The video leverages the high-energy, community-focused atmosphere of a major gaming convention (PAX East) to create engaging, relatable content that naturally incorporates the Lexar booth as a central hub.
Summary
The creator interviews various cosplayers at PAX East, asking them about their costumes and common misconceptions about them. The interviews take place at the Lexar booth, which is prominently featured throughout the video.
Structure
1Introduction to the mistaken cosplay theme at PAX East.
2Interviews with various cosplayers about their characters and misconceptions.
3Highlighting the Lexar booth as the interview location.
4Rapid-fire segment with multiple cosplayers.
Original caption
PAX cosplays are always fun to see from Ena to OC cosplays I love seeing all of them. I am sad we will not be at PAX unplugged this year but look forward to PAX Unplugged in Houston next year. #cosplay #videogamecosplay #5MinutePlus
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5Closing remarks and sign-off.
Product placement
Lexar: (a) ACTS — its booth is the location for the interview, its branding is on the screen behind the interviewees, and one interviewee explicitly identifies as an OC for the Lexar booth. Removing it would change the context of the location and the specific OC identity. (b) APPEARS — its logo is on the screen throughout the video. PlayStation 5: (a) APPEARS — its name is on the screen as part of a Lexar product advertisement. Removing it would not change the video. Samsung: (a) APPEARS — its logo is on the screen in the background. Removing it would not change the video.
On-screen text
Mistaken Cosplays Extended Edition
COSPLAY AND WHAT MISTAKEN FOR?
I AM COSPLAYING ENA FROM THE YOUTUBE SHORTS, NOT THE GAME AND WHEN I FIRST CAME, SOMEONE WAS LIKE, OH, LOOK AT YOU, THAT'S NICE. YOU LOOK LIKE YOU'RE SUPPORTING UKRAINE
OK.
ALL RIGHT.
HILARIOUS.
DO YOU HAVE A SOCIAL MEDIA SOMEWHERE WE CAN FOLLOW YOU?
@KIRINKI_INKS ON BOTH INSTAGRAM AND TIKTOK, OR MY @KIRI_COSPAYS
COSPLAY AND WHAT MISTAKEN FOR?
I'M DANTE FROM DEVIL MAY CRY, AND I HAVE BEEN MISTAKEN BY MY LOVELY FRIEND, RINOA, FOR GERALT OF RIVIA.
COIN TO THAT.
IF YOU GOT THEM.
DO YOU HAVE A SOCIAL MEDIA SOMEWHERE WE CAN FOLLOW YOU?
I DO INDEED. RAVENWINGEN. YOU'RE ABLE TO FIND ME ON TWITCH, BLUESKY, AND INSTAGRAM.
COSPLAY AND WHAT MISTAKEN FOR?
I'M COSPLAYING VIRGIL FROM DEVIL MAY CRY, AND I'VE BEEN MISTAKEN FOR DANTE AND I'VE BEEN MISTAKEN FOR SEPHIROTH.
HORRIBLE.
DO YOU HAVE A SOCIAL MEDIA SOMEWHERE WE CAN FOLLOW YOU?
MY INSTAGRAM IS @ACHOW1337
BE SURE TO FOLLOW FOR THE MEMES.
COSPLAY AND WHAT MISTAKEN FOR?
HI, I'M DAISY AND I'VE BEEN MISTAKEN FOR A PEACH THREE TIMES TODAY.
HORRIBLE. A DRESS AND A CROWN DOESN'T AUTOMATICALLY EQUAL PEACH, GUYS. AND DO YOU HAVE A SOCIAL MEDIA SOMEWHERE WE CAN FOLLOW YOU?
YEAH, I'M AT GREASYBACON ON INSTAGRAM.
COSPLAY AND WHAT MISTAKEN FOR?
SO, I MEAN, I'M JUST A GUY IN A GHILLIE SUIT, YOU KNOW, INSPIRED BY CALL OF DUTY 4 AND GAMES LIKE THAT. SO MOST PEOPLE KNOW WHAT I AM. I DID HAVE SOMEBODY ASK ME IF I WAS CHEWBACCA. IF YOU COME UP TO ME AND YOU SAY, OH, I DIDN'T SEE YOU THERE, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE THE ONLY ONE. I MEAN THERE'S ALREADY BEEN LIKE 10 TODAY. I'M NOT TELLING YOU YOU CAN'T, BUT LIKE IF YOU THE POPULIST COME UP WITH SOMETHING BETTER, PLEASE USE IT.
