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male narrator: PREVIOUSLY ON HEROES OF COSPLAY...
- AT ANIME MATSURI, THE COMPETITION WILL BE TOUGHER.
- [roars]
[cheers and applause]
- I DON'T WANT IT TO LOOK HALF-ASSED.
- I WILL NOT LET YOU DOWN, I PROMISE.
- [gasps] - OH, NO!
- WHY DIDN'T YOU, LIKE, EMBED WIRE INTO IT?
- WE HAVE TO MAKE THE WIG FROM CREPE WOOL,
OR WE CAN USE THIS SYNTHETIC STUFF.
- AREN'T YOU ALLERGIC TO WOOL? - YES, I AM.
I FEEL LIKE THIS IS A SMALL PRICE TO PAY
FOR AN AMAZING COSTUME.
[vomits]
- WE REALLY WANT TO WIN.
I WANT TO HAVE PEOPLE THAT ARE ON MY LEVEL.
- WE WANT YOU TO HANG OUT WITH US, AND WE LIKE YOU.
- [snaps fingers] THE FUN IS JUST ABOUT THE START.
narrator: AND TONIGHT, ON HEROES OF COSPLAY...
- FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FOUR YEARS
I'M COMING OUT OF COMPETITION RETIREMENT
TO COMPETE WITH MONIKA AND RIKI.
- I'VE NEVER MADE A SCULPTED DRESS BEFORE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT I SIGNED UP FOR.
- MAKE IT JUST A LITTLE SHORTER.
- MY DAD DID THE VISUAL EFFECTS ON THE ORIGINAL STAR WARS.
HE'S REALLY GOOD AT MAKING STUFF.
IS THAT GONNA WORK?
- I'M WORKING WITH HOLLY AND JESSICA ON THIS ONE.
I CAN MAKE SOMETHING THAT IS ON THEIR LEVEL.
- IT'S A MASSIVE TRAVESTY IN THE BUTT AREA.
I'M GONNA BE THE PANTS-LESS WONDER.
- THIS IS A [bleep] TRAIN WRECK. DO YOU REALIZE THAT?
- LIKE, ONE SHOT AT CUTTING THIS ELK PART.
I'VE LOST TWO COMPETITIONS IN A ROW.
I REALLY WANT THIS WIN.
- ONE THING THAT YOU SHOULDN'T DO, IT'S COSPLAY ALONE.
all: HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON! - WHOO!
[upbeat techno music]
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narrator: THE NEXT STOP FOR THE HEROES OF COSPLAY
IS KANSAS CITY'S PLANET COMICON.
KANSAS CITY COMICON IS THE MOST POPULAR POP-CULTURE EVENT
IN THE MIDWEST, DRAWING THOUSANDS OF FANS
FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.
PLANET COMICON IS A THREE-DAY EVENT
THAT HAS NOT ONE, BUT TWO COSPLAY COMPETITIONS:
AN INDIVIDUAL COMPETITION, AND ONE DEDICATED TO GROUP SKITS.
IN LOS ANGELES, DYNAMIC DUO HOLLY AND JESSICA
ARE THROWING A COSTUME-THEMED BARBEQUE
AS PICARD AND RIKER FROM STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION.
- HEY, EVERYONE. all: HEY!
ARE YOU READY TO... "ENGAGE?"
[laughter and groaning]
WE'RE BACK FROM ANIME MATSURI.
NOW, WE'VE DECIDED TO HAVE SOME FUN,
SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE A COSTUME PARTY.
- WE'RE GOING TO INVITE SOME COSPLAYERS WE KNOW
AND JUST HAVE A BARBEQUE AND HAVE FUN.
[all cheering] - OH, NICE.
- MAYBE. I ALSO DOUBLE
AS A BEAN BAG CHAIR.
- GOD, IT'S LIKE A [bleep] BUILT-IN CHAIR, I'LL TAKE IT.
- SO HOW ARE YOU FEELING? 'CAUSE I KNOW YOU WERE
HAVING PROBLEMS AT MATSURI.
- UM, I'M NOT THROWING UP ANYMORE.
- [laughs] OH, GOD. - OH.
- HERE, LET'S GET OUT OF THE SUN.
LET'S GO OVER THERE.
THIS'LL BE AN AWESOME OPPORTUNITY
FOR US TO REALLY GET TO HANG OUT WITH BECKY
AND TRY AND FIND SOME KIND OF FANDOM
THAT WE ALL THINK IS GOING TO BE A COOL COSTUME TO MAKE.
YOUR COSTUME IS SO CUTE. I LOVE THAT OUTFIT.
- THANK YOU. TRY TO TALK TO YOU GUYS,
AND I CAN'T TAKE YOU SERIOUSLY AT ALL.
SO AFTER THE WHOLE THING WITH MONIKA
AND HOW SHE SAID THAT I WASN'T AT HER LEVEL,
NOW, I AM SO EXCITED THAT HOLLY AND JESSICA WANT TO WORK WITH ME
BECAUSE THEY'RE MUCH MORE EXPERIENCED.
- IT'S OKAY. - NOW IT'S JUST A MATTER
OF FIGURING OUT WHAT IT IS WE WANT TO DO.
- WE SHOULD DEFINITELY FIGURE SOMETHING OUT.
- YEAH. - I MEAN, YOU LIKE DRAGONS.
- I DO LIKE DRAGONS. - OKAY,
LET'S JUST START NAMING THINGS WITH DRAGONS IN THEM.
THERE'S DRAGON AGE, OBVIOUSLY. LORD OF THE RINGS.
I'LL BE GANDALF. - OH, REIGN OF FIRE.
NEVERENDING STORY. - OH, THAT'S--YEAH.
- GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO. COME ON.
- THERE'S NO DRAGONS IN THAT, HOLLY.
- I'LL LOSE 75 POUNDS. I'LL GET NAKED ON STAGE.
- THAT'S SCARY. - GAME OF THRONES HAS DRAGONS.
GAME OF THRONES.
- I HAVEN'T SEEN GAME OF THRONES.
- THINK OF CARTOONS. THINK OF SOMETHING CARTOONY.
- HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON. - WAIT.
- THAT'S GOT DRAGONS.
- WHO WOULD YOU WANT TO BE FROM HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON?
- I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO DO AN ASTRID COSTUME,
SO THAT'S PRETTY APPROPRIATE. - I LOVE ASTRID.
- YEAH, AND WE COULD MAKE SOME KIND OF DRAGON.
WE NEED, LIKE, A GIMMICK, THOUGH.
WE NEED AN ENEMY DRAGON. WE CAN'T BE TOOTHLESS.
- WE COULD BE TWO OF THE VIKINGS, I MEAN--
- OH. - I MEAN, WE DON'T HAVE
A LOT OF TIME, BUT WE CAN FIGURE IT OUT.
- I AM TOTALLY STOKED TO DO HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON.
SO THE PLAN IS THAT HOLLY AND JESSICA ARE GOING TO COME UP
WITH THIS AMAZING DRAGON TO BRING ONSTAGE,
AND I'M GOING TO FOCUS ON WORKING ON ASTRID,
WHO IS THE HERO, SINCE THE WHOLE PREMISE OF THE EVENT
IS HERO VERSUS VILLAINS.
- ENGAGE. I'M NOT ALLOWED TO SAY THAT,
BUT I WANT TO SAY IT ANYWAY. - YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO SAY THAT
'CAUSE YOU'RE NOT THE CAPTAIN!
- SORRY. - [laughs]
narrator: AFTER BACK-TO-BACK LOSSES,
JESSE IS BRAINSTORMING HIS COSTUME FOR PLANET COMICON,
HOPING HIS NEXT IDEA WILL GET HIM A BEST IN SHOW.
all: [singing a sea shanty]
- I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I'M GONNA COME UP WITH
FOR AN OUTFIT FOR KANSAS.
I'VE ALREADY DONE THE STEAM PUNK STUFF.
I'VE ALREADY DONE, YOU KNOW, FALLOUT STUFF.
WE'RE LIMITED TO MUSTACHES,
OR COSTUMES THAT CAN GET AWAY WITH USING A MUSTACHE,
WHICH IMMEDIATELY GOES BACK TO PIRACY.
both: YEAH.
- WHAT DO I LOVE MORE THAN, YOU KNOW, EITHER OF THOSE?
PIRACY. WE CAN DO PIRACY.
LIKE, EVERYBODY WOULD JUST BE LIKE, "OH, JACK SPARROW."
LIKE, NO.
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT, WHAT PIRATE AM I GONNA DO?
AND THEN... THEN MAGIC HAPPENS.
