large purple crystals to mimic the soul shards from the game.

Deimos is a main character from the Madness Combat flash animation series.  He often fights alongside Sanford.  You’ll need to really lean in to a world of greyscale to recreate Deimos’ design with your costume.  Start with a grey bodysuit.  You can use black fabric markers to add crosshairs to the front of your face mask.  Then, wrap the top of your head in white bandages and put on a grey visor.  Finish your outfit with a white tee, grey shoes, and a booded jacket.  To make the antenna for your backpack, use black pipe cleaners, these will give you the ability to make the corkscrew shape in the middle.  Put on your back, don a pair of vintage headphones, and you’re ready to join the madness.