Live Magazine September 2014 Volume 9/2014 | Page 156

“I AM WORKING ON A VAPOREON GIJINKA
COSTUME (A HUMANIZED VERSION OF ONE OF
MY FAVORITE POKEMON) FOR DRAGON CON.
I AM HAVING SO MUCH FUN MAKING THIS
COSTUME BECAUSE MY REFERENCE IS FAIRLY
LOOSE AND THERE IS TONS OF ROOM FOR ME TO
ADD MY OWN DETAILS OR TOUCHES TO REALLY
PERSONALIZE THE COSTUME.”

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last year where the World Championship Series Finals of Starcraft
II was being held and got some of
my favorite progamers, youtubers
and announcers to sign my armor.
I even got Neil Kaplan and Robert
Clotworthy, two voice actors or major
characters in the actual game to put
their John Hancock on my costume.
Although I think I have retired the
costume, I will never throw it away,
because it is just too special to me
now.
What “cons” do you go to and
what ones are coming up that
you’ll be going to?
Being Baltimore based I am pretty
lucky to be very close to some major conventions that happen in Both
Baltimore (like Otakon, Baltimore