What's your cosplay and what have you been mistaken for?

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Why it worked

The video leverages the relatable and humorous frustration of cosplayers being misidentified, combined with the high-energy, chaotic environment of a major convention.

Summary

A creator interviews cosplayers at New York Comic Con about characters they have been incorrectly identified as by fans. The cosplayers share their actual characters and their social media handles.

Structure

1Interviewer asks cosplayer about their costume
2Cosplayer reveals they are a Tonberry from Final Fantasy
3Cosplayer shares they are often mistaken for a Despicable Me character
4Interviewer asks second cosplayer about their costume
5Grinch cosplayer complains about being called Oscar the Grouch
6Both cosplayers share their social media handles

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Hilarious Mistaken Cosplays NEW YORK COMIC CON TONBERRY FINAL FANTASY SERIES THE NEW DESPICABLE ME CHARACTER BY THE WAY @FANTASTIC_AND_OMEGA COSPLAY AND BEEN AND WHAT DID YOU FOR IT WAS GOOD HAVE A SOCIAL MEDIA GET OUT OF HERE

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These cosplays were so insanely good. I lost it on the first cosplayer. I knew exactly which character they mistook him for and I could not unsee it. The grinch cosplayer was swarmed with people wanting photos and he was still kind enough to do the interview. I am so excited for that time of year. #cosplay #finalfantasy #grinch

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Transcript

What's your cosplay and what have you been mistaken for? I'm a Tonberry from the Final Fantasy series. And what did they mistake you for? The new Despicable Me character. By the way, banger movie, love that Despicable Me movie, but no, totally wrong. I'm so sorry you had to endure that. It was good. Now, do you have a social media somewhere we can follow you? Yes, it's down here on the bottom line. All right, let me know. It is @fantastic_and_omega. It's everywhere. He put it on everything. What's your cosplay and what have you been mistaken for? I'm the Grinch. Sometimes people think I'm Oscar the Grouch, which is stupid. Very dumb and not at all fitting. Do you have a social media somewhere we can follow you? Yes I do, it's only, like the only one, Davey, D-A-V-E-Y. Be sure to follow. Get out of here.