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| 9s | so excited yeah just to kick things off |
| 12s | most of this show is not scripted but |
| 14s | the beginning is so I'm gonna get |
| 16s | through this somewhat professionally if |
| 18s | we can do this but hello and welcome |
| 19s | everyone to the Hearthstone death knight |
| 21s | cosplay Crown Championship Hearthstone |
| 23s | recently released its newest expansion |
| 25s | March of the Lich King and in honor of |
| 27s | the new death knight class we're here to |
| 28s | bring these characters to life |
| 29s | submissions were received from all over |
| 31s | the world we had over 20 countries worth |
| 33s | of competitors enter we're very excited |
| 35s | to show you these incredible artists |
| 37s | from the Hearthstone and cosplay |
| 40s | communities before we begin uh let's |
| 43s | introduce ourselves so my name is talk |
| 47s | custom I am a oh wait I can do this |
| 50s | there we go uh I'm the host of the show |
| 52s | I'm a clothing designer and a sewing |
| 55s | instructor cosplayer and gamer uh and I |
| 59s | think our first judge that we're going |
| 61s | to be introducing is |
| 63s | the amazing kamui cosplay would you like |
| 66s | to introduce yourself yes hello |
| 74s | yes hello huge fan of all blizzard |
| 76s | franchises and yeah I'm uh I'm really |
| 79s | excited and it's a huge honor for me to |
| 82s | be here thank you very much thank you so |
| 83s | much next up we've got |
| 86s | the amazing Hoku props hi everybody I'm |
| 89s | chattahoochu props I I'm a visual |
| 91s | effects artist I live out near Hollywood |
| 93s | California I work industry I build |
| 96s | pricing and costumes and all sorts of |
| 99s | cool props and weapons and stuff for |
| 101s | video game companies and I'm also the |
| 103s | guy that made all the prizes for this |
| 105s | year's uh costume contest so I'm really |
| 107s | excited to be here I'm really excited |
| 109s | for everybody to see the costumes sweet |
| 111s | thank you very much and we're excited to |
| 113s | show off your prizing and last but not |
| 115s | least we've got the Hearthstone |
| 117s | Community manager and judge and fellow |
| 120s | friend cosplayer is alkali Lake hey |
| 123s | everybody Welcome Hearthstone Community |
| 125s | I am so excited to see familiar faces in |
| 127s | the chat I see you guys I know you're |
| 129s | here thank you so much as well as the |
| 131s | finalists that we see in the chat in the |
| 133s | contestants as well thank you for being |
| 134s | here super excited to bring death |
| 136s | Knights to life we are really excited to |
| 139s | launch March of the Lich King this year |
| 141s | and it was the perfect expansion to |
| 143s | Showcase death Knights and big armor |
| 146s | cosplays so we're really excited to have |
| 147s | everybody here today excellent and that |
| 150s | is our panel of uh lineup for this show |
| 152s | so one more quick thing that we have to |
| 154s | get through |
| 155s | um we could spend a lot of time telling |
| 157s | you all about the expansion of March of |
| 158s | the Lich King but we're going to show |
| 159s | you a little bit of a cinematic trailer |
| 161s | a lot of you Gamers have probably seen |
| 163s | this but we're gonna take a quick look |
| 165s | right here I don't even think all of our |
| 166s | judges have seen this |
| 168s | um I've seen this well I didn't should |
| 170s | have because you worked there uh anyway |
| 173s | where's the thing so here is our |
| 176s | cinematic |
| 177s | boom |
| 180s | you're right |
| 181s | I love the Cinematic it gives me the |
| 183s | chills every single time I see it oh my |
| 186s | God this looks amazing it really does |
| 188s | there he is |
| 190s | there's the man I don't really want to |
| 192s | build frostborn oh my God |
| 195s | I have to say when I saw lady liadrin in |
| 199s | this like updated kind of armor this |
| 201s | Hearthstone feel I just thought like how |
| 204s | do I not make this yeah she looks |
| 207s | amazing |
| 208s | well she has red hair I'm always a |
| 210s | sucker for the red hair cosplays fancy |
| 212s | and you connect |
| 214s | glowy wings |
| 217s | all right come on arthas it's pretty |
| 218s | good you got this buddy just gets a |
| 220s | fireball to the chest |
| 222s | actually always lose stuff against |
| 225s | everyone coming |
| 228s | oh the Adrian I love that it's a bit of |
| 231s | a Hearthstone Insignia if you look at |
| 232s | that moment carefully |
| 234s | all right yeah |
| 237s | Wild |
| 239s | all right then we got a little bit of |
| 241s | gameplay for those Die Hard fans |
| 244s | well a lot of people in the chat we have |
| 246s | a crossover chat today right we have a |
| 248s | lot of people from our cosplay Community |
| 249s | thanks for being here and then we have a |
| 251s | lot of people from our Hearthstone |
| 252s | community and then people who just enjoy |
| 254s | cosplay and gaming so thank you |
| 255s | everybody for watching but if you |
| 257s | haven't checked out Hearthstone yet this |
| 259s | is what the gameplay looks like from |
| 260s | March Lich King Super epic tons of fun |
| 263s | uh I've been really enjoying it there's |
| 266s | a ton of Cosplay ideas as well yeah oh |
| 268s | man too many Cosplay ideas |
| 271s | are an introduction to the expansion |
| 274s | that's the entire theme and reason we're |
| 276s | having this contest to begin with so big |
| 278s | thanks to the Blizzard Community or the |
| 279s | Hearthstone Community for putting this |
| 281s | show on I think we're ready to start |
| 283s | like the actual production of the show |
| 285s | uh so our our first top of show |
| 289s | appearance is actually going to be from |
| 291s | kamui here so here we go okay we wanted |
| 295s | to talk a little bit about the history |
| 297s | of Blizzard cosplay and who better than |
| 299s | kamui cosplay to talk about it yeah I |
| 302s | have to say that this was actually my |
| 303s | very first |
| 305s | BlizzCon back in 2009 back then I won |
| 308s | actually I think also the very first |
| 310s | digital custom competition from blizzard |
| 312s | and the first prize was actually a trip |
| 315s | to BlizzCon which was really amazing and |
| 317s | it was the very first time I flew to the |
| 319s | states it was an absolutely incredible |
| 322s | experience for me and since then I |
| 324s | actually participated in several |
| 326s | blizzard custom competitions I also won |
| 328s | once at Gamescom and I won the grand |
| 331s | prize at BlizzCon in 2013 with my like |
| 336s | original design character the produce |
| 338s | Wizard and yeah I'm actually visiting |
| 340s | BlizzCon now forever and I'm really |
| 343s | really excited for this year that it's |
| 345s | finally coming back excellent yeah so |
| 348s | um I and actually I've been playing |
| 349s | Blizzard game since 94. uh I think we |
| 353s | got some old school blizzard Gamers here |
| 355s | which developed into our cosplay and |
| 357s | artistic careers oh yes yes yeah totally |
| 359s | World of Warcraft got me into wow and I |
| 362s | couldn't stop actually I think I |
| 363s | cosplayed like 20 key of fruity blizzard |
| 366s | characters |
| 370s | wow |
| 371s | that was this was actually just one of |
| 373s | my druid costumes through a tears from |
| 376s | World of Warcraft I think I did like six |
| 378s | Druid costumes alone |
| 380s | yeah all right well |
| 383s | that's kind of has evolved we're going |
| 385s | to talk a little bit about this show in |
| 387s | our competition here so in this |
| 389s | particular event we've got four |
| 391s | categories in fact hold on I want to |
| 392s | make sure that this okay we've got our |
| 394s | armor category needlework our death |
| 397s | knight category which is very specific |
| 399s | to this event and our Goblin craft which |
| 401s | is a really fun kind of cardboard and |
| 402s | duct tape category that was actually |
| 405s | alkali's idea so thank you for that |
| 407s | um and we're going to talk a little bit |
| 409s | about our prizing |
| 412s | um so |
| 413s | our three main categories are armor |
| 416s | needlework death knight are going to win |
| 418s | 1500 US Dollars and one of Hoku props |
| 422s | shadow box medallions that you'll see |
| 425s | later in the show uh but those are the |
| 427s | the renderings of them and they look I'm |
| 429s | so excited for people to see them but |
| 431s | yeah for any any of the gamers watching |
| 433s | this there's this huge underground |
| 435s | culture of cosplayers and competitors |
| 438s | like it's it's really thick and you're |
| 441s | seeing a big dose of it right here so |
| 443s | hopefully you enjoy this show anyway |
| 445s | that is our prizing and then Goblin |
| 447s | craft will take home 500 and one of the |
| 450s | medallions oh yeah and then our Best in |
| 452s | Show forgive me will win 5 000 US |
| 456s | dollars plus oh my God that's the |
| 458s | championship Crown money |
| 462s | some really cool stuff that uh Hoku |
| 465s | hadn't made uh there's a crown right |
| 467s | here |
| 469s | if if someone wins one category right so |
| 472s | if someone wins uh let's say someone in |
| 474s | needlework wins right they win fifteen |
| 476s | hundred dollars and they winvest their |
| 477s | show that's actually six thousand five |
| 479s | hundred dollars |
| 481s | yes I didn't know them so it's the |
| 484s | winner is the winner actually becoming |
| 485s | the new Lich Kingdom |
| 487s | no oh wow I'm gonna have to ask the big |
| 490s | guys at work I haven't cleared that Mr |
| 493s | strong |
| 494s | I think he's going oh wait that's that's |
| 497s | that's my job |
| 502s | but Sylvanas broke it sadly oh no I was |
| 506s | in San Francisco with you when that |
| 508s | actually broke anyway that was the first |
| 509s | time okay costume malfunctions guys uh |
| 513s | our first oh no I'm sorry we've got our |
| 516s | community Spotlight on the cosplay these |
| 519s | are crazy oh my god let's talk about |
| 521s | this we had some custom reference sheets |
| 524s | uh created for this show and this if you |
| 528s | guys remember this actually was |
| 529s | something that we started with Heroes of |
| 531s | the Storm we started creating these |
| 532s | cosplay reference sheets and that's one |
| 534s | of the reasons I really got into cosplay |
| 536s | was the art of World of Warcraft and |
| 539s | blizzard and they carry that over and |
| 541s | Heroes of the Storm with the cosplay |
| 542s | reference sheets and we hadn't really |
| 544s | seen them since so it's something that |
| 545s | our Cosmetics team helped us with on |
| 547s | this and we put these together for the |
| 549s | show we were hoping to see more of them |
| 551s | but um we it was a tight deadline we |
| 554s | understand but we did have a few people |
| 556s | do some of these and we wanted to |
| 558s | highlight one and I think it's coming up |
| 560s | here in just a moment we're super |
| 561s | excited |
| 563s | um to see these come to life dude that |
| 565s | Van Cleef is rad I know I was really |
| 568s | hoping to see an Edwin but maybe someday |
| 569s | so Redeemer to Ronde and I believe we're |
| 571s | gonna pause here available they look |
| 573s | absolutely amazing yeah |
| 575s | where can we find them so these were on |
| 578s | our blog posts that originally |
| 580s | introduced the cosplay contest that you |
| 582s | guys are watching today uh and they are |
| 584s | at the bottom of the blog post linked |
| 585s | and you can zoom in on these and do this |
| 588s | um so thank you and hybrid cosplay we |
| 590s | just wanted to focus on this because you |
| 592s | we from the blizzard team |
| 594s | um and I showed this with our Cosmetics |
| 596s | team really thought you did a great |
| 598s | rendition of this so thank you very much |
| 599s | for doing uh for Breen Redeemer taranda |
| 602s | to life it looks amazing |
| 604s | that is awesome so that wow hopefully is |
| 608s | a trend that continues if other events |
| 611s | like this happen in the future and big |
| 613s | love to the the artists that shared |
| 615s | these renderings to help the cosplayers |
| 617s | to create what they did |
| 618s | so now without making any mistakes we |
| 621s | are going to hopefully get to our actual |
| 624s | first category which is armor and I |
| 627s | think I've asked kamui to explain and |
| 629s | introduce what is the armor category in |
| 631s | this competition oh I'm more |
| 634s | everything it includes props it includes |
| 637s | you know like obviously big shoulders |
| 639s | big wow shoulders all that we're |
| 642s | searching for all kind of different |
| 644s | materials sometimes our people are |
| 646s | actually turning EVA foam in into metal |
| 650s | we're searching for letter work |
| 651s | researching for a lot of larger in life |
| 654s | actually and just a ton of different |
| 656s | techniques combined plenty of people |
| 659s | they are actually also like using fancy |
| 662s | LEDs really cool props and uh yeah we |
| 665s | just we just searching for some really |
| 668s | cool and also quite often very big |
| 670s | costumes I'm really excited to see all |
| 672s | of the contestants very cool uh so for |
| 675s | this one uh the winner of this category |
| 677s | is going to get one of Hoku props shadow |
| 680s | box Medallion medals which is awesome |
| 682s | and 1500 US Dollars and obviously the |
| 685s | glory of being the best armor in this |
| 687s | competition so uh with that I believe we |
| 691s | can begin showing our armor finalists uh |
| 695s | starting |
| 698s | with chainsaw she looks amazing |
| 703s | about chainsaw here uh yeah sure I mean |
| 707s | it's um I think that's an original |
| 709s | design and also um based on an existing |
| 712s | design it was like kind of a mashup and |
| 715s | the characters actually Tora Gosa from |
| 717s | World of Warcraft uh she's like one of |
| 719s | the the big fancy dragons and I |
| 721s | absolutely love how she brought like |
| 723s | taragoza to life like with all the LEDs |
| 726s | like those this headpiece looks |
| 728s | absolutely gorgeous and like the whole |
| 731s | silhouette of the costume is like so |
| 733s | pretty and especially like all the |
| 736s | cosplayers actually |
| 738s | um um they actually made some build |
| 739s | books where you can see like how they |
| 741s | made the costumes which materials they |
| 743s | use like which techniques they |
| 745s | implemented into their project and it |
| 749s | was just a huge joy to see the whole |
| 751s | costume bring it to life oh and every |
| 753s | finalist gets two full minutes so after |
| 756s | one judge finished feel free to just |
| 759s | jump in and start |
| 761s | freaking out I want to take over then so |
| 763s | so something that really stuck out to me |
| 765s | on this costume and it's also something |
| 767s | that I really like on the design is the |
| 769s | way that there's the actual like gold |
| 771s | cap elements on the tips of the horns uh |
| 774s | the way that people do those different |
| 776s | uh kind of segments on the horns as well |
| 778s | and get them to overlap it really gives |
| 781s | you a lot of dimensionality on it and I |
| 783s | think that they executed incredibly well |
| 785s | this costume is just quite striking I |
| 788s | love that this cosplayer thought of the |
| 790s | look from head to toe it's something we |
| 791s | talk about a lot like sometimes you know |
| 794s | it's just easy to focus on the big armor |
| 796s | and World of Warcraft and Hearthstone |
