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Ethan Mars from Heavy Rain
Ethan Mars (voiced by Pascal Langdale) is one of four playable characters in the action-adventure game Heavy Rain. After another painful loss, Ethan’s son is kidnapped by the Origami Killer and he must do everything he can to save him. Ethan became a meme when the “Press X to Shaun” glitch was discovered. Ethan’s primary outfit throughout the game includes a brown jacket, blue jeans, and dark work boots. If you’re not ready to grow out your own five-o’clock-shadow, using a brown eyebrow pencil can help you shade your face to look more haggard.
Ada Wong from Resident Evil 4
Ada Wong (voiced in RE4 by Sally Cahill) is a character from the Resident Evil franchise. She has appeared in several iterations throughout the course of the series. In Resident Evil 4, Ada wears an embroidered dress with a high thigh slit. There are a few ways you can choose to recreate her appearance, including buying a replica dress. Otherwise, you can opt for a simpler version or a plain red dress with a similar silhouette. You can also choose to wear either flats or heels depending on which you prefer. Be sure to top the outfit off with a thigh holster and a prop gun, as Ada’s work as a spy means she’s always armed.
Make Your Own: Hornet and The Knight from Hollow Knight
Illustration by Yu Su “Beneath the fading town of Dirtmouth sleeps a vast, ancient kingdom. Many are drawn beneath the […]
Senpaibuns from Gacha Life
Senpaibuns is a non-playable character from the video game, Gacha Life. She can be found in Hometown of Life mode. In one of the games, “Narwhal Sky,” she is actually playable. Senpaibuns reappears in Gacha Club as a preset with multiple battle units.
Johnny Cage from Mortal Kombat 11
Johnny Cage (voiced by Andrew Bowen in Mortal Kombat 11) is an action movie star and martial artist. He is one of the seven original characters from the Mortal Kombat game series. Johnny is a bit of a showboat and an airhead, but that does not detract from his fighting prowess. In Mortal Kombat 11, Johnny’s look is more military-like than in previous iterations. He wears a tactical vest and pants, with a black long-sleeved shirt, combat boots, and sunglasses. Unless you can DIY Johnny’s “CAGE” belt, it might be hard to find, so look for a large silver buckle to use as a stand-in.
Carla Radames from Resident Evil 6
Dr. Carla Radames (voiced by Courtenay Taylor) is the person responsible for the creation of the C-Virus in the Resident Evil video game franchise. In Resident Evil 6, Dr. Radames undergoes a transformation as part of Derek Simmons’ Ada Project, which turns her into a doppelganger of Ada Wong. In her new appearance, Dr. Radames has short black hair and wears a blue dress with red scarf and belt. She also uses Ada’s signature Hookshot weapon. When seeking a gun to replicate the one she uses in the game, look for something futuristic-looking and mostly silver in color.
Ada Wong from Resident Evil 6
Ada Wong (voiced by Courtenay Taylor in RE6) has gone through several different iterations (and outfits) since she was introduced to the Resident Evil franchise. In RE6, she’s back with a slightly more practical look for her chosen profession. To recreate her appearance in this version, you’ll need black leather gloves, pants, and stiletto boots, as well as a red button-down shirt left open, with the sleeves rolled and the collar popped. A real crossbow is likely outside the budget for a costume, so stick with the pistol worn in her shoulder harness, or opt for a smaller, more toy-like version instead.
Gus from Brawl Stars
In Brawl Stars, Gus is a boy who passes time in an abandoned train ride, with his balloons as his only companions. He uses them in battle too, tossing them at enemies to do damage.
Momo from Stray
In the adventure game Stray, Momo is a Companion Robot and a member of the Outsiders. Momo resides in an apartment in the Slums, where he’s lonely and depressed, only a TV with poor signal to keep him company. His long Hawaiian shirt may be a reference to Max Payne, who often wore tropical shirts even in the snow.
Leslie Withers from The Evil Within
Leslie Withers (voiced in Japanese by Kengo Kawanishi and in English by Aaron Landon) is one of the secondary yet key characters in the horror game The Evil Within/Psycho Break.
He is a trauma patient at Beacon Mental Hospital, and is the only person out of the group that gets dragged into STEM that is compatible with Ruvik’s mental transference studies enough to potentially be his new vessel.
Leslie is very pale, possibly due to albinism, and as such has nearly colorless eyes, as well as pale platinum blonde hair, eyebrows, and eyelashes. He’s covered in a variety of wounds and skin irritations, some of which could be self-inflicted, or part of the abuse he went through at the hands of the doctors he was in the care of.
The outfit he wears throughout the game is the standard Beacon patient wear, with a greyish white long sleeved straightjacket type shirt that has the Beacon logo on the chest, as well as matching strapped pants. They are both excessively dirty, possibly with a combination of dirt and blood.
