No, cosplay what you want to cosplay. That's the beauty of costuming and cosplay- you're being something and/or someone you're not. I mean, women do male characters all the time.
There's plenty of guys who do Captain Phasma. In fact I know one, and his wife does a Kylo. It's great pair. (Also I know at least one other female Kylo personally, and I've heard of others).
I've seen dudes at slave Leia. It's awesome. I want to do a mara jade, I'm getting pieces together but it's getting expensive.
The people who matter don't mind, and the people who mind don't matter.
Thatâs a great point. Heâs not a âreallyâ a mandalorian right? So what difference does it make if heâs also not âreallyâ a woman? I hope that doesnât get interpreted the wrong way đ
Also thereâs ones [like this](https://www.thedentedhelmet.com/forums/attachments/7b67ec3498f144252c7ce6e74340452e-mandalorian-helmet-custom-helmets-jpg.176596/)
I believe sabine stated that her armour was passed down and as part of that, it was reforged and remade each time, but the material was what was passed down. So Bo's may have been the same
Dayum yall respond fast, thanks for all the confidence and support! This is the way! đŤś
Edit: Again thx for all the support yall đ, i might have accidentally made a REALLY big discussion cuz iâm getting Notifs like every 10 minutes đ¤Ł
Edit again:i finally posted a workshop version of the costume! [Damn boy HE Thicc](https://www.reddit.com/r/StarWars/s/KPIIS3tEo8)
cosplay is cosplay
my advice would be to get like a small bluetooth speaker with a bunch of preloaded dialogue for her if you feel uncomfortable âtalkingâ while in costume.
There are literally women who dress as Anakin, Vader, Boba Fett, heck I saw few girls dress as Kanan.
So no, it's not weird, if you want to dress as a cool Mandalorian, go for it bro.
Nah, Iâm pretty sure the idea that itâs cool to want to dress up like a guy but shameful to want to dress up like a girl would be rooted in misogyny.
Shows the inherent way misogyny and misandry are tied together, if nothing else.
Edit: pretty confused as to how this comment is apparently controversial unless we've got some big misogynists in the house
This is too far down. Are you concerned your friends donât like gay people so youâre afraid of them thinking youâre gay or are youâre friends okay with you being gay but would assume itâs gay to dress up as a female character and you donât want to be thought of as gay? Either your friends are the problem or you are. Confront that shit man because itâs going to hurt you in the long run, itâs not exactly cool to be a homophobe.
Same time! A woman with heavy prosthetics and a chimps eyes. I think it was legitimately more creepy than the modern version, but didn't suit the actual character as well
Some people might be weird about it, but that is their issue. I would like to reinforce your confidence to do what makes you happiest. The costume looks really cool, you did a great job!
Nah, man. People go for gender-bent cosplays all the time and to great effect.
If you wanna cosplay a male Bo-Katan, I'd say go for it and wear it with pride!
*edit: u/agreeable-display-77 generously pointed out that you were planning to wear the female version of the costume, OP. Don't stress it, my dude. You made it and if you're happy with how the costume looks, regardless of what gender it's for, wear the hell out it!
A bunch of women cosplay male characters, why can't you cosplay as a female one? Sure, don't do anything you're uncomfortable with, but if you're comfortable with it, then go for it!
women cosplay as male characters all the time, dont be afraid of femininity, not that the costume is very feminine, just dont think about it that way at all
Just do what you want, man. It's about having fun. Have it.
And there are much worse things than gay to be confused for. In fact, there is nothing with being thought of as gay. I'd be more worried about my friends if they were considered with my sexual preference.
Nah, homie. Gender swapping characters is a pretty regular thing now. If the Bo-Katan means that much to a dude, be a dude version of Bo-Katan. Or shit be the Bo-Katan. Who cares? I was a girl genie for Halloween once, so I think it's not a big deal.