I THINK I MAY HAVE SOLVED OUR COSTUME PROBLEM.
THEY'VE RELEASED THE TRAILER FOR ASSASSIN'S CREED 4,
WHICH TURNS OUT TO BE A PIRATE VERSION OF ASSASSIN'S CREED.
THIS GAME ISN'T OUT YET.
I'M GONNA BE THE FIRST ONE OUT OF THE GATE WITH THE ICONIC
ASSASSIN'S CREED 4: BLACK FLAG, LIKE, PROPER PIRATE COSTUME.
I WANT TO SHOW EVERYBODY THAT I CAN DO IT
AND GO ALL THE WAY WITH IT.
HOW BADASS DOES THAT LOOK? - IT DOES LOOK PRETTY BADASS.
narrator: IN ATLANTA, YAYA, RIKI, AND MONIKA
ARE OUT SHOPPING, AND WITH PLANET COMICON APPROACHING,
YAYA HAS A UNIQUE COSPLAY PROPOSAL FOR HER FRIENDS.
- BEING IN DENMARK REALLY KIND OF OPENED MY EYES.
LIKE, ALL OF THEM DID AMAZING SKITS,
TOP-NOTCH, THEATRICAL, YOU KNOW, MIXED MUSIC, VOICEOVERS.
IT WAS SO MAGICAL, LIKE, WE WERE JUST, LIKE, STARING.
JUST LIKE, "WE DON'T KNOW WHO TO PICK."
WHAT I SAW BLEW ME AWAY, AND IT MADE ME RE-THINK
HOW I WANT TO COSPLAY AND HOW COSPLAY IS HERE IN AMERICA.
- WHY CAN'T, LIKE, CONS IN THE U.S.
OFFER STUFF LIKE THIS? - SEE?
THERE'S A CONVENTION IN KANSAS CITY
THAT IS HOSTING A GROUP SKIT COMPETITION.
I'M KIND OF TEMPTED TO ENTER.
THERE IS A CONVENTION COMING UP.
THEY'RE HAVING A SKIT COMPETITION,
AND I THINK I WANT TO MAYBE DO A SKIT.
IT'S BEEN FOUR YEARS SINCE I COMPETED,
SO THIS IS PRETTY CRAZY.
I WOULD LIKE TO ASK IF BOTH OF YOU WOULD MAYBE
WANT TO DO IT WITH ME? - OH.
- LIKE, DO A PERFORMANCE TOGETHER?
- WORKING WITH THE BEST OF THE BEST IS YAYA AND RIKI.
I CONSIDER MYSELF LUCKY TO BE KIND OF LET IN THEIR GROUP
BECAUSE I'M THE YOUNG UN, THE 20-YEAR-OLD,
AND THESE ARE, LIKE, THE SEASONED COSPLAYERS.
- NO, WE WANT TO DO IT. - THAT'S THE POINT.
- I MEAN, I'M FLATTERED YOU'D ASK.
- AW, MEOW, MEOW, MEOW. - I DO.
I WANT TO DO IT WITH YOU GUYS. - AW.
- SERIOUSLY, I CAN'T THINK OF ANYBODY ELSE
I'D WANT TO DO IT WITH. - AW, GROUP HUG.
- IT'S AN HONOR TO BE ASKED BY YAYA,
ESPECIALLY WITH HER STANDING THE COMMUNITY.
I MEAN, SHE COULD ASK ANYBODY
AND THEY WOULD PROBABLY JUMP AT THE CHANCE.
I'M TOTALLY DOWN. - I'M DOWN.
- I MEAN-- - ARE YOU DOWN?
I'M DOWN. - YEAH.
- I INVITED MONIKA AND RIKI
TO DO THE SKIT COMPETITION WITH ME
BECAUSE THEY'RE REALLY GOOD COSPLAYERS,
BUT WHEN I COMPETE, I GO ALL OUT.
- AFTER WORKING WITH US, YOU MIGHT BE LIKE,
"THOSE ***." - [imitates gunshot]
[laughter]
narrator: IN LOS ANGELES, CHLOE'S BEEN BITTEN
BY THE COMPETITIVE COSPLAY BUG AND IS STARTING WORK
ON HER COSTUME FOR PLANET COMICON.
- A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE.
FOR MY SECOND COMPETITION EVER,
I'M GOING TO DO GAIGE FROM BORDERLANDS 2.
SHE'S JUST VERY FEISTY AND ANGRY AND VIOLENT,
AND SHE'S THIS LITTLE BALL OF RAGE,
AND I THINK THAT THAT'S SOMETHING
THAT I WILL NEVER ACTUALLY BE IN MY REAL LIFE,
SO IT'S FUN TO GET TO BE HER FOR A DAY.
MY BIGGEST CHALLENGE IS GAIGE HAS ARTICLES OF CLOTHING
THAT I CAN'T JUST BUY. I HAVE TO MAKE IT.
SO I DON'T KNOW WHERE THIS IS SUPPOSED TO GO.
SHOOT.
THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN LESS INTIMIDATING
THAN A SEWING MACHINE: LEARNING HOW TO RIDE A BIKE,
THE STOMACH FLU, SURGERY.
I AM JUST AS NERVOUS FOR THIS COMPETITION
AS I WAS THE FIRST TIME I WENT ONSTAGE,
MAYBE BECAUSE WHEN I AM DOING "JUST COS,"
I GET TO TALK TO PEOPLE ABOUT THEIR COSTUMES.
IT'S NOT ABOUT ME, IT'S ABOUT THEM,
BUT WHEN I'M COMPETING, IT'S ABOUT ME,
AND THAT MAKES ME NERVOUS [laughs].
WELL, THAT'S NOT RIGHT.
WHAT HAVE I DONE? WHAT AM I DOING?
narrator: IN LOS ANGELES, VICTORIA'S WITH JINYO
GOING OVER DESIGN IDEAS FOR HER NEXT COSTUME.
- WHAT ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT WEARING?
- UM, I'M NOT SURE.
THEY'RE VERY MUCH LIKE, "BE CREATIVE,
THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX. YOU KNOW, HAVE FUN."
- MM-HMM. - AND ONE IDEA I HAD
WAS TO BE LITERAL WITH THEIR CATEGORY
OF COMIC BOOK HERO... - MM-HMM.
- AND MAKE AN OUTFIT THAT'S OUT OF COMIC BOOKS
AND LITERALLY BE A COMIC BOOK HERO.
I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PAGES OF COMICS I'LL NEED
TO DO WHAT I WANT IN MY HEAD.
- YEAH, AND-- - IT'S GONNA BE A LOT.
- WELL, I THINK THAT IT'S A GREAT IDEA.
GALAXY OF COMICS!
I LOVE THIS PLACE.
narrator: VICTORIA IS TAKING A BOLD RISK
WITH HER PLANET COMICON COSTUME, WHICH WILL BE A DEPARTURE
FROM HER NORMAL COSPLAY REPLICATION STYLE.
- SO HOW DO YOU SEE IT COMING TOGETHER?
- IN MY HEAD, I SEE THIS OUTFIT IN WHITE.
- MM-HMM. - BUT OBVIOUSLY I'M USING COLOR.
MAKING AN ORIGINAL OUTFIT IS SOMETHING
THAT I ADMIRE IN PEOPLE.
YAYA HAN IS A GREAT EXAMPLE
BECAUSE SHE FREQUENTLY COMES UP WITH HER OWN COSTUME DESIGNS,
AND THEY'RE INCREDIBLE,
BUT I HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO COME UP WITH AN ORIGINAL IDEA
AND ACTUALLY FOLLOW THROUGH WITH IT.
I HAVE NO IDEA HOW MANY WE'RE GONNA NEED.
I THINK VISUALLY, THAT WOULD LOOK REALLY NICE,
LIKE, ON A CORSET AND BOTTOM AND--AND STUFF.
- YEAH, I THINK THAT'LL HAVE A NICE PUNCH TO IT.
- I THINK I ACTUALLY WANT TO GO WITH SOME
SILVER AND GOLD AGE ERA COMICS.
IT ALLOWS YOU TO GET POPS OF COLOR
WITHOUT BEING TOO OVERPOWERING.
- HAVE A GOOD ONE. - YOU TOO, GUYS.
- SEE YOU AGAIN. - THANKS FOR COMING IN.
narrator: BACK IN ATLANTA,
YAYA IS HAVING RIKI AND MONIKA OVER
TO HASH OUT IDEAS FOR HER BIG COMEBACK SKIT
FOR THE GROUP COMPETITION AT PLANET COMICON.
- I WAS HOPING WE COULD MAYBE DO ALICE.
- OH. - THAT COULD WORK.
