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).

Friday, November 14, 2014

Gamora


Before she was a Guardians Of The Galaxy movie star Gamora was just your everyday alien, space-chick, cyborg, assassin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamora). The adopted daughter of Thanos she's known for two things: being the "deadliest woman in the universe" and wearing an outfit that even Psylocke thought was too impractical for combat.
Getting The Look
The hardest part of putting Gamora's look together is getting just the right shade of green in the costume palette to match her skin tone. Even then, because of the way light reacts differently to costumes and skin in the game, sometimes it will look perfectly matched and other times it's a little off.

Saturday, November 1, 2014

Marrow


Marrow is a child of the 90's bad girl era of comics (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marrow_(comics)). She was rewarded with a place on the X-Men after killing a bunch of humans (that's not even a joke). A mutant, she has 'uncontrollable bone growth' powers that let her pull bone knives and other fun things out of her body to stab you with. She's currently enjoying a resurgence as a member of the new X-Force.
Getting The Look
One of my favourite things about DCUO is that you can create characters like Marrow that you're probably not going to see in an official Marvel game.

Marrow has had quite a few different looks for a character that hasn't appeared in a huge amount of comics. This version is based on how she looked just after she joined the X-Men (and was prettied up from her original appearances).

Sunday, October 5, 2014

Rachel Grey - Excalibur


Rachel Grey (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Summersis the future daughter of Cyclops and Jean Grey... Or maybe of Cyclops and the Phoenix Force posing as Jean Grey... Or maybe it was Cyclops and a Jean Grey who was just possessed by the Phoenix Force... She sometimes has the power of the Phoenix, and came back in time after one of the shittier childhoods in comics to join the X-Men and then Excalibur.
Getting The Look
The facial tattoos that Rachel Grey has as a hound and Phoenix are so distinctive that it's bizarre that there is a mask in DCUO that replicates them perfectly. Yet that's exactly what the League Of Assassins style face let's you do.

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.

Thursday, September 18, 2014

Psylocke - Marvel Now


Psylocke (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psylocke) founded a new version of X-Force, finally donned a costume that isn't basically a bathing suit and had a very on trend lesbian affair with her boyfriend's female clone.
Getting The Look
Psylocke's Marvel Now/Uncanny X-Force costume is a simple one to put together, even though only the formal gloves are available at character creation.

Monday, September 15, 2014

Rogue


Rogue (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogue_(comics)) is a mutant and X-Man with the power to 'steal' other people's powers with a touch. For a long time this meant she had a strict 'no kisses before date 1,000,000' policy, but has since managed to bone both Gambit and Magneto, so she's doing alright.
Getting The Look
Rogue's X-Men Legacy costume has several elements which are easy to obtain. The chrome skin, chest, feet and arm styles are all available at character creation.

Logistics Officer shoulders drop from the vault or can be purchased from the PvP armor vendor once you reach a PvP combat rating of 87. The Gadgeteer waist is the reward for completing the Technology Is The Future collection, while the Cerebral Claws weapon style is part of the Cerebral weapon pack, available for Station Cash from the Marketplace.