COSTUME GALLERY
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1) When first operating publicly, Daken eschewed a traditional costume, preferring to fight shirtless. In addition to not allowing anything onto which an enemy might grab hold, Daken's tribal tattoo covering his left side most likely served as a psychological intimidation.
2) Daken first donned a costume after joining Norman Osborn's "dark" Avengers as its "Wolverine." Like his teammates, who also were emulating other heroes, Daken adopted an earlier costume of his father's. The costume resembled a yellow under suit with brown trimmings over his cowl, tunic, gloves and boots. [Dark Avengers (1st series) #1]
3) When Osborn supplemented his own team of Avengers with his own team of X-Men, he recruited Daken for that team as well. Part of the "dark" X-Men, Daken adopted a new "Wolverine" costume. Remaining reminiscent of his father's costume, Daken's new costume consisted of dark blue trim along his gloves, boots & sides, with a wide, reddish orange stripe running down his front and back from tip of cowl to crotch. He also wore thick gauntlets which rose to his knuckles and had a large, red "X" as an insignia. To match, he wore belt buckle with a red and black emblem, as did the rest of his team. [Uncanny X-Men (1st series) #513]
4) After faking his death, Daken adopted a unique costume which bore no resemblance to any previously worn by him or his father. Mainly dark brown, the costume had yellow trimmings around its cowl. Boxer's tape adorned his wrists, ankles and abdomen. In place of boots, Daken wore Eastern shoes reminiscent of those worn in martial arts. Early on, in an effort to hide his identity, Daken employed a non-lethal energy claw in his gauntlets, invented by Reed Richards, instead of showcasing his natural claws. [Daken: Dark Wolverine #4]
5) After being resurrected by a Celestial Lifeseed, Daken was transformed into a Horseman of Apocalypse. Like those resurrected along with him, he wore a dark grey/black costume with blue trimming. The design of his specific costume bore resemblance to his father's costumes, with flared boots and cowl. Given its origins, it was likely a form of Celestial bio-technological armor as worn by Apocalypse. [Uncanny Avengers (1st series) #9]
-) During his time with the Weapon X escapees Daken either wore the costume he used as Dark Wolverine or just traditional streets clothes, especially after losing his arm. [Wolverines #1]
6) When he joined the X-Men Blue team in Madripoor, Daken adapted a costume based on the current team design. He wore black leather pants with blue ‘X’s on his boots and a blue ‘X’ belt buckle. He also had fingerless black gloves that accommodated his claws and a sleeveless black jacket (worn open) with a large blue ‘X’ on the front. [X-Men: Blue #25]
7) With X-Factor, Daken wears loose brown trousers, resembling Japanese hakama, as well as black boots and fingerless gloves. His black belt has the X-Factor Investigations symbol on it. [X-Factor (4th series) #1]