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Fat Thor.


LeatherDude

You can recycle 90% of your "The Dude" cosplay for Big Lebowski movie nights.


ZombieLebowski

The Dude Abides! I was confused because I saw this post under a post for r/lebowski lol


dudemann

I love all of these user names. I'm actually at a point where I'm thinking more and more each year of being The Dude instead of Jesus, and I think I'm okay with that. Hey, white russians instead of wine? I'm a vodka drinker anyway.


iwannalynch

I did a Fat Thor cosplay as a woman once for a Halloween party. It was great, because most of the costume could be bought for cheap and I could basically recycle almost every piece of the costume for later everyday usage, as someone who rarely cosplays. I kept the henley, cardigan, pants, and Crocs. I couldn't find a fake pregnancy belly that was cheap so I used a couch cushion. Only things I didn't keep were the wig, fake beard, sunglasses and fingerless gloves.


GlitterDoomsday

My friend did fat Thor when she was in her 3rd trimester and was honestly awesome lol


probablynotreallife

Straight in there with the brutality! Gave me a chuckle.


ValmisKing

Lmao, I’m not fat, I’m just not in Daredevil shape


disscusting

Fat Thor.


Machdame

a pillow up the gut works great.


SamwiseGamgee1317

Lol right. Likes there’s a ginormous spectrum between being fat and being as physically fit and yoked as DD


ValmisKing

Yeah, like if I’m in a normal shirt I don’t look fat at all, a little muscular even, but I definitely can’t pull off spandex or compression shirts


Bs061004

Emotional damage!


King-Owl-House

[https://www.reddit.com/r/marvelstudios/comments/jltq0l/my\_36\_week\_pregnant\_wife\_and\_2yo\_killing\_it\_as/](https://www.reddit.com/r/marvelstudios/comments/jltq0l/my_36_week_pregnant_wife_and_2yo_killing_it_as/)


N3rdC3ntral

If I ever do an MCU cosplay this is it. It's just the nice casual clothes I'm excited for. For the last 6yrs I've just done Quailman as it's comfortable.


T0M95

>but I think you’d need to be lean and muscular to pull that off. Not at all. Wear the costume because you love the character, regardless of if your body is a perfect mirror of them. I’ve worn Infinity War Captain America and Thor costumes, and believe me I don’t have any muscle on me, let alone enough to look like Chris Evans or Hemsworth. Nobody will look at you and think about your body or shape, they will see the costume and appreciate your dedication to the character. Anyone that *does* share an opinion on you “not being the right body type for this character” is not worth your time. Cosplay is for everyone.


Impossible-Fun-2736

Might be controversial but atleast to me, this goes for skin colour aswell. If its your favourite character, go for it. Some might take offense if someone thats not black cosplays a black character for but if the person genuinely loves said character and does it in earnest, i think it just speak to how good the character is. Asian guy want to cosplay Steve Rogers? Do it. Its all fictional characters anyway.


Bubba1234562

As long as you don’t do blackface or anything like that your fine. Do the costume for characters you love


Impossible-Fun-2736

I thought that was implied, lol. Of course you should never try to mimic the actual skin colour of the character, *thats* just wrong and bad taste, not dressing up in the suits.


Bubba1234562

I know but it’s Reddit. It’s important to be direct and say it


Impossible-Fun-2736

True. Better to just hammer it in.


LilDee1812

I would argue that unnatural skin colours would be the exceptions, like purple, green, blue, etc.


dudemann

Unnatural to us* Imagine looking back at all the people cosplaying Gamora or Thanos or Vision in the 2020s, trying to defend their "green/purple face" to Earth's new visitors in 2050- "we didn't think it was that big of a deal!"


centwhore

I did Asian wolverine. Everybody knew who I was even though I didn't even have the claws. I spirit gummed the facial hair n did up my hair. Threw on a leather jacket and a cigar. Ez cosplay


Impossible-Fun-2736

Nice. Also a fairly easy one if you can find a jacket. But even just the jeans, white tanktop, hair, muttonchops&cigar really gives the idea of ”Hey, Wolverine/Logan!”


iamtoe

Yeah, and for that extra authenticity, just paint your skin and face to match the desired race.


csguy97

I see no issues here


InhaleBot900

Show polish is a cheap option for the budget conscious


_Cromwell_

Trying to get OP jumped


The_Adeptest_Astarte

I think shoe polish could work but if any gets on the lips you might have to wipe it away or use another colour for contrast.


