Top 10 Worst X-Men Costumes

Are you pumped for X-Men Days of Future Past? I’m pumped for X-Men Days of Future Past! Little confused as to why they showed a clip from it during the Amazing Spider-Man 2 credits, but still pumped! And being pumped as I am got me thinking. Which are the worst X Men ever? And thus I spent the next 38 hours going over every… single… X-Men character. There are WAY too many to count. But one thing I have noticed is the costumes.

There have been some awesome X-Men outfits over the years. And there have also been some stinkers. So why not take a look at them today. Anything to prolong having to go outside, am I right? This is the Top 10 WORST X-Men Costumes!

DISCLAIMER! This list is my own personal opinion. If you don’t like it then I should inform you that an orbital military satellite is currently tracking your position and further disagreement will result in your house being napalmed. Have a nice day.

 

10. Beast (Gone Swimming)

So, yeah… it’s just a pair of trunks. Practically underwear. That’s it. You could make the argument that as he’s a blue furred, muscle bound, monstrosity he doesn’t need an outfit. Which I accept. But could they not put a LITTLE effort in? Just a smidge? It’s got the “X” logo on it so I guess that’s something. And as I said, he’s furry so he probably doesn’t get cold. But come on. There’s no reason they couldn’t have gotten a little creative, right? Right? No? Fine. Have it your way.

 

9. Wolverine (Whiskers)

Awwwww. Look at him. With his itty bitty whiskers. He’s adorable! Yep, this is how Wolverine, arguably one of the most bad ass characters in all of comic book-dom, looked the very first time he came to print. Namely, The Incredible Hulk #180. Any coolness over the fact that the very first fight Wolverine had was with the Hulk is immediately negated when you look at his outfit. Thankfully the next time we saw him he got an upgrade which looked a lot better. Doesn’t change the fact that he looks so damn cute here though.

 

8. Jean Grey (Mini Skirt Mayhem)

Only in the 60’s. A lot of people, when criticising Jean Grey’s costume, tend to go for the animated series version or her New X-Men design. I’ve never really seen what was wrong with those outfits personally, but I do with this one! First the gloves. Tell me, are you dong the washing up later or something? Then there’s the mask. I’m fairly certain that it’s not going to do much to hide your identity. And why does it look the way it does. I don’t get it. Why is it so pointy? And finally, the skirt. Why? What makes you think that skirt will be useful going into battle? One gust of wind and you’re a Marilyn Monroe parody!

 

7. Dazzler (Disco is Dead)

Holy Olivia Newton John! Needless to say, this outfit was a product of the time. A sparkly, rollerblading, bellbottom wearing product of the time. There’s no way you can’t make fun of this costume. Just look at it! She’s like Saturday Night Fever‘s table scraps. And then there’s the make up. Wouldn’t that be a bit time consuming? Imagine there’s a bank being robbed and she has to get it on her face in the correct shape before they get away? There’s no way she could do it in time! Mind you, at this point she was less concerned about fighting crime and more concerned about getting a recording contract. So… you know… priorities.

 

6. Emma Frost (New X-Men)

Oh come on! First Starfire, now Emma Frost? When it comes to superhero outfits ladies, less is not more! Less is less! Less is borderline inappropriate! She was teaching at a school when she was wearing this! Imagine how the male students would have reacted! They’d probably use a lot of exclamation points! Like I’m doing! I should probably stop! But I can’t! It’s just so awful! AHHHGGGHHH! Okay, I’ve calmed down. But seriously, this makes no sense. Emma Frost has been known for dressing provocatively but this is pushing it. And clearly she hasn’t got any fir so there’s no way se isn’t cold.

5. Cable (The Curse of Liefeld)

Yep. Cable was created by the walking punch line of the comic book artist industry, Rob Liefeld. For those of you lucky enough not to know what I’m talking about, Liefeld has something of a reputation with regards to his art style. That is to say, almost everybody hates it. His proportions are way off and he was known for tacking weird and seemingly useless stuff onto his characters. Hence Cable. A cool character, to be sure, but man does he look like crap. Thankfully his design was toned down later but we’ll never forget those… those… what the hell ARE those things anyway?

4. Jubilee (90’s Explosion)

We’ve had the worst of the 60’s and the worst of the 70’s, now it’s time for the worst of the 90’s! And do you want to know the strangest thing about this costume? In the animated series, this costume was actually… not a costume at all. This was Jubilee’s ordinary civilian clothing. She wore this before she even joined the X-Men. Wow. It really says something when your ordinary clothes are more flamboyant than most superhero costumes. And for some reason she kept wearing them after joining the X-Men. Did they not offer her another outfit? Or did they think that denim shorts and a coat from the April O’Neil spring collection would be enough?

3. Magneto (Purple “M”)

There are no words. I can’t… I mean… who would think this would be a good idea? Barely anybody remembers this costume. I had to hunt into the deepest recesses of the internet, where only the bravest and most depraved dare to tread, just to find a halfway decent picture of it! There’s no helmet, it’s ALL purple and did he really need the giant “M” on the chest? Was he worried that it was such a radical change that no one would recognise him? Actually, that’s a valid concern. I wasn’t even sure it was him. I thought the “M” might have stood for “mauve” or something.

 

2. Kitty Pryde (Take Your Pick)

Where to begin? Throughout the years, Kitty has changed outfits more times than I’ve had hot dinners. Hell, she’s changed her name a bunch of times as well! She wasn’t always just Kitty Pryde y’know. She was Ariel (Insert Little Mermaid joke), then Sprite (Insert popular soft drink joke) and eventually Shadowcat (Insert internet meme joke). Frankly, with the exception of her current and original costume, there isn’t a single outfit of hers that can’t be made fun of! Plus, in one of them she’s somehow managed to incorporate other bad designs into her own! Look, Dazzler’s roller skates and Marvel Girl’s pointy mask! The horror!

 

1. Quicksilver (X-Men: Days of Future Past)

I know the film hasn’t come out yet and I know I haven’t examined any other film costumes but… look at it. Just… look at it! What in the name of Chris Claremont were they thinking? I know I said I was pumped for Days of Future Past but… LOOK AT IT! GAZE INTO THE FACE OF STUPIDITY! Silver jacket? Some kind of wig, it has to be right? And goggles. FREAKING GOGGLES? WERE THEY HIGH ON POST-IT GLUE OR SOMETHING? BECAUSE THAT’S THE ONLY EXPLAINATION I CAN COME UP WITH! I suppose it could have been worse but did they not think it through a little? Also, am I the only one wondering why this character is going to be in two different films, in two different continuity’s, a year apart? Did nobody check to see if anybody else was planning on using the character?