Crazy Zelda cosplay
by Jennie Lees 
{ Feb 8th 2006 at 9:30AM }
This collection of cosplay photos (roughly
Zelda-themed, but with a liberal sprinkling of Mario) over at GAF runs the gamut from cute through to frightening. The
capability of game fans to come up with inventive ways of making their favourite costumes is sometimes simply
unbelievable.Many characters' costumes are lovingly designed by the original artists, and often overlooked in games, so it must be nice for the creators to see others appreciating their work like this. We hope the levels of "appreciation" don't scare the original designers as much as they scare us, though.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Tim @ Feb 8th 2006 9:39AM
Is Princess Zelda a woman in that pic? If so, I'm frightened, hell, if it's a guy I think I'm more frightened.
Kajex @ Feb 8th 2006 9:40AM
My eyes just melted. x_x
jennie @ Feb 8th 2006 9:42AM
That's the scary thing, Tim; I honestly can't tell.
Art Guy @ Feb 8th 2006 9:52AM
Crazy?
Crazy like a fox! I'm so going out tonight to Jo-Ann fabrics and making myself an outfit.
Nothing gets a girls attention like a white leotard that leaves nothing to the imagination and gives a man camel toe. Groowl!
BTW, anybody remember Alisa Chan?
GlitchCog @ Feb 8th 2006 10:45AM
That chick looks like Gannon wearing Zelda's dress.
DG @ Feb 8th 2006 12:01PM
I'd hit it.
No. Seriously.
LaughingMan @ Feb 8th 2006 12:09PM
As if Cosplayers weren't scary enough, these two look like Buffalo Bill and his victim from "Silence of the Lambs"
PUT THE RUPEES IN THE BAS-KETTTTTTTT!!!!
Embassy @ Feb 8th 2006 12:31PM
those have to be two of the ugliest beings ive ever seen....
link cries...
The ZeroCorpse @ Feb 8th 2006 3:13PM
Cosplay = one TINY notch above furries.
Furries = lowest ring of geek/loser hell.
Jonathan @ Feb 8th 2006 5:13PM
"That chick looks like Gannon wearing Zelda's dress."
Agreed.
bubbafudd @ Feb 8th 2006 5:29PM
the legend of zelda: the trailor park princess
Pata Hikari @ Feb 8th 2006 6:21PM
OK, why did you have to post up the least flattering picture you could find?
Cosplay is a very difficult thing to do. You see those costumes? They're made by hand. The props are probably homemade as well. I bet you couldn't make costumes like those. And they're pretty good costumes.
How dare people who like it not look like supermodels! How dare they try and have fun!
jennie @ Feb 8th 2006 6:28PM
Pata, believe me, there were worse pictures in that thread to post. As for the question (which seems directly addressed to me), one of my many side projects is theatrical costume design; I've not got the time to get into cosplay, but I would love to make costumes like these if I did. Even so, there are times when one should know one's own bodily limitations :)
Pickypants @ Feb 8th 2006 7:00PM
Oh man, that Silence of the Lambs joke was GOLD!
I missed you Laughing Man.
And Jennie, good call on the limits that need to be set on cosplay participants. I dont want to be rude, but if I see one more fat ass Titus, I am going off the deep end.
Lian @ Apr 7th 2006 10:56PM
People, please. You are offending. The cosplays are very nice, I think they look very good. I myself couldn't make a cosplay for crap, even cutting a piece of fabric is a hard thing to do for me. They look like they put effort into it, and although they could have done better, I've seen WORSE. REALLY worse.