"He's dead, Jim" - Dead Red Shirt Costume Group D*C 2010

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"He's dead, Jim" - Dead Red Shirt Costume Group D*C 2010; There's a reason they paint targets RED.
Topic Started: Sep 19 2009, 12:33 AM (58 Views)
Aphy	Sep 19 2009, 12:33 AM Post #1
I am the literary equivalent of a Big Mac and fries. Posts: 615 Group: Members Member #65 Joined: January 3, 2005	Throughout the history of Star Trek no single group of crewmembers aboard the USS Enterprise suffered more inglorious deaths than the Red Shirt. And by inglorious death I mean stuff like snuffed by plants, rocks, or robots that resemble aluminum foil-covered buckets. When asked about their deaths, the Red Shirt's relatives will mutter something about “killed in the line of duty” and leave it at that. In honor of the unfortunate souls working in the Starfleet Operations department I present to you: *"He's dead, Jim." - The Dead Red Shirt Costume Group for DragonCon 2010*! The idea is to have everyone dressed in Starfleet regulation uniform and have everyone depict a different Red Shirt death. For instance in this episode a salt-sucking monster, who takes the form of Dr. McCoy's ex-wife, boards the Enterprise* and feeds on unsuspecting ensigns. Yes, yes, I know he's not a Red Shirt, but I assure you the very same thing does indeed happen to a Red Shirt aboard the Enterprise. In this case if someone chose this death we'd put the vampire mini plunger marks all over your face as pictured. This guy incurred the wrath of Vaal via lightning bolt. The best part is that he was the third in a trio or Red Shirt deaths that happened in a span of five minutes. The other two were just as undignified--a plant that shot spores filled with a deadly toxin directly into an ensign's chest and a random explosion. For the lightning guy we could stand your hair on end, give you some burns, and singe your uniform. For the plant guy we could totally have the spores protruding from your chest and discolor your face just a bit to give you that 'just poisoned' look. These are just a few ideas to get everyone thinking in the right direction! Don't worry about the makeup being too much or too gory or impossible. We will find a way to do it. I will soon compile a list of all of the Red Shirt deaths I've come across for everyone to choose from--if you don't have something in mind already. ~~Live Long and Prosper!~~ Uh...I mean my condolences to your families.
	When his life was ruined, his family killed, his farm destroyed, Job knelt down on the ground and yelled up to the heavens, "Why god? Why me?" and the thundering voice of God answered, "There's just something about you that pisses me off." - Stephen King


Wes	Sep 19 2009, 04:05 PM Post #2
like some cat from japan Posts: 1,929 Group: Members Member #11 Joined: October 15, 2004	Ahaha, yesss. I fully intend to watch some old school Trek over the next few months -- yeah yeah I drank the Star Trek kool aid -- so I'll keep an eye out for ideas.
	I like deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.


Tenel Ka	Sep 30 2009, 10:24 PM Post #3
WHAT'DYOO DO TO YER LEG, STU? Posts: 5,893 Group: Admin t(-.-)t Member #1 Joined: March 1, 2004	YESSSS. This will be awesome. The one thing we have to watch out for though is how much makeup we have going on. We don't want to spend hours on makeup and wear the costumes for a few minutes so we should probably find deaths that are classic yet simple/easy to do. Also, we need to make sure we all get our shirts from the same place so we're all uniform! XD
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