A youthful new hero entered the Marvel Cinematic Universe on Disney+’s Ms. Marvel series. The first season adapted the character of Kamala Khan as she developed mysterious new powers. She then followed in the footsteps of her hero, Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel. Danvers was the first to use the name Ms. Marvel in the comics, and it was her costumes that inspired Kamala.
There have been a few different versions of the costume that have been worn by the heroes who have taken on the mantle. While the Kree Captain Mar-Vell inspired some of the costumes, most have been unique to the character. Ms. Marvel’s costume has also been changed a few times by reality-altering events to further expand her wardrobe.
10 Kamala Khan’s Girl Power Costume During Heroes Reborn Failed To Impress Fans
The Heroes Reborn event of 2021 featured Marvel's Justice League, the Squadron Supreme. They altered reality to become Earth’s mightiest heroes instead of the Avengers. Former legacy heroes like Ms. Marvel found themselves with new mentors and identities. Kamala Khan became a fan of Power Princess instead of Captain Marvel.
This would result in her finding a Utopian Circlet that gave her similar powers as Power Princess. The Squadron Supreme member welcomed Kamala Khan as her sidekick Girl Power. Unfortunately, Girl Power’s costume lost much of what made Ms. Marvel’s costume such a hit with fans. Girl Power’s costume was darker and lacked flash, so fans weren’t too upset to see it go.
9 Kamala Kang’s Costume Blended Elements Of Ms. Marvel With Kang The Conqueror
Kang the Conqueror has a few different identities that he’s used across time, though one of the strangest appeared during the Infinity Wars event. Gamora used the Infinity Stones to warp reality and merged characters together. Ms. Marvel merged with Kang the Conqueror to become the time-traveling shape-shifting hero known as Kamala Kang.
The Infinity Warps character’s costume followed the design of Ms. Marvel’s modern costume. However, Kang the Conqueror’s green and purple color scheme was used for the costume. Kamala wore a helmet that further referenced her new connection to Kang the Conqueror. Kamala Kang was one of the first Infinity Warps to be split apart so they could both help restore the universe.
8 Agent Khan Choose Stealth As An Inhuman Spy Working For Medusa In Secret Wars
The modern Secret Wars event featured the destruction of the multiverse and the rebirth of something new. God Emperor Doom used the power of the Beyonders to form a new Battleworld out of remnants from the shattered Marvel multiverse. Inhumans: Attilan Rising explored a new take on the Inhumans that pitted Queen Medusa and her followers against Black Bolt’s resistance.
Agent Khan used her shapeshifting abilities to impersonate others and infiltrate secured locations. She adopted a darker stealth costume with a yellow chest piece that slightly resembled a full body version of Carol Danvers’ darker Ms. Marvel costume. The multiverse was eventually rebuilt and Agent Khan and her sleek stealth costume disappeared.
7 Sharon Ventura's Ms. Marvel Suit Was Basically An Upgraded Wrestling Uniform
After Carol Danvers had evolved into her Binary identity and left Earth, a wrestler named Sharon Ventura took up the mantle. The Power Broker granted Ventura incredible strength and durability so she could join the Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation. However, she soon found her calling as a hero and a substitute member of the Fantastic Four.
Unfortunately, her costume as Ms. Marvel was a definite step down from Carol Danvers’ previous costumes. She wore a red and yellow bodysuit with a blue sash that somewhat inverted the original color scheme of Ms. Marvel. Sharon Ventura abandoned this costume after her She-Thing transformation. Her new costume as She-Thing followed the Fantastic Four’s color scheme.
6 Kamala Khan Became Mystic Marvel When The Champions Were Altered By Weirdworld
Ms. Marvel helped found the modern roster of the Champions alongside her fellow young heroes like Sam Alexander/Nova and Miles Morales/Spider-Man. The team found themselves on a mission to Weirdworld, which altered their reality. The most powerful members of the Champions were each given a fantasy makeover that transformed Ms. Marvel into Mystic Marvel.
