×ÖÄ» - previously on heroes of cosplay...
×ÖÄ» - I'm not used to you competing.
×ÖÄ» - I have never competed before.
×ÖÄ» I kinda feel like I'm in over my head.
×ÖÄ» - okay, let's go.
×ÖÄ» Holly and I have been cosplaying together for ages.
×ÖÄ» But every time I compete,
×ÖÄ» I have a little bit of that spark of crazy come back.
×ÖÄ» We're always ambitious.
×ÖÄ» We can literally make anything and do anything.
×ÖÄ» - best team, dungeons & dragons.
×ÖÄ» - I'm kinda the method actress of the cosplay world.
×ÖÄ» Now don't panic.
×ÖÄ» I want to be the character
×ÖÄ» And embody whoever it is
×ÖÄ» That I'm portraying.
×ÖÄ» - honorable mention will go to...
×ÖÄ» Brave.
×ÖÄ» - this is my chance to show my craftsmanship.
×ÖÄ» It's show time.
×ÖÄ» Beetlejuice, beetlejuice, beetlejuice!
×ÖÄ» - first place, draenei shaman!
×ÖÄ» - I'm disappointed.
×ÖÄ» For my next costume,
×ÖÄ» I'm gonna make something that lights up,
×ÖÄ» Something that showcases a lot of different skills.
×ÖÄ» - the next stop on the heroes of cosplay
×ÖÄ» Convention tour is megacon in orlando, florida.
×ÖÄ» Megacon is one of the biggest comic conventions
×ÖÄ» In the southeast,
×ÖÄ» With an attendance of over 50,000 people last year
×ÖÄ» And is an important stop on the convention circuit.
×ÖÄ» In los angeles,
×ÖÄ» Yaya han is working on expanding her global brand
×ÖÄ» By creating an action figure
×ÖÄ» Before she has to head off to denmark
×ÖÄ» As a cosplay guest and judge.
×ÖÄ» - let me make sure you're aligned.
×ÖÄ» - cosplay has changed immensely over the years.
×ÖÄ» It has evolved from being a subculture
×ÖÄ» Into a global phenomenon.
×ÖÄ» - I really care about your face being you
×ÖÄ» From beginning to end.
×ÖÄ» - I want to do something no one has ever done before,
×ÖÄ» And really take my brand to the next level.
×ÖÄ» - okay, so right now,
×ÖÄ» I'm watching on a monitor in the background.
×ÖÄ» - so I've contacted dan pratt,
×ÖÄ» Who is an amazing character modeler
×ÖÄ» Who worked on tron, batman, and he also made tupac hologram.
×ÖÄ» He is the right person to create the digital version of me.
×ÖÄ» - so the green feedback is showing you
×ÖÄ» That we're actually receiving all of her volume.
×ÖÄ» Check it out back there. - oh, my gosh!
×ÖÄ» Oh, my god!
×ÖÄ» I'm a video game character, brian!
×ÖÄ» I will be the first cosplayer in the world
×ÖÄ» To have a high-end, premium format,
×ÖÄ» Collectible figure of their own original costumes.
×ÖÄ» - we're gonna hollywood-ize you
×ÖÄ» Just a little bit.
×ÖÄ» - yes, make my legs longer.
×ÖÄ» - done!
×ÖÄ» - I've always wanted to be taller.
×ÖÄ» - so this is surprise. Go!
×ÖÄ» Stop.
×ÖÄ» - I look very scandalized.
×ÖÄ» - across town,
×ÖÄ» Holly and jessica are waiting for chloe to arrive
×ÖÄ» To fill them in on their experience
×ÖÄ» Competing for the first time in emerald city.
×ÖÄ» - hello! - hey, how's it going?
×ÖÄ» Chloe, sit down. I wanna know everything.
×ÖÄ» Like, what happened? - oh, my gosh!
×ÖÄ» It was insane. - did you have fun?
×ÖÄ» - I did. I had a lot of fun.
×ÖÄ» But it was more stressful than I expected.
×ÖÄ» - really? - yeah.
×ÖÄ» I mean, it was weird competing by myself.
×ÖÄ» I don't know. It's a little bit nerve-racking.
×ÖÄ» - I cannot imagine that.
×ÖÄ» - you've never competed by yourself?
×ÖÄ» - no, we compete together.
×ÖÄ» Like, we're always the little twins in the shining.
×ÖÄ» We're a pair. - that's adorable.
×ÖÄ» - go team venture.
×ÖÄ» Go team holly and jessica. Just like that.
×ÖÄ» - holly and I have known each other
×ÖÄ» Since we were 13 years old,
×ÖÄ» Being the dorky choir kids.
×ÖÄ» - and we ended up going to the ren fair together a lot,
×ÖÄ» Which kind of, sort of skyrocketed our idea
×ÖÄ» Into making costumes together.
×ÖÄ» - would guys ever compete apart, like, separately?
×ÖÄ» - I don't know. - yeah, I don't know.
×ÖÄ» - I mean, if I can do it, you guys can do it.
×ÖÄ» - I mean, I--
×ÖÄ» We were trying to figure out our next costume,
×ÖÄ» And holly wanted to do galaxy quest
×ÖÄ» And I wanted to do tank girl. -
×ÖÄ» - and we couldn't figure out who was gonna back down.
×ÖÄ» - if you wanna compete against me--
×ÖÄ» - I don't wanna compete against you.
×ÖÄ» - oh, .
×ÖÄ» - if you wanna do it for real,
×ÖÄ» Then tell me right now and we'll do it, I'm serious.
×ÖÄ» - she's throwing down the gauntlet.
×ÖÄ» - I'm throwing down the gauntlet.
×ÖÄ» Throwing down my ds.
×ÖÄ» Will you compete against me...
×ÖÄ» Young padawan?
×ÖÄ» - yes. A thousand times, yes.
×ÖÄ» I'm a technically recovering hyper-competitive person.
×ÖÄ» So whether or not this turns into a horrible battle royale
×ÖÄ» Or like kirk versus spock,
×ÖÄ» I don't know what's gonna happen.
×ÖÄ» We're gonna compete. It's gonna be for real.
×ÖÄ» - we're both really competitive,
×ÖÄ» And we both have self-esteem problems.
×ÖÄ» This will be a turning point in my life--
×ÖÄ» Am I the sidekick that I've always thought that I am,
×ÖÄ» Or am I capable in my own right
×ÖÄ» And I just have crazy insecurities
×ÖÄ» And should see a therapist?
×ÖÄ» - is this gonna happen? - yeah, let's do this.
×ÖÄ» - you have to pinkie promise. - okay.
×ÖÄ» - all right, ready? - pinkies up.
×ÖÄ» We've sea the deal.
×ÖÄ» - downtown, becky has chosen an aspirational costume,
×ÖÄ» But with very little time to execute.