- I THINK THAT MIGHT BE A REALLY GOOD IDEA FOR A SKIT.
WE'VE DECIDED TO DO ALICE IN WONDERLAND.
IT'S BASED ON THE VIDEO GAME BY AMERICA MCGEE,
AND ALL THE CHARACTERS ARE VERY DARK, VERY TWISTED,
AND SORT OF EVIL.
- SO WHO WOULD YAYA BE? - SHE'S BOTH.
- I GUESS THE QUEEN. - THE QUEEN.
- I WOULD BE THE RED QUEEN.
I CHOSE THE EVIL QUEEN BECAUSE SHE HAS AN ELABORATE COSTUME
AND I CAN DO A VERY THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE WITH HER.
IF YOU DID, LIKE, A GIRL VERSION OF THE CHESHIRE CAT.
- IF I HAD, LIKE, A MASK OR SOMETHING
WHERE YOU CAN SEE THE SMILE AND THE GLOWING CAT EYES.
I WAS A LITTLE NERVOUS AT FIRST DOING THE CHESHIRE CAT
BECAUSE I'VE SEEN A LOT OF PEOPLE
DO INTERPRETATIONS OF ANIMAL CHARACTERS,
AND IT COMES OUT KIND OF HOKEY OR TACKY.
- I'M DIGGING THIS ONE, 'CAUSE I CAN--
I CAN DO--I CAN SCULPT AND MOLD THAT REALLY FAST.
- OOH, THIS ONE IS REALLY COOL.
- OKAY, WHAT WOULD THIS BE MADE OUT OF THOUGH?
- PROBABLY JUST URETHANE, RUBBER.
FOR MY ALICE COSTUME, I HAVE A BIG REVEAL
WHERE I PULL OFF THE ICONIC OUTFIT
AND I REVEAL MY UNDERDRESS, WHICH IS MADE OUT OF MEAT.
- I OBVIOUSLY HAVE THE BIGGEST COSTUME TO MAKE,
BUT I AM--I CAN DO IT. - BOY, YES.
- IT'S ACTUALLY KIND OF UNFAIR NOW THAT I THINK ABOUT IT.
YAYA GETS THIS BEAUTIFUL, CRAFTED, QUEENY DRESS,
AND MONIKA GETS TO BE THIS CUTE, SEXY KITTEN,
AND THEN I'M WEARING THIS GROTESQUE MEAT THING.
LIKE, I'M DEMANDING NEXT COMPETITION,
I GET TO BE THE CUTE ONE.
WELL, I GUESS BECKY APPROACHED HOLLY AND JESSICA,
AND THEY'RE GOING TO ENTER THAT PARTICULAR COMPETITION TOGETHER
AT PLANET COMIC CON.
- I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT BECKY.
WELL-- - WHAT ABOUT HOLLY THOUGH?
- LET'S JUST SAY I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT BECKY.
[laughter]
narrator: WITH HER GROUP COMPETITION COSTUME DECIDED
WITH HOLLY AND JESSICA, BECKY NOW TURNS HER ATTENTION
TO HER COSTUME FOR THE INDIVIDUAL COMPETITION
AT PLANET COMICON.
- IT'S REALLY ABOUT HAVING SOMETHING THAT'S,
LIKE, BOOM, IN YOUR FACE. - YOU HAVE TO HAVE
SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE REMEMBER.
- YEAH. - YEAH.
- I'M COMPETING IN THE SOLO COMPETITION ON THE FIRST DAY,
AND THEN THE GROUP COMPETITION WITH HOLLY AND JESSICA
ON THE SECOND DAY.
THIS IS A CHARACTER THAT I LOVE TO DO.
FOR THE INDIVIDUAL COMPETITION AT KANSAS CITY PLANET COMICON,
I'M DOING ELIZABETH FROM BIOSHOCK INFINITE.
BIOSHOCK IS MY FAVORITE GAME SERIES OF ALL TIME,
AND I'M SO EXCITED TO PORTRAY HER.
YOU KNOW, I'VE DONE ELIZABETH BEFORE,
AND WE'VE ALREADY GOT THE MAJORITY OF THE COSTUME.
WE'D JUST NEED TO TWEAK IT AND THEN ADD THIS WOW SHOW-STOPPER.
YOU KNOW HOW IN THE DEMO SHE SHOOTS ROSES?
- LIKE, SHOOT WHATEVER FROM-- - YEAH.
SHOOT ROSES OUT OF MY WRISTS. THAT SHOULD BE EASY, RIGHT?
- UH, I WOULD NEED TO GO AND FIGURE OUT
HOW TO MAKE THE AIR SYSTEM.
- GOTTA BE AWESOME.
narrator: COMING UP... - IS THAT GONNA WORK?
- GONNA MAKE IT JUST A LITTLE SHORTER.
- MY DAD DID THE VISUAL EFFECTS ON THE ORIGINAL STAR WARS.
HE'S REALLY GOOD AT MAKING STUFF.
- I WANT TO MAKE MY ENTIRE OUTFIT OUT OF PAPER.
- I THINK THAT'LL LOOK COOL.
- I'M GONNA HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET A SMALL AIR CANISTER
TO NOT EXPLODE WHILE SHE'S WEARING IT.
[loud pop] [bleep]!
narrator: WITH ONLY A WEEK LEFT UNTIL PLANET COMICON,
YAYA IS DISCOVERING THAT NOT EVERYONE
IS TAKING HER RETURN TO COMPETITIVE COSPLAY
AS SERIOUS AS SHE IS. - [scoffs]
GOT TO BE KIDDING ME.
BRIAN?
- DID YOU CALL ME? - I'M ON TWITTER,
AND GUESS WHAT MONIKA IS DOING?
- WHAT? - SHE'S PLAYING TOMB RAIDER.
SHE'S SUPPOSED TO BE WORKING ON HER COSTUME,
AND SHE'S PLAYING TOMB RAIDER.
ALL SHE'S BEEN SAYING IS, "I'M TOO BUSY, I HAVE SCHOOL.
I DON'T KNOW WHEN I'M GONNA BE ABLE TO WORK ON THIS."
I REMEMBER BEING MONIKA'S AGE
AND LEARNING HOW TO JUGGLE MULTIPLE OBLIGATIONS.
HOWEVER, THIS IS MY REPUTATION AND BRAND ON THE LINE HERE,
AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO LET HER SLACK OFF.
OKAY, I DON'T NEED THIS HOOP SKIRT ANYMORE.
I'M PUTTING EVERYTHING I HAVE INTO THE SKIT AND COSTUME,
AND I EXPECT MONICA AND RIKI TO DO THE SAME THING.
STILL TOO BIG.
I HAVEN'T COMPETED IN YEARS,
AND A LOT OF PEOPLE WOULD LOVE TO SEE ME FAIL.
WE ONLY HAVE A FEW DAYS TO FINISH REHEARSING
AND GET OUR COSTUMES READY BEFORE THE COMPETITION.
[whispering] NEED A BRIDGE BETWEEN THE TWO.
narrator: IN LOS ANGELES, HOLLY AND JESSICA AND BECKY
ARE FINDING OUT THAT THEIR DRAGON BOAT PROP FOR THEIR SKIT
MIGHT BE MORE THAN THEY CAN HANDLE ALONE
WITH THEIR LIMITED TIME FRAME.
- SO I INVITED A BUNCH OF PEOPLE OVER
SO THAT WE CAN HAVE A DRAGON-MAKING PARTY.
- [gasps] YAY, PEOPLE!
- SO-- - OH, IS THIS A BOAT?
both: YES. - [gasps]
- THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF THE DRAGON BOAT.
- SO WE'RE BEHIND SCHEDULE
ON THE HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON PROP,
SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE A DRAGON-BUILDING PARTY.
- HEY, HILARY, HEY. - HI.
- THERE'S LIZZY! HEY, LIZZY. - HEY.
[laughter] - THERE'S BARRY! HEY, BARRY!
- WHAT'S UP? - EVERYONE'S HERE! IT'S A PARTY!
FOR THE DRAGON BOAT WE CALLED IN EVERY FRIEND WHO WAS AVAILABLE,
AND NONE OF THEM HAVE ANY FABRICATION SKILLS.
YOU GUYS ARE ON THE JAW TO FIGURE OUT
HOW TO GLUE IT TO HERE AND HINGE IT.
SO WHOEVER CAME WAS GOING TO BE TAUGHT ON THE SPOT HOW TO USE
TOOLS AND HOW TO USE GLUE AND HOW TO DO IT ALL RIGHT THEN.
