It’s a fact of life: whenever somebody makes something successful, other less scrupulous people will rip off that thing to make a quick buck. This is never more true than during Halloween season. Go into any disreputable costume store and you’ll see shelves full of costumes like Flora the Explorer, SpongeRob Rectanglepants, or Breadpool.
This week, Entertainment Weekly correspondent Dana Schwartz went on Twitter to ask people to share their favorite Halloween knockoffs, and boy did people deliver. You could probably go the rest of your life wearing ripoff costumes on Halloween. You shouldn’t, but you could. In the meantime, here are 15 of the funniest. (via Bored Panda.)
1. Where’s Waldo?
Photo Credit: @TheRealFaizanH
Can you spot him? He’s in the library learning about copyright loopholes.
2. Minecraft
Photo Credit: @ValAndreaWay
Do you ever feel like your child respects you too much? Buy them this costume.
3. Neo and/or Priest
Photo Credit: @haleysaurusrex
Hey Morpheus, have you heard of our Lord and Savior JC? Whoa.
4. Harry Potter
Photo Credit: @mikaylafw
Are you a Griffermore, Ravenblah, HuffPuff, or Slitherikmsdlfkjdfv?
5. Katniss
Photo Credit: @TheMuseSappho
100% used! We take clothes from corpses and pass the savings onto you!
6. Ron Swanson
Photo Credit: @MattTheGweat
Isn’t it time your baby learned to like scotch?
7. Beetlejuice
Photo Credit: @dannygberg
Say his name three times and get really bummed out.
8. Captain America
Photo Credit: @maddybt90
Pair him up with his superhero pals: Metal Guy, Eye of Hawk, Immortal Viking, and Green Steroid User!
9. Crusader
Photo Credit: @mickeyralph
Even the child costume model hates it.
10. Cher from Clueless
Photo Credit: @danaschwartzzz
The creator of this costume just discovered a thesaurus!
11. Sonic the Hedgehog
Photo Credit: @muddymudskipper
Also known as Sonic the Tweaker.
12. Oompa Loompa
Photo Credit: @officesubmarine
Oompa Loompa doopity don’t.
13. Batman
Photo Credit: @cupcake83
Who will he fight next? The Jokester? Riddle Asker? Penguini? or Cat Lady?
14. Darth Vader
Photo Credit: @RhettMitter
Duke, I am your stepfather.
15. Prince
Photo Credit: @muldersbff
Have you heard his new single Fuchsia Precipitation?
h/t: Bored Panda