AzureAngel 256 Posted February 3 (edited) Shadowshow, a costume design inspired by iamamiwhoami's song of the same name (Magic Dominator Dark/MA.) Edit* Sorry for the typos >.< "Kayla Melnichuk was a young, up-and-coming dancer in New York City back in 2001 when the 9-11 terrorist attacks occured. After a plane struck the first World Trade Center tower while she was in the street below, she was killed in a rain of glass. She spent the next few decades in a dark, purgatorial mirror of New York, coming to terms with her existence as one of the restless dead. Kayla eventually found a mentor who could help her transition to the next stage of existence. He taught her to master the elements of her death--gaining the ability to manifest and hurl blades of glass--and return to the living world as a Revenant--an undead being fueled by revenge. Flash forward to today. Since the perpetrators of 9-11 have long since died, Kayla, as Shadowshow, preys on violent criminals in general, hoping that she can protect others from suffering her fate." Edited February 3 by AzureAngel 11 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Calamity Cain 87 Posted February 3 On 1/22/2021 at 7:04 PM, First Player said: 🤨 1 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Virtual Green 803 Posted February 3 Introducing the paranormal protector known as the Ectoplasmer ! A SERAPH scientist fascinated by the ghosts inhabiting Paragon City who became a ghost/human hybrid during a sabotaged experiment. (Dark/Dark Corruptor) 10 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Player2 2567 Posted February 3 (edited) 1 hour ago, Virtual Green said: Introducing the paranormal protector known as the Ectoplasmer ! A SERAPH scientist fascinated by the ghosts inhabiting Paragon City who became a ghost/human hybrid during a sabotaged experiment. (Dark/Dark Corruptor) He'd better steer clear of my D.A.T.A. scientist, Spookslayer. 🤪 Edited February 3 by Player2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grimz 48 Posted February 4 2 hours ago, Drea said: Wink She T H I C C 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BarterGuns 17 Posted February 4 2 hours ago, Drea said: Wink Like the look! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ultimate15 2 Posted February 4 2 hours ago, Drea said: Wink You're a great guy! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Virtual Green 803 Posted February 4 5 hours ago, Player2 said: He'd better steer clear of my D.A.T.A. scientist, Spookslayer. 🤪 Nah, he's just your friendly neighborhood ghost hero! A team-up is what they need. 😉 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparrows 216 Posted February 4 Got some brigands for today. First we've got a redesign of my misguided scam artist Soul to Keep (DP/Dark Corr). Soul to Keep's inherent power is extreme beginner's luck. Anything new he excels at, but only temporarily. Thanks to a poor understanding of his powers and a gambling addiction StK gets in over his head and murked by the mob. When a Grim Reaper comes to collect they have a customary "Duel with Death" wager. StK naturally lucks out and wins, killing the Reaper. As per Death's law, StK is now on the hook as Junior Reaper himself. In over his head once more, StK is now scamming and failing upwards on a cosmic corporate ladder. Then I've got a new toon I'm enjoying that's mostly just a punny name. This is Lion's Share (Thugs/Sonic MM). After a military-funded human hybridization project goes belly up, this ex-soldier has started his own pride of disenfranchised mercenaries. 12 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Techwright 540 Posted February 4 On 2/3/2021 at 4:57 PM, Virtual Green said: I'd love to know if you somehow found a way to remove the dark background elements from dark/dark. I experimented with doing a dark/dark with a different color scheme (electric blue, if I recall correctly), but kept getting an unchanging, underlying black/dark scarlet coloration destroying my effort with my two color choices. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Player2 2567 Posted February 5 On 1/12/2021 at 10:15 AM, Player2 said: So I got a new laptop and it seems that whenever I put focus on something other than the game (such as a screen capture tool), the game screen darkens noticeably. Has anyone else encountered this or know how to fix it? Because I had Windows 10 on my old laptop but never experienced this issue and now it's driving me nuts because it has an impact on my screenshots. On 1/12/2021 at 2:31 PM, biostem said: Try fiddling with the Windows "Focus Assist" feature. You can read more here. Issue resolved... it had nothing to do with Focus Assist or any Windows settings. I had the following brought to my attention... I actually had to run the Xbox app, which meant creating an account, and then went in and disabled all the settings... and now everything is fine. Just wanted to dredge this up in case anyone else ends up experiencing it and doesn't know what to do. 1 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Player2 2567 Posted February 5 Here's one I played in street clothes (with changing pink or blue hair as cotton candy colors) through the 20s and didn't actually create a tights costume until level 34... and then did the alternate with colors reversed just because. Sugar Lumps Street Justice / Willpower Scrapper 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lightslinger 26 Posted February 5 Hey everyone, this was my absolute favorite thread back on Live and Homecoming costumes definitely don't disappoint either. This is my latest alt, X-Raven. Radiation Blast/Tactical Arrow Blaster. 