YES. BE ORIGINAL GUYS. DO YOU HAVE A SOCIAL MEDIA SOMEWHERE WE CAN FOLLOW YOU?
YES. @SCOUNDREL_STRAY ON INSTAGRAM.
COSPLAY AND WHAT MISTAKEN FOR?
OK, MY COSPLAY IS THE SIXTH DOCTOR FROM DOCTOR WHO. AS FOR WHAT I'VE BEEN MISTAKEN FOR, I'VE LOST COUNT OF THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO THINK I'M DRESSED AS A CLOWN. YEAH, I GET THE CONFUSION AND I HAD ONE PERSON ASK ME IF I WAS THE 1960S RIDDLER, PROBABLY BECAUSE OF THE QUESTION MARKS ON THE COLLAR.
AND DO YOU HAVE A SOCIAL MEDIA SOMEWHERE WE CAN FOLLOW YOU?
YES. YOU CAN FIND ME ON INSTAGRAM. IT'S SHADOW STAR. THAT'S @SHADOESTAR
COSPLAY AND WHAT MISTAKEN FOR?
I AM A AZUL THORIAN. I'M A OC FOR THE LEXAR BOOTH HERE AT PAX EAST. AND I'VE BEEN MISTAKEN FOR VARL FROM ZERO DAWN, NEW HORIZON AND THEN, YEAH. AND THEN ALSO GOD OF WAR, WHICH I I LOOKED DOWN AND I WAS LIKE NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO. OH, AND I ALSO GOT ANOTHER CHARACTER WHO I TOTALLY FORGOT ABOUT BECAUSE IT WAS AS SOON AS I WALKED IN AND THE PERSON WAS LIKE ARE YOU? AND I WAS LIKE NO, NO, I'M NOT.
INCORRECT. NOW, DO YOU HAVE A SOCIAL MEDIA SOMEWHERE WE CAN FOLLOW YOU?
YEAH, YOU CAN FOLLOW ME AT @LIIFELIKEJAY THAT'S WITH TWO I'S, SO IT'S LIKE LIVE LIKE JAY
COSPLAY AND WHAT MISTAKEN FOR?
I AM MARIO OR THE CAPE MARIO VERSION, BUT I WAS JUST TOLD THAT I LOOK LIKE SUPERMAN, WHICH IS WEIRD BECAUSE THERE'S A M RIGHT UP HERE. LOOK, HOW DOES IT MAKE SUPERMAN? WAHOO!
NO, I'M DONE. SO, NO, NO, NO, NO. THAT WAS CRAZY. THAT WAS CRAZY. DO YOU HAVE A SOCIAL MEDIA? THAT SOMEWHERE WE CAN FOLLOW YOU?
SO ABSOLUTELY. MY SOCIAL MEDIA HANDLE IS @NANAAKAONASIS SO THAT'S N A N A A K A O N A S I S. THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH.
DEFINITELY. BE SURE TO FOLLOW.
RAPID FIRE MISTAKEN COSPLAY WITH PARENTAL CONSENT NOW, WHAT'S YOUR COSPLAY AND WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN MISTAKEN FOR?
I AM A PHILBO FIDDLEPIE FROM BUGSNAX AND I'VE BEEN MISTAKEN FOR ONE OF THE MONSTERS FROM WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE.
OH NO, AND WHAT ABOUT YOU?
I'M MONKEY D. LUFFY AND I HAVEN'T REALLY BEEN MISTAKEN. I'M JUST HERE FOR THE VIBES.
HE'S JUST HERE FOR THE VIBES. HAVE YOU BEEN MISTAKEN?
NO, BUT I AM DRESSED UP AS PERCY FROM CRITICAL ROLE, THE VOX MACHINA CAMPAIGN TO BE SPECIFIC. AND 3D PRINTED HIS OWN FIREARM. HIS MASK IS MALFUNCTIONING RIGHT NOW, BUT IT'S NO, IT'S IT'S DOING ITS OWN THING. WHAT SHOULD I DO? WATCH UP OVER. YOU'RE HERE FOR THE VIBES AS WELL? HAVE YOU BEEN MISTAKEN?
I'VE NOT BEEN MISTAKEN, BUT I AM SIXER NOOB FROM ROBLOX FORSAKEN.
HECK YEAH. I AM ALSO FROM THE SAME GAME. I AM BSOD BUILDERMAN FROM FORSAKEN AND I HAVE BEEN MISTAKEN FOR A CHARACTER FROM THE SAME GAME, BLUE DUDE.
BLUE DUDE, ALL WRONG. THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH. HAD A BLAST, RAPID FIRE MISTAKEN COSPLAYS.