×ÖÄ» She's enlisted the help of victoria,
×ÖÄ» Who she hopes will be able to share
×ÖÄ» Some valuable information from emerald city comicon.
×ÖÄ» - so the next competition coming up is megacon in orlando,
×ÖÄ» Which is a convention I've always wanted to go to.
×ÖÄ» Well, I figured that taffyta from wreck-it ralph
×ÖÄ» Would be the perfect thing to put together for megacon.
×ÖÄ» It's something new,
×ÖÄ» Something I've never done before,
×ÖÄ» And I've got some awesome ideas
×ÖÄ» That might just put me to the top this time.
×ÖÄ» - she's not, like, this, like, white skin color.
×ÖÄ» - yeah. - she's orange skin color.
×ÖÄ» - she's, like, bleach blonde.
×ÖÄ» She's the typical valley girl, california girl.
×ÖÄ» - the character of taffyta muttonfudge
×ÖÄ» Is one of my favorite characters
×ÖÄ» Because as soon as I saw her,
×ÖÄ» I saw she was driving a pink candy car,
×ÖÄ» She had a pink helmet on.
×ÖÄ» It looked like strawberry.
×ÖÄ» She had blonde hair, fake tan, blue eyes.
×ÖÄ» I'm like, oh, she's a california girl
×ÖÄ» In a candy car.
×ÖÄ» Automatically my kinda girl.
×ÖÄ» I'm trying to get a specific look for my skin.
×ÖÄ» It's actually kind of an orangy, tan color.
×ÖÄ» - mm-hmm. - it's almost like a fake tan.
×ÖÄ» - okay.
×ÖÄ» With a regular sponge.
×ÖÄ» - hmm. Yes, I like that.
×ÖÄ» Now that I found the perfect color,
×ÖÄ» I really wanna find out from victoria
×ÖÄ» How emerald city went.
×ÖÄ» Anyway, how was eccc?
×ÖÄ» - ecc-- e--
×ÖÄ» Ecccc? - ecc.
×ÖÄ» - yeah, the emerald city one. - yeah.
×ÖÄ» - um, it was both awesome and not awesome.
×ÖÄ» - really? - yeah.
×ÖÄ» Um, the results, like, really sucked.
×ÖÄ» - really?
×ÖÄ» - and I don't wanna be, like, a sore loser.
×ÖÄ» The guy who won, that was like--
×ÖÄ» And his thing was just foam armor and lights.
×ÖÄ» His entire outfit was just, like, bigger, you know,
×ÖÄ» And more impressive.
×ÖÄ» - I'm finding out more and more
×ÖÄ» That something big and flashy and...
×ÖÄ» Boom-tastic is exactly what I need in order to place.
×ÖÄ» - after talking to victoria,
×ÖÄ» I realized the taffyta costume on its own, while cute,
×ÖÄ» Is actually relatively simple.
×ÖÄ» And without this car,
×ÖÄ» Taffyta really isn't a competition-worthy costume.
×ÖÄ» - and it's needs to be big. - yeah.
×ÖÄ» For the car,
×ÖÄ» I'm definitely gonna have to have lance help me with this.
×ÖÄ» And that's something
×ÖÄ» We're definitely gonna have to figure out how to do.
×ÖÄ» - thank you. - thank you.
×ÖÄ» You too.
×ÖÄ» - after her loss in emerald city,
×ÖÄ» Riki is starting to work on a new costume
×ÖÄ» Based on the rocketeer
×ÖÄ» To show off her skills as a fabricator.
×ÖÄ» - knock knock! - hey.
×ÖÄ» - hey, girl! - what's up?
×ÖÄ» What are you doing here?
×ÖÄ» - I'm meeting up with riki
×ÖÄ» Before riki competes in megacon
×ÖÄ» And before I head off to denmark.
×ÖÄ» I know you're going to megacon. - my first time.
×ÖÄ» I'm pretty excited.
×ÖÄ» For the next competition coming up in orlando,
×ÖÄ» I want to revisit the rocketeer.
×ÖÄ» I've always been a fan of the dave stevens comic.
×ÖÄ» And darwyn cooke did a story about bettie page
×ÖÄ» Putting on cliff secord,
×ÖÄ» The rocketeer's jacket and jetpack.
×ÖÄ» And I thought I could do a really good job
×ÖÄ» At doing bettie page as the rocketeer.
×ÖÄ» - you're gonna make the backpack light up?
×ÖÄ» - yes. - sweet.
×ÖÄ» - you know, 'cause I hear lighting up wins you awards.
×ÖÄ» I didn't place at emerald city,
×ÖÄ» But I would be surprised if I don't place
×ÖÄ» With the rocketeer.
×ÖÄ» It's got props, and I don't wear any pants with it.
×ÖÄ» So it's got some sex appeal.
×ÖÄ» - I think it's awesome. I hope you win.
×ÖÄ» - I hope so. - I really do.
×ÖÄ» Best of luck! I hope you sell a lot.
×ÖÄ» - take care! - bye!
×ÖÄ» - in los angeles, becky and lance
×ÖÄ» Are discussing plans for the life-size prop car
×ÖÄ» To go with her taffyta costume
×ÖÄ» In hopes of taking home best in show at megacon.
×ÖÄ» - I think my biggest concern is gonna be the shape of it.
×ÖÄ» How are we gonna build this with the rounded parts
×ÖÄ» And also have it light enough?
×ÖÄ» - the first thing that pops into my mind
×ÖÄ» Is we want to make a car.
×ÖÄ» Are you nuts?
×ÖÄ» - if I could do this in the real world
×ÖÄ» Without having to worry about getting it there
×ÖÄ» And it breaking, I would do it.
×ÖÄ» I would cast it.
×ÖÄ» In past conventions that I've been to,
×ÖÄ» The people who win the big prizes
×ÖÄ» Are the people who have something big,
×ÖÄ» Something flashy for the judges.
×ÖÄ» And without something like a car,
×ÖÄ» I have no chance.
×ÖÄ» - I got a couple little ideas as far as how to build it.
×ÖÄ» But I mean--
×ÖÄ» - I am most definitely going to need help with the car.
×ÖÄ» - with less than a week to megacon,
×ÖÄ» Riki is working on her rocketeer jacket
×ÖÄ» While her husband chris helps de-mold
×ÖÄ» Her all-important rocket pack.
×ÖÄ» - hey. We have a problem.
×ÖÄ» There's a screw-up. - what?
×ÖÄ» - any defect in the rocket pack will be seen by the judges
×ÖÄ» When riki wears it onstage
×ÖÄ» And could hurt her credibility as a master fabricator.
×ÖÄ» - when I de-molded,
×ÖÄ» You put the cut seam on the beauty part.
×ÖÄ» - I put the cut seam on what I thought
×ÖÄ» Was the back of the mold.
×ÖÄ» When you do a mold,
×ÖÄ» You need to have a cut seam to get the piece out of the mold.
×ÖÄ» If it's in the back, no worries.
