Not every hero or villain can be a winner. For all the heroes with the power to alter the laws of nature, there's bound to be one who drew the short straw and got Soup Control. For every villain who's developed a device to subjugate the minds of citizens, there's one whose evil aspirations never got beyond inventing a shoulder-mounted hamster launcher. For the February installment of our monthly developer-judged costume contest, we want to see your ideas for a failed hero or villain!

Use any combination of costume pieces, and perhaps a name that doesn't quite cause criminals to rethink their villainous ways (or a name that doesn't inspire fear in the hearts of do-gooders!) and head to Pocket D on the Virtue Server, February 24, 2012, at 11:00am PST (2:00pm EST, 7:00pm GMT, 20:00 CET) and 6:00pm PST (9:00pm EST, 2:00 GMT, 03:00 CET). You will not be judged on your biography, so make sure that your concept is clear just by looking at your costume and name!

As always, each semi-finalist will win a NPC costume code, and the top 3 will win VIP Game Time! Hey, even failed heroes and villains can win once!