>>10974172
Gotta buy a anime hair wig, & gloves, to upgrade my cosplay this year.

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I couldn't make any miracles happen this year my job. So I'm going to have to sit this one out. I expect you all to awesome time for me.

>>10974196
*with my job

>>10974196
Saw you last year. Fantastic shit. It'll be a lesser con without you.

This'll be my first year staying at the Westin, which I'm a little bittersweet about. Yeah it's a host Hotel, but it's not really in the heart of the action like the Hilton, Marriott, and Hyatt.

Guess I'll learn if I enjoy a quieter hotel experience vs the feeling of being instantly in the dead center of the con as soon as I step out of the hotel room door.

>>10974270
Stayed there myself. I was on the inverse at one point because I was afraid of how bad it would be to be in the heart of things. Westin isn't a bad spot but it's not connected to the other host hotels so it can feel a little weird. Just don't forget that the action happens there too as there are parties and panels there. This will be my second year at the Marriott however, and for being so close to the ground floor I was really surprised about how unbothered I was about potential noise below.

Westin is still cool though. Whole hotel has a chiller vibe while still being about it. Some good panels there and dance parties. The goth party there last year was line out the door for over an hour and def worth the wait. And it’s only a block away.

Marriott is cool but goddamn is it a headache getting elevator up to your room. Trick there is to get on on the top level of atrium and ride it down just to go back up.

I’m always curious to know what the big costume of the con will be. Last year obviously K Pop Demon Hunters.

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>>10974269
You honor me, I'll for sure be back in 2030. But during the interim years I'll do my best to return. No other con experience compares.
>>10974270
Last year there were quite a mixers that went on at the Westin due to the more laid back atmosphere. My buddy who is into writing got do some elbow rubbing with the big name authors.

Cannot believe it's only a month away. I'm sure the next 4 weeks will feel like 4 months though. As per tradition, none of my cosplays are near ready. Will also be staying at the Westin, breaking from Staybridge tradition.

My group will be hosting karaoke around the Marriott fountain one night and we'll be handing out ribbons for those participating. I'll keep ya posted.

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Couldn't make it last year, absolutely returning this time. Feelin godlike, one of my cosus may or not have to do with pic related...
>>10974441
>hosting karaoke around the Marriott fountain one night
and Allah willing it'll be when this goes down. been told I'm "pretty good"

>>10974172
As with every DragonCon, I'll try to do a last minute cosplay build. This time it'll be a Boba Fett ROTJ build. I started on it yesterday lol. I have all the soft parts ordered (dince I can't sew to save my life), now I just need to 3d print the armor. I most likely won't be able to finish the jetpack so I'll do that last as a stretch goal.

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My improved classic Punisher.

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>>10974724
Since we are seeing more and more cosplay from The Mummy, decided to wear Izzy from the second movie.

>>10974362
Honestly same. Really thought it was going to be Sinners last year and then demon hunters dropped. I've heard people talking about the different variations of Skeletor from the new movie however and since you really only need a mask for his different appearances it will probably be a low pressure cosplay to pull off. I'm not quite sure what else has been super popular this year to follow.

>>10974362
Dungeon Crawler Carl for sure. I will be one of the 1000 of them

>>10974172
Any Guardians of the Galaxy/Cosmic Marvel cosplayers going this year? Planning to do Star-Lord again and would love to meet more fans of the movies and books, everyone I've met so far has been awesome.

>>10974764
Yeah, that’s prob an easy one. Spider-Man just came out and that’s an easy store bought costume too. Maybe some Odyssey.

>>10974854
Dungeon Crawler Carl costumes have def been getting more common but until the tv show it prob won’t be THE costume of the year.

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I was the guy who did Leeroy from Dark Souls last year. I recognize you, army man. I've spent the last 8 months doing this insanity, I have one more weekend in town to tackle it. All I need to do is finish the sword seams, blast it with spray paint, and rig the shoulders. Even have a cloak set up for it.

i will only be here for the last day :(
staying at signia

The app is updated and schedule posted.

