Summary
Cosplays are some of the best parts about going to any major convention or fan event, as it’s a pleasure getting to see the sheer talent and creativity on display as fans embody their favorite characters with either faithful renditions that bring them from the screen into real life, or with slight changes made to make a design truly unique. This was no different whenScreen RantattendedMCM London Comic Conbetween May 24-26, as there was a wealth of cosplay on display from across all kinds of pop culture.
As shared on the officialScreen RantX account over the weekend,these included designs from movies and TV, such as functional Iron Man armor, movie-accurate Batsuits, a giant Stitch mascot suit fromLilo and Stitch, Din Djarin’s Beskar armor fromThe Mandalorian, and even a guitar-playing Howard the Duck blasting out Guns N' Roses. With the cast of many major gaming franchises in attendance at the event, such asSonic the Hedgehog,The Legend of Zelda, andBaldur’s Gate, gamers turned up in droves to represent their favorite characters as well. With so many impressive costumes on display, it was impossible to see everyone, but here are 10 of the best thatScreen Rantsaw over the weekend.
Stunning Cosplay Shows One Of The Coolest Zelda BOTW Gerudos Ready For Combat
One cosplayer faced the public in order to capture the perfect setting for her The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild cosplay and it was stunning.
9Skyward Sword & Breath Of The Wild Zeldas, And Link
The Legend of Zelda
WithThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s Patricia Summersett (Zelda), Sean Chiplock (Revali, Teba, Great Deku Tree), and Cristina Vee (Tulin) in attendance all weekend, and a Center Stage panel for the trio on Sunday,unlimitedvoidboi,Makahiia, andLottsofrandom92represented the long-running adventure series with their cosplayers. unlimitedvoidboi donned the iconic green tunic of Link, whileMakahiia and Lottsofrandom92 embodied two different games' versions of Zelda, fromSkyward SwordandTears of the Kingdom, respectively.
There are several links betweenBreath of the WildandSkyward Sworddue to the reincarnation storyline, withTears of the Kingdom’s producer Eiji Aonuma and director Hidemaro Fujibayashi confirming in an interview withGameInformerthat the two versions of Zelda are “not the same person per se”, but a “fundamental soul” is carried on between them.
8Revan, Ahsoka, And Kal Kestis
Star Wars
As previously mentioned,Star Warswas well-represented at MCM London Comic Con, with many Mandalorians, Stormtroopers, and Jedi to be seen across the Excel Center. Alongsideauburnrosiebelle’s impressive Ahsoka Tano fromStar Wars' TV shows such asThe Clone Wars,Rebelsand her standalone seriesAhsoka,duley.171189androb.mcgowan7delved into the gaming side of the franchise with their depictions ofKnights of the Old Republic’s Revan, andJedi: Fallen Order’s Cal Kestis, respectively,complete with the poncho that Kestis' actor Cameron Monaghan is so fond of!
7Astarion, Lae’zel, Dark Urge, Gale, And Minthara
Baldur’s Gate 3
Baldur’s Gate 3had two panels over the course of the weekend, the first of which focused on some of the cast and their voice directors, and the second of which consisted entirely of cast members, particularly the voices of the Tavs, and those involved in the Dark Urge story. This group of cosplayers embodied fan favorites from the game such as the Githyanki soldier Lae’zel (theodorah.holbrook), the vampire spawn Astarion (domovoi_draws), or the wizard Gale (jxckk.tandfirered_green), while alsorepresenting the Dark Urge (braydenjoel04) and Minthara (skullash98), whose actors, Neil Roberts and Emma Gregory were present at the event.
Mind-Blowing BG3 Shadowheart Cosplay Shows Off Detailed Dark Justiciar Armor
One particular cosplay take on Shadowheart from Baldur’s Gate 3 tackles a difficult costume challenge and emerges victorious in Shar’s name.
6Wario
Super Mario
onyxsonyxnot only looked the part asSuper Mario Land 2antagonist andWario Landantihero Wario, but also perfectly encapsulated the character’s personality on cue, fully committing to the bit as they struck a larger-than-life pose resembling Wario’s laugh in the games.Alongside getting the striking yellow and purple attire spot on, onyxsonyx had a fake nose and mustache and used face paint to create Wario’s large cartoonish eyes, truly bringing the character to life.
5Lady Dimitrescu
Resident Evil Village
Ever since Countess Alcina Dimitrescu appeared in the promotional material for 2021’sResident Evil Village, it was clear she would be a fan-favorite character, becoming the topic of many conversations in the run-up to the game’s launch, and while the terrifying vampiric villain ultimately didn’t appear that much in the final game, with all of her scenes equating to roughly 18 minutes out of the game’s 9-and-a-half hour-long story,the character still left quite the impression on fans, andPara.syke’s cosplay truly brought her to life, with thick-soled boots creating theheight that the statuesque characteris known for.
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4Helldiver
Helldivers 2
With the breakoutsuccess of Arrowhead Game Studios’Helldivers 2in February this year on PlayStation 5 and PC, it seemed inevitable that MCM London Comic Con would feature several cosplayers wanting to do their part to represent Super Earth and unleash some managed Democracy.andabata3d’s 3D-printed armor and weapons look as if they could have been pulled straight from the gameinto the real world, especially when combined with the recreation of the Victory emote pose from the game.
Unbelievably Realistic Helldivers 2 Cosplay Gets Developer’s Nod Of Approval
One incredibly talented cosplayer has created an extremely realistic Helldivers 2 suit that looks like one of the soldiers has walked out of the game.
3Nurses
Silent Hill
CringeycosplayszandRaidaids’Silent Hillcosplays were certainly some of the creepier ones present at MCM London Comic Con. TheSilent Hillfranchise’s nurses have appeared in nearly every game in the series in some form or another and are one of the morewell-known monsters in the franchisealong with the likes ofSilent Hill 2’s Pyramid Head, representing the recurring themes of hospitalization, insanity, and death that appear throughout the series, as the town of Silent Hill manifests characters' anxieties or fears surrounding these topics.
The onlySilent Hillgames the nurses haven’t appeared in areShattered MemoriesandSilent Hill 4: The Room, the latter of which features Patients instead.
2NCR Ranger
Fallout New Vegas
With the success of Amazon’s live-actionFalloutshow, many are either revisiting or visiting the world of the games for the first time, with the franchise as a whole seeing a resurgence in popularity as of late -particularlyFallout: New Vegasdue to one particular moment in the show. This was evident by the sheer number of vault dwellers present at MCM London Comic Con, butthat_cosplayguy’s New California Republic (NCR) Ranger stood out due to itsimpressive light-up helmet mirroring the look of the character in the promotional artwork for the game, along with a massive NCR flag that could be seen across the convention floor, making That Cosplay Guy hard to miss!
As a fun addition, That Cosplay Guy also handed out business cards encouraging people to “Join the NCR” as part of his cosplay.
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1Sub-Zero
Mortal Kombat
One of the coolest cosplays of the weekend - no pun intended - wasfinishhimcosplay’s Sub-Zero from theMortal Kombatfranchise. Not only was it a faithful and incredibly detailed recreation of the character’s design, buta holographic light display and lights built into his mask truly brought Sub-Zero’s icy powers to life. The holographic display creates the effect of Sub Zero charging up for the iconic Snowball Grenade Fatality move from the games, in which he creates a small orb of ice and launches it at the opponent, detonating it within their chest.
