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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!
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Cosplay Feature: Danquish's SubReaper....or ReapZero?

Photo by David Ngo
If you can recall from my previous feature on Danquish, he's one of the most passionate individuals in the cosplay world. There's also the fact that the franchises he's enamored by are ones he famously professes in cosplay. Mortal Kombat's Subzero being one of them. What do you do when you have another franchise's love creeping in alongside one of the biggest cons looming up? MASH UP! For today, Danquish decided to mash up Reaper (everyone's favorite edge lord from Overwatch) with a colored skin inspired by Subzero of MK fame. The end result is a menacing/badass cosplay that I feel someone like Danquish feels completely at home with. The cosplay itself is a recreation of Reaper's standard black cloak with various belts and ammo attached to his front side. It's mainly the armor pieces that bring in the Subzero part of this combination. For some of these pieces (which I'll get to down below) were done with assistance from some prop maker friends of his!

Photo by KC Studios
The armor pieces consist of arm guards, the infamous mask, a plate near Danquish's torso, and leg pieces. Each of these are tinted with a very deep shade of ice blue which again calls back to Subzero's color scheme. The gloves look to be fingerless and are definitely the style seen (at least to me) in motocross races. The long jacket is short sleeved and looks almost form fitted like which definitely allows muscle definition to be shown. The jacket comes up at the top with the hood slightly over the head. I have to hope that this wasn't too hot for Danquish to be in. Especially if it was for long periods of time!

I believe Henchmen Props helped in assistance with the mask and guns for its base construction. I apologize if that's incorrect. In any case, the guns are stunningly detailed and have a bulky like frame for the barrel. The mask is beautifully colored in ad another mention to Mortal Kombat is present in the form of a button that clasps the jacket together. The design of that is of course the logo to MK. Danquish does a stellar job posing as Reaper and the photos definitely do justice to how menacing he looks. Enjoy the other pictures I picked out! :D

Photo by Eurobeat Kasumi Photography
Photo by San Diego Imagery
Photo by San Diego Imagery
You won't find a more passionate individual like Danquish so I highly recommend you check out his work! Some badass creations for sure!
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