Carbon Costume

Jeff Johansen is a metalhead and artist who got his start designing a mural for the Legion in Dead by Daylight.  Jeff’s intimidating look is capped off with a scar over his left eye which he sustained during a fight at a music show.  Despite his stature, Jeff’s personality is far more caring and helps him and his fellow survivors stay alive.  While Jeff’s specific shirt is available for purchase, you could use any shirt depicting a heavy metal group, especially if you are a fan of a specific band.

Red Rush is a character in the animated and comic-book series, Invincible. His real name is Josef, a Russian speedster and a member of the original Guardians of the Globe. His name comes from the color of his suit and his superpower. He is betrayed and murdered by Omni-Man, who he previously considered an ally. His wife, Olga, mourns him. Michael Cudlitz voices Red Rush on the series now streaming on Amazon Prime.

Osana Najimi (voiced by Brittany Lauda) is the first rival the player meets when they start the game Yandere Simulator. She serves as the game’s tutorial and a prickly one at that. Not that you’d know by looking at her style, however. She has a sweet sense of fashion that makes for an excellent cosplay.

Since the game takes place at school, most of Osana’s outfit is a standard school uniform. A white blouse with a blue sailor collar and red necktie, a blue pleated skirt, and black slip on shoes. Her personal style comes in with her long red hair pulled back in pigtails by red scrunches and decorated with a red ribbon bow, and with her pink polka dot socks.

Flora Wingrave (played by Amelie Smith) is the precious younger sister of Miles in the Netflix series The Haunting of Bly Manor.  Flora quickly befriends Dani Clayton when she arrives at Bly as the new governess.  She is a sweet child, though she can at times be rather off-putting and even a bit frightening.  Flora’s costumes often revolve around a sweet purple and pink palette, making for a “perfectly splendid” range of options to choose from when recreating her look.

Uncle Sam first came into use an a recruitment tool in the early 1900s and has been around ever since. His most well-known image circulated during World War II when could be found staring steely-eyed from recruitment posters all over the country. He’s now a staple of Halloween parties and even makes for a great Fourth of July costume if you’re looking to add a new tradition to the holiday!

There have been a few versions of Uncle Sam over the years. A pre-made costume set is the easiest way to get the most well-known version of him but you can trade out a few pieces for a more traditional look. The top hat is the easiest since a white top hat, blue fabric, and white applique stars can recreate the look from the WWII posters.

Finish off the look with a white wig and decorate buckle bands over your favorite pair of black dress shoes!

Peppermint Fizz is a character in the Strawberry Shortcake television series. At first, she is an antiheroine, as her determination and stubbornness drives her to cheat to get her way. Her demeanor changes once Raspberry Torte and Lime Light become the new bullies, and Peppermint redeems herself. As a result, she becomes best friends with Strawberry Shortcake. She is also friends with the girls in year four. Her pet is a chameleon named Cola. The animation featured in this costume guide is from the 2007 version. Tie the wig back into a ponytail with a red scrunchie. To finish the look, apply pink blush to the apples of your cheeks.

In the not too distant future, Jonah Heston takes over as the human test subject in the renewal of Mystery Science Theater 3000. The first episode explains he was formerly an ore transporter and inventor for Gizmonic Institute. A perceived emergency brings him to a moon station, but it was a trick from the new villains! He is then transported to the original spaceship to renew the torture. Like Joel, he will be forced to watch bad sci-fi movies until he goes insane. Fortunately, the original robots are there to provide humor and companionship. Jonah hosted the show from 2017-2018.

Kimi Watanabe-Finster (voiced by Dionne Quan) is the step-sister of Chuckie Finster from the Nickelodeon show Rugrats.  Originally introduced in the movie Rugrats in Paris, Kimi quickly becomes a member of the crew and joins in on their adventures.  Kimi is very brave, often encouraging her step-brother to take bigger risks and step out of his comfort zone.  Kimi wears a pink shirt, purple cowboy boots, and a yellow bib dress with a purple cat on it.  If you want to add a cat to your own dress, you can use a purple sticker or decal, or if you want to get really crafty, you could always paint one on by hand.

Kuina and Kanata Ubuyashiki are minor characters in the hit anime Demon Slayer. They are the twin daughters of Kayaga Ubuyashiki, and accompany him wherever he goes. Even the hashira must show respect to Kuina and Kanata.  Tanjiro and Zenitsu first meet the twins during the final selection as they calmly explain the fatal consequences of the exam. Both girls are almost identical, except Kanata has white hair and Kuina has black hair.

Darkwing is a character in the animated and comic book series, Invincible. His real identity is a secret, but his resemblance to Batman is quite uncanny. He is a member of the original Guardians of the Globe. His powers include gadgetry, namely with magnetic bombs, grappling hooks, and a hoverboard in his arsenal. He is also skilled at hand to hand combat. Like the other Guardians, Darkwing is betrayed and murdered by Omni-Man. Lennie James voices this character on the show now streaming on Amazon Prime.