hborre posted at 3:00 PM Wed, 2 February 2022 - #4434276

Well, you would like to have something functional and practical that matches the outfit at the same time.  Too long is cumbersome, the material can snag on objects and can be a liability if a villain manages to grab it.  Anything with shoulder pads just impedes movement and range of motion.  If she needs to rely on fighting skills, she has to maximize and focus her attacks/counterattacks as efficiently as possible.  Marvel has a tendency to forego capes altogether, but, then again, they have come out with some rather outrageous costumes.

She is living fire and has literally trained herself to assume a human form. Her back story has her in love with my hero from before she attained her powers, and anything she does is pretty much just an allusion as far as her appearance goes. She can get to 3600 degrees Kelvin without taxing her abilities. This form was meant to mimic another female character I had, who wears pretty much nothing because she is omni-psyonic and doesn't need any armor or anything else to fight. It's all in her mind.

I did away with the shoulder pads because I thought they were too cumbersome. This cape was the first initial trial at something. I may just get rid of it, even though the other character has one:

she imitates her because she feels that the main character, also a super powered being, is attracted to her...

If I had a nickle for ever time a woman told me to get lost, I could buy Manhattan.