Halo Elite Costume
When we saw Peter Mander’s Halo Covenant Elite costume in progress last year, we thought it looked pretty cool, but wait til you get a load of this awesome 7-foot tall costume in its completed form.
When we saw Peter Mander’s Halo Covenant Elite costume in progress last year, we thought it looked pretty cool, but wait til you get a load of this awesome 7-foot tall costume in its completed form.
Rick9635 is a die-hard Star Wars fan. Not only did he make a costume of one of the lesser-known characters – General Grievous (from Ep. III), it looks and moves just like the one in the movie.
You’re looking at the official mascots for the 2012 London Olympics. Wenlock is on the left, and Mandeville on the right. Despite the explanations, we still don’t get why they look like Leela’s kids.
A few of them are okay, but the majority of Star Wars costumes in these hilarious photos are spectacularly bad. It truly makes us appreciate all the effort that goes into the super-detailed ones.
It’s still a work in progress, but Anthony Le’s War Machine looks ready for Iron Man 2; it’s made with urethane and features a minigun and light-up eyes, arc reactor and gauntlets.
Outland Armour strikes back with Steampunk Star Wars, which debuted at Dragon Con 2009; top picks go to a WWI-styled Vader and an epically armored Boba Fett. (galleries: 1, 2).
The Foot Clan leader is apparently a fashion trendsetter, too: this TMNT Shredder Hoodie features arm and shoulder spikes and a zip-up half mask to scare your half-shell enemies.
DIY doesn’t get much more legit than Harrison Krix: the professional prop creator was commissioned by Daft Punk to replicate a gold helmet and outlines the entire process here.
PVP IRL with these WoW Prop Replicas, which include Horde and Alliance Flags, Tabards, and a Frostmourne Sword; would-be warriors look elsewhere: the latter is made out of latex.
The latest on our list of over-the-top costumes literally towers over us: this animatronic Gomora suit stands 10 ft. tall and 20 ft. long, moves its head and arms, shrieks, and spits vapor.
Made with $2,000, two 42″ LCD TVs, and crapload of fingerprints, John and Reko’s iPhone Costumes actually work–they’ve modified their iPhone 3GS to allow live dual image output.
Putting the Halo in Halloween, Pete Mander’s Covenant Elite costume also puts anything we’ve ever fielded to shame; it features joystick-operated top and bottom mandibles.
Ezio may be raking in the dough this Fall, but Altair will be scoring candy on Halloween: this Assassin’s Creed gear is pricey but realistic, including the ultra-sweet extension knife.
We don’t normally feature costumes, but this Bioshock-inspired Big Daddy suit could easily be mistaken for the real thing: weighing 50-60 pounds, it sports an actual spinning drill.
Even if you’re a Super Smash Bros Brawl expert, Brawl will show your favorite characters in a completely new light: it’s real people in odd costumes and with even odder poses.
Putting Halloween costumes everywhere to shame, Casey Pugh’s Daft Punk helmet is made with a cheap motorcycle helmet and an animated, Arduino-powered 16×5 LED matrix.
We admit that cosplay often ranks high on our dork-o-meter. However, many of these 31 video game costumes are amazing, from a Link lookalike to a drop-dead sexy Ivy Valentine.
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