B. Orchid
Killer Instinct 2
Worn at: Youmacon 2009, Ohayocon 2010, Tekkoshocon 2010, AnimeCentral 2010
Inspiration: Killer Instinct has a very special place in my heart. I played the SNES game to death when I was little with my sister, so it has some very dear memories for me. All the characters are just so cool and unique, and you can tell Rare really cared about their game. Orchid's the poster girl, and I always played her in the game, so she was the obvious choice :)
Design: KI characters are all CG and in-game graphics, so their designs don't change much between the few pictures that exist. There are a couple details on Orchid that are hard to distinguish though, so I had to improvise on a few things (WTF are those things on the sides of her boots??). Otherwise I tried to stick as closely to the character design as possible.
Construction: I'm pretty use to making leotards by now, though this was the most modification I had to do to a basic pattern. Thanks to DeathCom for picking out the awesome metallic green fabric for me! All the trim was a pain, but looks good filled with plastic tubing. I had some help with the construction of the tonfas (thanks DeathCom and MasterArucard) but I was there every step of the way. It wasn't my idea to make them light up, but they do, and I love it!
Inspiration: Killer Instinct has a very special place in my heart. I played the SNES game to death when I was little with my sister, so it has some very dear memories for me. All the characters are just so cool and unique, and you can tell Rare really cared about their game. Orchid's the poster girl, and I always played her in the game, so she was the obvious choice :)
Design: KI characters are all CG and in-game graphics, so their designs don't change much between the few pictures that exist. There are a couple details on Orchid that are hard to distinguish though, so I had to improvise on a few things (WTF are those things on the sides of her boots??). Otherwise I tried to stick as closely to the character design as possible.
Construction: I'm pretty use to making leotards by now, though this was the most modification I had to do to a basic pattern. Thanks to DeathCom for picking out the awesome metallic green fabric for me! All the trim was a pain, but looks good filled with plastic tubing. I had some help with the construction of the tonfas (thanks DeathCom and MasterArucard) but I was there every step of the way. It wasn't my idea to make them light up, but they do, and I love it!
Photography by DeathCom Multimedia
This amazing artwork was made by manukongolo! Click the image to be taken to his DeviantArt page!
