Shadowbringers is easily my favorite expansion in FFXIV. It had great heroes and villains, and so I decided to become kung fu grampa in his upgraded armor. I wanted something that occupied my time during lockdown, so I painted all the details by hand and carved one of my first successful foam weapons. The outfit is kind of a pain and super hot, but I really enjoyed making this outfit.

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• Making your own fabric spraypaint with acrylic paint
• Using plastic tubing for jewelry and accessories

Competition info

I’d like to say I bribed my sister to be my performance partner, but to be honest, it didn’t take much to convince her to join me. The concept of the skit was to play out a battle that never happened. What if Ran’jit and Y’shtola had met and actually battled? So I wrote up a skit and we played it out to Lindsey Stirling music.

Competition video

ALA is great with recording videos so you can watch our skit!

Cosplay gallery