7 MCU Costumes That Need To Change

1. Daredevil

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In season one, Daredevil started out wearing a simple black long-sleeved shirt with a matching black face mask, before transitioning into his more traditional red costume from the comics.

And while this look has been subtly tweaked here and there, it's remained largely the same throughout season two, as well as The Defenders.

Why The Costume Needs To Change: Daredevil's costume not only looks bad, it doesn't make any sense when you look at Marvel's Netflix shows as a whole, either.

The Defenders - Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist and Daredevil - are portrayed as the MCU's local, street-level heroes. They don't fight in planet-wide battles and they don't go into space; they keep their feet firmly on the ground. This also means they don't abide by all the traditional conventions of a superhero, like the morals, and - crucially - the costumes.

Jones, Cage and Fisty don't wear "superhero costumes" of any kind, and instead, they just wear normal clothes that take inspiration from their comic-book looks. This suits the gritty, realistic vibe of the shows, and gives them a unique identity that's far removed from the colour and vibrancy of the movies.

Daredevil's ludicrous red costume goes against this, with its stupid pointy ears making him look like a joke when he's stood alongside other people just wearing t-shirts and jackets. His first outfit - the black face mask - was absolutely perfect, matching the dark tone of the show and looking pretty intimidating to boot.

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Fortunately, he wore regular clothes a lot more during The Defenders, so hopefully this continues into season three.

Any other MCU costumes that could do with some TLC? Let us know in the comments section!

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