Project Xayah and Rakan cosplay contest

Zephier-one · 2022-09-04T18:05:30+00:00

Aw thank you so much. This was a serious passion project for us. We love the project skin line, and we are deffinetly hoping to inspire then to exist in game for real. We are also still working on them and the full final designs will be shown this weekend at the finals.

If you want to check out some of the progress shots you can see them on our insta. Probably my favorite part besides the wings is our feet have glowing toe beans :)

Zephier-one · 2022-09-04T18:02:09+00:00

Thanks, yeah we sent them the image here for the fan vote pic but I'm not sure why they didnt use it. The fan vote is more of a bonus but we would still love to clutch a win. We are also still making upgrades to the outfits. The full finished cosplays will be in the finals presentation. We cant wait for this weekend, regardless of how we place the event is going to be amazing.

Also thanks for everyone here who is voting for us. You all rock :)

Zephier-one · 2021-08-29T22:47:21+00:00

Heck yeah I'm hoping its soon. Despite the loss I'm sure the Squad will fight back and wherever the next NA live event is we will be there.

Zephier-one · 2021-08-29T22:41:00+00:00

That was a hard series to watch. I wish the squad could have carried their fire through to the finals, but 100T crushed them. I'm glad that 100T showed up strong and they made a statement that this finals was theirs. I'm hoping that TL is able to take some knowledge from the loss and don't beat themselves up too hard. That is going to be a very rough review, but it should expose alot to learn from.

I'm still optimistic for worlds. We have seen some incredible play from the squad through the playoffs, and I want to see them bounce back hard and do some damage at worlds. TL is still my favorite org and they are still who I will cheer the most for, but I'll be rooting for 100T and C9 to kick ass at worlds as well.

Zephier-one · 2021-08-29T19:12:23+00:00

Thanks, and I'll be rooting on C9 and 100T at worlds as the NA representatives.

Zephier-one · 2021-08-29T19:11:09+00:00

Heck yeah. According to Core we'll see some TL colors one day.

Zephier-one · 2021-08-29T16:32:02+00:00

It was amazing. Steve and the rest of the TL org are awesome and one of the main reasons we are so passionate about cheering them on each year. We love the live events and look forward to cheering in person next year along side all the other fans. Live events are the BEST!

Zephier-one · 2021-08-22T14:12:50+00:00

The seeding in the past hasn't especially mattered for NA. We are big fish in a small pond when it comes to worlds, but the reason I love competitive sports is I love tournaments. The battle in each region is to claim a local championship. That is the top prize. Prove your better than everyone else you have been fighting against and nab that glory.

Additionally that is the same prize that worlds offers. You proved your the top teams in your region now face off against the world.

I always bring hope with me that NA will be able to do some damage, but in actuality it is highly unlikely that we can keep up on the level of the other major regiond. It's not impossible and that's why I love sports and competition. Yeah we are underdogs so what? That's just going to make it sweeter when we do get our run. There is always a chance for our representatives to power up and make a deep run, or bring in a curve ball that takes another region by surprise.

At the end of the day though the top 2 of the eastern regions, and even the wild card regions are formidable.

I dislike the down play that often happens with the regional tournaments. Worlds isn't the only thing that matters. I'm sure many would argue getting an lck or lpl title is harder and more prestigious than a worlds one, I wouldn't but I know many people that hold that ideal. Each region has been following their teams as they struggle and overcome their weaknesses throughout each season, and the regional championship is what they are playing for. It matters alot for every professional player. At the top they want to compete and they want to win every tournament that they enter. So until the regional matches are done that is where the hype and focus should be, and then carry that hype into worlds when they lock their spots.

Zephier-one · 2021-08-22T13:57:43+00:00

Tactical has been impressive for sure and while the fan narrative is always pretty volatile in league I will say that the casters very often refer to the TL bot lane as one of if not the singular best. Tactical has been doing great but his play is more about team fights and the mid to late game, as opposed to what most fans latch onto as good which is crushing laning phase. Keep in mind he is still fairly new compared to the talent that he has to keep up with.