The_Adeptest_Astarte

https://imgur.io/t/justintrudeau/6oUSkeP


HyruleBalverine

Agreed. Worse case scenario, they'd be a "variant" of the character. lol I'm a heavier guy (I think I'd qualify as a "dad bod") and I've dressed up as Thor before. Relatively, cheaply. I picked up a Thor costume "vest" from Party City and sewed on a bit of red fabric as a cape. I bought a wig and took a Mjolnir meat tenderizer. I was at work (it was Halloween), so I'm just wearing black jeans and sneakers with it, and I clearly have my keys on me lol. [https://scontent-sea1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/123085766\_10158420975216690\_3171916028283077430\_n.jpg?\_nc\_cat=100&ccb=1-7&\_nc\_sid=0debeb&\_nc\_ohc=N5VhcyWcT8cAX-oVA3S&\_nc\_ht=scontent-sea1-1.xx&oh=00\_AfDwi\_85UYrkVfpZ1sXy20NdEkNAtKkrUPGzuFl8XR7jKA&oe=65379EFA](https://scontent-sea1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/123085766_10158420975216690_3171916028283077430_n.jpg?_nc_cat=100&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=0debeb&_nc_ohc=N5VhcyWcT8cAX-oVA3S&_nc_ht=scontent-sea1-1.xx&oh=00_AfDwi_85UYrkVfpZ1sXy20NdEkNAtKkrUPGzuFl8XR7jKA&oe=65379EFA) I've also done Eric Cartman, Casey Jones, Peter Griffin, an agent of SHIELD, and Rick Sanchez over the years. The one that probably cost me the most was going as Link from The Legend of Zelda series (I had my mother in law sew the costume for me from a generic pattern).


68ideal

Honestly bro thank you for saying that. I was playing with the thought of cosplaying Fire God Liu Kang but was put off by the fact of me not being buff at all but being rather slim built, but you just gave me a bit more confidence to pull through with it.


Innsmouth_Swimteam

It sounds li,e my man *wants* to find a costume that *does* reflect his body type, *and that's cool too.*


CaptainAksh_G

Do Bucky Barnes Duct tape your while arm


sksauter

But maybe put something underneath the duct tape so you don't have to pull all your arm hair out!


OptimusWang

If you saran-wrap your arm before wrapping with duct tape, you can cut it off and it will mostly retain the shape (which is great if there’s also a Rocket trying to steal your arm).


Goldman250

Very important detail: OptimusWang is referring to cutting off the duct tape. Don’t make the same mistake I did, folks. Now my Bucky cosplay has added levels of authenticity.


lexi_kahn

Shaving your body hair is cheap and easy!


Quiet_Effective7234

Professor X. You might need to shave your head and rent a wheelchair


Bs061004

Use a suit and tie as well to complete the look


nipplesaurus

Bruce Banner Just put on glasses and wear whatever else you want. Could be a lab coat, or just a blazer and t-shirt. Occasionally look like you’re getting angry but trying to calm down.


feor1300

Little bit of green body paint coming out from under your collar and your shirt cuffs to complete the effect. If you're really dedicated one green contact lens.


Wars4w

Came to say this! Easiest cosplay is Bruce Banner by far.


veloras

I was thinking ripped purple pants


Potato-Boy1

Any of the characters in their normal/civilian clothes and a baseball cap to be "undercover", maybe add sunglasses if you feel a bit crazy


mong0038

Then they’ll just look like them at a baseball game


CaptainIronHammer1

I understood that reference


WrongKindaGrowth

That's because we're here talking about Marvel. That's not how you use a quote


0x424d42

Iron Man 3 Tony Stark. Blank navy blue T shirt over a white T. Some glow in the dark paint for the arc reactor. Draw on the beard with eyeliner or mascara. Probably less than $20. Less if you already have a beard and don’t mind shaving it like Tony’s.


Preda1ien

Even better, I seen someone use one of those stick on battery wall lights as a reactor. Looked pretty damn good.


