We’d love to go back in time and witness the very first cosplayer. Can you imagine it? Before the days when fandom was a socially acceptable lifestyle, someone said to themselves, “Self, I’m going to dress up as my favorite character from a movie, TV series or comic book and walk around in a public place.” You gotta admire that person’s bravery. But the best part is, they showed up dressed like a Vulcan or Spider-Man or whomever it was, and people saw them and thought, “That person is a genius,” and followed along. And now, cosplay is all part of the fun of geeky conventions. It’s hard to look sideways without catching a glimpse of someone who put a lot of time, effort and thought into the perfect cosplay for that year. And it’s hard not to appreciate all the hard work on the part of the wonderful cosplayers at an event like Comic-Con.
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Obviously, there were cosplayers of every variety, but we’re the CraveOnline Film Channel, dang it, so we write about the movies. So here are some of the best movie cosplayers we saw at Comic-Con 2014. Maybe they had a great idea, maybe they just sold their costume well, maybe we just thought they looked like they were having so much fun that they epitomized the very idea of cosplaying. But these were the ones we liked the most… and were able to get a photograph of; because seriously, there’s hundreds if not thousands of these intrepid cosplayers.
Slideshow: The Top 25 Movie Cosplayers of Comic-Con 2014
William Bibbiani is the editor of CraveOnline’s Film Channel and the host of The B-Movies Podcast and The Blue Movies Podcast. Follow him on Twitter at @WilliamBibbiani.
The Top 25 Movie Cosplayers of Comic-Con 2014
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Daft Punk Storm Trooper
For all we know, this is really one of the guys from Daft Punk.
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Predator
Isn't that cute? He's going to kill us and put our heads on pikes.
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Transformers
The simpler the designs from the Transformers movies get, the better they look. Congrats on one-upping Michael Bay, you guys!
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Darth Everyone
Because Darth Vader wasn't badass enough, apparently.
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Buddy Christ
Whoever made that sweet glowing halo is most definitely a good buddy to have.
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Tusken Fett
He's actually scarier this way.
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Charlie Chaplin
He never starred in a superhero movie, but he was super all the same.
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Buzz Lightyear
To infinity et cetera!
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Sandman
We had more pictures of this Sandman from Spider-Man 3, but they were too grainy. (Ha!)
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Storm Trooper
Storm Trooper's costume was washed in the same cycle as their son's lucky red hat. Hilarity ensued.
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Vanellope Von Schweetz
This car goes from zero to sugary in five seconds.
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X-Wing Pilot
Yup, that's an X-Wing pilot.
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Trinity and The Twins
Once they stopped trying to kill each other, these three became the best of friends.
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Storm Troopers
We're pretty sure these uniforms aren't regulation.
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Snake Eyes
Points added for detail, points subtracted for going with the movie version with the lips. Why would Snake Eyes' costume even need lips?
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The LEGO Movie Cast
This group costume is a piece of irresistible.
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Bilbo Baggins and The Witch King
You might want to stock up on Athelas, kid.
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Captain Eo
This Fuzzball is another part of me.
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Oola
Is this Oola from Return of the Jedi? We remember her being green, so maybe it's a more obscure reference than that, but it's still a great costume.
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Ace Ventura
Alrighty then.
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Chihiro, No-Face and Haku
Break time's over, Sen!
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Optimus Prime
Again: so much better than the version in the movie.
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The Cast of Frozen
Beautiful costumes guys, but let it go.
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Ewok
Was she from the Special Editions?
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Catwoman
No Comic-Con is complete without one.
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