Phoenix Comic Fest 2018 Masquerade was .... an ordeal. I arrived 2 hours prior to the show, and gained entry to have amazing seats. Seated front row center waiting patiently for the show to begin when the fire alarm sounded calling for evacuation of the building. For more about the fire alarm incident read our article on it. When we arrived for the press conference the next morning, Square Egg Entertainment management, informed us of the new time for the masquerade. This however didn't mean that there would be the same turnout of participants and audience. Turnout for contestants was down 40% leaving holes in the set list and meaning they would not perform except at prejudging. Many of the participants were either unable to attend or their costumes were damaged in the aftermath. The following is the rescheduled Masquerade.
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YOUTH
Devney George as Wall-E
Emily Pearson as DC Comics - The Enchantress
Riley Sargent as Chichi
Sienna Shin as Morokuma
Danny Miller as Pennywise
NOVICE
Skailer McKeown as Junko Enoshima
Garth Davidson as Leto II, God Emperor of Dune
GOLDEN PATH!
Vasha Hatch as Nia Jax the WWE wrestler
Margaret Mater as Hela the Goddess of Death
Isabella McNeil as Rainstorm Bentfeather
Sidney Dial as Foxy
"Alesther Asmundson and Sally Martinez" as "Michell Wenberger and Romy White"
A casualty of the incident was her partner was unable to participate on sunday
Gilbert Espino as Pickle Rick
Avery Volk as Tira
Christy Romito as Sabine Wren
Ashley Evans as Chat Noir
Haley Cooley as Lavender Belle
IG: cowgirlbookworm
Stephanie Van Taylor as Tails
IG: stephanievantaylor
"Morgan Hopson and Sierra Wessels" as "Kindred Lamb and Kindred Wolf"
Chris Watson as Night King
Kyle Young as Hunter Bladedancer
Sarah Wilce as Mrs. Whatsit
Maura Were as Diath Woodrow
Lexi Thompson as Reaper Quinn
Damien Wellington as Iron Man/Captain America
"Kori Ann Cosplay and Jacob Rainey" as "Xayah and Rakan"
IG: Kori Ann Cosplay yet another loss of Rakan who was unable to participate in the rescheduled masquerade
JOURNEYMAN
Tim O’Halloran and Prue of PrueDuctions as Prince Adam and the Enchantress
Hermoine Hatch as 1970's Wonder Woman
Bri Sloth Cosplay as Vanellope Von Schweetz
IG: Bri Sloth Cosplay Her dress broke during evacuation but she was still bumped up to the Masters category for the level of workmanship.
"John Howell and Ashley Howell" as "Super Craig and Wonder Tweek"
Gabriel Espino as Samhain
Alyssa Henning as Shouta Aizawa
"Kid Of Mischief, Ashen Queen Designs, CopyCat Cosplay, and Blue Califer" as "Toothless, StormFly, Hiccup, and Astrid"
James Olson as Ronan the Acuser
Samanth Kappler as Aloy
IG: KapkapCosplay
"Rachel Johnson (Designer & Maker) Mary Zeller (Model/Character/researcher & funded the project)" as Marvel's Doctor Strange
Anton Anderson as Professor Chaos
Nate Reid as Aquaman: King of Atlantis
Ashlee Caldwell Palmer as Aurora/Sleeping Beauty
Holly Taylor as Kyttyn
Bryce Tomecek as Darth Kecemot
IG: kecemot
Pink Persacom Cosplay as All Might
"Cosplay Clowns (Callista Morlock, Payton Morlock, Maya Craw and Mim Montgomery)" as "Barbarian Armor Link, Zora Armor Link, Gerudo Vai Armor Link, Champion Link"
IG: cosplayclowns
MASTERS
"Bryn Hazlett-Lawson, Ken Hazlett, and Natalie Lawson" as "The Mad Hatter, Time, and Alice Kingsleigh"
"AMBROSE COSPLAY (Elizabeth Todd) and Forrest Schwyn" as "Mary Poppins and Bert"
"STATIC RABBIT (Kindra Sanders)" as Eclipsa Butterfly
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The masquerade at Con-Nichiwa 2018 is a bit different from one's at other cons. It's more laid back but the acts can be extremely serious and practiced. This year's judges were Alexis of The Crooked Feather Cosplay, Vicky Bunnyangel, and Amber Skies. For the winners check out our winners gallery!