SO WAIT, BEFORE WE START, ROSS IS USING THE ROTARY TOOL
TO MAKE THE BOAT LOOK LIKE WOOD.
SO THIS IS OUR PIECES. THESE WERE OUR ORIGINAL PIECES,
BUT THESE ARE THE TWO JAW PIECES THAT WE NEED TO HOOK TOGETHER.
EVEN THOUGH WE WERE ON A TOTAL TIME-CRUNCH
AND IT WAS REALLY, REALLY AWFUL,
IT WAS GREAT TO HAVE OUR FRIENDS THERE LEARNING NEW THINGS
AND KIND OF ENJOYING THE BEST PARTS OF COSPLAY WITH US.
- TWO, THREE. all: HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON!
[all cheering] - ALL RIGHT.
narrator: ACROSS TOWN, BECKY'S ROOMMATE, LANCE,
HAS STARTED WORKING ON A UNIQUE CONTRAPTION
SHE HOPES WOWS THE AUDIENCE
DURING HER INDIVIDUAL COMPETITION.
- BECKY HAS HIRED ME TO TAKE THE ELIZABETH COSTUME,
WHICH IS A FAIRLY BASIC, SIMPLE-ISH KIND OF A COSTUME,
AND ADD A SPECIAL EFFECT TO IT...
[loud pop]
TO BE ABLE TO SHOOT THESE ROSES OUT FROM HER WRISTS.
SO I'M GONNA HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET A SMALL AIR CANISTER
TO NOT EXPLODE WHILE SHE'S WEARING IT
BECAUSE THIS IS GOING TO BE COMPLETELY CONCEALED
UNDERNEATH HER OUTFIT.
[sighs]
narrator: IN PORTLAND, JESSE IS HARD AT WORK
ON HIS ASSASSIN'S CREED PIRATE COSTUME,
WHICH MIGHT BE HIS LAST CHANCE TO FULFILL HIS DREAMS
OF A CAREER AS A PROFESSIONAL PROP-MAKER.
- I DON'T HAVE A CHARACTER THAT'S UNDER MY BELT YET.
MONIKA, YOU KNOW, SHE'S GOT THE LITTLE SISTER FROM BIOSHOCK.
WHEN ANYBODY TALKS ABOUT IT, YOU KNOW,
IT'S USUALLY HERS THEY'RE REFERRING TO.
I DON'T HAVE THAT YET, AND I NEED ONE.
THERE'S QUITE A SLEW OF CHALLENGES THAT I'M FACING
DOING THE EDWARD KENWAY DEFINITIVE COSTUME,
BUT I THINK THIS IS THE PERFECT, PERFECT ANGLE.
BOLTS ARE ALL DONE. WANT TO SEE? WANT TO SEE?
- YEAH. - WANT TO SEE? WANT TO SEE?
- SHOW ME, SHOW ME, SHOW ME.
- THIS ONE I'M SUPER EXCITED ABOUT ACTUALLY.
- THAT'S THE BALDRIC PIN? - YEAH.
LOOKS PRETTY GOOD.
THE SKULL'S A VERY ICONIC PIECE.
IT'S A PIECE ON THE BALDRIC THAT REALLY--
I CAN'T MESS THIS PART UP.
I'M GONNA CAST IT IN SILICONE,
AND THEN I'M GONNA POUR IT AND MAKE IT OUT OF RESIN.
IT'S THE ONLY WAY THE BALDRIC'S REALLY GONNA GET DONE.
OH, LOOK AT THAT MOLD RELEASE. BAM.
HOW AMAZING DOES THAT LOOK, THOUGH?
THE MORE STUFF THAT GETS DONE ABOUT THIS COSTUME,
THE BETTER I'M FEELING ABOUT IT, HONESTLY.
- HOW MUCH TIME DO WE HAVE? - SHH.
narrator: IN LOS ANGELES,
VICTORIA BEGINS CONSTRUCTING HER DRESS MADE FROM COMIC BOOKS,
HOPING AN ORIGINAL DESIGN WILL BE A BIG HIT
WITH THE PLANET COMICON JUDGES.
- IT'S LIKE, I WANT TO TREAT THIS AS IF, LIKE, YOU KNOW,
IT WAS DESIGNED IN A NORMAL OUTFIT,
LIKE, THAT WAS MADE OUT OF FABRIC.
- WELL, I AM PLAYING AROUND WITH DIFFERENT WAYS TO USE PAPER
TO TRY TO MAKE IT MORE INTERESTING.
I THINK THAT'LL LOOK COOL.
THEN MAYBE WE CAN INTEGRATE THAT INTO THE COSTUME.
- BUT, LIKE, I DON'T WANT THIS JUST, LIKE, RIGHT ON HERE.
IDEALLY, I WANT THERE TO BE A PAPER-LINED CORSET.
KIND OF, LIKE, YOU KNOW, LINDA CARTER STYLE,
A SKIRT OR PAPER-COVERED BOOTS AND BRACERS,
AND IT'S JUST A LOT OF LITTLE DETAILS I'D LIKE TO ADD,
BUT IT ALL COMES DOWN TO TIME.
- THIS IS, LIKE, A DIAMOND TESSELLATION.
THIS IS ANOTHER TREATMENT. KIND OF A SCALE-MAIL LOOK TO IT.
- I WOULD USE THAT IN THE CROTCH AREA.
- MM-HMM. - 'CAUSE I'D WANT TO USE IT
THE WAY AQUAMAN AND ROBIN ALWAYS HAD THAT KIND OF SCALE, LITTLE,
LIKE, UNDEROOS THING GOING ON.
I WANT TO MAKE MY ENTIRE OUTFIT OUT OF PAPER,
WHICH HAS ALWAYS FASCINATES ME. I LOVE WHEN I SEE OUTFITS
IN MAGAZINES AND ON TV WHERE IT'S AN EXPERIMENT,
IT'S KIND OF A PIECE OF ART THEY'RE DISPLAYING.
IT'S A VERY WONDER WOMAN-ESQUE TYPE OF ARMOR.
AW.
narrator: MEANWHILE, CHLOE'S WORKING ON HER COSTUME,
GAIGE FROM BORDERLANDS 2.
- SHE'S JUST AWESOME. SHE'S THIS BALL OF ENERGY.
SHE JUST SCREAMS, AND SHE'S ***,
AND I WAS JUST, LIKE, "I GOT TO DO THIS."
GAIGE HAS A WIG,
SHE HAS A PAIR OF SHOES THAT ARE VERY CARTOONY.
SHE'S GOT LEGGINGS THAT ARE STRIPED.
THERE'S A LOT.
narrator: SHE'S ALSO DECIDED TO INCORPORATE DEATHTRAP,
GAIGE'S ROBOT, INTO HER COSTUME,
WHICH ISN'T GOING TO BE EASY,
SO SHE'S CALLED IN THE BEST PERSON SHE KNOWS TO HELP.
- GONNA MAKE IT JUST A LITTLE SHORTER.
- MY DAD DID THE VISUAL EFFECTS ON THE ORIGINAL STAR WARS,
WHICH IS KIND OF COOL TO SAY NOW
BUT DIDN'T REALLY DO MUCH FOR ME WHEN I WAS A KID.
WE'RE USING SOME TUBING AS A WAY TO KEEP THE SUSPENSION UP
BECAUSE THIS IS GONNA BE A FAIRLY HEAVY ROBOT.
THE GOOD THING ABOUT HAVING A DAD
THAT'S BEEN IN THE VISUAL EFFECTS BUSINESS FOR MANY YEARS
IS THAT HE'S REALLY GOOD AT MAKING STUFF.
- IT DIDN'T WORK. - WE GOT TO FIGURE OUT A WAY
TO GET IT TO SIT ON TOP OF THE THING.
WE TOOK OUT THE SUSPENSION OF THE RC CAR
AND WE MOUNTED THE ROBOT ON TOP OF THE RC CAR
USING FOAM AS A BASE.
- I'M SURPRISED IT'S OFF-BALANCED.
- THIS IS MUCH MORE COMPLICATED THAN I ORIGINALLY
THOUGHT IT WOULD BE. [laughs]
IS THAT GONNA WORK?
I DON'T KNOW IF THIS WAS THE BEST PLAN.
AND THERE'S A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE.
OH!
narrator: COMING UP.
- IT'S A MASSIVE TRAVESTY IN THE BUTT AREA.
THIS IS A [bleep] TRAIN WRECK. DO YOU REALIZE THAT?
- I'VE LOST TWO COMPETITIONS IN A ROW.
