Carbon Costume Men
Pete Martino from Ghosts
Pete Martino (played by Richie Moriarty) is the perpetually upbeat 80s scout master killed by a stray arrow on the CBS sitcom Ghosts. Prior to his death, Pete was a dedicated family man and scout leader to a troop of girls, one of whom loosed the arrow that accidentally resulted in his demise. To recreate his look from the show, you’ll need large-framed glasses, tall boot socks, green shorts, and a khaki shirt. Adorn the shirt with as many patches as you want. The easiest way to make it look like there’s an arrow through your throat is to use a gag headband turned sideways. A neckerchief can double as part of the costume as well as a disguise for the headband while it helps hold it in place.
Future Edd from Eddsworld
Future Edd (voiced by Edd Gould) is a villain in the web cartoon Eddsworld intent on killing his past self to avoid a bad life. Future Edd dresses much like his younger self, though with a markedly darker overall look. He also sports a heavy trench coat and a scruffy beard. To recreate the beard, if you’re unwilling to grow one of your own, you can use a brown pencil meant for filling in eyebrows to give yourself a faux five o’clock shadow.
Akira Fudo from Devilman Crybaby
Akira Fudo (voiced by Koki Uchiyama in Japanese, and Griffin Burns in English) is one of the central main characters of the Netflix adaption of Devilman Crybaby, along with Ryo Asuka.
He starts the series off in a completely different form than this one, originally quite small and meek, but it’s this taller and more brazen form that he spends most of the series in, after going with Ryo to a club that leads to quite a transformative experience.
In this form, Akira has noticeably sharper features, his hair is darker and way more spikey and messy, and his eyes look like they’re constantly lined.
He typically wears a grey or black shirt, usually with a black zip up bikers jacket over top, black skinny jeans, and blue shoes with lighter blue laces.
Cutthroat from Akudama Drive
Cutthroat (voiced in Japanese by Takahiro Sakurai and in English by Matt Shipman) is one of the main characters in Akudama Drive, part of the akudama group that Swindler joins.
Out of the entire group that we follow through the series, Cutthroat is the top most wanted criminal in that universe, with an expected prison sentence of almost 1000 years, due to living up to the title, with nine hundred and ninety nine murders to date.
Cutthroat has a fixation with the color red as well as an intense bloodlust, and ends up quite devoted to Swindler, following her around and showing rather twisted gestures of affection.
With only the eyes being a standout feature, a rather hypnotic purple-pink color similar to Swindler’s, Cutthroat’s hair and outfit are all white, with a long inner shirt, a long jacket, loose shorts, and boots, as well as white hand bandages. Black long socks and the collar the akudama group all got are the only differently colored pieces.
Ryo Asuka from Devilman Crybaby
Ryo Asuka (voiced in Japanese by Ayumu Murase and in English by Kyle McCarley) is one of the main characters, as well as the primary antagonist later on in the series, of the Netflix adaption of Devilman Crybaby, along with Akira Fudo.
Ryo has been Akira’s best friend since they were children, but has always been different, in ways that are revealed later on in the show. He seems to care deeply for Akira, but is also highly manipulative to get results he wants to see, as well as causing catastrophic events for humanity as a whole.
In a slight departure from how he looks in other Devilman iterations, Ryo has much shorter hair than his other counterparts, while still being blonde with blue eyes. The main outfit we see him in during this series is a white, short sleeved button up shirt with a bulky, puffy looking long white coat over top, with matching white pants and shoes.
Pete McGee from The Ghost and Molly McGee
Pete McGee (voiced by Jordan Klepper) is the father of Molly and Darryl on the Disney Channel series The Ghost and Molly McGee. Pete is an anxious man with an optimistic streak. A lover of smooth jazz, Pete is married to Sharon. Pete wears light blue jeans and blue sneakers, with a dark green sweater layered over a button-down. He also has a bit of five o’clock shadow, so put away the razor for a few days if you want to really sell the look.
Usopp from One Piece
Usopp is a character in the One Piece manga & anime. He is the son of Yasopp and Banchina. He is the sniper of the Straw Hat Pirates and a senior officer in the Straw Hat Grand Fleet. Born and raised in Syrup Village, Usopp served as a captain of the Usopp Pirates. He worked with the Straw Hats to defeat Kuro and the Black Cat Pirates, which earned him a spot on their crew. In spite of his cowardice, Usopp dreams of becoming a brave warrior of the sea like his father.
Puff Puff Humbert from Your Favorite Martian
Puff Puff Humbert (voiced by Ray William Johnson) is the lead singer of the fictitious cartoon band at the heart of Your Favorite Martian. Puff Puff’s design has undergone some changes over the years, particularly during a rebranding period for the show when it was revived in 2022. His latest iteration includes spiky, asymmetrical hair, and black-framed glasses in an octagonal shape. Top off your simple costume with a microphone and your favorite YFM tunes to really sell the experience.
Dave Madson from davemadson’s LT Parodies
Dave Madson is the creative mind behind the YouTube channel and series davemadson’s LT parodies, a parody cartoon account. Dave’s animation style is simplistic and relies on flat colors, making for an easy costume assembly. To look like Dave from the LT parody episodes, you’ll need a black wig, red hat, grey shirt, and blue pants. Top the outfit off with white high tops and black sunglasses. If you’re not interested in growing a pencil mustache of your own, a black eyebrow pencil will suffice to draw one on.
Weird Al Yankovic in “Tacky”
In the parody of “Happy” by Pharrell, Weird Al Yankovic not only sings about fashion faux pas but dresses the part. Stripes with plaid, belt with suspenders, sandals with socks, Weird Al shows us in the music video for “Tacky” that no matter how badly it clashes, the uglier the better as long as you own it.
