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Cosplay Feature: Gray Oranges' Rikku!

Photo by David Ngo I won't ever shy away from writing about cosplays of Rikku's look from Final Fantasy X-2 and Gray Orange did a fantastic job portraying her in both the overall cosplay look PLUS the pose work. Of course I'll get to all that in due time but let's start at the top! It's certainly a cosplay worn for several events and I want to say I first saw this in the overall collection of MAGFest photos back in January of this year. I really love how the multiple braid strands are integrated into the blonde wig for starters. I can't tell if they're either part of the wig itself or the blue headband that's wrapped around. In any case, following this is a red scarf wrapped around Irini's neck before you then get to the yellow bikini top. Here, you can also see orange trim lines as part of the piece. Oh, I forgot to mention that the red scarf actually travels all the way down to her legs. These end points then transition to a yellow/orange gradient!

Cosplay Feature: Amie Lynn is a Raging Raven.

You have more than likely seen Arizona cosplayer Amie Lynn before, be it here or somewhere on the Internet. I haven't done a feature focused on a certain cosplay of hers so I figured why not change that. One of the franchises that holds a special place in Amie's heart is the Metal Gear Solid games which I would guess stems off of her love for Sony and the Playstation. This has led to her making various cosplays within the MGS universe from EVA, Female Raiden, Mei Ling and the outfit for today, Raging Raven from Metal Gear Solid 4!

Photo by CK December
The outfit at first seems simple with a great pattern design on the bodysuit. The real challenge/attention grabber here though is the wings attached on the back with pipes made to look like rockets as seen in the game. I couldn't find that many photos of just Amie so included are progress shots she posted on her page so you really get a sense of what in to making the wings. The wings are crafted with mod podge and Worbla to reinforce it and make it sturdy, all attached to Amie's back via a harness. I wonder how heavy the wings are actually, I'm guessing the base for them was some kind of fabric? I'm most likely wrong though XD. The rockets as stated before are made from cut pipes. I definitely love how she styled her hair here!

The setting for the photo shoot done is also really nice. It might be a safe bet to say that Amie has more MGS cosplays planned for the future and I'm excited to see them. Until then, enjoy these pictures guys! :)

Wings reinforced with mod podge and weathered!

Worbla parts to help reinforce them and make it sturdy!

The harness to hold everything up.

Photo by WWCosplay Photo

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