Here at ESL we love cosplay, and in 2014 we saw some fantastic examples at the events we hosted and attended throughout the year. It can be difficult to comprehend just how many hours of blood, sweat and tears go into a costume, so let’s take a moment to appreciate all the hard work put in by these excellent members of the cosplay community below.
Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2014
Madlencia’s Jinx cosplay was her very first but still looked absolutely amazing - check out our interview with her here
This great Annie cosplay is the perfect depiction of her iconic default skin - even her backpack is faithfully reproduced!
Yuke’s Battle Bunny Riven was as stunning as it was accurate
Shappi’s incredible Kayle costume won first prize is Intel Extreme Masters cosplay competition - you can find our interview with her following her win here
ESL One Frankfurt 2014
Adriano "Merlino" Milone’s amazing Storm Spirit cosplay was a testament to his dedication - he even show up to the ESL One Frankfurt afterparty wearing it
Chocolate Cosplay’s beautiful Crystal Maiden was a great addition to Frankfurt’s cosplay lineup
Sean rightfully prostrates himself before Luriad’s fearsome Bloodseeker cosplay
Aonir’s Legion Commander took our breath away - find out more about it in this interview
You can find videos of some of these awesome ESL One Frankfurt cosplayers in action here.
gamescom 2014
People generally want to play games at gamescom, Jigsaw
There were loads of excellent Borderlands cosplays at gamescom 2014 - here are Mary Luck and Roxcesable Cosplay's (and more below)
Puni Cosplay and Skunk Cosplay
Fan Expo Canada 2014
Why have one Spiderman when you can have four?
Stark Industries expands its operations to Canada.
Check out our full top 50 cosplay photos of 2014 album on Facebook here!
Let us know if you recognize any of the untagged cosplayers so we can identify them!
You can also find photos of all of our events from 2014 and beyond at our Flickr account.
Here’s to more amazing cosplay in 2015!