| 798s | there's always big armor big soldiers |
| 800s | stick without Big Horns right like but |
| 803s | she really took the time to focus on the |
| 804s | cosplay as a whole top to bottom this is |
| 807s | just a nice really cohesive cosplay even |
| 809s | the makeup it just looks great and I |
| 811s | love the paint job and um I love the I |
| 815s | don't even know what that's called it's |
| 816s | like this something you see on Mages a |
| 819s | lot what is that kamui the purple and |
| 821s | gold rooms on the horns is beautiful |
| 824s | the horns from turagosa |
| 828s | We're Pros yeah I mean the runic |
| 832s | bindings I don't know |
| 836s | she made like a human version of the |
| 839s | character like turagosa is actually a |
| 840s | dragon and when it comes to original |
| 842s | design it's actually a really really |
| 844s | difficult to make something your own |
| 846s | which is still recognizable but when you |
| 849s | see the costume from keychain cosplay |
| 851s | you you see instantly that this is |
| 854s | taragoza and like creating something |
| 856s | like that is actually really challenging |
| 858s | okay we're going to move on uh and by |
| 861s | the way chainsaw thank you for being |
| 862s | first without your consent uh but we had |
| 865s | to start somewhere and you set the bar |
| 867s | very high pressure yeah this competition |
| 870s | so we're gonna move on to our second |
| 872s | armor finalist who is Danny McFly from |
| 874s | Austria as turilion and this is terrific |
| 877s | Hoku would you like to introduce Danny |
| 880s | McFly's to really on please oh tryallian |
| 884s | is such a cool character uh I I've I've |
| 887s | got a big fondness for paladins I've |
| 890s | cosplayed Uther and teralian was uh one |
| 893s | of the costumes that when I saw him and |
| 895s | it was Legion I just absolutely wanted |
| 897s | to make him but I never had the chance |
| 899s | and so now that I've seen how Danny's |
| 902s | done his I feel like I should never do |
| 905s | it again because I just this is |
| 907s | tyrellion to me Danny you are Toralei |
| 909s | and I'm sorry but you have to now hold |
| 911s | that uh that Throne right uh this |
| 914s | costume is incredible it's got |
| 917s | incredible painting the undersuit really |
| 920s | helps keep Mobility you can also see as |
| 923s | he's walking when you've got these big |
| 924s | armor costumes Mobility is one of the |
| 926s | biggest issues you run into and this is |
| 929s | something that he has executed just |
| 931s | really really well he's also made his |
| 933s | own gloves like there's just so much to |
| 934s | talk about on this costume I also really |
| 937s | love his wig work you know we're talking |
| 938s | about armor but his wig work is just |
| 940s | absolutely Exquisite so full Prosthetics |
| 943s | wig work lots of sewing tons of elements |
| 946s | Alkali go for it yeah I mean I just love |
| 949s | this from top to bottom I mean we have |
| 951s | weapons we have under body suits smoke |
| 953s | effects wig work there's scar work on |
| 956s | his face or at least I hope that is I |
| 958s | mean you know actually I know it is |
| 962s | uh this is just a beautiful cosplay from |
| 965s | start to finish it's balanced well it's |
| 967s | proportioned right which is difficult to |
| 969s | do with the the heaviness of World of |
| 972s | Warcraft armor |
| 973s | um and actually same Hoku this is one of |
| 975s | my favorite characters I really love his |
| 976s | story |
| 978s | um it's very well done done the light |
| 979s | work looks great here and even the |
| 981s | balance of the weapons too just holding |
| 983s | that weapon with the cosplay looks great |
| 985s | uh this cosplayer did an amazing job as |
| 987s | well I don't remember if this is the |
| 989s | last picture so we're gonna find out no |
| 991s | there it is okay but Danny excellent |
| 993s | work thank you so much for entering into |
| 995s | this competition and we are going to |
| 997s | move on to sayashi cat I hope I |
| 999s | pronounced that correctly in her tier 21 |
| 1001s | Mythic Paladin armor suit and alkali |
| 1006s | it's my turn to call upon you first to |
| 1009s | chat about sayashikab all right so one |
| 1012s | of the things I love about this cosplay |
| 1014s | is something that people who've done |
| 1015s | cosplay a long time know is difficult |
| 1017s | which is gold work uh something that I |
| 1019s | hope you brought up earlier and and the |
| 1021s | gold on the armor the gold on the cape |
| 1024s | just looks beautiful she's done a great |
| 1026s | job with the paintwork and balancing and |
| 1028s | these shoulder pauldrons look great |
| 1030s | again a lot of thought from top to |
| 1032s | bottom here we from the shoe armor if |
| 1034s | you look closely all the way down all |
| 1036s | the way to the top with the headdress |
| 1037s | and a weapon so a lot of consideration |
| 1040s | with this uh we also have fabric pieces |
| 1043s | um and then wig work and ear work with |
| 1045s | Creed in the ears she did all of this |
| 1047s | herself and it's just stunning |
| 1049s | this this just feels very blizzard when |
| 1052s | you look at it like it just has that |
| 1054s | personality which which is great very |
| 1056s | very Warcraft |
| 1058s | um I also really love that like this is |
| 1060s | actually again like more or less an |
| 1061s | adjusted design like it's based on an |
| 1063s | existing tier set and wow |
| 1065s | um but it totally shows that like |
| 1066s | cosplay is all about creativity you know |
| 1068s | you don't need to to stick to the |
| 1071s | reference 100 but like you actually you |
| 1073s | have to make the costume for yourself |
| 1075s | like the way you actually feel more |
| 1076s | comfortable about it and uh she actually |
| 1079s | adjusted the the look of the costume a |
| 1081s | little bit and I really really love the |
| 1084s | additional creativity that went into |
| 1086s | designing this costume at the end |
| 1088s | I really liked the cloak on this costume |
| 1090s | actually it was just something that tied |
| 1092s | the whole design together the fabric |
| 1095s | elements on it actually also really |
| 1096s | really complemented the paint colors and |
| 1099s | then the final thing that stands out to |
| 1101s | me is like ashbringer is such a cool |
| 1103s | weapon yeah and this version of it it's |
| 1106s | just once again it complements the whole |
| 1108s | thing sometimes uh prop weapons and |
| 1110s | whatnot can actually kind of like throw |
| 1112s | off a costume and this one's just |
| 1114s | perfectly scaled to her proportions and |
| 1117s | the color combination is just fine all |
| 1119s | right it's so yummy it's amazing yeah I |
| 1122s | love it one other note I want to make |
| 1124s | because I rendered and edited all this |
| 1126s | stuff whoever was filming your stuff |
| 1128s | stands at a weird angle so tell them to |
| 1131s | hold the camera more straight because I |
| 1133s | had to correct all of that in pose but |
| 1136s | beyond that this is absolutely |
| 1138s | incredible entry |
| 1139s | um okay moving on we've got oh sanguine |
| 1143s | from France who I hope I'm pronouncing |
| 1145s | that correctly as Alex Raza and I think |
| 1148s | think it is kamui's turn |
| 1151s | yes first trip but um what I really |
| 1154s | really loved about this costume is |
| 1156s | especially the speed it was created with |
| 1157s | because like I think the model of the |
| 1160s | new model of alexstrasza was just |
| 1162s | released very recently and I mean like |
| 1164s | you have you have to you know like you |
| 1166s | have to finish the costume then in time |
| 1168s | for the custom competition and like |
| 1170s | sometimes people actually pulling out |
| 1171s | those costumes in like just weeks or |
| 1174s | something like that sometimes like just |
| 1175s | days and this costume looks absolutely |
| 1177s | incredible I love the back piece like |
| 1179s | all those details also Alex |
| 1182s | Russia's design it's just really really |
| 1184s | pretty and it's so nice to see this |
| 1187s | coming to life and she she just looks |
| 1190s | exactly how that like like that she just |
| 1194s | jumped out of the game and yeah it's it |
| 1196s | was just |
| 1197s | um absolute pleasure to see this costume |
| 1199s | up close like |
| 1200s | it's amazing I love it |
| 1202s | I really like the movement on this |
| 1205s | costume uh as the uh as as you look in |
| 1209s | the video of the the actual pan shot so |
| 1211s | you can see like the chain has some just |
| 1212s | subtle motion and movement and then also |
| 1215s | like the spinal extension the segmented |
| 1217s | one it's got It's got overlapping pieces |
| 1220s | that are all bound and that allows you |
| 1222s | to have motion as well so when when |
| 1224s | she's walking there would just be this |
| 1227s | really once again this really cool |
| 1229s | motion I don't know I keep talking about |
| 1230s | motion but it's just it's always it |
| 1232s | looks just really cool yeah somebody |
| 1233s | walks in the room you see their |
| 1235s | silhouette and they're just they've got |
| 1236s | this sway in their tail and like you |
| 1239s | really have to appreciate that that she |
| 1241s | put like so much effort additional |
| 1242s | effort into the back of the costume |
| 1244s | which barely anyone sees but like also |
| 1247s | the back of the wig looks absolutely |
| 1249s | amazing so clean too yeah it's amazing |
| 1252s | it's amazing this is a great example of |
| 1256s | Cosplay matches reference photo yeah |
| 1258s | like right so cool um if you you check |
| 1261s | out her Twitter she has side by sides at |
| 1264s | the back and the horns and the hair she |
| 1266s | got the hair right so |
| 1268s | um this is uh Alex draza from dragonfly |
| 1270s | and really check it out if you have some |
| 1272s | extra time look at her side by side |
| 1274s | photos on Twitter really cool really |
| 1275s | great job and just to Echo kamui done in |
| 1278s | a super fast amount of time yeah yeah so |
| 1282s | impressive big shout out to all the |
| 1283s | people who crunched like because we |
| 1286s | didn't give you guys a lot of time from |
| 1287s | announcement to submission so well done |
| 1290s | to everyone for getting their |
| 1292s | submissions in and last in our armor |
| 1294s | category we've got wood water from the |
| 1297s | US as Darien mograin and actually this |
| 1300s | is perfect that itoku's turn to talk |
| 1302s | about this next final is because of all |
| 1305s | the 3D modeling and printing going on |
| 1306s | yeah so this entire costume all of the |
| 1309s | armor elements are 3D modeled and 3D |
| 1312s | printed there's some really really |
| 1314s | really big struggles that 3D printed |
| 1317s | armor kind of brings to the table uh the |
| 1320s | biggest one is just the fact that unlike |
| 1322s | in WoW with your giant shoulders you |
| 1324s | actually have Collision in real life and |
| 1326s | so this this video really made me laugh |
| 1329s | because Woodward did such a good job of |
| 1332s | showcasing not only the armor but how he |
| 1335s | could actually cosplay in the armor and |
| 1337s | how I actually felt like we were just |
| 1339s | you know standing standing outside a |
| 1341s | Stormwind and he's just jumping around |
| 1343s | dancing and shaking his hips and it's |
| 1345s | just funny this this whole this whole |
| 1347s | costume is also just incredibly |
| 1349s | beautiful yeah also also like the time |
| 1352s | he must have spent just to sculpt all |
| 1355s | those rubber pieces this like I mean |
| 1357s | like 3D sculpting requires a ton of |
| 1361s | skill and patience and I absolutely love |
| 1363s | all the details like also the shapes and |
| 1365s | especially he got like those massive wow |
| 1367s | shoulders right you know what Alex was |
| 1369s | so intimidating to do and he's just |
| 1371s | dancing with them this is so funny we |
| 1374s | didn't have a category for dance moves |
| 1376s | but you know we should really consider |
| 1378s | adding that next year we need a dance |
| 1380s | competition as well |
| 1386s | oh no man I This was oh God one of the |
| 1389s | most fun submissions to actually go |
| 1391s | through I think for all of us |
| 1393s | um yeah and it helps that the arm |
| 1394s | results |
| 1396s | I think if this says anything to Future |
| 1399s | contestants too even for any competition |
| 1401s | don't feel afraid to bring your attitude |
| 1404s | and energy to your presentation it |
| 1406s | really helps sell it like oh yeah I've |
| 1408s | left that this is wonderful yeah yeah |
| 1410s | for future costume contests guys if it's |
| 1413s | an online video contest stuff like this |
| 1415s | is ad thing at least not for a joke like |
| 1418s | me yeah not at all he's a very happy |
| 1420s | death knight right |
| 1422s | Chad said oh my God he can actually sit |
| 1425s | down too which right whatever you can't |
| 1427s | do |
| 1428s | um yes yes okay I I believe that's our |
| 1431s | last still of wood water so those were |
| 1434s | our armor finalists so a plaza plaza |
| 1437s | Plus thank you guys all so much for |
| 1439s | submitting and uh I think we don't |
| 1443s | really waste a lot of time we're gonna |
| 1444s | jump right into our armor category |
| 1447s | winner |
| 1448s | um let's go do you guys want to like you |
| 1451s | know suspense it up a little or should |
| 1453s | we just go for it |
| 1461s | judge because like especially in the |
| 1463s | armor category like people have so many |
| 1465s | difficult and challenging techniques and |
| 1468s | like people are coming like Larger than |
| 1470s | Life costumes and everything is like |
| 1472s | it's a really really difficult category |
| 1475s | to judge and like all the entries were |
| 1477s | just absolutely incredible great here |
| 1479s | completely agreed |
| 1486s | uh all right so our armor category |
| 1489s | winner |
| 1491s | is |
| 1494s | Danny McFly |
| 1497s | congratulations oh yeah this is |
| 1499s | definitely a time we're celebrating |
| 1501s | right here so congratulations |
| 1503s | uh Danny's an amazing artist and person |
| 1506s | and I've gotten to hang out with him in |
| 1508s | lots of different countries now but |
| 1511s | um yeah what a remarkable determined |
| 1515s | cosplayer and artist and he's very |
| 1517s | committed to the cosplay Community which |
| 1520s | is just terrific |
| 1521s | yeah it was it was also I have to add |
| 1524s | that like it was such a joy to uh to see |
| 1527s | his buildbook because you saw her like |
| 1529s | he everything made completely from |
| 1531s | scratch and really tried to also get the |
| 1533s | proportions right because when it comes |
| 1535s | to World of Warcraft characters like |
| 1537s | their proportions are absolutely insane |
| 1539s | and it's actually really really |
| 1540s | difficult to bring those characters |
| 1542s | properly to life and he actually made a |
| 1545s | complete bodysuit with like |
| 1547s | um carved on foam and everything so he |
| 1549s | actually got the muscles Australia and |
| 1552s | like like the the bulkiness like the |
| 1554s | shoulder wide and everything it was |
| 1556s | absolutely incredible because already |
| 1557s | making just the base of the costume was |
| 1560s | already a ton of work and then he |
| 1562s | actually used the 3D model in game and |
| 1566s | like put it like basically digital unto |
| 1568s | himself to create like all the patterns |