Matt Dinniman does seem to have more events so can def expect more Carls but it’s still not visually mainstream yet.

how do you get over the FOMO? the terror of wasting a rare opportunity like this that you had to do a lot of prep work for?
i don't have any specific guest autographs i want and i've got my schedule filled out with shit i'm kinda interested in but if i come back and don't have anything to show for it or don't meet anyone new it'll feel like i wasted something special and just went to say i went

>>10975333
Just go and try to have a good time. Really all you can do. There's no shortage of stuff to do/see, so it's doubtful you'll show up and be bored.

>>10975074
Hell yeah anon, see you at the club.

>>10975333
There are SO many things happening at DragonCon you can't go to everything so just have fun and take in the most of it.

Whats all you guys' cosplay lineups?

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>>10975377
Main:Vegeta
2nd:Aladdin

Painting a Fanny pack to look cannon for Vegeta.

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>>10975377
Space Marine Judiciar for Fri/Sat afternoon, just finished final fitting today

>>10975055
>>10975380
Looks sick dude. You did some good work in the time between these pics.

>>10975379
Canon Fanny pack is legit.

If you guys or anyone else here has an old drunk frat dude walk up to you and tell you that “you looking fucking sick bro” that’s prob me

>>10975377
High effort is an RE4 merchant cosplay. Going to stick a bunch of generally nice to have con stuff like water bottles, energy drinks, travel size hygiene products, otc painkillers etc in all the nooks and crannies.
Low effort is just a banana hat people really liked last year

Hoping to see you anons this year that recognized me walking around the last 2 years. Hopefully we can talk more instead of in passing. Was there ever an agreed upon meet-up time/area for this year?

It’s tomorrow boys!

Predictions: no overwhelming costume but a good bit of Obsession girl, with Crawler Carl and still K Pop around. Prob some Laterns as that’s not costume, just regular clothes and recent show.

It’s gonna be hot as hell so I prob won’t costume up until evenings.

>>10975453
No set date/time but we can make one now. You the Char and Hawaiian Gouf bro?

>>10974854
>Dungeon Crawler Carl
What made it so big. I only heard about it a little while ago. Thought it was just some book

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Going to burn up in this punished Bear cosplay. At least I was able to cut the hoodie down to the *ahem* bear minimum.

Friday night:
Tingle cosplay with a group of Tingles

Saturday:
Bear record story cosplay with my Normie Nikki companion

Saturday night:
The Architect aka James Bond, complete with n64 box + extended mouth and lips.

I will be hosting karaoke outside by the Marriott fountain, so come join us and get a “I sang Marrioke” ribbon

Sunday:

Punished Bear with BPD Nikki

>>10975461
> The Architect aka James Bond, complete with n64 box + extended mouth and lips.

Oh shit that sounds awesome. Karaoke on Saturday?

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Umbrella mercenary for the Resident Evil celebration and parade.

>>10975463

Yeah that’s the plan! Look for the tuxedo

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Where the fuck are you seagulls?!

That badge line is nuts. I got in at 915 and it took an hour and a half and that’s starting at the corner by the liquor store. That line is wrapped well around so many buildings and blocks now.

Godspeed bros

>>10975498
Been in line 2 hours, looks like its an hour until we get inside. Some guy got loaded into an ambulance in front of us

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Badge system is down as of 2:45

>>10975501

is it up again?

>>10975502
Went back up about half an hour ago. Some guy made it all the way around and inside and collapsed at badge pickup. Need to start doing badges better

>had the chance to cut like an hour wait by making a subtle turn
>my guy didn't take it
instant regret

Worst badge pickup ive seen, ouch. Good luck tomorrow anons

They upgraded my group to a suite instead of letting 6 of us share a single king size bed and a bathtub

Does anyone want to buy my pass? I got it at early bird price

>>10975511
Lucky bastard. Where you stayin?

first time staying at the Marriott this year and ngl it kinda bums me out
need to be up early to hit the vendor hall tomorrow and have stuff at night most of the other days and the only person i'm here with doesn't like the partying stuff at all, so i'm in bed and can hear all the cheering and thumping music in the atrium and feel like i'm missing out hard
badge pickup was hell this year too so i'm already exhausted

Signiabros?

Had a fun day one! Went to the Resident Evil meet up.

>>10975522
Go out and make some new friends

Anything still going on? My friends could not keep up.