×ÖÄ» It's against my back. You're not gonna see it.
×ÖÄ» The problem was it was in the front of the rocket pack.
×ÖÄ» - why did you-- why didn't you mark it?
×ÖÄ» - because the mold was faced out this way,
×ÖÄ» And you did the first couple coats.
×ÖÄ» When I came in,
×ÖÄ» It looked all the same all the way around.
×ÖÄ» - regardless, it's gonna be a pain in the ass...
×ÖÄ» - I know, but... - to clean up.
×ÖÄ» - that's not-- I'm sorry.
×ÖÄ» But I know I didn't mess up.
×ÖÄ» I would never do that on purpose.
×ÖÄ» - this sucks.
×ÖÄ» - coming up...
×ÖÄ» - this piece just need to be shorter
×ÖÄ» So it's in closer.
×ÖÄ» The is going to be the biggest prop
×ÖÄ» That I have ever worked on.
×ÖÄ» - this thing isn't even working.
×ÖÄ» I have had no sleep for two days.
×ÖÄ» It's just totally .
×ÖÄ» - I'm sorry that I'm not you.
×ÖÄ» - oh, my god, this is so ridiculous.
×ÖÄ» - this is one of those things that could break us apart,
×ÖÄ» And we'll never make costumes together again.
×ÖÄ» I just pray that nothing is damaged.
×ÖÄ» I have no idea what's gonna happen
×ÖÄ» When I open this box.
×ÖÄ» Oh, my god.
×ÖÄ» - riki and chris have been working nonstop
×ÖÄ» On the rocketeer costume.
×ÖÄ» But they've run into a snag with the most important piece--
×ÖÄ» The rocket pack.
×ÖÄ» - when I de-molded,
×ÖÄ» You put the cut seam on the beauty part.
×ÖÄ» - but I know I didn't mess up.
×ÖÄ» I would never do that on purpose.
×ÖÄ» - why didn't you mark it?
×ÖÄ» - because the mold was faced out this way,
×ÖÄ» And you did the first couple coats.
×ÖÄ» When I came in,
×ÖÄ» It looked all the same all the way around.
×ÖÄ» - I had it on the board,
×ÖÄ» And I faced the beauty part towards...
×ÖÄ» - towards the outside. - to where the table is.
×ÖÄ» - yeah, how am I gonna get behind it
×ÖÄ» And put a cut seam there?
×ÖÄ» I can't up.
×ÖÄ» I wanna be taken seriously in cosplay.
×ÖÄ» I wanna be known for my craftsmanship.
×ÖÄ» I wanna be known for my prop making.
×ÖÄ» I'm not taking responsibility for this one.
×ÖÄ» In fact, I think you actually marked on, with a marker--
×ÖÄ» - it's gonna be a pain in the ass...
×ÖÄ» - I know, but... - to clean up.
×ÖÄ» - when you clean it up,
×ÖÄ» You basically need to sand it off
×ÖÄ» Or dremel it off,
×ÖÄ» And then you need to fix it with a patch.
×ÖÄ» I just have, like, a ton of other stuff to do,
×ÖÄ» So I'm gonna sort of lean on him
×ÖÄ» To fix the seam on the rocket pack.
×ÖÄ» Plus, it's his fault. So he can fix it.
×ÖÄ» - it sucks, 'cause it's a good mold otherwise.
×ÖÄ» - out in los angeles,
×ÖÄ» Holly and jessica are just getting started
×ÖÄ» On their costumes for megacon,
×ÖÄ» And already they're feeling the weight of the competition.
×ÖÄ» - I'm gonna let this dry a bit, and then mold it.
×ÖÄ» Even though we're competing,
×ÖÄ» We still have to share a workspace.
×ÖÄ» It's super weird.
×ÖÄ» - it's gonna be really, really hard
×ÖÄ» Keeping it fun, while at the same time
×ÖÄ» Keeping it the fact that we're not cosplaying together.
×ÖÄ» Do you like my alien eye?
×ÖÄ» - yeah, it looks nice.
×ÖÄ» - when I was a kid,
×ÖÄ» I watched a total of three movies on repeat--
×ÖÄ» Galaxy quest, men in black, and apollo 13.
×ÖÄ» And so galaxy quest
×ÖÄ» Being something I hadn't made a costume of yet,
×ÖÄ» That's why I wanted to do it.
×ÖÄ» Don't look at this. It looks very phallic.
×ÖÄ» The character in galaxy quest is called laliari.
×ÖÄ» For my costume, I have to make a body suit,
×ÖÄ» And I also have to make an alien prop
×ÖÄ» Sculpted out of foam and covered in latex.
×ÖÄ» So for the alien, I need a lot of upholstery foam
×ÖÄ» Because I'm gonna be carving the body out of upholstery foam.
×ÖÄ» It's my little tentacle.
×ÖÄ» And I'm also going to be sewing the tentacles
×ÖÄ» Because I don't have enough time to carve them in physically.
×ÖÄ» I only have to make, like, 10 billion more.
×ÖÄ» I'll be sculpting the eyes and casting them in latex,
×ÖÄ» And then I'll just be gluing it all together
×ÖÄ» And painting it.
×ÖÄ» I listened to the galaxy quest theme song
×ÖÄ» All the way home in my car.
×ÖÄ» What did you do, jessica, to get ready for your costume?
×ÖÄ» - cried.
×ÖÄ» Holly and I know each other, and we know how competitive
×ÖÄ» And emotionally to the core we take things.
×ÖÄ» So this is very much against everything we believe in
×ÖÄ» To compete against each other.
×ÖÄ» I have always wanted to do a tank girl costume.
×ÖÄ» She's scrappy, she's irreverent.
×ÖÄ» She doesn't give a crap about what anyone thinks about her,
×ÖÄ» And I would love to channel that more
×ÖÄ» In my everyday life.
×ÖÄ» Tank girl was a comic long before it was a movie.
×ÖÄ» All the other cosplayers I've seen
×ÖÄ» Have tried to do the bullet bra,
×ÖÄ» Hiding the hair with a hat tank girl.
×ÖÄ» I'm gonna go bald, totally comic book tank girl.
×ÖÄ» - so how much of your costume do you have together then?
×ÖÄ» - well, I have most of the basic costume part.
×ÖÄ» - right.
×ÖÄ» - and then I'm gonna have this missile launcher.
×ÖÄ» Tank girl's a kick-ass australian
×ÖÄ» In the post-apocalypse wasteland.
×ÖÄ» She's gotta have some amazing prop or weapon
×ÖÄ» To showcase how badass she is.
×ÖÄ» I just need to pattern this.
×ÖÄ» - you need any help over there? - no.
×ÖÄ» Don't you worry about me.
×ÖÄ» - even though we're doing this separately,
×ÖÄ» We are actually adding more
×ÖÄ» To our portfolio for our company crabcat.
