Carbon Costume

In the Sandlot, Ham Porter (Patrick Renna) is the type of person where you hear them before you see them. He’s a heckling catcher with a super outgoing personality. Ham is part of a friendly gang of kids who play baseball all summer long. That is, until THE BEAST gets a hold of possibly the most precious baseball ever. He can’t imagine anyone not knowing the “Great Bambiiiinoooo”, which is why all he can say is “You’re Killing me Smalls!” to the clueless new kid in town.

Carter (played by Tone Bell) is the security guard at Ruth’s Alternative Caring on the show Disjointed. He is also a character with one of the biggest development arcs in the show. And he is, for many, the character with the most heart wrenching backstory. An Iraq veteran with untreated PTSD, Carter struggles to process what he has been through and find peace. He does, thankfully, but it’s a long journey that Tone Bell plays phenomenally.

Carter’s look changes throughout the show, usually in a way that reflects where he is in his character arc. This version of his costume is toward the end of the first season. He’s relaxed a little and doesn’t wear a full security uniform but he’s also not entirely relaxed into casual clothes as he occasionally is in the second season.

The main pieces here are his black “Security” shirt and his combat boots. Adding in a pair of black Dickies and a black hoodie completes the look. Of course Carter is rarely without his word search book as well. Any other accessories you might want to add from the shows are entirely up to your discretion!

In the game Dead by Daylight, Adam Francis is a resourceful teacher who was transported to the realm of the Entity when he attempted to shield a girl from harm with his own body during a train derailment.  Adam hails from Kingston, Jamaica, where he was raised by his uncle after his father’s death.  He worked hard and used his intelligence to gain a position teaching overseas in Japan.  Now he uses that intelligence to evade the many killers of the game.

People all over the world have fallen in love with Frodo and Bilbo Baggins, the elves of Lothlorien and Rivendell, and the fierce Dwarves of Middle Earth. And if it weren’t for J.R.R. Tolkien, none of those beings would exist at all.

Born January 03, 1892 Tolkien lived through the most tumultuous times of the 20th century. It was not an easy period and Tolkien used every bit of it to inspire his books. They, in turn, have gone on to inspire millions.

This year on his birthday – or for Tolkien Reading Day on March 25th – you can honor Tolkien by dressing up as him or one of his many characters and enjoying a Lord of the Rings-themed party!

If you choose to dress as Tolkien your costume will be pretty straight-forward. You’ll need a three-piece tweed suit and white shirt, a ties, and some Oxford shoes. Slick your hair back with a little pomade and grab some round glasses, then find your favorite writing pen and a nice book of blank paper.

Shoto Todoroki is a student in class 1-A at U.A. High School, perhaps the strongest one. As the youngest son of Endeavor, he possesses pyromanic abilities. However he loathes these abilities as well as his father’s destiny for him, which is to surpass All-Might. Because his mother has an Ice Quirk, his Quirk is called Half Hot Half Cold, which gives him the power to generate fire from the left side of his body and generate ice on the right side. In the beginning, Todoroki had a cold and aloof personality due to abusive and complicated family relationships. He has become more friendly, but is still awkward in social situations.

Charlie Bucket is the protagonist of the children’s book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory written by Roald Dahl. Peter Ostrum played Charlie in the 1971 movie adaptation, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Although he comes from poor family, young Charlie is thoughtful and polite. He cares deeply about his relatives, especially his eldest grandfather, Grandpa Joe. His biggest wish is for a Golden Ticket to the factory, which he ends up getting! As a reward for his good behavior, Charlie wins the factory. Included in this costume guide are two alternate outfits, which include his plain blue sweater and red sweater. Wrap the Wonka wrapper around a giant Hershey bar and slip the golden ticket inside for the perfect prop.

Colossus (played by Stefan Kapicic) is one of two or three mutants that join Deadpool in his movies. According to the movies, the others are busy (or avoiding Wade). If you ask Deadpool, though, the studio just couldn’t afford to license more from Fox. Ouch. Either way Colossus is a somewhat reluctant ally for the merc with a mouth and one Deadpool sorely needs.

You don’t need the X-gene to copy Colossus’ look thankfully. To copy his metal-coated skin you can either use a silver bodysuit and black marker for the body then use silver and black body paint for your face and hands. Or, if you prefer the paint over the bodysuit, you can use just the paint. You’ll need a few paintbrushes to pull off the finer detail, though.

Recreating Colossus’ clothing is a little bit easier. A black zip-up bike vest and red paint copies the most detailed part of his look while black pants, a black tactical belt, and black boots finish off the look.

During the Crusades, Niccolò di Genova fought for Italy.  Now an immortal soldier, Nicky (played by Luca Marinelli) protects humanity alongside Andy, Booker, Nile, and Joe in the Netflix film The Old Guard.  Nicky and Joe began fighting on opposing sides, before falling in love after realizing their shared immortality and purpose.