Over the years, cosplayers have continued to find fun and unique ways to bring their favorite characters–including massive monsters–to life. A great example comes from Redditor “zombiewaffles,” who posted a video of her amazingGodzillaswimsuit with a glowing, waterproof tail.
The costume was built two years ago, but “zombiewaffles” decided to share some of the processes of building it with her Reddit and TikTok audience. The costume consists of a swimsuit with a long, glowing tailpiece extending from a headpiece down the back and nearly to the ground. The video shows “zombiewaffles” at Colossalcon, anannual anime conventionin Ohio, demonstrating how the tail floats and functions in the water.
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“The majority of the costume is built from EVA foam, foam clay, and diffusing foam that I got through Red Foam cosplay solutions,” she says, showing a video of her process. She used submersible tea lights in the costume so thatthe entire Godzilla tail glowsbut is still safe to use in the water. The entire costume took months to make, and it is obvious a lot of work and love was put into it. The fact that it’s waterproof is a massive bonus.
Therecent release ofGodzilla vs. Kongmakes it a perfect time for “zombiewaffles” to repost this Godzilla costume, as the epic MonsterVerse film has managed to reignite interest in both of the titular monsters while taking in box office revenue not seen since the start of the devastating COVID-19 pandemic. Monsters like Godzilla may seem daunting to cosplay, as many would assume it cannot be done without a massive dinosaur suit. However, this monster swimsuit costume proves that there are many creative and innovative ways to create a costume inspired by Godzilla or any other monster.
Despite most conventions and events being canceled due to COVID-19, cosplayers have still found ways toshow off spectacular cosplaysof their favorite characters. These costumes can be shown off on social media platforms such as Twitter, TikTok, Instagram, or YouTube, and the creators can share details about their creative process.
Of course, many cosplayers were already sharing their creative process pre-COVID, and the only change is that they no longer have any events at which to show off their art. As the world opens up, cosplayers will hopefully find opportunities to not only create new costumes, but to share the ones they have already created with an audience outside of social media–whether it’s afull 3D-printed Mewtwo costume, a striking Trinity cosplay, or a monster inspired swimsuit.
Godzilla vs. Kongis now playing in theaters and on HBO Max.
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