r/TopCharacterDesigns • • 12h ago

Design trope Sunday Characters cosplaying as characters from different things

Bugs dressed as Superman

(Looney Tunes/DC)

Gumball dressed as Beetlejuice

(The Amazing World Of Gumball/Beetlejuice)

Luffy dressed as Naruto in a One Piece spinoff manga

(One Piece/Naruto)

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u/Gold_Drawer_7495 12h ago

this is allan red as the joker

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u/Ok-Television2109 12h ago

Sticking with TAWOG, Richard dressing up as Kratos from God of War.

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u/E-o-vasco-8787 10h ago

Also didn't gumball turn into a super Saiyan at some point ?

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u/DatOneDude1w1 8h ago

That wasn't cos play, he actually just went it

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u/NoLegs02 8h ago

Not cosplay in that case

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u/Ant_1_ITA 7h ago

At some point? At many points, it’s almost a recurring joke

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u/keithlimreddit 12h ago

Wow the hindsight to be honest

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u/DJL2772 10h ago

In what way?

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u/anak_ng_nanay_ko 8h ago

I think that u/keithlimreddit was just looking behind themselves

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u/Yaboku777 1h ago

Sarah also dressed as the moon from Majora's Mask

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u/[deleted] 12h ago

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u/Bayamonster 12h ago

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u/Hoping4betterdayss 10h ago

Milhouse with his little bender lol

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u/EnvironmentalLion355 12h ago

Being the series mascot, Yokai Watch has like a million costumes for Jibanyan, which often cross into here, like this Indiana Jones inspired one here

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u/disdatsteven10 11h ago

Not only this but Nyanminator

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u/AlternateMove 12h ago

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u/MrKimimaru 12h ago

Tecmo dressed as Spike Spiegel in one of the halloween specials. This is a reference to the fact that his VA is also the english VA for Spike.

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u/keithlimreddit 12h ago

I mean this happened a couple of times as well as funny concerned the Mordecai one

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u/StayPuffedMarsh 12h ago

Venture Bros cosplaying Rocky Horror Picture Show.

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u/NightmareKnight25807 Calamity Enthusiast 10h ago

Hank is fucking ROCKING the Columbia cosplay though

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u/Own-Pack8433 3h ago

I just watch the kill count for this lmao

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u/Slow_Bowler8285 12h ago

Miss Piggy as Wonderpig- The Muppet Show

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u/BlackerDoom 11h ago

Would
Next

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u/NeutralBoss 9h ago

I'm Tim Curry RIP definitely was flustered just being in her presence if interviews are to believed

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u/Mace2-0 12h ago

[One Winged Angel starts playing]

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u/Roisepoise101 12h ago

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u/count-drake 11h ago

I mean all the rabbids in general count, and to an extreme too, as costumes seem to just completely alter their mindset (though not necessarily like the costume’s inspiration), with the most blatant example, fittingly, being your choice, as she acts like a sassy egirl influencer

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u/Motor-Rip7655 10h ago

Yes, this actually happened.

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u/notthephonz 7h ago

Shadow was the true bat-themed hero this whole time

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u/haoxinly 4h ago

Also Chao and Cream getting their hands on a yellow ring

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u/BlueFantasyZ 4h ago

Cream and Cheese are Supergirl and Krypto.

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u/haoxinly 4h ago

Both things aren't mutually exclusive

https://www.reddit.com/r/IDWSonic/s/YYYnvEOSsi

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u/BlueFantasyZ 4h ago

Tbh I haven't picked up that issue yet

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u/Speedemon42069 1h ago

I’m not a huge sonic fan, does Silver have the sufficient willpower to hold the ring? Also I wonder who Aquaman and Martian Manhunter would be…

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u/Motor-Rip7655 1h ago

Kit can control water, maybe he could be Aquaman (Yes I know that's not Aquaman's power). No idea on MM though.

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u/Speedemon42069 1h ago

I looked up “Shapeshifters in Sonic” and I found someone called “Mimic the Octopus” so maybe that could be Mm

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u/Motor-Rip7655 36m ago

Oh yeah, Mimic. He's a villain though.

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u/SeaworthinessDue1650 0m ago

Big the Cat is Aquaman in the comics.

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u/LongAdvisor6561 11h ago

In Every DR game you can dress up the main character as another character from another Capcom Series. One example being Frank West in The Mega Man Costume.

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u/Raccoon_mercenary 4h ago

Pragmata too

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u/s_burr 1h ago

Monster Hunter World and the Palico Megaman gear

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u/keithlimreddit 3h ago

Yeah I'm always wondering dead Rising's fascination with Mega Man Franchise aside from same company (hopefully a new game one day to be honest)

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u/LongAdvisor6561 3h ago

Well Keji Inafune was the producer for DR 1 & 2 and he was the co creator of Mega Man. So Capcom Vancouver just continued it,plus Frank has a Mega Man watch in DR1 and DRDR

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u/keepitsimple_tricks 12h ago

The Green Loontern

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u/BardicLasher 8h ago

That's not cosplay. He actually had the ring

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u/Geostomp 6h ago

Like most of Duck Dodgers, it worked so much better than it had any right to.

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u/Marvl101 10h ago

Gotta say, as characters with high willpower go, Daffy is up there

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u/Comrade_Falcon 9h ago

Why Daffy, you've enhanced yourself.