| 1570s | exactly in the right proportion and just |
| 1573s | seeing all the process on onto the final |
| 1575s | costume was just incredibly inspiring |
| 1578s | and motivating it's just really really |
| 1580s | interesting this was such a pleasure to |
| 1583s | judge yeah what a great build Book what |
| 1586s | a great example of showcasing your |
| 1588s | talent from start to finish this is just |
| 1590s | a beautiful cosplay congratulations |
| 1592s | Danny yeah congratulations this this |
| 1595s | costume is really more than just armor |
| 1598s | it's it's armor it's sewing it's got |
| 1600s | special effects it's it's got everything |
| 1602s | and that's something that as alkaline |
| 1605s | was saying it was such a pleasure to to |
| 1606s | judge this costume because we were |
| 1608s | trying to find problems and we couldn't |
| 1610s | really find any and that's something |
| 1612s | that's always just like check bark check |
| 1613s | check okay this thing's awesome it's |
| 1616s | just awesome plus it lights up yeah |
| 1620s | and also I think you barely did you |
| 1624s | didn't saw it really but like he also |
| 1626s | made like his own scars and everything |
| 1628s | made like his own way completely from |
| 1630s | scratch like before really I would say |
| 1632s | like they looked at like it's like yeah |
| 1636s | like this costume has just absolutely |
| 1637s | everything and yeah yeah check out Danny |
| 1640s | McFly on Instagram as well well yes |
| 1642s | plenty of amazing costumes which are |
| 1645s | just as well check out all of these |
| 1646s | people yes yeah please check them out on |
| 1648s | Instagram and especially you can also |
| 1650s | see like all their build books like you |
| 1652s | consider making of process like |
| 1654s | sometimes they also make tutorials and |
| 1656s | like the cosplay community in general is |
| 1658s | very supportive I like very inspiring |
| 1660s | and try to help each other really check |
| 1662s | out those people on Instagram and like |
| 1664s | all their other social media Pages |
| 1665s | they're amazing I want to point out you |
| 1668s | might be noticing all the judges are |
| 1669s | getting very excited right now none of |
| 1671s | that is scripted they're that excited |
| 1673s | we're all we're just really excited to |
| 1675s | be here |
| 1676s | um |
| 1683s | enthusiasm here |
| 1685s | but anyway congratulations to Danny |
| 1687s | we're gonna move on to our next little |
| 1688s | segment here and thank you judges for |
| 1690s | all of your feedback and I think that |
| 1694s | was |
| 1694s | a pretty fun selection there uh so I |
| 1698s | believe |
| 1699s | uh something that I like to do as the |
| 1703s | showrunner for any ultimate cosplay show |
| 1705s | is I really like to highlight and |
| 1707s | celebrate all of the artists that |
| 1709s | entered into our show so we're gonna |
| 1710s | take a few different segments to show |
| 1712s | some of our uh other folks that |
| 1715s | submitted to this show that we are not |
| 1717s | specifically showcasing as finalists and |
| 1719s | we got to do that here and now |
| 1722s | um so without further Ado here's our |
| 1725s | first group of bonus cosplay entries |
| 1728s | from a lot of different countries oh |
| 1730s | enjoy tier six love it yep Oh that was |
| 1733s | one of your first costumes too yes major |
| 1736s | Studios is a great guy |
| 1738s | wow it just looks amazing oh my God we |
| 1741s | had a lot we had so many great entries |
| 1743s | it was really you know fun to choose he |
| 1746s | was good was gonna you know make the |
| 1747s | finalists also this contest is like so |
| 1751s | International it looks like the whole |
| 1752s | world actually is amazing |
| 1755s | um yeah over 20 countries right wow yeah |
| 1758s | I think uh the final count of people |
| 1760s | that made it eligible in the show was I |
| 1764s | think 26 countries |
| 1767s | um in some of these countries I I hadn't |
| 1770s | seen represented before so that's really |
| 1772s | amazing to see them oh my God there's a |
| 1776s | lot of different characters too yeah |
| 1778s | sometimes we tend to see a lot of the |
| 1780s | same ones but we we really had quite the |
| 1782s | variation this time |
| 1789s | I was gonna say I always love when we |
| 1791s | see a Lich King costume and it's |
| 1793s | beautiful Skies out yes yes and like |
| 1796s | making this costume is actually so |
| 1797s | difficult because of the crazy |
| 1799s | proportions right yeah and those are a |
| 1801s | lot and the organic look to it too right |
| 1803s | yeah |
| 1805s | there's a lot of like organic field yeah |
| 1807s | masking armor yeah yeah I I I'm lucky I |
| 1810s | got to build a Lich King costume for the |
| 1812s | Make-A-Wish Foundation last year and |
| 1814s | that thing was just a wild wild costume |
| 1818s | with uh it was it was yeah it was tough |
| 1820s | it was tough yeah oh my God it looked |
| 1822s | amazing what I really love about like |
| 1824s | such costumes because like the Lich King |
| 1826s | is so popular but then there are people |
| 1828s | making a whole Lich King set out of like |
| 1830s | you know like 3D printing other people |
| 1832s | are making it out of foam they're surely |
| 1834s | also Lich Kings made out of paper mache |
| 1836s | and stuff I like the cosplay Community |
| 1838s | it's just so creative that like even if |
| 1841s | you don't have a lot of budget to create |
| 1843s | that stuff like we have later also the |
| 1845s | goblin category and like people are just |
| 1848s | getting really really creative like find |
| 1851s | ways to to bring their ideas into like |
| 1855s | real looking characters and you don't |
| 1857s | see at all that this is just like simple |
| 1859s | formats |
| 1861s | costumes yeah |
| 1863s | all right well thank you for helping me |
| 1864s | celebrate some of our other people that |
| 1866s | we didn't get to feature because these |
| 1868s | people put in a ton of work so they they |
| 1870s | deserve a lot of credit |
| 1871s | um and now we don't really waste a lot |
| 1874s | of time here we're jumping right into |
| 1875s | our needlework category |
| 1876s | um and I have asked Hoku props to |
| 1880s | introduce the needlework category for us |
| 1882s | all right so in the needlework category |
| 1885s | you're going to see things like sewing |
| 1887s | you're gonna see things like beading |
| 1889s | embroidery a lot of leather work you |
| 1892s | know these costumes needlework really |
| 1894s | combines a plethora of different like |
| 1896s | disciplines and trying to get them to |
| 1898s | all work kind of together and |
| 1899s | harmoniously and it's it's a tall task |
| 1902s | it's a tall order so I'm really excited |
| 1905s | for you guys to be able to see all of |
| 1906s | the different needlework costumes that |
| 1909s | we get as our finalists all right |
| 1910s | excellent well done and uh just like the |
| 1913s | other category they are the winner of |
| 1915s | this category will also win fifteen |
| 1918s | hundred dollars along with one of the |
| 1921s | ceremonial death knight cosplay Chrome |
| 1923s | own Metals in a shadow box which we'll |
| 1926s | get to show later um anyway so without |
| 1930s | waiting any longer we are going to get |
| 1932s | into our needlework finalists and oh I |
| 1935s | remember who's first we've got black |
| 1937s | apple creative as Wintergreen from |
| 1941s | Australia and Alkali how would you like |
| 1943s | to start with this entry here |
| 1946s | okay so I have to say |
| 1948s | also was yet another wonderful build |
| 1951s | book that we got to go through this |
| 1953s | cosplayer really pulled out all the |
| 1954s | stops I mean yes they are in the |
| 1957s | needlework category but take a look at |
| 1958s | this they did special effects work they |
| 1961s | did some armor they they sculpted those |
| 1964s | horns uh those Leaf Prosthetics on the |
| 1966s | face this is amazing they really took a |
| 1969s | lot of time to put special craft work |
| 1971s | into this |
| 1973s | um wake work and not just needlework and |
| 1975s | sewing and and she did such a great job |
| 1978s | again another head to toe finished look |
| 1980s | and and her sewing skills were just so |
| 1983s | beautiful on all of those hand-painted |
| 1987s | um petal Leaf pieces on on the skirt |
| 1989s | just a really great job and I love I I |
| 1993s | love the headdress uh what I really love |
| 1995s | like um it's like cosplay you really see |
| 1997s | that like your favorite characters |
| 1999s | brought to life like I I said like so |
| 2001s | many times during shadowlands and |
| 2003s | actually crying in front of the Winter |
| 2006s | Queen and it's like so amazing to to see |
| 2009s | her actually now in real life and like |
| 2011s | see people you know who love to Winter |
| 2013s | quit just as much as as me you know and |
| 2017s | yeah I still love the whole built book |
| 2019s | like costume also like so many different |
| 2022s | techniques and materials combined in the |
| 2024s | really beautiful piece of art love it |
| 2027s | the back of this cosplay too it's so |
| 2030s | beautiful I forgot to mention that |
| 2032s | I think I really might have a shot uh |
| 2034s | yeah here's the back |
| 2036s | basically like fabric wings that go all |
| 2039s | the way down and then we've got the |
| 2040s | whole head piece up top which kind of |
| 2042s | Blends into the background but it looks |
| 2043s | so good with those |
| 2045s | kind of wooden antlers |
| 2047s | um trying to get antlers that big on |
| 2050s | your head and actually be able to move |
| 2051s | around and it just not completely |
| 2053s | unbalance you is really really difficult |
| 2055s | and she's done such a great job the |
| 2058s | proportions on it really do fit with the |
| 2061s | entire aesthetic of this costume it's |
| 2063s | amazing yep she did a great job of |
| 2065s | staying in character throughout her |
| 2067s | whole presentation too she's just got |
| 2069s | that winter cream |
| 2071s | smolder going on okay |
| 2074s | and I I was told by our core assistant |
| 2077s | known as Tiffany Gordon cosplay that |
| 2080s | we're going too fast with this show I |
| 2082s | feel like we're we're at a good Pace but |
| 2085s | maybe uh I trust her you know she is who |
| 2089s | she is for a reason so if we need to |
| 2091s | slow it down we'll we'll try but I'm |
| 2093s | having a lot of fun right now uh anyway |
| 2095s | coming up next |
| 2097s | who is next oh we've got Kristen's |
| 2099s | creatures from Canada in our jaina |
| 2102s | proudmoore and I love that it's in the |
| 2104s | snow too so I believe it would be a |
| 2106s | kamui's turn |
| 2108s | to start this off oh I love jaina jaina |
| 2111s | is such an amazing character and also |
| 2113s | seeing her coming to life as well it's |
| 2115s | absolutely amazing |
| 2117s | um also um |
| 2118s | participant actually did an absolutely |
| 2120s | amazing uh job on a built book |
| 2123s | um I think the buildbook was actually |
| 2125s | only optional right but it was really |
| 2127s | interesting to see like all the |
| 2129s | techniques and like all the effort that |
| 2131s | went into the costume and you know like |
| 2134s | in this way you can actually also see |
| 2135s | like all the tiny details that you might |
| 2138s | not notice while just looking at the |
| 2140s | customer itself but like I mean just |
| 2142s | just the weak styling it was so much |
| 2145s | effort to actually exactly make the wig |
| 2148s | like jaina in the game and um yeah she |
| 2151s | she absolutely looks amazing I love the |
| 2153s | costume and also like very very in |
| 2155s | character very incorrect presentation of |
| 2158s | the character getting that Gauntlet |
| 2160s | right is oh yeah to doing a proper jaina |
| 2163s | as well if you don't get the gauntlet |
| 2165s | ride that and the staff yeah they're |
| 2167s | both |
| 2167s | had more than that though it's like yeah |
| 2169s | the the foam work on the armor was so |
| 2172s | incredibly good and then oh yes work I I |
| 2175s | really really like when people take the |
| 2177s | time to actually airbrush their fabric |
| 2179s | depending on the costume and this is a |
| 2182s | costume that really really pops because |
| 2184s | the extra contrast added by just |
| 2186s | airbrushing uh like I said the different |
| 2187s | fabric elements so really props to you |
| 2190s | for just yeah for just doing such an |
| 2192s | incredible job yeah |
| 2194s | I love battle for Azeroth jaina when |
| 2196s | this character came out I got chills |
| 2199s | because the previous jaina was just I I |
| 2203s | don't know how to compare them but |
| 2204s | battle for azerote and it just it's |
| 2206s | different right yeah it's got got these |
| 2208s | amazing boots and the corset so much |
| 2210s | more fabric work so much to work with as |
| 2212s | a cosplayer that when you see something |
| 2213s | like this come out you're just like you |
| 2215s | you want the character to have this |
| 2217s | right so so thank you blizzard gods for |
| 2220s | uh creating battle for Azeroth data and |
| 2224s | thank you to the cosplayers who created |
| 2226s | her this is gorgeous |
| 2229s | as a uterus Factor actually going out in |
| 2232s | the snow in the costume uh because it's |
| 2235s | also actually right now right now quite |
| 2238s | cold in Germany and we are also like |
| 2240s | minus 10 degrees or something like that |
| 2241s | it would be a little bit cold for me so |
| 2244s | a huge respect for actually doing the |
| 2247s | shoot in the snow in costume and it |
| 2250s | doesn't look like a very warm costume as |
| 2252s | well she's very much in character |
| 2259s | I know it's not part of |
| 2261s | um needlework but they're very difficult |
| 2263s | to do and I've seen a lot of jaina wigs |
| 2265s | and this one was just so perfectly |
| 2268s | proportioned and then |
| 2270s | um jaina has like this kind of yellow |
| 2272s | streak that comes through the top but |
| 2274s | she made it look like it would look if |
| 2276s | you were a human character it probably |
| 2277s | wouldn't be yellow it has this nice |
| 2279s | color and do it just special |
| 2280s | consideration to how things would look |
| 2282s | in real life and then even on the armor |
| 2285s | um you don't see seams on the shoulder |
| 2288s | uh cauldrons normally is two pieces and |
| 2291s | you can see that seam in the middle |
| 2292s | sometimes and everything was just well |
| 2294s | worked out well put together again the |
| 2296s | shading on the cape and the boots uh on |
| 2299s | jaina the um |
| 2301s | oh I I'm forgetting because I am not a |
| 2304s | needlework person but the the pieces |
| 2306s | where you lace up the boots are so close |
| 2309s | together but it's difficult to do that |
| 2311s | and not get it Punchy and she pulled it |
| 2312s | off right very nice work yeah structure |
| 2316s | all right you guys got anything else we |
| 2318s | we just gave like nine hold no I'm |
| 2321s | kidding um and by the way someone |
| 2323s | someone said in Canada -10 is nothing |
| 2326s | which is very sorry I maybe I maybe want |
| 2330s | to uh want to mention that like |
| 2332s | meterwork needlework is a little bit |
| 2334s | difficult with blizzard characters |
| 2335s | though because like when when people |
| 2337s | actually had to pick the categories they |
| 2339s | want to participate in you know like you |
| 2341s | actually have to search for one that |
| 2342s | fits you the most but like all the |