×ÖÄ» It's double exposure for us. It's gonna be awesome.
×ÖÄ» - let's make a pact that if we ask each other's opinions,
×ÖÄ» We give an honest opinion.
×ÖÄ» - all right.
×ÖÄ» We will give each other an honest opinion...
×ÖÄ» Without sabotaging each other.
×ÖÄ» - across town,
×ÖÄ» Becky is finishing up her taffyta costume,
×ÖÄ» While in the garage,
×ÖÄ» Lance begins work on the most important part of the costume,
×ÖÄ» The car.
×ÖÄ» - I've been working on the costume,
×ÖÄ» Costume is coming along great.
×ÖÄ» For the car, I'm looking at it as a challenge
×ÖÄ» Because it's definitely something
×ÖÄ» I've never done before.
×ÖÄ» We have to put all of the styrofoam pieces together,
×ÖÄ» Which I guess, according to lance,
×ÖÄ» Means that he is going to have to literally kind of sand down
×ÖÄ» And cut little pieces and fold them accordion-style
×ÖÄ» In order to get them into shapes and circles.
×ÖÄ» Is that gonna be a problem when it turns?
×ÖÄ» - I don't think so.
×ÖÄ» - so what we're gonna do is take the shell of the car,
×ÖÄ» Put a buckle around my waist
×ÖÄ» So I can hold the car up around my waist,
×ÖÄ» And sort of make it part of my costume.
×ÖÄ» I'm going to barney rubble it.
×ÖÄ» The car is very important because the costume itself
×ÖÄ» Is very simple.
×ÖÄ» And it's all about the wow factor.
×ÖÄ» You need to bring something
×ÖÄ» That just blows the judges out of the water.
×ÖÄ» This piece just needs to be shorter
×ÖÄ» So it's in closer.
×ÖÄ» - it's gonna be shorter.
×ÖÄ» - the car, by far, is going to be the biggest prop
×ÖÄ» That I have ever worked on.
×ÖÄ» - with her rocket pack fixed,
×ÖÄ» Riki is ready to move on and add some eye-catching details
×ÖÄ» She hopes will set her apart
×ÖÄ» From the rest of the competition.
×ÖÄ» - so I went to, um, the store, and I got one of these lights.
×ÖÄ» I'm wondering if you can help me put it in the jet pack.
×ÖÄ» - that's a good brightness.
×ÖÄ» - yeah, but when I put it in, it's too big.
×ÖÄ» So I end up finding this flare emergency light,
×ÖÄ» And it doesn't fit up into the rocket pack.
×ÖÄ» And I'm like, ,
×ÖÄ» 'cause I'm, like, pretty much leaving the next day.
×ÖÄ» - can you pull it apart?
×ÖÄ» - I'm not very good at that.
×ÖÄ» That's why I wanted to know if you could help me
×ÖÄ» Grind out the circle.
×ÖÄ» - yeah, all right.
×ÖÄ» - chris is gonna have to do a little kit bashing
×ÖÄ» To kinda get it into the rocket pack.
×ÖÄ» I'm crossing my fingers!
×ÖÄ» I know I gravitate towards things that light up.
×ÖÄ» It's really important that it lights up,
×ÖÄ» So I'm freaking out a little.
×ÖÄ» - hey. - hey.
×ÖÄ» - I got it working. - really?
×ÖÄ» - so it's in there
×ÖÄ» And I'll put some screws in place to hold it.
×ÖÄ» So it's a good find.
×ÖÄ» - yeah.
×ÖÄ» - I'm actually kind of excited, the fact that it lights up.
×ÖÄ» I've never had a light-up costume,
×ÖÄ» Light-up anything.
×ÖÄ» So I'm hoping that it will get me in with the judges.
×ÖÄ» - you are lit up.
×ÖÄ» Well, it definitely lights up your ass.
×ÖÄ» - in los angeles, since jessica is competing solo
×ÖÄ» For the first time,
×ÖÄ» She has to go shopping without her cosplay partner holly
×ÖÄ» And has decided to bring her husband graham for support.
×ÖÄ» - ooh, I'm so nervous! - don't be nervous.
×ÖÄ» - okay, I'll try not.
×ÖÄ» Don't tell holly that I'm nervous though.
×ÖÄ» - I won't tell.
×ÖÄ» - jessica's pinning all of her hopes at megacon
×ÖÄ» On being the first bald tank girl cosplayer.
×ÖÄ» - what if I just, like, shave my head?
×ÖÄ» - no, that's okay. I like your hair long.
×ÖÄ» - okay.
×ÖÄ» The most important thing for me,
×ÖÄ» No matter what else,
×ÖÄ» Is that I do a really kick-ass bald tank girl
×ÖÄ» Because no one else has done it.
×ÖÄ» I mean, latex is what I'm used to using.
×ÖÄ» But the cool thing about vinyl is that you can just put,
×ÖÄ» Like, acetone on a q-tip
×ÖÄ» And it just kind of burns it off,
×ÖÄ» Which actually blends it.
×ÖÄ» If the bald cap doesn't work,
×ÖÄ» The rest of the costume is not gonna be impressive.
×ÖÄ» And if you can't do a seamless blend on the bald cap...
×ÖÄ» It's amateur hour.
×ÖÄ» You will not win a costume contest.
×ÖÄ» - so is this what marriage is like?
×ÖÄ» Spend all saturday looking at makeup,
×ÖÄ» And then at the end, I have to buy it all.
×ÖÄ» - it's fun with graham,
×ÖÄ» But it's kind of weird not being there with holly.
×ÖÄ» Maybe I'll do something nice for you later.
×ÖÄ» - I see.
×ÖÄ» - I hope she misses me as much as I miss her.
×ÖÄ» - oh, it'll be good. You'll have fun.
×ÖÄ» - it's the night before megacon begins,
×ÖÄ» And becky and lance are still dealing
×ÖÄ» With how to take her competition-worthy prop
×ÖÄ» And get it to the convention
×ÖÄ» To prove that she's more than just a method actress.
×ÖÄ» - all right, so we've got to figure out
×ÖÄ» How to get it all back its shape that it needs to be,
×ÖÄ» Put the pieces in the right location,
×ÖÄ» Get the axles on there, get the wheels on there,
×ÖÄ» Get that all glued together.
×ÖÄ» - so the car's finished.
×ÖÄ» We just have to break it down and pack for travel.
×ÖÄ» Without this car, my costume has no chance
×ÖÄ» Up against the likes of riki or holly or jessica.
×ÖÄ» And I hate that something so important
×ÖÄ» Has to be reassembled in a hotel room.
×ÖÄ» - saturday's gonna suck!
×ÖÄ» - putting it together? - yeah.
×ÖÄ» - yeah, I know.
×ÖÄ» - it's the night before the competition at megacon
×ÖÄ» And holly is hard at work trying finish her alien prop
×ÖÄ» For the contest.
