One of the biggest changes made between City of Heroes and City of Villains have been made with the characters themselves: the villains have a brand new look as far as costume options and appearance. The City of Heroes did a great job when it went live as a game that offered almost limitless options for character customization, but now they have found a way to outdo themselves with Villains. You can play anything from a psycho katana wielding school girl to a towering titan of cybernetic beat down to an inhuman nightmarish 'thing' that seemingly crawled out of from the bowels of Hell. Naming policy has also developed a little bit. Though all copyright restrictions continue to apply to your character - so you shouldn't try naming yourself after a favorite villain or hero from a comic series or a movie - the length of the name allowed has been increased to 20 characters, including the spaces. Thus, both 'Mike the Mean' and 'The Miffed Muffin' would work fine. From the sexy to the sinister, you will find that the style and feel of your villain is restricted only by the limitations of your own imagination.