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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 5408250" data-attributes="member: 177">There's even some reasons for the costumes that make... well, at least a little sense:Heroes generally aren't about sneaking into a place, doing something undetected, and sneaking out again.  Okay, sometimes they do such things, but that isn't their typical raison d'etre.Heroes are there to stand between the villains and the normal populace.  The heroes want the bad guys to leave the innocents alone.  The heroes typically want to be differentiated even from standard police, SWAT, and military personnel, who are typically incapable of handling super-powered threats.  So, those costumes are like painting big targets on their chests, to attract the villain's attention.In addition, you notice how in the real world, venomous animals and plants are often very brightly colored, as a warning?  Same principle - it is a signal to KEEP AWAY.  Normal people seeing two guys in fatigues slugging it out might well be tempted to join in.  If they're dressed up like that, normal people will tend to stay the heck away.In addition, standard military and paramilitary gear is based in standard human technology, which is bulky and cumbersome by hero standards.  A standard infantryman wears 40 pounds of kit, and his gear might stop a bullet.  Captain America's costume can also stop a bullet, but he can perform Olympic-level athletics in it at the same time.</blockquote>