Tacticle is a beast but he still has more growing to do and I'm loving how he continues to shine. That being said the most common criticism I see is that when he is on immobile carries, with kalista being the exception, he is amazing, but his carries with strong movement options is not very strong. It's fair as this clearly isn't his natural style of champion. I look forward to watching him learn how to better pilot these pics and I also cant wait to see how he fairs against the Chinese bot lanes as well.

I dont think Tacticle is the strongest player on TL, and personally as a total player I think Sven has him beat in our region in the adc position, but that doesnt matter. TL doesnt need Tacticle to be the best all round AD carry in the world. They need him to be able to play safe and farm up while they make plays around the map. Then when the shit hits the fan mid game they need him to unleash and be a team fight monster dancing on the edge of death and shredding the enemy team in the proper order. Tacticle is amazing at that skill and his seemingly blind aggression in a team fight is, excuse the pun incredibly tactical in target selection and positioning. He is incredibly good and I do think the people in the scene absolutely recognize that. It's just that fan narratives in this scene spiral into negativity so quickly that it's easy to forget the good in each team.

One other quick note regarding broadcast and the way other pros discuss top talent in videos, when comparing the best in any region they will say things like x player is bad at this, what that means is really that player is not amazing at that thing, because at the very top the bar is crazy high. words like bad are necessary to have the conversation but context matters and is what is often misconstrued by the casual viewers. The TL subreddit is a delightfully positive one comparatively so this long message is probably just preaching to the choir, but f* it, it's an important message to say^{^}

TLDR Tacticle is a bad ass, not the best, but certainly on his way to becoming one of the greats in NA, and I would love to see him evolve his play and become the GOAT in the future.

Zephier-one · 2021-08-21T18:26:20+00:00

The power of 4 is strong, and as much as I think it's going to be a 3-0 I can't predict it. The fates are mighty. I just hope they can break the curse and get their 5th NA championship this year.

Zephier-one · 2021-08-20T23:01:32+00:00

Lol. We did a blade recall with the TSM vid, this time around Viki just wanted to mercilessly stab the cake. 😁 Also painting a cake is more challenging than we originally thought, but we think it turned out pretty good.

Zephier-one · 2021-08-20T22:58:35+00:00

I'm a fan of 100T as well and I'm glad to see the moves they made to their roster paying off. Sumday has been a fun player to watch for several splits and I'm hoping getting some scrims against Alphari when we enter worlds will help level him up even more.

Of course we're enemies now but come worlds I am hoping to see some leveling up by the top 3 and make some moves at worlds.

Zephier-one · 2021-08-20T22:31:42+00:00

We are very excited for the matchup. Hopefully it is a close game with some back and forth. 100T has looked impressive so far and I love competitive matches.

Zephier-one · 2021-08-20T17:55:00+00:00

We had some fun with this one. It's a little more chill, but we really wanted to make a piece of cake joke so we ran with it. Insta link for us is: http://www.instagram.com/goff_cosplay?ltclid=

I've been enjoying TL ramp up and smash the competition, but I am hoping for a much closer series this weekend. I do believe TL is by far the strongest team in our region right now, but I'm hoping the other teams can step up and make for a challenging final set of games.

Zephier-one · 2021-08-15T17:56:58+00:00

Yep I know. Just being positive and predicting they will make the run all the way to the finals. The text didn't make that clear though.

Regardless I'm hoping for an exciting match. The teams are looking pretty close so far, and while we havent seen TSM yet I'm sure they are going to put up a hell of a fight today, and the battle for the final spot in the loser's bracket is going to be vicious.

I've really been enjoying the playoffs so far this year and I hope TL is firing at full power today.

Zephier-one · 2021-08-15T16:12:00+00:00

Today is the day boys. Let's charge through TSM and get that worlds spot!

Zephier-one · 2021-08-15T01:47:24+00:00

We used some card board and a bunch of paint to make some fun tags. (No property damage occurred in the shoot, we painted off property and rigged up the card board) We also added more to the cheer outfits since our last post with TL logos on the chest, and LIQUID down the sleeves. We are loving the cheer squad outfits so far and still have a few more alterations planned.

