Forge's Metal Leg & Half-Pants: An X-Men Costume Mystery!

The X-Men have a long, awesome history with all sorts of costumes! But there is one mutant who has a super strange look.

Forge's Iconic Look

Meet Forge, known for his cool red bandana and his metal leg. His costume's design, especially around that cybernetic leg is pretty odd. Skottie Young even called it out in a new cover for X-Force #1!

The X-Force #1 (2024) features some famous mutants.

Rachel Summers
Betsy Braddock
Forge
Sage
Tank
Surge

This team is going to tackle some epic challenges and Forge's skills make him one of the more sought after team members.

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Forge's Costume Explained

X-Force #1 main cover, featuring the entire new X-Force roster, including Deadpool, Forge, & more. Image

If you know Forge you'll know that his costume has that signature look of the half pants and this super noticeable metal leg. It's a part of how many fans recognize the character, so it worked as a cool visual and helped him stand out.

There have been lots of different takes for the character throughout X-Men comic book history.

The classic 90s look.
The new red and black X-Force look.

Even with his many awesome variations, the look remains consistent! But here’s the weird part; Forge could totally wear regular pants!

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Comparing Forge to Others

Stryfe, a foe of the X-Men, smiles menacingly, Apocalypse standing to his back right. Image

Many characters have cybernetic or metallic limbs but what's unusual is how he presents his "metal leg"!

Cable
The Winter Soldier

These characters might wear half or sleeveless shirts! But Forge's shorts always stick out as very, very peculiar!

There are different views on Forge.

The most often cited comment is how recognizable it makes Forge.
His half-pant look with the special leg and knee high socks is odd, even more so when you think of the X-Men 97 version

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Forge's Most Iconic Look

Forge discusses his cool leg with his X-Force teammates on Skottie Young variant cover for X-Force #1 Image

No one can argue it! It made Forge a character everyone knew! But there was something special for Forge. He really used that look to match his costumes in various team-ups throughout the X-Men comic series. He does get special consideration with the style, however, that signature metallic thigh. He just keeps coming back, and never disappears!

This signature half pant look for Forge is one of the things everyone loves to joke about! It was pretty strange back in the day and will continue to be strange into the future, but this just might be the magic to it! Even with this rather odd-looking element of this character, Forge does have his legacy!

What is most interesting, too, is how he might even come back for other adventures in the world of X-Force! The new book is "From The Ashes". You might never guess how this team might bring new changes! And that also means, this just might be the start of another legendary team-up!

For anyone looking to get a glimpse at what will come next, you'll get this with X-Force #1, coming out on July 31st! Get to your local shop, because this will surely become a must-have! It doesn't matter if you are just tuning in now to see this amazing X-Force team and you might find an awesome series to follow!

Forge's Metal Leg & Half-Pants: An X-Men Costume Mystery!

Forge's Iconic Look

Forge's Costume Explained

Comparing Forge to Others

Forge's Most Iconic Look

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