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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!

STRUCK FIRST: Bishoujo Mom as Charlotte!


Struck First gives you a first look at a cosplay just as it's been debuted/had its first photoshoot. Cosplayers have been kind enough to let me have a first crack at analyzing the cosplay by providing me with brand new pictures.

Bishoujo Mom not only is a wonderful friend but she's a superbly talented cosplayer, and this outfit in particular had me all sorts of excited the moment she announced it. This was awhile ago and Juliette was recently very happy with finally shooting her. The character in question is the adorable yet sometimes lewd sadist, Charlotte from Fire Emblem Fates! When the photos first started popping up, Juliette stated that this was her first real armor cosplay and holy smokes was I blown away! Overall the outfit is super skimpy with many straps throughout the body acting as a base for armor placement. Considering she also wields an axe, I don't think this is proper battle wear XD. The blonde wig and giant bow are prominent here as well as covering up the shoulder pieces. So I don't think there's a good look at them. What I can tell you though, is that the color of them is the same as pretty much the rest of the armor.

Immediately you can also see the giant neck piece that looks like it could straight up eat Juliette's head. The white bra has a cute black trim pattern and is of course attractive as all hell. The other armor items include gauntlets and leg pieces. These latter parts are placed on straps that can be seen in some shots. The belt looks to be connected to the leg armor, and yup she's in undies XD. Charlotte's overall design is an odd one for sure, though I imagine she's a waifu to many!

Gold and silver color up the armor and the axe's face has a purple shade to it. Silver makes up the rim/rest of the axe PLUS it looks impressive as all hell! Done by her friend Madison, I just love how it brings the whole outfit together. The bright setting makes the armor, wig and bra stand out too! Seriously I'm so proud of Juliette for rocking this character, can definitely see how much she means to her! Here are the other photos :)





All Photos by Zachary Alvarez!

Bishoujo Mom is an incredibly hard working cosplayer and deserves so much more love and recognition for it. Her Patreon sets are both amazing and sexy too! Check out her website below <3
https://www.bishoujomom.com/

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