So I grew up creating and also being immersed in gaming and with sci-fi and fantasy film and television.” I also got into gaming early when my parents bought my sister and me a computer and a PlayStation, I also had handheld gaming too. I can’t remember a time where there wasn’t an ongoing project in the house that I got to be a part of. My Dad is a handyman so he does all sorts of construction and painting and my mum was a graphic designer and likes to make her own clothes so it was basically the perfect storm. My parents are both super hands-on in terms of creating things and it was encouraged from a very early age to just make a mess and be creative. “I’ve always been a really creative person. Danielle Debs Cosplay – UNSC Marine Photo / SteamKittens How Did Your Cosplay Journey Begin? You can keep up with Cmdr_Dark_Light and other Halo cosplayers on Instagram. After all of that I just absolutely love the story, the war with the Covenant, becoming an ally and perhaps even friends with the Arbiter to watching Cortana’s descent into rampancy, simply an epic tale.” In Jump Rope it was fun trying to get the wraiths to spin out of control scaring the crap out of the jumpers. “The most fun was in custom Reach forge matches, playing games like Jump Rope and Janga with friends which would always devolve into chaos and laughs. Protective gear is a must.” Favorite Halo Moments Or Memories? Lots of glue fumes and scraps of foam then more fumes from the Plasticdip. Especially with the helmet because it’s the face of the character and fans of the game would see any discrepancy and it wouldn’t feel right. I then tried to work out how to cut the foam to suit the pattern and shape it to get it as accurate as it can be. I downloaded a ton of images to get as much detail as possible from every angle. “The creative process is a whole lot of research and trial and error. Photo / Steam Kittens What Was The Creative Process Like? Good thing I find this sort of thing fun.” the marines armor took around three months initially but one of the marines costumes actually had to be made twice because one of my young friends who I made it for went through a growth spurt and didn’t fit it anymore. “The Mjolnir armor started with the helmet which took a month and the rest of the suit took another six. Their excitement for it and the suggestion that I could also make UNSC Marines costumes to make it a group cosplay got me a little excited too so the process started all over again with the research and grind to get these suits done.” It was actually a friend of mine who is a massive fan of Halo and lore who suggested it when they saw the Batsuit. Working on the suit after work and on weekends when I could, and three months later I was Batman!” What Inspired You To Cosplay The Master Chief? I bought some foam floormats and got into it. I downloaded Pepakura designer and searched for a pattern online and found one based on the Batman Origins game. So I started on a cosplay binge on YouTube and the more I saw the more I realized I could do this! The hunt was on for a character that I could recreate and Batman was the obvious choice. After seeing this video I had to know more. I had seen costumes and things at Comic-Con but had no idea how they were made. “It all began with Youtube, going down a rabbit hole I stumbled across a video by Kamui Cosplay, a German creator who built a Star Wars Tie fighter pilot helmet out of EVA foam. Halo Cosplayers Cmdr_Dark_Light – Master Chief Photo / Steam Kittens How Did Your Cosplay Journey Begin? In this edition of Last Word on Gaming’s video game cosplay series, you can learn more about their costumes and their love for the Halo franchise.
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