fans of the Dark souls game series had been waiting almost two years for the release of elden ring. With so much time between the release of the game trailer and the actual game, cosplayers around the world had plenty of time to put together amazing costume recreations of the main characters.
Professionals and amateurs alike have sculpted, painted, and modeled his elden ring cosplays for her Instagram followers with much fanfare. Some cosplayers stayed true to the few character images they were given, but others gave their unique twist to the residents of the elden ring world.
looks like melina
Karitrickster is a self-taught makeup artist based in the United States. Kari usually focuses on cutting-edge makeup looks, but she has cosplayed before. In her latest cosplay, Kari perfectly recreates Melina’s look from elden ring. Using contouring and highlighting helps Kari match Melina’s face shape. Kari included Melina’s signature feature: a spider leg tattoo coming out of her eyelid.
It’s hard to tell if the tattoo is makeup or something permanent. The photo edit makes Kari look like she stepped out of the game and came to life as Melina, one of the most important characters players encounter early in the game.
armor made of foam
Megalcarmen is a cosplayer known for her use of EVA foam to create full armor and weapons. And her Malenia cosplay is no exception. Megalcarmen chronicled the construction of her latest cosplay so that her fans could follow her journey from concept to completion. The armor is entirely made of EVA foam cut and carved to match the shape of Malenia’s armor and a prosthetic arm.
exactly how Dark souls, Elden ring is full of challenging boss encounters and Malenia is the most powerful empyrean in the game. Malenia’s sword is also made of foam. The metallic details are made with bronze spray paint. Malenia has deep red hair that moves behind her in the game’s battle, so Megalcarmen chose a long red wig to go along with her cosplay.
Enter the Elden Ring
Vraskaacosplay took a different approach to their Elden Ring cosplay. As they describe in their caption, they only used household items they already had to create their look. Her supplies include old Halloween decorations, a doll, and scrap fabric. Vraskaacosplay placed a foam head, commonly used to display wigs, on top of their head to appear taller.
This gives them an imposing and intimidating height that would scare even the bravest of players. Vraskaacosplay is known for editing itself into the world its characters come from, and this cosplay is no exception. It’s hard to tell if this photo is a screenshot from the game or an expert cosplayer.
Recreation of the bloody wolf
Sunlightofastora used various cosplay creation techniques to achieve a game-accurate cosplay of Bloody Wolf. Only the front chest piece uses 3D paint, sculpted foam clay, EVA foam, not to mention actual chain mail to cover the face and neck.
Chain mail was also made by hand. Sunlightofastora has created several other armor-based cosplays, but none as detailed as this one. Instead of having a shiny metallic finish on the armor, the artist chooses to give each piece a battle-worn look that adds to the cosplay accuracy.
Malenia but with extra muscle
Kittybitcosplay also transformed into her version of Malenia. In her version, Malenia’s prosthetic arm is made of foam, but instead of covering the other arm; they made her sleeveless top. Her cosplay was inspired by the fan art of @vale_lacroix, who drew a muscular version of Malenia in a tank top drawing her sword.
Kittybitcosplay added more detail to the top by adding accessories around the waist and using a textured fabric that gives the top movement. The details of the helmet are almost identical to the helmet worn by Malenia in the game.
Melina’s dress and cape
Little was known about Melina’s clothes when the trailer for the game was released. Maruwinscrafts was surprised by the accuracy of her cosplay in the game. Maruwinscrafts perfectly matches the white layered collar shown under Melina’s cape, as well as the cape itself.
The makeup used is as accurate as the costume, focusing on the muted colors of the eyes and lips, but still includes the spider leg detail on the eye. Like the rest of their cosplays, everything that is shown in the Maruwinscrafts post is made entirely by them.
Bloody Wolf comes to the real world
This Bloody Wolf cosplay was created in just two months. Majed_cosplay is a cosplayer from Kuwait who was inspired by the Elden Ring trailer to become one of the characters in the game.
The details of the armor are made of foam, which gives the costume the ability to move with the body. Royal chain mail was also worn around the face and neck. The armor is painted with a high gloss finish, giving it the look of real metal. It’s hard to believe that such a detailed cosplay has been made in such a short amount of time.
melina in canada
Chisai_cosplay also created her cosplay in no time. This Canadian cosplayer put together his look in less than a week. The costume captures Melina’s look with her olive green dress that is equipped with silver buttons and small chains. Chisai_cosplay made sure to have sleeves that cover her hands as Melina.
Melina’s makeup is a distinctive part of her appearance, and Chisai_cosplay paid special attention to her makeup. The familiar spider legs are on display. They also used makeup to make her eyes appear larger to match the shape of Melina’s eyes.
No wig needed.
As one of the best video games to play this month, fans like Roga_na_noge are ready to see if elden ring lives up to the reviews. Roga_na_noge used her red hair to become the powerful Malenia Blade of Miquella. She used her accessory crafting skills to craft a mobile prosthetic arm and helmet.
There are a lot of details involved with this cosplay. Malenia wears a fur collar with her red cape in the game, which was included here. Roga_na_noge doubled the fringe loops that trim her skirt as well. Malenia rarely exposes the upper part of her face. Various colors of paint are used on Malenia’s arm to make it look more like armor and more worn. Roga_na_noge stayed true to that detail with a copy of Malenia’s golden helmet.
Malenia without her helmet
Although rare, there is a time when elden ring where Malenia is seen without her helmet. This moment was seen in the trailer by cosplayer Lady_lessien and inspired her to recreate her look with makeup.
Lady_lessien’s look focused on makeup, but they didn’t forget to add details of Malenia’s outfit to her photo. The fur collar seen on the game’s boss is front and center here. Lady_lessien also duplicated the scar seen on Malenia’s arm throughout the game.
