Post your best costume designs here!

[Player2]

Junkyard Scrapper

Gravity Control / Martial Assault Dominator

"Scrapping is my job... dominating is how I do it."

[MidnighterClubPatron]

My new Psi/Dark Brute: Blackmind! [name pending...]

 

 

Edited January 8, 2021 by MidnightClubPatron

[Mystic Fortune]

A themed group that I started the other night with a couple of friends.

 

The suit went through many changes, but we ultimately settled on this.

 

 

A little homage now and again is good for the soul.

Edited January 8, 2021 by Mystic Fortune

[Charistoph]

1 hour ago, Mystic Fortune said:

A themed group that I started the other night with a couple of friends.

 

The suit went through many changes, but we ultimately settled on this.

 

 

A little homage now and again is good for the soul.

Mighty Morphin Paragon Ranger Warriors!

[Player2]

 

Dynamo Shield

Energy Melee / Shield Defense Scrapper

She also has a combat aura of Electricity (fists) to supplement the glowing pom-poms of energy melee.

 

[Player2]

Nun of the Above

Illusion Control / Sonic Resonance Controller

 

 

Now, since I also have the name The Above, I need to make the avatar of her worship.  I'm thinking maybe a Peacebringer...

[Sable Phoenix]

20 minutes ago, Player2 said:

Nun of the Above

Illusion Control / Sonic Resonance Controller

 

 

Now, since I also have the name The Above, I need to make the avatar of her worship.  I'm thinking maybe a Peacebringer...

I can't help but think of just a solid white glowing figure.  But make it a Warshade, just to subvert expectations.

[Player2]

I was thinking something like this...

 

 

[Vulpoid]

51 minutes ago, Player2 said:

Nun of the Above

Illusion Control / Sonic Resonance Controller

 

 

Now, since I also have the name The Above, I need to make the avatar of her worship.  I'm thinking maybe a Peacebringer...

She should hang With Sister Blister. Fire/Kin
 

Edited January 9, 2021 by Vulpoid

[Player2]

I have a few nun characters now.  I recently posted Sinn, a necro/pain mastermind.  I think she and Blister might be a better match.

[biostem]

The proper way to swing a sword is "Edgewyze":

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

edgewyze1.costume

Edited January 9, 2021 by biostem

[biostem]

Quick question, folks:  It seems I am only able to upload a few KB of attachments as of late, (which is why I've been using the photobucket images).  Have I done something wrong?  Exceeded some forum limit?  Thanks for reading!

[AzureAngel]

3 hours ago, Vulpoid said:

She should hang With Sister Blister. Fire/Kin
 

Wow. I need the 😨 react.

[Glacier Peak]

1 hour ago, biostem said:

Quick question, folks:  It seems I am only able to upload a few KB of attachments as of late, (which is why I've been using the photobucket images).  Have I done something wrong?  Exceeded some forum limit?  Thanks for reading!

There is actually a 97MB forum limit on attachments, but you can delete previous images in your account via [Account] > [My Attachments]

 

Edited January 9, 2021 by Glacier Peak
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[biostem]

1 hour ago, Glacier Peak said:

There is actually a 97MB forum limit on attachments

Thanks!  I did some cleaning up of old posts.  Now that that's out of the way, here's "The Downward-Spiral":

 

 

downward-spiral1.costume

[biostem]

Here's another I whipped up - "The Clouded Mind's eye":

 

 

clouded mind's eye1.costume

[biostem]

Now that I've freed up some space, (thanks again, Glacier Peak), and I've gotten a few ideas, here's another - "The Balefire Boss":

 

 

Balefire Boss4.costume

[Player2]

So I ditched the Unified Field cape and went for the Celestial flaming rings backpack look...

 

The Above

Peacebringer  (only level 23... haven't committed to the idea of a single-, dual-, or tri-form build yet)

 

[Jawbreaker]

Kingsize, Rad/Invuln Brute

[AzureAngel]

Not much is known for certain about the mystic Mu'Khopesh save one thing--he betrayed Ghost Widow and lived. Some say he dealt in secrets mortal minds weren't meant to know and that it drove him insane. Others say he sold his soul to the devil, but the devil gave it BACK. Perhaps the most interesting rumors come from the Mu themselves--alternatively the Destined One and the Harbinger of the End Times, it is said that those who listen to his teachings either end up following him immediately or plot his death. What cannot be debated, however, is his formidable psionic power and command over the eldritch energies of the Mu. Those who know his other secrets are his loyal disciples... or are dead. (Arachnos Widow Fortunata spec with Mu Mastery)

 

[Virtual Green]

18 hours ago, Jawbreaker said:

Kingsize, Rad/Invuln Brute

That's a pretty slick design, JB!

I had a similarly-named character back when I played on CO, a sizeshifting brawler who made full use of that game's version of Super Strength (which made you grow in size the more you fought your enemy).

 

[TygerDarkstorm]

I wanted to post these guys up with their bios showing, not only to see if people like the concepts, but also to see if anyone likes the concepts enough to join me in fleshing them out more (i.e. Defining who/what the Nyghtmare is, the other types of henchmen, etc.). I really wish I could get an aura that cloaks the Howler completely in shadows, but smoky was the best I could do; thunderhead is more coverage, but comes with lightning, which I'm not looking for with these guys.

The Nyghtmare Howler 

 

The Nyghtmare Consort

[Jawbreaker]

7 hours ago, Virtual Green said:

That's a pretty slick design, JB!

I had a similarly-named character back when I played on CO, a sizeshifting brawler who made full use of that game's version of Super Strength (which made you grow in size the more you fought your enemy).

 

That's awesome! I played CO off and on for years, but it never scratched the CoH itch for me. I did love some of the mechanics of that game, like their version of SS though.

 

[AzureAngel]

2 hours ago, TygerDarkstorm said:

I wanted to post these guys up with their bios showing, not only to see if people like the concepts, but also to see if anyone likes the concepts enough to join me in fleshing them out more (i.e. Defining who/what the Nyghtmare is, the other types of henchmen, etc.). I really wish I could get an aura that cloaks the Howler completely in shadows, but smoky was the best I could do; thunderhead is more coverage, but comes with lightning, which I'm not looking for with these guys.

The Nyghtmare Howler 

 

The Nyghtmare Consort

I thought to mention that there's a "post your awesome bios" thread but then I looked over there and nevermind. 😅

 

Personally, I write backstories for characters to help give context for why they look the way they do. A great costume produces a suspension of disbelief, helping the viewer's imagination take over. Just an opinion, but when you include a description of what the character is "actually" supposed to look like, it takes away from the costume you actually created.

 

Anyway, the Nyghtmares sound more like NPCs. They might make cool antagonists in an Architect mission. 

[TygerDarkstorm]

10 hours ago, AzureAngel said:

I thought to mention that there's a "post your awesome bios" thread but then I looked over there and nevermind. 😅

 

Personally, I write backstories for characters to help give context for why they look the way they do. A great costume produces a suspension of disbelief, helping the viewer's imagination take over. Just an opinion, but when you include a description of what the character is "actually" supposed to look like, it takes away from the costume you actually created.

 

Anyway, the Nyghtmares sound more like NPCs. They might make cool antagonists in an Architect mission. 

Normally, my bios for my characters don't look like this; they're more about how the character got to be super, a bit of backstory, etc.  I see how with the way I've iterated them currently, they seem more like NPC's than player characters. I don't make AE content so debating whether I should just scrap the idea or try to redesign them into something that's more player-friendly. And the intent with the "looks" was to try and leave it open to interpretation--i.e. no 2 howlers would look the same. Hrm...