I’m sure you’ve heard the comic book color theory that postulates that characters in primary colors are central protagonists. Cyclops is in blue and gold, but fires red eye beams. Similarly, Wolverine is in blue and gold, but is often awash in red blood. Colossus was designed to wear blue leggings because he was intended to be a central character of the ANAD era.
Storm has never been given a primary color redesign. The closest she got was the training uniform time and the X-Treme era’s red elements.
Jean, Rogue, Gambit, Psylocke claim green and purple, classic “villain” colors that telegraph their duplicity.
That is fascinating CRaymond. Thanks for sharing. I'd not heard that before.
Cyclops must always have his hair out no matter what costume. That'd be my redesign. Also brown leather jacket. Oh, wait, I'm just asking for the '90s again
I'd give Monet the modern tramp stamp: the underboob tattoo. Ooh, classier!
Either give Cyclops an actual helmet or no headgear. Lose the condom head.
https://comicsalliance.com/superhero...rimary-heroes/
That’s ONE link. It doesn’t detail specific X-Men, but it does inform why certain characters are set in the brands they are. Nightcrawler is red and blue, because he’s the mutant Spider-Man.
It shocks me in this age that no one has attempted a gold Storm design with blue and red embellishments. Black women look amazing in yellow and she occupies the same brand space as Wonder Woman.
I love these designs. That Jean is perfection. My only critiques are regarding the obsession with those ugly Xs on their chests. Makes everyone's look way more uniformed than they need to be. The best ones don't even have them (Phoenix and Wolverine). Angel in those color also doesn't look right. Blue and white are his signature colors.
The simplest designs are often the best. I still think Jubilee’s vampire-era black one-piece was her best look. Simple, sleek and awesome.
That suit, plus the fact she was (at that time anyway) a new vampire still an inch away from murdering everyone around her, even managed to make her iconic yellow jacket seem sinister.