mijan: (Frodo)
mijan ([personal profile] mijan) wrote2010-01-21 02:35 pm
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Arisia Cosplay: Frodo!

My brain is too tired to come up with anything coherent to say about Arisia other than the obvious fact that awesome convention was awesome.  However, while my verbal skills are currently lacking, that won't prevent me from offering Frodo Cosplay Picspam!  Here are some pics of me cosplaying as Frodo at Arisia.

One teaser:



First, here's my masquerade presentation, in order:

Frodo in the Shire. No ring, no war, no stress... yet:


Frodo receives the ring and realizes what he's gotten himself into.


Frodo receives his sword, Sting, from Elrond at Rivendell, upon becoming part of the Fellowship.


A closer look at the sword.


Frodo examines his blade.  I had to keep the sword peace-bonded into the scabbard for safety onstage, so I couldn't pull it out all the way, but it worked.  I love this picture:


One look back before venturing forward:


Frodo receives the Elven cloak and the light of Elendil from Galadriel.


Frodo approaches Mount Doom and prepares to drop the Ring. Gollum stalks Frodo and prepares to make his move for the Ring.


Tempted by the Ring's power... Frodo changes his mind and is briefly corrupted by the Ring.


After a brief struggle with Gollum, the entire stage goes dark and the music goes silent.  A few seconds later, a spotlight comes on as the theme "Into the West" begins to play, signifying that Frodo's quest is over:


One last look back before Frodo travels to the Grey Havens:



A couple more cosplay pics:






I've got some more pics, but I'll add them later.

[identity profile] mijan.livejournal.com 2010-01-21 09:53 pm (UTC)(link)
LOL - I know, I know, I know. *grins* I never claimed patience as a strong point. :D

[identity profile] mijan.livejournal.com 2010-01-21 09:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Irrelevant icon is amusing. :D

[identity profile] ruisseau.livejournal.com 2010-01-21 09:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Rocking awesome. I always like to see someone in costume AND acting the part. It's cool and a mystery for me. :)

[identity profile] mijan.livejournal.com 2010-01-21 09:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Heee... I love playing the part. It's what makes it all come alive to me. :D

[identity profile] mijan.livejournal.com 2010-01-21 09:59 pm (UTC)(link)
LOL... well, there are lots of reasons why I'm liking England more and more...

But I'd like to think I would have been a good doctor. *sigh*

*hugs again*

[identity profile] pennylenne.livejournal.com 2010-01-21 10:11 pm (UTC)(link)
So I feel pretty damn special because I've seen most of these.
However, BRB LOLLING FOREVER AT YOUR FACE AT THE RING PICTURE.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
Silly Frodo.

Workin the hairy feet look there my friend. :]

[identity profile] mijan.livejournal.com 2010-01-21 10:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Hehehe... yeah, I showed them to you last night. Good gods, though, I'm exhausted.

Glad you like the full spread of pictures! Yeah, hairy feet - that's dedication, right? :D

[identity profile] apocalypticbob.livejournal.com 2010-01-21 11:15 pm (UTC)(link)
You make a freaking AMAZING Frodo!!!

I'm a little in awe.

[identity profile] ariadneelda.livejournal.com 2010-01-21 11:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Your expression where Frodo is corrupted by the Ring - wow! It's absolutely perfect! You make an awesome Frodo. :)

[identity profile] mijan.livejournal.com 2010-01-21 11:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you! I'm delighted that you like the costume! Er... wanna make a man out of Frodo next? *grins*

Okay, I'll get my mind out of the gutter. Heee!

[identity profile] mijan.livejournal.com 2010-01-21 11:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you! It was a lot of fun. :D

[identity profile] vvalkyri.livejournal.com 2010-01-22 12:08 am (UTC)(link)
Those are some marvelous pics! Do you have others of you as McCoy?

(I've yet to deal with my pictures from the weekend, but don't expect that mine would compare to the professional ones)

[identity profile] mijan.livejournal.com 2010-01-22 12:11 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you! But alas, no new pics of me as McCoy. My hair was too long for good McCoy cosplay anyway (I had to grow it out for Frodo). I have old cosplay pics of me as McCoy here:
http://mijan.livejournal.com/142565.html

Did you catch any good cosplay pics? I'd love to see what you snapped! :D

[identity profile] vvalkyri.livejournal.com 2010-01-22 12:15 am (UTC)(link)
I took a buncho of pictures of people in costume... need to figure out where to upload them to. Flikr seems like an obvious choice, given the Arisia tag people are using, but perhaps picasa also had said tag.

ext_4831: My Headshot (You're awesome!)

[identity profile] hughcasey.livejournal.com 2010-01-22 12:23 am (UTC)(link)
The first photo of you is AWESOME!

You look like you're about to fuckin' STORM MORDOR! And Mordor's gonna LOSE! d ^_^ b

[identity profile] mijan.livejournal.com 2010-01-22 12:29 am (UTC)(link)
Heee. Badass Hobbit is Badass. :D

Thanks!

[identity profile] amanuensis1.livejournal.com 2010-01-22 01:27 am (UTC)(link)
AMAZING. I can't help but love the feet to pieces!

[identity profile] mijan.livejournal.com 2010-01-22 02:01 am (UTC)(link)
Heee! Furry hobbit feet! :D

[identity profile] celticwhistlin.livejournal.com 2010-01-22 02:03 am (UTC)(link)
You make a wicked Frodo.

I still like Pippin more though.

And Faramir.

[identity profile] mijan.livejournal.com 2010-01-22 02:06 am (UTC)(link)
Awww, hey! It's better to pick the character I resemble! I must admit... Pippin is my favorite Hobbit. Shh! Don't tell anyone!

[identity profile] rubymiene.livejournal.com 2010-01-22 02:17 am (UTC)(link)
I love your corrupt!Frodo face.

[identity profile] mijan.livejournal.com 2010-01-22 02:21 am (UTC)(link)
Heee... I wondered what that looked like to the audience. I mean, seriously, I got INTO that character onstage. I had to. I had seconds to switch gears and emotions between parts. It was so much fun. :D

[identity profile] moonblader.livejournal.com 2010-01-22 03:58 am (UTC)(link)
OHMAGAWD YOU'RE ADORABLE!!! ;________________; Hahahahaha awww you did the feet too!! hahahaha oh i love you! haahahhaha ♥♥♥♥♥~~

And oh my~~ is that Sting???? 8DDDDD

[identity profile] mijan.livejournal.com 2010-01-22 04:01 am (UTC)(link)
Heee, thanks! And yeah, that's a movie-accurate replica of Sting. Sharp as a razor, too. :D

[identity profile] moonblader.livejournal.com 2010-01-22 04:23 am (UTC)(link)
Aawwwwwhhhhhhhhhhhhh Brilliant!! O____O Blimey, please tell me someone filmed this! ;A;

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