Cosplayer Highlight: Viviviolet Cosplay

Photos by Sam Hunter @shunter_ at the Bay Area Renaissance Festival
Coat, bolero, and shirt sewn and hand painted by Violet
Leggings are Alysaa Avery on Redbubble
Horns are modified Elope costume horns painted with Golden acrylics

Written by Aesthel

In the Dungeons & Dragons issue of Cosplay Realm Magazine we had the chance to sit down with cosplayer Viviviolet Cosplay and ask them some questions! Violet let us know that as a nonbinary Mexican person they felt it important to submit their work to a publication that uses its platform to talk about diversity and inclusion.

Violet describes their cosplay brand “to re-create costumes that are mystical and magical, and cosplaying Mollymauk went right in hand with my penchant for being a magical boy.”

In the Dungeons & Dragons Issue we featured their Mollymauk cosplay. Molly is one of our personal favorite characters in Campaign 2 of Critical Role, and Violet’s take on the character was so good! “I was inspired by his manner of speaking, come-what-may attitude, and overall confidence, which are things I look to mirror myself. I think it's important to have fun while you're wearing costumes, and I took the opportunity to practice my voice acting and tarot reading while guesting Florida PolyCon this last March- having fun with the character and showing fans of Critical Role a Mollymauk come to life, I hope, is leaving the place better than I found it.” - Violet.

Our interview with Violet we covered topics ranging from representation in the media, tarot reading, and the creation process for their Mollymauk cosplay. Pick up a copy of the Dungeons and Dragons issue of Cosplay Realm Magazine today to read the full interview! And be sure to check out Violet’s pages on Instagram and Twitter!