| 2345s | characters they have like all wig |
| 2346s | styling they have like often all like |
| 2348s | some armor some LEDs and stuff so |
| 2351s | probably the contestant just searched |
| 2353s | for the piece that was like the most |
| 2355s | needle break and just just so so you |
| 2358s | guys know how um how we actually made |
| 2361s | the |
| 2362s | um categories I think because I think |
| 2364s | like blizzard stuff is a little bit |
| 2366s | difficult yeah yeah you know there's so |
| 2368s | much overlap because yeah right has such |
| 2371s | a good special effects in New York and |
| 2373s | then needlework also has parts of armor |
| 2375s | you know your Mage is |
| 2377s | it's just like there's so much still |
| 2379s | going on and so it's like it's more like |
| 2381s | it's more flavored of this but pretty |
| 2383s | much it's just blizzard costumes yeah |
| 2385s | right yeah I will say that from the |
| 2387s | blizzard end of things we did consider |
| 2389s | that because we do know that usually |
| 2391s | there's a lot of armor and blizzard |
| 2393s | cosplays so Mages and warlocks tend to |
| 2396s | have the most needlework opportunities |
| 2398s | and there's a lot of fabric but I still |
| 2400s | have armor yeah they do so we made sure |
| 2403s | if you take a look at uh khadgar which |
| 2406s | is one of the cosplay references uh that |
| 2408s | one is a lot of needleworks so we we |
| 2410s | really did try to find some reference |
| 2412s | material to put it out there for the |
| 2413s | cosplay community so that's really cool |
| 2415s | that we took the extra consideration for |
| 2417s | the categories yeah yeah I didn't do a |
| 2420s | great job of actually breaking down how |
| 2422s | judging works and what's eligible and |
| 2424s | people pick their own categories but you |
| 2426s | know what we got some great artists and |
| 2428s | you guys big thanks to the judges for |
| 2431s | breaking this down for anyone who's not |
| 2434s | you know a regular cosplayer player |
| 2437s | anyway we're gonna move on to Kelly's uh |
| 2440s | because this is a fantastic artist from |
| 2443s | France that entered a varied Bright Wing |
| 2447s | cosplay and oh man go ahead yeah go for |
| 2452s | it I can tell you so exciting yeah yeah |
| 2454s | yeah I'm I'm ready to go this costume |
| 2456s | has so many different elements uh a part |
| 2459s | of it this this really for me is is |
| 2462s | described when we were describing |
| 2463s | needlework earlier it's got leather work |
| 2465s | it's got beadwork It's got fabric work |
| 2467s | it's got embroidery you've got applique |
| 2470s | the wings on this costume are stunning |
| 2472s | the headdress is stunning the segmented |
| 2474s | leather armor there is so much going on |
| 2478s | if you look really closely there is a |
| 2480s | tremendous amount of tooling that's the |
| 2482s | stamping that occurs to create contrast |
| 2485s | and surface texture and I I was blown |
| 2488s | away by this costume I I absolutely love |
| 2490s | this costume yeah it's absolutely |
| 2492s | fascinating like I think what's what's |
| 2494s | like the most impressive about this |
| 2496s | costume and like also cosplay in general |
| 2498s | like you see all those amazing costumes |
| 2500s | and movies and stuff you know like you |
| 2503s | see the making off of those costumes |
| 2505s | like uh you know like in some |
| 2507s | documentaries and stuff and you see like |
| 2508s | all those teams like this massive amount |
| 2510s | of people actually working on those |
| 2513s | movie costumes and then cosplayers come |
| 2515s | over and just say I can do the same in |
| 2518s | my basement in one week and it's like |
| 2522s | it's like sometimes I think like |
| 2523s | cosplayers are so crazy but like their |
| 2526s | passion and love for like for like all |
| 2528s | those blizzard characters I have to say |
| 2530s | like blizzard games are just so amazing |
| 2534s | for inspiration for motivation and like |
| 2536s | this costume is also specifically uh |
| 2538s | it's right wing from World of Warcraft |
| 2540s | but like she took the whole character |
| 2542s | one step further and actually create her |
| 2544s | very own version and put such an |
| 2547s | incredibly amount of work into the |
| 2550s | castle things like you're insane you're |
| 2553s | absolutely insane but holy crap this is |
| 2555s | awesome the result was like oh my God |
| 2558s | like you you had also to see the |
| 2559s | buildbook please please check out the |
| 2562s | making of like the the social media of |
| 2565s | those participants like it's absolutely |
| 2567s | mind-blowing how much work in the effort |
| 2569s | they actually put into the costumes yeah |
| 2571s | I have to say from a Hearthstone |
| 2572s | perspective right wing is a Hearthstone |
| 2575s | card |
| 2576s | um so it's also part of hearthstone and |
| 2578s | it is a beloved card because some cards |
| 2581s | are beloved because of the artwork |
| 2584s | um and blink Fox is an example of a |
| 2586s | heart SIM card uh So Bright Wing is |
| 2588s | another example of this card is just |
| 2590s | stunning and beautiful |
| 2591s | um it's an older card and it still gets |
| 2593s | shared on social media today a lot I |
| 2595s | often see streamers print it out and put |
| 2597s | it in their background and I have to say |
| 2599s | Achilles killy's cosplay please don't |
| 2601s | get upset at me I'm gonna say it this |
| 2603s | kind of looks like |
| 2606s | um who's the pirate from Pirates of the |
| 2608s | Caribbean what's his name Jack Sparrow |
| 2610s | home |
| 2617s | this leather work was stunning so yes it |
| 2621s | for me it's the Jack Sparrow Bray wing |
| 2624s | of the Hearthstone world and it is |
| 2626s | something to hold yeah and like I I |
| 2629s | think like this costume I have no idea |
| 2631s | how much it was but this costume looks |
| 2633s | looks like at least 500 hours of work |
| 2635s | maybe one thousand yeah there's no way |
| 2638s | the prize money for winning this even |
| 2640s | touches what she spent on materials |
| 2645s | it doesn't matter but just so just so |
| 2648s | everyone at home knows like how much of |
| 2650s | an investment time Equity as well yeah |
| 2652s | well I'm sorry to interrupt but we've |
| 2653s | got two I think two more needlework |
| 2655s | finalists so we're gonna move on to |
| 2657s | another tier six Druid uh this is from |
| 2660s | Germany too which is which is great |
| 2662s | um yeah actually kamui sorry to skip you |
| 2664s | Alkali but this movie's got some oh I |
| 2667s | loved this one yes I have this one as |
| 2670s | well |
| 2670s | um I think this was all leather work |
| 2673s | actually right like |
| 2674s | um um this this contestant actually |
| 2676s | wanted to stay true to the reference and |
| 2678s | like the Drury tier 6 set from World of |
| 2681s | Warcraft is actually just all made out |
| 2683s | of leather and this contestant also |
| 2685s | wanted to use mostly leather to bring |
| 2688s | the costume actually to life and I |
| 2690s | really love like when people try try to |
| 2692s | stay even with the |
| 2694s | um like with the materials accurate to |
| 2696s | the reference and yeah like I made a |
| 2699s | costume as well it like I have a lot of |
| 2702s | memories with it and so it was like very |
| 2704s | special for me to see another three tier |
| 2706s | 6 cosplay and I also like loved all the |
| 2709s | light installation and yeah it's a |
| 2711s | gorgeous costume as well |
| 2717s | yeah they're so incredible so the |
| 2721s | shoulders are wood hand carved |
| 2724s | um and so that's it's also mixed media |
| 2727s | uh in terms of armor I have never in my |
| 2731s | time as a cosplayer seen hand carved |
| 2733s | wood shoulder pauldrons this was a new |
| 2736s | one for me uh and then yeah the leather |
| 2738s | working as kumui mentioned is just |
| 2740s | stunning on the headpiece |
| 2742s | um and then uh yeah the there's shading |
| 2744s | on the cape um extra attention to |
| 2747s | shading on the feathers and the Hand |
| 2748s | stitching just really fun uh Great |
| 2751s | Character to do yeah I feel like Nils |
| 2754s | really just wanted to actually become a |
| 2757s | druid and pretty much has completely |
| 2760s | accomplished that task I really like the |
| 2763s | lighting effects as well proper |
| 2764s | diffusion on lighting is really really |
| 2766s | hard and making sure that you don't have |
| 2768s | like LED hot spots for for what if you |
| 2770s | guys don't know what I'm talking about |
| 2771s | sometimes there is a very very central |
| 2774s | point of light and you need to be able |
| 2776s | to get it to kind of cast and and |
| 2778s | disperse and Nils has done a very good |
| 2781s | job of doing that here it looks very |
| 2783s | good yeah plus the shoulder yeah and |
| 2785s | their buildbook they showed this great |
| 2786s | like wet forming leather of the the |
| 2789s | eagle heads and then they're hand |
| 2791s | stitched it's real like the the detailed |
| 2793s | pictures were incredible to look at yeah |
| 2795s | um yeah also letter is such a |
| 2797s | challenging material to work with I'm |
| 2800s | just using foam for everything because |
| 2803s | it's so easy to to shave and like and |
| 2805s | cut and everything but like glitter is |
| 2807s | so much more difficult it's expensive |
| 2810s | and it's very unforgiving if you make a |
| 2812s | mistake with leather you're stuck with |
| 2814s | that mistake yeah it's going to be |
| 2817s | pricey yep a lot of our contestants use |
| 2820s | vegan leather too |
| 2822s | um which is I feel I've only worked with |
| 2824s | it once even more difficult to work with |
| 2826s | it has its own quirks so Props to props |
| 2828s | to them for trying that yeah with |
| 2830s | something like that yeah it's not as |
| 2832s | stretchy yep I never worked with that I |
| 2835s | I keep forgetting what our last still is |
| 2837s | but we've got another jaina here and |
| 2839s | this is zappy cosplay from Australia and |
| 2843s | this was the specific battle for Azeroth |
| 2846s | variation of jaina which I I'm a huge |
| 2850s | fan of because I get flashbacks of her |
| 2853s | freezing a giant wooden ship during that |
| 2856s | last raid oh yeah yeah I forgot the name |
| 2859s | of that raid but what a hell of a fight |
| 2861s | anyway uh Alkali since we skipped you |
| 2863s | would you like to to start by talking |
| 2865s | about this one I'm just gonna talk about |
| 2867s | my love for Battle of Azeroth jaina |
| 2869s | again uh I mean it's so wonderful that |
| 2871s | we get to have two of them in the show |
| 2873s | uh she's done a masterful job here with |
| 2876s | the needlework uh working on this type |
| 2878s | of filigree filigree and the gold work |
| 2880s | on the back of the cape and all of the |
| 2882s | hip pieces and the needlework is typical |
| 2885s | um she's done a great job with the |
| 2886s | bodice as well there's a lot of elements |
| 2888s | of needlework here right we have a |
| 2889s | bodice which is always difficult to work |
| 2891s | with uh belts |
| 2893s | um those uh shoe covers as I mentioned |
| 2896s | earlier on on the other Dana cosplay |
| 2898s | very very difficult needlework pieces |
| 2900s | this is this is high skill cap level |
| 2902s | level to be able to make things like |
| 2904s | this |
| 2905s | I absolutely agree the uh the staff that |
| 2909s | she did she actually did the 3D model |
| 2910s | for it and it is finished so impeccably |
| 2914s | well uh a lot of the time when you see |
| 2916s | 3D printed objects you can see that |
| 2918s | stepping uh along the uh the kind of |
| 2921s | height of it and getting that |
| 2923s | eliminating that is is really it takes a |
| 2925s | lot of work and so there's just a lot of |
| 2927s | subtle nuances on his costume that |
| 2929s | really shine through especially like the |
| 2930s | embroidery work as well I really loved |
| 2933s | the embroidery detail and like the |
| 2934s | little touches plus she made her bags |
| 2936s | that's awesome |
| 2938s | also the stuff by the way it lights up |
| 2941s | which you burn you can see in the videos |
| 2943s | and photos and she installed the motor |
| 2945s | so like the crystal actually rotates it |
| 2947s | which is really cool and um like often |
| 2950s | people actually |
| 2951s | um like when when other people say |
| 2953s | cosplayers they always think okay like |
| 2955s | are they like Engineers are there like |
| 2957s | tailors or like any professionals or |
| 2959s | anything in any way but like uh like I |
| 2962s | have to mention like all those |
| 2963s | cosplayers actually learning this these |
| 2965s | skills just for a single cosplays I'm |
| 2967s | pretty sure that like um she maybe just |
| 2969s | got into Electronics like actually |
| 2971s | adding more tourists like programming |
| 2973s | all this stuff specifically just for the |
| 2976s | staff which you don't see spinning right |
| 2978s | now but it's just just for yourself just |
| 2980s | to stay true to the reference because |
| 2983s | she loves the character so much it's |
| 2985s | just it's just absolutely insane how |
| 2986s | much freaking effort cosplay has put |
| 2988s | into tiny little details maybe nobody |
| 2991s | noticed but you know it's there yeah you |
| 2993s | know it's there and setting two this is |
| 2995s | something that we talk about with photos |
| 2997s | um it's not like a huge huge |
| 2999s | contribution to how we look at like |
| 3000s | scores but it's it's important like this |
| 3002s | is jaina in her element this is where I |
| 3005s | would expect to see jaina the wind |
| 3007s | blowing in her hair by the ocean perfect |
| 3009s | setting for putting this cosplay |
| 3011s | together the overall effect is just |
| 3013s | beautiful yeah that emotional engagement |
| 3015s | hits really yeah it does yeah really |
| 3017s | well yeah |
| 3018s | um yeah and actually a good point uh we |
| 3021s | did do the way we split judging is 40 40 |
| 3024s | 20. so it's 40 appearance 40 execution |
| 3028s | 20 presentation and sometimes just |
| 3033s | getting that perfect presentation can |
| 3035s | tip you over the edge and get you in as |
| 3037s | a finalist so that's that's a big deal |
| 3039s | right there yeah |
| 3040s | for everyone oh good yeah |
| 3043s | um I believe that was our last oh wait |
| 3045s | we got maybe another picture or two but |
| 3048s | this was our last needlework finalist in |
| 3051s | this category |
| 3053s | um and then we're gonna talk a little |
| 3054s | bit about the prizing of who might end |
| 3057s | up winning the new oh yeah so big big |
| 3059s | thank you to all of our needlework |
| 3061s | finalists thank you guys so much for |
| 3063s | entering and being part of this show |
| 3066s | um and I believe we're going to show our |
| 3069s | winner does it I'm watching chat for the |
| 3071s | guesses I'm trying to see if they're |
| 3072s | gonna pick it I want to see chat pick |
| 3074s | their winner real quick can we do this |
| 3075s | after each one oh we should have done |
| 3077s | like straw polls or something like that |
| 3079s | yeah no it's okay yeah this person is |
| 3081s | competing for fifteen hundred dollars |
| 3083s | and one of the custom medallions made by |
| 3085s | Hoku prop so our winner in needlework is |
| 3088s | Kelly's cosplay from free |
| 3091s | congratulations oh my God |
| 3093s | oh my God |
| 3095s | this made me doubt my existence doesn't |
| 3098s | come yeah like I feel actually pretty |