×ÖÄ» - last piece of latex
×ÖÄ» And this thing clogged it.
×ÖÄ» - but even with her husband ross by her side,
×ÖÄ» She's finding out cosplaying without jessica
×ÖÄ» Isn't easy or fun.
×ÖÄ» - don't roll over that. That's the latex.
×ÖÄ» It's drying.
×ÖÄ» I hate this stupid thing.
×ÖÄ» Doesn't ever work.
×ÖÄ» - keeps clogging.
×ÖÄ» - so I have to take the whole thing apart then.
×ÖÄ» I have had no sleep for two days
×ÖÄ» And I can't believe that my gun isn't working.
×ÖÄ» I am literally ready to flip the table.
×ÖÄ» This thing isn't even working.
×ÖÄ» I have to take it apart. - still not working?
×ÖÄ» - and it's still not working.
×ÖÄ» It's just totally .
×ÖÄ» And ross is, like, looking at me
×ÖÄ» Like I'm having a breakdown.
×ÖÄ» I was using it last night just fine.
×ÖÄ» .
×ÖÄ» I realize that I had just had the nozzle on too tight.
×ÖÄ» I mean, jessica's usually the one
×ÖÄ» That tells me to just... stop and have fun.
×ÖÄ» And since she's too busy,
×ÖÄ» Now I have to have, like, repeated breakdowns because...
×ÖÄ» - ha.
×ÖÄ» - now I start becoming too hard on myself,
×ÖÄ» And it's not fun anymore.
×ÖÄ» As an artist, you're always gonna be
×ÖÄ» Your own worst critic.
×ÖÄ» - it makes you go crazy.
×ÖÄ» This is what happens.
×ÖÄ» Jessica and I,
×ÖÄ» We thought it was going to be just the same, but it's not.
×ÖÄ» Competing is usually stressful enough.
×ÖÄ» And now that we don't have each other
×ÖÄ» To help each other out pretty much,
×ÖÄ» It's just really, really awful.
×ÖÄ» You'd think after doing this for as long as I have,
×ÖÄ» Like, the I would make would end up looking better.
×ÖÄ» While holly struggles in los angeles,
×ÖÄ» Megacon is kicking off its first night.
×ÖÄ» And becky has just landed...
×ÖÄ» - we gotta check the box. - go, go, go, go.
×ÖÄ» - to find out she has problems of her own.
×ÖÄ» - how are you? - uh, I'm okay, I think.
×ÖÄ» We arrive in orlando,
×ÖÄ» And the box that we packed the pieces in
×ÖÄ» Is covered in airport security tape.
×ÖÄ» And obviously opened up,
×ÖÄ» Which cannot be good.
×ÖÄ» As soon as I saw that tape on there...
×ÖÄ» - yeah.
×ÖÄ» - my heart fell to the frickin' floor.
×ÖÄ» I just pray that nothing is damaged.
×ÖÄ» That's my biggest concern.
×ÖÄ» My heart is beating, like,
×ÖÄ» A million miles an hour right now.
×ÖÄ» -
×ÖÄ» - I am freaking out.
×ÖÄ» I have no what's gonna happen when I open this box.
×ÖÄ» - hey, a notice of baggage inspection.
×ÖÄ» No .
×ÖÄ» We've opened up your box
×ÖÄ» And gone through all of your private stuff.
×ÖÄ» - all of your dangerous styrofoam.
×ÖÄ» - oh. Good. Ha ha!
×ÖÄ» Yea, this is good news.
×ÖÄ» - side back, side back. Side front.
×ÖÄ» Side front.
×ÖÄ» Hood.
×ÖÄ» We get to orlando, I open the box,
×ÖÄ» I started doing my mental checklist.
×ÖÄ» Sides. Okay, where's those sides?
×ÖÄ» - that's the top. - okay, there's the hood.
×ÖÄ» Where's the scoop that goes behind her head?
×ÖÄ» I'm not seeing the scoop.
×ÖÄ» What--
×ÖÄ» The back scoop should be there.
×ÖÄ» Um, why is that not in here?
×ÖÄ» - did you put it in here--
×ÖÄ» - there's no way to put it in something else.
×ÖÄ» - this car was supposed to be the prop
×ÖÄ» That would help me place here at megacon
×ÖÄ» And maybe even win me $1,000.
×ÖÄ» Not having all the pieces of this car
×ÖÄ» Is going to ruin any chance of me winning this competition.
×ÖÄ» Oh, my god.
×ÖÄ» - riki and chris arrive at megacon...
×ÖÄ» - oh! Ooh, be careful.
×ÖÄ» Chris!
×ÖÄ» - and need to find out if riki's costume
×ÖÄ» Has survived the trip.
×ÖÄ» - still--
×ÖÄ» Lights up.
×ÖÄ» Well, it looks like my rocketeer costume made it in one piece.
×ÖÄ» It's always very nerve-racking
×ÖÄ» When you travel with costume parts.
×ÖÄ» Everything looks okay.
×ÖÄ» - all right, good.
×ÖÄ» As long as it doesn't, like...
×ÖÄ» Break between now and the competition.
×ÖÄ» Did you bring the floor costume?
×ÖÄ» - it should be in the garment bag.
×ÖÄ» - when you go to a convention,
×ÖÄ» Often you have multiple costumes.
×ÖÄ» The competition costume is the costume you compete in,
×ÖÄ» And the walk-around costume is the costume
×ÖÄ» You go on the floor and you get your pictures taken in.
×ÖÄ» - after changing into her floor costume,
×ÖÄ» Riki decides to hit the convention with chris.
×ÖÄ» - we gotta meet-- go meet brian, so.
×ÖÄ» - okay.
×ÖÄ» - while yaya is in denmark at another convention,
×ÖÄ» Her fiance brian is here running her merchandise booth
×ÖÄ» At megacon.
×ÖÄ» - here he is.
×ÖÄ» - how we doing? You look great.
×ÖÄ» - thanks!
×ÖÄ» - are you gonna do some of yaya's prints
×ÖÄ» And stuff like that or--
×ÖÄ» - no, not here.
×ÖÄ» They don't buy when she's not here to sign.
×ÖÄ» - oh, okay.
×ÖÄ» - 'cause they get excited about it,
×ÖÄ» And then she's not here to do the signature.
×ÖÄ» - this is yaya's business.
×ÖÄ» If I could go to cons and make money,
×ÖÄ» That would be great.
×ÖÄ» Like, if I could find that perfect widget
×ÖÄ» That I could sell, that would be great.
×ÖÄ» But my end goal is to become a professional costume designer
×ÖÄ» To be able to work on movies, tv shows.
×ÖÄ» So I hope with costuming and competing,
×ÖÄ» That it'll help me take my costuming to the next level.
×ÖÄ» - meow. - no. Don't.
×ÖÄ» - see, that's totally you. - stop. Yeah.