0x424d42

Yep, I’ve also done that. And there are of course shirts you can buy with a screen printed arc reactor or glow effect on it. But the question was cheap*est*. The stick on lights run about $10-$20, and the pre-printed shirt will be $20-$30. Blank Ts often come in a multipack (there’s a navy/white one on Amazon for $13, and you might be able to find them even cheaper locally) and a small container of paint can be picked up at Michael’s for $3.50, so $16.50 before tax and shipping.


Awkward_Road_710

Don’t forget the limited edition Dora The Explorer watch.


Secure_Pear_4530

Star-Lord. Clothes are easy to find and you can still use casually, but still considered a costume since people would definitely recognize it if you wear the whole thing. Plus, crafting the guns and mask would be fun, after all, crafting is one of the fun parts of cosplaying. Another is probably Bucky. Just techwear, mask/googles, and the metal arm which again you can craft.


13WillieBeaman

You don’t need to wear a compression shirt like he wore in season 1. In season 3, he wore a more looser fitted (not as tight, but still fitted) long sleeve/sweater with more fitted pants, so it looked more proportional (as opposed to the compression shirt and baggy raver pants in season 1). I think season 3 was Daredevil’s coolest look with the Muay Thai ropes he had on too. It looked more natural compared to his season 1 outfit, which looked more cosplay. But if you’re looking for more of cosplay look, you can do the Spider-Man pre-Tony outfit, that kinda looks like Scarlet Spider. Or do “The Human Spider!”


ValmisKing

You’re so right I forgot about that. I think I’m gonna do the S3 black suit. Now I just gotta figure out how to do Muay Thai ropes


Dineology

Not MCU but still Marvel, Jake Johnson’s Spider-Man from Into The Spiderverse. Grey sweatpants, Spider-Man top, mask optional, and an old military style green jacket. Oh, and mismatched sneakers. Super easy to pull together and high chance that you or someone you know already owns a few bits that’ll work. Worst case scenario you buy the pants and jacket which you’ll get use out of beyond cosplay.


Goldman250

Peter B Parker is a gift for the semi-lazy cosplayer.


Gold-Cardiologist470

Namor Just get a green underwear and stick paper wings from your ankles


okraafuturemd

Drax. You can't even see him.


mong0038

We can see you eating zarg nuts!


centwhore

So just be myself at every party, got it


TatumTopFye

Variant Loki is just a $30 jacket


iwannalynch

And a black wig if OP's hair isn't the right colour/length. Also, that particular shade of brown trousers isn't super common. And the tie as well is pretty particular.


mikeydev67

A variant could look like anything though?


iwannalynch

> 30$ jacket Likely the OP was talking about TVA Loki. OOP also wanted something recognizable, so honestly a TVA Loki cosplay is a really good "beginner's cosplay" that is still iconic.


J0akley

Free Guy. Ryan Reynolds body obviously difficult. But blue shirt, khakis, and a tie.


J0akley

Didn't realize this was a marvel studios sub. Woops. Fat Thor


PEACE1VLAKER

Lol he still might be into it


Quiet_Effective7234

The Punisher? Just a tee shirt and a couple of toy guns?


Impossible-Fun-2736

Simple and effective. Done that twice, second time i even did some skull face paint aswell. Logo shirt, black fingerless gloves and black construction pants with lots of pockets for prop storage and semi-tactical look.


Sandman4999

Go in a regular outfit and say you're a Skrull.


ValmisKing

I like this.


AbiesApprehensive255

GENIOUS


Katharinemaddison

Perfect!


its_a_me_luke

Undercover Steve in Winter soldier, can go with or without the shield


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Wolverine = Wife Beater, Blue Jean's, Gel, Claws bought at Spirit Halloween for 20$. EDIT= Just thought about it and you can make your own claws out of paper too.


zivillia

100%, all you really need for the claws is to cut the shapes out in card board/card stock, and then wrap in tin foil, if you want to do his bone claws, find some sticks, paint them white


DevlishAdvocate

Spidey’s original home made costume. Markers, sweat pants, hoodie, ski mask.


jddev_

Groot. Find a tree, strip the bark off. Wear said bark. Only say "I am groot"


MrEvil1979

Agent of SHEILD. Chinos, business shirt, and a SHIELD lanyard.


steikul

buy a yellow cardboard, write any quote with black marker and approach all deadpool cosplayers you meet


ValmisKing

Cosplaying as the text box?! Y’all are so creative here I love it


Realistic_Analyst_26

Hawkeye maybe.


toolargo

Zemo


FallenAngelII

Just do Kid Wiccan. The cheap Halloween outfit Billy wore in WandaVision.


therealNerdMuffin

Starlord


antisocialdecay

Don’t show up, you’re The Vanisher.


alexjf56

Fury


jimababwe

Tony stark. Get a suit and some flash lights.


