Skip to main content

Latest Podcast Episode

Featured

Shutting One Door, Keeping others Open

UPDATED ON 8/20/21: Facebook, Patreon and Blog IG pages have been shutdown/discontinued As the COVID pandemic rages on and cons are even shutting down into 2021, it got me thinking on a drive home one night about how I'd feel with even coming back to blogging. When cons eventually do come back at some point. Truth be told, many of the posts and content I shared here could be transferred over to more discussions via my podcast CosplayBytes. I've been blogging my love for games, cons and cosplay for 7 years now and maybe it's time to say goodbye for now? My podcast has gotten me some incredible opportunities as a member of Press for conventions, and the rapid love I've had for streaming is also taking up a lot of time now. On top of multiple personal things on my end, I don't think I have the energy to keep this up even post COVID you know? The very first cosplay centered post I wrote was on Jessica Nigri's Deadpool, and since then it's spawned over 800 posts

Cosplay Feature: Rachel Nycole's BotW Zelda

Photo by Cospix

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild definitely gave longtime fans a refreshing take on the franchise and characters many have grown up with in a sense. Voice acting was added in as was a drastic change in the principal character. Course that just meant cosplayers would soon flock to these design changes and Rachel Nycole did an amazing job with Zelda. Her look in this game is much less royal and more practical as she journeyed with Link as seen in the Memories. For starters, a white base shirt is seen making up most of the cosplay. Up near the top is where a pattern can be seen. A closer inspection shows that same pattern echoed through the piece. Over the white shirt is a blue top with yellow accents for the trim. The design made in the middle is reminiscent of how the Hylian Shield looks in certain parts. Plus the Triforce logo is seen at the bottom as a button.

Photo by Jei Arsenault
That same blue/yellow setup is shown again in the lower areas. Being placed just at the start of the pants. There's even a brown knapsack attached here at Rachel's hip. A large brown leather like belt is wrapped around her waist as well. Black leather gloves are seen too. The prop is very much the same Shiekah Slate you use in the game. It was expertly crafted to get the patterns and design just right overall! The wrist bands are also yellow and blue in nature bringing the cosplay together.

Rachel is sporting elf ears and has a spot on wig. Long flowing blonde hair with braids on the top. There's also small blue hair clips inserted too. The Shiekah Slate can also be attached to the brown belt! Rachel's makeup looks incredibly soft almost portraying a fragile/innocent nature. The photos are pretty fantastic, the outdoor background is BEYOND perfect. As if Rachel was in the actual game herself! <3


Photo by Lumin Photography
Photo by Off Duty Costographer
Photo by Alexander Louise Photography

Rachel is such a sweetheart and I highly recommend you check out her cosplays over on her FB page! I'm also looking into setting up an interview with her soon too! SUCH GORGEOUS COSPLAYS!

What's Popular?