23 Cosplay Fails to Ruin Your Fantasy

Carly Tennes Published 08/08/2024

Completing a cosplay is no easy task, with some fans spending hundreds of hours on sewing, researching, painting detailed makeup looks, and in some cases, crafting extremely elaborate high-tech accessories in an attempt to emulate their favorite characters. But for every cosplay worthy of its own booth at Comic-Con, there are a million stinkers — just ask these dedicated — albeit slightly-less talented — fans.

From a truly despicable Gru cosplay to Casper the uncanny ghost, here are 23 cosplay fails to ruin your fantasy.

1. “Big halk.”

2. “Give This Guy A Medal.”

3. “I don't think this needs a title.”

4. “I’M WHEEZING.”

5. “Low budget Star Wars Cosplay.”

6. “Vaporeon.”

7. “Princess Fiona buying cigarettes for Shrek.”

8. “Take mine and end this.”

9. “Despicable Me in the flesh.”

10. “My first cosplay. How did I do?”

11. “Kakashi from Naruto.”

12. “My sleep paralysis demon, help.”

13. “This makes me want to save the ocean.”

14. “Oof.”

15. “Raphael in human clothes.”

16. “Kerby with legs.”

17. “The Poor Pale Man.”

18. “Budget borderland….”

19. “My Mr. potato head batman.”

20. “Morph and Shaun.”

21. “Wife and I cosplayed as Fry and Leela from Futurama.”

22. “The dog from Blue's Clues really let himself go.”

23. “Red Alert 2.”

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