Cosplay Judge
Cosplaying since 2001, AlpacaAsh is a 3D video game artist who loves creating cosplay using sewing, embroidery, and 3D printing. She started competing in 2013 and has won numerous awards for craftsmanship and performance, including representing the US in 2015 at the World Cosplay Summit.More recently, AlpacaAsh started creating video tutorials. She loves running panels, teaching, and sharing knowledge! Cosplay is for everyone and she wants to make it accessible to anyone who wants to try it. This is her first time at Dreamhack Atlanta and she’s so excited to make new friends.
Cosplay Judge
Chris “Papa Bear” English began his journey into cosplay with a mission to spread positivity, promote community growth, education, inclusion, and diversity in the cosplay scene. Fueled by the love for the craft, and a passion for helping others, Papa Bear has been heavily involved within the cosplay community volunteering at charity events as a member of the Costumers with a Cause organization, hosting free cosplay workshops to cosplayers and is a Co-founder of Chicago P.O.C. Cosplayers.
Papa Bear has gone on to be featured on the SyFy Channel, a cosplay affiliate for Misty Mountain gaming, and Warner Bros. was the official mascot for C2E2, an international cosplay guest, lead cosplay programmer, internationally published, and has been judging worldwide cosplay competitions for a decade now. Papa Bear has won multiple awards, and has no plans on slowing down.
Cosplay Judges
Pros and Cons Cosplay are twin Master-level cosplayers from the Midwest who have been cosplaying for nearly 20 years. They have a strong understanding of cosplay construction, cosplay competition and diversity, equity, and inclusion. They have competed and won numerous awards for cosplay craftsmanship and performance and focus on complex builds with multimedia elements including needlework, foamwork, wig styling, and other crafting techniques. They have worked domestically and internationally to provide craftsmanship and cosplay culture paneling and workshops, and are dedicated to making the cosplay community a safe and inclusive space for all. Pros and Cons Cosplay work personally and professionally on developing inclusive cosplay contest policies, educating the community on bystander intervention strategies and how to implement social justice and inclusion in the cosplay community.
