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Fletcher costuming help

Hi folks, I'm working on a Fletcher costume for an upcoming convention in my hometown. I am by no means a skilled costumer/cosplayer and was hoping to skate by largely on the fact that most DB mercs have a collection of vaguely paramilitary gear.

I'm having a couple of issues figuring some things out with Fletcher, and I'd appreciate it if anyone could point me in the right direction.

So far this is the best reference image I can find for Fletcher. The problem is, it's only the one angle and the picture resolution could be better. I was hoping I might find some character concept art or costuming notes somewhere on the web, but the closest I got was finding this thread with some of the mercs viewable in Blender (not Fletcher, though).

My real question here that I've been trying to answer myself for the last several hours today, is what the hell is going on with Fletcher's midsection? If you look closely, he has what sort of looks like a jacket tied around his waist, complete with sleeves flopping around near his legs. The location of the sleeves doesn't seem to support the jacket theory, and now I'm seriously second guessing myself. Is it some kind of leather/kevlar kilt that he's sewn sleeves on to for design reasons?

If anyone has any guidance or insight, I'd really appreciate it. I know you can view the mercs from the barracks in-game, but the camera angle options are pretty unforgiving and mostly just show the mercs from the waist up. If I could find some Fletcher character design notes or even just high resolution images of Fletcher from multiple angles, it would be really helpful.

Posted Aug 15, 2016, 7:22 PM UTC

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MisterBadminNo Party without Arty•

You could always hop on an empty server with a friend and take a billion screenshots of anything you need. If you need a friend, someone in the Discord (link in the sidebar) would probably help you out. (I might be in there, I might not.)

I don't stare longingly at Fletcher in my freetime (I'm normally trying to apply bullets to his head.), so I can't say for certain what the hell is going on with his fashion choices. I don't remember if those sleeves are a part of his in-game model, but they may not be sleeves at all. They might just be a part of his extensively-detailed leg armor.

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Reonine[IG: Ray] You're mine.•

Pleeeeease keep us updated with the making process and post photos :)

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IN_THE_MEMETIMEPhantom•

why fletcher if you can just get a shower curtain and a helmet to be phoenix?

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ruuneOPNo charge. Oh, wait--!•

Now make sure to eat plenty of fruit!

I do like me some phoenix, but I didn't feel like I could do him justice without the sweet robot leg.

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Polowogsi love kira so much•

Please do keep us updated, I would like to see some costumes from DB :)

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krukinnovation•

Couldn't you just open a loudout card to get a 360 degree view of fletcher?

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Shilagyt/Shilag•

In regards to the jacket thing. It does look like it's just a jacket you put around your waist without putting your arms through the sleeves, then zipping it up like a foot or so before folding the rest of it down below your hips. It's kept secure by the belt, I guess?

I don't even know. There isn't a zipper on it, but maybe it's one of those more heavy-duty sweaters that have a zipper about halfway up the length of it, and you just pull it over your head. Best guess I have.

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ruuneOPNo charge. Oh, wait--!•

I think you're really on to something here. I have an idea as to what's going on, and if I'm right Fletcher is a fucking sociopath with respect to how he chooses to dress himself.

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MrOctusDirty Bomb Wikia•

No idea about the midsection but here is some more images/videos.

This is from the DB Nexon site:

Character card from game:

Close-up of his sexy face & chest hair:

I'm looking into ripping the model in Blender, but I'm not good with Blender.

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MrOctusDirty Bomb Wikia•

I'm bad at Blender and can't even setup the camera right so here are some screenshots instead:

http://imgur.com/gallery/EnBXP

Tried to get some close-ups on the bags and text so you can get some details into your cosplay. Textures are bad because the upk was unpacked that way. The sunglasses/hat are missing because of the upk. Light is shit because I'm bad at Blender.

The more I look at the mid section the more I don't understand what it is...

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ruuneOPNo charge. Oh, wait--!•

Thank you! This is extremely helpful. I have certain theories now as to what in the earthly fuck is happening down there, but I'm going to reserve them until I can furnish some scientific analysis.

By the way, I think I've played a few games with you before. I'm Toast ingame, and hopefully I wasn't being a massive dickweasel when we played together.

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MrOctusDirty Bomb Wikia•

Oh, your Toast?!? We played a few times, if I remember correctly I kept falling for your Phantom... shame on me.

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ruuneOPNo charge. Oh, wait--!•

Thanks for all the responses so far guys. As a quick update, I went to my local army surplus store and did some digging around in bins and I have one other thought as to wtf Fletcher has around his waist.

Could it be deltoid protectors that he's partially "stripped off" and are now hanging down below his waistline? I also wondered if it could be full on leg/thigh armor but the dangly sleeves really make me feel like it's a jacket of some sort.

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MrOctusDirty Bomb Wikia•

Considering he uses explosives it's totally possible.

Not sure why I just thought of it but maybe pinging the DB devs (& SD community manager) for an official answer?

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RazielWarmonicCommunity Manager - Nexon•

GOOD LUCK!

If I can dig up anything useful I'll go ahead and post it here.

Can't wait to see the finished product! ♥

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ruuneOPNo charge. Oh, wait--!•

I went ahead and placed the order for most of the parts and pieces, I've just got a few items I'll need from the local military surplus and hardware stores. Right now I'm thinking I should have something VERY close to the image I linked earlier, but no Ahnuld shotgun. Instead I'm going to try and use an LED kit to rig up some sticky bombs and a detonator.

"You've got something on you!"

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