GEEKING OUT ABOUT VIG’s COSTUME
now obviously i know we all already hc’d that his favourite colour is teal from the goff scene, but now that it’s official canon and we know from the comics that he designed and built his own suit, it’s soooo cute to imagine him being like “yeah duh i am gonna put my fave colour on my super cool crime fighting hero suit” despite teal being a pretty universally agreed upon non threatening, calming colour. i like to think that’s why the V shaped visor is red, he probably still wanted to have some menace in the design (plus it’s a nod to Peacemaker’s costume).but that got me thinking about the other deliberate choices that went into his costume.
i’ve already given great thought to the mechanical / craftsmanship skills that would be required cause holy competence but now??? i’m ruminating more on imagining him in the design/sketch phase.
like just take a close look at how the logo on the chest piece transitions into the shoulder pauldrons. this is a really cohesive and aesthetically sensible design!!! the different line thicknesses, the angles subtly highlighting different muscles, also LOVE how there’s neck protection built in instead of it just being the cotton from his mask! also love the space efficiency of attaching little pockets to the back holster straps on his shoulders. would love to see what’s in those specifically.
moving down to the stomach. adrian. you absolute fucking loser i adore you. bro put these straps on here for NO OTHER REASON than to kinda look like abs. bro really said i need the bad guys to know im jacked and ripped under here (which, fair enough king, you are). also LOVE the little V shaped belt buckle. imagine him shaving down a piece of metal into the shape of a V rn. then soldering out the little design!!!
the lower arm pads are so delicious to me. i feel like the geometric interlocking shapes are kinda almost sci-fi techy/power rangers coded? love it. presumably these are some sort of body armour, i feel like the placement indicates he’s planning on using his forearms to block hits. sexy. show us him doing that pls
this is perhaps my most favourite part of the costume in terms of imagining him going out of his way to add it. this is literally just a leather thigh holster but with no actual weapon holding attachment. this is here purely for Cunt. this is all custom leatherwork, he had to go out of his way to create this. bro was like yeah let’s add a piece around my thigh with my logo on it again cause it looks sick and dope. love that if you don’t just look at the belt buckle metal V, but the whole thing together, it kinda mirrors the construction of his V shaped visor. muah.
LOVE the little reminder that he’s doing his own regular patching and maintenance on the suit! this long white thread repair with jagged, haphazard back and forth stitching right over another seam of the pant leg. i like to imagine this was one of his first major gashes in the fabric and he wasn’t quite as good with his Singer Sewing Machine yet.
tell me these kneepads don’t look like little skulls designs. like in a video game. Adrian “what are bad guys afraid of? skulls. obviously skulls” Chase you fucking nerd.
last but not least, Real Practical King. dude is not getting/making custom made boots when there’s no way said customizations wouldn’t impede the functionality of the boot. you just know there’s orthopaedic foot padding in those bad boys.
anyway yeah i’ll corn plate about him forever idk hope yall enjoyed
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