The Outpost Movie Recon Team (M.R.T.)
rolled-out for Singapore Toy, Games & Comic Convention (STGCC)
over the weekend of 6-7 September 2014 at the Sands Expo &
Convention Centre, Marina Bay Sands. The roadtrip comprised our
commander with the production crews to survey the cosplay scene
across the Causeway and snag our respective “poison”
collectibles. Here are some video overviews of the self-proclaimed "Coolest Event of the Year":
This year our Away Mission report below
will mainly feature cosplay captured on our cameras at STGCC. The 501st Legion are back
again with their line-up of Star Wars costumers supporting charitable
causes, hence allowing convention visitors to shoot Darth Vader &
co. with NERF blasters. They also complement Hot Toys launching their
new Star Wars license product line.
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| Not everyday one gets to shoot Darth Vader! Surely his lightsaber can parry NERF darts! |
The other sci-fi franchise making a
cosplay present are the super-hot Guardians of the Galaxy with at
least 3 Star-Lords and 2 Groots sighted.
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| Malaysia team for Guardians of the Galaxy, Star-Lord and Groot. |
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| Another Groot with T-800 Terminator |
Although the Iron Man franchise was not
as dominating in this year's STGCC, the Iron Legion were still
present here seen with a Stan Lee cosplay:
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| Iron Patriot, Extremis Pepper Potts, Stan Lee, Iron Man Mark 42 |
Similarly whilst Marvel was not
officially present this year, Marvel cosplay did not seem terribly
diminished with this host of super heroes and villains:
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| Thor & Captain America with their respective nemesis below, Loki & Winter Soldier |
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| Friendly neighbourhood Spider-man |
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| Not so friendly symbiote infected Spider-man |
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| Scarlet Spidey with Deadpool in Pokemon cosplay. |
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| X-Men Days of Future Past Beast & Wolverine |
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| Wolverine from the alternate future |
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| X-Force Psylocke |
Some DC superheroes were also present
with showdown between Woman Woman & Power Girl vs. Groot and
Star-Lord.
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| Is this a fair fight? |
Animated movies were well represented
with a number of Jack Frosts seen here with Hiccup from the first How To Train
Your Dragon movie.
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| Jack Frosts with Hiccup |
Drawing big crowds were Toothless with
older Hiccup and his mother Valka.
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| Older Hiccup with Toothless and mother, Vanka from How To Train Your Dragon 2. |
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| Oh, another Alpha, the mother of dragons herself, Daenerys Targaryen |
And a surpise Kaiju matchup between
Godzilla and Toothless!
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| RWARR! |
Incidentally there was another Dragon
present of the bipedal species.
Disney animated movies featured Frozen
“couple” Elsa & Anna plus Brave Merida.
Check out these Sailor Scouts!
Although we didn't catch Tuxedo Mask,
he's probably lurking somewhere to guide Sailor Moon and co. to
defeat the likes of Queen Beryl:
Wowing visitors was also the Iron Giant
cosplay!
Other prominent robots sighted were at least 2 Optimus Prime, this one below featuring on the Cosplay Runway with
some helpers:
Digital gaming characters sighted
included these cosplayers from Warcraft and Final Fantasy:
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| Drow Ranger vs. Rubick |
Epic match-up would be these 3 girls
vs. Babyboll of Sucker Punch:
Perhaps Groot is a species of Ent from
Middle-Earth, seen here with Gimli the Dwarf:
Blast from the blast with Frank
Miller's 300 Spartan and Bram Stoker's Dracula:
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| Not sure who is this character but impressed with the cosplayer's "magic balls". |
This year's STGCC Cosway Runway
featured a wide variety of cosplay. As we didn't get preferred photo
opportunity positions, check-out the featured cosplayers from these
video compilations:
Altogether now!
Until next year.... I Am Groot!
