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Possible Halloween Costumes 2003
I want to avoid costumes that would require me to shave off my goatee, costumes that have skin tight rubber on my face, costumes that would make me freeze to death in October and costumes that I would have to explain.
So what one should I pick?
Here are the ideas of the top contenders:
1. Dot-Com Yuppie Satan
What I would need: Black finger nails, red makeup, prosthetic horns, Possibly a tail, Pitchfork, Black turtle neck from the Gap, Khakis, Business cards.
2. Brain-Eating Zombie
What I would need: Old Clothes from Goodwill shredded covered in dirt and fake blood. Lots of fake latex makeup, Hunger for human flesh. Or go as a 80's heavy metal zombie.
3. Bill Gates - Dark Lord of Redmond
What I would need: Thick Glasses, Dos Disks, Name Tag, Hard to separate from a generic Nerd costume. The problem is that there are actual Microsoft workers in Seattle who dress like this. Evil but not cool scary evil.
Jake at September 2, 2003
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I think it would be better to protest the evil holiday that is corrupting our youth and hand out pamphlets on how Halloween will get you killed and sent to hell.
Oh by the way Michael Myers is dead. Don't listen to what any old man says, he is just crazy. Sure the body was never found, but he was shot six times, and surely the explosion which failed to kill us must have killed the unstoppable maniac.
Posted by: BBQ at September 2, 2003 2:00 PM
i'm thinking you should go w/the dot-com yuppie satan outfit...very suitable for you ;) heh
Posted by: lilly at September 2, 2003 2:28 PM
I think you should be that guy from Halo, because it pwns, and the Xbox own[z]ors too. If you want to ch0wn on Halloween too, then you better take my advice.
Posted by: Jeff at September 2, 2003 2:29 PM
One thing that gets me about Halo is that there is no first person character. You are just a blank shooter like Doom and Quake 1 and 2. At least Quake 3 and Half-Life had first person character who were cool. It would be cool to go as Gorden Freeman from Half-Life but it would be a hard costume that no one would recognize.
Posted by: Jake at September 2, 2003 2:39 PM
I am always down for the zombie thing but you need to make it unique. Go rent a "lark" or "rascal" scooter...you know the ones that they use at the grocery store? Next, dress up as a senior citizen zombie and ride the damn thing around everywhere. Plus if you go out to clubs you can act like a dirty old man/zombie and pinch peoples butts while doing an old man voice.
"hey there little ladie, I want to eat your brains....among other things." Then you can let out a laugh like those old critic guys on the muppet show. Finally, you should make an AARP card that is for zombies...you could do it in Photoshop easily. AAR(Z)P card with your picture on it.
Posted by: pete at September 2, 2003 3:54 PM
Senior citizen zombie is pretty hot. It makes perfect sense -- no zombie with decaying legs is going to want to walk everywhere. Obviously.
I've always wanted some art student friend to manufacture me some kind of foam Mega Man costume. You know, like the one Missy Elliot wore in that one video.
Posted by: Trapp at September 2, 2003 6:27 PM
hehe... Zombies are cool. Senior citizen zombies is a riot. Sick but funny.
Posted by: Judy at September 2, 2003 8:10 PM
Trapp-
I loved that damn video with Missy Elliot!
Judy-
I sure hope you are not as sick as me! HA!
Posted by: pete at September 2, 2003 10:57 PM
Last haloween I used an old remote controlled car with a camera mounted on the top and a ghetto rigged transmitter with one of those rubber lawn nomes over it, a two way radeo, and finally a bag. I got a total of 1 lifesaver. It was sorta depressing because it was not that only one person gave me candy, it was that i forgot to rig up a system to get over steaps/ring the doorbell.
Posted by: LaMiNaToR at September 6, 2003 9:17 PM
You could be a dead Paul Hill and pass out Pro-Life pamphlets.
Posted by: dayment at September 6, 2003 11:35 PM
I would rather go as Bin Laden or Hitler.
I think I will just go as yuppie Satan.