×ÖÄ» -
×ÖÄ» - back at the hotel,
×ÖÄ» Becky and lance are still coming to grips
×ÖÄ» With the discovery of the missing car part.
×ÖÄ» - it was in the box.
×ÖÄ» That scoop was ten hours' worth of work.
×ÖÄ» And that's gone.
×ÖÄ» And if the scoop is gone,
×ÖÄ» I don't have enough extra material
×ÖÄ» To make a new scoop.
×ÖÄ» Plus, I don't have the time.
×ÖÄ» Oh, man, this is-- aghhh!
×ÖÄ» I don't even know what to say.
×ÖÄ» - lance, calm down.
×ÖÄ» I'm upset too, but lance needs
×ÖÄ» To just get a grip and get it together.
×ÖÄ» You got five days, and I get it.
×ÖÄ» I'm just gonna go with what I've got.
×ÖÄ» At this point, I'm looking at all the pieces of the car,
×ÖÄ» And I see absolutely no way to put this thing together
×ÖÄ» In any salvageable form.
×ÖÄ» I'm gonna put all the stuff back in the box
×ÖÄ» And just make sure everything's okay with the costume.
×ÖÄ» - okay.
×ÖÄ» - come back in if you want to.
×ÖÄ» - coming up...
×ÖÄ» - whatever. - oh, my god, stop it.
×ÖÄ» I would just be a huge jerk
×ÖÄ» If I didn't help jessica
×ÖÄ» With things that she literally could not reach with her arms.
×ÖÄ» - this started out as a joke,
×ÖÄ» One of those things that could break us apart.
×ÖÄ» - oh, god.
×ÖÄ» - you're basically wearing a jacket on the stage.
×ÖÄ» - yeah, no pants.
×ÖÄ» This contest is better without pants.
×ÖÄ» - it's the day of the costume competition at megacon
×ÖÄ» And the convention center is already filling
×ÖÄ» With excited con-goers eager to see the cosplay creations.
×ÖÄ» - turn, turn, turn. - ah! It's a door!
×ÖÄ» God, it's got a bum wheel. -
×ÖÄ» Jessica and I are arriving the day of the competition
×ÖÄ» At megacon.
×ÖÄ» We have to arrive on a red-eye flight
×ÖÄ» Six hours before the costume contest starts.
×ÖÄ» - and this is the first time
×ÖÄ» We've ever competed against each other,
×ÖÄ» Let alone competing solo.
×ÖÄ» - I am frazzled.
×ÖÄ» - but for holly and jessica
×ÖÄ» Who cosplay for fun and to raise the profile of their company,
×ÖÄ» The competition has turned into a massive source of stress
×ÖÄ» And is putting their friendship and business partnership
×ÖÄ» In jeopardy.
×ÖÄ» - oh, yeah, it looks good.
×ÖÄ» - sharing a room when you're competing against each other
×ÖÄ» Is obviously a bad idea.
×ÖÄ» This started out as a joke,
×ÖÄ» A fun idea to compete against each other.
×ÖÄ» And now there's a huge cloud over our head.
×ÖÄ» I feel like a charlie brown right now.
×ÖÄ» - your bald cap looks good.
×ÖÄ» I would just be a huge jerk
×ÖÄ» If I didn't help jessica
×ÖÄ» With things that she literally could not reach with her arms.
×ÖÄ» - all I have is that I'm bald.
×ÖÄ» And, like, probably no one'll even care.
×ÖÄ» They'll be like, oh, my god, she's a giant alien.
×ÖÄ» Oh, my god, look at that bald chick.
×ÖÄ» Whatever.
×ÖÄ» - oh, my god, stop it.
×ÖÄ» The thing about jessica and I
×ÖÄ» Is that we have very low self-esteem.
×ÖÄ» We need each other, more or less,
×ÖÄ» To say, "You can do this, you'll be all right."
×ÖÄ» Like, how are we going to help each other along
×ÖÄ» When we're competing against each other?
×ÖÄ» - I'm sorry that I'm not you and not good at everything.
×ÖÄ» - oh, my . Don't start this.
×ÖÄ» That's so ridiculous.
×ÖÄ» - this is one of those things that could break us apart,
×ÖÄ» And we'll never make costumes together again.
×ÖÄ» - this is not pity party of one, jessica merizan.
×ÖÄ» I can't believe jessica's bringing this stuff up,
×ÖÄ» Because honestly, I have to get out there
×ÖÄ» And figure out my own stuff and get my costume onstage
×ÖÄ» And make it all done.
×ÖÄ» And I just, like, can't even handle it.
×ÖÄ» I just have to get-- I just have to leave.
×ÖÄ» - good luck with that.
×ÖÄ» - having given up on her car prop the night before,
×ÖÄ» Becky has no choice but to rely on her skills as an actress
×ÖÄ» To impress the judges with her performance as taffyta.
×ÖÄ» - while I may be giving up on the car,
×ÖÄ» I am absolutely not giving up on this competition.
×ÖÄ» Like, oh, hell no, you can't tell me I can't act.
×ÖÄ» And I think that with my skill in putting skits together
×ÖÄ» And the entertaining side of me,
×ÖÄ» I think that I can make it work.
×ÖÄ» So maybe there's a chance for me after all.
×ÖÄ» Bring it, girl.
×ÖÄ» At least get me some kind of recognition.
×ÖÄ» Creme de la creme right here, baby.
×ÖÄ» - as chris helps her get dressed,
×ÖÄ» Riki tries to memorize everything she did
×ÖÄ» To make her costume in order to impress the judges
×ÖÄ» With her elaborate craftsmanship and fabrication skills.
×ÖÄ» - "Don't up." - oh, family motto.
×ÖÄ» What's gonna happen is people are gonna look at it
×ÖÄ» And be like, oh, she just bought the helmet,
×ÖÄ» She just bought the jacket,
×ÖÄ» You know, she just bought the rocket pack.
×ÖÄ» And they're just gonna assume, like,
×ÖÄ» Oh, she's just slutting up the rocketeer.
×ÖÄ» Chris is very adamant about the fact
×ÖÄ» That I get a chance to talk about the whole costume,
×ÖÄ» That everything is thought-out and everything is custom.
×ÖÄ» - you're basically wearing a jacket onstage.
×ÖÄ» - yeah, no pants.
×ÖÄ» This contest is better without pants.
×ÖÄ» - what's the family motto? - "Don't up."
×ÖÄ» - having to strike out on my own
×ÖÄ» Without any help has really shown me
×ÖÄ» How much I depend on holly.
×ÖÄ» - for me, it's about proving to myself
×ÖÄ» That I'm not just her sidekick.
×ÖÄ» - all right, ladies and gentlemen,
×ÖÄ» Welcome to megacon 2013 costume contest.
×ÖÄ» First, let's introduce our judges.
×ÖÄ» Over here at the end of the table,
×ÖÄ» We have ellen dubin.
×ÖÄ» - hi, everybody.
