Charlotte Ramdeen

Mortal Kombat​

 

The Mortal Kombat franchise comeback in 2012 projected the idea of cosplaying as various characters in the game. As an objective I aimed to create a medium between design generations of each character.

 

Scorpion was the first character I alter-designed. His Obi (fighting uniform), and armor were sewn together for less parts in the cosplay. A gold silk was selected and sewn ito a felt backing which helped body insullation on top of spandex body armor. The obi was designed as a front fastener which was the flaw of the design because the obi would waise above it's intended centerpoint. Velcro fastner and an armor leather belt was used to fasten the obi in place. Since then the amount of etail is the only aspect change in Scorpion.

 

Scorpion being the forerunner of the ninjas proved useful because character designs for Reptile, Ermac, and Rain, all used back fastners, polyester-cotton backing, and double belts. The double belts are all unique with each head piece as an element that represents the ninja.

 

The character Raiden was based off the original character design upon the clients request. As a result, I replicated a karate gi and Raiden's tyle obi from Mortal Kombat 2. 

 

Stryker and Sonya Blade were based off of rea-life SWAT uniforms. Their gun holsters were designed oer sex because of anatomy difference. As a female video game character, Sonya becomes extremely sexualized in the later installments of her design. Withe the simplification of her curren design is how we came up with our version of Sonya Blade. As conservative as the client requested, Sonya Blade respectfully fulfilled her role.

 

Prop designs were made out of dowel bases, coved with craft-foam, sanded, and finished with aerosol paint blends. As a convention rule all weapon replicas must be light and harmless when handled.

 

The Mortal Kombat collectively participated in Anime Boston2014.