Carbon Costume Men
Vic the Slick from Carmen Sandiego
Vic is all about the loud and the obnoxious. Whether it’s his suits, his personality, or his heists, it’s all the same for Vic. He’s stolen Alcatraz and Carmen Island, all for his boss, Carmen Sandiego.
To get Vic’s look you’re going to need a few key, loud pieces. Temporary black hair dye also serves as pomade to dye and slick back your hair. An eyeliner pencil can draw on his thin mustache while a gold chain is his main accent. Add in a lime green shirt, plaid polyester suit, and black shoes, and you’re ready to steal yourself an island of your own. Although you shouldn’t. There’s a reason Vic always ends up in jail.
Hunter from The Owl House
Hunter (voiced by Zeno Robinson) is an antagonist on the animated series The Owl House. Also known as the Golden Guard, Hunter is the nephew of Emperor Belos. Hunter’s uniform consists of an ivory hooded cloak and golden tunic, brown boots and gloves. He also wears a golden mask that can be difficult to recreate, though replicas are available for purchase. If you’d rather go maskless, be sure to use some scar wax to recreate Hunter’s distinctive facial scar. Otherwise, a generic golden mask can evoke a similar look, even if it’s not an exact match.
Ralsei from Deltarune
Ralsei is a Darkner from the Deltarune game. Ralsei is a secondary protagonist and a friend to Kris. He also acts as the party’s healer. When not wearing his hat, Ralsei appears as a white goat-like creature. When wearing his hat, however, his fur turns black in color instead. To recreate his look, you’ll need to layer a green robe, hat, and glasses over black underlayers. You can use white and black fabric markers to add details to the face mask and the front of the robe.
Kento Nanami from Jujutsu Kaisen
Kento Nanami (voiced by Kenjiro Tsuda and David Vincent) is a grade 1 sorcerer and a mentor to Yuji Itadori in the manga and anime series Jujutsu Kaisen. Kento originally left Jujutsu High upon graduation to become a businessman. Four years later, he returned to Tokyo Jujutsu High to continue his work as a sorcerer. Kento wears a tan business suit with a blue shirt and tie. His signature green-lensed glasses are without arms in his original design, but a standard pair of round-lensed glasses in the right color will still achieve a similar enough effect and be much easier to wear.
Richard Williams from King Richard
In King Richard, Richard Williams (Will Smith) is the father of Venus and Serena Williams, who he aspires to turn into professional tennis players from a young age. Richard doesn’t have much money, but he has a 78-page plan and a relentless drive to achieve this goal.
Boyfriend from Friday Night Funkin’
Boyfriend (singing voice provided by Kawai Sprite) is the main protagonist of the game Friday Night Funkin’ in which Boyfriend must sing-off against characters including Daddy Dearest in order to win a date with Girlfriend. Boyfriend has light blue hair and wears a red and blue baseball cap, jeans, and red sneakers as well as a white t-shirt with a red “prohibited” symbol on it. To top off the look, you’ll need to grab a microphone. Be sure to warm up your voice before entering into any singing competitions, though.
Yoichi Asakawa from Dead by Daylight
Unlike many licensed characters in Dead by Daylight, Yoichi Asakawa is not plucked straight from The Ring (1998), but is instead found again over 20 years after he lost his parents to Sadako Yamamura (the original Japanese version of Samara Morgan). Now a brilliant marine biologist, psychic, and paranormal researcher, he finds himself once again haunted and hunted by the Onryo and must use his knowledge and abilities to protect himself and assist others.
Minoru Mineta
Minoru Mineta is a character in the hit anime, My Hero Academia. He attends UA High School as a student of Class 1-A in training to become a Pro-Hero. While timid, Minoru is known as the class creep, often ogling the girls. He freaks out in moments of stress and fear, though he is also surprisingly intelligent. This DIY costume lends itself to some craftiness. For the bottoms, stick the dots around the waistband of the shorts, and then hot glue a piece of ribbon underneath. You may find you’ll need hot glue for the dots as well. Use hot glue to affix three balls down the top of the balaclava, and use the rest as props.
Benvolio Montague from Romeo + Juliet (1996)
Benvolio is a character in Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet, a 1996 film adapted from Shakespeare’s play. This adaptation reworks the Montagues and Capulets as rival business empires, replacing swords with guns. Benvolio is Romeo’s cousin and closest friend. While affiliated with the Montagues, he tries to make peace between the enemies, but he is unsuccessful. Dash Mihok takes on this reimagined role.
Megumi Fushiguro from Jujutsu Kaisen
Megumi Fushiguro (voiced by Yuma Uchida and Robbie Daymond) is a first-year student at Tokyo Jujutsu High training to become a sorcerer in the anime and manga series Jujutsu Kaisen. Megumi is secretive and stoic, determined to protect those he thinks are good including Yuji Itadori. Megumi wears a standard Jujutsu High uniform with dark socks and brown ankle boots. If you don’t want to purchase a pre-made costume, you can pair a dark navy blue mandarin collar shirt with matching pants with a high enough hem to show of your boots instead.