Posted by: Jake at September 7, 2003 12:02 AM
ok Now what do you mean Halo has NO FIRST PERSON Character? There is a reason it's the best Fist person shooter for all consoles. If U don't want to be Master Chief (yes the green dude has a "name") I think u'll be missing out on a whole lot o fun. Such a shame. All X-box and console players could recognize at a glipse who u are dressed as. I'm actually almost finished w/ my Master Chief costume. I should be done in like 5 day i hope. I've worked on it since may! It loooks so damn awsome all I need now is to finish the helmet which is the hardest part of the costume. Mess this up, and people will think ur a Power Ranger! Oh well I gave my input, do what u want w/ it!
Posted by: Rapier at October 7, 2003 11:43 PM
I still think that Halo Master Chief is a horrible game charactor. It is a blank guy just as vauge as the Doom Marine.
Posted by: Jake at October 7, 2003 11:53 PM
Well I'm going dressed up as one of those combine soldier dudes from the previews of half-life 2. The only hard part is getting the damn gasmask mailed over from Bulgaria through ebay, other than that just throw together a armyish look from clothes at an army surplus store and get a toy gun.
you could also go as a halflife zombie. Dress up as a "normal" zombie but wear claw cloves and get a pillow, cut a hole for your head underneath it, get some eyeholes in it so you can see (but camoflaged) and add 4 spiny legs to the pillow. Presto, headcrabbed.
Posted by: Flyingdebris at October 15, 2003 5:24 AM
They sell gas masks here in Washington state at any good army surplus store. You can get them for people who are freaked out about chemical and biological terrorism. I am going to go as the yuppie devil
Posted by: Jake at October 15, 2003 8:51 AM
This is soooo freaking late but I just want to point out... The "Halo Guy" has a name, it's not "Master Chief," that's his rank in the Navy (he really shouldn't be addressed as "sir"...). His name is John. The story got shafted for exposure in the game but if you got your mits on the book (The Fall of Reach, i forget the author) you will find that there is a rather nicely crafted background and a lot of hat tipping to Navy SEALs and Spartans, very cool. There is also a second book by some other guy that sucks and a third book by the first author which is also supposed to be good. He is not a faceless shooter.
Posted by: ranty late guy at December 23, 2003 3:04 PM
This is soooo freaking late but I just want to point out... The "Halo Guy" has a name, it's not "Master Chief," that's his rank in the Navy (he really shouldn't be addressed as "sir"...). His name is John. The story got shafted for exposure in the game but if you got your mits on the book (The Fall of Reach, i forget the author) you will find that there is a rather nicely crafted background and a lot of hat tipping to Navy SEALs and Spartans, very cool. There is also a second book by some other guy that sucks and a third book by the first author which is also supposed to be good. He is not a faceless shooter. A John costume would be awesome for conventions as well.
Posted by: ranty late guy at December 23, 2003 3:05 PM
hmm, double post. oh well
Posted by: ranty late guy at December 23, 2003 3:06 PM
I still think that Doom is a better game than Halo and that the Doom marine would whoop the Halo Master Chief in a fight.
Posted by: Jake at December 23, 2003 8:52 PM
i would just like to put my 2 cents in here. Master Chief is the man, halo is the best first person shooter on the market to date. and master chief would whoop the piss out of the doom fag and any other first person shooter charicter out there.
Posted by: Halo 4 life at January 3, 2004 4:42 AM
hey, i need to make a halo costume for halopalooza this weekend , can i get some tips please? there is a contest and so far no other girl has entered cept me! i thought for the gun i could use a supersoaker or paintball gun spray panted green....which would be better?
Posted by: kristin at March 29, 2004 11:09 PM
I can not help you with nor condone Halo Cosplay.
Posted by: Jake at March 30, 2004 12:12 AM
i would like to agree with u on master cheif being the man but i hate to break it to u but bond could kill master cheif any day
Posted by: Andy at May 1, 2004 12:49 PM
if you think that a britsh pussy with a few gadgets and a few nice cars could kill master chief i'm sorry but your a god damn idot
Posted by: necyrb at May 11, 2004 10:04 PM
I think that Master Cheif could take the latest Bond but there is no one who can take Sean Connery as Bond.
Posted by: Jake of 8bitjoystick.com at May 11, 2004 10:27 PM
the master chief is the best the doom guy could no way beat him plus i like james bond and all but he couldn't beat the master chief or john as u keep saying i have the books too but i still call him the master chief please if any of u could tell me were to buy a master chief costume on the net my email is windowman_555@yahoo.com.au
Posted by: ramon at October 28, 2005 4:46 AM