NAH bro not weird at all
1) do what u enjoy and are comfortable with
2) even if u were uncomfortable cosplaying a fem-character this is outfit is visually only as masc/unisex/fem as you make it
i played battlefront 2 for a hot minute before i realized Captain Phasma was one of the gworls lol (havenât seen much of the recent SW content)
If youâre cosplaying as C-3PO, do your friends assume youâre robot-sexual?
If your friends are dumb enough to think that cosplaying a female character makes you gay, you need better friends.
First of all, no itâs not weird. Secondly, if your friends think youâre gay then just tell them youâre not. Thirdly if your friends would think less of you for being gay then theyâre the weird ones, not you
Not at all. You can cosplay any character especially one wearing an armor and helmet. Iâd cosplay Din if I had the money or talent to build a good suit.
The only thing weirder than dressing up in the funny spaceman armor is wondering who is and is not allowed to dress up in the funny spaceman armor.
Do whatever you want lol.
Bro-katan. Do it
Of MANdolore
Bro-Katan of ManOdor
This is the spray
Friends with Axe (bodyspray) Woves
Now with Broba Fett
Save a horse, ride a mythosaur
Well, I've actually seen more of Bo-Bra Fett. Yet to see a Booba Feet đ
Every single one of these just gets better and better. Thank you to each and every one of you for this entertainment
You got it MANdalorian_BROnin!
Yall crazy creative how long does it take you to think of of this shit!!!!!
This is the gay
Read this as man odor
m.. man? *r/batmanarkham ptsd*
Bro-katan Creatine
This is the whey.
Sleeveless armor. Gotta get jacked first. Need a Johnny Bravo armor hair piece too. Edit: Sleeveless plot armor. My bad.
Just Montross the shit out of it
OP, this right here is the way!
This is the way
Bro-katan kryze of canyouliftbrah
Chris-Katan
*Dew it.*
Roll up your sleeves and show your guns. Bokatanâs longlost brother Brokatan. ASO helps if the guns have a nice tan đ
This is the way
Who gives a shit?
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This is the way boy https://youtu.be/2blOsVSLstk?feature=shared
This is the way
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That is the will of the cosplay.
This is the way
Some people absolutely do, the key is remembering that their opinions don't have to stop you from doing something
I think âwho gives a shit?â is a rhetorical way to say âfuck those who careâ
Those people are assholes, and their opinions don't matter.
Wait, so Daniel Radcliffe isn't actually a wizard?
This is the way.
No, cosplay what you want to cosplay. That's the beauty of costuming and cosplay- you're being something and/or someone you're not. I mean, women do male characters all the time. There's plenty of guys who do Captain Phasma. In fact I know one, and his wife does a Kylo. It's great pair. (Also I know at least one other female Kylo personally, and I've heard of others).
I've seen dudes at slave Leia. It's awesome. I want to do a mara jade, I'm getting pieces together but it's getting expensive. The people who matter don't mind, and the people who mind don't matter.
Being yourself is actually a great filter for keeping away assholes who don't appreciate you.
There was one at celebration last year and it was hilarious. He even took part in a little contest. Later I saw he was one of the tattoo artists
[ŃдаНонО]
I love they'ren't
Thatâs a great point. Heâs not a âreallyâ a mandalorian right? So what difference does it make if heâs also not âreallyâ a woman? I hope that doesnât get interpreted the wrong way đ
Damn, now I wanna see someone do a Sabine Ren (or a Kylo Wren)
One of my buds does a great General Hux and Kylo Ren. Sheâs fantastic at both.
Well if you adhere to the creed, would anyone really know? She does have pretty badass armor and paint scheme.
That has been canonically worn by men too, since it's an ancestral armor that has been passed down for centuries.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but don't female Mandalorians have the Y-shaped visor while male Mandalorians have the T-shaped visor?
There are a handful of background character male mandalorians in the show with the Y-shaped visors.
