Cosplaying black female game characters

kathos

So my gf wants to dress up as a video game character for a con that's happening in August.

But she's tan (NOT BLACK, if it makes it easier), Caribbean-like. So the only characters that come to mind are Fortune from MGS2: Sons of Liberty and Alyx Vance.

Can anyone think of any others? So far Fortune seems like the best bet since I'm light skinned (Asian) and Vamp would fit in perfectly.

What I'm asking for is basically a costume idea for her, and if possible something that matches with me (I'm a tall Asian guy). Also; any idea for me? hahaha might as well get that over with.

EDIT: Costume making time isn't really a factor, since the semester for uni just ended and we have plenty of time on our hands (a few months until August).

Thanks!

P.S Is putting it in capital when mentioning some sort of racial thing grammatically correct? So is it Asian or asian? I was never sure about that =\.

Lion

Fran and Balthier from FFXII

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a202/nine_fenrir/FranBalthier.jpg

Pheezer

Asian denotes someone from Asia the way American denotes someone from America. Black doesn't denote any specific nationality or continent of origin, so it doesn't count that way.

ChopperDave

Jade from Beyond Good & Evil.

Farah from Prince of Persia: Sands of Time.

Tetra from Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker is pretty tan, too.

s_86

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vytrox

At the risk of not being very helpful, may I suggest she cosplay as a character that doesn't physically resemble her. People at a con really won't care if you have the wrong skin color if your costume looks good. Besides the fact that in a lot of anime, and anime styled games it is unclear what ethnicity the characters are even supposed to be, or at the very least white people don't seem to care.

The other idea, is a costume that is not a specific character, ie. your WoW character, member of some elite squad, tribe, fantasy race that is from a game.

If the character is some green chick, then nobody has the right or wrong skin color to play them.

MoSiAc

vytrox wrote: »

At the risk of not being very helpful, may I suggest she cosplay as a character that doesn't physically resemble her. People at a con really won't care if you have the wrong skin color if your costume looks good. Besides the fact that in a lot of anime, and anime styled games it is unclear what ethnicity the characters are even supposed to be, or at the very least white people don't seem to care.

The other idea, is a costume that is not a specific character, ie. your WoW character, member of some elite squad, tribe, fantasy race that is from a game.

If the character is some green chick, then nobody has the right or wrong skin color to play them.

Yeah I have been to a decent amount of cons where anyone can be anyone.
I saw an overweight Riker once
a male cammy (ohh the pain)
and about 12 different colored morgana's from dark stalkers (those were enjoyable)

Recently, I was at a convention where only the girls did cosplay, so there were female naruto's, L and Kira from deathnote, etc. etc.

cfgauss

I was honestly hoping she was white and going to go in blackface, because, really, that would be hilarious.

vytrox wrote: »

At the risk of not being very helpful, may I suggest she cosplay as a character that doesn't physically resemble her. People at a con really won't care if you have the wrong skin color if your costume looks good. Besides the fact that in a lot of anime, and anime styled games it is unclear what ethnicity the characters are even supposed to be, or at the very least white people don't seem to care.

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falsedef

Yes, lets find homely black women to mock, just to prove a strawman.

Don't be a dumbass.

Nitz3r

Seth Balmore from Lost Odyssey is pretty tanned and smokin hot

tallgeeze

Revy from Black Lagoon.

It's a good excuse to get her in daisy dukes and a tank top. DO IT!!

she's not black, but who cares.

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/8444/revyenaccion6wf.jpg

Edit: You can go as Rock. Get yourself a nice shirt, a tie, and a pair of khaki's.

kathos

Thanks for all the suggestions guys , she ended up choosing between Jade from Beyond Good & Evil and Fortune from MGS2 since they're relatively easy.

Nitz3r wrote: »

Seth Balmore from Lost Odyssey is pretty tanned and smokin hot

Also holy crap, this looks like her (in a it's-close way) :O now I have to show her this XD gaaah what the hell do you make armor out of? EDIT: And how the crap do you make hair stand up like that?

tallgeeze

kathos wrote: »

Thanks for all the suggestions guys , she ended up choosing between Jade from Beyond Good & Evil and Fortune from MGS2 since they're relatively easy.

Nitz3r wrote: »

Seth Balmore from Lost Odyssey is pretty tanned and smokin hot

Also holy crap, this looks like her (in a it's-close way) :O now I have to show her this XD gaaah what the hell do you make armor out of? EDIT: And how the crap do you make hair stand up like that?

Lots of gel I assume for the hair. If you know anyone with a mohawk or spikey hair in general ask them what they use.

For the armor, I'm not sure. I say look up more pictures of her and see if she has different outfits.

MagicPrime

This is why i did a Ghostbuster uniform and an SG1 uniform. You don't really have to look like anyone.

My next project - Colonial Marine with possible Smart-Gun

Improvolone

Vaseline will make hair stand like that, but you need dish soap to wash it out.

GoodOmens

kathos wrote: »

So my gf wants to dress up as a video game character for a con that's happening in August.

But she's tan (NOT BLACK, if it makes it easier), Caribbean-like. So the only characters that come to mind are Fortune from MGS2: Sons of Liberty and Alyx Vance.

Personally, I think Alyx is a good choice. She's a great character, tough, smart and resourceful. Plus, she looked hella fine.

Also, how about Christie from Tekken?