| 3101s | decent at what I do and then I see this |
| 3103s | and I know nothing |
| 3105s | yeah like it's like when you see |
| 3108s | something like that you always think |
| 3109s | like okay I'm I have to get better I |
| 3111s | have to learn all my skills like why is |
| 3114s | my stuff so crappy crap |
| 3116s | like literally I'm like when I see stuff |
| 3119s | like this like I instantly want to get |
| 3121s | in the letter work as well I want to I |
| 3123s | want to add all the Beats to my next |
| 3125s | costumes and like just do all the makeup |
| 3128s | and everything and add wings as well I |
| 3130s | think like like seeing winners like this |
| 3132s | is like always so inspirational and like |
| 3134s | motivational and like just inspiring and |
| 3136s | like you you instantly get like new |
| 3138s | ideas and like this this costume was |
| 3140s | actually just mind-blowing just the pure |
| 3143s | effort into that went into into creating |
| 3145s | the course it was amazing I have to say |
| 3148s | like I don't think we could have |
| 3150s | commissioned an artist to draw a human |
| 3153s | version of right wing better than this |
| 3155s | person yeah envisioned it like there's |
| 3158s | no way we could have I don't think we |
| 3160s | could have done it better this is just |
| 3162s | stunning uh it's really a great |
| 3164s | representation if we're talking about |
| 3165s | the character itself too this to me is |
| 3168s | right wing personified yeah absolutely |
| 3172s | agreed the uh the way that the colors |
| 3174s | pop on this costume too you know when |
| 3176s | you have a I think it's called |
| 3178s | anthropomorphicized right when you have |
| 3180s | somebody take a costume that's a |
| 3182s | creature and then they're doing a |
| 3184s | humanoid version of it and trying to |
| 3186s | kind of bridge that and maintain that |
| 3188s | identity this costume did such a good |
| 3190s | job of doing that that it just really |
| 3192s | really really it was striking absolutely |
| 3195s | striking yeah and when I look closely at |
| 3198s | every bead every hand Stitch every hand |
| 3201s | Stitch pulling Mark which is crazy for |
| 3204s | when people do that you know I love |
| 3206s | needlework and I just see hours and |
| 3208s | hours and hours and days and weeks going |
| 3210s | into this and that's just absolute |
| 3212s | determination right there oh yes yeah |
| 3214s | yeah um so anyway congratulations and |
| 3218s | enjoy your prizing uh offered by both |
| 3221s | blizzard and Hoku props but |
| 3222s | congratulations to Achilles cosplay as |
| 3225s | our second International uh winner in |
| 3228s | this competition which is fantastic and |
| 3231s | we've got another I think we're doing |
| 3233s | good on our time here right we can |
| 3236s | stretch it a bit we can do this okay so |
| 3238s | here's some more bonus entries that we |
| 3240s | didn't get to Showcase but um |
| 3242s | this is a pause moment |
| 3245s | um so I'm gonna try to interject for the |
| 3247s | community when I can |
| 3249s | um so I try to really scrounge through |
| 3252s | the entrance and see if I can find and |
| 3254s | identify members of our Hearthstone |
| 3255s | community that we we regularly interact |
| 3257s | with on Twitter and our streamers so |
| 3259s | send me your arms as a newer Hearthstone |
| 3261s | streamer she's been streaming our |
| 3263s | content a lot lately so I really was |
| 3266s | hoping I crossed my fingers I would see |
| 3268s | some of you streamers enter and I didn't |
| 3269s | see very many so next time if we get to |
| 3272s | do this I would really love to see |
| 3274s | members of the Hearthstone Community |
| 3276s | actually do this we created a category |
| 3278s | for you if you don't know how to cosplay |
| 3280s | coming up we'll talk about that later |
| 3281s | but so extra shout out to some of your |
| 3284s | arms who is one of our uh members of our |
| 3287s | Hearthstone Community thank you this was |
| 3289s | her first cosplay ever too is that |
| 3291s | correct wow oh my God that's amazing yes |
| 3295s | and this is a different version of jaina |
| 3297s | that non-harstone people may not be |
| 3299s | familiar with this is frost which jaina |
| 3302s | which is a section a part of hearthstone |
| 3306s | where we did uh beloved characters as |
| 3308s | death knight characters so this is if |
| 3310s | jaina were a death knight uh so so |
| 3313s | pretty cool to see |
| 3314s | both |
| 3323s | oh this one was awesome |
| 3326s | that's incredible yeah oh my god wow |
| 3333s | oh gunsey had such an incredible entry |
| 3335s | uh this was one of the ones I was like |
| 3337s | wow this is gone because this is a |
| 3341s | fantastic costume right here wow |
| 3347s | um we get to see a lot of Zach Fisher |
| 3350s | art in these as well seeing a lot of of |
| 3352s | um cosplays that are designed by him |
| 3354s | yeah the death knight category |
| 3357s | officially yet |
| 3359s | um so that's where you're gonna see um |
| 3363s | very nice |
| 3364s | oh that turned out so good |
| 3366s | um |
| 3368s | oh this was one of my favorite videos |
| 3370s | ever that I think I've ever had in a |
| 3373s | competition pillows from Mexico did this |
| 3375s | incredible troll I love I wish there was |
| 3379s | more footage |
| 3386s | Switzerland you know that's so cool |
| 3389s | wow wow it's awesome and very cold as |
| 3392s | well oh yeah Vanessa was |
| 3396s | this player this is great their |
| 3397s | photographer did some amazing Composites |
| 3399s | too yeah wow that's wild so that is our |
| 3404s | second round of other submissions thank |
| 3406s | you seriously we love looking at this |
| 3410s | stuff |
| 3411s | um we could sit here all day and look at |
| 3412s | cosplay |
| 3415s | ton of submissions so thank you again |
| 3417s | yeah everyone it was over 50 and it |
| 3420s | boiled down to like I think 45 that went |
| 3424s | to the scorecards and it was it just |
| 3426s | went on and on for like all through |
| 3428s | Christmas and New Year's |
| 3430s | um so here we are uh finally showcasing |
| 3432s | everything our last main craftsmanship |
| 3436s | category is the death knight category in |
| 3438s | honor of the march of the Lich King |
| 3441s | expansion and this category we're |
| 3443s | looking oh wait I'm sorry Alkali would |
| 3445s | you please explain this because I forgot |
| 3447s | you're supposed to that's fine yeah so |
| 3449s | for Death Knight we had to really |
| 3451s | determine what what's different from |
| 3453s | Death Knight than armor and there's not |
| 3454s | always a lot of things that make it |
| 3456s | stand out but we chose to have a |
| 3458s | separate death knight category and it |
| 3460s | pretty much is armor but that's okay but |
| 3462s | that's because we really wanted to bring |
| 3464s | March of the team to life like uh |
| 3467s | working for Hearthstone I've had the |
| 3469s | pleasure of going through many |
| 3470s | expansions now let's see a fractured and |
| 3473s | actual outtrack Valley uh Voyage to the |
| 3475s | sunken city uh murder at Castle natria |
| 3478s | and now on to march of the Lich King and |
| 3480s | I was a little nervous that when I |
| 3481s | decided to pitch this cosplay contest |
| 3483s | that people might say like oh the |
| 3485s | cosplay girl of course she wants to do a |
| 3487s | cosplay contest right but um really |
| 3490s | there's a lot more to unpack here which |
| 3492s | is if there was ever going to be a |
| 3494s | Hearthstone specific cosplay contest |
| 3496s | when is the right moment and there was |
| 3498s | never going to be a right moment I think |
| 3500s | other than death Knights because they're |
| 3502s | so large they're so over the top they |
| 3505s | really are exciting uh characters and to |
| 3509s | finally have a death knight class it's |
| 3511s | our 11th class in Hearthstone it's a big |
| 3514s | moment we don't get new classes very |
| 3515s | often the last one |
| 3518s | um was a couple years ago so death |
| 3520s | knight is in Hearthstone and we're so |
| 3522s | excited to have them so we had to create |
| 3524s | a category for it so contestants could |
| 3526s | choose whether or not they wanted to |
| 3528s | enter in as a death knight or enter in |
| 3530s | as armor so even though they might be |
| 3532s | armor or even needlework contestants |
| 3535s | they chose death knight so |
| 3537s | um we're excited to have them in this uh |
| 3539s | this category and also I wanted to point |
| 3541s | out because it's a bit different |
| 3543s | those of you who are World of Warcraft |
| 3544s | fans and maybe don't play Hearthstone |
| 3546s | yet yet but we'll get you |
| 3549s | um uh some characters are death knights |
| 3552s | in Hearthstone but art in World of |
| 3555s | Warcraft they have a little bit more |
| 3556s | Liberty here and we we have uh |
| 3559s | especially with our cosplay references |
| 3561s | made some beloved characters into death |
| 3563s | Knights as you saw earlier like khadgar |
| 3565s | why not make khadgar nothing why not |
| 3569s | um and Edwin sure we can have a pirate |
| 3571s | that night who doesn't want to fire a |
| 3572s | death knight so that's kind of the whole |
| 3574s | one I'm all about Pirates today |
| 3577s | um so you know that's what this category |
| 3579s | is all about you know bringing |
| 3581s | characters into uh a death knight if |
| 3585s | they aren't already |
| 3586s | um or taking characters who've already |
| 3588s | been envisioned as of that night okay |
| 3591s | it's actually a great idea because as |
| 3593s | are the armor category is actually |
| 3594s | always so filled with amazing cosplayers |
| 3597s | and it's like you always feel like that |
| 3600s | there you you would like to give more |
| 3602s | prices out so the more categories the |
| 3604s | more prizes so it's actually a great |
| 3606s | idea yeah I love it I love it yeah |
| 3609s | all right well uh and same deal |
| 3612s | um going for The Medallion and fifteen |
| 3615s | hundred dollars and someone asked |
| 3616s | earlier why 1500 we did 1500 for three |
| 3619s | plus 500 for Goblin and grand prize Best |
| 3622s | in Show is 5 000 so it's a ten thousand |
| 3625s | dollar prize pool which is how these |
| 3627s | numbers came together |
| 3629s | um so with that we are going to review |
| 3631s | our death knight finalists and we are |
| 3634s | going to be starting with oh in kamui |
| 3636s | can you please pronounce this because |
| 3638s | she told me |
| 3639s | because she's in Germany she said sailor |
| 3642s | run cosplay I think I think you decided |
| 3646s | to actually correct okay you said it |
| 3648s | anyway this is the death knight yusera |
| 3651s | and uh |
| 3653s | Alkali would you like to discuss this |
| 3655s | one please |
| 3657s | start um I |
| 3664s | I um this is another Zac Fisher design I |
| 3667s | believe |
| 3668s | um and it's you Sarah uh imagined as a |
| 3670s | death knight and I this is a small thing |
| 3673s | to point out but it's important to me |
| 3674s | someone who really likes to play with |
| 3676s | color uh in Cosplay that that |
| 3678s | identifying dark green and black |
| 3681s | especially in super darks and making the |
| 3683s | green look green it can be very |
| 3684s | difficult if you look at this this image |
| 3686s | here of uh the inspiration piece you can |
| 3690s | see that the greens and the blacks play |
| 3691s | well together and she did a great job |
| 3694s | just in color alone but when we move |
| 3695s | outside of that and we go into build |
| 3697s | work I mentioned this earlier but like |
| 3699s | organic armor building is something |
| 3702s | special |
| 3703s | um because we've had amazing cosplayers |
| 3705s | like kamui bring us cosplay patterns |
| 3708s | through her YouTube and other cosplayers |
| 3710s | who've done this as well who've who've |
| 3711s | made patterning and cosplay easier for |
| 3713s | those of us I know I learned from kamui |
| 3716s | so and we often learn on these kind of |
| 3717s | basic patterns but to go into organic |
| 3720s | patterns like the bark work on the |
| 3722s | pauldrons is much more difficult and it |
| 3725s | takes a creative eye so I always |
| 3726s | appreciate a cosplayer who can do those |
| 3728s | things and do them beautifully so |
| 3730s | examples of organic work are in the |
| 3732s | pauldrons and in the bone-like wing |
| 3735s | structures that are covering those hip |
| 3736s | cauldrons so very beautiful job very |
| 3739s | clean work clean work on seams putting |
| 3742s | things together very well I don't see |
| 3744s | any seams at all even the burning |
| 3746s | sometimes when in using a burn tool you |
| 3748s | get those stop marks that aren't always |
| 3750s | part of how it should look and I thought |
| 3753s | that her burning tool techniques were |
| 3755s | very clean beautiful cosplay yeah yeah I |
| 3758s | also really appreciate like all the |
| 3760s | extra for us like this costume already |
| 3761s | looks absolutely amazing during the day |
| 3763s | but she also put a lot of effort into |
| 3765s | like adding lights and like even those |
| 3768s | lights were not just like stuff is like |
| 3770s | just illuminated but she actually added |
| 3772s | a gradient it looks like it's a light up |
| 3775s | a little bit there but like less light |
| 3776s | up there so and in addition to that she |
| 3779s | actually also like you saw it quickly in |
| 3781s | the video also like a smoke machine and |
| 3784s | um adding this stuff is actually not |
| 3786s | easy like again you have to learn new |
| 3788s | skills you have to learn new techniques |
| 3790s | got uh additional equipment and |
| 3792s | everything and just for a tiny little |
| 3794s | detail maybe nobody will actually ever |
| 3795s | notice and I always really appreciate |
| 3798s | like this this going one step further to |
| 3801s | really bring the the character to life |
| 3803s | and um yeah as as already said like the |
| 3806s | the costumes like really really clean I |
| 3808s | also love the very in character |
| 3810s | presentation and yeah it's just a |
| 3812s | gorgeous costume as well and I love the |
| 3814s | design too |
| 3815s | I really love how she did the shoulder |
| 3819s | lighting uh getting once again the |
| 3821s | diffusion of that lighting she used kind |
| 3822s | of a bounce uh effect and you have this |
| 3825s | graduated illumination that occurs up |
| 3828s | the length of it uh and and that's just |
| 3831s | something that's really hard to do this |
| 3833s | costume it was just the perfect |
| 3834s | silhouette it was the perfect con you |
| 3837s | know just form the contrast on it is |
| 3839s | spot on and it has incredibly good |
| 3841s | motion I also really liked it yeah yeah |
| 3844s | oh this was her last picture I was being |
| 3847s | careful but |
| 3848s | yeah there was I remember during |
| 3850s | deliberation this one came up a lot so |
| 3853s | thank you for an excellent submission |
| 3854s | and great feedback |
| 3856s | uh up next is uh velocity velasedra I |
| 3861s | believe it's pronounced as verisa of the |
| 3863s | Ebon blade |
| 3865s | um and this was our first entry from |
| 3866s | Ecuador which was really cool to see |
| 3869s | that that's amazing and actually Hoku do |
| 3872s | you want to start off with this one |
| 3873s | please because there's some 3D printy |
| 3875s | elements going on here |
| 3877s | actually the uh the shoulders originally |
| 3879s | when I saw them I thought they were |
