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| 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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| Photo by David Ngo |
For her arms, Irini has long white sleeves that have bands/bows traveling down them. Towards where her hands are, you can see a huge opening which either covers some of the hands or is hanging off depending on what type of pose Irini is doing. Next, you have forest green short shorts with a yellow belt wrapped around them. Two little yellow knapsacks are seen hanging on mostly one side. Aside from that, you then have her iconic daggers that she wields as the de facto thief of the YRP group.
I imagine these weapons to be somewhat lightweight in its overall construction. The handle/hilt is fully surrounded by a circular guard. That guard has an inner yellow circle with an outer red one. The latter one forms up at the top and transitions into the long blade section. I really do love the paint work that she did for them and adding in that extra battle damage/weathering really makes them stand out in the pictures.
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| Photo by GCF Photography |
Many of the poses Irini does utilize positioning of the weapons. Mostly one up high and the other down by her waist area. Then of course you have the classic peace sign pose that you can see up above. Overall, this is always such a fun cosplay to write about and no doubt wear for cosplayers at conventions. Plus, her smile really does light up each shot I have for this post. Definitely recommend checking out her Linktree down below to see more of Irini's work :)
