- They look like they're sporty.
So I think that maybe,
(ball thudding)
Ah, you were supposed to hit it.
- [Interviewer] Hello.
- Hi.
- Hello there.
- [Interviewer] What's your name?
- Gregory.
- Hi, my name is Nikita.
Thank you for having me.
- [Interviewer] Do you know what you're doing today?
- I'm here to guess who is wearing cosplay.
- [Interviewer] You think you're gonna be good at this?
- I'm feeling fairly confident.
I just went to Comic-Con.
I watch some cosplayers online every now and then.
- [Interviewer] Do you like cosplay?
- I have dabbled in it.
Mostly things that people on my only fans tell me to do, so.
- [Interviewer] How do you think you're gonna do?
- I'm going to be going by very poor intuitions.
- [Interviewer] Poor intuitions.
- I'm extremely ignorant on this subject,
so I'm just going to make a lot of bad guesses
- [Interviewer] And maybe some good ones?
- Hopefully.
- [Interviewer] Are you nervous at all?
- Why should I be nervous?
- [Interviewer] Let's bring the line in.
- You all look like serious models.
Like, oh my gosh, this is gonna be hard.
I know it.
It's gonna be very hard.
- [Interviewer] Bring out the first outfit
(Gregory vocalizing)
- Oh.
(laughs)
- This looks like a beautifully crafted Kylo Ren costume,
from one of the episodes of Star Wars.
- They're obviously a part of the dark side.
- [Interviewer] Why?
- Red light saber, Sith.
Feel the hateful energy coming off this thing right now.
I wonder who's hateful.
I want to bring
you forward.
(all laughing)
- I'm going to go with you.
What connects you to the character
of the costume that you brought today?
- Becoming something more than just me.
- This made me doubt my choice.
Kylo Ren seems to me like a character
who is in the process of becoming something
and not someone who many people would think of
as more than them.
- So who's your favorite Star Wars character?
- The Second Sister Inquisitor.
- That's super fucking specific.
- Do you want to hand Bali that light saber?
- She doesn't know what to do with it.
- No, this is how Ahsoka Tano holds her light saber!
(gasps)
- Ooh.
- Maybe I'm right.
- Can tell me a little bit about
what connects you to the character you brought today.
- I find my character really interesting.
Just based on their connection with the people around them.
- Oh, that could absolutely be Kylo Ren.
This might be your costume.
- Kendra, I think this outfit is yours.
- All right.
- It's pretty fucking badass.
(upbeat music)
- I think this is a horror character.
- [Interviewer] This is Leather face.
- Ah.
Oh.
Really, I see.
- Holy shit, what the fuck is this?
- [Interviewer] Maybe it's like a sexy version.
- Oh, shit.
- [Interviewer] What kind of person
do you think wears this outfit?
- Probably, someone like me
who had deep seeded issues growing up.
- I'm going to go ahead and ask you to come forward.
Could you tell me a little bit
about what draws you to your character?
- Their presence they bring when they walk into the room.
- Oh, that could be Leather face.
- It just sounds offensive to assign this.
It's like, are you mentally disturbed?
Like, what am I supposed to ask?
Congratulations. - Thank you.
- You have good tastes.
- Deep seeded issues.
- Honestly, though.
(upbeat music)
- I don't watch a lot of anime,
but this looks definitely anime inspired.
- [Interviewer] Okay.
- Who here is really into anime?
- These are the types of outfits
that a lot of guys like to wear at Comic-Cons.
And then you walk up to 'em and then they're like,
what up, bro?
I'm going you.
- Ey.
What's up, bro?
(all laughing)
- It looks like Sailor Moon found Jesus.
(all laughing)
Could I ask you to step forward?
Can you tell me a little bit about your character class?
- She's a support character.
She's hydro.
She uses water.
- This sounds very, very in line
with how I'm interpreting this costume.
Because we have blue gems here
which come with water based powers.
A lot of the time.
- Can you please try the wig on?
- Yep.
It's gonna look a little funky with my hair.
- How would you know
it would look funky with your hair?
- Because I don't have a wig cap.
- Okay. That's a good point.
- You play video games.
- I do, yeah.
- Hmm.
I think this is from a video game.
- It's from a video game that I do play, Genshin Impact.
- I'm thinking this is you.
- [Bali] Did I put this on backwards?
- Wait, did you just ask if you put it on backwards?
