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San Diego Comic-Con is the largest and most iconic entertainment convention in the world, and every year it draws thousands of cosplayers and costumed superfans from all over the world to Southern California for four days of fantasy and fun. This year's con, which just wrapped up on July 24th, was definitely not short on memorable cosplay costume moments.
If you weren't too distracted by Gal Gadot sweetly comforting an emotional young fan, or Lupita Nyong'o joyfully celebrating an exclusive trailer for the upcoming Black Panther movie with her castmates, you would have noticed that this Comic-Con cosplayers took their game to whole new level this time around. Seriously, some of these cosplay characters looked like they walked straight off a cinema screen.
Don't believe us? Check out the best cosplays for yourself below, with each famous character's fictional origins (if relevant) labeled alongside their name, just in case you're a little stunted on your pop culture knowledge. Don't forget to vote for the coolest costumes!
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#1
Liev Schreiber Took His Son To Comic Con Dressed As Harley Quinn
Kerri Russ 8 years ago
This is proof that Liev Schreiber is an excellent dad. Good job on him.
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#2
My Son's Wheelchair TIE Pilot Cosplay
#3
Storm, X-Men
#5
The Mad Hatter, Alice In Wonderland
#6
Mr. Spock And Captain Kirk, Star Trek
#8
Faun, Pan's Labyrinth
#9
Rey And Rey, Star Wars
#10
Joker, Batman: Arkham Asylum
Adriana E. Henricy 8 years ago
This was the make up done by Cinema Make Up School, every year they bring a character to life! They also made Thanos and Apocalypse in previous years!
#11
Sindragosa, World Of Warcraft
#12
Weeping Angel, Doctor Who
#13
Edward Scissorhands
#14
Nurse, Silent Hill
#15
Wonder Woman
#16
Enchantress And Rick Flag, Suicide Squad
#17
Steampunk Deadpool
#18
Nien Nunb, Star Wars
#19
Bill Lumbergh, Office Space
#20
Demogorgon, Stranger Things
#21
Leeloo, The Fifth Element
#23
Predator, Alien Vs. Predator
Michelle Dodson 8 years ago
See, my first thought was Predator & the Diva from "The Fifth Element". Cool costume, though.
#24
Mad Eye Moody, Harry Potter
#25
Darth Maul, Star Wars
#26
Hulk Buster Iron Man
#27
Joker
#28
Dr. Lazarus, Galaxy Quest
#29
Maui, Moana
Danielle Kessler 8 years ago
They're not saying that's Moana; there's a comma there to indicate that he's Maui, from Moana.
#30
The Winter Soldier And Captain America
Dawn Richardson 8 years ago
Thank you so much for this pic! I'm the armless Winter Soldier, and I'm @wintertrickstercosplay on Instagram! I was also 'Red Wedding' Robb Stark on Thursday and Kaecilius on Saturday! :)
#32
Xena And Gabrielle, Xena: Warrior Princess
#33
Demogorgon And Eleven, Stranger Things
#34
Rocket Raccoon And Groot, Guardians Of The Galaxy
#35
Daenerys Vs Night King
#36
Harry Potter
#37
Zoom, The Flash
#38
Bobby Drake, X-men
#39
K-2so, Star Wars
#40
Waluigi, Super Mario Bros
#42
Chewbacca, Star Wars
#43
Characters From Moana
#44
Hela, Thor: Ragnarok
#45
Link, The Legend Of Zelda
#48
Iron Man
#49
The Blues Brothers
#50
Death Trooper And Mandalorian Merc, Star Wars
#51
Ghost Rider
#53
Batman
#54
Esmeralda And Clopin Trouillefou, The Hunchback Of Notre Dame
#55
D.va, Overwatch
#57
Super Saiyan Blue Goku, Dragonball
#59
Jason Voorhees, Friday The 13th
#60
Demogorgon, Stranger Things
#61
Predator, Alien Vs. Predator
#62
Cruella De Vil, 101 Dalmations
#64
Steampunk Slave Leia And Dr. Emmett Brown
#65
Han Solo And Chewbacca, Star Wars
#67
Commander Shepard, Mass Effect
Elrian Buck 8 years ago
i love Mass Effect. i love this Commander Shepard. if this cosplayer read this, i love you. You're cosplay is AWESOMMME ! ^^' Congrats
#68
Jack Sparrow, Pirates Of The Caribbean
#69
Death Dealer
#70
Dr Zaius, Planet Of The Apes
#71
Poison Ivy And Harley Quinn
#72
Kayle, League Of Legends
#73
Megatron, Transformers
#74
Tina Belcher, Bob's Burger
Naima Ivansdóttir 8 years ago
she had to carry a sign around for people to figure out who she was impersonating? nice
#76
Kratos, God Of War
#79
Tracer, Overwatch
#80
Hanzo Shimada, Overwatch
#81
Lady Smaug, The Hobbit
#82
Diva Plavalaguna, The Fifth Element
#85
Ezra Miller As Edward Elric, Full Metal Alchemist
#89
Doomfist, Overwatch
#91
Ciri, The Witcher
#92
Dark Space Stormtrooper, Star Wars
#94
2b, Nier: Automata
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#97
Yan Fei'er, An Empress And The Warriors
#98
Drax The Destoyer, Guardians Of The Galaxy
#99
Ezio, Assassin's Creed
#100
Juliet Starling, Lollipop Chainsaw
#101
Mercy, Overwatch
#103
Yondu Udonta, Guardians Of The Galaxy
#106
Blackwatch Genji, Overwatch
#107
Fighter Jet Pilot, Star Wars
#109
Vanellope, Wreck It Ralph
#113
Pirates Of The Caribbean
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