The Nitpicky Consumer: Creating the perfect Halloween Costume for a Superhero who isn't even released yet: Tracer (Part 1)

Blizzard has created a bunch of new compelling characters for their upcoming superhero game, Overwatch. And to make sure that not only gamers, but the kids of said gamers, love these new Overwatch characters, Blizzard has created this Overwatch teaser movie in the style of 'The Incredibles'. And it worked; my 7-year-old son loves Overwatch. And just like the little boy in the video, he loves Tracer. And he wants to be Tracer for Halloween.

There are sadly no commercially-available costumes for Tracer, for a nice low price of $22.99. The CosPlay crowd has of course already started to create costumes for Tracer and her friends, and even posted some of their step-by-step Tracer costume creation processes, but I don't have that time or cash to spend on a trick or treat Tracer costume for a 7-year old.

So my son's Tracer costume is being built with:

An old brown sweatshirt. (I would have loved to get this bomber jacket but it is only sold in the UK and I'm across the pond in the Colonies.)
Ski Goggles that we already had
Some rocking Tracer patches I found on Etsy by Serephitic
Some LED lights: one from LED battery-operated base lite from Target for $15 and one random cheaper one from ACE hardware
2 water guns that managed to survive the summer
Black straps from his lunch boxes
A pair of orange pants that barely fits him anymore
Some old white gloves of mine from high school colorguard, plus some white pieces of foam
Random stuff like Cardboard and duct-tape and binder clips and Chinese Take-out Containers