- [Interviewer] Okay.
- Shit!
(upbeat music)
- [Interviewer] What do we have here?
- We have a sports outfit.
I know even less about sports than I do about cosplay.
So I don't know what sport this is for.
- Beach classes, so this must be a volleyball.
- [Interviewer] Okay, you didn't recognize it?
- No, not at all.
- Oh, it is volleyball.
God dammit, I knew it.
My brother was watching this volleyball anime.
And I was like, why the fuck
are you watching a volleyball anime?
It was a male's volleyball anime.
- [Interviewer] Okay.
- I feel like you.
- [Interviewer] Does Kai look sporty at all?
- I'm going with this because
Kai seems a little bit sporty.
She knew how to
do volleyball, I remember that.
That's how you go.
- They look like they're sporty.
So I think that maybe,
(ball thudding)
ah, you were supposed to hit it.
- If you feel comfortable with it.
I'd love to have you put it on, thank you.
- Sure.
- Now I'm really confident.
(upbeat music)
- I see.
I think a very powerful character.
The hair suggests
a lot of power.
- What we have here is a cosplay
for My Hero Academia, Red Riot.
This is a pretty cool costume.
Looks like they made this by themselves.
- Please, come forward.
- What anime is this from?
- This one's from My Hero Academia.
- Oh!
I do know the show, my brother watches this one, too.
Do you know a single line from this character?
- One line.
- Can you say the line?
- Sure, sure.
Ah!
- Ah, shit.
(all laughing)
- Could you tell me more about
your favorite types of stories?
- Like action, adventure, fantasy.
- This looks like a character that does a lot of action.
(upbeat music)
- I'm looking at a reckless criminal
endangering the people of Gotham.
Please, come forward, thank you.
- This actually worked, since I got one last person
and Batman's pretty mysterious.
- [Interviewer] Alright, you wanna call them forward?
- Please, come forward.
I got no read on her, whatsoever,
when they came out.
- I remember you mentioned,
inhabiting your character makes you feel
like you're becoming something more.
And I know this is exactly the reason why
Bruce Wayne says he puts on the costume.
- I mean,
you look like a Bruce Wayne.
I'm getting the vibes, you know?
- [Interviewer] Yeah.
- I dress up as Harley Quinn
and I'm like, yeah, I feel like we're enemies.
(laughs)
Can you please put it on for me?
- Yes.
- Thank you.
(upbeat music)
- We're going to Arkham, Cobblepot.
- [Interviewer] How was that?
- That was lovely.
I did learn a little,
and I definitely enjoyed myself.
- [Interviewer] How many you think you guessed correctly?
- Zero.
- [Interviewer] Okay, with a show of hands,
who did Gregory guess correctly?
- There's no hands up.
- Yes!
That's fifty percent.
- Oh, yes!
Two correct guesses.
I thought I only had one.
- [Interviewer] They're gonna go get
into their right costumes, and then come in.
You'll be able to find out more about them.
- Okay. Awesome.
- Hi, everyone.
- Hello.
- Incredible.
Would you come join me?
- Absolutely.
- Red Riot.
That's awesome.
Why'd you choose Red Riot?
- Because I love like both Red Riot's style and personality.
- Yeah?
- It's bold, it's very like,
a lot of contrast into his work and protecting people.
But also he's a derp and an idiot sometimes.
I'm like, that's just, that's just me.
- Yeah, I'm like, I feeling it.
- Yeah.
- What makes you wants to cosplay in general?
- Exploring style.
Like, I buy the pieces and I do the cosplay,
and then I use individual pieces
of the cosplay for my everyday outfits.
- That's awesome. - Yeah.
- Can you show us a move now
that you're in, finally in your costume?
- Ah!
(laughs)
- Oh, so it was an accurate line.
- Hi. - Hi.
- Can you tell me about this character?
- This character is Oikawa Toru.
He's from the volleyball anime, Haikyuu.
He is a major side character, I would say.
- So you chose a side character instead of main character.
So what's up with this side character that is so great?
- I really love cosplaying side characters.
It's fun to like, see someone at a con
and they know who your side character is.
And they point at you and they're like, oh my God, it's you.
I picked this character because my 13 year old self
saw him on the screen was like, I wanna be him.
And so I have cosplayed him since 2015.
- Oh!
- I'm nonbinary.