>>10975522
Don’t let the FOMO fuck up your time. It’s a long weekend, plenty of cool stuff happening. People like to crazy the first night and end up burnt out the rest of weekend.

Vendor hall doesn’t open until 10.

And like >>10975526 said, just go out and meet people dude.

I LOVE EBONY COSPLAYERS

>>10975548
built for BWC

DOES ANYONE WANT TO BUY MY PASS? I got it at early bird price

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>>10975548
Saw a few

Anyone seen Yaya Han yet?

>>10975551
$40?

I need Loona cosplayer wife

>defense against psychic attacks panel
>oh, that sounds cool
>fat bitch with scrunched up face cause her forehead is so heavy it's crushing her talking about pysching herself up to run to the Kroger
/x/ pls help me hex this fat cunt

>go to psychic panel
>drink 2 beers worth $30
>need to piss
>dont know if this is a psychic attack on my mind over matter to leave
Guys, I don't know what to do. I want to stay but I think the demons are trying to make me leave to prevent me from learning mental kung-fu

>grounding
>excercise
Some parts of me think she doesnt do one of these things

>checking out a psychic panel
>Cosplay is absolutely not appropriate for this weather
>I knew for weeks and did it anyways
>Psywaves preventing me from just going to my hotel and putting on normal clothes
Send help and hard liquor

The panel insists upon itself

Need Silver deadgock cosplayer wife (male)

>>10975557
60 and it's a deal

Does dragoncon actually have sex parties or is that a meme?

Wouldnt you like to know, weatherboy

>>10975573
I knew it did several years ago, probably still does, but it may not be as obvious now.

>>10975573
A super gay furry meet up just departed the Hilton deck. They stil happen, mostly just gay

Every year it gets gayer and more urban

theater kids are trying to actively kill karaoke and I hate it. save me, James Bond

>>10975573
Meme.

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M. Bison cosplayer was passing these out.

>>10975573
Facebook has multiple dragoncon hookup groups, theyre just not named "Dragoncon Fuckfest 2026"
Theyre 80% single men, 15% couples looking for a single woman and 5% onlyfans ads

>>10975554
Saw her judge the friday night costume contest. There was a samus aran cosplay there that had the cleanest fuckin paintjob, i nerded out on him.

>>10975591
Always awesome to see a Samus

Transformers concert just let out. Gotta get some sleep if I am gonna march in the parade.

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R8

It's cheap I know

>>10975602
GAY do not talk to this faggot

>>10975573
I have sex/hookups at every DragonCon so ig it's a skill issue for you. So far I'm at 2 this year

I NEED to have sex with Yaniko while a Marlboro red 100 is in my mouth if that's you come to the Marriott immediately.

>>10975569
NTA but I'll gladly yoink it off you if you give me a placr to meet

Spent my art budget, time to spend the rest of the con daydrinking and taking pictures of cosplayers

>>10975596
They were pretty rocking though I would’ve preferred more recent tunes but I know they were going for prom theme. How was the march, anon?

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>>10975585

Soon.

Karaoke machine is charging. Probably be out there by 10:30pm tonight

Why are there so many more black people this year?

>>10975608
Fuck yeah, bro! Had a Catwoman suck my dick while a Scarlet Witch ate my ass! I get cosplay pussy every day!

>>10975620
Fun. It’s hot as balls but that’s to be expected. Just wish my hotel was closer. I was sweating and gross.

>>10975627
Remember when liking nerd stuff was a white thing? Now more and more blacks are learning that’s bullshit.

>>10975626
ppreciate ya. I will be rocking Liam "LG x" Gallagher fit today

Whose hitting the aquarium tonight?

>>10975627
Atl is the black capital of the US so it's to be expected that there's more. Although that nigger pushing around the huge Cinderella carriage in the Marriott was dumb asf.

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very drawing going from all the 40+ serious cosplayers to the high school anime kids in an instant. also say hi and write on my sign if you see

>>10975619

Post it. I want to know what people buy

Rained twice during con. That was……….strange.

>>10975640
Where are you posted up?

