43 Solves & 172 Attempts
Reverse image searching shows that one colour in each character’s costume -- as the puzzle title should point solvers towards -- differs from the original design.
As solvers search, they’ll find the codenames are in alphabetical order, which means they should be looking for something else. In superhero tradition, superheroes/supervillains typically have a codename and a real name. The initials of the real names are not in alphabetical order, and spell TWENTY FIVE PAIR.
When googled, this phrase unambiguously points to the 25-pair colour code. With this code, the original colour and given colour pairs can be used to extract one number per character. Converting the numbers into letters, via A=1, B=2… yields the phrase ANSWER ELASTANE.
| Codename | Civilian name | Initial | Original colour | Given colour | Pair # | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collector | Taneleer Tivan | T | White | Blue | 1 | A |
| Deadpool | Wade Wilson | W | Black | Brown | 14 | N |
| Goldstar | Ernest Widdle | E | Yellow | Brown | 19 | S |
| Green Goblin | Norman Osborn | N | Violet | Green | 23 | W |
| Ice | Tora Olafsdotter | T | White | Grey | 5 | E |
| Lady Deathstryke | Yuriko Oyama | Y | Yellow | Green | 18 | R |
| Machete | Ferdinand Lopez | F | White | Grey | 5 | E |
| Magik | Illyana Rasputin | I | Black | Orange | 12 | L |
| Mister Freeze | Victor Fries | V | White | Blue | 1 | A |
| Oddball | Elton Healey | E | Yellow | Brown | 19 | S |
| Plastic Man | Patrick O'Brian | P | Yellow | Grey | 20 | T |
| Rogue | Anna Marie | A | White | Blue | 1 | A |
| Saturn Girl | Imra Ardeen | I | Black | Brown | 14 | N |
| Spiral | Rita Wayword | R | White | Grey | 5 | E |
ELASTANE is also known as spandex or lycra -- the material which superhero outfits are made from.