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FireLilyCosplay β€” Legend of Dragoon - Shana

Published: 2012-03-07 05:34:01 +0000 UTC; Views: 6244; Favourites: 77; Downloads: 422
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Description Photographer: Judith Stephens
Costume made and modeled by me
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Yes, I know I am holding the arrow and bending my wrist to do so. I couldn't risk shooting the other cosplayers or photographers nearby while posing this way.

Legend of Dragoon is one of my favorite all time games. The battle system, the story, the music - it's all just perfect. I really wanted to make a Shana cosplay because she's my next favorite female character after Rose.

The costume was pretty easy. I used white linen for the shirt, undershirt, and shorts, with blue linen for the trim. The gloves are made from a brown jersey knit fabric. The boots I already owned, but I added the little strap across the toes. The "ankle capes" are made from tan Whisper Vinyl, backed with brown twill and fastened with buckles and leather straps.

The armor is made from a craft foam base, covered in vinyl, and backed with wire and brown twill. The cincher and collar feature quilting to replicate the look of the "scales" in the reference material. I made the quiver and arrows from scratch, and I purchased the recurve bow ^.^

I'm really happy with this costume, and I wish LoD would get more love. I was pleasantly surprised at how many people actually recognized me, and I'm so lucky to have found a Meru and a Rose to cosplay with (aka Avianna as Rose and Dessi-Desu as Meru)! In fact, we were all so happy to cosplay together that we got some awesome gag pictures as well ^__^
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Comments: 25

realshadowtiger [2014-01-17 14:50:48 +0000 UTC]

awesomeΒ 

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FireLilyCosplay In reply to realshadowtiger [2014-03-21 19:05:16 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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realshadowtiger In reply to FireLilyCosplay [2014-04-03 07:08:31 +0000 UTC]

np one of my fav gamesΒ 

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realshadowtiger [2014-01-17 14:50:03 +0000 UTC]

hot

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mothfern [2012-10-21 04:54:40 +0000 UTC]

You (and your fellow Rose an Meru) were the most form fitting cosplayers ever! You guys really grasped the roles well and I love your costume

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FireLilyCosplay In reply to mothfern [2012-10-28 03:55:11 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!! We had so much fun in those costumes

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MKM-G [2012-09-06 04:05:15 +0000 UTC]

This makes me so happy :'D

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FireLilyCosplay In reply to MKM-G [2012-09-07 03:08:53 +0000 UTC]

Thank you and very welcome!

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nzdelta4 [2012-07-02 14:21:21 +0000 UTC]

Very Good!

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WhisperedDeath [2012-05-12 02:36:33 +0000 UTC]

Your Shana cosplay is amazing!!!!

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FireLilyCosplay In reply to WhisperedDeath [2012-05-14 22:11:01 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Sonicbandicoot [2012-03-14 21:29:21 +0000 UTC]

Ahhhh! Your cosplay is perfect, you make a great Shana~

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FireLilyCosplay In reply to Sonicbandicoot [2012-04-03 01:06:36 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Sonicbandicoot In reply to FireLilyCosplay [2012-04-06 02:32:31 +0000 UTC]

ur welcome XD

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merelei [2012-03-09 21:49:40 +0000 UTC]

I think Legend of Dragoon is one of those highly underrated games that more people need to play This cosplay is really well done!

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FireLilyCosplay In reply to merelei [2012-04-03 01:06:45 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much!!

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wiitigo1980 [2012-03-07 15:37:53 +0000 UTC]

We finally got our garage usable. I love your Shana. since discovering you, I started playing again. When we get our Dart and Rose dragoons done, I hope we can arrange to run into each other at a con!!

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FireLilyCosplay In reply to wiitigo1980 [2012-04-03 01:06:57 +0000 UTC]

That would be awesome!!

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wiitigo1980 In reply to FireLilyCosplay [2012-04-03 07:59:58 +0000 UTC]

we have the first part of our test wing done. we are going overboard on making them "lightweight" and hinged for easy transport/tight walkways at dragon*con.
armor starts soon. we got sidetracked with the uncanny xmen fan web series.

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Mad-Geo [2012-03-07 12:24:26 +0000 UTC]

Another good view of this great outfit.

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BisectedBrioche [2012-03-07 11:17:07 +0000 UTC]

I thought those might have been real arrows (from the previous pictures; the fletchings looked a bit too real, and of modern design, to just be props). I didn't realise you had an actual bow instead of a prop though!

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FireLilyCosplay In reply to BisectedBrioche [2012-03-07 16:33:02 +0000 UTC]

I made the arrows myself! They are dowel rods with the tips sanded down to rounded point, and I knotched the ends and fletched them, too

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Brave-Knight [2012-03-07 06:31:50 +0000 UTC]

>< I want this on PSN sooooo bad ><
Your costume is perfect ma'am!

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recchinon [2012-03-07 06:16:09 +0000 UTC]

Shana is my favorite character in LoD, I did plan to cosplay as her too I am glad you cosplay her so (maybe) I can ask regarding some stuff about this cosplay when I started working on mine (if you don't mind of course...)

I think Your cosplay is really nice Unfortunately I can't see your face.... But the costume's nice

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FireLilyCosplay In reply to recchinon [2012-04-03 01:08:27 +0000 UTC]

Feel free to ask anything you like - I do like to help And my face is here! [link]

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