Cosplay Melee

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Cosplay Melee
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Genre
Judges
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Jay Peterson
  • Todd Lubin
Running time42 minutes
Production company Matador Content
Original release
Network Syfy
ReleaseMarch 21 (2017-03-21) –
April 25, 2017 (2017-04-25)

Cosplay Melee is a Syfy channel reality television show executive produced by Jay Peterson and Todd Lubin, which was announced in February 2017 and premiered its first season of six episodes on March 21, 2017. The series is hosted by Yvette Nicole Brown, and follows cosplayers as they put their skills to the test. Cosplay Melee is Syfy's second cosplay-competition series, after the two-season series Heroes of Cosplay in 2013.

Contents

Premise

The series is hosted by Yvette Nicole Brown, and follows four cosplayers each week as they put their skills to the test as they create innovative cosplays, having to not only create the costume, but also act the part of the character for a realistic performance. Guiding and critiquing the contestants are international cosplayer LeeAnna Vamp, and Christian Beckman, the costume creator for The Hunger Games and Tron: Legacy . At the end of every episode each week, the winner of that particular competition is awarded with $10,000. [1]

Contestants

In each episode, there are two rounds. The first requires the contestants to make a small test piece, and one is eliminated and one receives a bonus for the second round, where they create their full characters, and a contestant is selected as the winner of the episode.

#NameOccupationCosplay sourceResult
1 [2] Alicia BellamyCostume Designer Chronicles of Riddick Eliminated
Xavier ConleyChef and Prop Builder Star Wars Won both rounds
Grace HerbertPolice Officer Guardians of the Galaxy
Fred ReedMiniatures Painter Star Trek
2 [3] Edgar MayoralBlacksmithN/AEliminated
Jennifer RoseProfessional cosplayer Baratheon
Emily SchmidtAssisted living activities director Wildling Won both rounds
Ruth StetsonProfessional cosplayer White Walker
3 [4] Garrick BackerProfessional cosplayerDemon
Marty LeGrowChildren's entertainerAngel
Lisa RosenbergProfessional cosplayerDemonWon both rounds
Jesseca ThaxtonFashion designerAngelEliminated
4 [5] Joshua BrownProfessional cosplayer Fallout Won first round
Caitlyn CulpepperSmall boutique Overwatch Eliminated
Becka NoelCostume designer Star Trek Online
Steven SmithProp maker Destiny Won second round
5 [6] Aaron BowholtzTattoo artistAncient Egypt
Tuwanda ChandlerSeamstressPeace, love, positivityEliminated
James FippsGraphic designerVigilante guardianWon first round
Dhareza MaramisCreative directorMilitary, catsWon second round
6 [7] Paul EsquerProp maker .hack Won first round
Jacqueline GoehnerProfessional cosplayer Record of Lodoss War Won second round
Meesha LeDouxVeterinarian assistantMonster Girl seriesEliminated
Jessie PridemoreProfessional seamstress Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica

Episodes

No.TitleCosplay ThemeOriginal air dateUS viewers
(millions)
1"A Night at the Space Opera" Space opera March 21, 2017 (2017-03-21)0.521 [8]

  • Themes: Alicia: Chronicles of Riddick. Xavier: Star Wars. Grace: Guardians of the Galaxy. Fred: Star Trek.
  • Round 1: Alicia: headpiece. Xavier: X-Wing pilot helmet. Grace: helmet, goggles and respirator: Fred: helmet, respirator and visor. Eliminated: Alicia. Winner: Xavier.
  • Round 2: Xavier: Crime Lord. Grace: Bounter Hunter. Fred: Militant Dictator. Winner: Xavier.
2"Throne Off" Game of Thrones March 28, 2017 (2017-03-28)0.532 [9]

  • Themes: Edgar: Wildling. Jennifer: Elvish. Emily: Stark. Ruth: Targaryen rival.
  • Round 1: Edgar: Sword. Jennifer: Crossbow. Emily: Flail. Ruth: Shield. Eliminated: Edgar. Winner: Emily.
  • Round 2: Jennifer: Baratheon. Emily: Wildling. Ruth: White Walker. Winner: Emily.
3"Angels and Demons"Angelic and devilish charactersApril 4, 2017 (2017-04-04)0.449 [10]

  • Themes: Garrick: Demon. Marty: Angel. Lisa: Demon. Jesseca: Angel.
  • Round 1: Garrick: Metal wings. Marty: Wings made of the Bible. Lisa: Angel of pestilence wings. Jesseca: stone wings. Eliminated: Jesseca. Winner: Lisa.
  • Round 2: Garrick: Former angel banished from heaven. Marty: Fallen angel recruited by Lucifer. Lisa: Servant of pestilence, horseman of the apocalypse. Winner: Lisa.
4"War Games"High-tech futuristic video gamesApril 11, 2017 (2017-04-11)0.398 [11]

  • Themes: Joshua: Fallout. Caitlyn: Overwatch. Becka: Star Trek Online. Steven: Destiny.
  • Round 1: Joshua: Multi-weapon arm. Caitlyn: Flamethrower. Becka: "The Genesis", funnels knowledge. Steven: Plasma cannon. Eliminated: Caitlyn. Winner: Joshua.
  • Round 2: Joshua: Synth reprogrammed by U.S. army. Becka: Creator and destroyer of life. Steven: Warlock necromancer. Winner: Steven.
5"Superheroes"Superheroes without superpowersApril 18, 2017 (2017-04-18)0.401 [12]

  • Themes: Aaron: Ancient Egypt. Tuwanda: Peace, love, positivity. James: Guardian. Dhareza: Military, cats.
  • Round 1: Aaron: Gear emblem. Tuwanda: Peace, lightning, heart emblem. James: Shield emblem. Dhareza: Armored cat emblem. Eliminated: Tuwanda. Winner: James.
  • Round 2: Aaron: Egyptologist turned defender of humanity. James: Ex-con turned crime fighter. Dhareza: Vigilante avenging death of cat. Winner: Dhareza.
6"Animelee"AnimeApril 25, 2017 (2017-04-25)0.420 [13]

  • Themes: Paul: .hack. Jacqueline: Record of Lodoss War. Meesha: Monster Girl series. Jessie: Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica.
  • Round 1: Paul: Beetle gauntlet. Jacqueline: Fire flower. Meesha: Dragon skull staff. Jessie: Winged heart wand. Eliminated: Meesha. Winner: Paul.
  • Round 2: Paul: Delinquent thief, con artist. Jacqueline: Moe fairy, protector of the forest. Jessie: Heroic schoolgirl with magical powers. Winner: Jacqueline.

Production

The series was announced in February 2017 by Heather Olander, the senior Vice President of Syfy. [1]

Christian Beckman, a judge on the series, has done costume work for Tron: Legacy , The Hunger Games , The Last Airbender , Star Trek , Where the Wild Things Are , War of the Worlds and I Am Legend , as well as having been part of the team that created the mechanical arms for Doctor Octopus in Spider-Man 2 . [14]

Broadcast

Cosplay Melee premiered its first season of six episodes in the U.S. on March 21, 2017 at 10/9c on Syfy. [1] [15] The series premiered on June 13, 2017 in Canada on Space. [16]

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