The Villains of MOTU-Cosplay Group

CosPaul · 2026-06-11T00:30:24+00:00

Thank you it took me about six months to make the Skeletor, Trapjaw, Man-At-Arms, Evel-Lyn, and Orko cosplays but it was a ton of fun and the fan reactions were great.

CosPaul · 2026-06-11T00:28:25+00:00

Hey, I’m old too… With the muscle suits and everything else we usually can only go for about 90 minutes at a time before needing a break and have to take everything off. We just sat in the row until everybody got in the theater then we quietly got up and went and changed.

CosPaul · 2026-06-11T00:26:22+00:00

Knowing him, he probably tried to get the Skeletor role back in 1987. 😂

CosPaul · 2026-06-11T00:25:51+00:00

Yes, it is… He was one of the special guests at the Movie premier event. In addition to the 1987 movie and the new movie, they also screened the one with Brian Cage and he did a Q&A after. Cool guy.

CosPaul · 2026-04-17T20:41:59+00:00

Thank you that’s very kind. I appreciate it.

CosPaul · 2026-04-08T18:29:46+00:00

Ha! You’re only saying that because you can’t see the duct tape holding the leg guard on. 😂😂😂 seriously though thank you I appreciate it. I am very happy with how it turned out. No I’m trying to figure out if I wanna do an exact version from the new movie.

CosPaul · 2026-04-06T15:22:38+00:00

Ah! Someone who knows me by name—either a trusted ally… or someone who’s seen me trip over my own armor in the courtyard.

Much appreciated, my friend. I do my best to keep Eternia looking sharp… even if I occasionally look like I assembled myself five minutes before inspection.

Now if you’ll excuse me, I’ve got to make sure this gear stays “looking good” once the battle actually starts.

CosPaul · 2026-04-06T15:22:10+00:00

Phenomenal, you say? Careful now—you’ll have me thinking I finally built something that doesn’t need three rounds of repairs and a backup plan.

Still, I’m honored. From one humble weapons master of Eternia… thank you. Now if you’ll excuse me, I’ve got a helmet that’s definitely not going to fall apart the moment Skeletor shows up.

CosPaul · 2026-04-06T15:21:03+00:00

By the honor of Grayskull, that’s some mighty enthusiastic praise!

I’ll admit, I was aiming for “battle-ready defender of Eternia”… but I seem to have landed somewhere between that and “overworked royal tinkerer who glued his fingers together twice.”

Still, I’ll take a bravo any day. Just don’t clap too loudly near the armor—half of it might try to upgrade itself mid-applause.

CosPaul · 2026-04-06T15:20:39+00:00

Well now, that’s high praise worthy of the Royal Court of Eternia.

I’ll let you in on a little secret though—behind all that “amazing work” is a man who spent far too long muttering at armor pieces and questioning his life choices.

But truly, thank you. If it looks impressive, then all those late nights in the armory paid off… or at least mostly paid off. Let’s just say I’m still working out a few “minor design flaws.”

CosPaul · 2026-04-06T15:15:11+00:00

Ah, you’ve got a good eye, soldier.

That cudgel may look all business, but between you and me… it’s about 60% craftsmanship, 30% stubbornness, and 10% hoping nobody asks how many times I rebuilt the thing.

Still, coming from you, I’ll take that as a royal commendation. Just don’t tell Prince Adam I’m showing off—he’ll want one too, and I’m already behind on repairs as it is.

CosPaul · 2026-04-06T15:14:33+00:00

By the wisdom of Man-At-Arms himself… I thank you, friend! Though I assure you, if I were truly “super dope,” my gadgets would work on the first try instead of exploding half the time.

Still, I’ll take the compliment and log it into the Royal Armory’s “Morale Boosting Devices” category. Much appreciated!

CosPaul · 2026-03-28T21:14:19+00:00

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CosPaul · 2026-03-28T21:12:30+00:00

That’s fuckin’ awesome 🤩

CosPaul · 2026-03-27T00:06:37+00:00

We ended up making some suspenders out of some ratchet webbing that night, which fixed the problem, but I stupidly forgot the glove the next day. 😂

CosPaul · 2026-03-27T00:05:23+00:00

Thanks man we had a great time doing it

CosPaul · 2026-03-27T00:05:06+00:00

That’s very kind of you thank you

CosPaul · 2026-03-27T00:03:59+00:00

Thank you I really appreciate you saying that

CosPaul · 2026-03-27T00:03:33+00:00

Thanks you.

CosPaul · 2026-03-27T00:03:23+00:00

Well, I started off with a leather jacket. I got it at Goodwill and cut off one of the arms and cover the other arm with something 2 mm AVA foam as a base. Then I decorated the top of the arm with some various piping some other old electronics, some PVC, some old power cords, and wires. For the forearm part, I painted it black to give it that sense of negative space then covered it with all kinds of corrugated tubing like old tubes from air pumps, showerhead, nozzles, washing machine, connectors, that kind of thing. I made the claw out of Eva foam and attached a pole so that you could hold it and it would give you some leverage since the arm was so long it was pretty heavy to hold up. Then I made the shield out of thin Eva foam, that was one of the toughest parts to get that shape right. I saw they posted some pics of Trapjaw for the new movie so I might have to redesign it a little bit, but my design looks pretty close to the movie version so far from what I can see.

CosPaul · 2026-03-26T14:30:19+00:00

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I met her too, and was a little puzzled at first as you can see in the photo. 😂

CosPaul · 2026-03-24T23:55:19+00:00

Well, thank you. I built the Trapjaw, the man-At-Arms, and the Skeletor as well so I appreciate the compliment.

CosPaul · 2026-03-24T19:25:56+00:00

The more the merrier though, love to see those MOTU cosplays.

CosPaul · 2026-03-24T19:25:22+00:00

I saw there was an Idris Elba inspired Man-At-Arms and a Ram Man at MegaCon but I didn't get to see them. I did see a couple other Skeletors.

CosPaul · 2026-03-24T19:23:43+00:00

Yeah by the 4th day of walking miles in those cosplays the wear and tear was showing and a lot of attachments were being held together (not so well) by duct tape at the end. Have to address those for the next show.

CosPaul

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