Star Wars Celebration is over for another year, after unleashing The Last Jedi teaser, an introduction to Star Wars: Battlefront II, and a ton of cool moments with stars like Mark Hamill.
Nothing measures up to the real experience of attending the con, but there’s one element that always finds its way online: awesome cosplay photos. Celebration was full of brilliant cosplayers, and we’ve tracked down some of the most original examples this year.
Star Wars Muppets
Bunch of Muppets! #SWCO #StarWarsCelebration #muppets #cosplay #britishjokes pic.twitter.com/yWYiP3jM51
— Disney Lucasfilm (@DisneyLucasfilm) April 13, 2017
The Organa family
Star Wars is a gift to family cosplayers, because the franchise is full of literal families and kid-sized characters like Ewoks and Jawas. (And baby BB-8s, an adorable new addition to the genre.) This family decided to cosplay as Bail and Breha Organa, with their adoptive baby Princess Leia. A recognizable choice that still doesn’t have much competition on the cosplay circuit. And they look great!
https://twitter.com/uhsoka/status/853414897723592704
The Rogue One reenactors
With tons of stormtroopers, Jedi, and Rebel Alliance soldiers on site, Star Wars Celebration often inspires some mini-reenactments from cosplayers. This year’s star turn came from a Darth Vader, a Princess Leia, and a team of Rebels, who reenacted the already-iconic ending scene from Rogue One.
Fans at @SW_Celebration do a most impressive recreation of THAT scene from #RogueOne… pic.twitter.com/HiZpsK9igg
— Star Wars UK (@StarWarsUK) April 15, 2017
The human lightsaber
This year was Hayden Christensen’s first appearance at a Star Wars convention since 2002, marking the end of a long absence. So, it was pretty awesome to see him doing dorky stuff like signing a jar of sand and posing for photos with a human-sized lightsaber.
https://twitter.com/rosehadleyjones/status/853055228639272961
Honorary mention: Kelly Marie Tran
This isn’t technically a cosplay outfit, but it’s one of our favorite fashion choices of the con. The Last Jedi actress Kelly Marie Tran (who plays the new lead character Rose) wore a “What Would John Boyega Do” sweatshirt onstage, proving that she’s a fangirl just like the rest of us.
https://letdiegolunatouchjabbathehutt.tumblr.com/post/159606542944/kelly-marie-tran-shows-people-how-much-she-loves
We foresee a lot of Star Wars fans following suit by making WWJBD shirts of their own. A motto to live by.