Urg, more cosplay...

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Guys, there are about 16,777,216 Vincent Valentine cosplayers in the universe.

I'm going to start imposing the same strictness on cosplay as I do on art in this group.  If you're cosplaying Vincent and you want it in this gallery, you'd better look exactly like him with a professional photographer and studio lighting or have done something incredibly creative and/or witty with the costume.  Please.  I'm sick to death of looking at cosplay.  I understand you're excited about the work you've put into your costume but even closeups on your amazing Cerberus or claw replicas (or boots! please, someone show me some really well done Vincent Valentine sabatons) are more interesting to look at than your drug store wig and backlit, out of focus, self-conscious, out of character smile.

"But Ravynne, you bitch!" you say, "How can you poop on someone's art like that?  It doesn't matter how much the cosplayer looks like Vincent, or how good the photo is; cosplay itself is an art!"

And to you, I say: Yes, cosplay is an art.  Photography is an art also, as is modeling.  And the supply vs. demand principle of Vincent Valentine cosplay has just reached the critical point of me henceforth requiring all three to be present in Vincent cosplay submissions if your Vincent Valentine cosplay otherwise looks like every other Vincent Valentine cosplay.  Reason being the same principle that I have always employed in determining whether or not fan art meets the acceptance criteria: no one joins this group to be notified of every single Vincent Valentine fan art/cosplay ever created, regardless of quality, because you can just google "vincent valentine fan art" or "vincent valentine cosplay" for that and spare your deviantART message center the bombardment of mediocrity.

Can't someone cosplay Reeve or something??  Shalua?  Shelke?  Now those are Dirge of Cerberus cosplays we haven't been inundated with yet...

</art school snob>

*Note: This is not about anyone in particular.  There are literally 10 different Vincent cosplay submissions in my inbox right now.

Sorry about the inevitable hurt feelings.
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thx4everything's avatar
It's true that Vincent is one of the most popular FF7 cosplays out there.  I'd be excited to see people take on more Deepground characters someday.  Imagine seeing an in-the-flesh Azul cosplayer lugging around that giant rocket launcher!  Or instead of seeing it, BEING that cosplayer!  ^_^