Anything gender-bent
There is something so deliciously satisfying about queering an established video game or comic book character. The squeals of joy I break out in when I see a ripped dude wearing a tiny little slutty outfit are matched only by the ones I let out when I see a woman doing Link and leaning into his trans-masc tendencies. Gender-bending will also, in almost every case, let you get away with some of the more tired cosplays on this list.
My ex-boyfriend as Captain America saluting the middle distance for his personal trainer Instagram account? No? A Captain America in assless chaps and American flag nipple pasties twerking to Doja Cat in the Javits Center atrium? Yes.
