Carbon Costume Cartoons
Vex’ahlia from Legend of Vox Machina
Vex’ahlia or “Vex” is a character from Critical Role, a DnD campaign on Youtube, played by Laura Bailey. He is also a character in Legend of Vox Machina, the animated adaptation on Amazon Prime. Vex is a half-elf ranger/rogue party member of Vox Machina. She is the twin sister of Vax’ildan, born and raised in Byroden, then taken to live in the elven city of Syngorn. But neither of them were happy there, so they left together to adventure. Joining Vox Machina, she wielded the legendary bow Fenthras to fight against the Chroma Conclave. She earned the blessing of Pelor and became its champion to face Vecna. Later on, Vex married Percy de Rolo, and the couple had five children. She went on to serve on the Tal’Dorei Council. Vex is often seen with her Trinket, her loyal brown bear companion.
Uta from One Piece
In One Piece, Uta is a world famous diva singer and the adopted daughter of the Red-Haired Shanks. She has long white hair on her left side and long red hair on the right, arranged as ponytails with circle braids at the ends. She wears a short white frilly dress, a light blue sleeve on her left arm, and always golden headphones over her ears. She and Luffy are longtime friends and rivals. Uta is the star of One Piece Film: Red.
Doris the Ugly Stepsister from Shrek 2
In Shrek 2 and Shrek the Third, Doris (voiced by Larry King!) is one of Cinderella’s step-sisters, who works as a bartender. She puts forth Puss in Boots to King Harold for the task of assassinating Shrek. Eventually she ends up as part of Princess Fiona’s inner circle. Whether she’s ugly is subjective — Simon Cowell certainly thinks so — but her makeup with gaudy eyeshadow, pencil-thin eyebrows, and prominent mole, is ultimately what makes or breaks this cosplay.
Mercury from Milky Way and the Galaxy Girls
Milky Way and the Galaxy Girls is a cartoon concept that was pitched to Hasbro by Lauren Faust. Although Hasbro passed on it, it eventually morphed into the highly successful My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. MWGG is inspired by the 90’s Strawberry Shortcake series, with a dash of the anime Sailor Moon, with the girls as the personification of different planets. Mercury’s winged sneaker-skates propel her through the cosmos in a shimmery silver flash at the speed of light.
Benatar from Your Favorite Martian
Benatar (voiced by Ray William Johnson with Jesse Cale providing his singing voice) is a supporting character in the web series Your Favorite Martian. A member of the titular band, Benatar suffers some rougher treatment from bandmates Puff Puff and Axel, but it doesn’t seem to bother him much. To recreate Benatar’s look, you’ll need black pants and a blue suit jacket with a red tie. He also has blonde hair that sweeps over his eyes, so you might need to take a little time to style your hair or a wig. Lastly, if you don’t already have a keytar, they can be quite expensive, so don’t shy away from a toy or inflatable version instead of the real thing to complete the look.
Paul from Eddsworld
Paul (voiced by and based upon Paul ter Voorde) is a recurring character in the web cartoon Eddsworld. Paul looks a lot like Patryck, but is distinguishable by his extremely thick eyebrows and the fact that he almost always carries a cigarette with him. Paul’s look consists primarily of a blue military-style jacket with a high collar, which you can layer over grey pants and boots. If you don’t have the messy brown hair, a wig can work instead, just be sure to give it a good muss as a finishing touch to your costume.
Cat Noir from Miraculous Ladybug
Mayura from Miraculous Ladybug
In Miraculous Ladybug, Mayura (real name Nathalie Sancoeur) is a sidekick to Gabriel Agreste / Hawk Moth, assisting him in stealing miraculouses with the help of the Peacock Miraculous. As Nathalie, she takes care of Adrien; as Mayura, she’s willing to destroy Cat Noir and Ladybug.
Finnian (Finny) from Kuroshitsuji
Finnian, also called Finny, (voiced in Japanese by Yuuki Kaji, and in English by Jason Liebrecht) is one of the important side characters in the anime Kuroshitsuji/Black Butler.
Finny is the gardener of the Phantomhive estate, serving under Ciel Phantomhive, and often does things disastrously wrong. He was a scientific test subject before being rescued and hired on to Ciel’s service, and as such is uncommonly strong to the point of being nearly superhuman.
He has golden blonde hair, kept short and fluffy with five red hairclips holding the bangs out of his face, and his eyes are a tealy-green. The outfit he wears is the outfit he gardens in, a cream colored long-sleeve shirt with a red trim on all the hems and collar, with a set of goldenrod plaid capri pants, finished off with dark socks and gardening boots with a red trim to match the shirt. He also has a waist pouch for gardening shears, a set of white gardening gloves, and a sun hat, that does the dual purpose of protecting him from the sun, as well as hiding his test subject number.
Feitan Portor from Hunter x Hunter
Feitan Portor (Voiced by Kappei Yamaguchi in Japanese and Tom Bauer in English) is the number two ranked member in the Phantom Troupe, in the anime Hunter x Hunter.
He is a sword specialist, the Troupe’s interrogator due to his willingness to torture, and has the ability to turn himself into a living bomb, without risk to his own life.
Feitan has black, down spiked middle parted hair, and purple-grey eyes. His usual outfit is a black robe, with an overlaid collar piece decorated by a skull. He has black boots and pants (not included, those aren’t really visually important if you wear this full outfit, so any pair of pants should work), and his weapon is a red, black skull patterned, umbrella with a sword for a hilt.