| 3881s | going to be 3D printed because they're |
| 3882s | so perfect but they're actually carved |
| 3884s | and that to me was just it's incredible |
| 3887s | they're so perfect and being able to get |
| 3891s | all of the different detailing in there |
| 3893s | it it really sets it up I feel like |
| 3895s | shoulders are so iconic for for Warcraft |
| 3897s | aesthetic and like costume design and |
| 3900s | being able to have something like this |
| 3902s | like these look just like they're |
| 3904s | actually magical right so I I can't say |
| 3907s | enough about this costume I I love it I |
| 3910s | love it I also love to light |
| 3911s | installation like the idea how to |
| 3913s | install the lights into those like those |
| 3915s | spiky things it looks so cool I mean |
| 3918s | like I'm I'm a huge fan of Lights anyway |
| 3920s | and those are just always those extra |
| 3922s | that make the costume really pop and |
| 3925s | yeah it was again like really cool to |
| 3926s | see all the making of photos and the |
| 3929s | other shoulders are actually amazing I |
| 3931s | love it this was barisa right if I if I |
| 3934s | remember that right how we never see |
| 3936s | barista one of the windrunner sisters if |
| 3939s | you're not familiar with lore so I mean |
| 3942s | we hear a lot about Sylvanas but you |
| 3945s | know we got a barista so how cool is |
| 3947s | that and uh these shoulder cauldrons |
| 3949s | we're probably going to talk about them |
| 3950s | a lot but really those those are hand |
| 3952s | carved as as Todd said is so cool I mean |
| 3955s | I really just want them |
| 3957s | incredible I I assumed they were like 3D |
| 3960s | printed but that is I think parts of |
| 3962s | them are |
| 3963s | um the the base but not the the blue |
| 3966s | parts right okay gotcha |
| 3968s | um yeah actually I want to make sure |
| 3971s | was that our last still but yeah thank |
| 3974s | you so much for uh another fantastic |
| 3977s | um I I get so excited about these |
| 3980s | International cosplayers yeah yeah oh |
| 3982s | the bow I forgot about the bow looks |
| 3985s | amazing |
| 3986s | so Waits |
| 3990s | yeah what I also love about the cosplay |
| 3992s | Community like um I travel a lot to |
| 3994s | conventions like no matter where you go |
| 3996s | like when you actually meet a cosplay |
| 3998s | you know it's like you it doesn't really |
| 4000s | matter what what age you are like which |
| 4002s | cultural background you have like which |
| 4004s | even which language to speak or like you |
| 4007s | know like which religion you have like |
| 4008s | what's actually media cosplayer this |
| 4010s | person instantly can become your very |
| 4012s | best friend and yet start talking about |
| 4014s | like techniques and materials like it's |
| 4016s | so amazing that like cosplay connects |
| 4018s | people like all over the world you feel |
| 4021s | like you're a part of a huge Community |
| 4023s | like just a huge family especially |
| 4025s | within blizzard and gaming and cosplay |
| 4027s | like blizzard is so wide and we're |
| 4030s | seeing that with the entries from around |
| 4031s | the world and that's such a great thing |
| 4033s | for all of us to have in common and you |
| 4035s | know when I go to BlizzCon I meet people |
| 4037s | from people all over the world to be |
| 4040s | there and we're excited about BlizzCon |
| 4045s | um oh man so let's move on to our next |
| 4047s | finalist uh |
| 4050s | uh oh wait we had a couple more Stills I |
| 4051s | forgot these were some really cool night |
| 4053s | shots |
| 4054s | striking I like the back fill light on |
| 4056s | that yeah |
| 4058s | um and Risa is kind of like cool of a |
| 4061s | character like she's not warm you know |
| 4064s | like she's just so like these kind of |
| 4066s | cool shots are kind of nice as well see |
| 4069s | I feel like I get Barista out of here |
| 4071s | yeah very in character |
| 4073s | all right so |
| 4076s | it's ocean from Canada in her serenade |
| 4079s | death knight cosplay and this was |
| 4082s | heavy prop work uh kamui would you like |
| 4085s | to discuss what you see here please I |
| 4088s | guess this is actually an actual set |
| 4090s | from World of Warcraft again it get |
| 4093s | brought to life like just taking |
| 4097s | the game uh with the weapon I think it's |
| 4100s | Armageddon if I remember correctly and |
| 4103s | yeah it was just again like really |
| 4104s | really cool a lot of stuff different |
| 4106s | techniques went into creating this |
| 4109s | costume and what I really love is like |
| 4111s | again like this uh taking taking the |
| 4113s | whole costume at one step further not |
| 4115s | just taking the reference but actually |
| 4117s | transform it into a reality that the |
| 4120s | costume actually works because um I |
| 4123s | would say like the the reference in wow |
| 4125s | it's like often a little bit bulky like |
| 4127s | they're like those massive Racers and |
| 4129s | everything and she actually adjusted the |
| 4131s | design a little bit |
| 4133s | um that it actually suits her |
| 4135s | um better and I just absolutely love the |
| 4138s | overall look of the costume and in |
| 4140s | Canada this could be like minus 50 |
| 4142s | degrees probably right now |
| 4146s | I love this sword so much yeah he did |
| 4149s | such a good job on the the overall |
| 4152s | aesthetic and yeah being able to just |
| 4156s | take this costume and as you were saying |
| 4159s | being able to get it to fit and and just |
| 4162s | present and being able to go full 360 |
| 4165s | they did an absolutely incredible job |
| 4168s | yep |
| 4170s | go ahead please oh it's fine actually is |
| 4174s | no stranger to the cosplay world and |
| 4176s | completed in her fair share of blizzcons |
| 4178s | uh she's really well known for her orbla |
| 4182s | work uh so I have to say this armor is |
| 4185s | made I think a hundred percent out of |
| 4187s | foreplay which is |
| 4189s | um a hard plastic so it in in a world |
| 4192s | where working with foam has become |
| 4194s | easier I know I also prefer to work with |
| 4196s | foam because movie brought this up |
| 4197s | earlier it's it's kind of the easy way |
| 4199s | out and it's I don't want to say that |
| 4201s | because it is still difficult but like I |
| 4202s | use foam for a lot of small details |
| 4204s | because for me it's just easier so all |
| 4206s | of these tiny little pieces that you see |
| 4208s | she cuts them out in warbliss so these |
| 4211s | are very thin wore bliss strips so the |
| 4213s | amount of skill required to make this |
| 4216s | level of detail in a warbler cosplay is |
| 4218s | high uh and she's meticulous I wouldn't |
| 4221s | be surprised if we took two different |
| 4223s | sides of the armor and put them right |
| 4225s | next to each other and they weren't |
| 4227s | perfect matches like she is really I |
| 4230s | would say master class in working with |
| 4232s | war block so very very uh great job as |
| 4237s | far as the seams and putting this |
| 4238s | cosplay together it's very very clean |
| 4241s | ocean is one of those absolute Precision |
| 4244s | cosplayers where her her world looks so |
| 4247s | good it looks easy to make which is it |
| 4250s | looks good when it's not paint Ed right |
| 4252s | like her her free paint photos on her |
| 4254s | Instagram like I love seeing her |
| 4257s | wearable work unpainted right |
| 4260s | all right cool so and because |
| 4264s | poker didn't get to talk a lot during |
| 4266s | oshley's he can start during |
| 4268s | emerils yeah uh entry from Italy as |
| 4273s | Frost worm arthas please go for it Hoku |
| 4277s | props so frostworm arthas is a Heroes of |
| 4280s | the Storm uh skin and just like all |
| 4284s | other Heroes of the Storm aesthetic it |
| 4287s | is absolutely even more oversized than |
| 4290s | normal and they have done a perfect job |
| 4293s | of reproducing the scaling on that while |
| 4295s | still trying to maintain Mobility still |
| 4298s | trying to be able to wear it and |
| 4299s | function you can see that in the |
| 4301s | mobility of the costume how they're |
| 4303s | moving around the sword really really |
| 4305s | ties things together for me because it |
| 4309s | gives them the ability to actually |
| 4310s | showcase like the costume as a whole |
| 4313s | You've Got just every aspect the |
| 4316s | paintwork is also honestly some of the |
| 4319s | best paintwork I've ever seen it's so |
| 4321s | impeccably clean I I can't say enough |
| 4324s | good things about this costume |
| 4326s | I also think that like just picking this |
| 4329s | costume must be so scary because the |
| 4331s | original reference yeah it's like the |
| 4333s | original reference is actually from from |
| 4335s | Heroes of the Storm and you know like um |
| 4338s | the reference from what Warcraft is |
| 4340s | already I would say like quite bulky but |
| 4342s | like in Heroes of the Storm it's |
| 4344s | everything just just crazy massive even |
| 4346s | bigger and everything |
| 4348s | um but the the fact that like they said |
| 4351s | like okay this is the right character I |
| 4354s | want to make like I have a lot of |
| 4356s | respect for that because like this is |
| 4358s | just like larger than larger than size |
| 4361s | this is like oh my God like this is just |
| 4363s | just being able to bring the costume |
| 4365s | accurately with all the like the |
| 4368s | proportions to life it it must recover |
| 4371s | require like so much skills like it was |
| 4374s | so challenging it was incredibly |
| 4376s | impressive I I love it |
| 4379s | I'm going to take this small moment too |
| 4381s | since we're talking about some um other |
| 4383s | franchises to to clear up a few cosplay |
| 4385s | Contest rules actually because this is a |
| 4387s | good moment to do that with this cosplay |
| 4389s | so as long as the character was from |
| 4391s | Hearthstone or World of Warcraft because |
| 4394s | uh Hearthstone characters come from that |
| 4397s | world although we have a few of our own |
| 4398s | now |
| 4399s | um as long as they were uh one of those |
| 4402s | characters they could be in here |
| 4404s | regardless of if they had a Heroes of |
| 4406s | the skin uh Heroes of the Storm skin |
| 4408s | however because we did have a few |
| 4410s | entrants that that couldn't apply |
| 4411s | because it couldn't be for example like |
| 4414s | Lilith or Sonia from it couldn't or um |
| 4417s | even would think like |
| 4419s | um a character from OverWatch like it |
| 4421s | couldn't be Diva as a death knight so as |
| 4423s | long as the character originated in |
| 4425s | Hearthstone or World of Warcraft the |
| 4427s | skin could be pretty much what it needed |
| 4429s | to be so Heroes of the Storm Skins are |
| 4431s | okay uh and arthas a very well-known |
| 4434s | character in World of Warcraft |
| 4436s | well said and yeah this was a very |
| 4439s | unique competition I don't think we've |
| 4442s | ever had such a specific IP towards a |
| 4445s | competition but surprisingly we got a |
| 4448s | ton of submissions which made it really |
| 4449s | easy for us |
| 4451s | um uh anyway finishing up with Emeril |
| 4454s | cosplay uh thank you very much for your |
| 4457s | submission I think we have one more |
| 4458s | death knight that we are going to review |
| 4461s | who is |
| 4465s | Pasha Vixen has the elite Arturo's death |
| 4468s | guard |
| 4470s | um and kamui would you like to approach |
| 4473s | this please |
| 4474s | oh yes I absolutely loved it oh my God |
| 4477s | like this costume had such a great look |
| 4480s | also |
| 4481s | um like just just the location where the |
| 4483s | costume was shot I think it again looks |
| 4486s | some very deep in Canada and I really |
| 4489s | really love the like the overall look of |
| 4492s | the character and um yeah it's like the |
| 4495s | shoulders I got like the right |
| 4497s | proportion I love the makeup the weapon |
| 4500s | looked amazing like everything just |
| 4502s | looks so so well nice put together and |
| 4505s | yeah she actually looks like exactly |
| 4508s | from the game and um yeah it totally |
| 4511s | loved all the effort that went into |
| 4512s | making the costume |
| 4514s | I don't think this was filmed in Canada |
| 4515s | I think this was filmed in Northern |
| 4526s | this is exact design I believe uh yeah |
| 4529s | and this entire costume is just perfect |
| 4534s | for this scene perfect for this |
| 4536s | environment and she's done such a good |
| 4539s | job of just becoming a death knight I |
| 4542s | really I really love this design yeah |
| 4545s | let's talk about attaching armor for a |
| 4547s | minute we haven't really talked about |
| 4548s | that and it's something interesting to |
| 4552s | bring up especially if if anyone is new |
| 4554s | to cosplay watching this wearing |
| 4557s | shoulder pauldrons that are that massive |
| 4559s | and us not being able to see how they're |
| 4562s | attached to them is is amazing right |
| 4566s | like I know how they're attached I know |
| 4568s | cabuy does because we both worn things |
| 4569s | similar to this but you have to attach |
| 4572s | them to undergarments often and then |
| 4574s | hide them under the cape um and it is a |
| 4576s | lot of complexity that we don't talk |
| 4578s | about enough is how to attach armor |
| 4581s | properly how to not show it often when |
| 4584s | we see |
| 4584s | um uh the the hip armor pieces that |
| 4588s | connect to the centerpiece sometimes we |
| 4590s | can see the little connector there but |
| 4591s | we don't she's done a really great job |
| 4593s | of hiding how this all works the armor |
| 4596s | just almost seems to float there much |
| 4598s | like it does in game so very cool to see |
| 4602s | uh wow physics yeah I also think like |
| 4605s | every one of us already have been in a |
| 4607s | costume at the convention praying that |
| 4609s | the costume won't fall apart having the |
| 4612s | hot glue and like duct tape ready and |
| 4614s | everything I like praying to all the |
| 4616s | safety pens I was there as well and um |
| 4620s | so I always say like one year when |
| 4622s | you're actually finishing an armor |
| 4623s | costume do like a few like test test |
| 4626s | walks around and everything just hope |
| 4628s | everything works out but yeah attachment |
| 4630s | is actually something really really |
| 4631s | difficult something you mostly don't see |
| 4634s | you shouldn't see and something which is |
| 4638s | well when it is well done it's very |
| 4640s | rewarding and if it's not well done |
| 4643s | um the convention might become |
| 4646s | complicated complicated yes it's always |
| 4649s | funny you see your shoulder pads that |
| 4651s | are in the right position and power one |
| 4652s | of the con and by hour three you're just |
| 4655s | like yeah three inches further down and |
| 4657s | as you've been walking around so I I |
| 4659s | make my harnesses out of leather and I |
| 4660s | used to use Chicago Screws a lot you'd |
| 4662s | be walking around you just get this |
| 4663s | Little Tink Tink Tink those are the |
| 4665s | Chicago Screws slowly working loose and |
| 4667s | falling it's just yeah it's it's a riot |
| 4669s | it's nuts |
| 4672s | at least she has a weapon she can clear |
| 4674s | her way through the crowd yes all right |
| 4677s | our death knight finalists |
| 4680s | um God these judges are making it really |
| 4682s | easy on me as the host like I don't have |
| 4684s | to do anything you guys are just running |
| 4685s | away with the show that's nice to hear |