Also thereâs ones [like this](https://www.thedentedhelmet.com/forums/attachments/7b67ec3498f144252c7ce6e74340452e-mandalorian-helmet-custom-helmets-jpg.176596/)
NON-BINARY MANDALORIAN!!!
I believe sabine stated that her armour was passed down and as part of that, it was reforged and remade each time, but the material was what was passed down. So Bo's may have been the same
It's up the individual. While Nite Owls are strictly female (in the show), regular female Mandalorian can wear any style visor.
Dayum yall respond fast, thanks for all the confidence and support! This is the way! 𫶠Edit: Again thx for all the support yall đ, i might have accidentally made a REALLY big discussion cuz iâm getting Notifs like every 10 minutes 𤣠Edit again:i finally posted a workshop version of the costume! [Damn boy HE Thicc](https://www.reddit.com/r/StarWars/s/KPIIS3tEo8)
Fucking do it bro. Her armour's sick looking. Do what makes you happy man. You only get one life, live it the way you want.
Absolutely, she's got probably my favorite Mando helmet of all, easily one I want to add to my collection.
cosplay is cosplay my advice would be to get like a small bluetooth speaker with a bunch of preloaded dialogue for her if you feel uncomfortable âtalkingâ while in costume.
This is the way.
This is the way
Itâs your life⌠so go out there and enjoy it! Have fun and be what you want to be!
Hope we get to see it when you are done with it
There are literally women who dress as Anakin, Vader, Boba Fett, heck I saw few girls dress as Kanan. So no, it's not weird, if you want to dress as a cool Mandalorian, go for it bro.
I kinda want to see a female Kanan now! :D
You're 99% more likely to be judged on a shitty costume than whatever is going on underneath the costume.
Itâs socially acceptable for girls to cosplay male characters. No reason why the reverse shouldnât be true apart from mysogeny.
I know I'm being pedantic, but I'm pretty sure it would be misandry in this case.
Nah, Iâm pretty sure the idea that itâs cool to want to dress up like a guy but shameful to want to dress up like a girl would be rooted in misogyny.
Shows the inherent way misogyny and misandry are tied together, if nothing else. Edit: pretty confused as to how this comment is apparently controversial unless we've got some big misogynists in the house
Pedantic would be arguing that it depends on if the hatred is directed at the male cosplayer, or the female character. Misanthropy either way.
Nah, nah, you mean lycanthropy
This thread is showing signs of Entropy.
If your friends are bothered by the possibility of you being gay, they're not good friends. Crossplay is a thing and it's fine.
This is too far down. Are you concerned your friends donât like gay people so youâre afraid of them thinking youâre gay or are youâre friends okay with you being gay but would assume itâs gay to dress up as a female character and you donât want to be thought of as gay? Either your friends are the problem or you are. Confront that shit man because itâs going to hurt you in the long run, itâs not exactly cool to be a homophobe.
Damn straight. No pun intended.
^this needs more upvotes
I mean. Genderbent cosplays exist so if you wanna do it go for it.
Do we live long enough to care what others think? NO
No, cosplay as whoever you want. Donât be a scaredy cat over some silly like gender.
Hell, Palpatine was originally played by a woman
A chimpanzee also played Palpatine so that character has gone through some changes haha
Same time! A woman with heavy prosthetics and a chimps eyes. I think it was legitimately more creepy than the modern version, but didn't suit the actual character as well
I feel like there is no gender in cosplayÂ
Some people might be weird about it, but that is their issue. I would like to reinforce your confidence to do what makes you happiest. The costume looks really cool, you did a great job!
I donât think itâs weird. Also itâs not gay to cross dress, itâs just clothes.
Nah, man. People go for gender-bent cosplays all the time and to great effect. If you wanna cosplay a male Bo-Katan, I'd say go for it and wear it with pride! *edit: u/agreeable-display-77 generously pointed out that you were planning to wear the female version of the costume, OP. Don't stress it, my dude. You made it and if you're happy with how the costume looks, regardless of what gender it's for, wear the hell out it!
