SuicideGirl Gamer of the Month: Yuumi

Why did you choose the name "Yuumi"?

My name is Yuumi because when I became a SuicideGirl, my main champion in League of Legends was Yuumi (now my main is Seraphine). I really liked this character for the opportunity to relax at the beginning of the game and in the absolutely incredible way to save the team in fights!

How long have you been a part of SuicideGirls?

Since 2020. This summer will be my first year!

Where are you from?

I lived in Siberia for 20 years. I later moved to Saint Petersburg because I hate having winter nine months a year. I miss friends and family though as there are 5000 kilometers between us.

What first got you interested in video games?

I think it's the opportunity to escape from reality and be a different character and to kind of live their stories. That's why I started doing cosplay.

Which League of Legends champion do you hate playing against the most?

Hecarim. I hate it when he runs from the other end of the map and kills me which causes a sense of hopelessness.

Do you play any other MOBAs like DOTA, Smite, Heroes of the Storm?

I tried to play all the popular MOBA. I played DoTA a lot before (and even got a DoTA tattoo on my arm, because this game really means a lot to me). I've made many good friends and spent a wonderful 5,000 hours on the game. I stopped playing it in 2017 due to a very toxic community and a poor reporting system, though.

What are some characters that you have cosplayed?

Saya from the visual novel "Saya no Uta" was my first in 2012! And I love photos from this set, so cute I think! Also I did female version Lich King (Warcraft 3), Aisaka Taiga (anime ToraDora!), Kyoko Sakura (Puella Magi Madoka Magica), Shego (Kim Possible), April O'Neil and so many others I can't remember all of them!

Any plans for future cosplays?

Oh, I'll do a cosplay for Misato Katsuragi from Evangelion soon! Hope it will be great. I really love this character for her attitude towards life. After that, I want to do Aggretsuko from the series of the same name. I feel a lot like her, haha! 

What was the most challenging or time consuming cosplay that you have done?

Lich King. I redid it from scratch twice. There was a lot of crafting and it was very interesting to make this costume.  I learned a lot of new materials and invented my own ways to create different things.

Favorite video game? Movie? TV show? Band?

I have a lot of games! Favorite - To The Moon, Vampire: The Masquerade. 

Movies - "Fight Club" and Russian film "Could One Imagine?" 

TV shows... I mostly watch weird Russian shows hahaha, and "Miraculous"! I'm always 16 in my soul! 

Music - I listen to music mainly from the Russian underground. Of the popular artists, I really like Stromae and Marilyn Manson.

Tell me a little bit about your tattoos.

I have swords on my left hand. On my shoulder I have Ragnarok from the anime "Soul Eater" and on my forearm I have sword 2B from "Nier Automata" (Beastlord) and the Sword of War (Eater of Chaos) from Darksiders. There is also a tanto sword, Omamori charm with cat and origami from the game Heavy Rain. 

On my hip I have a tattoo with Sailor Chibi Moon of teenage rebellious age. I have two mice on my legs which are my favorite tattoos! I also have two tattoos on my buttocks, this is a heart and a smiley ":3" (I don’t know if it is used in other countries, but in Russia it is used as a cute face like in anime haha). My friends made them at a party (please don't do that!). But it was a lot of fun! Now when I see these tattoos I remember that fun time.

What is one country you would like to travel to someday and why? 

I would like to visit New Zealand. In video and photos, this place looks so wonderful and interesting! I also want to visit Japan and, perhaps, someday live there for a while, to plunge into this culture, visit the cherry blossom festival and have a talk with local people (I even started learning Japanese so that I could speak once I go there!)

Where can fans find more of you?

I have an OnlyFans with my cosplay and fanservice photos: https://onlyfans.com/yuumiunbell

My SuicideGirls page: https://www.suicidegirls.com/girls/yuumi/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yuumi_sg

Q&A Interview with YazBae

Where are you from? 

Wales! 

When did you start cosplaying?

About two year ago properly, but I had dabbled in it a bit before that.

How did you first become interested in cosplay? 

I honestly just wanted to be cool characters in real life and cosplay was the perfect excuse, haha.

What are some characters that you have cosplayed? 

Spirit Blossom Kindred, Jinx, Yumeko Jabami and Levi Ackerman which was a big step out of my comfort zone as I'd never cosplayed a masculine character before that. 

What are your plans for your next cosplay? 

Attack on Titan Season 4 uniform Hange and I'm in the process of making the new champion Gwen from League of Legends.

Do you have any cosplay pet peeves? 

I honestly just hate sanding things. It takes forever and I'm super impatient so it's a struggle sometimes haha.

Favorite movie? Video game? TV show? Band? 

Attack on Titan is my favorite anime/manga. I also adore Junji Ito's works. Favorite games are the Danganronpa series and FFXIV and my favorite band is Bring Me the Horizon. 

What is the longest you have ever spent on creating a cosplay? 

I'm my own worst enemy with finishing a cosplay 100% to the end but I spent a good while on my take of Aurelion Sol. 

Who is your favorite LoL champion to play as? What about most hated champ to play against? 

My most played champion is Ahri, though I recently picked up Seraphine and her ult is really fun. I absolutely despise Nautilus he is the WORST to play against. What is that hook range?!

Outside of video games and cosplay, what are some of your other hobbies? 

I stream on Twitch if that counts and before lockdown I used to go bouldering quite a bit, but I lost all my strength over 2020 sadly.

Where can fans find more of you?

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TTVYazBae

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yazbaee/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/YazBaee

Twitch: http://twitch.tv/YazBae

Cosplay Gallery Spotlight: Octokuro Cosplay

The Cosplay Gallery Spotlight is not an interview, but merely a collection of images featuring a choice cosplayer to help introduce fans to them and their work. These images from the cosplayer's shared social media posts.

Photo credits provided when available.

Today we are looking at Octokuro Cosplay

Enjoy this gallery of 18 amazing images.

If you wish to find more of her work, check her out on:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/octokurocosplay

OnlyFans: https://onlyfans.com/octokuro_model 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/octokuro.model