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Novice Category
Himekaye, Hellomissannecreatives, and Storybookjester as Female Versions of Nico, Seitarou and Hajime from Cell 13
PieFilledTears as Jean D'Arc from Fate Apocrypha
Kc Nomeds as Uraraka from My Hero Academia
We apologize to KC Nomeds, we could not capture your picture on stage fast enough. You were too plus ultra!!!
Pastelia Cosplay as Kade Takagaki from Idolmaster Cinderella Girls
Sol as Futaba Sakura from Persona 5 Dancing Star Night
Sweet Pastel Princess as Cure Custard from Kira Kira Precure a la Mode
Tulip Cosplay as Sakura Kitaoji from Aikatsu!
Katnipmapleleaf as Hatsune Miku (Vintage Dress Module Version) from Vocaloid
Kimori Cosplay and Sykori as Madoka Kaname and Homura Akemi from Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica
Mochi Cosplay as Sakura from Cardcaptor Sakura
Naomi as Kanna Kamui from Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid
Chaos Bunny Cosplay as Sister of Battle from Warhammer 40K
Twilight Cosplay as Guardian from Destiny
Adam Campo as Spike Spiegel from Cowboy Bebop
Maika Sakuranomiya and Kaho Hinata from Blend S
Journeyman Category
Royal Mischief Cosplay as Eternal Sailor Moon and Sailor Cosmos from Sailor Moon
Bunni_Sama as Roadhog from Overwatch
Judy Hopps
Cake Monster Cosplay and Reasonably Random Cosplay as Sakura and Sayaoran From Cardcaptor Sakura
They danced to Time of your Life from Dirty Dancing leading into Shape of You by Ed Sheeran and closed with Can You Feel the Love Tonight from the Lion King
Master Category
Toky Tenshi as Neo Queen Serenity from Pretty Solider Sailor Moon
Star Guardians as Lux, Jinx, Janna from League of Legends
The Con Togs would like to thank the MC TD-0013, and judges Amber Skies, The Crooked Feather. As well as congratulate the winners of the 2018 Phoenix Comic Fest Masquerade who receive a trophy and the listed prizes:
Best in Show: Cosplay Clowns as Legend of Zelda
$500 2 passes to next year and $450 gift card to Arda wigs
Best in Category:
Youth
First Place: Sienna Shin as Morokuma
Made completely on their own from scratch $75 and 2 passes to next year's event
Second Place: Devany George as Wall-E
$50 and $100 to Deli Tavern
Third Place: Emily Pearson as DC Comics Enchantress
Honorable Mention: Alesther Asmundson and Sally Martinez Romy White and Michell Wenberger
Journeyman
First Place: Holly Taylor as Kyttyn in Ice Armor PVP
$200 and 2 passes to next year's event and $150 gift certificate to Arda Wigs
Second Place: Prue and Tim O'Halloran of Prueductions as Prince Adam and the Enchantress from Beauty and the Beast
$75 and $75 gift certificate to Arda Wigs
Third Place: Gabrielle Espino as Samhein the Spirit of Halloween
$50 and $75 gift certificate to Arda Wigs
Honorable Mention: Hermione Hatch as 70s Wonder Woman
Master
First Place: Brianna Williams as Vanelope Von Schweets
Her dress broke during evacuation but she was still bumped up to the Masters category for the level of workmanship. $300 and 2 passes and $450 gift certificate to Arda Wigs
Second Place: Theft of the Chronosphere
$200 and $225 gift certificate to Arda Wigs
Third Place: Ambrose Cosplay as Mary Poppins and Bert
$100 and $225 gift certificate to Arda Wigs
Honorable Mention: Static Rabbit as Eclipsa Butterfly
Congratulations again to all the winners, and thank you for all the contestants. Feel free to use the sharing and make sure to tag your friends.