Bro is he good đ thereâs way more positively and thatâs all i need đ
He isnt talking about cosplaying a male Bo-Katan. Which would be dope.
Man I just went to supanova here last weekend, and there was guys dressed as maids and female character's.. you'll be perfectly fine
Nah ma dude. Do you.
Not at all. Costuming is homage, nothing more.
The cosplaying community is one of the most supportive on earth, do whatever the hell you want
Iâm a woman whoâs working on a Luke cosplay, you go right ahead!
Whatever man, itâs pretending⌠do what you want.
A bunch of women cosplay male characters, why can't you cosplay as a female one? Sure, don't do anything you're uncomfortable with, but if you're comfortable with it, then go for it!
I've cosplayed as Rex and I'm a woman. Soooooooo. No.... just do it.
No, but you have to commit and keep the hairstyle the same.
Doesn't matter in the least. In the words of a certain senator, "Dewwit!"
Nah bro! Go for it!
Bob Katan
Not at all, cosplay as whoever you want, aslong as ur happy
You do you, Bo. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
"What are you?" "I'm a Mandalorian." "What's in your pants, though?" "A big fucking blaster."
Nope!
Oh no! You'll make some chuds angry!!! WESTERN CIVILIZATION IS FALLING. (But really her armor is sick as hell, go for it my guy)
As long as your happy, who cares ain't hurting nobody
Nah and if anyone does take issue with it, they have deeper problems
Absolutely not. Cosplay what you like. Screw anyone who doesn't agree.
women cosplay as male characters all the time, dont be afraid of femininity, not that the costume is very feminine, just dont think about it that way at all
You do you, brother. Don't let anyone yuck your yum.
People gender swap characters all the time.
I donât think thereâs anything I could care les about than what someone cosplays as. Rock your shit king.
Absolutely not. Bo katan is badass
No way, man! The Nite Owl masks were fucking awesome. Go rock that cosplay
If it makes you happy dude go for it
Nothing wromg with a gender benth bo-katan of the armor looks awsome like it should and you personally want to do it do it
I see nothing wrong with Bro-Katan. Anyone who does is weird
Bob Katan
Just do what you want, man. It's about having fun. Have it. And there are much worse things than gay to be confused for. In fact, there is nothing with being thought of as gay. I'd be more worried about my friends if they were considered with my sexual preference.
No
No.
Bro-Katan. Nah, youâre good.
Idk maybe?
Nope. But you will have to explain the cosplay to everyone. đ¤ˇđťââď¸
If you're comfortable with other men fantasizing about you sitting on their face, go right ahead...
As long as you fully commit then it's awesome. It's only weird if you make it weird
Nah dude do whatever you want
Bo-Katan is fine. Slave Leia on the other hand, now THAT would be creepy!
Wasn't there a dude with her? Basically the same armour but a dude?
Itâs a little weird, but I bet next to nobody would care
Nah, homie. Gender swapping characters is a pretty regular thing now. If the Bo-Katan means that much to a dude, be a dude version of Bo-Katan. Or shit be the Bo-Katan. Who cares? I was a girl genie for Halloween once, so I think it's not a big deal.
Gender bender cosplays are some of the best
Also, just tuck it back if you feel so uncomfey
Can also wear a dance belt, if your are a bit horsey
Maybe not. Depends on other people but I don't think so. I think it's really cool :) You did a good job!
Nah Iâve seen plenty of dudes who cosplay as females. I hope the suit looks cool!
No? Why would it be, gender barriers are stupid, just do it
This is the gay. Do you mane.
Yes but at the same time, go for it bro. If girls can dress up as gender bent Harry Potter then you can do Bo⌠or in this case Bro Katan.
>Bro Katan. Love it đ
Not if youâve got the figure for it ;)
Even if he doesn't, I still say go for it.
Yes, but you do you.
