Boomstick Trolls His Co-Hosts By Wearing A Dreadful Outfit

Well, this started out as a back-up plan for if I wasn't able to get my April Fool's fanfic out on time, and then became something I stuck with anyway. Boomstick is wearing something I can only describe as the "oh no" outfit as part of some bizarre practical joke towards his co-workers. Wiz is exasperated, Jocelyn is horrified and Ringmaster considers this to be the ultimate crime against fashion. DUMMI on the other hand just doesn't care.

The inspiration for this outfit came from the 23rd Asterix graphic novel Obelix and Co., in which Obelix lets the success of his newly set-up menhir business get to his head and decides to have a new outfit for himself commissioned. The best way to describe what he ends up wearing is that it makes the wearer look like some sort of capitalist wrestling viking pimp. I had no problems with the cape being pink or having flowers on, mind you (even though it was made from a table cloth and therefore cheap), but the rest of it is just wrong. The cape is already a weird addition, the colour hues are too in-your-face, the patterns clash with each other, the pattern on the trousers in particular outright screams "stereotypical fat cat businessman" and the bow on the front is way too big. If the bow had been smaller, I would have been fine, but the size it ended up being just made it look absurd. Overall, I think it was just the context behind why he was wearing the outfit and how it showcased his newfound arrogance that repulsed me. The only good news about this is that the creators wanted the audience to be embarrassed by it anyway (also the fact that he went back to his original outfit once he realised the error of his ways and returned to his original friendlier self).

I'm not uploading screenshots of the actual outfit itself onto here in case of a copyright strike, but you can easily find it either from an internet search or just finding the book itself in a library or bookstore. Also, the graphic novel's great anyway (as is the rest of the series, excluding Asterix and the Falling Sky which Asterix fans like myself prefer to forget about) so you might as well check it out. :)

Unlike Obelix though, Boomstick knows that this outfit is bad. He just wants a reaction from the others. When you think about it, he's kind of a darker counterpart to Obelix - they both have moustaches, they're both plus size (NEVER call Obelix fat; he doesn't like that), they're both very chummy and energetic with sensitive and emotional sides and above all, they both ADORE a good fight.

Anyway, I might do another version of this outfit for another existing character if the mood strikes. I've already got an idea on who else to make one for, though more as a commentary of how their character has developed rather than just an April Fool's Day gag. Either way, hopefully Boomstick decides not to make this one his permanent outfit... ¬_¬