I can't wait to show you guys the rest of my favorite cosplays at MegaCon last weekend (click here if you missed my Thursday pics!), so let's get right to it:
First, a STUNNING Princess Amidala, who went on to win (I think) Best Technical in the costume contest. Easy to see why; look at all that detailing in her robes!
Next, a Kermit-flail-inducing blast from the past:
Kira and Fizzgig from Dark Crystal!
There were LOTS of human Judy Hopps around (ie no masks, just bunny ears), but I think this was the only rabbit version:
She even has the feet! And I don't know how much is padding and how much is her, but I loooove her hips. Is that weird? I'm not trying to be weird, swearsies. It's just the perfect proportions for Judy, you know?
This Martian Madame from Mars Attacks even had the creepy smooth walk down:
An extra large Wookiee and a Shakespearean Stormtrooper:
Just a couple of the Labyrinth coplayers we bumped into with Agnes:
(Agnes, of course, was not impressed.)
John's a big Fallout fan, so he made sure I didn't miss these two:
I'm still recovering from the awesomeness of MegaCon last weekend, but as our dear Junk Lady is rapidly making the rounds online, I figured I'd throw together a quick update for those of you not on FB and/or Instagram - and also answer a few FAQs from around the interwebz.
First, we decided early on to go ahead and call our Junk Lady Agnes, so I
could call instructions to John (who wore her most) without breaking
character in the crowd.
Here she is with Roxy the Rancor:
It was an ordeal just getting Agnes onto the con floor, since she's too tall for average elevators and of course can't handle many stairs because of balance issues. We had to bring her in through the back loading docks of the center both days. I won't bore you with details, but suffice to say this was incredibly stressful. o.0
(The Blue Worm on the back was a hit; I like having a fun surprise for folks who take the time to look all the way around!)
Agnes definitely commanded more attention than any of our previous cosplays, to the point on Friday afternoon where I actually started to panic - and I wasn't even the one in the costume. We just couldn't GET anywhere, period. Literally every 5-10 feet we'd be stopped. Add to that the fact that I kept getting lost (I swear that enormous vendor room looks the same from every angle) when *I* was supposed to be leading, and it was, again, rather stressful.
By contrast, when I wore Agnes for the last few hours of Friday it was quite fun and even relaxing, since I had a built-in bubble to hide in, and could rely on John to lead me around. John wore Agnes for all the really strenuous stuff, though, so I didn't have to field many obstacles.
Being Agnes' handler is a full-time job: I was continually scanning the floor for bumps (even the tiniest crack would pitch the cart forward, since it was so top heavy), clearing the crowd, answering questions, directing John for photos, watching out for pranksters (one older guy - like, gray-headed older - actually banged on her drum. >.<) and generally taking the lead. I originally thought I could take photos of other cosplayers while doing this, too. I was wrong. Heh.
I'm fascinated by the different emotions you can evoke with cosplay. With Dreamfinder we get tears and squeals of joy, with Lady Vadore we get a little awe and admiration, and with Agnes we got... well, a huge mix, to be honest. The range literally went from folks wanting to kiss her (and a few did) to many backing away in fear. Most were somewhere in the middle. Kids found her fascinating, I think because Agnes is their height, and I loooove how many little ones broke into delighted smiles when she moved. (As I said on that video up there, we never chased kids; I don't want any childhood trauma on my conscience!) I like that everyone had a reaction, though. It's so fun to just interact.
Someone over on Reddit saw Agnes in person, and is now insisting that she was fully articulated with a moving mouth, eyes, etc. Of course, Agnes' face is a static sculpt, but the fact that our movements fooled someone so thoroughly is just plain awesome.
