21 - Dante from Dante’s Inferno Devil May Cry - strictly cosplay here but it so good luck trying to find one good enough to buy. With that being said, there’s a lot of pictures of wanna be Dante’s out there so if you’re so inclined, Devil-May-Cry it up, provided you’re cool enough to pull it off that is.

20 - World of Warcraft costumes - all I could find were pics of World of Warcraft costumes evidence that all kinds of people make and wear the WoW costumes but no one’s selling’em. Potential market opportunity, I think so. Just don’t expect people to not throw eggs at you as you stride down the sidewalk in your finest elf gear.

19. Superwoman - Everytime I think I have something quick and witty to write about this one, I look at that picture and forget everything…where was I? Anyway, buy this one quick, you’re girl will love to get in it and you will love her in it…trust me. As far as all you girls out there? I got some for your men too, keep reading.

18. Spider-Man - The black costume though, has to be black. Since Halloween is night and all and plus black hides the beer gut better than this one.

17. Chun-Li - Dammit Jackie Chan, you almost runied this one for me and so did most of the fug beasts I found pictures of on the internets. This pic brought me back from the brink which brings me to the next entry.

Image: [Flick]

16. Lara Croft - No words need to justify this one. Seriously, I have two reasons why I went with this one….and I’ll leave it at that. And yes, you too will look this hawt:

15. Vincent Valentine - Because he balanced out Cloud’s slight femininity, with his equal parts bad ass.

Image: [Flickr]

14. Cloud - from Advent Children - Because he kicked way more arse in Advent Children than in FF7, and you all know it.

13. Mega Man Warrior - You’ll look like the mega man of the party in this getup. Tired of your son (or tomboy daughter) getting beat up or bullied on at school by punks who’s lack of love from their parents leaves them empty inside and fills their blackend hearts with rage? Boost your child’s confidence and ability to kick ass with this Mega Man warrior costume. Doesn’t that helmet just exude ass kickitude?

12. Everyone in this pic - Now, I kind of cheat by throwing all of these in the same number but since they’re all from the same game, and with none of them being all that spectacular, I figured you wouldn’t care. Here’s Dan, Ryu, Dee Jay, Cammy and Dhalsim. I couldn’t really find any good links for costumes for the last three but seriously, they don’t look that hard to replicate. Which is why I listed them, cheap and easy costumes you could emulate pretty easily.

11. The Bride from Kill Bill - wasn’t there a kill bill game? no? Well, there should be. Just to make this one easier to explain. I felt the need to include a costume for the ladies that wasn’t all chest and ass if you know what I mean. I would think this outfit would make it that much easier to get your man to get off his damn laptop and pick up his damn clothes. Lazy bastard.

10. Hellboy - Yes there was a Hellboy game, there’s also one coming out from Mignola himself. Seriously, why wouldn’t you go as a big ass red guy with a massive stone hand and horns coming out of his forehead? If anything, it would be funny to see other parents react to you walking around in what they would be sure to think was a Devil costume.

9 - Death Jr - Sure no one knows why people like Death Jr so much since no one bought the PSP game and not everyone reads the comics but hey, I bet your girl would be quite the looker in that Pandora costume. At least, after she put on all that make-up.

8 - Hulk - I’m a Hulk fan, I’ll admit it. Been a fan since my comic reading days. But when I saw the price for this one was $699, I don’t think I’d spring for this costume. For $700? F_ck the Hulk. Next!

7 - Mortal Kombat Ninjas - Ninjas rock long and they rock hard. My neighbors love it every year when I run around in my ninja costume and stalk the neighborhood kids. They also love the looks I get from the parents when I jump out of trees or out from behind bushes and give them and their brood heart attacks. Maybe this next they’ll like it enough to not call the cops on me. Seriously, my wife hates that.

6 - Darkwatch - Since no one bought the game, no one will know who you’re dressed up as but they’ll still dig the gear. If your man enough to pull it off that is. The guy in the pic below definitely is not. What we really need is a Darkman costume.

5 - Gordon Freeman - I know this just recently came out and it’s nothing you can buy anywhere but this guy did a pretty good job of making this one. I’m sure you could bribe him to make one in a day or two for the right amount of money…and since I’d be playing the part of broker in that deal…I think I deserve a cut.

4 - Mario and Princess Peach - These costumes are cool and all but honestly, after looking at the other ones on that page, your girl can go as any of these and we’d all be happy. Provided she wasn’t Fugbeast from the Black Lagoon.

3 - Arcade Cabinet - No one can escape the clutches of Arcade Cabinet Man and his endless supply of “Don’t chu wanna grab my joystick!” jokes, no one!

2 - Master Cheif - I don’t have to explain this one.

1 - Chuck Norris - because everything relates to chuck norris and we should all be lucky enough to wear his mask.

1 - Ok, ok, I’m sorry about the Chuck Norris joke, the real #1 costume for me in this non ranked list is (so this #1 doesn’t really mean it’s my “favorite”…I’m non-committal like that) this Gundam costume, no you can’t buy this one unless you have a lot of $$$ and you know the exchange rate to yen. Seriously, it looks way damn good and better than a lot of the steamed crap I had to search through to find this gem. The best costume is the one that you don’t need to be in top physical shape for. As a matter and fact, you could be in the worst shape of your life and no one would know since your whole body would be covered. I like this one.

I even have some video of a Gundam costume in action. And by me, I mean YouTube. Isn’t it cool? Despite the fact that in this costume he walks like a hobbled hobbit.