| 4687s | that's because we're huge fans |
| 4690s | a lot of these cosplayers that submitted |
| 4692s | such great polished |
| 4695s | content that was really fun and easy to |
| 4698s | work with and that was a great example |
| 4700s | of really an excellent presentations |
| 4703s | also I think participating in costume |
| 4705s | competitions is actually scary like you |
| 4708s | need to overcome some fears like it |
| 4710s | might be actually intimidating like to |
| 4712s | show your stuff to such a huge audience |
| 4715s | and especially at live costume |
| 4717s | competitions where you have to go on |
| 4719s | stage sometimes in front of thousands of |
| 4721s | people and I think I don't know how many |
| 4723s | people are watching right now but I |
| 4726s | think it's also quite scary for the |
| 4728s | participants as well even though it's |
| 4730s | only online right |
| 4733s | uh go ahead Chad I'm sorry I was gonna |
| 4736s | say you know something that always stuck |
| 4738s | out to me about blizzard cosplayers |
| 4740s | though is like just the extreme love of |
| 4744s | that character of that game it it really |
| 4747s | I've noticed just this Charisma that |
| 4749s | exudes uh when you're walking around |
| 4751s | BlizzCon I've been at BlizzCon since |
| 4753s | year one guys and seeing the cosplay has |
| 4756s | it has it has evolved has just been |
| 4758s | remarkable and so that's something that |
| 4761s | I really just want to highlight is my |
| 4762s | some of my absolute favorite cosplay it |
| 4766s | is all from the warcraft universe so the |
| 4768s | Diablo Universe all of these different |
| 4770s | blizzard IPS they do yeah yeah you also |
| 4772s | have to add like you could you could |
| 4774s | actually spend hours days months playing |
| 4777s | your favorite game or you are so |
| 4779s | obsessed with a certain character that |
| 4782s | that you actually spent like all those |
| 4784s | types of creating the costume and like |
| 4786s | as as gaming cosplay you always struggle |
| 4789s | like with okay I really want to make |
| 4791s | cosplay but I also really want to play |
| 4792s | game like at the end you'd somehow like |
| 4795s | wait for your rate wait like for the |
| 4798s | next like the next session starting and |
| 4800s | like uh like hand stitching something in |
| 4803s | front of the computer so yeah like in |
| 4805s | between braids in between wipes but yeah |
| 4807s | like if you're actually creating gaming |
| 4809s | cosplay is like really difficult I think |
| 4811s | you're saying is super valid but there's |
| 4813s | people out there wanting to know who won |
| 4816s | this game yeah |
| 4823s | who won this right yeah okay so |
| 4828s | because you were on a great Rampage |
| 4830s | anyway we're going to announce our |
| 4832s | winner for best death knight right now |
| 4836s | and it is in real cosplay yes |
| 4839s | congratulations |
| 4841s | congratulations congratulations |
| 4846s | such a well-made costume yeah oh my god |
| 4850s | um |
| 4851s | nuts I want to make a Hots costume now |
| 4853s | yeah yeah just do it I won I made one |
| 4857s | ready it's like a great great reference |
| 4860s | designs as well and like but hide Stone |
| 4863s | has so much stuff as well oh my God I |
| 4866s | love this bone yeah |
| 4868s | it's so good yeah yeah yeah I didn't |
| 4871s | comment much on his when we were uh on |
| 4873s | theirs when we were going through this |
| 4875s | and it is so stunning the the work on |
| 4878s | the bones in particular and the color |
| 4880s | that they did is so that is so cool yeah |
| 4884s | the videography is so good yeah and like |
| 4886s | also like this this combination between |
| 4889s | like a metal look finish and like all |
| 4891s | those bones like which are like very |
| 4893s | organic and stuff like putting it |
| 4895s | together into an actually working |
| 4897s | costume |
| 4899s | um yeah it's it's amazing like I'm still |
| 4901s | absolutely absolutely Blown Away by like |
| 4905s | the proportions like just like those |
| 4907s | absolutely insane proportions and that |
| 4910s | the shoulder pads don't cut his cut |
| 4911s | their head off yeah |
| 4914s | seeing it articulate the way that it |
| 4917s | does being so bulky and moving so |
| 4919s | naturally is really pleasing to see that |
| 4923s | yeah uh actually I should admit when I |
| 4926s | was rendering out this footage here I |
| 4928s | was getting chills because I was like |
| 4930s | man what an iconic shot oh yes this |
| 4935s | victory for this particular category so |
| 4937s | this is like the Frozen Throne cover |
| 4940s | yeah easily yeah |
| 4944s | making or just costume as well when you |
| 4946s | see that I would say from a Hearthstone |
| 4948s | perspective wanting to see like who |
| 4950s | could win the death knight section of |
| 4953s | this I'm happy to see that it is arthas |
| 4955s | yes |
| 4956s | um and that they did such a good job and |
| 4959s | this really is a great representation of |
| 4961s | what we would have expected to see for |
| 4963s | the death knight category amazing all |
| 4965s | right and with that we are going to move |
| 4967s | on to what I believe is congratulations |
| 4970s | Emeril one more time uh and that is |
| 4972s | going all the way to Italy uh and we've |
| 4974s | got one more collection of bonus cosplay |
| 4977s | entries to share with you guys and |
| 4981s | which means we're getting to the end of |
| 4983s | our show |
| 4984s | um entry from Taiwan which is super cool |
| 4986s | to see the wow the tier two warlock I |
| 4990s | believe yes tiered to a tier one is so |
| 4993s | good we've got Quincy cosplay this is |
| 4997s | cosplay |
| 5000s | right here |
| 5002s | um |
| 5038s | like texted me like oh my god did you |
| 5041s | see this thing yet and I was like not |
| 5042s | yet but that is incredible you were so |
| 5045s | excited someone entered a plushie sure |
| 5048s | why not and cosplay is a cosplay it is |
| 5052s | it didn't happen thank you community for |
| 5054s | being so great I want to see Corgi |
| 5057s | cosplays yes Courtney cosplays next time |
| 5062s | um |
| 5068s | how much he had done is terrific |
| 5071s | um this is our first Bulgarian cosplayer |
| 5075s | color on this so shiny |
| 5079s | um that is a beautiful paint yeah wow |
| 5084s | um the one |
| 5086s | on |
| 5088s | it's heartbreaking to see that some of |
| 5090s | these folks didn't make it |
| 5092s | um yeah |
| 5095s | wow video submission ever was yes a |
| 5099s | Demon Hunter beating the hell out of the |
| 5100s | cameraman sure why not I always love a |
| 5104s | good Demon Hunter yeah and I actually |
| 5106s | think this was from our cosplay |
| 5107s | reference sheets as well if I remember |
| 5109s | right ah oh yes I love warheart this |
| 5112s | guy's awesome oh my God I love the |
| 5115s | texture it looks amazing it's really |
| 5117s | good yeah makeup's great too oh the |
| 5119s | weapon oh my God the paint shop looks |
| 5122s | amazing as well and that is our final |
| 5124s | that Center core is also really cool |
| 5126s | yeah it's just bursting through that |
| 5128s | Center Point yeah that's cool all right |
| 5131s | and that's just amazing that we get to |
| 5133s | Showcase these thank you again to our |
| 5135s | host talk actually I should thank you |
| 5137s | the blizzard team for allowing us to |
| 5140s | Showcase all of these people because |
| 5142s | it's kind of part of our deal we have a |
| 5143s | huge heart for cosplayers around the |
| 5145s | world it means everything to us to me |
| 5148s | this is a celebration to everyone else |
| 5149s | this is a competition in Chad's case |
| 5152s | it's a party what do you call it a party |
| 5155s | or a an award ceremony or something oh |
| 5158s | yeah it's an awards to everybody yeah um |
| 5160s | okay so uh actually Alkali would you |
| 5162s | like to set up |
| 5164s | one of our main core categories |
| 5168s | please someone is excited please go I'm |
| 5171s | so excited okay okay okay okay okay okay |
| 5172s | here's why I'm excited let me tell you |
| 5175s | background story there has been a bit of |
| 5178s | talk in the cosplay World about Cosplay |
| 5181s | getting so expensive the skill level of |
| 5183s | people |
| 5184s | okay maybe this is your fault for |
| 5185s | teaching everybody so well sorry I'm |
| 5187s | blaming all right |
| 5190s | um everybody's getting good really |
| 5192s | really good |
| 5195s | and the level of skill and cosplayers |
| 5197s | and the cost of production sometimes in |
| 5200s | some categories even armor we're |
| 5201s | starting to see it almost become a |
| 5202s | special effects category |
| 5204s | um and so one thing and hearing a lot of |
| 5208s | this chatter in the cosplay Community |
| 5209s | about needing budget categories I |
| 5211s | actually firmly believe this I I hope |
| 5214s | I'm getting you know a little step |
| 5215s | soapbox here but I hope some cosplay |
| 5218s | competitions will consider adding a |
| 5219s | budget category and also we wanted to |
| 5222s | consider that maybe not all of our |
| 5225s | Hearthstone players had some creative |
| 5227s | skill I don't know maybe you guys do |
| 5229s | maybe you know but we just wanted to say |
| 5231s | we wanted to have a category that |
| 5233s | everybody felt like they could enter |
| 5235s | regardless of skill so this is the |
| 5237s | goblin craft category you had to use |
| 5239s | duct tape or tape |
| 5242s | um cardboard and or paper uh paints and |
| 5245s | you could use glue so in the rules those |
| 5247s | were the four things |
| 5248s | um so most of our contestants use just |
| 5250s | cardboard and I'm so excited to show you |
| 5255s | the uh finalists in The Goblin crafts |
| 5258s | category enjoyed oh nice yes and so uh |
| 5261s | we picked our three favorite because |
| 5263s | this wasn't one of our core competitions |
| 5265s | uh and here they are as our finalists um |
| 5269s | so we are starting |
| 5271s | with I believe it's pronounced Alon |
| 5274s | there's another entry from Taiwan which |
| 5277s | is super cool as Goblin lady tinker and |
| 5280s | actually Hoku would you please do the |
| 5282s | honors of talking about this I love this |
| 5285s | costume so much |
| 5287s | so so one of the things that I'm just |
| 5290s | gonna start one of the things I |
| 5291s | absolutely love is the special effects |
| 5294s | the very ingenious simple special |
| 5296s | effects uh building things out of |
| 5298s | cardboard with motion and just being |
| 5300s | able to rig it so she could wear it and |
| 5303s | just it's just such a fun costume this |
| 5306s | this I think to me is a perfect |
| 5308s | representation of people having fun with |
| 5310s | a costume Oh yes totally yeah this is |
| 5314s | actually a larger than life costume |
| 5316s | because like usually those costumes and |
| 5318s | I wanted to say like I love this |
| 5320s | category because like people think of |
| 5322s | like with costumes like that we need to |
| 5323s | get like all the fancy tools like all |
| 5325s | the fancy equipment it gets like really |
| 5326s | expensive and like she just just used |
| 5328s | like cardboard and tapes and paint and |
| 5331s | like it's like even even moving it's |
| 5333s | functional you know know and this this |
| 5335s | costume is mind blown oh my God like |
| 5338s | especially like that like you need so |
| 5340s | much creativity to actually like working |
| 5341s | with the |
| 5343s | um like the most simplified tools and |
| 5345s | material is to create something like |
| 5346s | that like you need to keep your eyes |
| 5348s | open for like some some older things to |
| 5351s | actually bring together it's like a very |
| 5354s | creative costume I love it like the idea |
| 5356s | it's really cool as well I love that she |
| 5358s | left one of the cardboard seems raw like |
| 5361s | yeah you can see that the corrugation in |
| 5363s | the cardboard I've also made a mech suit |
| 5366s | so I have extra appreciation for seeing |
| 5369s | Goblin craft might be some of the |
| 5372s | history behind how we came up with the |
| 5374s | name as well yeah so uh very excited to |
| 5376s | see that someone actually made a mechsu |
| 5378s | out of yeah cardboard on this remind I I |
| 5382s | competed against Alkali one year and you |
| 5384s | were Dr boom which reminded me of of |
| 5387s | this particular costume I did I I made a |
| 5390s | doctor boom mad genius cosplay you guys |
| 5394s | if you haven't seen Alkali in that |
| 5395s | please look it up on her Instagram |
| 5397s | because it's worth it's worth seeing um |
| 5400s | okay we're gonna move on to our second |
| 5402s | oh wait I wasn't sure what happened okay |
| 5405s | we've got more of this one's great yeah |
| 5407s | more of this okay here's our second uh |
| 5409s | Goblin craft and this is samazon cosplay |
| 5412s | from the US in their duct tape Valera |
| 5423s | in the mercenaries commercial I don't |
| 5426s | know if you saw that I made Valeria a |
| 5427s | ton so I am very connected to this |
| 5429s | character uh mad props this is done head |
| 5433s | to toe in duct tape and as someone who's |
| 5436s | made this body piece in I made it velvet |
| 5439s | and it was so difficult I cannot believe |
| 5442s | someone pulled this off to this level of |
| 5445s | perfection with duct tape uh same with |
| 5447s | the the boots um even the laces are made |
| 5450s | with duct tape and they actually corset |
| 5452s | kind of lace up the back uh and then the |
| 5455s | attention to detail in the sword which |
| 5457s | is the exact uh way that that sword is |
| 5460s | laid out it's got that cool kind of cut |
| 5462s | out out of it I'm really impressed with |
| 5464s | how this was pulled off those shoulders |
| 5466s | are nuts |
| 5468s | um and the fact that they're done in |
| 5470s | cardboard and duct tape is just so |
| 5471s | wicked cool |
| 5473s | it was ribbon tied together to hold the |
| 5476s | braces bracers together that makes me |
| 5478s | really happy did she actually even use |
| 5480s | some paint or the artists like I also I |
| 5482s | think she is yeah I think |
| 5484s | I think yeah |
| 5488s | exactly I want to use duct tape and |
| 5490s | carpet only duct tape yeah |
| 5492s | and oh my God and red duct tape |
| 5496s | we're gonna just start seeing duct tape |
| 5498s | used as interface |
| 5502s | I love I love the tattering on the uh |
| 5506s | the the tabard or whatever element it is |
| 5509s | down there where it looks like yeah |
| 5511s | exactly it looks like it's just got a |
| 5513s | bunch of uh weathering and it's just |
| 5516s | yeah it's perfect this is crazy oh my |
| 5518s | God someone in chat said it looks so |
| 5520s | cheap that's the point is that is the |
| 5523s | point yeah it's just tape uh okay I want |
| 5526s | to say actually it looks cheap though |
| 5528s | wow okay here's our last uh Goblin craft |
| 5531s | finalist who is uh take flight cosplay |
| 5534s | from the UK in the tier 2 Paladin |
| 5536s | judgment armor set this this is one of |
| 5539s | my favorite entries period and who |
| 5542s | actually kamui was this one that you |
| 5545s | wanted to talk about |
| 5547s | um yes I loved it as well because like |
| 5549s | first this is like obviously one of the |
| 5552s | most amazing armor sets in World of |
| 5553s | Warcraft uh I made it as well and I |
| 5557s | think like this contestant actually like |
| 5559s | really really take take the whole um |
| 5562s | like the whole idea very serious because |