So I like to present sometimes feminine,
sometimes masculine.
And cosplay is a really nice way to do that.
I'd like to present a certain way for a little bit.
And then I get to go back to myself,
which is really, really nice.
- That's really cool.
Thank you so much much for sharing.
- You're welcome.
- I was right.
- [Kendra] You were.
- I was fucking right.
- Yeah.
- So I guessed that this was Kylo Ren.
- I get a lot of that at conventions,
but it's the Second Sister Inquisitor,
from Jedi Fallen Order.
- What connects you personally to her?
- It was like a new female character.
Who's a villain and she's a person of color.
- I see.
- Is this a homemade outfit?
- It is.
- Even the helmet is homemade.
- Yep, 3D printed.
And then you sand for a month for,
- You put a month of effort into this costume?
Just for the helmet?
- Just for the helmet, yeah.
- Just for the helmet. That's dedication.
- Can I try it on?
- Of course.
- Oh, this is so cool, shit!
Oh.
- You want the light saber? - Oh, shit,
this is the coolest thing I've ever seen.
It's dope.
- Hell yeah.
- Could you, thank you.
- Hello.
- Hi, incredible costume.
- Tell me why you chose this character.
- I love all things horror.
And then I found online
a figurine of sexy Leather face.
And I was like, that's hilarious.
I want to be her.
- That's so dope.
- Tell me what cosplay means to you.
- It's a big confidence booster.
I've never been super comfortable in my own skin.
- Oh, so you wear other people's skin.
Yeah, that's it.
- When I first started, people told me
that I wasn't cannon to the characters
because I didn't have the same body type as them.
- That seems like it goes against
everything that I think is exciting about cosplay.
- Exactly.
- Thank you. - Thank you.
- Hi, hi.
- Hi!
Can you tell me about this character?
- I'm dressed as Barbara from Genshin Impact.
She's really bubbly
and that's what made me attracted to her.
When I saw her I'm like, ah, there it is.
That's the one I wanna be.
- Is your cosplay homemade?
- Unfortunately, not.
Sometimes making it is more expensive than buying it.
And there's also a lot of time that goes into it.
I don't have a lot of time.
- Is the wig homemade?
- No.
- What does cosplay mean to you?
- A lot, actually, I've always loved dressing up.
Like when I was a kid,
people would ask me what my favorite holiday was.
Everybody would say like, my birthday or Christmas.
And I'm like Halloween, Halloween's the best!
My parents are like, yeah, she'll grow out of it.
I still have not grown out of it.
- Thank you for doing this.
I hope you don't grow out of it.
I think it's beautiful.
Thank you.
- The intensity is scaring me.
- Why cosplay?
- Well, they tell you to become the person
you needed when you were a child.
So I became Batman.
- What is it about the character of Batman
that speaks to you?
- The depth of morality.
The idea that the Batman does not kill
is not rooted in squeamishness or religious code,
but in a deeply held belief that everyone
deserves multiple chances to become a better person,
be more than they were before.
- I think that's a very inspiring take on Batman.
A lot of the people just
like the violence on the character.
- Unfortunately, yes.
- [Interviewer] Well, have him tell you what
he usually does with the suit.
- Porn?
(all laughing)
Does he use this in porn?
- I do a lot of charity work.
I visit Seattle Children's Hospital.
I send postcards to kids who are sick.
I do go to conventions, but it's,
it's always been a secondary thing.
The whole point of this suit is for kids to see
and meet Batman, and feel like heroes do exist.
- That was the opposite of what I thought it would be.
I definitely did think it was porn.
- I'm judging you.
- See, that's really cool what you do, though.
And I'm sorry, I think I spit on you just now, so.
- That's okay the suit's waterproof.
- See, porn.
- [Interviewer] Thank you, Batman.
- [Interviewer] How was this today?
- This was great.
- I really love this part.
Meeting everyone in their actual costumes.
I got to learn things,
and I got to see people inspired
and passionate about characters they love.
- Now I'm kind of inspired.
What should I dress up as?
- You'd make an amazing Black Widow.
- Yes.
- Black Widow, really?
I might actually try to do that now.
- [Interviewer] Love it, alright.
- I've always done DC characters.
So I need to do some Marvel.
- [Interviewer] Yeah, Marvel's better.
- I love Marvel, actually. It is better.
No offense.
- [All] Ooh.
(indistinct)