Shadowgirls

This is the forum where you can list your ideas for what Charon should wear for Halloween and your chance to win some sweet original art. Here are the official rules for the contest.

1. You must be a registered member of the forum with a listed e-mail address.

2. Please only make one suggestion per post. It will make it easier for us to collate the information.

3. For every suggestion you also need to leave a reason for that suggestion. (So please don't spam our forum with a list of your favorite superheroes hoping we'll pick one of them.) We'll be choosing our top five based on both the best idea and the best reasoning behind it.

4. All posts must be entered by midnight EST on Oct. 14, 2007, on the Web site forum.

5. More rules as we decide they are necessary.

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Joan of Arc.

From what I've been able to gather, Joan of Arc was one of those people who just didn't give up, but still got screwed in the end. In her devotion to God and to the Crown, I doubt that even if she knew what was going to happen to her that she would have retreated. Charon doesn't seem the type to back down.

I'm also taking into account that Charon is religious as well, unless her necklace is only a decoration or keepsake.

I think I'm going to make my official suggestion an obscure one.
Jenny, from the old Bucky O'Hare cartoon.


Phenomenal powers that nobody else could know about? Yeah, I think she could get behind that. Plus, you know, a catgirl Charon? Mrrrowr!

I may toss off a couple of more obvious choices later on, if nobody else has yet.
But for now, to the Bedmobile!

~KoF

First idea:

Hester Prynne from the Scarlet Letter. Simple Puritan costume with the red 'A' on it.

Charon has gone through the same ordeal. She comes back pregnant with a bastard child, is ridiculed by everyone she knows, and is struggling to make a new, better life for herself and her child.

Charon also doesn't seem too bothered to tell her story, so I think a Scarlet Letter costume would seem like telling everyone "Are you guys still stuck in this old way of thinking?"

I would have to say Pirate.

1) Charon would look great in a pirate costume. The red bandana, tight black pants, nice high boots.

2) Pirates are fun! People try and dress up as specific people on Haloween, which is rather wierd. You're supposed to be a different person, but not a different person who exists!

3) She would look completley natural with a bottle of grog in one hand, and threatening people with a cutlass in the other.

Specifically, Ellen "The Lady" from The Quick and the Dead. Not only would she look great in chaps and a duster (hat tip to Frank's pirate above), but she totally has Sharon Stone's seething elemental rage covered. Blonde hair optional.

In the words of Buffy, the vampire slayer, "Halloween is come as you aren't night." Charon should dress as a 1950's style housewife - complete with apron and pearls. Perfect, yes?

Katy

A succubus from Dungeon Keeper 2.

Besides being a ridiculously fun game, I think the theme would be right up Charon's alley. Very S&M



Besides, its Halloween. Evil is good

I'm kind of partial to Lady Death, and of course her daughter could show up as Evil Ernie. I'm assuming that the two would show up together. The look seems to suit her, as it's almost like a photo negative. Lady Death has white skin and hair, Charon has black hair and when she changes, her skin is close to black.

You could play off of her name-sake, Charon, (the ferryman of the river stix). If she were involved in some form of covert entrance, her hooded cape could be something she improvised to gain anoymous entry to the party, and she could throw her hood back to reveal her face as soon as she was inside. Since she's not exceedingly rich this might be a more realistic costume for her to pull off.

I'm thinking Clare from Claymore...




http://www.theastronomicon.com/?p=1597

*Edit*
seeing as the pics aren't gonna show up... follow this link and then scroll down to see the pics...

sorry about the one that does show not being in color...

My 1st suggestion would be Rayne-from Bloodrayne. With or without blades.
Reasons
1. Any of Raynes outfits are excellent for a tough mamma like Charon (especially the evening dress from bloodrayne 2 if she wanted to crash somewhere fancy-in that case blades would help ID the costume but they wouldn't Have to be full size)
2. Rayne is a monster who hunts other monsters-not because she really likes humans but because the other creatures piss her off
3. Like Charon, Rayne really didn't ask for her gifts & differences but she has accepted them and makes use of them for her own goals.
4. Rayne & Charon have simular personalities-they're sultry & violent and like slaking their lusts (although in Raynes case that envolves draining the blood of here opponents)

vampira
thats all i gotta say

opps i meant Vamperella

My secund suggestion would be the warrior form of Jubei-chan, a fun anime


reasons:
1. Fully covering costume which exceeds the "nothing ridiculous" requirement.
2. She carries a sword.
3. It's the female form of the great Yagu Jubei- the most storied samuria in japanese history & one of the great Sonny Chiba's best recuring roles.
4. Charon would look great in a pink heart eyepatch.
5. She's a hero.
6. Becka's an Anime fan so she could be blamed for the costume idea if Charon doesn't like it(though I don't think she'll say no to a sword)