Cosplay Gallery and Celebrity Sightings (SWCO 2017)

While this year I was seemingly focused on finding any and all Doctor Aphra cosplay, the record setting attendance numbers meant there was a Wookiee-load (quite literally) of amazing cosplay. Check out my gallery for cosplayers (there’s a Captain Phasma one that’s so damn good I would’ve guessed Gwendoline Chrisite had been in the suit had I not watched someone put her helmet on) and one or two big celebrity run ins, plus I have links to some other great happenings with cosplay at the con as well as the entire cosplay competition from the show that’s also well-worth a watch!

First, we’ll start out with the Aphra cosplayers I got pictures of as well as some links to pictures others took (including a half-dozen brought together at Marvel’s panel. Also, these have been shared on the site before at both the Doctor Aphra #6 review and my Marvel Panel Impressions):

Aphra is first seen in issue #6 with a leather jacket like this. I took this photo Saturday morning, only 3 days after the issue released! How cool is that?!?

First Aphra I saw at SWCO and it was the first day!

Bria, from Toshce-Station.net

Found on the Star Wars Show Stage

At the Marvel panel, all the Aphra cosplayers were rounded up at the end for a photo op backstage with the panelists: Here’s Heather Antos with them. Jordan D. White got one, as well as Matt Martin, while Salvador Larroca, who originally drew the character, tuned in about how happy he was to see so many people cosplaying as his character. Other awesome cosplay shots, outside of the Marvel panel roundup, include Bria from Tosche-Station with Darth Vader, while she also got one with Kylo Ren as a joke in reference to Kieron Gillen’s line from the latest Star Wars Insider where he said, “I can just see an older Aphra throwing her arm around Kylo Ren and saying ‘Oh, the things I could tell you about your Grandpops.’” However, my favorite has to be Colorina’s assortment of greatest hits! The fanbase around Aphra seems to grow every year and for good reason!

And here’s the rest of the cosplay I managed to take pictures of:

This Captain Phasma was extraordinary!

The Wookiees were assembling to join the giant “heroes” cosplay shot on the front stairs

I’d pay good money for an Ackbar the Smuggler story

If you’ve never watched the Star Wars Holiday Special, you might not get this one but don’t worry, it’s okay.

Nice Ewok….please don’t attack me.

“Heroes” cosplayers all together

Umm…..

I was trying to get a picture of Chopper but then I realized there was a little BB-8 cosplayer so I kept the shot.

Maris Brood (from The Force Unleashed), Kylo Ren, Rey, and Poe

Mark Hamill found himself on the Star Wars Show Stage!

More of Hamill on the Star Wars Show Stage

All Celebration long the speakers weren’t really aimed for meant for those who gathered at the Star Wars Show Stage, so while Hamill did speak to us, we couldn’t even hear it, which was very disappointing at the time (though its on the livestream now of course)

The Modal Nodes and Chewie the Cookie Monster

Jar-Jar and Mon Mothma?!?! It’s canon

Old Man Rex, Hera, and Sabine (with cool darksaber prop!!)

I chatted with the cosplayer behind Old Man Rex and while this was his first outfit in a while, he used to win awards as Teal’c from Stargate back in the day.

This Threepio was pretty damn incredible

Imperial ISB Officer

I did see the Giant Lightsaber in the wild. See some links below for fun shenanigans it got up to at Celebration

Timothy Zahn Signing

This Baze Malbus was fairly impressive. Wish I had gotten one of him and a Baze cosplayer

Maul and Savage

Of course, the biggest (see: not at all) celebrity appearance was none other than…me, seen for only a few seconds on the livestream for Sunday:

Here are a few other things:

So that Darth Vader scene in Rogue One? Some fans recreated it at Celebration!! Wish I had been there to see this happen!
A little girl cosplayed as Jyn Erso and gave the Death Star plans to any and all Leia cosplayers! That’s about as adorable as it can get, folks!
The official site has highlights from the cosplay championship (which you can watch the whole thing above).
The giant lightsaber cosplayer got some good moments out their costume. First, they had pictures with both Hayden and Hamill, while they recreated a pivotal scene between Rey and Kylo from The Force Awakens.
Scarif Baywatch…’nuff said.
Dave Filoni continued to troll fans about Ahsoka’s fate with this great cosplayer. Also, he and Timothy Zahn got a picture with a great Thrawn cosplayer.
Any Republic Commando fans? Here are some fantastic cosplayers.
Someone cosplayed as Ahsoka when meeting Hayden…someone please bless their souls.

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