Carbon Costume Cartoons
Prince Phillip
Prince Phillip is a character in the 1959 animated Disney classic, Sleeping Beauty. He is based on the prince from the original fairytale. He encounters Princess Aurora, under the alias of Briar Rose, in the forest and dances with her to “Once Upon a Dream.” When the princess is put to sleep by Maleficent‘s curse, Prince Phillip finds her and kisses her. Because he is her true love, she awakens and the curse is broken, so everyone lives happily ever after.
Kitty from Battle Kitty
Battle Kitty is the main character in the Netflix series of the same name. The show follows the adventures of Kitty in a futuristic-medieval world with his friend Orc. But don’t let his adorable appearance fool you. With magical bows and a feisty attitude, he aims to become a great warrior champion. Use the black eyeliner to draw on cat whiskers.
Rebecca from Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
Rebecca (voiced by Alex Cazares in English) is a character from Cyberpunk: Edgerunners. Rebecca is a petite and sharp-tongued mercenary with a soft spot for David. Rebecca has white skin adorned with pink tattoos. Her clothing is minimal, including a black bra and underwear as well as an oversized jacket with matching boots and headband. Plenty of cosplay sets exist for Rebecca, though you can also go the more interpretive route by wearing a black bikini with high tops and a bomber jacket. Either way, you’ll want a mint-colored wig as well as pink body paint and a steady hand to recreate Rebecca’s body art and complete your look.
Gabby from Gabby’s Dollhouse
In Gabby’s Dollhouse, Gabby (Laila Lockhart Kraner) is a 12-year old girl with a stuffed animal pal, Pandy Paws, and a magical cat headband that let’s her shrink down to toy size. She unboxes new surprises, does cooking and crafts, and goes on animated adventures where she meets friends like Cakey Cat and MerCat.
Takato Matsuki from Digimon Tamers
Takato Matsuki (voiced by Brian Beacon) is the main character of Digimon Tamers. Digimon Tamers is the third season of the anime series Digimon. In an interesting twist, the third season takes place in a world where the first two exist only as a television show, making for a wild surprise when Takato creates a Digiegg and hatches his Digimon Guilmon. Takato has wild brown hair and wears goggles on his head. His clothing consists of a short-sleeved blue hoodie, yellow wristbands, grey pants, and green sneakers.
Carissa from LoliRock
In LoliRock, Princess Carissa of Calix is a brave young girl full of spirit and heroism. Her motif is a sparkling star and her transformation item is a purple gem armband. Carissa is most skilled in hand-to-hand combat, though she’s also capable of casting spells and using a pair of purple clubs that can merge into a war hammer.
Vex’ahlia from Legend of Vox Machina
Vex’ahlia or “Vex” is a character from Critical Role, a DnD campaign on Youtube, played by Laura Bailey. He is also a character in Legend of Vox Machina, the animated adaptation on Amazon Prime. Vex is a half-elf ranger/rogue party member of Vox Machina. She is the twin sister of Vax’ildan, born and raised in Byroden, then taken to live in the elven city of Syngorn. But neither of them were happy there, so they left together to adventure. Joining Vox Machina, she wielded the legendary bow Fenthras to fight against the Chroma Conclave. She earned the blessing of Pelor and became its champion to face Vecna. Later on, Vex married Percy de Rolo, and the couple had five children. She went on to serve on the Tal’Dorei Council. Vex is often seen with her Trinket, her loyal brown bear companion.
Uta from One Piece
In One Piece, Uta is a world famous diva singer and the adopted daughter of the Red-Haired Shanks. She has long white hair on her left side and long red hair on the right, arranged as ponytails with circle braids at the ends. She wears a short white frilly dress, a light blue sleeve on her left arm, and always golden headphones over her ears. She and Luffy are longtime friends and rivals. Uta is the star of One Piece Film: Red.
Doris the Ugly Stepsister from Shrek 2
In Shrek 2 and Shrek the Third, Doris (voiced by Larry King!) is one of Cinderella’s step-sisters, who works as a bartender. She puts forth Puss in Boots to King Harold for the task of assassinating Shrek. Eventually she ends up as part of Princess Fiona’s inner circle. Whether she’s ugly is subjective — Simon Cowell certainly thinks so — but her makeup with gaudy eyeshadow, pencil-thin eyebrows, and prominent mole, is ultimately what makes or breaks this cosplay.
Mercury from Milky Way and the Galaxy Girls
Milky Way and the Galaxy Girls is a cartoon concept that was pitched to Hasbro by Lauren Faust. Although Hasbro passed on it, it eventually morphed into the highly successful My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. MWGG is inspired by the 90’s Strawberry Shortcake series, with a dash of the anime Sailor Moon, with the girls as the personification of different planets. Mercury’s winged sneaker-skates propel her through the cosmos in a shimmery silver flash at the speed of light.
