Cosplay
COSPLAY IS AT THE BEATING HEART OF HDCC!
Before you even enter the venue, you’ll see them. On the train. In the parking lot. In full armor at the coffee stand.
Heroes bringing their favorite characters to life.
At HDCC, you’re not just a visitor.
You’re part of the show.
Whether you’re a first-time cosplayer, a seasoned competitor, or just here to admire incredible craftsmanship – this is your stage.
COSPLAY CONTEST
Admire the amazing cosplayers during the Cosplay Contest at Heroes Dutch Comic Con, or join the stage yourself and showcase your own cosplay and craftmanship.
COSPLAY CATWALK
Cosplayers will be on stage for a short moment and will do a so called walk on – walk off. In this way the participants rotate on stage to show their cosplay.
COSPLAY GUESTS
COSPLAY & FAN MEET UPS
Would you like to organisate a meet up for your favorite show, film, game or something else? Register your meet up here to get featured on the website!
Are you not sure if your Cosplay and Props are appropiate or allowed at Heroes Dutch Comic Con? You can check the weapon & prop regulations here.
COSPLAY GUESTS
Saku
Cosplay Host
Sakuraflor, better known as Saku, is no stranger to the scene. She started off in cosplay and has been slowly extending into different markets. With 10+ years of experience within the entertainment scene and over 20 awards for Cosplay/Production, she has represented most of the big fish in the Entertainment and Gaming industry. Released the first official Live Action for Arcane in collaboration with Riot Games, in which she portrayed Jinx and has now also extended to the motorcycle community as Sakurides, bringing all her passions together!
Saku has been with us for more than 10 years as our cosplay host and considers Dutch comic con and its community her family. Save to say that she’s super excited to be with us again this edition!
Youcancallmerose
Cosplay Host
Rosalie, or known as Youcancallmerose is a Dutch actress and content creator on Tiktok. Since she was little she always liked to dress up as one of her heroes and that later translated into her love for acting. Her power to bring characters to life lead to roles in GTST, H3L, Draadstaal and many more. She also made the first Dutch short online dramaseries called Roomies.
Rosalie also had the pleasure to explore the world of Cosplay through Sakuraflor. She had the honor to bring Aurelia to life, a character from Saku’s book Embers of the Abyss. And besides that she brings book characters to life at fantasy balls.
Long story short: Rosalie is extremely excited and honored to host this edition of DCC and to meet you guys there!
Leon Chiro
Cosplay Judge
Leon Chiro is a world-renowned professional cosplayer, pro-wrestler, and athlete who stands as one of the most prolific figures in the history of the global cosplay community. With a career defined by his signature “Cosplay Art” philosophy, Leon has traveled to over 83 countries, serving as a premier guest, headline performer, and technical judge for the world’s most prestigious pop-culture events.
Leon is deeply committed to the heart of the community. Having judged hundreds of international competitions across nearly every continent, he brings all his positivity and motivation to every panel and Meet & Greet.
Elizabeth Rage
Cosplay Judge
Elizabeth Rage is a Professional Cosplayer, Costume Designer, and Vocalist originally from Los Angeles, California and now based in Rome, Italy.
Elizabeth has been creating and modeling costumes professionally since E3 in Los Angeles in 2018. Since then she’s had the honor of working with and creating costumes for numerous brands and gaming companies, including Marvel Games, Bandai Namco, Ubisoft (For Honor), ATLUS, ShiftUp, CyGames, Hotta Studio, and more!
With a combined following of over 500k followers across all social media, her passion lies in bringing videogame characters to life through the arts of fabric and photography, as well as meeting new friends and collaborators from all around the world!
COSPLAY PARTNERS
Hype Creations
Hype Creations is a company that works with convention organizers, help cosplayers and give workshops on the topic of crafting and SFX & Make-up.
CosplayShop.BE
Cosplayshop began as an upholstery shop in 1990, but has since expanded to sell craft materials for film, theater, cosplay, LARP, and other creative industries. You can find us in-store and online!
Dutch Garrison
Dutch Garrison is part of the world wide Star Wars Costuming community the 501st Legion.