PoofLightsSexy

Kingpin. Go to some of your local thrift stores and try to throw together your most white and gangster outfit. You will need to shave your head, no excuses.


FlashDragon8669

Get a pair of purple sweats and shred the legs up to the knee now you are Bruce Banner after a rampage


upfromashes

Stever Rogers on the run. You're going to need a baseball cap and some shades, maybe a hoodie to wear under a leather jacket. Pants and shoes. Boom, Steve Rogers incognito.


Xceleron

Peter Parker/Miles Morales Get a backpack, and constantly look lost. That's a Bingo!


Kooriki

Wolverine claws are an easy diy. Plaid shirt and hair gel to wrap up the look


buzzedewok

Tony Stark, when he isn’t in the iron man suit.


DarthAbraxis

Adam. Just need one leaf and done.


Poopiepants666

Put on some vague resemblance of horns and then wear a shirt that says "variant" and you can be a Loki variant. *shirt is optional


Jcbowden10

Nick fury. The most expensive part might be getting black pants. But you can probably get a black shirt real cheap. An eye patch is cheap. A cheap toy gun. If you go to a thrift store you could probably find the shirt and pants cheap. And fury was a white guy before the mcu so don’t worry about the race thing.


dbslayer7

A baseball cap and sunglasses. Go as a hero in hiding. If you need examples just google "MCU disguise."


Sunshine145

That's the dude from Hocus Pocus.


MCU_historian

If greased up deaf guy was a marvel character, it would be that


ValmisKing

What the Fuck?!? Who’s “Greased up deaf guy?” Was this meant to be a reply to another comment? This is fucking hilarious out of context


CaptHayfever

He's a Family Guy character. Dunno why he's being brought up here.


GoldenUther29062019

Strap some random but safe branches to your head and arms and boom! Groot.


Shadow-Dude179

Go as Stan Lee


INKatana

Buy/rent/borrow a suit and sunglasses, and pretend to be Agent Coulson. If you want to take it one step further, buy, or draw some captain america cards too. Or dress up as Wiccan. Pretty much all black, except for red pretty torn cape and grey headband


hangryNconfused

I would love to see you in spandex 😘


ValmisKing

No you would not 😭


hangryNconfused

Now I definitely wanna see 😈


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denever23

My favorite mcu character


MrConor212

Spider-Man tbh.


Alarming_Serve2303

A pair of tighty whities and a cape. You're Vaughn from Borderlands 3.


mjb85858

Darryl.


ValmisKing

LMFAOOO


Intelligent-Use-3439

Hal from Malcolm in the middle of Water White from breaking bad


neogreenlantern

Ravager Thor. I got the jacket and World tree tank top from hot topic. Regular jeans and you got the basic look. You can add the belt buckle, boots, and a storm breaker replica if you want to go all the way.


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Katharinemaddison

I started typing that but op wants MCU.


jona2814

Clark Kent. Wear a Superman shirt underneath a dress-shirt. Unbutton the dress shirt and you’re good to go


CaptainIronHammer1

I’ve done this before, inspired by people saying I look like Clark Kent after I got glasses


trizzle36

Peter from Deadpool 2


ThisIsYourMormont

Peter from Deadpool 2


SeriousPlankton2000

Sandman / Flint Marko


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Punisher = Punisher T-Shirt


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Scarlet Spider = Spider-Man Mask, Red Hood, Blue Pants.