×ÖÄ» - gigi edgley. - hi.
×ÖÄ» - orlando pagan.
×ÖÄ» And we'll round out the costume judges
×ÖÄ» With brian riga.
×ÖÄ» - brian riga is in the 501st.
×ÖÄ» The 501st is a top-notch costuming group for star wars
×ÖÄ» With really high standards.
×ÖÄ» So I take comfort in the fact
×ÖÄ» That one of them is gonna be a judge
×ÖÄ» Because I know they'll appreciate the craftsmanship
×ÖÄ» That went into my costume.
×ÖÄ» - all right, everybody, we excited to be here?
×ÖÄ» You ready?
×ÖÄ» Let 'em know backstage. Let 'em know!
×ÖÄ» - it's minutes before the competition
×ÖÄ» And backstage, our heroes of cosplay
×ÖÄ» Are finishing their judges forms
×ÖÄ» That will tell everyone
×ÖÄ» Exactly how much work went into their costumes.
×ÖÄ» - they did not give you much room to write .
×ÖÄ» - no, I don't understand.
×ÖÄ» - I ended up just using the back of the page.
×ÖÄ» - oh, no, she wrote a lot. - oh, you wrote a ton?
×ÖÄ» - well, yeah. A ton went into it.
×ÖÄ» - riki's, like, writing war and peace
×ÖÄ» Of, like, cosplay on here.
×ÖÄ» She's like, "And then I went to the store
×ÖÄ» And purchased a cup of soup."
×ÖÄ» And it's kind of like this weird intimidation thing.
×ÖÄ» - apparently I did not do this correctly.
×ÖÄ» - riki's costume's amazing.
×ÖÄ» To me, that looks like
×ÖÄ» A professional movie costume.
×ÖÄ» - anyone who's, like, worked intensively on a costume
×ÖÄ» Needs, like, that much room.
×ÖÄ» You have to keep it concise. That's a hard problem.
×ÖÄ» - riki's costume is super polished.
×ÖÄ» But I think our costumes can compete against that.
×ÖÄ» - coming up...
×ÖÄ» - can you tell me what pieces did you make?
×ÖÄ» - all right, rik, come on.
×ÖÄ» - I completely blank out.
×ÖÄ» - holly, come up onstage.
×ÖÄ» - I'm shaking. - holly.
×ÖÄ» - I just don't know if it's gonna work out.
×ÖÄ» - the megacon competition is about to begin.
×ÖÄ» And after weeks and months of hard work,
×ÖÄ» It all comes down to the competitors' moment onstage
×ÖÄ» To strut their stuff.
×ÖÄ» The prize for first place tonight is $1,000,
×ÖÄ» As well as a first runner-up, a second runner-up
×ÖÄ» With cash prizes as well.
×ÖÄ» - the cosplay contest at megacon
×ÖÄ» Is really high-profile.
×ÖÄ» So if I could win and be recognized for my quality,
×ÖÄ» That would be pretty amazing.
×ÖÄ» - like, every time I see you guys compete,
×ÖÄ» I'm always like, wow, your props are so good.
×ÖÄ» - aww, thank you.
×ÖÄ» - we didn't, like, work on our props together this time.
×ÖÄ» - it was a nightmare.
×ÖÄ» - holly and I are being polite to each other backstage,
×ÖÄ» But something's definitely going on.
×ÖÄ» - I'm not even thinking about competing with the other people.
×ÖÄ» It's honestly just jessica and I going up there
×ÖÄ» Not at the same time that's bothering me the most.
×ÖÄ» - you ready?
×ÖÄ» Well, let's get started.
×ÖÄ» Commander shepard from mass effect.
×ÖÄ» Red sonja and conan.
×ÖÄ» Isaac clarke from dead space 2.
×ÖÄ» Nine months to construct.
×ÖÄ» - what'd you do for your lighting?
×ÖÄ» Very nice, very nice.
×ÖÄ» - christmas lights? Merry christmas.
×ÖÄ» - excellent.
×ÖÄ» - from the sentai series from japan,
×ÖÄ» And handmade resin plastic, steel, brass, and vinyl.
×ÖÄ» Took one year to make.
×ÖÄ» Doctor doom.
×ÖÄ» - when you're cosplaying,
×ÖÄ» You're putting yourself out there to be judged.
×ÖÄ» Everybody's taking your photo, it's going up online.
×ÖÄ» I just feel confident that I can go out there
×ÖÄ» And look perfect.
×ÖÄ» I'm on my own now.
×ÖÄ» All I can do is be the best taffyta that I can be,
×ÖÄ» Full of sass and personality.
×ÖÄ» - becky young as taffyta muttonfudge
×ÖÄ» From wreck-it ralph.
×ÖÄ» Custom-sewn dress, jacket, and leggings, hat,
×ÖÄ» And multiple layers of resene mondo paint and glitter.
×ÖÄ» - I like the jacket.
×ÖÄ» Did you make the jacket?
×ÖÄ» - yes, the jacket is all handmade from scratch,
×ÖÄ» As is the helmet and the dress--everything.
×ÖÄ» - how does it feel to be covered in so much glitter?
×ÖÄ» - it's very glitterific,
×ÖÄ» And it's all over my four cats as well.
×ÖÄ» Thank you, guys.
×ÖÄ» Being onstage without my car was not what I had in mind
×ÖÄ» When I planned this competition,
×ÖÄ» But looking out at the audience
×ÖÄ» And seeing people's faces light up and the cheers,
×ÖÄ» I love it.
×ÖÄ» - stay sweet!
×ÖÄ» - careful, guys.
×ÖÄ» Next, we have holly conrad.
×ÖÄ» - I'm walking onstage for the first time alone,
×ÖÄ» And I'm actually shaking.
×ÖÄ» - holly, come up onstage.
×ÖÄ» Holly.
×ÖÄ» - I just don't know if it's gonna work out,
×ÖÄ» I don't know if I'm gonna be funny.
×ÖÄ» I don't know what's gonna happen.
×ÖÄ» - holly is laliari from galaxy quest.
×ÖÄ» - - with a little friend.
×ÖÄ» - yeah!
×ÖÄ» - hand-sewn body suit.
×ÖÄ» -
×ÖÄ» - handmade alien prop sculpted from foam.
×ÖÄ» - oh, man, she did a deep cut.
×ÖÄ» And that's a costume that only a movie buff
×ÖÄ» Or true fan would recognize.
×ÖÄ» So hat's off to her.
×ÖÄ» - holly, I love your character.
×ÖÄ» Could you please tell me a little bit
×ÖÄ» About the making of that fabulous alien?
×ÖÄ» And I don't mean yourself.
×ÖÄ» -
×ÖÄ» - very nice.
×ÖÄ» - actually, this guy, he was made out of foam,
×ÖÄ» Like you would get on couch cushions,
×ÖÄ» And he's sprayed with balloon latex.
