Carbon Costume

Lightning (voiced by Tyrone Savage) is a character from Total Drama: Revenge of the Island and Total Drama All Stars.  Lightning is extremely competitive and self-centered, often showing off and even betraying an agreement with Cameron.  Lightning has a strong physique and wears a football jersey, cargo shorts, and light blue sneakers.  His accessories include a lightning bolt necklace and earrings.  To create your costume, use a large iron-on patch in the shape of “1” to transform a t-shirt into Lightning’s jersey.

Lucifer Morningstar (voiced by Jeremy Jordan) is the ruler of Hell and the leader of the Seven Deadly Sins in the web toon series Hazbin Hotel.  He is the father of Charlie and the estranged husband of Lilith.  Lucifer’s color palette consists of whtie and red.  To create his costume, you’ll need a white suit with tailcoat, a red and whtie striped waistcoat, black knee high boots, and a black bow tie.  Finish your costume with a blonde wig, red and white top hat, and a scepter.  Replica scepters for Lucifer with an apple on top can be expensive, but a scepter with a red jeweled top will evoke a similar effect.  To take your costume to the next level, use white face paint and then layer purple on your eyelids and pink on your cheeks.  You can also use red fabric paint to add pops of color to your tailcoat.

Mike (voiced by Cory Doran) is a character in the Total Drama series.  He appears in Total Drama: Revenge of the Island and Total Drama All Stars.  He is a member of the Mutant Maggots alongside Jo, Cameron, Brick, Anna Maria, and Zoey, his crush and future girlfriend. To recreate Mike’s look, you’ll need grey sneakers, blue jeans, and spiky black hair.  If you can’t find an exact match for Mike’s shirt, try layering a teal t-shirt over a pale yellow tee to achieve a similar look.

Emcee is a character from the current 2024 Broadway adaptation of Cabaret, and is played by Eddie Redmayne. Emcee is the sort of narrator in the story, and is the Master of Ceremonies at the Kit Kat Club, set in 1930s Berlin.

To dress like Emcee, start with a cream or white crochet sleeveless top. Tuck this into maroon wide leg pants that you can cut off and hem if possible at the knee. Over this, wear a maroon waist belt to give it a more high-waisted look like the original costume. If the bow portion of both the pants and belt get in the way, cut off the excess on the pants and tuck the rest into the waist band. Cover the edge with the waist belt and tuck the ribbons into itself or under the belt to create a more flat look. At the neck, wear a maroon scarf tied into a bow. Pair with black elbow-black gloves, maroon lace-up boots, and a teal green/ blue party hat. For hair, you can use a temporary spray orange color.

Zeus is the main character in the new Netflix series KAOS and is played by Jeff Goldblum. KAOS is a modern dark comedy series that is inspired by the characters and stories of Greek mythology.

To dress like Zeus, wear a blue two-piece tracksuit, a white tee, and an off-white or pale yellow apron. Use fabric paints to create the similar striped pattern and wear aviator-style sunglasses. Another take on this look uses just the blue pants from the tracksuit set, the white tee, and then layer an orange patterned robe.

In GI Joe, Sgt. Slaughter was a drill instructor with the United States Marine Corps who was literally born on Parris Island. He’s the toughest, no-nonsense member of all the Joes. He’s inspired by the pro wrestler Robert Rudolph Remus who performed under the same name and voiced him in the 1980s Sunbow cartoon. Slaughter’s standard uniform was a black tank top, camo pants, mirrored sunglasses, and a big bushy mustache.

Silver (voiced in the Pokemon Generations anime in Japanese by Ryōta Ōsaka and in English by Lucien Dodge, and in the Pokemon Masters game in Japanese by Yūki Ono and in English by Joe Zieja) is the main antagonist/rival in the (Heart)Gold and (Soul)Silver Pokemon games, opposite Gold(/Ethan), and shows up frequently through other forms of Pokemon media. He is the son of the leader of Team Rocket, Giovanni, though he prefers to distance himself from his father and follow his own path.

Silver has mid-shoulder length dark red hair, worn partially over one eye, and depending on the version, his eyes are either a greyish silver, or a similar red color. His HeartGold/SoulSilver outfit consists of a dark purpley-black jacket with red detailing, worn over a black shirt, and his pants are a mid-toned purple, with a silver buckled belt. The look is finished off with black shoes with red detailing, and depending on version, he sometimes has black gloves.

Lost in Translation is a film by Sofia Coppola. It stars Bill Murray as Bob Harris. The story follows a lonely movie star named Bob Harris and newlywed Charlotte who meet in Tokyo and form a bond after learning what they have in common.

This would be a great costume for film fans and couples, alongside a Charlotte costume. To dress like Bob, you can go for his robe costume from the poster or the costume he wears alongside Charlotte in her iconic pink wig. For the robe, wear a green robe and white slippers. For the karaoke look, wear a black coat over a yellow and black tee and black trousers.