Perhaps not needed, but an opportunity for better story, and fuller world and meaningful visuals. For me, the fact that MCU characters' costumes make sense for them as characters makes them, their costumes, and the story better. We could just make Iron Man red and gold, just because that's his uniform, a random detail that neither Tony nor the audience care about OR would could have a shot of Tony looking at his car and telling JARVIS "throw a little fire engine red in there" and thereby connect Iron Man's look with Tony's personality and character, making both more meaningful. They can make every superhero appearance going forward meaningless beyond being easter eggs and the MCU will not fail, but... why would they want to do that?
Captain America's uniforms have all been made for in-story purpose. None of them have been Black leather, and if the purpose is entertainment, Cap's uniform storylines have been far more entertaining than if he'd just had the blue mail from WWII in all his appearances. In fact, the only character to suffer this 'fate' is Hawkeye, and that's only because he doesn't have his circus storyline, and even still, he's got a little purple and flair. Singer's costumes are not borne of purpose, but of a clear disdain for superhero costumes, disguised as a need for utility when really it's an overwrought need to be taken seriously and seen as 'mature.'
Of course we can. I'm just thinking: what if his mask doesn't have to be nonsense? Every other comic costume gets to make sense in the MCU, why not Wolverine too?
You've got great ideas for it too. Like, what if it was his datemono (Samurai helmet crest) and Xavier or Scott or Jean incorporated this faded distant memory into his gear? That sounds a lot more badass to me than 'just like the comics.'
Haha! I think it is. Wouldn't want to mess up his 'do!
Overall, I think part of the story should be about the X-Men not wearing their uniforms, which by definition, they don't. Rogue walks around in skintight green and yellow and a bomber jacket, because that's her style, and she has no need for armor. Storm is in an all white pantsuit because that's how she carries herself. Gambit has some stolen body armor under his trench coat. Cyclops is pretty much the only person who wears the so called uniform, outside of students/trainees and Wolverine with a color-inverted version with his samurai crest on it. Jean doesn't wear a uniform, she just happens to have a green miniskirt on. Beast doesn't wear a uniform, just some underwear and his blue fur. Angel is a billionaire, so he makes his own custom suit because he's his own vigilante. Iceman wears the uniform, but you don't ever see it because he's ice. Bishop wears some scrounged up stuff from the future. Psylocke wears her ninja gear. Sunfire wears his country's custom outfit. Nightcrawler is in his circus gear for nostalgia, and Colossus... is... I dunno what Colossus is wearing. Regardless, neither one of them have any reason to wear armor. Like the Avengers, let each of their costumes come with its own story, and have fun with the fact that none of them are any more likely to wear body armor or a uniform than Black Widow and Scarlet Witch.
that could fit into the real (our) world. That I can definitely get behind!