×ÖÄ» - how long did it take you to make it?
×ÖÄ» - I actually made this guy in three days.
×ÖÄ» - amazing. Absolutely amazing.
×ÖÄ» - I didn't sleep for two of 'em.
×ÖÄ» - did you sew the body suit yourself?
×ÖÄ» I did sew the body suit actually, yes.
×ÖÄ» - great. Thank you very much.
×ÖÄ» - awesome job.
×ÖÄ» - I got a huge reaction from the audience.
×ÖÄ» I would like to think that the crowd going crazy
×ÖÄ» Would have an impact on the judges,
×ÖÄ» But I think after I made the noise in the microphone,
×ÖÄ» That lady totally hated me.
×ÖÄ» - no matter which way this plays out,
×ÖÄ» Holly and I clearly are way more co-dependent.
×ÖÄ» We have, like--we have a yin-yang thing going on.
×ÖÄ» And it was a delicate balance,
×ÖÄ» And we have just messed it up.
×ÖÄ» The one thing that I have going for me
×ÖÄ» Is my dedication to the performance.
×ÖÄ» I have to bring it.
×ÖÄ» This is my world.
×ÖÄ» - next, we have jessica s. Merizano.
×ÖÄ» - it's merizan!
×ÖÄ» - tank girl.
×ÖÄ» Post-apocalyptic australian.
×ÖÄ» Tank girl, anti-hero.
×ÖÄ» Completely self-made, including sculpting,
×ÖÄ» Foam fabrication, bald cap, blood effects,
×ÖÄ» And did that in four days.
×ÖÄ» - first of all, we love that you're such
×ÖÄ» An aggressive, ballsy chick.
×ÖÄ» - jessica, can you explain how you made the gun?
×ÖÄ» - the gun is made out of l200 foam.
×ÖÄ» I made it in one evening,
×ÖÄ» And it's all hand-detailed and aged.
×ÖÄ» - explain to us how you approached
×ÖÄ» Such an iconic character.
×ÖÄ» - I've seen a lot of different tank girls,
×ÖÄ» And no one has actually tried to do, um,
×ÖÄ» Bald tank girl.
×ÖÄ» - you didn't really shave your head, did you?
×ÖÄ» - nope, it's a bald cap.
×ÖÄ» - good job.
×ÖÄ» - I get a lot of cheers.
×ÖÄ» Obviously a lot of tank girl fans.
×ÖÄ» This is why I cosplay.
×ÖÄ» - we're being judged on showmanship, craftsmanship,
×ÖÄ» Presentation.
×ÖÄ» So I know when I go up onstage, I can't just be like,
×ÖÄ» "This is my costume."
×ÖÄ» I have to leave an impression, and I have to tell them
×ÖÄ» All the work that I've put into this costume.
×ÖÄ» - next, we have rocketeer.
×ÖÄ» - wow, you look hot!
×ÖÄ» Can you tell me what prop pieces did you make?
×ÖÄ» - I actually made all the pieces, so.
×ÖÄ» I completely blank out.
×ÖÄ» Like, I forget what I wanna say,
×ÖÄ» I forget my marks, I forget everything.
×ÖÄ» - so you made the jacket?
×ÖÄ» - yeah.
×ÖÄ» - all right, rik, come on.
×ÖÄ» Remember the family motto. "Don't up."
×ÖÄ» Uh, yeah, I made the jacket,
×ÖÄ» And it's all lined, and it's done with leather.
×ÖÄ» And then even the helmet has a custom lining.
×ÖÄ» The judges asked me another question,
×ÖÄ» And I feel like it might be the only chance
×ÖÄ» To say everything that I've done.
×ÖÄ» Uh, even going so far as to custom cast the buttons.
×ÖÄ» They were door pulls.
×ÖÄ» And I info-dump everything that I've been practicing,
×ÖÄ» And I don't let go of that mic till I finish.
×ÖÄ» So it's all actually metal. It's not painted at all.
×ÖÄ» - wow.
×ÖÄ» - from sculpting the helmet on a head cast of myself
×ÖÄ» To the rocket pack,
×ÖÄ» And even going-- sorry.
×ÖÄ» There. Hoo!
×ÖÄ» - ow! - oh, my.
×ÖÄ» - and then I bought vintage, um, underwear.
×ÖÄ» Well, that sounds gross, but...
×ÖÄ» I bought vintage-inspired underwear.
×ÖÄ» So it's like a bullet bra from the 1930s.
×ÖÄ» I sort of wanted that same shape,
×ÖÄ» With the garters.
×ÖÄ» - that's amazing.
×ÖÄ» - so I'll give you more rocket pack.
×ÖÄ» Everybody's laughing.
×ÖÄ» And I look down in the front
×ÖÄ» And I see that chris is laughing,
×ÖÄ» And I can see him smiling from up onstage.
×ÖÄ» So I know I did a good job.
×ÖÄ» - thank you very much, riddle.
×ÖÄ» Now please pause for a moment
×ÖÄ» While the judges deliberate
×ÖÄ» With the hard task of picking a winner
×ÖÄ» For today's contest.
×ÖÄ» - if the judges really look at the detail and aren't...
×ÖÄ» Totally overwhelmed by the size of holly's prop,
×ÖÄ» I think I'm gonna win.
×ÖÄ» I'll beat her.
×ÖÄ» - okay, we're good.
×ÖÄ» - all right, they've come to the decision.
×ÖÄ» - with the contest over,
×ÖÄ» It's up to megacon's esteemed panel of judges
×ÖÄ» To decide which costume will take home best in show.
×ÖÄ» - I totally appreciate that holly sees
×ÖÄ» This costume contest at megacon
×ÖÄ» As not just one but two opportunities
×ÖÄ» To have crabcat industries in the spotlight.
×ÖÄ» But I mean, for me, it's more than that.
×ÖÄ» I need to be able to stand on my own two feet.
×ÖÄ» - these are the top three winners of the night.
×ÖÄ» - what's most important is I want them to see
×ÖÄ» The work that I put into that rocket pack.
×ÖÄ» If I don't get some kind of judges award,
×ÖÄ» I will be very surprised.
×ÖÄ» - all right, we will start of course
×ÖÄ» At the second runner-up.
×ÖÄ» Jessica as tank girl.
×ÖÄ» - I placed.
×ÖÄ» Are you sure?
×ÖÄ» This wasn't easy.
×ÖÄ» I did this by myself, and I'm really proud of myself.
×ÖÄ» - our second runner-up...
×ÖÄ» Riki the rocketeer.
×ÖÄ» - whoo! All right, riki!
×ÖÄ» - yes, my rocket pack got recognized.
×ÖÄ» I mean, it's great for my portfolio.
×ÖÄ» I can say it's an award-winning costume.
×ÖÄ» It sets you apart from everybody else.
×ÖÄ» - I'll go ahead and announce the judges favorite
×ÖÄ» Grand prize of $1,000.