Carbon Costume Men
Professor Birch in Pokémon
Professor Birch is the stoutly Pokémon professor for the Hoenn Region. He is more outgoing than the other professors and often takes his research with him outdoors, hence those really cool sandals. Birch’s research specialisation is Pokémon behaviour in the wild.
Doc Louis
Jerome “Doc” Louis is an ex-heavyweight boxing champion and Little Mac’s coach in the Nintendo game series Punch-Out!!!. He is also an infamous YouTube Poop meme using a clip of him training Little Mac on a bike and making it look like he is stealing Mac’s bike.
Francisco Scaramanga
Francisco Scaramanga (Christopher Lee) is the primary villain in the James Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun. It is he who carries the titular golden gun, using it as his assassination weapon. As the highest paid assassin in the world at 1 million dollars a hit, he is a very well dressed, well traveled man with an eye for details. No photographs exist of Scaramanga, and so Bond must search for him using his distinctive birth mark – a third nipple.
Quatre Raberba Winner in Mobile Suit Gundam Wing
Quatre is the pilot of Sandrock and leader of “G Team.” Along with the four other members: Heero Yuy (Wing Gundam), Duo Maxwell (Deathscythe), Trowa Barton (Heavyarms) and Chang Wufei (Shenlong), he is sent to Earth as part of a plan to take revenge on the OZ military corporation. Quatre believes in the idea of pacifism and is often reluctant to kill an enemy. He is kind and humble, as well as being the best dressed of the group.
Crazy Dave
David Blazing, AKA Crazy Dave, is the deuteragonist in the Plants vs. Zombies video game series. He serves as a narrator for the games and also has a shop called Crazy Dave’s Twiddydinkies that he runs from the back of his car.
Firo Prochainezo from Baccano
In Baccano!, Firo Prochainezo is the youngest executive of Manhattan’s Martillo Family camorra. He became a complete immortal in November 1930 after accidentally drinking Szilard Quates’ immortality elixir at a party celebrating his own promotion.
Pyramid Head
A strange, violent, brutal creature in the video game Silent Hill 2, Pyramid Head serves as a mental manifestation of the guilt and anger bottled up inside the main protagonist James Sunderland. The pyramid shaped helmet he wears appears to cause him pain, and he never utters a word except for moans and grunts. His outfit is simple but bloody: a butchers robe, white gloves, a giant knife and the iconic pyramid helmet. Be sure to cover all clothing in a good dose of fake blood. For a detailed DIY guide on how to make your own Pyramid Head prop, check out our advanced cosplay guide.
Running Forrest Gump
In the 1994 film Forrest Gump, the titular Forrest Gump embarks on a lengthy run across America with his trusty Nikes. This guide is for when his iconic running look featured in one of the most memorable scenes of American cinema.
Ginko from Mushi-shi
Ginko, whose real name is Yoki, is the main character of the manga and anime series Mushi-shi, who is followed throughout the series solving mushi cases. He rarely comes back to the same show location more than once, to reinforce his ‘wanderer’ status.
Stanley Miller
In Stan Against Evil, judgmental sheriff Stan Miller (John C. McGinley) is forced to give up his job because of an angry outburst at a most inopportune moment — his wife’s funeral. Relinquishing authority doesn’t come easily for Stan, especially after he finds out he must make way for Evie Barret.
