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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 Showcase: FakeNerdBoy makes some Badass Outfits!

Photo by Dave Yang Photography
I'm giving you all something a little different for today! If there's one cosplayer that's got my eye in terms of how awesome his cosplays are, it's Ryan or as he goes online as FakeNerdBoy. I couldn't find one outfit that had multiple photoshoot like shots taken so instead, I've gathered up several that can give you a pretty good idea as to how talented he is. Most of the cosplays you'll see here are armor based such as his Advanced Warfare outfit you see above. There's another shot you'll see below that shows the full scope of it. All I'll say is that it's insanely intricate and incredibly well made! All of the cosplays you see were done with the combination of Worbla and EVA Foam.

Photo by JwaiDesign Photography
Ryan's Death Knight cosplay was done for Katsucon this year which I touched upon in my write up of that con very briefly. Done alongside Jessica Nigri, the sheer amount of work that went into this was astonishing. I love the dark blue/black color scheme along with the occasional grey seen for the spikes. The shoulder pieces have got to be my favorite part as they just look massive. The white wig Ryan is sporting is a simple small cut yet perfect for the Death Knight characters you see in World of Warcraft!

One of Ryan's earlier cosplays was a gender-bend of Officer Vi from League of Legends. Here, a vest is shown as the main piece. Him dying his hair pink was a great choice since I'm unaware if there are short pink wigs (probably are XD). Of course though the stand out pieces are Vi's famous gauntlets. They have that steampunk/industrial look with the color scheme and added in rust details. I definitely admire the passion that Ryan has for each of his outfits since they always come out superb.

Photo by Beethy Photography
Lastly, his Armored Joker was a bit more simpler when you compare it to the other outfits I talked about. Though I love the colors of those armored pieces a lot more. The green and purple work so well together which makes me appreciate Joker's design more. The purple scarf is also a great touch and Ryan's makeup is spot on. The face he makes in the above photo is beyond perfect! Enjoy the other pictures I grabbed for you guys ^_^.

Photo by JwaiDesign Photography 
Photo by Martin Wong
Definitely check out Ryan's other cosplay work over on his Facebook Page! I'm really looking forward to his Samurai Jolteon which looks like to be debuted alongside Jessica's Punk Jolteon that she's been working on! :D

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