I don't think you guys're being very fair to the cosplayers. (Except that emo-Link one). I know the thread's name is about 'Bad Nintendo Cosplayers', but what would you call 'bad'? Is the Toadstool costume bad? I really didn't see what was funny about the Toadstool picture. She wasn't really old-looking, she wasn't obese, and I didn't see anything wrong with her costume. Her costume fits her body type very well, in my opinion. Let me point out that you very rarely (if ever) see breasts of that size on a person any more petite than the woman in the picture, just because that's how human bodies are. If her stomach seems a bit large, well, you might be surprised how your belly looks when you're in the position she's in. And look at the size of her arms.
Princess Zelda in the next picture isn't hot. Yes, Link looks like a rapist.
Yep.
Ok ok, while I'm being the voice of reason... what about the actual costumes themselves? Oh, and I think the girl cosplaying as Princess Zelda is considerably more overweight than the Toadstool cosplayer.
Quoted the pictures for convenience:
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Anyway, I'm just saying I don't know if it's fair to bash these (or any) cosplayers to all hell -- at least give them some credit. I've never cosplayed, but I know that it takes a lot of planning, research, taste, and resources to put together costumes of that caliber. The Link in the above picture isn't too too complicated, but let me assure you, it did take a good amount of time and planning.
'Bad' cosplay examples would be the guy posing as Misty, and the guy posing as Princess Zelda, in my opinion. Not just cause they're guys, but cause the costumes too. But yeah.