Overwatch cosplayer is cute but deadly as fully kitted D.Va Instagram, @nikorucos \/ Blizzard EntertainmentThe Overwatch and cosplay communities are no stranger to D.Va, or Hana Song, but a cosplayer named \u2018nikorucos\u2019 has still done the MEKA pilot and Starcraft gamer absolute justice with a new look. As far as cosplay inspiration goes, D.Va is an obvious top candidate. A former Korean pro gamer, a pink MEKA pilot and an avid enthusiast for soda and chips, Song is practically an unrivaled juxtaposition of gaming, pop and anime culture. And, for cosplayers, D.Va also presents a ton of versatility. Like Metroid\u2019s Samus Aran and \u201cZero Suit Samus,\u201d Song essentially takes on two forms: there\u2019s her MEKA (which is named Tokki) and then there\u2019s the pilot herself, who ejects and becomes a pistol-wielding \u201cBaby D.Va,\u201d as she is affectionately known. In Niko\u2019s case, she decided it was time to go for what is now a classic cosplay: Baby D.Va, rocking the character\u2019s original colorway, complete with pink makeup, headset, pistol, gloves and, of course, the multicolored body suit. https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CMDOEhLr_KW\/ Originally, Niko intended on delighting fans with an intense Scathach cosplay \u2014 referencing a lancer, inspired by Irish mythology, in the anime Fate\/Grand Order. But that look can feel a lot harder to pull off since it requires a large red lance and accompanying red hair. So, instead, Niko opted for D.Va, explaining the thought process behind her decision to switch outfits: \u201cI hated how I look so D.Va will have to do for now, sowwy for the basic cosplay.\u201d It seems that she has no reason to apologize, as fan comments center around one adjective for this look: \u201ccute.\u201d View this post on Instagram That cuteness, along with gaming inspiration, seems to be a running theme with Niko\u2019s cosplays, as evidenced by her Annie, the Dark Child cosplay from Riot Games\u2019 League of Legends. While fans of the Fate\/Grand Order anime will look forward to the Scathach look, the community devoted to Blizzard Entertainment\u2019s Overwatch title seems delighted by this D.Va outfit. And, as a general moral of the story for cosplay enthusiasts, it seems that being \u201cbasic\u201d is not a problem as long as you make it cute (and, pistol-in-hand, deadly).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Overwatch cosplayer is cute but deadly as fully kitted D.Va Instagram, @nikorucos \/ Blizzard EntertainmentThe Overwatch and cosplay communities are no stranger to D.Va, or Hana Song, but a cosplayer named \u2018nikorucos\u2019 has still done the MEKA pilot and Starcraft gamer absolute justice with a new look. As far as cosplay inspiration goes, D.Va is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36653","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36653","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36653"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36653\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36653"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36653"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36653"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}