Scarlett GI Joe Costume From "GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra" Movie
One of the official members of the GI Joe team, Scarlett, nee Shana M. O’Hara, was born in Atlanta, Georgia. While she a master with standard weapons and can stand toe-to-toe with any of her comrades, her weapon of choice is the crossbow which fires various bolts with specialized functions. With a military rank of Master Sergeant, she serves from time to time as team leader. Scarlett’s primary specialty for the team is counter intelligence and is additionally skilled in martial arts and acrobatics. Of note, her secondary military specialty remains classified in all of her file cards.
In 1982, the GI Joe storyline was relaunched with a complex background story of “good vs. evil” involving an ongoing struggle between the GI Joe Team and the evil Cobra organization, a ruthless terrorist organization determined to rule the world. An original member of the GI Joe team, Scarlett has been around from the beginning of the franchise.
Interested in this GI Joe costume? Fortunately, there is a prepacked option out there for you femme fatales:
Original Scarlett GI Joe Costume
Not a fan of the costume redesign for Scarlett? The original GI Joe costume for Scarlett consisted of blue mock turtleneck unitard underneath a gold leotard with matching gold gloves and boots. The leotard was belted. She was also always seen with a crossbow. While there is no pre-packaged original style of Scarlett GI Joe costume out on the market, you can recreate this costume with the following:
- a blue turtleneck leotard,
- a gold tank leotard (if no gold, you can always dye a white leotard gold. If no tanks, you can purchase a gold tank and modify to remove the sleeves)
- blue tights,
- gold gloves and boots, and
- toy crossbow will really help you sell the costume - A Wii crossbow spraypainted black is a good and safe alternative to the real thing:
Cover Girl GI Joe Costume From "GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra" Movie
Cover Girl, one of the few female characters in the GI Joe series was also one of the few background characters sprinkled through the GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra movie. As a member of the GI Joe team, Cover Girl is a tank jockey, specializing in the Wolverine missile tank, and a respected mechanic.
Prior to joining G.I. Joe, Cover Girl was a highly successful fashion model from Peoria, Illinois who graced the covers of countless magazines, but she found the world of modeling unfulfilling and joined the army to seek out new challenges in life. She felt very driven to master distinctly unfeminine traits in order to prove that she was not just a pretty face.
In 1982, the GI Joe storyline was relaunched with a complex background story of ”good vs. evil”involving an ongoing struggle between the GI Joe Team and the evil Cobra organization, a ruthless terrorist organization determined to rule the world. As she was not a member of the original GI Joe team, Cover Girl was introduced to the Joes lineup in 1983.
While a costume wasn’t created specifically for Cover Girl, there is a Scarlett GI Joe Costume that can be used in place of a Cover Girl GI Joe Costume:
In the movie, Cover Girl was also seen wearing the movie version of the U.S. Army Class A uniform like the one below:
Cover Girl Comic Book Series GI Joe Costume
Other Cover Girl GI Joe costume options can be created with the following pieces:
- a modern day U.S. Army uniform
- a black belt
- black knee high boot
- a black walkie talkie attached to the belt
One of the Cover Girl GI Joe costumes from the comics is actually the most popular rendition you will see and also very easy to put together. It’s a basic tan long sleeve button down shirt, basic tan pants, a brown bomber jacket with a matching brown belt and boots. She also wears dog tags, sports an over the shoulder black carrier and wears a holster on her left leg for the gun she usually carries in hand. You can finish the look off with a red wig. Here are a few of the pieces to help you get started:
And don’t forget to pick up a toy gun!
Interested in the background of this character so you can really carry off this GI Joe costume? Get more information here:
- Cover Girl on Wikipedia
- Cover Girl on Joepedia, an external wiki
- Yojoe.com Cover Girl entry
- Cover Girl Profile on My Useless Knowledge
“Now you know, and knowing is half the battle!”
Snake Eyes GI Joe Costume From "GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra" Movie
One of the most dangerous and mysterious GI Joe characters is Snake Eyes. As a member of the GI Joe team, Snake Eyes is a highly trained, special forces operative that defends humanity’s freedom against terrorist organizations in their attempt to rule the world.
In 1982, the GI Joe storyline was relaunched with a complex background story of “good vs. evil” involving an ongoing struggle between the GI Joe Team and the evil Cobra organization, a ruthless terrorist organization determined to rule the world. An original member of the GI Joe team, Snake Eyes has been around from the beginning of the franchise, even though very little has ever been revealed about him.
The latest GI Joe costume for Snake Eyes is one of the few costumes that hasn’t changed much since the initial creation of the character. The adult Snake Eyes GI Joe costume is an all black jumpsuit with printed muscle details and a fabric hood with attached visor. The look can be completed with black gloves:
The child GI Joe costume is a muscle jumpsuit with attached arm guards and leg holsters and a matching fabric hood with visor. Again, the look can be completed with black gloves:
Additional items to buy for either outfit include:
- Snake Eyes toy sword
- black shoes
Interested in the background of this character so you can really carry off this GI Joe costume? Get more information here:
- Snake Eyes on Wikipedia
- Snake Eyes on Joepedia, an external wiki
- YOJOE’s Snake Eyes Figures
- GI Joe Comics Home Page: Snake Eyes
- Snake Eyes Tribute and Resource Site with Comic and Cartoon Images
- Snake Eyes at the Internet Movie Database
“Now you know, and knowing is half the battle!”
Duke GI Joe Costume From "GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra" Movie
One of the most popular GI Joe costumes is the outfit of the character Duke. As a member of the GI Joe team, Duke is a highly trained, special forces officer that defends humanity’s freedom against terrorist organizations in their attempt to rule the world.
In 1982, the GI Joe storyline was relaunched with a complex background story of “good vs. evil” involving an ongoing struggle between the GI Joe Team and the evil Cobra organization, a ruthless terrorist organization determined to rule the world. As he was not a member of the original GI Joe team, Duke was introduced to the Joes lineup in 1984. He has been considered the main character ever since.
Heavily inspired by what were the current day military activities of the U.S., the original Duke GI Joe costume consisted of a beige shirt with rolled-up sleeves, gold eagle on right chest, green diagonal strap, green belt and pants and brown boots. The latest standard GI Joe costume is much different.
The latest GI Joe costume for Duke is based on the “GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra” movie. The outfit has changed quite a bit since the original GI Joe outfit above. The latest rendition of the GI Joe costume is the “Reactive Impact Armor”, an all black jumpsuit with muscle armor that includes the helmet:
Black gloves and black boot covers can be added to complete the look:
Children can get in on this costume fun and can even get missile launcher arms, too:
Interested in the background of this character so you can really carry off this GI Joe costume? Get more information here:
- Duke on Wikipedia
- GI Joe Comics Home Page: Duke
- Duke on Joepedia, an external wiki
- Duke at the Internet Movie Database
- Duke at YoJoe
“Now you know, and knowing is half the battle!”
