Cosplay

Ain’t No Party Like A Smash Bros. Party

Since Smash Bros.’ roster is drawn from other games, you might have thought it was impossible to cosplay as something genuinely, 100% Smash Bros. But that would be overlooking the humble Party Ball toddallthetime made this for GaymerX, and it is just too perfect.

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Here’s AlyCat Cosplay showing Hotel Transylvania’s Mavis some love. Pics by Chiseled Light Photography

A Cosplay Wedding Proposal

Kona Cosplay was doing her thing at DragonCon the other week, filming this nice video with AKIOBOY, when she was suddenly interrupted. By her boyfriend. Cosplaying as himself, he dropped to one knee and proposed right there, to a woman dressed as Nidalee from League of Legends Kona said yes. Congratulations guys! If you want…

How Can Love Be Wrong If It Feels So Right?

Some cosplayers just want to see the world burn. Leia is Galacticat, Riker is her boyfriend. Photo by Alexandra Lee Studios

Massive Overwatch Cosplay Steals Show At TwitchCon

There was a cosplay competition at TwitchCon last week, and it was won by this enormous Reinhardt getup that just gets better the closer you look. I mean, yes, it’s huge! Impressive scale. But there’s so much more to it. It moves, for one, as you can see when Chad from Hoku Props goes to…

Margaery Tyrell, Is That You?

This is Russian cosplayer Xenia Shelkovskaya, doing one hell of an impersonation of English actress Natalie Dormer/Westeros Deal Wheeler Margaery Tyrell. Just goes to show that while a costume certainly helps, any cosplayer looking to get really authentic can get as much from a wry smile and a turn of the head as a 1:1…

Business Fish Is Here For Cosplay Pleasure

Here is a video of Business Fish, still the #1 sticker pack on Facebook, heading down to DragonCon and doing his thing. Which, being a social networking sticker, is mostly just REACTING to everything happening around him. We actually featured a photoshoot of Rundaria’s costume last year, but the vid below is way better.

One of the off-court activities you can take part in while playing NBA 2K17 is…attending a comic con. Complete with cosplayers. Unexpected, but awesome.

Enjoy The Worst Overwatch Cosplay

This proud team of budget cosplayers aren’t going to let time and money get in the way of awesome Overwatch cosplay. With the help of ThatGuyYouKnowwwand The Will Box, these guys—wearing recycled cardboard boxes, pieces of paper, tanktops and pieces of old Destiny cosplay—bring Overwatch’s Play of the Game animations to life in a way…

Battle Mistress Cosplay From League Of Legends

This is Miyuki as Sivir from League of Legends Miyuki tells me the costume and props, which are made out of Worbla and foamulator, took 250 hours to put together over the space of two months. You can see more of Miyuki’s cosplay at her Facebook page

Metal Gear Solid V cosplay by tniwe. Photo by Aku

Undertale Cosplay Is Kind Of Like An HD Remake

Well played NobleCielPhantomhive (Ink) and NobleButlerSebastian (Error). Photo by FilmShooter

Bastion Wins Cosplay Of The Game

Rather than cosplay as one of Overwatch’s human characters, Mathozwent for something a bit harder: the big blocky robot thing that also transforms into a gun. I’ve seen Bastion cosplay before, but it often suffers from being weirdly out of proportion, since the original design doesn’t exactly suit itself to the human body. Not here:…

You’re Invited To The Inaugural io9/Kotaku Cosplay Ball [UPDATE: Invite list closed]

Do you like to cosplay? Do you like free food, free drinks, dancing and the chance to win prizes? And will you be in New York City for Comic-Con in early October? If that’s a yes to all that, we’ve got an event for you. On October 6, we’ll be hosting the first ever io9…

There are few things I am into more right now than Narcos cosplay. This kid is killing it.

The Dark Side Always Gets The Cooler Outfits

This is Miss Sinister (who we’ve featured before) as ass-kicking Star Wars witch Asajj Ventress. You can check out more of Miss Sinister’s work at her store page Costume fabrication by GSTQ Fashions and Monqiue Renee. Light sabers by Travis Wood, Pixel Bash Props and Zatcaskagoon. Electronics by Sublime Lightworks

Hi, The Witcher’s Triss Merigold 

A day may come when I stop posting The Witcher cosplay on this blog. An hour of wolves and shattered shields. But it is not this day. This is Madame Skunk in Triss’ Witcher 2 getup, who along with her partner Weasel cosplays in Germany as everything from Metal Gear to Borderlands to Dragon Age…

Have Mercy, Overwatch Cosplay

While there is no shortage of folks cosplaying as Mercy’s default outfit, Hanehere has opted for her more devilish appearance, and done one…hell of a job. Sorry.

Disney vs Capcom

Come on, relevant licensing departments. If Square can make Kingdom Hearts, surely Capcom can kick some ass with a fighting game crossover. Cosplay by Azulette, photo by Peter Muñoz

When Your Cosplay Is Built To Protect You From Superheroes

It’s one thing to look like DC villain Deathstroke, it’s another to build your cosplay outfit so that it could actually protect you from Batman punching you in the head. Or…some guy smacking you around with a piece of timber. And an axe. This outfit/helmet is by Friggin Boom Toys, who shot the video below…