Piers Nivans/development

Concept
Piers' concept art is very similar to the finished product. The most notable difference between the original concept for his Edonia clothes from what he wears in the actual game is that his sleeves and pants were more of a white color instead of light brown to match the rest of the outfit. His clothes in Lanshiang were very similar to the concept. Another notable difference is that his BSAA pouch is much less detailed and does not have anything on it. Piers' physical appearance in one art portrayed his hair to be much lighter than the final look. For the most part, the concepts of his costumes were not changed much in the game.

Appearance and wardrobe
Piers has broad facial features and light brown hair in a short front spike, as well as brown eyes. He is almost the same height as Chris (around 5'11"- 6'0"). Once mutated, Piers resembles something very similar to the J'avo.

While on his mission in Edonia, Piers wears basic tactical gear including a grey coat, matching military-issue cargo pants, light brown combat boots, a light brown tactical vest and black leather gloves. Most apparent is a brown/grey and white box-weave scarf around his neck, resembling a shemagh or keffiyeh. He also wears camouflaged knee pads and numerous camouflaged pouches on both legs, his vest, and on a tactical belt around his waist. A pouch on the left breast of his vest has two emblems embroidered on it. One is military blood-type patch imprinted with "A POS" (stating his A-positive blood type), the other being a brown camouflage patch that reads "Special Operations Unit, BSAA" with a symbol of a winged shield and a sword overlapping it.

Six months after the events on Edonia, Piers is seen in much more casual wear when he finds Chris in a bar. He's dressed in grey pants with a black belt, a white t-shirt and a pale green army-style military jacket that bears the emblem of the BSAA's North American Branch on both sleeves.

While in Lanshiang, Piers' outfit is almost identical to his winter gear. The only notable difference is he is no longer wearing a jacket and instead wears an off-white long-sleeved shirt. The shirt bears two emblems on the sleeves, first being the BSAA's North American Branch emblem. The second is a small patch that reads "SOU - BSAA."

In The Mercenaries, Piers' alternate costume consists of a yellow and grey racecar driver suit with various logos on it including Capcom and Biohazard. There is a small patch on the upper left side of it with the R.P.D. abbreviation and Special Tactics and Rescue Service written below it. He also wears a cap with the CAPCOM logo on the left side and a S.T.A.R.S. patch on the right as well as a BSAA patch on the front. An alternate coloring of this outfit can be unlocked on Resident Evil.net that is in blue.