>>10975645
that was taken in the gaming hall. but I'm just wondering at this point. I'm going to settle wherever Mister architect of karaoke goes

>>10975646
Its mariott power hour, ill shout if i see your sign. Look for kamina tattoos lol

>>10975641
Ill show you my shit when im done making my money back on the 2 aquarium vip tickets

Bros the sex parties are real I'm between two princess donuts its awesome

Karaoke is running late sorry bros

>>10975659
Mr Bond tell me do you have a designated spot

>>10975654
Post em

>>10975661
No

Paging Mr. Bond, where at? I am in Marriott main.

Mr. Bond reporting in. Karaoke will commence 11:30pm outside at the Marriot fountain

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>>10975641
Heres 1100 worth of mtg artist proofs. Im working on the deal for one more but hes being kind of an asshole

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>>10975666
>>10975641
And heres the other sides

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Tight

>>10975669
This one of the sex parties? The white Boi lookin' prime zesty

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Heroes & Villains never fails to be a highlight, my legs are gonna be jelly tomorrow but it was worth

Had fun dancing on the second floor

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Karaoke was insane. Thanks to all the anons who came out. So tired from hosting. Get some sleep bitches

Wakey Wakey, dragon*con.
It's time to get up.
Today is Sunday, the last full day of the con.
Don't let it slip by.

>>10975678
Hitting the shower, then getting cosplay on.

>>10975618
Dammit, you just had to post this 5 mins after I left for work

Don't suppose anyone still wants it? $50

>>10975678
The horniest day will not be missed

>>10975666
>>10975667

Sick

Saturday was fucking WILD my ass is GAPED btw I am gay

>>10975678
I slept in today, last night left me exhausted
Schedule is also kinda sporadic, not sure whether I wanna pop into the gaming hall and play some MtG or hit some sorta-interesting panels before the anime photoshoot tonight

>woke up later than ever
>pulled up earlier than ever
go figure. well time to explore the rest of vendor Hall

Is there even any 18+ parties or kinky shit going on tonight?

>>10975698
>tonight
Yeah, every night

im flying into ATL tonight from PAX West. arriving at midnight. where is the party gonna be at bros

>>10975700
>just got upgraded to first class
ok this is gonna be fun. y'all better still be awake when I get there

>>10975699
Fucking where

>>10975701
that should be pretty easy

got my whiskey robbed out of my bag cool. fun times

I change out of Street Fighter cosplay, just for a bunch of them to show up.

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Only found one other SNK cosplayer tonight.

>>10975707
>>10975708
>2023
>numerous sf, kof, mk, tekken cosplayers
>some banger costumes too, including a shredded jin kazama and liu kang
>news of few fg cosplayers ;_;
Is the fgc just cooked now?

>>10975683
I can take it off your hands tonight if you're still here and awake.

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This Aerial cosplay blew my mind, has the flashing rainbow permet lines and everything and was with a really cute Suletta
I took dozens of pictures in the past few hours alone, the energy in the Marriott on Sunday night is unmatched
Love this con and love you guys, hope I get a chance to actually hang out with gulls properly next year

Also as I was typing this someone started blasting Beloved Tomboyish Girl so loudly I could hear it from my hotel room fuck yeah

>>10975710
I saw a huge group on Friday. Their Sagat was buff and Sakura was bang able

>>10975723
Srsly, where were you people thu/fri? You may as well just get yourself a mon pass by this point; picking up a weekend pass today would be too sus

>>10975731
I was grabbing an extra for a friend but we already figured it out. Now I just want it for the collection.

>>10975706
Bro you're around niggers the whole time you gotta keep that shit locked

>>10975734
it was during the Taking the Hobbits to Isengard dance off, Negrofrei zone. but even in spirit they're around too

>>10975573
parties in general yes if you're also including the late night raves, some people do have the itch to get nasty in there

most of the parties have really gone downhill though, huge sausagefests with loads of gays and awkward guys all competing for the same pool of girls (who also may either be gay, with their boyfriends, or with their "SHE'S NOT INTERESTED" buddies which reduces that pool even further), it's hilariously imbalanced. the sunday rave was kinda lame honestly though for more reasons than just that

>>10975710
I thank god everyday for Cammy cosplayers with actual asses

ALCOHOL DISPOSAL PARTY WHO'S PULLING UP

>>10975739
and right as I post this the anons who joined me 2 years ago walk by

>>10975698
raves every night at 3am though those are tame
hotel rooms and rooftops for the others last I checked

>>10975731
I forgot to check my phone lol >>10975683

But is there still anything fun to do at the con or is everything winding down?
>>10975739
>>10975740

>>10975739
look for george washington
I will see you all there

>>10975745
sounds like I already did

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It looks so empty……..

that was fun but I definitely drank too much
somehow not hungover though
nice to meet you anons. see u next con

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At the airport. Going through the pictures. Gonna miss it, but glad I’m going home.

