Carbon Costume

Jean-Luc Picard (Sir Patrick Stewart) is the protagonist in his self-titled series, Star Trek: Picard. At the end of the 24th century, nearly twenty years after serving as captain in Star Trek: The Next Generation, Picard ruminates on his retirement. He lives in his vinyard, Chateau Picard, still grieving over the loss of Lieutenant Commander Data and the destruction of Romulus. But when a mysterious young woman named Dahj seeks him out, he realizes she may be linked to his past.

Kyousuke Natsume is a character in the anime Little Busters. He is the leader and original founder of the group of the same name. Originally, the group fought evil and preserved justice, although now they do anything like operations, pranks, and challenges. They also play baseball. Kyosuke is known for his intense red eyes that burn like embers. Rin Natsume is his younger brother by a year.

Based on the computer game of the same name, Where In the World is Carmen Sandiego?, is a children’s game show that aired in the early 90s. The contestants, referred to as “gumshoes” by the Chief, must help ACME find Carmen by answering questions about geography.

In Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World: The Game, Scott Pilgrim must battle the seven evil exes of Ramona Flowers, including Todd Ingram, following the plot of the comic book and movie. After the game was released in 2010 on Xbox 360 and Playstation 3, it was pulled from the shelves until its re-release this year to much fanfare.

Oogie Boogie (voiced by Ken Page) is the antagonist of the 90s stop motion animated film The Nightmare Before Christmas.  Finding himself at odds with Jack Skellington, Oogie Boogie also manages to kidnap Sally to lure the Pumpkin King to his dungeon-like lair.  Oogie Boogie is a boogeyman made of a burlap sack filled with countless brightly colored bugs that he’s eaten.  Under certain lighting in his lair, he glows a bright green color.  If you don’t want to shell out for the prestige costume below, you can get creative with a baggy dress and shoes (though it may be worth the splurge for the vinyl mask).  For a little extra flair, try a thin layer of glow-in-the-dark paint.  And don’t forget to bring some gummy worms to fill out your costume (and maybe share with friends).

In Jingle All the Way, Myron Larabee (Sinbad) is a postal worker who wants to get that year’s hottest toy, the Turbo-Man action figure, for his family. Problem is, it’s sold out in every single store, and there’s other people like Howard Langston who are also willing to go to any lengths to get one of his own. When Howard finds himself dressed up as Turbo-Man with one of the action figures in his hand, Myron shows up in costume has Dementor, Turbo-Man’s arch-nemesis.

Buddy Standler (voiced by Stuart Pankin) was a simple comedian just trying to make a name for himself. Unfortunately for Buddy, making his mark landed him on Joker’s bad side. A little bit of mind control later and Buddy made his debut as the Condiment King. To no-one’s surprise, condiments couldn’t quite stand up to the Bat and Buddy’s villain run ended almost as soon as it began, leaving Buddy hospitalized.

Like most comic and cartoon characters, the Condiment King’s costume is a bit hard to replicate without making it from scratch. But you can get close with some pre-made pieces and just a little DIY. White briefs, gloves, and boots are ready to go, as is a teal bodysuit and a pair of black lens sunglasses. You can replicate his condiment guns with red and yellow squirt guns while a silver backpack can replaces the tanks on his back until you can make your own. And, as an added bonus, the bag can hold your convention supplies. Another substitution is a green beanie for his pickle hat until, again, one can be made.

The DIY comes into play with the insignia on his chest. A pack of felt offers all the necessary colors while fabric fusion makes it possible to glue the decal to the bodysuit. Just be sure the chest of the suit is stretched to roughly its worn size before you glue the decal on so that it doesn’t affect the fit of the costume.

Do you like mazes? Do you like horror games? If you answered yes to both questions, then “Dark Deception” is for you. Players must navigate a maze of nightmarish horrors, all orchestrated by the vile Lord Malak. If players can collect enough Soul Shards, they are allowed to return to the world of the living. Lord Malak won’t make it easy, though. It’s his game, his maze, and his monsters. And he’d rather the player stay right where they are.

Lord Malak’s costume is fairly simple, though it does require some body paint. Red body paint gives you his demonic pallor while horns on a headband rounds out the look. Black gloves match a black suit, black shirt, black shoes, and a black button down shirt while a dark red tie stands out as his one accessory.