I REALLY WANT THIS WIN.
narrator: IN ATLANTA, RIKI IS WORKING
ON THE CLAY SCULPT OF THE MEAT DRESS
SHE WILL WEAR FOR HER ALICE CHARACTER
AT THE PLANET COMICON GROUP SKIT COMPETITION.
- I JUST NEED TO GET IT DONE FASTER.
SO FOR THE ALICE SKIT, I HAVE TO MAKE THE MEAT DRESS
THAT GOES UNDERNEATH,
WHICH IS GONNA BE SCULPTED, MOLDED, AND CAST.
I'VE NEVER MADE A SCULPTED DRESS BEFORE,
SO I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT'S GONNA WORK OUT,
AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT I SIGNED UP FOR.
- HAVE YOU ORDERED EVERYTHING YOU NEED?
- BURLAP, PIECE WAX, CHIP BRUSHES, GLOVES.
- YOU KNOW THIS IS PROBABLY, LIKE, ANOTHER $200 HERE?
- THE THING THAT BOTHERS ME THE MOST IS
THIS WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN MY FIRST CHOICE OF COSTUME,
SO NOW I DROP $500 ON A COSTUME THAT I LIKE
BUT I'M NOT IN LOVE WITH FOR THE TEAM.
AS COOL AS IT IS, THIS IS NOT A COSTUME
THAT'S GONNA GET ME RECOGNIZED, OR GETTING JOBS ON MOVIES,
OR EVEN, LIKE, GETTING A JOB IN, LIKE, A COSTUME STUDIO.
THIS IS NOT A PORTFOLIO PIECE TO ME.
narrator: MEANWHILE, IN PORTLAND,
JESSE IS BEGINNING WORK ON ONE OF THE MORE IMPORTANT
AND EXPENSIVE FACETS OF HIS EDWARD KENWAY COSTUME.
- I DON'T KNOW IF THIS ELK IS WIDE ENOUGH.
CAN WE JUST FIGURE OUT HOW THIS WHOLE THING FITS ON HERE?
AFTER LOOKING AT THE TRAILER, FOR THE EDWARD KENWAY CHARACTER,
I'M GONNA GET THINGS THAT LOOK AS PERIOD AS POSSIBLE.
THE VEST ON THIS OUTFIT, IT WOULD BE MADE OUT OF ELK.
ELK HOLDS UP BETTER IN SALT WATER.
LIKE, ONE SHOT AT CUTTING THIS ELK PART.
I REALLY HOPE THIS STUFF WORKS. [laughs]
I HAVEN'T WORKED WITH ELK YET.
ELK IS STUPID EXPENSIVE. [laughs]
I'VE LOST BACK-TO-BACK AT PORTLAND
AND EMERALD CITY COMICON.
YOU KNOW, I'M GONNA MAKE IT OR BREAK IT WITH THIS COSTUME.
narrator: ACROSS TOWN, HOLLY IS WORKING ON THE DRAGON BOAT
FOR THE HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON SKIT,
WHILE HER TEAMMATE FOR THE GROUP COMPETITION,
BECKY, IS HARD AT WORK ON HER OWN PROPS.
SHE HAS TO MAKE ASTRID'S ICONIC BATTLE AXE FROM SCRATCH
USING L200 FOAM.
- MY ASTRID COSTUME IS REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT
'CAUSE I'M WORKING WITH HOLLY AND JESSICA ON THIS ONE.
THEY'RE MUCH MORE EXPERIENCED,
SO IF I CAN'T BRING MY "A" GAME, THEN IT'S ALL ON ME,
AND HONESTLY, I'M AT A POINT NOW IN MY COSTUMING
WHERE I CAN MAKE SOMETHING THAT IS ON THEIR LEVEL.
[groans] IT'S HARD.
narrator: BACK IN PORTLAND, JESSE IS COMPLETING HIS COSTUME
FOR THE INDIVIDUAL COMPETITION AT PLANET COMICON,
BUT HE STILL HAS ONE THING LEFT TO DO.
- LOOK AT THAT. THAT LOOKS PERFECT.
THE VEST IS LOOKING REALLY GOOD, BUT IT'S LOOKING TOO GOOD.
SO HERE'S THE MANNEQUIN WITH THE VEST ON.
EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS COSTUME HAS GOT TO BE VERY WORN.
IT'S LIKE EDWARD HAS LIVED IN THIS STUFF,
AND THAT'S THE WAY SAILORS WOULD DO IT.
THEY WOULD LIVE IN THIS GEAR FOR MONTHS AT A TIME.
narrator: TO GET THE AUTHENTIC SEA-WORN LOOK HE NEEDS,
JESSE WENT STRAIGHT TO THE SOURCE.
- I'M GONNA GO FOR A SWIM.
WHY NOT CHRISTEN THIS PIRATE?
LET'S GET THE SALT WATER INFUSED IN THIS ELK.
LET'S MAKE SURE THIS THING IS AS PERIOD AS POSSIBLE.
HOWEVER, THE PACIFIC OCEAN RIGHT OFF PORTLAND IS NOT WARM.
I'M FEELING REALLY, REALLY GOOD ABOUT THIS OUTFIT,
BUT AFTER CHRISTENING THIS THING IN THE OCEAN,
I'M FEELING EVEN BETTER.
TIME FOR A BONFIRE, I THINK.
narrator: IN ATLANTA, WITH PLANET COMICON APPROACHING
AND THEIR COSTUMES ON TRACK,
YAYA, RIKI, AND MONIKA ARE FINALLY
PRACTICING THEIR SKIT FOR THE GROUP COMPETITION.
- I ACTUALLY HAVE TO MAKE TWO COSTUMES.
I HAVE TO MAKE THE MEAT DRESS, BUT ON TOP OF THAT,
I ACTUALLY HAVE TO SEW AN ALICE DRESS
THAT'S OVERSIZED BUT ALSO TEAR-AWAY,
SO IT'S ALL THIS, LIKE, ENGINEERING.
- RIP AWAY! [overlapping chatter]
- SO IT BREAKS AWAY A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY
THAN WE HAD TALKED ABOUT, SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO PRACTICE
HOW YOU WANT IT TO BREAK AWAY.
THE BIG TRANSFORMATION SCENE IN OUR SKIT
IS WHEN I PULL OFF THE BLUE ALICE DRESS.
I HAVEN'T HAD A LOT OF TIME TO FOCUS ON THE BLUE DRESS,
SO I QUICKLY JUST TRIED TO PUT SOMETHING TOGETHER
THAT I COULD JUST PRACTICE IN BECAUSE
IF WE CAN'T TEAR THIS DRESS OFF, IT'S GONNA GO SOUTH FAST.
- ALL RIGHT. LET'S DO A RUN THROUGH.
- ALICE.
- A COSPLAY SKIT IS LIKE A MINI THEATRICAL PRODUCTION,
CREATING SETS, CREATING DIALOGUE AND PRE-SET MUSIC,
AND GIVES THE AUDIENCE MORE THAN JUST
LOOKING AT THE COSTUMES ONSTAGE.
WE HAVE TO CREATE A KICKASS PERFORMANCE
SO THAT MY REPUTATION STAYS INTACT.
- OH, YOU AGAIN, CAT.
- OH, ONE-- - YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO SPIN ME.
- OH, I FORGOT, SORRY. - [laughs]
- MONIKA AND RIKI AREN'T REALLY
PUTTING THEIR HEARTS INTO THIS SKIT,
AND I KNOW IT'S JUST A REHEARSAL,
BUT WE DON'T HAVE TIME TO PLAY AROUND.
WE HAVE TO GIVE IT OUR ALL FROM DAY ONE.
YOU'RE ALREADY AT HER.
[playback music and effects]
OKAY, HOLD ON, HOLD ON, HOLD ON, HOLD ON.
A COUPLE OF NOTES. EVERY MOVEMENT YOU DO,
EXAGGERATE IT. LIKE, WHEN SHE GOES,
"ALICE, ALICE,"
YOU WANT TO, LIKE, LOOK UP LIKE, "WHERE'S THIS COMING FROM?"
GET UP, SHOW OFF THE MEAT DRESS.
IT'S A TRANSFORMATION. YOU'RE IN POWER.
- I KNOW YAYA HASN'T COMPETED IN AWHILE,
SO SHE IS TAKING THIS VERY SERIOUSLY.
- OKAY, I'LL DO BETTER, BOSS. I'LL DO IT.
- NO, I'M SORRY. IT'S JUST,
IF WE HAD MORE TIME, I WOULD NOT BE SO BOSSY.
- YAYA'S BEING, LIKE, PAGEANT MOM.