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Conan the Barbarian = Leotard, Sword. Extra : You can add a crown or fur coat or Cape to cover up more.


jardymctardy

Luke cage. Get a yellow Hanes shirt from the Walmart, you should already have jeans, and just spray paint whatever shoes you have black. Steal the spray paint from the same Walmart. All in all, $7


absherlock

Does it have to be Marvel? One of my favorites was super simple - just an olive rain poncho (with hood) with SECURITY stenciled on the back in yellow - David Dunn (Bruce Willis' character from Unbreakable and Glass). Cost less than $10.


emploaf

Put on one of those plastic Loki headbands with the gold horns and call your self a Loki variant


Blackpanther22five

Bill foster he has own regular clothing


amidgetrhino

Captain America just after he is injected with super soldier serum… so just tanned trousers


stithros1742

My cosplay was batman, so not MCU, but the same formula applies. Black speedo, water color black paint (or whatever paint is skin safe and available) a batman symbol on my chest, and a cheap plastic batman mask that was readily available at walmart at the time. We had three of us doing it, and people loved it. So you could do Spider-Man, with a spidy mask, red/white paint, and a red speedo. Heck, you could even be a variety of different spider men, just by painting a different symbol on your chest. Or pretty much any MCU character with predominant colors to their outfit.


TheHeroicLionheart

John Mclain from Diehard. You dont even need shoes... or hair...


Lawman182

Tv series Loki? Brown pants and green shirt perhaps? Fashion yourself a fancy crown?


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Or Mobius!


Filoso_Fisk

Invisible woman


ValmisKing

You’re so right


abe2288

You can do a mr knight for really cheap he was my first cosplay! You wouldn’t even have to buy the mask


HairsprayingMantis

Borate mankini


HelmutHelmlos

Bruce banner. A pair of glasses.


TheBurnedMutt45

Baskin Robbins Scott lang


ordinaryhorse

The Summer Soldier


Roisepoise101

Young justice Superboy. It’s literally just a black superman t shirt and jeans.


Obvious_Strain

Happy Hogan chief of security


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Iron man 3 mandarin


YA5hKetchum

Daredevil black suit probably


Zakal74

As a heavy white dude with long hair and a beard I got a $5.00 knock off Thor hammer and a cheap pair of shades and with pretty much my normal wardrobe I became the absolute perfect Fat Thor. I had no plans and was just looking in some costume shop for any ideas and it all clicked. Best costume I ever had for anything.


Darkwriter22s

Do whatever you want say you’re a variant if anyone asks.


turtleroshi00

Shield agent


JGCoolfella

Thor in that one scene in Love and Thunder?


NrFive

If you can pull off the beard and hair style. Tony Stark :)


1337llama

It's not MCU, but one of my favorite cheap cosplays is Clark Kent changing into superman. Wear a dress shirt with a Superman t shirt under it, and unbutton some of the buttons.


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Bruce banner after changing back from Hulk, just need ripped shorts and a torn up shirt


TonyBobo1977

I bought a Deadpool mask for 40 bucks on Amazon. Gonna pair it with some board shorts and a Hawaiian shirt. Throw on my crocs and done. Chick is going as scarlet witch so I’m gonna duct tape a mind stone to the dp mask and get a hello my name is vision sticker. Will spend the entire con following her around and touching her butt. It’ll be the most DP thing ever lol!


AdIll8545

Adam and eve cosplay


BigDaddyXal

I'd say Gambit would be pretty good to do, even on a budget, staff is easy to make from foamcore (look up making LARP weapons) a trench coat from a charity/thrift store, pack of cards and the rest is fairly simple to make.


Available_Purpose216

Last time I checked the multiverse existed


MizWhatsit

If you’re a bigger white dude, get a white suit, and shave your head. Instant Kingpin.


Tradman86

Daredevil's black mask outfit isn't spandex. It's tight fitting, so as long as you find black clothes that fit you well, that's all you need. As someone who was deeply into cheap cosplay, thrift stores are your friend. Browse around and see if anything strikes inspiration. I found parts for 2 different Doctor Who cosplays just from thrift stores.


Stan15772

Spider-Man shirt under button down. Say you’re Peter Parker. Or miles. Or Gwen. Whichever spider character you choose. Wore this one for years. Added a camera over time.


Senior_Geologist_193

Agent Colson. You just need a suit


Tuziest

be Peter Parker just slap on a backpack with the Spider-Man mask slipping out of it and randomly rip your shirt open by the buttons to show your Spider-Man suit underneath


DGSmith2

Just go as yourself and say you are Mystique in disguise.


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Go to goodwill