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San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) is a hub for comic book fanatics. What better way to stand out among the endless flow of colorful and inspiring costumes? A squad of X-men cosplays, of course. And it just so happens, the best X-Men cosplayers at the 2024 Comic-Con stole the show with a super-sized Sentinel.
Get this – three brave souls (wearing super-cool cosplays inspired by the Deadpool X-men flicks) posed up with the most epic Sentinel prop ever! Just imagine: Wolverine, Beast, and Colossus staring down a towering robot, a super menacing backdrop for a fantastic X-Men display! Not only were the crowds swooning and paparazzi flashing, the costumes got reposted on Marvel's Instagram. These cosplayers just leveled up the game!
Since the dawn of time, or at least the 1965 dawn of the X-Men comic books, the Sentinels have been this scary robot threat. The brainchild of scientist Bolivar Trask, they were designed to hunt down mutants! You could say they are mutant assassins – which makes their portrayal at SDCC even more chilling. You have to admire these Cosplayers’ ability to take on the role of menacing super villains, as well as bringing such grand and intricate props to the convention.
Over time, they became less of an "off-the-shelf" bad-guy robot, and more like a machine-powered version of a cult following! I mean, the “Days of Future Past” movie had an entire timeline dominated by them. These guys have a habit of coming back in a lot of different versions, each with a wicked new trick, like a machine that can self-replicate to make more Sentinels!
And no, these robots won't disappear any time soon! For starters, "X-Men '97" on Disney+ helped cement the Sentinel as the biggest, baddest villains. It’s basically impossible to talk about X-Men villains without bringing them up! And they are showing up in the most recent X-Men series - the X-Men are living in an old Sentinel factory, which feels pretty wild! But wait for this, there’s an entire mini-series coming out all about Sentinels. How cool is that! But even with all the drama and fights between the X-Men and these bots, that hasn’t stopped Cosplayers from getting some truly creative shots of this villain with some incredible X-Men. They know the coolest photos always include those memorable baddies!
With this incredible display of comic book talent at Comic-Con, there's a reason why X-Men will keep coming back! The X-Men’s battles are legendary – you have their stories in Comics, cartoons, movies! Even Stan Lee, who co-created these Mutants with Jack Kirby, would totally approve! These cosplayers show how the X-Men, along with their most memorable villain, will stay iconic for a very long time!
The cosplay scene was thriving, even the X-Men's world was there, including Cyclops, Beast, and Storm in all their super-powered glory. It wasn't just a matter of dressing up either, it's how these costumed fans bring the universe to life. The X-Men stories cover themes like inclusion, diversity, fighting against intolerance, but they're also really entertaining.
If you saw these X-Men costumes on display at Comic-Con, you’re in for a real treat - from the action-packed scenes with Cyclops' beams to the complex costumes worn by Rogue and Beast! That, plus a dose of those heart-wrenching and emotionally complex scenes with characters like Professor X and a whole cast of unique, powerful mutants, make this a perfect place to explore.
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