STC, I'm all in with your take... except.....consider this.
Bad Boyz been rolling onto the home field with "Iron-Man" cloaked in black with over 100-strong for years. Each and every time the opposition looks on with some level of the "Oh-$__t" factor. The home fans get fired up and the spectacle still make the hair on TFs neck stand straight up!
Though Boom Tacos has smoke, colored lights, halloween mask and a blowup helmet.....it's more entertaining (and kinda funny) than intimidating.
This of coarse is subjective....
IRON MAN....forever...
Inflatables...never!