Dragon Con 2015: The Best Cosplay, Pt 1

Who's ready for some Dragon Con cosplay?!

(My pics are a bit of a jumble, so please note these won't be in any particular order.)

First up, I found Leia Belle & Chewie Beast!

It's always fun spotting cosplayers you recognize from online. :)

From Plants vs Zombies:

These Storm Troopers were hanging around the Ralph Mcquarrie concept Vader, but the helmets look like an original design to me:

Plus the domatrix-style Imperial officer has a whip, so... ??  But they look AWESOME.

From an anime called Panty and Stocking, here's Panty in her angel form:

The glowing wings were so beautiful!

And a comparison:

I just finished watching The Last Airbender again, so it was fun to see these Fire Nation baddies:

Complete with Aang's "Wanted" poster!

Here's Azula & one of her guards for reference:

I don't know if this pajama monster is from anything in particular, but I LOVE him:

At one point someone handed the cosplayer inside a towel to wipe his face, and it looked like the monster was eating a towel. You probably had to be there, but trust me when I say it was so. funny.

(Look at the pacifier! Hee!)

[UPDATE: Aha, he IS from something! This is the "Pajamathur" skin from Heroes Of Storm:]

Remember Unikitty from The Lego Movie? Here she is, steampunk style:

More awesomeness I don't recognize:

[UPDATE: He's Anti-Monitor from DC Comics. Here's an action figure to compare:]

And a scary chained beast:

This Borg duo was busy assimilating anyone foolish enough to get too close:

A fun Guardians group:

Another cosplayer I recognized from online: this fabulous World of Warcraft-styled TARDIS lass:

(cosplay by BewitchedRavenCosplay)

My pic really doesn't do her justice.

And another terrible photo, but I had to show you guys the magic that happens when you combine blue lights and tinfoil:

SO SPARKLY. And her scaled bodice is gorgeous.

Hera from the new Star Wars Rebels:

I guess you'd call this next group... Sesame Street Burlesque?

Big Bird was the funniest - and I want his socks. Cookie Monster pimp is 50 shades of wrong, but I love the Count! And check out Snuffalupagus with the boa, plus Oscar, Bert, & Ernie!

John spotted this guy first and could not stop laughing:

He's from this meme, which is from the show Ancient Aliens:

Best part was how he fluffed his hair out *just so* for the photo. Also? He was wearing alien print boxer shorts below the waist. Ha! I didn't notice 'til after I took the pic.

There were a couple of fantastic Cinderellas around. Here's one:

As you'd expect, Mad Max was huge this year.

Surprisingly enough, I saw more Immortan Joes than I did Furiosas! And the most popular were Brides and War Boys.

Another brilliant, hilarious combination:

It took me a second, and then *I* was the one who couldn't stop laughing. Kudos, sirs. KUDOS.

Another one I don't recognize, but WOW was this armor impressive:

At Dragon Con people routinely bring their own music: boom boxes, stereos, and in this case, even a full DJ station:

She was dancing/head bobbing to the music, and I gotta say, it looked amazing.
[And she's DJ Sona from League of Legends.]

Squirtles!

(It's a Pokemon thing.)

We talked to these guys later during a break, and learned they can't see a thing out of those heads. So that's why no matter how much you yelled, "Over here!" they all looked in different directions. :D

Maleficent, Aurora, and Bill!!

It's not every con that brings both childhood school cartoons *and* Iron Maiden covers to life:

My friends Christie & Robyn as My Little Jedi Ponies:

Aren't they cute? Christie's petticoat was this enormous fluffy pink cloud, so I spent a lot of time resisting the urge to hug her butt. :D

(Here's their FB page, btw!)

Another character I don't know, but look how cool:

A Day of the Dead group:

And La Muerte from Book of Life:

Glinda, Elphaba, and Fiyero from Wicked:

For extra tall or scary costumes I often like to get low and shoot up, but at DCon that can sometimes be hazardous. Case in point, for this shot of Sauron:

...I was very nearly trampled. The crowd shifted in those few seconds while I was kneeling, and I was suddenly surrounded & being pushed about, so it was hard to stand up again. A bit scary, but happily that was the only time I felt like I was in any danger.

And to top it all off, it wasn't even that great of a shot! Bah.

Here's one that turned out better:

(Cosplay by Jarman Props)

And while we're on a scary streak, check out this stunning female Predator:

AhhhhMAZING.

Think I'll end there for now, guys, to keep these posts to a somewhat manageable length. I'll aim to post more installments about once a week, since I have plenty of non-cosplay stuff I still want to post, too!

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