9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jawbreaker 991 Posted February 5 1 hour ago, Lightslinger said: Hey everyone, this was my absolute favorite thread back on Live and Homecoming costumes definitely don't disappoint either. This is my latest alt, X-Raven. Radiation Blast/Tactical Arrow Blaster. Great look! Ask me about my City Of Heroes patch problem https://levelzeroems.com/search?q=City of Heroes Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kaipto 115 Posted February 5 4 hours ago, Player2 said: Here's one I played in street clothes (with changing pink or blue hair as cotton candy colors) through the 20s and didn't actually create a tights costume until level 34... and then did the alternate with colors reversed just because. Sugar Lumps Street Justice / Willpower Scrapper I’ve been noodling on a candy/confectionary inspired toon. This is helpful. Thank you for sharing! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kaipto 115 Posted February 5 (edited) A point of passion for me in my life is diversity and inclusion--I don't feel like anyone should be othered for something they have no control over. As such, I strive to find ways to represent a variety of characters with diverse backgrounds in this game, including persons with disabilities. Maybe this is overshare, but I grew up with a brother with cerebral palsy who passed away. He's my personal IRL hero and taught me so much about empathy, gratitude, positivity, and hard work. My main toon, Helen Killer, is not just a cheeky or irreverent name play--far from it. People with disabilities can (and should) be superheroes and supervillains, too. I love when their superpowers originate because of their disabilities, rather than despite them 🙂 To that end, I keep trying to come up with creative depictions of more characters with disabilities (I know it would require so much work, but a wheelchair option would send me over the moon, as it would mean I could finally make a character honoring my brother. Maybe one day!). Any who, below is my attempt at another disabled character, Dawn Syndrome.Dawn Syndrome (Human Peacebringer) Dawn Sommers was born extra special--specifically, with an additional chromosome 21. Diagnosed at birth with Down syndrome, Dawn has been used to people underestimating her for most of her life. What her doctors and family didn't realize is that her genetic mutation actually also bestowed her with another special gift: the ability to manipulate the sun and the energy of light with heavenly brilliance. As she honed her powers over time, she took to the streets to be a bastion of hope and protection for others with special needs, safeguarding them from bullies and helping them achieve equity in their lives. Edited February 5 by Kaipto Edit: minor tweaks to the shoulders and boots. Wasn't totally happy--simplified it a bit. Will have to make a more "ascended celestial" look down the line 😅 10 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TygerDarkstorm 440 Posted February 5 28 minutes ago, Kaipto said: A point of passion for me in my life is diversity and inclusion--I don't feel like anyone should be othered for something they have no control over. As such, I strive to find ways to represent a variety of characters with diverse backgrounds in this game, including persons with disabilities. Maybe this is overshare, but I grew up with a brother with cerebral palsy who passed away. He's my personal IRL hero and taught me so much about empathy, gratitude, positivity, and hard work. My main toon, Helen Killer, is not just a cheeky or irreverent name play--far from it. People with disabilities can (and should) be superheroes and supervillains, too. I love when their superpowers originate because of their disabilities, rather than despite them 🙂 To that end, I keep trying to come up with creative depictions of more characters with disabilities (I know it would require so much work, but a wheelchair option would send me over the moon, as it would mean I could finally make a character honoring my brother. Maybe one day!). Any who, below is my attempt at another disabled character, Dawn Syndrome.Dawn Syndrome (Human Peacebringer) Dawn Sommers was born extra special--specifically, with an additional chromosome 21. Diagnosed at birth with Down syndrome, Dawn has been used to people underestimating her for most of her life. What her doctors and family didn't realize is that her genetic mutation actually also bestowed her with another special gift: the ability to manipulate the sun and the energy of light with heavenly brilliance. As she honed her powers over time, she took to the streets to be a bastion of hope and protection for others with special needs, safeguarding them from bullies and helping them achieve equity in their lives. Aw mate, that's so beautiful! And inspirational. I may have to come up with some sort of character concept along these lines. 2 1 Global: @Valnara1; Formerly @TigerGoddess on Live I primarily play on Everlasting, but you may occasionally find me on Indom. 