Dabi - Boku No Hero Academia
Worn:
Ottawa Comic Con Holiday Edition 2021 (Ottawa, ON)
Cornwall and Area Pop Event 2022 (Cornwall, ON)
Anime Ottawa 2024 (Ottawa, ON)
Status: Active
Why Dabi?
To be quite honest, at first when I took interest in Dabi as a character, I had very little interest in the anime. I was having it basically pushed on me at the time and therefore was ending up wanting nothing to do with it. After a certain point though, I took interest in Dabi, curious about why he looks the way he does. So I've given the anime a now (second) try. Dabi is definitely my favourite and I may have purposefully read the spoilers about him haha.
I didn't do much in making him, the coat, shirt, and pants are all bought from CosSky, and the wig is one I'd used in 2013-2014 for Gamzee and Kurloz Makara from Homestuck. The ear cuffs are from Aradani Studios, and I use Mehron body paint for the scarring. I did however modify my coat.
Coat Modifications:
In the part of the coat where it's supposed to be ripped and tattered, CosSky had used ribbons. I didn't think this fit very well, so I replaced them with leather cord, which I found fit much better for the overall look of the character.
The bigger modification was to the sleeves. The sleeves originally were halfway down my forearm, so they were way too long, as well I didn't like how the cuffs looked. I cut the sleeves shorter, and hemmed the sleeves by hand. I made the new cuffs out of L200 foam and Worbla, using the ones that came on the costume originally for a pattern. The cuffs were base coated in black and then spray painted silver. They attach to the coat with velcro. I did this so it'd be easier to pack the cosplay for travel/storage.
Photos by Open Shutter Photography
Ottawa Comic Con Holiday Edition 2021 (Ottawa, ON)
Cornwall and Area Pop Event 2022 (Cornwall, ON)
Anime Ottawa 2024 (Ottawa, ON)
Status: Active
Why Dabi?
To be quite honest, at first when I took interest in Dabi as a character, I had very little interest in the anime. I was having it basically pushed on me at the time and therefore was ending up wanting nothing to do with it. After a certain point though, I took interest in Dabi, curious about why he looks the way he does. So I've given the anime a now (second) try. Dabi is definitely my favourite and I may have purposefully read the spoilers about him haha.
I didn't do much in making him, the coat, shirt, and pants are all bought from CosSky, and the wig is one I'd used in 2013-2014 for Gamzee and Kurloz Makara from Homestuck. The ear cuffs are from Aradani Studios, and I use Mehron body paint for the scarring. I did however modify my coat.
Coat Modifications:
In the part of the coat where it's supposed to be ripped and tattered, CosSky had used ribbons. I didn't think this fit very well, so I replaced them with leather cord, which I found fit much better for the overall look of the character.
The bigger modification was to the sleeves. The sleeves originally were halfway down my forearm, so they were way too long, as well I didn't like how the cuffs looked. I cut the sleeves shorter, and hemmed the sleeves by hand. I made the new cuffs out of L200 foam and Worbla, using the ones that came on the costume originally for a pattern. The cuffs were base coated in black and then spray painted silver. They attach to the coat with velcro. I did this so it'd be easier to pack the cosplay for travel/storage.
Photos by Open Shutter Photography