It took a cosplayer two years to create the perfect costume for World of Warcraft. At BlizzCon in Anaheim, she wanted to shine with it. She won the award for best cosplay, but no one saw the costume.
As “Grand Empress Shek’zeer,” the cosplayer “Py” wanted to shine at BlizzCon in Anaheim. Shek’zeer is the final boss from the Mists of Pandaria raid “Heart of Fear.” She worked on the costume for two years. To say it was elaborate is probably an understatement. She and her husband worked with heavy equipment on the Mantid costume. In the end, it was beautiful, but also incredibly heavy and uncomfortable.
Beforehand, Py asked the fans on her Facebook for understanding if she needed to take breaks: “Please remember that Shek is a physically extremely demanding costume. I might need to give my feet or back a break in between.”
The costume was assessed and judged by jurors before the presentation. When she wanted to leave the room, the empress got a toe caught in the carpet, fell, and there was damage to the costume. It could be repaired with a lot of dedication.
When she wanted to enter the BlizzCon stage to present the costume she had worked on for years to the audience, Py fell again, this time on a steep ramp. She severely injured her ankle. She was carried away in tears. Both she and her husband were inconsolable. She won the award for best cosplay anyway, although it’s a shame that fans couldn’t see her World of Warcraft costume live.
In the cosplay scene, there has been a request to share and publish pictures of her costume. We are happy to comply with this.
