The Best of Dragon Con 2016, Pt 5 - Last One!

Time for my final DCon roundup of 2016!

Of course I COULD go on forever with these, but with another big convention this weekend, believe me, I'll have plenty more cosplay for you guys soon enough.

So let's gallop on with... IT'S SO FLUFFY I'M GONNA DIE!!

Squeeeeeeeeeeeeee! 

 

 For those of you unschooled in the ways of Despicable Me 2, this is little Agnes' Unicorn Princess dress:

... but note how the cosplayer went the extra mile by turning the unicorn into the plush from the first movie:

YESSSS. And you guys, that pony fur was the softest thing ever. 

(I *did* ask before petting her skirt, promise.)

Raise your hand if you want a unicorn plush this size now. [raises both hands]

Despicable Me 2 got me through one of the most panic-stricken weeks of my life, so it has a special place in my heart. Especially Pharrell's song "Happy." I watched that part of the movie on a loop an embarrassing number of times that week, and I'm still not sick of it. So, yeah, seeing this made me happy. :)

Oh hey, speaking of ear worms:

Who's singing it? You know you want to!

Took me a while to chase down these Fallout power suits for John:

I think I mentioned before, but the pink suit is John's favorite in the game. 

Such great detailing, and I love the paint jobs:

In case you were wondering, elaborate headdresses and light-up skirts are the way to this fangirl's heart:

Can we talk about the sparkly bow on Mjolnir? Hee!

Oh! And lemme tell ya, I gushed over this next beauty:

GUSHED.

(You've heard about Ironheart, the new female Iron Man, right? Apparently her first issue hits stands next month.)

More fantastic armor on these Gundams:


And this Cyclops had a digital eye that looked in all different directions:

It's too bright in my photo, but looked suuuper cool IRL.


You know how I'm always telling you guys to ASK cosplayers for a photo, not just snap a pic from a distance or without their knowing? Here's another reason why:

After a moment of squinting I realized this next couple was from LoTR, and asked for a photo. They immediately unrolled a fabric river, set out little boats, and posed like this:

WHAT.

THIS IS AMAZING.

Blurry boat close-up! And notice they even painted their toes gray.

A little Mars Attacks:

And is this a teenage Darkness from Legend?

I'm thinking it is; his horns & nails just haven't grown in yet.

(Note to self: Watch Legend again.)

Tell me this Tank Girl doesn't look like a living comic book cover:

Right? Ah-mazing.

And this Dumbledore could have stepped off the movie set:

A moment of silence, if you please, for the real Dumbledore, Richard Harris. [sniffle]

I think this Joyce from Stranger Things was the most photographed cosplayer at DCon this year, and deservedly so:

Her facial expressions were pure GOLD. As I went to take this photo, someone walking by called out, "Hey, Joyce!" Without missing a beat, she turned to him and screeched, "HAVE YOU SEEN MY SON?!" and it was just about the best thing ever.

BUT WAIT, I have *more* Stranger Things goodness. Are you ready? No, you'll never be ready. Just look:

Bahahahaa!

He was flailing the little puppet hands around on rods, and oh. my. gosh. I love Dragon Con.

Moving on to a creepy cute Harley:

The sculpt on her giant hammer is what first caught my eye, but that grin mask is a cool touch, too.

Gender-swapped Greg and Rose from Steven Universe:

Dapper bearded Rose is my new favorite thing. Even his eyebrows are pink!

More cartoon goodness with a lovely She-Rah:

This Sailor Moon is based on NoFlutter's art, and I think was pretty happy I recognized it:

More proof Dragon Con is a cult among cons: this little boy was cosplaying as one of the hotels:

I think that's the elevator shaft from the Westin lobby. Ha!

This Daenerys brought her own dragon:

While this little Ghostbuster couldn't stop proton-blasting everything in sight - complete with his own sound effects:

D'awwww.

Here's a jaw-dropper from the Henson costume contest: Aughra from The Dark Crystal:

Complete with Fizzgig!

Today I Learned: The Dark Crystal characters are no less creepy when they're not puppets. 0.o

And since I can't have a DCon 2016 post without at least one more Labyrinth cosplay, here's one more from the Henson Costume Contest:

The little stick biter! Aaa! SO GOOD.

And finally, let's wrap up with Tron Totoro. Yes, it's Totoro, in a new cosplay:

I think I've managed to catch this Totoro the last two years, and he has a new outfit each time. (Last year was Iron Man, I believe.) I like how they found an especially dark corner to show off all those lights!

And that's a wrap on Dragon Con 2016, peeps! As always these were just my top favorites, but I've uploaded ALL of my photos to Flickr, so feel free to click over there to browse the rest.

Happy Weekend!