Cosplay

2D Con Cosplay Show

As part of the cosplay show, participants who choose to compete will be judged by an experienced panel of judges. Awards will be given out in the following categories. 2D Con does not allow skits during the main cosplay show.

• Best Novice: the best novice-level craftsmanship participating in the masquerade.
• Best Journeyman: the best journeyman-level craftsmanship participating in the cosplay show.
• Best Master: the best master-level craftsmanship participating in the cosplay show.
• Best in Show: the best stage presence.
• Judge’s Choice: the judge’s favorite entrants.

Meet Your 2025 Cosplay Judges

that armor cosplayer 

My name is Ben, I've been doing cosplay for the last 10 years. I've attended multiple conventions throughout the country and have competed in multiple cosplay contests. I'm huge into Sci-fi, fantasy and anime series. All of my cosplays involve characters that wear different armor types. I'm extremely skilled in working with EVA craft foam as well as making 3D print files. Outside of cosplay I work as an emergency department nurse. 

JustGodlyEnough

JustGodlyEnough is a veteran Minnesotan cosplayer with over 21 years of experience crafting cosplay costumes and fabricating props. He has a long legacy of attending Minnesotan conventions and conventions all over the country accumulating in a total attendance of over 200 conventions in his lifetime! He enjoys sharing his joy in creating cosplay and pride in nerd culture by helping build and sustain the thriving convention community that we enjoy today. He prides himself in using his artistic success to make charitable donations to the community.
He actively practices as a licensed professional engineer and applies his engineering knowledge to costuming to bring complex creations to life. As one of the early adopters of EVA craft foam armor building, thermoplastic construction, and 3D printing, he enjoys learning state-of-the-art innovative methods and technologies to expand his capabilities and sharing his knowledge and ideas with less experienced cosplayers to educate and inspire others to create.
His most recent artistic side-project, Moleculamp, explores designing and producing RGB LED lamps with designs ranging from stylized models of molecular structures to various gaming and other nerdy designs. This has led to most of his recent creations incorporating lighting and programmable LEDs to bring his costumes and props to life.

Dewfeathers

Dewfeathers is an award winning cosplayer, accomplished dancer, and lifelong environmentalist. She often crafts her cosplays and original designs using recycled, thrifted, and up-cycled materials. Through her Reduce, Reuse, ReCosplay Blog  (found on dewfeathers.com), Dewfeathers hopes to encourage fellow cosplayers and crafters to give eco-friendly crafting a try, and see how fun and rewarding being sustainable can be.

Cosplay Policies

Props

We encourage cosplayers to carry props, sometimes they complete the costume. We do have a few general guidelines.

• All props are subject to “peace bonding” 
• If it has a functioning trigger it is not allowed, this includes airsoft, water guns, nerf guns, toy guns and of course real guns. If you would like to have a prop in which a trigger activates a sound and/or lights, this is okay if there is no barrel to the prop. (For example most Star Trek phasers do not have an open barrel just an end that lights up, in this case you may have a trigger that activates the light)
• No live steel or metal. If it is sharp or hard it will not be allowed.
• Bows are allowed if they have been rendered incapable of firing by removing the string. Compound bows, or hunting bows are not allowed.
• Large props are allowed as long as you are aware of your surroundings. If at any point you need to store your prop please speak with registration.