ACCESSORY GUIDE FOR ALIENS, ASTRONAUTS & SPACE CHARACTERS

Unexpected props that will elevate your costume and deepen the mystery

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UNIVERSAL BASICS (WORK FOR ANY SPACE CHARACTER)

• Futuristic ID badge with your name, species, and clearance level (bonus: write “REVOKED” across it in red)

• Glowing item – LED lights, glowsticks, or even fairy lights under clothing

• Mini datapad or tablet – covered in scribbled alien glyphs or a “ship log”

• Evidence bag with space dust or metallic shards

• Hologram frame – a clear photo sleeve with a “last message from the victim” inside

• Intergalactic snacks – (Pop Rocks or pill capsules in a labeled bag marked “Emergency Rations”)

 

ACCESSORIES BY CHARACTER TYPE

ALIEN LIFE FORMS (From Curious to Creepy)

• Tentacle gloves or extra “fingers” glued to gloves

• A translator device (a toy voice changer or remote control)

• Pouch of ‘atmosphere beads’ you sniff every so often because Earth's air is offensive

• Headset or antennae made from wire + foil or pipe cleaners

• Vial of mysterious goo labeled “home world soil sample” — that may or may not be poison

• A stuffed Earth creature you carry like a pet (dog, squirrel, human baby doll, etc.)

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ASTRONAUTS, PILOTS & SPACE STATION CREW

• NASA or fictional mission patches — the more obscure or top-secret, the better

• Helmet visor with a “crack” drawn on it — did someone tamper with your suit?

• Oxygen meter or dial made from a stopwatch, compass, or old tech

• Wrist communicator (DIY from a smartwatch or cardboard) — with blinking lights

• Checklist clipped to your belt with items like “Check O2 → Lock airlock → Dispose of body → Nap”

• “Decontamination spray” bottle (labeled “100% Not Acid”)

• A floaty pen or moon rock souvenir as a suspicious gift from the victim

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ANDROIDS, TECHS, & SCIENCE OFFICERS

• Binary code printouts or mysterious, unreadable graphs

• Exposed circuit wires or a blinking LED chest plate

• USB drive on a lanyard — what secrets does it hold?

• Clear face shield with fake scan display drawn on in marker

• “Error” label stuck to your back

• Clipboard titled: “Crew Emotional Stability Audit – Redacted”

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UNEXPECTED SPACEY TOUCHES THAT SLAY (METAPHORICALLY… OR NOT)

• Alien currency coins — chocolate coins or painted washers in a pouch labeled "Bribe Fund"

• Fake Star Map or Navigation Chart — with one location circled: “Do Not Return”

• Black gloves smudged with silver dust — found near the airlock

• Space drink pouches (like Capri Suns with DIY labels like “Moonjuice” or “HydroToxin”)

• Emergency beacon device — that conveniently failed during the murder

• Sticker on your suit: “I saw what happened. I just work here.”