WHEN WE FIRST STARTED THIS OUT, I KNEW THAT SHE WAS GONNA BE
CRAZY ABOUT IT. IT'S JUST THAT
WHEN IT'S HAPPENING, I DON'T LIKE IT.
narrator: WITH ONLY ONE DAY UNTIL PLANET COMICON OPENS,
THE HEROES OF COSPLAY COMPETING IN THE INDIVIDUAL COMPETITION
ARE STARTING TO ARRIVE IN KANSAS CITY.
- IT DOESN'T SEEM TOO ROUGHED UP FROM SECURITY.
EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE ALL RIGHT.
THERE YOU GO.
- WHOA! - OOH.
WE'RE FEELING FANCY ABOUT THIS TODAY.
- YEAH.
- I'VE LOST BACK-TO-BACK.
I'M GONNA WIN SOMETHING IN KANSAS,
OR MAYBE IT'S TIME TO JUST BACK OFF
AND NOT--YOU KNOW, NOT PURSUE THIS DREAM YET.
- SO? - SO.
- ROOM SERVICE AND--
- ROOM SERVICE AND MOVIES IN OUR FANCY ROOM?
- YEAH. THIS ONE'S GONNA BE GOOD.
- ALL RIGHT, PHEW. - [sighs] ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO.
OH, AWESOME. WE'RE RIGHT BY THE ELEVATOR.
- JIN AND I HAVE JUST ARRIVED IN KANSAS CITY,
AND WE NEED TO UNPACK, GET ALL OF OUR GEAR OUT,
INCLUDING THE SEWING MACHINE.
WE'VE GOT A LOT OF WORK LEFT TO DO ON THIS COMIC BOOK OUTFIT.
PLEASE DON'T GET DISTRACTED,
BECAUSE WE HAVE JUST ENOUGH WORK THAT WE NEED TO WORK ALL NIGHT,
BUT NOT SO MUCH THAT WE CAN'T GET IT ALL DONE.
I'M REALLY NOT LIKING THE PATTERN I SEE
OF ALWAYS BEING IN THE HOTEL ROOM
WORKING ON MY COSTUMES LAST MINUTE.
narrator: BECKY AND LANCE HAVE ARRIVED IN KANSAS CITY
WITH ONE THING ON THEIR MINDS--
"HOW WILL THE ROSE EFFECT WORK?"
- GOT IT?
- DAY BEFORE THE COMPETITION, I'M IN CRUNCH MODE,
AND I STILL DON'T KNOW IF THIS AIR SYSTEM IS GOING TO WORK.
- JUST REMEMBER WHILE YOU'RE WORKING ON THIS,
THERE ARE, LIKE, MAJOR STAKES FOR US
FROM A COMPETITION ASPECT.
I KNOW THAT LANCE HAS BEEN STRUGGLING
WITH THE CANISTERS AND THE EFFECT
FOR THE ELIZABETH COSTUME.
I HAVE NOT EVEN SEEN THE PROP FULLY TOGETHER AT THIS POINT,
SO YEAH, I'M A LITTLE WORRIED.
- I'VE BEEN TREATING THIS LIKE YOU HIRED ME TO DO A COMMISSION.
WHEN I GET IT DONE,
I'LL HAVE YOU COME OVER TO THE ROOM,
OR I'LL SHOW IT TO YOU OR WHATEVER,
AND THEN WE CAN FIGURE OUT HOW TO PRESENT IT
SO THAT IT'S THE BEST THAT IT POSSIBLY CAN BE.
- OKAY.
WITH THE INDIVIDUAL COMPETITION TOMORROW,
I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO TRUST HIM.
narrator: IT'S THE OPENING DAY
WITH THE INDIVIDUAL OF PLANET COMICON IN KANSAS CITY
AND THE CONVENTION CENTER IS FILLING WITH FANS
HUNGRY FOR THE FIRST COMPETITION,
WHICH WILL SEE THE TOUGHEST COSPLAYERS IN THE MIDWEST.
- NOW... WHAT THE HELL AM I DOING?
narrator: LANCE HAS WORKED ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT
AND COME UP WITH A SYSTEM TO DELIVER THE ROSES
FOR BECKY'S ELIZABETH COSTUME ONSTAGE DURING THE COMPETITION.
- OH, BECKY? - YO.
- I HAVE SOMETHING TO SHOW YOU.
IT'S DONE. THE ROSE SYSTEM WORKS.
HOPEFULLY, SHE LIKES IT. IS IT A LITTLE BIT BIGGER
AND BULKIER THAN WE WANTED ORIGINALLY?
YES, IT IS, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?
IT'S A LITTLE MORE THEATRICAL.
THIS IS GOING TO WOW PEOPLE ENOUGH
THAT WE'RE GOING TO GET SOMETHING OUT OF THIS.
AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE
ALL KINDS OF BEAUTIFUL EPIC-NESS AND ROSES.
PIPE, WHAT? WHAT? WHERE'S THE CANNON?
I DON'T KNOW, WHERE IS IT? IT'S RIGHT THERE!
[laughs] AND I TOTALLY MISFIRED ON IT.
- THAT'S IT? TWO ROSE PETALS?
[imitates pathetic rose petal gun]
IT'S COMPLETELY DIFFERENT FROM WHAT WE HAD TALKED ABOUT
AND WHAT WE PLANNED THIS ENTIRE TIME.
I NEED THIS PODIUM TO WORK.
narrator: IT'S HOURS BEFORE THE COMPETITION,
AND VICTORIA AND JINYO ARE FINDING OUT
THAT USING PAPER LIKE CLOTH IS NOT AN EASY ENDEAVOR.
- HOW'S THIS ONE LOOK? [laughs]
IT STANDS OUT. YEAH, IT STANDS OUT A LOT.
- YEAH. - [groans]
IT'S SUCH A LITTLE TRAVESTY.
THIS THING IS SUCH A JOKE.
I DON'T KNOW, IT'S JUST-- ACTUALLY,
IT'S LOOKING TERRIBLE NOW, AND IT'S TEARING AND STUFF.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT'LL HAPPEN.
THIS WENT FROM, LIKE, LOOKING LIKE IT MIGHT WORK
TO JUST BEING A HUGE MESS.
IT'S NOW BECOME APPARENT THAT THE SKIRT IDEA
IS NOT GONNA WORK.
IT'S JUST A SAD AND HILARIOUS DISASTER.
YEAH, IT'S JUST-- 'CAUSE IT'S A MASSIVE TRAVESTY
IN THE BUTT AREA. COME ON.
SKOOSHING IT DOWN IS NOT REALLY HELPING.
I'M GONNA BE THE PANTS-LESS WONDER.
THIS IS A [bleep] TRAIN WRECK. DO YOU REALIZE THAT?
- [sighs]
narrator: JESSE IS FEELING THE PRESSURE
OF UNVEILING THE WORLD'S FIRST EDWARD KENWAY COSPLAY
FROM ASSASSIN'S CREED 4: BLACK FLAG.
- I'VE LOST TWO COMPETITIONS IN A ROW.
I'M TRYING TO PSYCH MYSELF UP AND GET INTO MY PIRATE MODE.
I HAVE TO PUT MY FULL PIRATE PERSONA INTO THIS.
I WANT TO MAKE PROPS.
I WANT TO MAKE COSTUMES FOR A LIVING.
I WANT TO QUIT MY DAMN DAY JOB. I REALLY WANT THIS WIN.
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
narrator: CHLOE IS PUTTING THE FINISHING TOUCHES
ON HER CELL-SHADED MAKEUP FOR HER GAIGE CHARACTER
AND KNOWS SHE HAS TO TOP HERSELF AND IMPRESS HER FANS
IN THIS COMPETITION.
- THIS IS MY SECOND COMPETITION EVER.
I AM JUST AS NERVOUS AS I WAS THE FIRST TIME I WENT ONSTAGE
'CAUSE I FEEL LIKE I GOTTA TAKE IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL.
SMASH THE SYSTEM!
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
- THANK YOU. - YEAH, NO PROBLEM, THANK YOU.
narrator: BECKY IS RELYING ON LANCE'S ROSES-SHOOTING PODIUM
TO GET HER A PRIZE AT PLANET COMICON.
- [laughs]
- DID YOU POP OUT?
- ALMOST, HOLD ON. - [laughs]
- I REALLY NEED THIS WIN, MAINLY FOR MYSELF,
JUST TO KIND OF SOLIDIFY THE FACT
THAT I AM A GOOD COSPLAYER,
AND I AM LEGITIMATE AND WORTHY OF BEING UP ON THAT STAGE.
HOW'S IT LOOK? - HUZZAH.
- YEAH? - MM.
- AWESOME.
