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Which Games Feature Iconic Brims On Their Protagonists?

2025-08-30 20:05:02 159

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Blake

2025-09-02 08:49:32

I don’t cosplay often, but whenever I do I obsess over the hat first. A brim can make or break a costume: 'Overwatch' (Cassidy) and 'Red Dead Redemption' characters are the easier, sexier brims to pull off, while 'Hat in Time' and 'Cuphead' offer more playful, stylized options that are fun to sew or shape. I’ve also thrifted fedoras to mimic 'L.A. Noire' looks and learned that the angle at which you wear a brim totally changes the character you’re channeling.

If you want to try this IRL, pick a brim that matches the game’s era and silhouette—wide for hunters and cowboys, stiff top-hat for whimsical heroes, soft fedora for noir detectives—and you’ll sell the cosplay before anyone asks who you are.

Una

2025-09-03 22:40:26

I’m kind of a hat nerd when it comes to games, and I notice brims more than most people probably do. If you want a quick list: 'Overwatch' (Cassidy) has that cowboy brim that tells you exactly what kind of shootout music should play, 'Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag' (Edward Kenway) uses a tricorne to sell the pirate life, and 'Bloodborne' has the silent, brooding hunter hats with wide brims that make every portrait feel gothic. Even strategy and indie titles get in on it—'Desperados III' gives its characters distinctive western hats, and 'West of Dead' leans hard into that moody brim aesthetic.

Brims do a lot of heavy lifting: they set time period, silhouette, and attitude in one stroke. I find myself remembering characters by their hats as much as their faces, and sometimes the hat tells you the whole tone of the game before a word of dialogue.

Samuel

2025-09-04 15:10:34

If I look at hat-brim usage through a design lens, it’s fascinating how a simple brim becomes a storytelling device. Take 'Cuphead' — those boater hats with tiny brims evoke 1930s cartoons, giving the protagonists a playful, period-authentic charm. Contrast that with 'Bloodborne', where the hunter’s wide-brim hat reads as practical and ominous; its silhouette becomes part of the horror mood. Then there’s 'Grim Fandango', whose art deco noir is amplified by Manny’s classic wide-brim styles, translating film-noir tropes into a skeletal, afterlife setting.

Designers also use brim shape to signal function: fedoras and trilbies tend to mean urbane or detective vibes ('L.A. Noire'), tricorns and bicorns anchor you in piracy and naval eras ('Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag'), and cowboy hats nail the wild-west loner archetype ('Red Dead Redemption' series). I love how player customization in games like 'Sea of Thieves' or even cosmetic economies in shooters let players pick brims to craft their own silhouette. Hats aren’t just accessories; they’re immediate visual shorthand that carry lore, class, and tone without a single line of exposition.

Tessa

2025-09-05 21:35:47

There’s something instantly cinematic about a silhouette with a brim — it makes a character pop from a distance. For me, the first place that hat-brim feel clicked was with 'Red Dead Redemption' and then 'Red Dead Redemption 2'. Arthur Morgan’s and John Marston’s cowboy hats aren’t just wardrobe choices; they’re personality shorthand. I still picture Arthur riding through a sunset, brim tipped low, and that image sticks way longer than most cutscenes.

Beyond the obvious westerns, I love how different genres use brims to signal mood. The detective world of 'L.A. Noire' gives Cole Phelps a fedora that screams 1940s grit, while 'Grim Fandango' turns film-noir into a stylish skeleton-noir where Manny’s headwear completes every frame. On the whimsical side, 'Cuphead' and 'Hat in Time' show how a boater or a top hat can be adorable and iconic at once. Hats are small, but they carry so much story—status, era, vibe—and designers use them like a fast shorthand. I’ll always be drawn to games that get that silhouette right.

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