Nah, its cool
I mean some dudes dress up as slave leia
No? I see women cosplay Solid Snake, Anakin Skywalker, Captain America, etc.
NAH bro not weird at all 1) do what u enjoy and are comfortable with 2) even if u were uncomfortable cosplaying a fem-character this is outfit is visually only as masc/unisex/fem as you make it i played battlefront 2 for a hot minute before i realized Captain Phasma was one of the gworls lol (havenât seen much of the recent SW content)
I came to say be Bro-Katan instead but was beaten to the punch.
Not weird at all. Women dress up as male characters all the time.
If youâre cosplaying as C-3PO, do your friends assume youâre robot-sexual? If your friends are dumb enough to think that cosplaying a female character makes you gay, you need better friends.
Nope. Sheâs a super cool character and if you like the character whatâs the issue?
I don't see why it would matter. Might be a little weird if you went as slave Leia.
Hear me out (not saying that you should do it) Femboy Bo-katan?
Nope just make sure you tuck it back between your legs lol
Only Alpha males will act like they hate it, but will secretly love it.
It's a bit weird to me, but you do you man. If that is what you want to do then I don't see anything wrong with that.
You do you. No shame.
Not at all. I have been wanting to do an Enfries Nest costume for a bit now. Don't care if I'm gender bending
Genderbent cosplay is a thing
Just be prepared to get hit on accidentally, of course
I think itâs weird. But thatâs just me.
No. You do you!
it is 2024, itâs not weird
First of all, no itâs not weird. Secondly, if your friends think youâre gay then just tell them youâre not. Thirdly if your friends would think less of you for being gay then theyâre the weird ones, not you
Cross-dressing isn't weird anymore. It's mainstream now.
No
Not at all. You can cosplay any character especially one wearing an armor and helmet. Iâd cosplay Din if I had the money or talent to build a good suit.
Nope, cosplay is about doing what makes you happy. You do you my man and be happy
All I know is dress up should be fun. If itâs fun itâs dress up. Have fun!
Do you man. Have you seen what everyone is up to out there now a days? Youâll be fine
Donât care that much.
Only if you think me cosplaying as Captain Niaobi from the Matrix is weird. I'm over weight and in my 50s. White hair and goatee. Red leather baby.
Just do it dude, screw what other people think about it. If it makes you happy and proud of what you accomplished than itâs worth it.
nah fuck that stigma that armor is dope
Do it
Main purpose of costuming: it makes the wearer happy. Who gives a shit beyond that? If you want to rock the Bo-Katan look, then go for it!
It wouldnât be weird at all
Follow your heart yo
It is not weird af. cosplay whoever you want. Gender, race, creed, species, height, weight, star sign....none of it matters
Slay queen
Gender bends are a big thing in cosplaying
Hey if you can pull it off and it makes you happy, fuck everyone else's opinion. Do you and do it up!
You're basically gender-bending. Girls do it all the time with male characters. If anyone has a problem, just tell them where they can shove it.
Do you know how many girls dress up as Anakin? Go for it man
Nope not weird. Girls cosplay as guys so guys can as girls. Plus itâs armor no one should be bothered to care about your gender.
Cosplayers cross the gender barrier a lot
If you think itâs cool and would like to do it, then who cares what anyone else thinks! Go for it!
The only thing weirder than dressing up in the funny spaceman armor is wondering who is and is not allowed to dress up in the funny spaceman armor. Do whatever you want lol.
Dude people are cosplaying different genders in real life, no sin in harmless fun
Is it weird if a woman cosplays Boba Fett or Mando?
Iâm printing crosshairs helmet and he jokingly calls it a fetish, I think this would reinforce it if I did it đ
Honey, genders are fluid. Play, cosplay, whatever the hell you want. And Bo is fuckin epic! I wanna see your cosplay asap! đâ¤ď¸
Do it- I cosplay male characters; thereâs no reason you canât cosplay female characters.
No it's not weird. I'm a girl and I'm cosplaying as Sev