🙂 Indom: Kincatic - Beast/Kin MM; Tyger Darkstorm - Dark/Storm Corr; Botanical Pathogen - Plant/Poison Troller Everlasting: Helen Wails - Thermal/Sonic Def; Trixie Traxx - Crab Spider; Illiana the Shroud - Fire/Dark Troller; Lola Huntress - Night Widow; Frosty Forest - Ice/Nature Corr The Saber Force Squad: Alpha - Fire/Rad Sent; Beta - Katana/Ninjitsu Scrapper; Gamma - Bots/EA MM; Delta - MA/Regen Scrapper; Epsilon - Rad/Fire Brute Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Virtual Green 803 Posted February 5 19 hours ago, Techwright said: I'd love to know if you somehow found a way to remove the dark background elements from dark/dark. I experimented with doing a dark/dark with a different color scheme (electric blue, if I recall correctly), but kept getting an unchanging, underlying black/dark scarlet coloration destroying my effort with my two color choices. I don't think it's actually possible to remove the dark elements from Dark/Dark, even using the Soul animations.. That being said, I'd avise you to try coloring your Dark powers in blue as both primary and secondary colors with the Soul option - having tried that with the color green (but I ended up going green/black in the end), it looks really energy/electricity-like in action! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jawbreaker 991 Posted February 5 1 hour ago, Kaipto said: A point of passion for me in my life is diversity and inclusion--I don't feel like anyone should be othered for something they have no control over. As such, I strive to find ways to represent a variety of characters with diverse backgrounds in this game, including persons with disabilities. Maybe this is overshare, but I grew up with a brother with cerebral palsy who passed away. He's my personal IRL hero and taught me so much about empathy, gratitude, positivity, and hard work. My main toon, Helen Killer, is not just a cheeky or irreverent name play--far from it. People with disabilities can (and should) be superheroes and supervillains, too. I love when their superpowers originate because of their disabilities, rather than despite them 🙂 To that end, I keep trying to come up with creative depictions of more characters with disabilities (I know it would require so much work, but a wheelchair option would send me over the moon, as it would mean I could finally make a character honoring my brother. Maybe one day!). Any who, below is my attempt at another disabled character, Dawn Syndrome.Dawn Syndrome (Human Peacebringer) Dawn Sommers was born extra special--specifically, with an additional chromosome 21. Diagnosed at birth with Down syndrome, Dawn has been used to people underestimating her for most of her life. What her doctors and family didn't realize is that her genetic mutation actually also bestowed her with another special gift: the ability to manipulate the sun and the energy of light with heavenly brilliance. As she honed her powers over time, she took to the streets to be a bastion of hope and protection for others with special needs, safeguarding them from bullies and helping them achieve equity in their lives. As someone who's worked with special needs kids for 20 years, this is indescribably awesome 2 1 Ask me about my City Of Heroes patch problem https://levelzeroems.com/search?q=City of Heroes Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jawbreaker 991 Posted February 5 Upgrade ( yet another name thanks to P2) BS/Shield Brute 12 Ask me about my City Of Heroes patch problem https://levelzeroems.com/search?q=City of Heroes Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cutter 526 Posted February 5 4 hours ago, Jawbreaker said: Upgrade ( yet another name thanks to P2) BS/Shield Brute Great use of the space pirate no-hand for his shield arm! 1 @Cutter Tanks: Electric Daisy Elec/Staff | CryoForge Fire/Ice | Armoogeddon Rad/Fire | Misadventure Shield/Elec | Unmatched Fire/Rad | Gribbit Ice/Spines | Crimson Shroud Dark/Elec | Spinsect Bio/Claws Not Tanks: Splash Damage Water/Regen Sentinel | Gilded Laurel Ill/Rad Controller | Rad Riding Hood Savage/Rad Brute | Canadian North Cold/Fire Defender Alts: Too many Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AzureAngel 256 Posted February 6 7 hours ago, Kaipto said: To that end, I keep trying to come up with creative depictions of more characters with disabilities (I know it would require so much work, but a wheelchair option would send me over the moon, as it would mean I could finally make a character honoring my brother. Maybe one day!). I think one solution to this would be to have it as a Prestige Travel Power. Logistically, it would probably be something like Professor X's hover chair, and would be an alt animation for Jetpack. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mjolnerd 159 Posted February 6 1 hour ago, Cutter said: Great use of the space pirate no-hand for his shield arm! I agree, very clever! It also reminded me to share this guy: The Assaultin' Battery! 12 Formerly of Virtue, now on Excelsior: Adamant Eve (Invulnerability/Super Strength tanker) - Arch-Rival (Archery/Tactical Arrow blaster) - Battle Beetle (Claws/Super Reflexes scrapper) Core (Fire Blast/Radiation Emission corruptor) - Daddy Longlegs (Arachnos Soldier) - Freak Accident (Radiation Melee/Bio Armor brute) - Galactrix (Energy Blast/Willpower sentinel) Great White Shark (Savage Melee/Willpower brute) - Highway Star (Kinetics/Sonic Attacks Defender) - Ion Maiden (Radiation Blast/Electric Armor Sentinel) - Night's Templar (Kinetic Melee/Ninjistu stalker) Paroled McDonald (Spines/Fiery Aura brute) - Solitaire (Dual Pistols/Martial Combat blaster) - Villainess (Dark Control/Psychic Assault dominator) - Virtual Boy (Illusion Control/Traps controller) Volcaniac (Fire Control/Earth Assault dominator) - White Widow (Arachnos Widow) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
First Player 517 Posted February 6 My power-armored patriot Valiant - SJ/EA Brute 15 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites