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Fan Art is a common and understandable pastime. But drawing a fictional character dressed as another fictional character? This is actually common too. See Cosplay Fan Art.

This is a Sub-Trope where Web Comic characters will frequently cosplay for Halloween rather than buying or making generic costumes. The characters commonly appear on a single panel, which usually occurs out of continuity and can happen even if the characters come from a setting without a Halloween holiday. The characters can all cosplay to a single medium and/or cosplay as characters that inspired/influenced their own design.

Examples of Halloween Cosplay include:


Anime and Manga[]


Fanfic[]

  • Raised to a genre all its own in Buffy Fanfic. The second season Halloween episode featured a spell transforming everyone in town into their costume. A whole legion of fics, known to the fandom as "Yet Another Halloween Fics", or simply, YAHF take a variation of the episode as their jumping off point. Xander, and occasionally other characters as well, select the costume of a trademarked character. Chaos inevitably ensues.


Live Action TV[]


MMORPGs[]

  • Gaia is quite fond of this for it's Halloween events, and the art changes every year. (With the exception of the past few years, where everyone recycled their costumes). It started out in 2004, with Agatha as Slimer, Meridith as Darth Vader, and Moria as Freddy Krueger. Other famous examples include Edmund as James Bond, Liam as Hannibal Lecter, Sasha as Samara, Ian as Jigen, Vanessa as Elvira, and Agatha as the most terrifying thing you've ever seen in your life.... Saggy... naga...boobs... X_X
    • While the majority of shopkeepers didn't indulge in this trope for Halloween 2009, it did bring us Edmund as Batman. In the midst of the event, the Dernier* Cri crew returned with Brennivin as Andy Warhol, Kanoko as fellow RIG character Hatsya, and... Radio Jack Sparrow.
    • Up to Eleven in 2010, with Nicolae as Alex, Moria as The Major, Kanoko as Hermione, Radio Jack as Pikachu, Ian as Goku, Rina as Chibitalia, Becky as Lady Gaga, Peyo as Max, Louie as Uryu Ishida... and the list goes on from there.


Newspaper Comics[]


Video Games[]


Web Animation[]

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 Homestar: Hey, Stwong Bad. I weally like youw costume. The Spanish Inquisition? That's gweat!

Strong Bad: Look, for the last time, I'm not the Spanish Inquisition, I'm not Cab Calloway, and I'm not Strong Bad wearing a yellow turtleneck! I'M CARMEN FREAKING SANDIEGO!!!!

Marzipan: I like Cab Calloway...

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Web Comics[]

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 Unwinder: Look around you. Does this look like a "con"? This is just "dressing up". It's something you can do without being a nerd. We don't need a special word for it, because it's not sixty percent of our lifestyle.

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Western Animation[]