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| Jessica Nigiri |
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| Yaya Han |
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| JC Alcantara |
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| Sarah Fong |
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| Me as test Subject 0 Meeting Jason David Frank |
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| Danquish |
As a HUGE nerd, I have done cosplay. I usually plan at least ONE costume for a convention I'm going to. The last convention I went to, “Fandom Fest” here in Louisville, I went as my own custom character I made from the game “Portal”, “Brock (Rock) Allen” whom I dubbed “Aperature science: Subject Zero”, whom I also started a facebook page... here!: https://www.facebook.com/AperatureScienceSubjectZero
I have a working portal gun prop (thanks to my 90,000 gamestop reward points!) and Aperature laboratories jumpsuit, topped off with a black Fedora with white pinstripes, personalized cigarette holder and fake prop cigs with a working lighter. I also have a wrist strap for my phone which I load a “portal turret” app on to add to the costumes atmosphere. This is by far my best cosplay, and I enjoy getting stopped for pictures. Especially when me and Mr. Cocoon went as a test subject and a Aperature scientist with a companion cube. SO many pictures were had that day, made my day. I especially love it when kids stop me to take pictures with them. That magical moment when a kid meets someone from something they've only seen on their TV makes me smile. They're just so awe struck.
Cosplay is a great way to have fun and get out of your skin for a change and interact with others in ways you wouldn't normally. I know when I first cosplayed, I was horribly embarrassed and uncomfortable, but when you start getting the hang of it and show some confidence, you feel a sense of invigoration that just makes you take on your new role with mucho-gusto! I didn't start getting comfortable with Cosplay until I started getting compliments on a custom made costume of a custom character I had created. I was constantly asked “so... what show is that character from? He looks freakin awesome”, to which I responded.
“oh... I made this character up” and they replied in kind.
“Well... freaking awesome man...”
My second Cosplay also had a moment where I awe struck some kids as well. I cosplayed as Bandit Keith from Yu-Gi-Oh. I even entered the Yu-Gi-Oh tournament for the fun of it. It was a fun and great experience, especially when people I played against got into it. They would Accuse me of cheating, or they would warn people “watch out... that's bandit Keith... he's sneaky... and Canadian...”. One kid ran up to me dressed as Yugi from the show and shouted “IT'S TIME TO DUEL!”, this made me laugh, but it also made me very happy that so many people had so much fun, just from me pretending to play a character.
Cosplay has so much that it can offer when you decide to suck it up and give it a try. There are also competitions for cosplay, but I've never really liked being in those. It is just something that can be done for fun, though some people actually manage to make a living doing cosplay, and are EXTREMELY gifted at making GREAT costumes, and even go through the extremes to just stay in shape to pull off their characters more accurately (i.e. Jessica Nigiri, Yaya Han, Sarah Fong, JC Alcantara, Danquish ect). BUT you do not have to go through that extreme just to cosplay. You can just do it just cause you want to, regardless of how good you are at getting a costume together. So hey, if you plan to go to a convention, why not give cosplaying a shot? Get into character, and just have a blast!
Cosplay is a great way to have fun and get out of your skin for a change and interact with others in ways you wouldn't normally. I know when I first cosplayed, I was horribly embarrassed and uncomfortable, but when you start getting the hang of it and show some confidence, you feel a sense of invigoration that just makes you take on your new role with mucho-gusto! I didn't start getting comfortable with Cosplay until I started getting compliments on a custom made costume of a custom character I had created. I was constantly asked “so... what show is that character from? He looks freakin awesome”, to which I responded.
“oh... I made this character up” and they replied in kind.
“Well... freaking awesome man...”
My second Cosplay also had a moment where I awe struck some kids as well. I cosplayed as Bandit Keith from Yu-Gi-Oh. I even entered the Yu-Gi-Oh tournament for the fun of it. It was a fun and great experience, especially when people I played against got into it. They would Accuse me of cheating, or they would warn people “watch out... that's bandit Keith... he's sneaky... and Canadian...”. One kid ran up to me dressed as Yugi from the show and shouted “IT'S TIME TO DUEL!”, this made me laugh, but it also made me very happy that so many people had so much fun, just from me pretending to play a character.
Cosplay has so much that it can offer when you decide to suck it up and give it a try. There are also competitions for cosplay, but I've never really liked being in those. It is just something that can be done for fun, though some people actually manage to make a living doing cosplay, and are EXTREMELY gifted at making GREAT costumes, and even go through the extremes to just stay in shape to pull off their characters more accurately (i.e. Jessica Nigiri, Yaya Han, Sarah Fong, JC Alcantara, Danquish ect). BUT you do not have to go through that extreme just to cosplay. You can just do it just cause you want to, regardless of how good you are at getting a costume together. So hey, if you plan to go to a convention, why not give cosplaying a shot? Get into character, and just have a blast!
(Cosplayers Featured above are Jessica Nigiri, Yaya Han, Sarah Fong, JC Alcantara, Danquish, and me, though I know my cosplay isn't as awesome, at least I got to meet Jason David Frank!)
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