Benimaru Nikaido 二階堂紅丸 King of Fighters, Japan Hero Team キングオブファイターズ

Designer: Wayne Teh-Run-Ke-Sze Worn By: Wayne Teh-Run-Ke-Sze Conception: November 22, 1998 Picture Date: March 20 and August 21, 1999 Appearances: Fanime Con 1999 Components: Extremely Tight Black Crop Top, White Jeans, Black Socks, Black Shoes, Black Belt with Silver Buckle, Cut Off Gloves, Silver Earrings, and Gravity Defying Blonde Hair Powers Gained: 1. Excuse to be narcissistic 2. Very cool costume, with plenty of vents 3. Quite mobile Drawbacks: 1. Confusion 2. Hair restricts blood flow to the brain. Story: After a hearty discussion of KOF on the COSP ML, I had previously decided to do Chris. After doing some research on KOF, I found that Benimaru's Most Hated Thing is....Otaku. Oh yeah! I'm going to do Benimaru now! I only had found one good Benimaru, and that was done in Japan, so it met my qualifications for a costume that is not done too much. Since it was 1998 when I first decided to cosplay Benimaru, I designed his KOF '98 version of his costume. This would be my most "drafty" and bishonen (according to Gina) costume to date, but he has such a narcisstic personality and insane quotes and poses, I just had to do it. "I Love You" or "Thank You". I busting up the first time I saw him say that on the game. I never had so much fun doing "research" for cosplay (at the arcade that is)