| 5565s | um look like those those pieces in the |
| 5567s | front they're actually I think like |
| 5568s | craft shop recipes |
| 5574s | and like everything is all just duct |
| 5577s | tape like I think left over |
| 5579s | um crafting material like fabric like |
| 5581s | really old Fabric and stuff it's like |
| 5582s | and just I think um the the shoulder |
| 5584s | pieces are just cardboard as well great |
| 5586s | like creating something like that just |
| 5589s | with cardboard this is actually not easy |
| 5592s | really not easy the fact that they put |
| 5595s | them yeah |
| 5598s | this is one of my favorite screenshots |
| 5600s | oh my God so cool yeah oh wow wow so |
| 5605s | there's just a bunch of random stuff |
| 5607s | from around the house |
| 5609s | um yeah yeah but so you see cosplay |
| 5612s | doesn't need to be expensive no yeah |
| 5614s | well any and they prove it and you know |
| 5617s | if you want to ask them how much it |
| 5619s | costs |
| 5623s | you don't even need a sewing machine |
| 5625s | just tape it together tape it together |
| 5627s | I love the little like looped chain |
| 5630s | paper things |
| 5634s | where you count down the days |
| 5637s | yeah yeah oh my legitimate costume that |
| 5640s | looks this good I will say the |
| 5642s | silhouette is so good though yes it's |
| 5645s | perfect yeah oh okay so I believe those |
| 5649s | were our three Goblin craft finalists |
| 5651s | and without further delay because we're |
| 5654s | actually getting close to our time here |
| 5656s | we're gonna jump right into our winner |
| 5658s | if you don't mind who is |
| 5660s | samazon creations |
| 5664s | congratulations |
| 5669s | I I will say |
| 5670s | uh Amazon really took the rules to |
| 5674s | Hearts this is a hundred percent duct |
| 5678s | tape and cardboard just head to toe |
| 5681s | boots I I wow amazing are the soles of |
| 5685s | the shoes cardboard I'm gonna have to |
| 5688s | ask them later yeah |
| 5690s | fabulous for our first ever ever Goblin |
| 5693s | craft I couldn't please post your entire |
| 5695s | build book so everyone can learn your |
| 5697s | way oh yes please |
| 5700s | I so hope that this happens again and I |
| 5703s | so am looking for it if it does to |
| 5705s | seeing how good the cardboard duct tape |
| 5707s | paint category oh yeah I would love to |
| 5711s | see the category in other contest such a |
| 5713s | high bar yeah yeah the high bar is set |
| 5716s | for sure good luck anyone else who |
| 5718s | enters a duct tape category people to |
| 5721s | make this event happen again in the |
| 5722s | future yes please whatever you whatever |
| 5725s | we need to do just make it happen but |
| 5727s | um congratulations to Amazon cosplay |
| 5730s | what an incredible Goblin craft entry |
| 5733s | and congratulations on your 500 prize |
| 5735s | along with one of the medallions made by |
| 5738s | hokey crops congratulations |
| 5740s | speaking of medallions made by Hoku |
| 5742s | props I believe our next segment on the |
| 5744s | show is called Hoku props and wow |
| 5752s | oh yeah here's where the armor Medallion |
| 5755s | yeah so so these are all in a shadow box |
| 5757s | something that I've really liked and |
| 5760s | Bullpen uh actually set me on this is |
| 5762s | being able to display your metal is |
| 5766s | something that it's not really easy when |
| 5768s | all you have is the metal so you know |
| 5770s | taking his lead I figured let's get him |
| 5772s | mounted in shadow boxes that way they |
| 5774s | can be presented you can enjoy this |
| 5776s | totem of your win in success forever or |
| 5779s | as long as they hold up because they |
| 5781s | should last quite a while and yeah I |
| 5783s | just I absolutely love it I sculpted all |
| 5785s | of these in zbrush and just taking the |
| 5788s | time to really create something that was |
| 5790s | going to resonate with each category I |
| 5793s | put a lot of love into these and I'm so |
| 5795s | happy with the results and I'm hopeful |
| 5797s | that everybody else is happy with them |
| 5798s | too they look amazing |
| 5801s | yeah yeah you're not officially off the |
| 5804s | hook yet because you got one more thing |
| 5805s | you have to talk about yeah so one other |
| 5808s | thing is the helmet we wanted to go |
| 5811s | ahead and take insta inspiration from |
| 5814s | all of the elements of death knight and |
| 5817s | really create just this item that just |
| 5820s | completely personifies those elements |
| 5822s | and so this is a crown that I went and |
| 5825s | designed with a whole lot of inspiration |
| 5826s | from Death Knight and other elements |
| 5828s | from arthas and yeah it's it speaks for |
| 5832s | itself this is all uh printed this is a |
| 5835s | 3D printed this is the master there is |
| 5837s | uh only one and technically a second |
| 5839s | backup down here in case I need it and |
| 5842s | it's just I had so much fun I I'm a huge |
| 5846s | huge huge blizzard fan as you guys I |
| 5848s | think can totally tell and so having |
| 5850s | this opportunity to take my passion the |
| 5853s | same way that all the other cosplayers |
| 5854s | in this contest have really taken their |
| 5856s | passion and putting it all into these |
| 5858s | different Awards it's I'm so proud of |
| 5861s | everyone and I'm so excited for |
| 5862s | everybody to receive their their prizes |
| 5864s | I really am on behalf of the Hearthstone |
| 5866s | team thank you again because all we told |
| 5869s | Hoku props was take the Lich King's Helm |
| 5873s | of domination but turn it into a crown |
| 5875s | that's all we said |
| 5877s | um and and seeing his renderings and and |
| 5880s | seeing the process was uh very amazing |
| 5882s | for us to watch thank you again on |
| 5884s | behalf of the Hearthstone Community team |
| 5885s | poker crops for for putting that |
| 5887s | together it's exactly what weed |
| 5888s | envisions and actually I think when you |
| 5890s | guys were pitching it to us |
| 5892s | um hokus was like I will only do that |
| 5896s | event if I get to make the prizing |
| 5906s | which we've got four category winners |
| 5909s | enjoy your prizes |
| 5911s | um and talking about category winners |
| 5915s | I think we are supposed to see who our |
| 5919s | category winners are so these are our |
| 5921s | core category winners of our |
| 5922s | craftsmanship competition categories uh |
| 5925s | we've got Danny McFly in armor Achilles |
| 5928s | cosplay with needlework and in real |
| 5930s | cosplay as the death knight winner |
| 5936s | are slotted to compete against each |
| 5939s | other amongst the judges which has |
| 5941s | already happened and one of these three |
| 5943s | people has to be selected as the best in |
| 5945s | show which will win the crown five |
| 5949s | thousand dollars |
| 5952s | and all the glory that goes along with |
| 5955s | this event which I think there's a lot |
| 5957s | of prestige here so |
| 5958s | before we announce is there anything |
| 5960s | that anyone has to say about anything |
| 5964s | yeah I I just wanted to say that like |
| 5967s | all of the participants were absolutely |
| 5969s | amazing and like it was such a joy to |
| 5972s | see all all the the costumes up close |
| 5974s | like to see all the buildbox books and |
| 5977s | like basically for me for me personally |
| 5979s | everyone is a winner and um it was it |
| 5982s | was |
| 5984s | um amazing to judge everyone and I |
| 5985s | really hope that blizzard is doing more |
| 5987s | such costume competitions because it's |
| 5990s | really really motivating for the cosplay |
| 5992s | community and um I think also BlizzCon |
| 5995s | will be really huge this year uh I can |
| 5999s | not agree more that's yeah totally I'm |
| 6002s | so excited to see all of the love and |
| 6004s | passion that's been put into costumes |
| 6006s | we've seen a small teaser of this |
| 6008s | BlizzCon I'm assuming this year is going |
| 6010s | to be wild wild with the cosplay so if |
| 6014s | if you guys are not a part of the |
| 6015s | contest or the costume Community please |
| 6018s | get excited you've got a bit of time |
| 6020s | yeah because join us I'm gonna totally |
| 6022s | be there yes I want to see everything |
| 6024s | yeah yeah I remember what I called kamui |
| 6027s | to invite her to be part of this event |
| 6030s | you just started clapping on the phone |
| 6032s | you were like oh my God blizzard |
| 6034s | cosplayers are so thirsty for news yes |
| 6037s | cosplay yeah yes please thank you so |
| 6039s | much for joining along with us yeah |
| 6041s | thank you for this amazing cosplay |
| 6043s | competitions I I saw like so many people |
| 6045s | got really really excited about it and |
| 6047s | now being a part of it it's a huge honor |
| 6050s | for me and I yeah and just just as that |
| 6052s | I hope to see more all right alkaline do |
| 6054s | you have any final thoughts I just want |
| 6056s | to see the winner all right I want to |
| 6057s | see Chad see the winner we're getting |
| 6059s | into it so we're gonna just cut to the |
| 6062s | full screen here |
| 6063s | we're gonna hit play and see what |
| 6064s | happens so |
| 6066s | good luck everyone and |
| 6068s | here we go good luck everyone |
| 6072s | all right there's one more slide |
| 6076s | it sucks it's the winner |
| 6080s | Danny McFly Danny McFly congratulations |
| 6083s | congratulations congratulations oh my |
| 6087s | God oh my God congratulations |
| 6090s | yeah epic yeah my goodness I just have |
| 6095s | to tell Chad judging this I've said it |
| 6097s | once I'm going to say it again it was a |
| 6099s | huge honor |
| 6101s | um I think it's gonna pop up later |
| 6102s | you'll see it but there's a side-by-side |
| 6104s | comparison of this armor and then the |
| 6108s | in-game character next to each other and |
| 6111s | they are exact it is just that is so |
| 6115s | rare So uncanny yeah to get those |
| 6117s | proportions |
| 6118s | um because we usually have to modify |
| 6120s | them for blizzard armor because it's |
| 6121s | like impossible if you move your |
| 6123s | shoulders you're gonna pop your head off |
| 6124s | so |
| 6126s | um this was just masterfully done uh |
| 6129s | beautiful words |
| 6132s | I'm so glad you guys get to see this |
| 6135s | yeah wow because I wanted people to know |
| 6138s | that there's an undersuit all the sewing |
| 6140s | the patterning the armor yeah |
| 6145s | he even got his he designed his his |
| 6148s | chainmail pattern he got it printed uh |
| 6151s | he did the sewing it's just it's |
| 6152s | incredible yes this side by side right |
| 6155s | here this is what chat really needs to |
| 6157s | see and you guys are getting to see what |
| 6160s | we saw what we judged off of and when |
| 6162s | you see an image like this it's hard not |
| 6165s | to understand why why Danny is the |
| 6168s | winner it is phenomenal yeah there was |
| 6170s | so much accurate representation of |
| 6173s | scaling I've ever seen in a costume ever |
| 6176s | yeah then he is Terraria so like this |
| 6179s | this is like so perfect so well executed |
| 6183s | Danny can I just refer to you Australian |
| 6185s | from now on yeah yeah |
| 6189s | back out |
| 6192s | I would love to see |
| 6194s | to sitcom because I didn't I never saw |
| 6195s | this costume like in real life and I |
| 6197s | think like seeing this at BlizzCon would |
| 6200s | be amazing however I can imagine the |
| 6201s | transportation |
| 6203s | could be a little bit difficult yeah and |
| 6206s | Danny ladies too yeah putting on his |
| 6210s | Prosthetics too because there's so much |
| 6211s | that goes into this it's not just |
| 6212s | putting on Armor like look at what he's |
| 6214s | he's going just the makeup must take so |
| 6216s | long |
| 6217s | yeah oh yeah |
| 6221s | I love my world just quiet because we're |
| 6223s | just like oh yeah totally engaged just |
| 6225s | like wow yeah he's a young person |
| 6228s | a young person that you know puts on all |
| 6230s | the scarring does perfect age work uh |
| 6233s | yeah this is just very very well done |
| 6236s | um I don't you know some makeup artists |
| 6238s | might not have even done this job as |
| 6240s | well as he did I want to go work on |
| 6243s | costumes right and here is your final |
| 6246s | Best in Show uh congratulations |
| 6249s | congratulations congratulations such a |
| 6252s | good costume yeah all of it huge thank |
| 6255s | you to everyone who entered all the |
| 6256s | other winners everyone that that was |
| 6258s | part of this show all the all the people |
| 6260s | but Danny you absolutely killed it we've |
| 6263s | gotten to talk about Danny three |
| 6265s | different times now so I |
| 6267s | think we've exhausted all of our love |
| 6269s | for for Danny McFly right now maybe not |
| 6272s | I'm not sure but you guys know I love |
| 6275s | you Danny McFly you're amazing yes yeah |
| 6276s | please check out his Instagram so you |
| 6279s | can see more amazing costumes of himself |
| 6281s | I'd like to follow all of the |
| 6282s | contestants everyone yeah please please |
| 6284s | do it um they will appreciate it |
| 6286s | actually so somehow we've eaten up the |
| 6289s | entire two-hour block here and very |
| 6291s | quickly I set this screen aside in case |
| 6295s | there's anything that Alkali as the |
| 6297s | community manager needs to announce on |
| 6298s | behalf of blizzard and Hearthstone right |
| 6300s | now |
| 6301s | uh yes thank you for showing up thank |
| 6304s | you to all the amazing contestants uh |
| 6306s | the people who submitted their cosplays |
| 6307s | for bringing March of the Lich King to |
| 6309s | life that was the goal there was never |
| 6311s | going to be a more perfect opportunity |
| 6312s | to to take a Hearthstone moment put it |
| 6315s | on a center stage and take our |
| 6316s | characters and and bring them to life |
| 6318s | for you so thank you to the community |
| 6319s | for doing that and I hope you guys have |
| 6320s | enjoyed the show this has been a lot of |
| 6323s | fun and thank you for letting me be |
| 6325s | another host of of another one of these |
| 6327s | events |
| 6328s | um |
| 6329s | I really enjoy doing these and |
| 6332s | I think I did just a little special |
| 6333s | thanks thing here to Showcase how much I |
| 6337s | love all of these different people and |
| 6338s | Brands but |
| 6340s | special thanks to our amazing judges |
| 6341s | Hoku props kamui cosplay and Alkali Lake |
| 6344s | and then our administrative staff |
| 6346s | Tiffany Gordon cosplay we could not have |
| 6348s | done this without you blizzard obviously |
| 6350s | without which we wouldn't have |
| 6352s | characters to compete with ultimate |
| 6355s | cosplay is |
| 6356s | us really uh the Hearthstone community |
| 6359s | and talk custom is me so I did all the |
| 6362s | editing and whatever so there you have |
| 6364s | it but |
| 6366s | um |
| 6367s | oh and do we have time for Corgi cam is |
| 6371s | it time for several |
| 6378s | Edition |
| 6379s | yeah are you guys well let's say our |
| 6382s | final farewells because we gotta wrap |
| 6384s | this up in 90 seconds or I'm gonna get |
| 6386s | fired or something like that I don't |
| 6387s | know what happened |
| 6389s | but yeah Big Love uh this was a ton of |
| 6393s | fun uh I'm very happy that this went so |
| 6396s | smoothly yeah yeah thanks for having us |
| 6398s | guys thank you thank you for such a |
| 6400s | great everyone see all that Blue's gone |
| 6401s | hopefully thank you all right see you |
| 6404s | guys thank you bye-bye |
| 6409s | foreign |