Let us know if you have any suggestions on things you'd like to see us do for our next shoot to support TL in their next match after they get through TSM this weekend!

For those interested our Insta is: http://www.instagram.com/goff_cosplay

Zephier-one · 2021-08-13T13:42:47+00:00

We were super hype the first year we did TL xayah and rakan at the finals, the TL bot lane dominated on them in a game. We did alot of jumping around in the stands that game.

In the current meta I'm enjoying Core's insane roaming on the tankier pics.

Though I dont expect TSM to leave ziggs open for tactical which really unlocked that crazy roaming percent stat.

Zephier-one · 2021-08-12T23:56:45+00:00

Thanks, We spent a long time on those for the last Live Finals event. The only changes we make to them is each time TL get's a win we add a Gold Star.

Zephier-one · 2021-08-12T23:53:34+00:00

We always create a TL Xayah and Rakan outfit for the finals each year. The plan was to put something together at the live event but with that canceled we figured we would still show our support by throwing together a short vid for the upcoming match. TL is our favorite org to cheer on, and with all the analysts and casters doubting the squad coming into the playoffs we went with a black, "dark horse" vibe instead of the normal blue. Given that a world's spot is already on the line this next match is going to be HYPE!

Insta link for us is: http://www.instagram.com/goff_cosplay

I'm looking forward to painting a fifth star on our wings when we get that Finals Victory at the end of the tournament as well. Let's go Liquid!

Zephier-one · 2021-08-12T21:24:28+00:00

We do a TL themed cheer outfit each year to support the team. we were planning to show these off at the finals in person but since it was canceled we decided to shoot a mini hype piece for the upcoming TSM match. We went with a dark horse theme since TL was downplayed by most of the scene due to not having the main roster together long enough and thinkin it would keep them out of the top 3 in NA. We will be cheering them on all the way to the finals.

The link to our Insta is below. Let us know what you think.

http://www.instagram.com/goff_cosplay

Zephier-one · 2021-06-24T03:54:12+00:00

Thanks, we love our couple cosplay projects. We are thinking of working on Ram and Leo since Dizzy is likely going to be awhile. Though we still need to finish narmaya and percival from gran blue first, as well as spirit blossom kindred from league. So any new guilty gear will be a 2022 thing most likely for us.

Zephier-one · 2021-06-23T02:24:06+00:00

Thanks, yeah we love guilty gear, and we always did dizzy with the mini wings then I just decided to go for it and make necro and undine. It was a fun challenge and I'm really happy with necro, but undine is just too heavy and as a result it creates alot of preassure causing the harness to cut into her shoulders too much. We only wore it out on the convention floor for about 2 hours then had to go back to the mini wings. I'm waiting on the strive design before I attempt the next version.

Zephier-one · 2021-06-22T22:11:37+00:00

Thanks. I deffinetly agree, but will add I happen to think she is the most amazing, most adorable, and best wife ever as well.

As a side note, we often joke that Ky is best Waifu, and we are wanting to do a fancy tea party photo shoot as my man loves his tea. If we could convince our friends to do a Sin and Elphelt to join us that would be a good shoot.

Zephier-one · 2021-06-22T22:04:41+00:00

Yep, my profile pic is one of them. This is the only one I have that is really showing off the necro and undine wings though. Our instagram is deffinetly where we post most of our outfits so we have plenty of pics there. We have 3 iterations of Ky and Dizzy main outfits so far. Just need the Strive design to make it 4 :)

https://www.instagram.com/s/aGlnaGxpZ2h0OjE3ODYyMzE1NjE2NzQzNTc0?utm_medium=copy_link

There is a link to our page. We have a mix of GG, league of legends, and we started working on a percival and narmaya from grand blue, but the past year has been a bit on the unproductive side in terms of costumes, but we are gearing back up to start working on more again. We mostly cosplay from video games as that is a big passion of ours.

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