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Cosplay Feature: Wumbo's Monoco!

Photo by David Ngo Happy February! I hope you had an amazing start to your new year and that you're excited to learn about the amazing cosplays that are out there for 2026. The cosplay community usually dubs the one-two punch of MAGFest & Katsucon as the kickoff for the convention season. I spent the last month or so gathering cosplays that as of today's date, all stem from the former! I also am insanely excited that many of these I'm about to share are first time write-ups for the creators themselves. Today, you get a look at Wumbo's masterful recreation of known feet lover Monoco from 2025's Game of the Year, Expedition 33! In looking at some of the photo posts on her instagram, she made all of this by herself so I don't have to worry about adding in extra creators who may have assisted with design files etc. Quick backstory, Monoco is the last party member you add to your team who's a longtime friend of Verso and gained a grasp on the English language...
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Cosplay Feature: Meagan Marie's Gabrielle Belmont!

Today I want to feature a very awesome lady named Meagan Marie. Perhaps you may have heard of her whether it be from her time writing for the magazine Game Informer, the outstanding cosplays she makes, or the fact that she's a part of Crystal Dynamics' media team. The name of that company should sound familiar cause not only is it a part of Square Enix, but it's also the company responsible for the widely successful Tomb Raider reboot that was released a few months back! So yea Meagan is kind os awesome. Truth be told I sort of did see her at PAX East this year as she was working the Tomb Raider booth, however it didn't occur to me until after I got home in which case I thought "oh sh*t THAT WAS MEAGAN?!" I knew she looked familiar. It sucks cause that was the only day I went that year so I'm hoping to see and formally meet her sometime next year at a convention.

Photo by BGZ Studios

Ok on with the cosplay! The outfit I wish to showcase today is Meagan's Gabrielle Belmont which is essentially a female Gabriel Belmont from the well known series of Castlevania! I mean just look at it! That's some really extravagant fabric/leather she has on. The embroidery/pattern design on them look very pretty. Plus the gauntlets were crafted out of Worbla which seems to be a favorite when it comes to making armor and weapons (trust me guys it's really effective). The photos shown here really capture the look and feel that Meagan was going for when creating this cosplay.

In addition to the outfit, she also crafted one of signature weapons of the Castlevania franchise, a Holy Cross with the function of an extending tip that can be released, attached with chains and all that awesome stuff! I really do love the paint jobs that Meagan gave the armor pieces! She also included in the outfit other staple items such as knives and a bottle which I'm going to guess is supposed to be Holy Water? I hope you guys enjoy the photos I picked out below. :D

Photo by Benny Lee Photography

Photo by Benny Lee Photography

Photo by BGZ Studios

Photo by Joseph Chi Lin Photography

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