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
both: THANK YOU.
narrator: HAVING DITCHED THE PAPER SKIRT
SHE HAD PLANNED TO WEAR, VICTORIA HAS TO TURN TO LEGGINGS
TO KEEP HER ORIGINAL COSTUME IDEA PG-13.
- I'VE GOT THIS OUTFIT AS FINISHED AS IT'S GOING TO BE.
IT KIND OF REMINDED ME WHY I ENJOY MAKING COSTUMES,
WHY I LOVE TO COSPLAY, BECAUSE
IT'S ABOUT THE CREATIVITY AND THE EXPERIMENTATION.
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
- THIS IS, LIKE, MY SECOND TIME EVER COMPETING, SO...
THE COMPETITION IS ABOUT THE START.
I'M REALLY NERVOUS. I'M LOOKING AROUND
AND EVERYBODY LOOKS AMAZING,
AND IT STARTS TO POP IN MY HEAD, I'M LIKE,
"AM I-- SHOULD I BE COMPETING?"
[cheers and applause]
- PLANET COMICON, A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR JUDGES.
[cheers and applause]
PLANET COMICON, I WANT YOU ALL TO BE LOUD THIS EVENING,
BECAUSE THE PEOPLE HERE, AS USUAL,
HAVE WORKED VERY, VERY, VERY HARD.
THE WINNERS THIS YEAR, ONE FOR EACH CATEGORY,
A MALE AND A FEMALE, WILL BE PRESENTED
WITH CHAMPIONSHIP BELTS.
[cheers and applause]
- I'M GETTING READY TO GO ONSTAGE.
I'M FEELING PRETTY GOOD ABOUT IT.
I'M TRYING TO PSYCH MYSELF UP
AND GET MYSELF INTO MY PIRATE MODE.
- FIRST PLACE, $1,000!
[cheers and applause] THAT'S A WHOLE LOT OF SCRATCH.
ARE YOU READY TO SEE SOME COSTUMES?
[cheers and applause]
- LET'S GET THIS STARTED!
[cheers and applause]
- [wolf whistle]
[cheers and applause]
- PLEASE GIVE IT UP. FROM THE VIDEO GAME CATEGORY,
JESSE LAGERS AS EDWARD KENWAY
FROM ASSASSIN'S CREED 4: BLACK FLAG.
- OH, MY BALDRIC JUST POPPED. HELP ME OUT.
THIS GOES OVER THE TOP.
ALL DAY LONG, THIS BALDRIC'S BEEN PERFECTLY FINE.
TAKE ONE STEP ONTO THE STAGE, MY BALDRIC POPS OPEN
AND EVERYTHING STARTED TO SLIDE OFF ME.
- KEEP CHEERING.
[cheers and applause]
- I NEED TO BUY MYSELF SOME TIME RIGHT NOW
TO GET THIS THING FIXED.
OH, DAMN IT!
narrator: THE PLANET COMICON'S
COSTUME COMPETITION IS UNDERWAY.
- FROM THE VIDEO GAME CATEGORY, JESSE LAGERS.
- OH, MY BALDRIC JUST POPPED.
narrator: AND ONE OF OUR HEROES IS FINDING HIMSELF IN TROUBLE.
- EVERYTHING'S STARTING TO COME UNDONE.
MY BALDRIC'S POPPING OFF. I HAVE A FREAK-OUT MOMENT.
I CAN'T DO-- I CAN'T DO THE COMPETITION.
HELP ME OUT. THIS GOES OVER THE TOP.
- KEEP CHEERING.
[cheers and applause]
[silence]
[cheers and applause]
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, EDWARD KENWAY
FROM ASSASSIN'S CREED.
[cheers and applause]
HE'S GONNA BOARD YOUR SHIP.
- I LOVE THE GAME.
AND HOW MUCH OF THAT DID YOU ACTUALLY MAKE YOURSELF?
- ACTUALLY, THE PANTS I PREVIOUSLY HAD.
EVERYTHING ELSE, INCLUDING THE FULL ELK HIDE VEST
THAT I'M WEARING, BRACERS, THE BALDRIC,
EVERY BIT OF BELT AND LEATHER ON ME I MADE ALL MYSELF.
- A LOT OF WORK. - IT'S A LOT OF WORK.
[laughter and cheering]
- LOOKS--LOOKS GREAT, JUST GREAT.
- I'VE EITHER SOLD IT OR I'M GONNA FIND OUT
THAT, YOU KNOW, MAYBE I'M NOT AS GOOD AT DOING THIS
AS I THOUGHT I WAS.
- TAKING THE STAGE NOW
FROM THE COMIC BOOK HERO CATEGORY, VICTORIA SCHMIDT.
[cheers and applause] - I'M A LITTLE WORRIED
BECAUSE ORIGINAL OUTFITS ARE REALLY HARD TO JUDGE.
I MEAN, IT'S EASY TO LOOK AT SOMEONE BEING BATMAN
AND BE LIKE, "ALL RIGHT, THAT'S EITHER,
YOU KNOW, ACCURATE OR IT'S NOT."
I MEAN, IF IT'S AN ORIGINAL OUTFIT,
THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH YOU CAN CRITIQUE.
- YOU'RE PROBABLY TOO FAR AWAY TO SEE,
BUT HER ENTIRE OUTFIT IS MADE OF SMALL COMIC BOOK PANELS
THAT I WANT TO READ. [laughter]
- FIRST OF ALL, WHAT WAS YOUR INSPIRATION FOR THIS COSTUME?
- I WANTED TO TAKE THE CATEGORY OF COMIC BOOK HERO LITERALLY,
SO I THOUGHT INSTEAD OF BEING AN ACTUAL,
YOU KNOW, CHARACTER FROM ONE OF THE COMIC BOOKS,
I WOULD BE A HERO MADE OUT OF COMIC BOOKS.
[laughs]
- WHAT ARE YOUR SUPER POWERS?
- UM, PAPER CUTS.
[laughter]
[cheers and applause]
KIND OF EXCITED, BECAUSE I THINK THE JUDGES ENJOYED
AND APPRECIATED ME THINKING, YOU KNOW, OUTSIDE THE BOX,
AND I THINK THE AUDIENCE ALSO REALLY ENJOYED SEEING
SOMETHING DIFFERENT AND UNUSUAL.
- YAY! - IT'S SO CUTE.
- THAT WAS PRETTY AWESOME - [laughs] THANK YOU.
[cheers and applause]
- [wolf whistle]
[cheers and applause]
- YOU ARE THE STUFF OF NIGHTMARES!
[cheers and applause]
- SO I'M LOOKING AT THIS PODIUM,
AND LANCE STILL HAS NOT FIGURED OUT
WHAT HE'S DOING WITH THESE ROSES,
AND I GOT TO BE HONEST, I AM REALLY SCARED.
YOU SURE THIS IS GONNA WORK? - I THINK IT WILL WORK.
- TAKING THE STAGE NOW, FROM THE VIDEO CAME CATEGORY,
THIS IS BECKY YOUNG.
YOU MAY HAVE PLAYED THCENTLY.
IT'S BIOSHOCK INFINITE, AND SHE'S ELIZABETH.
YOU MAY HAVE PLAYED THCENTLY.
[cheers and applause]
BOOKER!
[cheers and applause]
- WHO MADE WHAT? WHO--
I KNOW IT'S A COLLABORATION.
- WELL, THE LITTLE MAN UNDER THE BOX UNDER HERE,
THIS IS LANCE, HE'S ACTUALLY A BRILLIANT SEAMSTER HIMSELF,
AND HE WORKED ON THE JACKET
AND ALSO OUR PODIUM SYSTEM OVER HERE,
AND THEN, I DID THE DRESS, THE OVERALL LOOK,
THE HAIR, THE MAKEUP.
- GOOD JOB, GOOD JOB. - THANK YOU.
- GIVE IT UP AGAIN FOR BECKY AND LANCE!
[cheers and applause]
- I DON'T WANT TO GET OVERCONFIDENT, BUT YOU KNOW,
THIS IS WHAT I WAS BANKING ON.
IT WAS A REALLY COOL EFFECT. THE AUDIENCE LOVED IT.
I'M FEELING THE JUDGE'S ENERGY OVER TO MY RIGHT,
AND I'M LIKE, "YES, THANK YOU. SOMETHING WENT RIGHT."
- GOOD JOB. - YAY!
- SO YOU KNOW WHAT? I THINK I'VE GOT A CHANCE.
- COME ON UP!
[cheers and applause]
- AWESOME.
ALL RIGHT, SHOULD WE JUST HIM READY?
BEFORE I GO UP ON STAGE, I'M FREAKING OUT.
