Feb 29, 2020

Cosplay: It's a Super Girl kinda day

Top Ten Cosplay Costumes From Comics, Games, Sci-Fi, And Star Wars

Comic Con, gaming conventions, and cosplay meetups have given the internet some mighty fine costume work over the years. Some of it is polished. Some of it is chaotic. Some of it looks like it was held together by hope, fabric glue, and three hours of sleep.

Gears of Halo has done the hard yards and gathered the top ten sexiest cosplayers ever. Feel free to agree, disagree, or quietly admit that cosplay people put in more effort than most movie marketing departments.

Supergirl Cosplay

Let's start with the super heroine from next door, Supergirl. The cape, the shield, the red-and-blue colour hit, the whole Kryptonian package. Simple, iconic, and instantly readable.

Supergirl cosplay costume with red cape and blue superhero outfit inspired by the DC Comics character
Supergirl cosplay, classic DC superhero colours and full Kryptonian confidence.

Bayonetta Cosplay

Then there is Bayonetta. The video game character already looks like she was designed to win cosplay competitions, with the glasses, the black outfit, the attitude, and the weaponised fashion sense.

Bayonetta cosplay costume with black outfit and glasses inspired by the video game heroine
Bayonetta cosplay, librarian glasses plus action-game chaos.

Wonder Woman Cosplay

Next up is the Amazonian Princess herself. Wonder Woman remains one of the great cosplay characters because the costume has comic-book power built into every piece. Heroic, theatrical, and still one of the strongest looks in DC.

Wonder Woman cosplay costume inspired by the DC Comics Amazon warrior and Justice League hero
Wonder Woman cosplay, Amazonian style with Justice League energy.

Miranda Lawson From Mass Effect

Here is Mass Effect cosplay of Miranda Lawson. BioWare designed Miranda as a polished Cerberus operative, so the cosplay challenge is all about that clean sci-fi bodysuit look.

Miranda Lawson cosplay from Mass Effect 2 with black Cerberus bodysuit design
Miranda Lawson cosplay from Mass Effect 2, Cerberus polish included.

Power Girl Cosplay

You cannot really do a list like this without Power Girl. The white costume, red cape, gold details, and superhero confidence make her one of DC’s most recognisable cosplay picks.

Power Girl cosplay costume with Aquaman cosplay in a comic convention photo
Power Girl cosplay, with Aquaman apparently losing the room.

Silk Spectre II From Watchmen

While everyone tended to go nuts for Silk Spectre II in the movie version of Watchmen, the cosplay community kept the yellow-and-black suit alive too.

Silk Spectre II cosplay costume inspired by Watchmen and the yellow superhero suit
Silk Spectre II cosplay, Watchmen style.

Selvaria Bles From Valkyria Chronicles

Adding a further touch of class is Selvaria Bles from Valkyria Chronicles. Imperial general, anime styling, blue hair, and a costume designed to be noticed from orbit.

Selvaria Bles cosplay from Valkyria Chronicles with blue hair and military-inspired costume
Selvaria Bles cosplay from Valkyria Chronicles.

Bumblebee Transformers Cosplay

I have thrown in this Bumblebee cosplayer because giant robots can be adorable too. The yellow-and-black Autobot look always reads fast, especially when the costume leans into Bumblebee’s friendly scout energy.

Bumblebee Transformers cosplay costume with yellow Autobot styling
Bumblebee cosplay, because Autobots can be cute as well as heroic.

Ivy Valentine From Soul Calibur

Sometimes you just have to go large. That is what happens when you dress as Ivy Valentine from Soul Calibur. The costume physics remain classified.

Ivy Valentine cosplay costume from Soul Calibur with purple character design
Ivy Valentine cosplay from Soul Calibur.

Princess Leia Bikini Cosplay

The final spot goes to the ultimate classic: Princess Leia in the Return of the Jedi bikini. What would her father Darth Vader say? Or Darth Maul? Probably nothing useful.

Princess Leia bikini cosplay inspired by Return of the Jedi and Jabba's palace
Princess Leia cosplay from Return of the Jedi, the gold standard in every sense.

Bonus Mermaid Art

And because the post clearly decided to wander off into fantasy art territory, here are two sailing-away mermaid pieces as a bonus.

Fantasy mermaid sailing away artwork with ocean and adventure game style
Fantasy mermaid artwork, because apparently the cosplay list found the ocean.
Sailing Away game over screen artwork with fantasy ocean adventure style
Sailing Away game over screen, a strange but welcome bonus image.
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Jimmy Jangles explores thoughts, reviews, and guides on everything from Transformers and video games to A.I. adventures and Bacon and Egg Pie on The Optimus Prime Experiment. He also runs The Astromech and How to Home Brew Beers.

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