Kamala’s new magical edge also affected her costume. Her color scheme remained the same with a few additional layers of brown robes. Her new red cloak became the costume’s greatest identifier, which fit nicely into Weirdworld’s fantasy setting. She only wore the Mystic Marvel costume for a few issues, but it was still a refreshing costume change for Ms. Marvel.
5 Carol Danvers’s Original Costume Was Inspired By Mar-Vell But Didn’t Make Much Sense
When Captain Marvel first gained her powers, Carol Danvers decided to follow in Captain Mar-Vell’s footsteps. This also extended to her costume, which featured the same red and dark blue color scheme as well as his Kree star insignia. However, the costume featured a bared midriff and also removed the leggings.
While the exposed skin wasn’t necessarily a problem, it didn’t make much sense as a superhero costume. The design of the suit would have led to a number of movement issues and just didn’t feel very practical as a crimefighter's costume. It was soon altered into her more iconic costume, though her original suit still holds a treasured spot with some fans.
4 Carol Danvers Simplified Her Costume As Ms. Marvel With A Sleek Black And Gold Suit
One of Ms. Marvel’s best costumes was actually designed by her teammate on the Avengers, Janet van Dyne/The Wasp. She adopted a new black bodysuit with a striking yellow lightning bolt that Kamala Khan would later use in her own suit. Danvers paired the bodysuit with high black boots and long gloves as well as a red sash that served as a homage to her original costume.
Ms. Marvel didn’t get much of a chance to wear this costume initially, as she was put in a coma by Rogue on one of her first outings in the new suit. However, she would return to this costume and rededicate herself to being a hero after the House of M event. She also briefly wore this suit during her debut as Warbird, though she eventually created a new costume for that identity.
3 Kamala Khan Gained A Powerful Alien Costume That Became The Villain Stormranger
On an adventure into a possible future, Ms. Marvel gained a new alien costume when she bonded to a Kree Stormranger Nanosuit. The alien suit assimilated her costume and updated the design. Unfortunately, when Ms. Marvel refused to allow it to kill one of her enemies, it separated from Kamala Khan. The alien suit created a new form that became known as Stormranger.
While bonded to the Kree Stormranger Nanosuit, it followed the usual color design scheme though gave her suit a metallic edge. Her red sash now ended in sharp blades, and the lightning bolt design worked its way down her suit in a dynamic new design. As Stormranger, the new villain kept this design but featured a new blue and violet color scheme.
2 Kamala Khan's First Ms. Marvel Costume Respected Her Idol But Made It Her Own
After the Inhuman Terrigen Mists spread around the Earth and caused Kamala Khan’s transformation, she used her shapeshifting powers to become her hero, Ms. Marvel. However, she quickly abandoned the form of Carol Danvers and created her own homemade version. Her costume referenced her idol’s suit but also blended her own culture and identity.
She used a burkini to create her costume, which featured a lighter color scheme from Ms. Marvel’s original costume. She also modified the extended lightning bolt from Danvers’ black suit for her own insignia. Gold bangles finalized the suit and made it her own. Her friend Bruno would eventually create a biokinetic polymer suit that could stretch and embiggen with Kamala Khan.
1 Carol Danvers' Classic Ms. Marvel Costume Updated The Original Suit To Become Iconic
Ms. Marvel’s original costume was close to perfect, though the bare midriff held it back. After a few issues of Ms. Marvel, the costume was thankfully altered into a more appropriate crime-fighting outfit. Ms. Marvel’s classic costume still featured the same red and dark blue color scheme as well as the gold star insignia that was also worn by Mar-Vell.
The modified costume used a full bodysuit instead of the midriff-baring underwear and top combo from her debut. She would eventually give this costume to Ultragirl to use as her successor. However, Norman Osborn took it back and gave it to Moonstone when she disguised herself as Ms. Marvel on his team of Dark Avengers.