I'M NERVOUS. I'M REALLY, REALLY NERVOUS.
YOU WOULD THINK THAT AFTER COMPETING ONCE,
I WOULDN'T BE AS NERVOUS, BUT I DEFINITELY AM.
YOU WOULD THINK THAT AFTER COMPETING ONCE,
- THIS ODD, LITTLE ROBOT.
OH, GOD, IT'S MOVING AT ME! ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT, FROM THE VIDEO GAME CATEGORY,
CHLOE DYKSTRA AS GAIGE FROM BORDERLANDS 2!
- SMASH THE SYSTEM! [yells]
- WHOO! I'M JUST MARVELING AT CHLOE.
IT--IT'S LIKE LOOKING AT THE CHARACTER FOR REAL,
AS IF, LIKE, SOMEONE HAD HIRED HER
TO PORTRAY THAT CHARACTER IN REAL LIFE.
JUST REALLY BLEW ME AWAY.
[cheers and applause]
- WHAT DREW YOU TO THE CHARACTER?
- I LOVE HER BECAUSE I THINK SHE'S JUST SUCH A BADASS,
AND, LIKE, SHE DOESN'T CARE, YOU KNOW?
SHE JUST DOES WHAT SHE WANTS TO.
- SO IS THAT WHY YOU CHOOSED HER?
- I CHOSE HER BECAUSE I LOVE HER ROBOT,
AND IT KILLS STUFF, AND I FIGURED
THAT WAS A GOOD ENOUGH REASON. RIGHT, GUYS?
[all cheering]
I DID IT, AND IT'S DONE, AND I FEEL GREAT.
I GUESS IT WOULD BE PRETTY COOL IF I WON SOMETHING.
[applause]
OH, MY GOD!
- THAT'S EVERYBODY. GIVE EVERYBODY
A ROUND OF APPLAUSE!
narrator: THE INDIVIDUAL COMPETITION HAS CONCLUDED.
IT'S NOW TIME FOR THE JUDGES TO DELIBERATE.
- THE WORK IN THAT,
THE DETAIL WAS AMAZING. I'LL GIVE HER THAT.
YOU KNOW, EVEN THE BOOT WORK, AMAZING.
- I GOT TO GIVE THE GUY POINTS FOR TRYING,
BUT HIS MATERIALS NEEDED-- IT HAD SOMETHING TO BE DESIRED.
- I LIKED HER. I LIKED THE WAY SHE ACTED.
- BEST PROP WITHOUT A DOUBT, HAD A LOT OF ENERGY.
- SHE EMBODIED THE CHARACTER. - EMBODIED--
I LIKE THE ENERGY, YEAH.
- HER COSTUME WAS IMPECCABLE.
- THE PROP IS CUTE, BUT OKAY, YOU GOT A CUTE IDEA,
BUT IT JUST DOESN'T HAVE ANY IMPACT.
- OH, MY GOD. JUST SAY THE NAMES ALREADY.
- ALL RIGHT, JUDGES. HAVE YOU COME TO YOUR DECISION?
narrator: PLANET COMICON'S COSTUME COMPETITION
- OH, MY GOD. JUST SAY THE NAMES ALREADY.
HAS COME TO A CONCLUSION,
AND THE JUDGES ARE STILL DELIBERATING
TO FIND OUT WHO WILL TAKE HOME A BELT
AND THE ULTIMATE PRIZE-- BEST IN SHOW.
- HAVE WE COME TO A DECISION?
- YES. - WE GOT IT, WE GOT IT.
- EXCELLENT.
- BEST MALE FOR A COMIC BOOK.
IRON MAN, GREG JONES.
[cheers and applause]
- BEST MALE FOR A COMIC BOOK.
[cheers and applause]
- AND FOR BEST FEMALE IN THE COMIC BOOK CATEGORY...
SISTER OF PLENITUDE, JAMIE HARRIS.
- I DIDN'T WIN IN MY CATEGORY,
BUT I ACTUALLY HAVE A CHANCE TO WIN.
I'M SUDDENLY FEELING REALLY CONFIDENT
AND REALLY EXCITED THAT I MIGHT GET FIRST.
- FOR VIDEO GAME, OUR MALE, WE GOT...
DRAGONSLAYER, ALEX ARCADA.
[cheers and applause]
- YOU KNOW, THIRD CONTEST THIS SEASON,
SPENT THIS MUCH MONEY, AND I DON'T EVEN GET THIS AWARD.
LIKE, I DON'T EVEN PLACE HERE.
IT'S DIS-SETTLING.
- NEXT, FEMALE IN THE VIDEO GAME CATEGORY, GO.
[dramatic music]
- CHLOE DYKSTRA.
[cheers and applause] - OH, MY GOD!
OH, MY GOD, YOU GUYS!
I WON! I WON!
I AM SO HAPPY THAT I WON.
IT'S EXCITING. I DIDN'T EXPECT IT.
- BOOM! - GETTING SOME SORT
OF RECOGNITION FOR MAKING THE COSTUME
MAKES IT A LOT MORE SPECIAL,
AND THE WRESTLING BELT DOESN'T HURT.
I DID NOT EXPECT THIS AT ALL.
- YOU GOTTA SHOW. WE GOT TO SEE THIS THING.
- OH, MY GOD.
- THIRD RUNNER UP, BEST IN SHOW.
[cheers and applause]
JUDGES?
- THIS WAS A TOUGH ONE.
- ASSASSIN'S CREED, BLACK FLAG. JESSE LAGERS.
[cheers and applause]
- THIS RIGHT HERE IS EXACTLY WHAT I'VE BEEN WORKING FOR.
- THERE YOU GO, CAP'N. ENJOY YOUR ***.
- I'VE BEEN WORKING TOWARDS GETTING NOT ONLY
THE CROWD RECOGNITION, BUT THE JUDGE RECOGNITION.
I'VE WANTED TO PROVE IT TO MYSELF
THAT I CAN DO IT AND GO ALL THE WAY WITH IT.
AT LEAST I DIDN'T, LIKE, NOT PLACE.
[laughs] - YEAH.
- I WOULD HAVE BEEN REALLY DISAPPOINTED.
- SECOND RUNNER UP, BEST IN SHOW.
WHO IS COMING UP HERE?
- DAMON BAIRD, CALEN HOFFMAN.
[cheers and applause]
- GIVE IT UP FOR DAMON BAIRD!
[cheers and applause]
- BEST IN SHOW. WHO'S IT GOING TO, JUDGES?
- ABOMINATION, DAMIEN ZIMMERMAN.
- THAT'S RIGHT!
GIVE IT UP FOR HIM! IT WAS JUST FREAKY, NO?
BEST IN SHOW!
[cheers and applause]
- I WOULD LIKE TO WIN,
BUT ONE OF THE THINGS I LOVE THE MOST
ABOUT COSPLAYING IS JUST SEEING PEOPLE WHO PASSIONATELY LOVE
THAT FANDOM AS MUCH AS YOU DO.
- WE DID IT! WE FREAKING DID IT! - [laughs]
- I DIDN'T WIN ANYTHING FOR THE INDIVIDUAL COMPETITION,
BUT I STILL HAVE THE GROUP SKIT WITH HOLLY AND JESSICA,
AND WE HAVE AN AMAZING CONCEPT. WE'VE GOT A GREAT SKIT.
WE'VE GOT SOME AMAZING PROPS,
SO I REALLY THINK THAT THIS IS WHERE I COULD SHINE.
- YOU GOT TO COME BACK NEXT YEAR AND DEFEND IT, THOUGH.
- I KNOW, YEAH. - NO, I DON'T, IT'S MINE.
- THIS MEANS YOU HAVE TO DEFEND IT.
- YOU'RE LIKE, "COME AND FIND ME IN CALIFORNIA."
- EXACTLY. - COME AND TAKE IT
FROM MY COLD, DEAD HANDS!
[laughter]
narrator: THE INDIVIDUAL COSTUME COMPETITION IS CONCLUDED,
BUT PLANET COMICON IS FAR FROM OVER.
DAY TWO FEATURES THE CONVENTION'S BIGGEST EVENT,
THE GROUP SKIT COMPETITION,
WHERE TEAM LOS ANGELES AND TEAM ATLANTA GO HEAD-TO-HEAD
FOR A CHANCE TO WIN BEST IN SHOW.
- PLANET COMICON NOT ONLY HOSTS
AN INDIVIDUAL COSTUME COMPETITION,
BUT ALSO A GROUP COMPETITION FOCUSED ON SKITS.
I'M COMING OUT OF RETIREMENT,
AND I'M GOING TO TAKE COSPLAYING TO THE NEXT LEVEL.