Can anyone post a pic of this yr's blood donation shirt?

5 days was enough. not because I wanted it to end. but rather avoid a Christmas everyday dilemma. and also not to die of alcohol poisoning

Final announcements from dragoncon debrief meeting
>Highest attendance ever another year in a row
>Exploring some changes next year regarding badge pickup like water stations or a second badge pickup day
>Still a hard no on mailing badges due to counterfeiting concerns
>Attempting to add an additional host hotel to try and spread the con out a little further and get more large conference rooms
>Some of the more popular panels were having to turn people away despite getting there 90-120 minutes early
>Dragoncon is going to ask host hotels to calm the fuck down on markups for everything that week but this is ultimately the hotels choice not theirs
>Need to continue to make this a more family oriented, child friendly con before 10pm, pg-13 after
>More fresh vegetable options between rum buckets
>Dragoncon at Sea april fools day joke is being processed as a real idea
>A co-chair for dragoncon has a teeth related phobia
>Staffing is 100% volunteer

>>10975055
The dark souls photoshoot got rained on right at the end this year. Were you there last year? I don't remember seeing a leeroy but I was also barely able to see in the first place as I was wearing Havel's

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Resident Evil photo shoot. So many Leon…..

>>10975804
>Someone passes out from heatstroke
>They ask who can medically provide water
>All three merchants, in their giant trenchcoats and face masks and heavy ass gear walk over there

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>>10975804
She didn't need to be a whore for that cosplay, but she chose to be one anyway

>>10975812
But that yummy tummy…..

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Very little Code Veronica representation

>>10975814
Tummy is mostly fine. The blatant panties showing is what makes her an attention whore

>>10975824
>>10975812
she's cosplaying the leon kennedy crop top mod that gives him that same style of panties (and also a tramp stamp)

>>10975797

>Need to continue to make this a more family oriented, child friendly con before 10pm, pg-13 after

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>>10975812

Is that the same Vulcan who was slapping everyone's ass at the Hilton Friday night?

>>10975805
Actually only two could. Im just a dumbass that saw them walking away and thought they called for something merchant related. Apparently the Merchant is a popular cosplay in the paramedic community

>>10975797
>>Still a hard no on mailing badges due to counterfeiting concerns
Man, I was in the line for four hours and the heat was so miserable it sapped my do energy to do anything else the rest of the day. Wednesday pickup would definitely help but I don't see how it would be possible to counterfeit badges on any scale that matters. Plus the badges have never been the most restrictive part of the con, it's always the hotel booking that people are competing over.

>>10976017
>the heat was so miserable it sapped my do energy
Did you catch the vendor with the cooling pack vest? I told her I was seriously considering and meant it....but not right now

>>10976033
cooling packs are good but that booth was kinda scammy
like all ttey had was icepacks strapped to your body. yes cold but not for long

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I've seen things you anons wouldn't believe. The Taking the Hobbits to Isengard Dance. A full cup of Bullitt from the Gabaghoul off the 10th floor mezzanine. Ringo Starr on rollerblades. All those photos were lost. Like tears in rain. Time to die.

Anyone already making cosplay plans? Thinking Playboy Bunny Punisher, Batman TAS for the DC photo shoot, do I really want to be ANOTHER Resident Evil Leon walking around?

>>10976131
wanna do a group of torrenting clients with the leader as The Pirate Bay

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Photo dumping

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>>10976164

wish I wasnt cursed to be an eastern europoor so I could go to these conventions, Ive been dreaming about going to a big convention in the US since I was 15. life is cruel....

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>>10976171
Best in Show
>>10976174
Doing good things, friend. Between the sensory overload and losing all pics, I'm kinda reeling. And now I remember this guy in particular

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>>10976182
And…….end of dump. Next big con is Magfest.