Cosplay Ettiquette

~Hatianidiot Nov 20, 2012 Hobbyist Digital Artist

I respect a good cosplay, and the Halloween that had just passed found me crossing paths with a Homestuck cosplayer dressed as Aradia Megido, and it was pretty good. So I let her know (I am loud) and gave her a hug and a hi five as I enjoy Homestuck as much as the next guy (Which is to say I am almost hopelessly fanatical XD). As she walked away I heard her say,

"Close enough."

oh dear, I felt I had called out a shy cosplayer as the wrong character and hurt their feelings even though it was a really good cosplay and I have little attention to detail (She could have been Damara, I didn't pay attention to the hair, just the spirally horns)

What I want to ask you is how one goes about approaching a cosplayer when you are unsure what character they are playing as.

How do you avoid this awkward situation?

Discuss.

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=nelchee Nov 23, 2012 Professional General Artist

Simply ask a cosplayer what they are, they don't expect everyone to recognize them. It's silly to think that everyone knows the cartoon/book/game/comic they're cosplaying.

~Hatianidiot Nov 23, 2012 Hobbyist Digital Artist

True.

~saiyron Nov 23, 2012 General Artist

Yup i agree and a little compliment here and there can't harm anyone

but i would'nt hug any stranger xD !!

=nelchee Nov 23, 2012 Professional General Artist

Yeah I would definitely not be comfortable if strangers started hugging me...

~saiyron Nov 25, 2012 General Artist

xD yeah that if i don't smack them when they do !

=Tsukubane Nov 21, 2012 Student Filmographer

Would say wow and just give lots of compliments. Sometimes they give hints or detail about who they are.

~Hatianidiot Nov 21, 2012 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Good point

~mizu-mix Nov 21, 2012 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

^{i always usually go up and say, "oh you look really cool! i THINK you're ___, but i don't know that thing very well" and usually they explain it to me well

aradiiiaaaa * A * i had a close friend that was aradia for halloween and they said someone highfived them like that ...
HMM..... hehe wow odd}

~Hatianidiot Nov 21, 2012 Hobbyist Digital Artist

hold on...

*Rovanna Nov 20, 2012 Digital Artist

I think you can just ask them. It's not an insult, cos you may never have even heard of the show they are from. Or you could be like, "I love your costume. The character looks so familiar, but I can't remember their name."

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