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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...

Cosplay Feature: Variable's Aeris!


I apologize that it's taken me this long to feature the absolutely gorgeous Variable for you all again. Last time around was with her practically perfect (in my opinion) Power Girl. This time around however, she created an incredible Aeris Gainsborough from the iconic Final Fantasy 7. For the last remaining Cetra, Variable created the long pink dress and the jacket that's over it. The jacket itself is is of a darker shade of pink/mixed in with some red. Breast pockets and buttons are all throughout it. On her wrists, Variable has some metal cuffs and another can be seen on an end sleeve to the jacket. What's cool about this cuff is that there are small dots around it. My guess would be that it references the Materia slots that are a part of the game's equipment.

For Aeris' iconic hairstyle, Variable ordered a deep brown wig and styled it as such. Bangs are seen on either side and the back has the long ponytail all tied up thanks to the pink bow. The front of the wig has this very circular shape to it as well. A thin black strip is wrapped around her neck and has quite the extravagant bow. The long pink gown is also buttoned up until the bottom area near her legs so that well...she can walk easily!

The photos are perfectly fitting for Aeris, character-wise. The setting is near a pool but the rocks and small trees nearby make it very earthy. Plus, Variable looks absolutely innocent with her facial expressions and again, I truly love that! The pictures were taken by Eurobeat Kasumi Photography so Variable most likely debuted this or wore it at a US con she attended a few years ago. I do hope you guys enjoy the other photos!







All Photos by Eurobeat Kasumi Photography!

I can't recommend Variable's cosplay work enough! She really has a lot of love and passion for cosplay. They look superbly accurate and each highlight a certain skill that Variable has learned in her time in this hobby. Make up skills are one thing and man will you guys be blown away!
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