As cosplay continues to explode in popularity, I feel like rounding up the “best” cosplay in the world for the year is a task that’s almost impossible. But whatever, that’s not going to stop me from trying.
2014 was a big year for cosplay, at least in terms of this site. We opened up our own cosplay sub-site. Me and Brian wrote a book about cosplay. And we featured more shots (and videos) on Kotaku than ever before, as cons across the world saw ever-increasing numbers of cosplayers in attendance, fuelled by a community that’s about as friendly and welcoming as any you’ll find on the internet (or, for that matter, in the real world).
Below, then, are my attempts at wrangling together a “best in 2014” collection. If you’ve found something truly amazing that we’ve missed or overlooked, drop it in the comments below and I’ll take a look, see if it warrants inclusion!
GHOST TRICK – Cosplay by CelticSakura. Photo by Mike Kowalek.
METAL GEAR – Cosplay by Pro Voltage. Photo by Mike Kowalek.
PRINCE/CHAPELLE SHOW – Cosplay by Scumbag Dark Link
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN – Cosplay by Alyson Tabbitha, photo by Stephie Joy Photography.
METROID – Cosplay by Chelsea & Matt Serle
BIOSHOCK INFINITE – Cosplay by Angela Bermudez, photo by Andres Herrera
THE WITCHER – Cosplay by LastSoul and GreatQueenLina. Photo by La-Clover.
FIRE EMBLEM: AWAKENING – Cosplay by Calssara, photo by Midgard1612.
ASSASSINS CREED IV – Cosplay by Leon Chiro. Photo by Marcella Fava
FAMILY GUY – Cosplay by Real Life Peter Griffin
LORD OF THE RINGS – Cosplay by Red-Dragon-Lord, photo by Chris Hull.
CAPTAIN HARLOCK – Cosplay by Nikita. Photo by Nippon Nation.
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY – Cosplay by Shoko and Jérôme Cosplay, photo by Shashin Kaihi.
FINAL FANTASY XIII – Cosplay by Rainer, photo by vaxzone.
DARK SOULS – Cosplay by harvestbuddy, RevebQ and Edgar Mayoral
MASS EFFECT – Cosplay by Sarrah Wilkinson, photo by Sam Mort.
DRAGON AGE – Cosplay by Laura Sánchez. Photo by Jesús Clares.
SUPER FLAMANDS – By photographer Sacha Goldberger & Friends.
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES – Cosplay by guimancreative.
METAL GEAR SOLID – Cosplay by Rick Boer, Photo by Cynthia Veekens
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11 responses to “The Best Cosplay Of 2014”
Krang is actually good!
That Garrus cosplay looks so good that I’m amazed that someone actually managed to create such an impressive costume.
That is some pretty good cosplay, saw some amazing ones at Brisbane Supanova, wish I could have gone both days though. Didn’t see any posts on here about it for a change, usually there is something, more often than not a video. Anyone here attend BrisNova?
Garrus almost looks like a painting, wonder if they used worbla for it, I need to get my hands on some of that stuff, the paint work is wonderful
very cool!
Loved Samus, Krang, and the Fire Emblem: Awakening cosplay.
I’m just glad they aren’t all heavily photoshopped like so many other cosplay pics are that usually feature
Nose.
The Dark Souls one loses a bit of its impact by being shot in a car park…
Lololol Prince. Also Krang is great. The Dark Souls look pretty impressive too. Just need to like, photoshop hell into the background.
Is that robot in the background of the Metal Gear shot a costume? Pretty damn impressive if it is. Or even if not, really.
The Chappelle Show Prince is GOLD!!