There are hundreds, if not thousands of costumes at the San Diego Comic Con, so standing out can sometimes be a bit of a challenge. While some folks go for incredible quality and detail, others recognize that a little creativity goes a long way when it comes to getting noticed and mashing together two different costume ideas is a simple, but brilliant way to set yourself apart. Here are a few of some of the coolest and cleverest costume mashups from this year’s SDCC.
Popeye the Sailor Moon
Makeup artist Cig Neutron and costumer/model Rannie Rodil all the physical strength of Sailor Moon partnered with the good looks of Popeye, who wouldn’t want to live life as this beautiful trainwreck?
Bubba Fett
His cousin might be the most feared bounty hunter in the galaxy, but Bubba can’t afford to get his transporter off of the cinderblocks in his back yard. Even so, he’s got his shotgun locked and loaded because he just knows someone’s planning to trespass on his property sooner or later.
Steamtrek
Some people dream of boldly going where no man has gone before, but others dream of going where man could have gone before if technology progressed a bit different. These are the tales of the Steamship Enterprise.
Snow Loki
Snow White may be humble and kind, but Snow Loki knows the power of her beauty and asks you to kneel down to her charms before she does something quite ugly.
Super Dalek Bros.
These brothers are here to exterminate your plumbing problems -no matter what castle you hope to hide your princess in.
Sock Hop Harley
Who is the hottest girl at the sock hop? It’ll eventually be Harley after she introduces all the other gals to this boss mallet.
Western Ghostbusters
Even Gozer’s favorite architect, Ivo Shandor, wouldn’t have been able to help the Gozerian return to the world back in the 1870s. Then again, the Ghostbusters would also have a distinct disadvantage without all of Egon’s technological tools -particularly the handy nuclear reactor that powered the containment unit.
Punisher Bunny
When you’re naughty at Christmas, you get coal. When you’re naughty around Easter, you get the Punisher Bunny. Let me tell you, you don’t want to get on this bunny’s bad side.
Evil Knierooper
Luke may not flinch at the idea of shooting a two-meter wide thermal exhaust port on a Death Star, but this daredevil hopes to one day jump through a flaming exhaust port on his tricked out speeder bike.
Battle Peach
Things can get rough on the Rainbow Road and this Princess is ready for battle whether via banana peel or baseball bat.
Snow Fett
She’s the most famous bounty hunter in the galaxy and the fairest woman in the land -is there anything this little princess can’t do?
Gotham Rockers
These Gotham sirens will steal your heart -and then curb stomp it with their steel toed boots.
Frozen Road
Elsa’s looking Furiosa that anyone would ever mess with her little sister, but hey, at least Olaf can finally enjoy a nice day in the sun and sand while they attempt to outrun Immortan Hans.
Waldo Trooper
The great thing about this Stormtrooper is that while he still can’t hit anything, you’ll never be able to find him and shoot him either.
Slave Princesses
It’s a whole new world when Jasmine and Snow White become slaves to the powerful Hutt family -even if Genie and Happy Hutt are at least a little more charismatic than their cousin Jabba.
Iron Pirate
Tony Stark is a lovable rogue, just like the pirates in many a romance novel -so why not combine the two into one fashionable, playboy of the seas?
Edward Steamhands
While many inventors would suffer in a world built on steam technology, Edward’s creator operated a lab that could likely function in any setting -and apparently the steampunk version even gets a pretty mechanical horse too.
Spidey Grad
Spidey-Grad. Spidey-Grad. Does whatever a low-paid intern does, including stressing about paying off those mountains of student loans.
Daft Kombat
Around the world these fighters are quickly becoming fan favorites not only for their incredible moves, but the way they perfectly choreograph their kill strikes to the beat.
Power Prom
The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers may have worked together to battle Lord Zedd and Rita Repulsa whenever there was trouble, but they were still teenagers -and what teen doesn’t want to go to prom with a Green Ranger?
As with the Rule 63 cosplays, there were inevitably tons more great mashups at the convention that I didn’t even get a chance to see simply because it’s impossible to see all the cosplay at SDCC. With that in mind, feel free to share any you were particularly fond of.
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