If you’ve stayed off the Internet for the past 10 or 15 years, you may not have heard of “cosplay,” where fans dress up like their favorite characters from pop culture. Cosplay been a staple of comics convention culture for decades, and in 2017 it’s more popular than ever. Today’s top cosplayers can make amazing stuff, like this Iron Man suit by Mark Pearson:
It looks just like what Robert Downey Jr. would wear, doesn’t it? What’s even crazier is that he made it out of just cardboard and fiberglass.
As you might expect, these DIY projects can cost a lot of time and money. Unless you’re Anucha “Cha” Saengchart.
By day, Cha works in a nursing home worker, but by night Cha is one of Thailand’s biggest Youtube celebrities. He’s the creator of Low Cost Cosplay, a Facebook page where he posts his own ultra-low budget interpretations of pop culture characters, using everyday household items and, sometimes, his very cooperative cat. Not only is Cha’s insanely clever and popular, it’s also a fun send-up of Hollywood’s biggest franchises. Check out some of the best Low Cost Cosplay below:
1. Buzz Lightyear
2. Captain America
3. Genie from Aladdin
4. An orc and his wolf mount, from World of Warcraft
5. Jack, Rose, and the ship
6. The Night King from Game of Thrones
7. Ryu from Street Fighter
8. Ursula from The Little Mermaid
9. Mickey Mouse
10. The Matrix
11. Wolverine
12. Groot from Guardians of the Galaxy
13. Lord of the Rings
14. Avatar
15. Darth Vader
16. Davey Jones from Pirates of the Caribbean
17. The Queen of Hearts and the Cheshire Cat, from Alice in Wonderland
18. and finally, Han and Chewie
h/t: Twisted Sifter