We've all seen stories where Xander dresses as something other then a solider for Halloween and keeps something from it. But very few stories bother to either show Xander's journey of growing into the shoes of whoever he dressed as or the downsides of what he might have gained.
Which is where the challenge comes in. Show Xander's growth and struggle to be MORE then just a simple copy of whoever he dresses as and the disadvantages that might come along. Such if dresses as superpowered being how is his humanity holding out, does he feel distanced from his friends, or have to worry about his powers slowly killing him (aka Nate Grey).
In the of a technological character the effort of trying to recreate the technology that his costume knew but using equipment that either subpar or being forced to build the tools to build the tools of whatever it is that he's trying to make.
Or if he went as some type of supersoldier does Xander suffer from nightmares of what the character experienced? Or a dependency on something for his skills.
Also a lot of writers tend to ignore how the characters that Xander dressed up as had their own faults and biases; instead of just Xander getting the good stuff, show him having to work to overcome the darker characteristics of whoever he went as.
Which is where the challenge comes in. Show Xander's growth and struggle to be MORE then just a simple copy of whoever he dresses as and the disadvantages that might come along. Such if dresses as superpowered being how is his humanity holding out, does he feel distanced from his friends, or have to worry about his powers slowly killing him (aka Nate Grey).
In the of a technological character the effort of trying to recreate the technology that his costume knew but using equipment that either subpar or being forced to build the tools to build the tools of whatever it is that he's trying to make.
Or if he went as some type of supersoldier does Xander suffer from nightmares of what the character experienced? Or a dependency on something for his skills.
Also a lot of writers tend to ignore how the characters that Xander dressed up as had their own faults and biases; instead of just Xander getting the good stuff, show him having to work to overcome the darker characteristics of whoever he went as.