Champions Online celebrates 11th birthday with costume gender-swapping

With multiple in-development superhero MMOs offering up their character and costume creation tools for players this summer, it’s the perfect time for Champions Online to step up with something pretty big, and today, it has done just that: The Cryptic MMO has essentially made it possible for players to swap their costumes to use any gender’s body. In other words, if you want one costume that makes you look like a green catgirl, and another that makes you look like an orange robotdude, well, now you can do that and switch between them at will.

“Champions, you shouldn’t be limited by the constraints of society, or a character creation system. We want you to create exactly the type of hero you want, whether it’s your permanent look or just for a costume contest. That’s why we’re making a change to the tailor in game – you’ll be able to swap from the “male” body type to the “female,” and vice versa! This change will work like any other costume on your character – if you’d like some of your character’s looks to use one body type, and others to use the other, you can. You’ll notice a new button in the tailor that will give you the option to switch, and any costume pieces that don’t have a counterpart for the other body type will simply be removed. This is not a permanent change – you can switch a costume back at any time. And it’s completely free!”

The news comes just as Champions Online is celebrating its 11th birthday (yes 11th). The first leg of events began today at 11 a.m. EDT and includes a new mission from Top Ten, the Save the Cats event, and Sapphire’s concert.

Starting today, you'll be able to swap to the "male" or "female" body types on any costume, on any of your characters!https://t.co/9p2S3uTMMP pic.twitter.com/HrXPJ1ohvE

— Champions Online (@ChampionsFFA) September 3, 2020