Flagwaver
Well-Known Member
My worst costume experience came when I was in my Darth Vader at a Children's Museum. Three Jedi were interacting with the kids on stage when I came in (part of a choreographed lightsaber duel). I got into a fight with them to Duel of the Fates and ended up killing all three, including doing a Force Push that was assisted by a nearly invisible cord on one of the guys.
After the little skit, we were hanging in a public area and showing off our costumes. A little kid wearing a home-made Jedi costume (dyed martial arts gi) and carrying a toy lightsaber walked up. He looked up at me and I looked down at him and said "hello, youngling."
He said, "you killed the Jedi!" I nodded and struck the hands-on-the-hips pose and said, "they were enemies of the Empire." He got an angry look on his face and let out a powerful keop as he stepped forward with a kenpo strike with his toy lightsaber right to my cod piece.
The spotters got there too late and Lord Vader used all of his willpower not to toss cookiees in his mask. You see, what I thought was a toy lightsaber was in fact a bokken that was covered in tin foil and had green cellophane around the blade.
I've taken plenty of nut-shots in the past having been in martial arts from twelve, but I was more upset about my costume damage. The sintra back of my codpiece was shattered, the leather split, the belt buckle face came off and the belt buckle backing was snapped in half. In total, about $230 and 4 hours of repairs.
After the little skit, we were hanging in a public area and showing off our costumes. A little kid wearing a home-made Jedi costume (dyed martial arts gi) and carrying a toy lightsaber walked up. He looked up at me and I looked down at him and said "hello, youngling."
He said, "you killed the Jedi!" I nodded and struck the hands-on-the-hips pose and said, "they were enemies of the Empire." He got an angry look on his face and let out a powerful keop as he stepped forward with a kenpo strike with his toy lightsaber right to my cod piece.
The spotters got there too late and Lord Vader used all of his willpower not to toss cookiees in his mask. You see, what I thought was a toy lightsaber was in fact a bokken that was covered in tin foil and had green cellophane around the blade.
I've taken plenty of nut-shots in the past having been in martial arts from twelve, but I was more upset about my costume damage. The sintra back of my codpiece was shattered, the leather split, the belt buckle face came off and the belt buckle backing was snapped in half. In total, about $230 and 4 hours of repairs.