New Community Spotlight from Blizzard has arrived, and this one is dedicated to some seriously talented cosplayers within the Overwatch community. The tweet gives you a glimpse at their work, with a link to explore a bit more on their creative processes—because come on, some of these costumes look like it came right outta the game.
This photo attached (again with the debate of CGI versus real world, seriously) showcases some cool cosplays: the D.Va mech suit with some insane detailing, a Mercy suit with a functional pair of wings, and a Tracer so close to the in-game model that you could almost swear she would just blink out of that screen. And honestly, that would be an understatement for the skill involved here.
Normally, the comments would be overflowing with responses praising the cosplayers or begging for them to make theirs the skins in the game. But oddly enough, the comments of the tweet are… Empty? Crickets. Possible. Otherwise, maybe the pictures are sucking people’s will to type out the messages.
Or perhaps these are hidden by the algorithm? Anyway, this is rare silence from this usually unbearable Overwatch fandom.
And for all those lame saps out there who don’t understand, talk about big news! Those are not just any random fans they chose to spotlight, but actors spending months (and sometimes years) perfecting their craft.
Some of these creators even bring in the most ridiculous components, like 3D armor pieces and wiring in LEDs, just to make their gear glow like the in-game models.
If you ever tried cosplaying, you would know the agony: One slip with the knife on the foam, and suddenly, your Reinhardt helmet will look like an almost-deflated balloon. These artists? They just make it look easy.
No replies as yet means no drama (for once) but you KNOW the Overwatch community will not keep quiet for long. In a couple of hours, the thread will probably blow up with fans tagging their favorite cosplayers or calling for a BTS tutorial.
Until then, it’s just gonna be us keeping our eyes glued to that D.Va cosplay wondering just how many sleepless nights it took to nail those tiny decals.
The blog also takes a long, exhaustive look at how each cosplayer took influences and techniques into use, which may be fairly interesting to read if you’re into blood, sweat, and hot glue blended into your art-or looking for inspiration for the next obsession.
Either way, it is certainly time to read before the next one comes around and you are left scrambling to catch up.
So yeah. Cosplay seems to win this time as well. Now, if only we could make those designs actual skins… Blizzard, are you listening?
