Dabi

Villain name Dabi, actual name Touya Todoroki, is a very well known character throughout anime history for his burnt skin and edgy appearance. Most cosplayers take on the challenge to bring him to life and take his character design to the next level. LarpLikeRae indulged in the cosplay to create a very casual aspect to the character.

There's nothing better than a casual cosplay of any character to bring more of a personal aspect to the picture. The hard work put in to most casual outfits, even if not handmade, can be recognized by many with the attributes and add ons to customize the characters personality in one outfit.

Casual Dabi

"One of my most challenging makeup cosplays has to be Dabi/Touya mainly due to his peeled burnt skin and staples. If you are not fond of the character or don't know him, Dabi is well known for his blue flames that are too strong for his own good. His body was not built for his extremely high temperature flames, resulting in burning his skin as he uses his quirk. Recreating this makeup can be done in several different ways by each cosplayer such as latex, skin corroding, facepaint, eyeshadow, foundation and adhesive. Each and every way can be unique and so challenging for cosplayers."

"For this version, I had taken the approach of using water based facepaint from Mehron gifted to me from my amazing friend "Welc0me_t0_hell_cos" (Mel) in late 2021. I threw a casual cosplay together for this personal photoshoot I did myself. I mainly wanted to do an outfit based on something he would wear in this day and age. So instead of a trench coat, I went with a leather jacket, beanie, combat boots and ripped jeans. This photoshoot was a lot of fun to do it by myself and I honestly had a blast on the playground making content! The only reason why I do not cosplay Dabi more often is his makeup and annoying staples."

A holiday twist on the popular burnt character Dabi requested by many friends and followers.

Santa Dabi

"One of my favorite things to do in 2021 was focus on my Patreon account and my Patrons on there. Every month I had asked what cosplay my followers were requesting to see, especially for the holidays. Santa Denki had been requested following Dabi. I was even honored to be gifted the purple Dabi makeup from my great friend and patron: "Welc0me_t0_hell_cos" (Mel). With this cosplay being requested by Mel, I knew that Mel did not celebrate Christmas. So I took it upon myself to do an exclusive Hanukah photoshoot just for Mel as a huge thank you and to support them! Since that moment, I had gotten into Santa Dabi one night with the same reversable Santa jacket I made for Fatgum. I made loads of Christmas content for a couple of hours that night and then was hit with a huge wave of exhaustion. Now for this next part I'm going to say, I do not recommend or condone because I FELL ASLEEP IN COSPLAY. Taking 3 hours to do the makeup and then another 3 hours to make content had exhausted me so bad that when I laid down to take a break before washing it all off, I had passed out. The next morning, I had woke up in a panic and realized that it was my day off. I didn't want to just wash it off, so I went outside and took photos in the park nearby my house. The photos were some of my all time favorites I've ever taken and the memory behind it would be something I'd never forget. That being said, I went back home and washed everything off finally and of course was stained purple for nearly a week!"