Showing posts with label Astonishing X-Men. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Astonishing X-Men. Show all posts

Saturday, April 7, 2018

Agent Brand


Agent Brand is half alien/half mutant, and a character from Joss Whedon's run on Astonishing X-Men. Marvel doesn't really know what to do with her currently, since they've given her job and role in the comics to Captain Marvel (Carol Danvers), so she mostly just seems to wander around the S.W.O.R.D. space station (that's Sentient World Observation and Response Department).

Saturday, October 14, 2017

Colossus


The Russian Colossus is capable of transforming his body into "organic steel", a metallic form capable of great strength and invulnerability. He's also pretty handy with a paintbrush.

Saturday, March 18, 2017

Juggernaut


Juggernaut, or Cain Marko, is literally the red-headed step-brother of Professor Charles Xavier, founder of the X-Men. Due to a magic gem he found while he and Xavier were serving in Korea he became the magical Avatar of the demon-lord Cytorrak, an unstoppable* 'juggernaut' with incredible strength and invulnerability. He wears a magic helmet that keeps out psychic powers; it's meant to be unbreakable, but literally every fight he has with the X-Men ends with the helmet breaking and one of their fifty telepaths frying his brain.

(*Character may be unstoppable in name only, and may in fact be frequently stopped by the likes of Spider-Man.)

Sunday, February 12, 2017

Danger


Danger was once the holographic training room of the X-Men, who gained sentience, tried to murder them all, and then eventually joined the team. That's actually a way more common pattern than you might think. Apart from being a robot Danger can project holograms, shift her form, and come up with all sorts of deadly weaponry.

Sunday, November 27, 2016

Magik


Magik (Illyana Rasputin) is a teleporting mutant who was sucked into the demonic Limbo dimension as a child (great job babysitting X-Men!). Growing up there as a slave of the demon Belasco, she learnt both good and evil magic. Ultimately creating her Soulsword from... well part of her soul. She also began manifesting more and more metallic armor over her classic New Mutants costume, kind of like the ultimate in over-accessorising.

Thursday, August 27, 2015

Storm - Punk


Storm (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storm_(Marvel_Comics)) is a mutant, and arguably the most recognisable of the female X-Men. In the 80's she transformed from a buttoned up weather "goddess" into a leather wearing, mohawk-ed (that's a word!), punk.
Getting The Look
In what might be the shortest blog post ever, all but one style needed to create this look is available at character creation. If you're building this look with a pre-existing character you can find any styles you haven't already collected at the vendors in the Hall of Doom/Watchtower.

Monday, February 9, 2015

Rachel Grey - Phoenix


Rachel Grey (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Summers) rejoined Excalibur after a leave of absence in outer space (sure, why not) and decided that wearing the costume her not-quite-Mom's cosmic copy slaughtered a bunch of people in was a good idea because it was a better 'fashion statement'. That last part isn't even a joke.
Getting The Look
This is a re-colouring of Jean Grey's original Phoenix costume.

Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Jean Grey - White Phoenix


Jean Grey (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Grey) died, went to the 'White Hot Room', and started wearing a white version of her old Phoenix costume. Maybe she was planning on getting married?
Getting The Look
This is a re-colouring of Jean Grey's original Phoenix costume.

Thursday, November 20, 2014

Magik - Marvel Now


Magik (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magik_%28comics%29) is the little sister of Colossus and an X-Man in her own right Artificially aged in a demon dimension as a child, she's missing just enough of her soul to be creepy, which might also explain why she decided to start taking fashion advice from Marvel Now Emma Frost.
Getting The Look
Marvel Now Magik has one of those big, impractical, glowing swords you see in a lot of fantasy MMORPGs. Once you have that the rest of this look is pretty easy to put together (OK, except for the shoulders. The shoulders are hard).

Saturday, October 4, 2014

Psylocke - Australian Armor


Psylocke (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psylocke) and the X-Men lived in the Australian outback for a while, and despite the desert heat she thought a suit of armor was a good costume choice. It was bright pink and lavender, because of course.
Getting The Look
This costume is more of and endgame look, with only two pieces being available at character creation and one that is only obtainable at CR99. You'll also need to be a Legendary member or have both the Origin Crisis and Amazon Fury Part 1 DLCs.

Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Storm - Marvel Now


Storm (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storm_(Marvel_Comics)), like most women going through a divorce, cut herself a mohawk, got  a new outfit and headed to Los Angeles to join Uncanny X-Force.
Getting The Look
Uncanny X-Force Storm is all about rocking the mohawk. The rest of this look is fairly easy to put together with a little time and some cash from the marketplace. Though not a perfect match, this outfit captures the streamlined, sleek and elegant style of Storm's latest costume.

Thursday, June 5, 2014

Emma Frost


Emma Frost is a telepath who can turn to diamond (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Frost). She likes boob tubes, Scott Summers and Jean Grey being dead. She was one of the main cast of Joss Whedon's Astonishing X-Men.
Getting The Look
Emma Frost''s Astonishing look is very easy to put together. The closest thing to the chest piece is the Divine style, which is the reward from the Gotham University collection (http://dcuo.mmorpg-life.com/1041/collection/gotham-university/). This can be found in the immediate area around Gotham University or purchased pretty reasonably on the broker. The gloves, cape, boots and pants are all available at character creation.

Thursday, May 15, 2014

Rogue - Uncanny Avengers


Rogue is a power stealing mutant, X-Man and new Avenger (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogue_(comics)). She used to say ya'll a lot but now she and the rest of the Avengers Unity squad are too busy trying to bone each other.
Getting The Look
Rogue's Uncanny Avengers costume is a cool throwback to her original uniform, but way sluttier (if a hooded outfit can be considered slutty). Adding thigh high boots makes any outfit 200% sluttier.

Monday, April 21, 2014

Jean Grey


Jean Grey (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Grey) is the original female X-Man (or X-Woman if you want to be sexist). Her hobbies include moving things with her mind, not having great code names and saying "Scott!" and then passing out. Currently: super dead.
Getting The Look
Jean Grey's Jim Lee designed costume is easily my favourite the character has worn. Most people know it, with a slight alteration to the headpiece, from the 90's X-Men animated series. This version looks great, is almost exactly comic book accurate and is heaps of fun to run around in. It's also kind of hard to put together.