Transcript
What's your cosplay and what have you been mistaken for? I am cosplaying Ena from the YouTube shorts, not the game and when I first came, someone was like, oh, look at you, that's nice. You look like you're supporting Ukraine. OK. All right. Hilarious. Do you have a social media somewhere we can follow you? Dude, Kirinki Inks, K I R I N K I underscore Inks on both Instagram and TikTok, or my cosplay one is Kiri Cosplays. What's your cosplay and what have you been mistaken for? I'm Dante from Devil May Cry, and I have been mistaken by my lovely friend, Rinoa, for Geralt of Rivia. Toss a coin to that. I'll take a few if you got them. Do you have a social media somewhere we can follow you? I do indeed. I go by Ravenwingen. You're able to find me on Twitch, Bluesky, and Instagram. What's your cosplay and what have you been mistaken for? Uh, I'm cosplaying Virgil from Devil May Cry, uh, and I've been mistaken for Dante and I've been mistaken for Sephiroth. That's horrible. Do you have a social media somewhere we can follow you? Uh yeah, so, uh my Instagram is Achow1337. Be sure to follow for the memes. What's your cosplay and what have you been mistaken for? Hi, I'm Daisy and I've been mistaken for a Peach three times today. Horrible. A dress and a crown doesn't automatically equal Peach, guys. And do you have a social media somewhere we can follow you? Um, yeah, I'm at Greasybacon on Instagram. What's your cosplay and what have you been mistaken for? So, I mean, I'm just a guy in a ghillie suit, you know, inspired by Call of Duty 4 and games like that. Um, so most people know what I am. I did have somebody ask me if I was Chewbacca. Um, if you come up to me and you say, oh, I didn't see you there, you're not going to be the only one. I mean there's already been like 10 today. I'm not telling you you can't, but like if you the populist come up with something better, please use it. Yes. Be original guys. Do you have a social media somewhere we can follow you? Yes. Uh, Scoundrel Stray, Scoundrel underscore Stray on Instagram. What's your cosplay and what have you been mistaken for? OK, my cosplay is the Sixth Doctor from Doctor Who. As for what I've been mistaken for, uh, I've lost count of the number of people who think I'm dressed as a clown. Oh no, just a dirty clown? Yeah, I get the confusion and I had one person ask me if I was the 1960s Riddler, probably because of the question marks on the collar. And do you have a social media somewhere we can follow you? Yes. Uh, you can find me on Instagram. It's Shadow Star, that's S H A D O E S T A R. What's your cosplay and what have you been mistaken for? Uh, I am a Azul Thorian. Uh, I'm a OC for the Lexar booth here at PAX East. Uh, and I've been mistaken for Varl from Zero Dawn, New Horizon and then, yeah. And then also God of War, which I I looked down and I was like no, no, no, no, no, no. Oh, and I also got another character who I totally forgot about because it was as soon as I walked in and the person was like are you? And I was like no, no, I'm not. Incorrect. Now, do you have a social media somewhere we can follow you? Oh yeah, you can follow me at, uh, Liifelikejay, that's with two I's, so it's like live like Jay. What's your cosplay and what have you been mistaken for? I am Mario or the Cape Mario version, but I was just told that I look like Superman, which is weird because there's a M right up here. Look, how does it make Superman? Wahoo! No, I'm done. So, no, no, no, no. That was crazy. That was crazy. Do you have a social media? That somewhere we can follow you? So absolutely. My social media handle is Nanaakaonasis so that's N A N A A K A O N A S I S. Thank you guys so much. Definitely. Be sure to follow. Rapid fire mistaken cosplay with parental consent. Now, what's your cosplay and what have you been mistaken for? I am a Philbo Fiddlepie from Bugsnax and I've been mistaken for one of the monsters from Where the Wild Things Are. Oh no, and what about you? I'm Monkey D. Luffy and I haven't really been mistaken. I'm just here for the fun. He's just here for the vibes. Have you been mistaken? No, but I am dressed up as Percy from Critical Role, the Vox Machina campaign to be specific. And 3D printed his own firearm. His mask is malfunctioning right now, but it's no, it's it's doing its own thing. What should I do? Watch up over. You're here for the vibes as well? Have you been mistaken? I've not been mistaken, but I am Sixer Noob from Roblox Forsaken. Heck yeah. I am also from the same game. I am BSOD Builderman from Forsaken and I have been mistaken for a character from the same game, Blue Dude. Blue dude, all wrong. Thank you guys so much. Had a blast, rapid fire mistaken cosplays.
