Creati Costume Revision!

Reply to: Azure Iolite

[1/2] Momo canon design isn’t bad. But it doesn’t evolve or let Momo use her quirk in the most efficient way.

Momo often likes to create staffs, or cannons— big, heavy weapons with ammo. A HUGE WASTE OF LIPIDS.

The costume I designed is supposed to work by detecting when she creates something- and moving aside to expose skin.

In the piece above I only show a small piece moving so the viewer can see the whole design.

So the costume can still expose skin, and technically show more than when momo has to pry open her original costume.

Also, the series itself kinda ignores this. At the end of the manga, we see a small cameo of Momo’s adult hero costume; and it shows LESS skin than her teenage one.

Setsuna Tokage from Class 1B- has a quirk that splits her body apart. Naturally parts of her costume would also come off- however, that’s not the case.

The author, Horikoshi answered why in a Q&A.

The explanation is that her costume can regenerate itself. They have self-recreating fabric in the universe of BNHA.

If Momo had that, she could just make something, it’d tear open the suit, and then it’d fix itself. Momo wouldn’t need to waste any lipids by fixing her costume.

If the show just wanted to give Momo a simple suit, they could. But they intentionally gave her a suit that she doesn’t need.

When Momo isn’t using guns, she uses staffs like a melee fighter. Close combat, where it’s easier to get hurt. While a staff offers some safety, being a long distance weapon, it can only do so much-

-so it’d be better to not expose anything while fighting close range. That’s why she has full-coverage armor.

Even though Momo’s costume is revealing, it still isn’t revealing enough, since she needs to pry it open.

That’s why the suits opens up by itself- so if she needs to make something in the middle of a fight, she won’t have to fumble to get her costume open.

It does that automatically.

Reply to: :sparkling_heart: ET • Radio :sparkling_heart:

[2/2] In character design, typically you want the design to reflect the characters personality.

Momo’s canon design isn’t bad- but it doesn’t fit her in the context of her character. Her canon design is more like a bathing suit- a simple design. Not bad, but it doesn’t tell us much about Momo.

I don’t like Mina Ashido’s design- it’s a bit much for me, but it’s not a bad design. It suits Mina as a character. And the pattern is unique enough to be identifiable.

Ibara Shiozaki’s costume is just robes. It doesn’t do anything to help her, but it does show us her character.

Momo’s canon design doesn’t have much in of patterns, or silhouette. Her winter costume was a bit better. The cape added visual interest by moving, and gave her a more dramatic presence as a leader.

The design- in of aesthetic- isn’t bad. Though it doesn’t match the usual ‘vibes’ of Momo’s casual clothes.

A costume that reveals enough skin for Momo doesn’t actually have to be ‘revealing’. It can have lots of thin fabrics over the costume that’ll be pushed aside when she makes something.

As an early design, it could work. It’s simple, a lot to add on to. Momo had an issue with self-confidence and learning to trust her own decisions.

I wouldn’t have a problem if the costume evolved with her, but it doesn’t.

Momo’s canon design isn’t bad, but given everything the show gives us- it certainly isn’t the best design she could have.

Not saying that the design I made is the best, but I think it works slightly better.

Reply to: :sparkling_heart: ET • Radio :sparkling_heart:

You make some pretty fair points