10 Alternate Video Game Costumes You Never Took Off

10. Halloween Costume - Bully

Though Bully's legacy is largely overshadowed by the monstrous success of Grand Theft Auto, the schoolyard setting was a brilliant deviation from the big city formula of Rockstar's most popular project.

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Jimmy's jaunt through Bullworth Academy is littered with disagreeable students, pesky teachers and uneasy alliances, and through the game's Halloween missions, the dubious alliance with the psychotic Gary takes centre stage.

Halloween isn't complete without a costume fitting of the day, and Bully leans into the 80's for Jimmy's outfit inspiration. Consisting of a skeleton mask and outfit, the costume is a staple of Bully lore, but fans of the beloved Karate Kid film franchise (or even Cobra Kai in recent years) will recognise the similarities between Jimmy's choice of clothing and Johnny Lawrence's outfit during the Halloween dance in the very first film in 1984.

Though it might look silly when the in-game Christmas festivities begin, the skeleton get-up is more reminiscent of a high school bully than anything else in Jimmy's closet. Completing missions, nabbing collectibles, and getting into mischief while wearing the costume only serves to elevate the roleplaying aspect of Bully, because The Karate Kid made it so very popular some 38 years ago.

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