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Pyromaniac Cosplay
mani writes "This is truly taking cosplay to the next level. Not only are they dressing and acting out characters from SNK/Playmore's King of Fighters series, but using actual fire to truly simulate the 2d fighting experience. Pictures and video included. Warning: site is most definately not in english."
...just makes it more fun for those of us not really interested in the subject matter, because then you can imagine that the site says whatever you want it to say. :)
why not use actual fire to make super-ultra-mega-extreme tuxracer?
/. not beyond reporting on video games!?
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You can't judge a book by the way it wears its hair.
Please, for the love of god, no one try to be Blanka.
I'll form my OWN solar system! With blackjack! And hookers!
Cosplay (cohs'puhleh) noun. the Japanese word for masquerading, generally done at anime and gaming events (including the unique Comic Market events in Japan)
And setting the tires of my DeLorean on fire wasn't good enough?
What about setting children's balloons at the fair on fire and screaming "OH THE HUMANITY!"?
We laugh and ridicule the less intelligent members of society, then we reward them when their antics amuse us. Hell, works for me.
No boom today. Boom tomorrow. There's always a boom tomorrow. - Cmdr. Susan Ivanova
I noticed this site is under the 'baka' (Japanese for stupid) directory.
Come on. Throwing burning liquids at each oter is asking for a darwin award.
All Troll + "offtopic" mods are meta moderated as "Unfair", because you abused the system.
Well, I am not sure about the site, but the post is inglesh, definately
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Translated from the box at the bottom of the page, entitled "Today's Damage"
... In both, every place burned. ... Both are total losses ... In both, every place burned. ... Both are total losses
A burn slight to a face
Some hair burned.
A burn slight in both hands
A burn slight to the bosom
Both hands are burned.
Costume play clothes
Fire-resistant glove
Costume play clothes
Fire-resistant glove
Coming from someone who's dressed up as Captain Kangaroo RIGHT NOW.
And with NO PANTS.
Curse this 2000's surveillance technology!
I'm quite a fan of KOF and fighting games and understand some Japanese, so I have a fair knowledge of what's going on.
In the first photos, you see these guys "Kyochin Yuzawa" and "Iorin Yamagi" facing off like their video game counterparts, Kyo Kusanagi and Iori Yagami, respectively.
Kyo and Iori are fierce rivals, descendants of clans that have fought each other over the power of a god-like entity called Orochi (the Kusanagi to seal it, the Yagami to harness it).
In the game, choosing these two will produce the same taunt that's written below their pics: "Honou ga omae o yonderuze!" ("You called for this fire") says Kyo, "nara, moetsukiro, isagiyokuna!" ("Let's see if it's good enough") answers Iori.
The first animated GIF shows Kyo using his most powerful move (Orochinagi), which requires great reflexes and strategy to pull off and hit the enemy with it in the real game. Kyo executes it while shouting "kuraiyagaree!" (something along the lines as "take this!") and burn Iori.
The second GIF shows Iori performing his second most powerful move (Yaotome), Iori perfoms it while shouting "Raku ni shinenzo!", (something like "just die!") but they make fun when the flame comes short of reaching Kyo.
Then it begins to get weird. Kyo uses his second most powerful move (Mu Shiki), which has Kyo performing a series of flaming punches in the game. But this time, Iori actually blocks the punch (!) and counters it with his most powerful move (Saku Tsumagushi) in his greatest form, which ends with Iori pounding the opponent on the floor amidst purple flames.
But the funny thing is, Kyochin's hands were actually burning beyond the fireproof gloves, so he tries to put the fire off on the sea water, while he shouts "I'm gonna dieee!".
- Otaku no naka no otaku, otaking da!!!
Darwin potential.
I feel fantastic, and I'm still alive.
they also have tried choping apple thats been taped to guy's forehead using samurai sword among other crazy stunts.
what people would do for their 15 minutes of fame...
It's a contraction of "Costume Play". It basically just means having fun dressing up as your favorite character/archtype/profession/whatever.
It doesn't necessarily mean you have a "fetish" (depending on what you mean with that term) but people who practice cosplay do enjoy costumes.