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:
