Watch the FULL NYCC 2023 Cosplay Central Crown Championship!

[@ToxieKatt]

I’m the SpringTrap cosplayer! It was an absolute honor being apart of such a tough competition, everyone looked incredible and did amazing work. This was my first on-stage contest since 2018 so I’m forever grateful for the experience. I was just happy to be there 😂❤️ amazing work everyone ❤

[@mike.s3cch10]

You made a great job dude,GG for victory 🙌✌️

[@Lucha_Pagliacci]

I'd have given you the title. Best cosplay here for sure.

[@peacockcrowe2718]

Woot woot Springtrap!!

[@aisforannihilation1662]

Your costume was incredible! Amazing work!

[@stephenbaatz6043]

Your costume was amazing 😮

[@torasvlogs6942]

For people who are saying this contest was rigged I've been cosplaying for over ten years and I can tell you it wasn't. It's not up to the audience it's all up to the judges and bigger isn't always better, it's all about neatness and how well it was crafted as a whole. They can see things we can't. I remember competing with a Tifa cosplayer in her default outfit at ANYC last year and she won first place in the master's category because she made her shoes from scratch and could do cartwheels in her costume. So the judges will be able to see hot glue strings on the armor, skipped stitches on clothes, fraying satin, unhemmed skirts and pants, places where things are falling apart, etc. When you look at the mimic at 17:55 you can see one of the shelves on his left foot forming a dome, you can see most of the foam isn't even sanded down properly, seams where parts that should be glued are showing, and parts are starting to fall off the more you watch. He even showed close-ups on his Instagram and there were more flaws I could see so it wasn't a surprise he didn't win. Meanwhile, Sarcasm Hime worked on her dress and cape for over two years and the embroidery was all done BY HAND! Including using goldwork, beading, etc for the patterns. I saw a close-up of the dress on her Instagram and it was amazingly clean. Of course, I had a gut feeling she would win something.

[@jamesjohnson2458]

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[@Catsngats]

You see all these other contestants in the comments expressing their appreciation for being there etc vs the mimic guy that complained? You worded this comment perfectly btw

[@johnschmidt1262]

They need different categories with different criteria. Costumers are looking for technical skill, but many people are looking for creativity and impact.

[@PandamoniumBruu]

oh boy

[@Sylmations]

Yeah but it was somewhat rigged, one of the contestants straight up cheated :/

[@Sylmations]

Here after the Sarah Spaceman video THANK THE HEAVENS Myra didn't place There was some STELLER cosplays from people who actually made their costumes

[@SabreWrenn]

I didn't put 2 and 2 together until I saw the cosplayer walk the stage and I was like.... OMG NO WAIT IT WAS THIS NYCC!?!?!? My jaw dropped

[@StardustMegu]

I was the Ayra cosplayer! It was an honor being selected to compete in this contest and mingle with the other contestants! Everyone's cosplays are excellent! It was a tough competition. Congratulations to all of the winners!

[@reiwormproductions]

Your costume is FABULOUS!!!

[@StardustMegu]

@@reiwormproductions Wow! Thank you so much!

[@jara_b_sewing8308]

I was there as Mollymauk and it was so awesome competing with yall!

[@amybalonis9251]

Your coat was gorgeous

[@shiekahfan01]

i'm friends with Solaris Yuna, and the way i'm so so SO proud of her! Their cosplay is amazing and even though they didn't win all of us who know them irl have been screaming in joy for her!

[@Romina_Das_Fischstaebchen]

24:59 wait, that's the cheat cosplayer!!

[@B1GB4CK_WCUE]

YE IT IS

[@eugenedimitrov]

Wow! So many incredible costumes! They put lots of effort in designing and thorough work posing making each character alive ! Everyone did a fantastic job!!! ❤❤❤

[@Catsngats]

They were all so creative, amazing, and talented. I didn’t expect to see an Alexstrasza cosplay, love WoW and she looks spectacular 🎉 Grats to the winners too- well deserved!

[@emilyhaas6021]

The Queen Costume is amazing!!! Love the look and Colleen would be proud!

[@CreatureCal]

So many amazing costumes! The creativity is unlimited!

[@OptimusPrimeFanatic]

I feel bad for other cosplayers who WORK SO hard in this cosplay than this cheater (25:06) WHO WASN'T HERS and use lina's seth nightroad cosplay, WHO WORKED SO HARD TO JOINED ANOTHER COSPLAY CONTEST AND ALWAYS GET WHAT *SHE* WANTS(I forgot she doesn't give credits to the owner who made this...)

[@QueenViolet8]

The mimic was amazing 🤩

[@aisforannihilation1662]

Incredible work & creativity! So cool to see! The screaming Pac-Man guy was embarrassing but the cosplay costumes were impressive.

[@DamienTheHedgehogOfficial]

25:06 Hey wait a minute! You cheated! (line is from Garfield and Friends)

[@stryker-4733]

It was so nice to see Ruben returning to New York Comic Con

[@peacockcrowe2718]

Is it a bad omen that another cosplayer from this contest started drama? She got caught plagiarizing her cosplay. It was the Seth Nightroad

[@girlishgamer1]

It's not drama she CHEATED!

[@peacockcrowe2718]

@@girlishgamer1 it is drama you dolt. She took away prizes from people who should have won and had the gall to private her instagram instead of coming clean and admitting she cheated

[@girlishgamer1]

@@peacockcrowe2718 Once again not drama, the number one rule of cosplay competition is that you need to make a majority of the cosplay yourself. And for the last ten years she was cheating and sandbagging with cosplays she didn't even make. She disrespected the other cosplayers, she disrespected the judges, she disrespected the artist who made her costume, and she disrespected the entire competition. That behavior needs to be called out.

[@NotMVZZL3]

Actually, she's in this video (25:01)

[@PunisherNYCC]

I was hoping hawkman could spread his wings

[@avasgranb1]

The organization putting this event together must bring in mondo amounts of cash! Those artists deserve a decent prize money! Not these token bits of cash.

[@XBadZaddyGaymes]

I just realized that the host is phi phi from drag race. Jaremi Carey haha

[@DemonFromSun]

Im in love with katie so im to biased on a judgement. Lol

[@hepiyepi10]

Amazing cosplayers! Anyway, I hope you team can upload the FF7's casts conference on here too

[@darkspine1052]

25:14 oh hey, its the cosplayer who bought that cosplay from someone else and passed it off as her own work

[@tylerfoster5511]

Mimic was literally incredible.

[@williamlavender4593]

What was Barbie's youtube channel?

[@B1GB4CK_WCUE]

MAYRA SHOULDNT HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO COMPETE (I know this has been covered but I’m saying it) SHE BOUGHT IT AND ADDED RINESTONES TO THE CORSET U CAN SEE IT DONT FIT HER AT ALL(she has skin at the back u can see when she spins*

[@jonathonchavez4160]

Mimic in my heart you won. Seeing your cosplay up close was incredible.

[@Ray-r4e]

Why was all of this so awkward 😂 the announcers and the judges were so hard to listen too 😭 not to mention the crowd being so lame 😢

[@vee9723]

how was that second place omfg

[@jamesjohnson2458]

I'm over MCU cosplays to be honest. They are just super basic at this point.

[@Xanji_San]

It made 2nd place because of the amount of leather sewing and woodwork (the hammer) that went into the outfit. Plus the entire thing was very very clean. Clean Outfit > Big & Flashy with competitions like these.

[@TwilightRage2099]

Is the bald announcer ok? This isn't the first time I've seen him horribly mispronouncing words. If this is a known issue, then fine. But if he hasn't been checked out, I suggest he gets a full medical work up soon. Sure, this could be something as simple as dyslexia or something similar... but there are several other medical conditions that are serious that present this way.

[@LucilleDylla]

Someone cheated in this

[@Joebama87]

:3

[@JakeStone-dw9cx]

So many people were furrys (No offense)

[@nightmareseeker6996]

Mimic should've won

[@spillthetay]

I trust the judges, with years more experience than you, made the right decision. That poor woman had her moment stolen by a rude, inexperienced crowd. These contests are not subject to crowd opinion or who looks the coolest, but by construction and how many techniques were used and how they were applied. She hand beaded and hand embroidered that entire dress herself. Yeah, his was cool, but ultimately the judges make the final decision on who should win, and I feel like they are correct. Once again, they know what they are doing and what they are looking for in a winning cosplay.

[@mystic_shaman_]

Your Correct Mimic should have won or at least placed!

[@spillthetay]

@@mystic_shaman_ I trust the judges, with years more experience than you, made the right decision. That poor woman had her moment stolen by a rude, inexperienced crowd. These contests are not subject to crowd opinion or who looks the coolest, but by construction and how many techniques were used and how they were applied. She hand beaded and hand embroidered that entire dress herself. Yeah, his was cool, but ultimately the judges make the final decision on who should win, and I feel like they are correct. Once again, they know what they are doing and what they are looking for in a winning cosplay.

[@ahhchewcosplay401]

He didn't, so move on. Mimics' reputation is being destroyed in the cosplay community because of people like you and him posting that he got robbed. He didn't place so he can go to another convention and enter there. The people who won, deserve their wins.

[@peacockcrowe2718]

Mimic should have been in the special effects category. But I’ve heard that some of the bookshelf decorations were pre-purchased and that is what prevented him from placing

[@christinajoanne8177]

MIMIMC MIMIC

[@serrya69]

Because making squares out of EVA foam and buying things to decorate your shelves is hard.

[@tylerfoster5511]

Not Phi Phi Ohara..O'Hara... gross.

[@mystic_shaman_]

Mimic should have won or at least placed! I feel the show was rigged.

[@girlishgamer1]

No, it was not, the judges can see things we can't up close. It's the judges job to nitpick every part of the costumes they see. So if they can see unsanded foam, glue strings, skipped stitches, etc. Chances are it won't win at all.

[@mml3140]

​@girlishgamer1 lol ! What a lame excuse. By far one of the weakest entries got 2nd ? Easily the best didn't place? Scam city happened here.

[@girlishgamer1]

@@mml3140 You know nothing about cosplay competition at all, do you? It's all about how nice and neat it was in the end, not how big it is.

[@mml3140]

@@girlishgamer1 Who said anything about size ? Weak flat gray paint job, no helmet ? Thats showing lack of skill and knowledge. Spring trap, GOW , Mimic etc were all way superior.

[@girlishgamer1]

@@mml3140 You have no idea how hard sewing is do you?

[@Jiffypizza]

I can’t believe kylander Koture didn’t win. I’m sorry but the winners in my opinion were just so random. Seems as if there was no real thought.

[@marinatsu4720]

The contest was based on craftsmanship, not creativity or flashiness. A cosplay can look amazing from afar, but if it's sewn shoddily, or hot glued together, or falling apart it's not going to win

[@blumars8000]

They hate it when we stand up for ourselves. Cosplay need male and female winners categories back now. It always woman winning every contests.

[@FazbearEntertainment_NOWHIRING]

Chill bro

[@PatternerMage]

Crazy thing to comment. Just want to point out for anyone happening across this comment that two of the winners were not women: both Best Armor and Best Needlework were NOT women (I should know, I was the cosplayer who won Best Needlework at this competition)

[@DamienTheHedgehogOfficial]

25:06 Hey wait a minute! You cheated! (line is from Garfield and Friends)