Shaco's Commentary

I've asked the person for whom the Shaco costume was made for to write a piece for this blog.

We didn't document the creation process very well, I thought any readers might want to see the other side of the story. What was the finished product like, how his time at PAX went. Here is are a few excerpts from Andrew's story, you can read the full story by following the jump link below the excerpt:

"Hi there, I’m Shaco! At least that’s who I am when I’m wearing the costume. My real name is Andrew, but most of you probably know me as CombatCube. You might have seen me in this costume at PAX or Anime Evolution. I’m a huge League of Legends fan and I’ve been playing it since Orianna came out. You’re probably wondering how and why Dan and I made this costume, and it’s an interesting story."

"It’s weird, I got into cosplaying because I thought “It’ll be fun, I have to do something creative anyway, and there’s nothing better to do.” When we got to work, I found out exactly how stressful it can be. But at the convention, I put that aside for I realized just how awesome it feels."

"The character occupies your shell and is brought into the real realm, effectively taking your identity. And that’s why it feels so good. I feel like Shaco is lending his identity to me so I can be him for a bit, bringing him from the virtual world to the real world. I wasn’t Andrew to anyone, except Jason and the rest of the UBC group. I was Shaco.

I plan on making some more costumes in the future, perhaps with the help of Dan as well as other cosplayers I met at PAX and at AE. Check out my Facebook page for updates =)"

[Read the unedited version of Shaco's commentary]

I also invite readers to post stories of any costumes they have made and any suggestions of what you would like to see in the future.