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X-Men Genderbend Pt. 1

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So I've seen a few people gender swap the X-Men and many of them make the new female characters look rather masculine and the new male characters look really feminine so I decided I'd take a stab at it. I'm shit at drawing masculine men with strong faces and big muscles so I saw this as a challenge for me. I also wanted to draw them closer to comic book style illustrations. I never understood why people swap the genders of characters and give the men long hair and the women these short haircuts which end up making them look like the original character just with/out breasts.
When designing the character, I almost completely abandoned their original looks and thought about where they came from and the character's evolution in relation to their gender and how a change of gender would change their experiences and personalities. From there, it helped me decide what their hair and stuff would look like. I based all of their costumes on the same costumes they wear in books with small alterations to fit their character (so no male Emma Frost in nothing but a speedo. Sorry.) I also had to make sure they looked good with their significant others.
There are certain characters I chose not to do because female versions kind of already exist for them. Like Nightcrawler because Nocturne is basically his girl version, Beast because he would end up looking like Wolfsbane or Feral, Banshee because of Siryn, Northstar because of Aurora, Bishop because of Shard, and Xavier because Cassandra Nova already exists.
I was going to do a villain version but many of the ones I wanted to use were shown in Earth-127.
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(From L to R)-
Benjamin 'Benji' Braddock a.k.a Psylocke. Outfit based on- uncannyxmen.net/images/costume…
Being a ninja, I wanted him to have a leaner, tighter body than some of the other guys and I kept the hair kind of long because I had this idea of him in an Asian samurai topknot. The blue jumpsuit isn't my favorite Psylocke outfit but I decided to stick with a classic.

Ouron Monroe a.k.a Storm. Outfit based on- uncannyxmen.net/images/costume…
X-Treme X-men was my favorite outfits the X-Men, Salvadore Larocca did a marvelous job so I used Storm's X-Treme outfit but clearly turned the leotard into a bodysuit. I took the most liberties with this character by giving him Storm's mohawk (which is my all time favorite look for storm) and the David Bowie lightning bolt eye tattoo from AoA. I'm shit at drawing ethnic people so sorry if he looks a little caucasian. Lol. I would've given him a version of Storm's current outfit but I started these photos before she got the makeover. I also wanted him to look different from the male Storm of Earth-1007.

Kathryn Worthington III a.k.a Angel. Outfit based on- uncannyxmen.net/images/costume…
These outfits were another high point for the X-Men. I've always thought Angel's costumes were a bit boring and basic so when I saw this look, I loved it. I didn't give her his original Angel costume because she'd look just like Earth-1007 female Angel. I wanted Kathryn to have a more delicate face since she's a socialite and I named her Kathyrn after her mother since her male counterpart is named after his father.

Andrew 'Andy' Darkholme. Outfit based on- uncannyxmen.net/images/spotlig…
I figured that if Rogue had been a boy and his powers manifested, he wouldn't become sad and mopey like she did but angry and frustrated. In my mind he goes to bars, get into fist fights and swears a lot. I saw him as being kind of white trashy but not full on so I gave him an edgy haircut and tattoos, similarly to the ones Rogue had a bit uncannyxmen.net/images/costume…. Oh, I named him Andy cuz her real name is Anne Marie and I changed the last name to Mystique's Darkholme cuz I didn't know if Marie was a last or middle name.

Jamie Howlett a.k.a Lara a.k.a Wolverine. Outfit based on- img.photobucket.com/albums/v38…
I'll probably get some backlash for saying this but I actually don't like Wolverine...like at all. I'm not a fan of his personality and I don't think it's believeable that someone like him would wear a yellow spandex costume. I see him dressed more like Lobo or Ghost Rider. That being said, I include her because of her popularity but she's one of those characters I almost didn't put in because she's basically X-23. I left the mask off cuz I thought that would be a bit of a cop out (and I think that mask is ugly) and I gave her short hair because Wolverine is all about no fuss, I don't give a shit about my hair, so I think she'd keep it short. Although I didn't mean for her to look like Halle Berry! Lol. I tried to make her a little more muscular but not like She-Hulk body builder.

Remi Lebeau a.k.a Gambit. Outfit based on- comicbooked.comicbookedllc.net…
I originally wanted to put her in Gambit's X-Treme outfit but I ruled it so I used the one he wore when he was blind only because I think it looks a little more sleek and modern than the one he usually wears. And I hate the color pink and if I every colored this, I didn't want to have to color that top.
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Date Taken
Oct 5, 2013, 11:01:28 PM
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awesome, i love the costumes you have drawn