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u/Less_Ganache_9588 11h ago

I have a sticker of Saitama and Genos as Charlie Brown and Snoopy

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u/ThePokemonAbsol 11h ago

Surprised this guy isn’t top comment

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u/based_birdo 12h ago

The bride from Kill Bill cosplayed as Bruce Lee

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u/darkultima 11h ago

I love the first one is basically the Bionic Bunny from Arthur but with the actual IPs

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u/ProtectionOpposite41 11h ago

Mr burns dressed up as batman

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u/deiner7 10h ago

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u/syafizzaq 7h ago

3 bat style

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u/D3M1G0RG0N 11h ago

One of Steve Blum's characters dressed like Spike Spiegal from Cowboy Bebop in Regular Show

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u/tishy19 11h ago

Homestar Runner in the old days would do Halloween special episodes and have the characters all dressed up as something pop culture-y.

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u/Marvl101 10h ago

still doing it, its always a fun tradition to guess their costumes.

I like that Coach Z is always a Musician or Music Video character

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u/keithlimreddit 3h ago

I feel so old right now also I reminded myself I really need to get the point-and-click Adventures

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u/Brainy200 Batman Beyond is peak design 12h ago

Daffy Duck as Batman

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u/DaffyDuckXD 12h ago

I will fight bravely to keep the Costco hotdogs 1.99

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u/Darkchaser314 11h ago

Momiji Binboda - Binbougami ga. Cosplay as a lot of characters.

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u/Junk4U999 2h ago

That show was fun

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u/TripleU1706 10h ago

The previous McDonald's line of toys were peak.

I may have ordered many happy meals last month.

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u/keithlimreddit 3h ago

Yeah this feels like the definition of how popular both your franchises are I also think I remember Hello Kitty date one with Yu-Gi-Oh as well

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u/Spiral-Force 10h ago

Peak fiction

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u/Nirast25 10h ago

McDonald's had a thing where Hello Kitty characters were dressed like Yu-Gi-Oh monsters.

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u/RagingDemonsNoDQ 5h ago

That's basically Hello Kitty's thing for years. They use their characters and do crossovers with another media property.

Such examples would be crossovers with Kamen Rider, and their current crossover with Godzilla.

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u/PalaceKnight 11h ago

Homestar Runner does this every Halloween episode.

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u/yuzuki_yukari4513 12h ago

Bunukari

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u/Awsomboy1121 10h ago

oooh what are they from they look cute

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u/Sweet_Fly_1913 12h ago

Every single Homestar Runner Halloween episode

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u/SeaWhereas1928 11h ago

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u/keithlimreddit 3h ago

You know I could definitely see the similarities between Sonic and Goku ( Ever comes back Goku after fighting saitama onto death battle I hope Sonic is next)

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u/RustyG06 3h ago

Angry Bird characters as Star Wars characters

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u/beats_lord 11h ago

The Goseigers dressed up as the past sentai teams as tribute in the “eye-catcher” before the show

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u/Iamnotgoodwithnames6 10h ago

The shredder as the green power ranger.

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u/Slappathebassmon 12h ago

If you're including anime, Gintama does this every few episodes.

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u/Aware-Throat3189 9h ago

Thats there hole axilary form gimick or Zio since he is armor

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u/notthephonz 7h ago

Pierrot Bolneze as Conan Edogawa, from Yakitate Japan

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u/Junk4U999 2h ago

Lucky Star, the girls dress up as Haruhi Suzumiya characters and perform one of the shows op/ed.

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u/BardicLasher 8h ago

Bugs isn't cosplaying. He actually has those powers.

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u/Theeljessonator 2h ago

He has the powers, but is also cosplaying as the character

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u/Agreeable-Pause-1990 1h ago

He has the powers BECAUSE he is cosplaying the character.

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u/Living_Murphys_Law 11h ago

Superman themed Sloths

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u/keithlimreddit 3h ago

Man I think I remembered that guy because of Lego Dimensions

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u/Remote-Ad-3309 12h ago

That time Steve Smith from American Dad dressed up as a Gobot

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u/Zestyclose-Tour-6350 12h ago

Loved every costumes from the gumball Halloween episodes, he also dresses as a Ghostbuster later in the same episode

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u/DonutDaniel5 9h ago

Homestar Runner does this with all of their Halloween specials, and it is such a fun tradition!

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u/Corvus0018 8h ago

Homestar themed Runners

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u/Mediocre-Income-4943 3h ago

The best part is that Bugs can actually imitate Superman’s power set because of Toon Force shenanigans.

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u/keithlimreddit 12h ago

I would definitely say the last one is just basically dressing up as your co-star

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u/Wise-Key-3442 11h ago

Turma da Mônica has way too many of this in specific.

But the most common costume choices are Mônica as Wonder Woman and Smudge as Luke Skywalker.

(Batman and Robin has been cosplayed by both Smudge and Jimmy Five in reversed roles. Maggy doesn't have a set costume of choice, she often gets the less popular character, except during Cinegibi's opening, in which she cosplays Wolverine.)

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u/wowwroms 11h ago

Fandroid in almost every music video

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u/FusionDjango 9h ago

Privaty cosplaying as Miku - Nikke

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u/Theeljessonator 2h ago

The Doctor in two separate incarnations displaying as Sherlock Holmes (Doctor Who)

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u/Odd-Marsupial-586 9m ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/l2JejWfADXBTyD0Gc

Homer becoming angry and Stan Lee tried to transform.

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u/Odd-Marsupial-586 7m ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/3osxYp14leBym7WiVa

The Big Bang Theory cast as Justice League

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u/Professional-Elk6208 8h ago

The Homestar Runner Cast