2016 – Valkyrie Mercy – Overwatch

Character: Valkyrie Mercy – Overwatch

Status: Retired

Premiered: Gen Con 2016

Retired: Gen Con 2017

Awards:

2017 – Wizard World Des Moines – 1st Place in Female Hero Category

2016 – Gen Con – 2nd Place in Fantasy Category

Recognition: Photo in December 2016 / January 2017 issue of Cosplay Culture Magazine

Armor: Black Worbla over EVA foam.

I really love and really hate this costume! Valkyrie Mercy was my second real armored costume and looking back I can’t believe the improvement I made in such a short period of time. That being said, this was not a comfortable costume!

Both iterations of the wings were covered in Worbla, making them extremely durable but also very heavy. Any future wings I make may use Worbla for strength and security at the base and connection points, but will not be covered in it! In addition, these wings were mounted to a hard thick block of wood that was not able to be heat shaped or molded to my body in anyway.

Photos are organized in reverse chronological order with the more recent version of the costume shown first.

Valkyrie Mercy Cosplay at Gen Con 2017 - with genderbent D.Va and Valkyrie Zenyatta

Valkyrie Mercy Cosplay at Gen Con 2017 - with group of Overwatch Cosplayers

Valkyrie Mercy Cosplay at Gen Con 2017 - with Valkyrie Zenyatta

Valkyrie Mercy Cosplay at Gen Con 2017 - with genderbent D.Va and genderbent Mercy

Valkyrie Mercy Cosplay with Remastered Wings

Valkyrie Mercy Cosplay at Wizard World Des Moines 2017 with Leaf Man Cosplay

Valkyrie Mercy Cosplay at Wizard World Des Moines 2017

Valkyrie Mercy Cosplay at Gen Con 2016 - with Ginoza Costuming as genderbent Roadhog, a Soldier 76 cosplayer, and AshTheStampede as Tracer

Valkyrie Mercy Cosplay at Gen Con 2016 - with Goldvester Cosplay as D.Va

Valkyrie Mercy Cosplay at Gen Con 2016 - with Ginoza Costuming as genderbent Roadhog and AshTheStampede as Tracer

Valkyrie Mercy Cosplay at Gen Con 2016 - with Ruby Rouge as her original design Victorian Kerrigan

2016 – Valkyrie Mercy – Overwatch

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