Starro Face-Suckers Come to Life With Impressive Suicide Squad Cosplay
A dedicated and talented fan perfectly recreates Starro's face-suckers in this excellent The Suicide Squad cosplay. The most recent installment in the ever-evolving DCEU, James Gunn's The Suicide Squad, arrived in theaters and on HBO Max in August. Acting as a quasi-sequel, quasi-reboot of the 2016 Suicide Squad directed by David Ayer, Gunn's movie introduced a new Task Force X, then made good on its title by offing a large number of its members. Overall, The Suicide Squad was greeted with positive reviews from fans and critics, but disappointed a bit at the box office upon its debut.
Nevertheless, The Suicide Squad managed to establish itself as one of the best superhero movies of the year. Part of that was due to its eccentric characters, which included the odd villain Starro. An alien that resembles a giant starfish, Starro was revealed to be the mysterious Project Starfish that the Suicide Squad was tasked with destroying. Though he might seem like a silly bad guy, Starro proved to be quite terrifying thanks to the face-suckers he would emit, which, when attached to a human body, would immediately take control of the person.
Fan artist Jose Madera set himself to the task of recreating one of Starro's face-suckers for a new cosplay, and the final result is nothing short of incredible. In a recent social media post, Madera broke down the process behind making the realistic face-sucker and revealed plenty of pictures as well. It seems to fit perfectly on his face, though it still looks awesome even when it isn't attached. Check it out below.
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This could easily be the perfect Halloween costume for this year, though one has to wonder just how well Madera can see with it on. Nevertheless, Gunn would likely be very impressed by this fan creation, and those who have seen The Suicide Squad must feel unsettled by the sight of it. Starro was a unique choice to be one of the villains of The Suicide Squad, but thanks to Gunn's careful approach to characters, he became one of the highlights.
With so many colorful characters, The Suicide Squad has provided plenty of opportunities for unique fanworks, including art and other cosplays. The movie has already received a spin-off in the form of Peacemaker, the HBO Max series set to arrive in January. It will focus on John Cena's patriotic anti-hero from The Suicide Squad, and it will surely yield even more creative pieces from fans. If they're anything like Madera's face-suckers, they'll be pretty special.
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