Roy Mustang: Perfect Spin Off Cosplay

Designer:	Wayne and Kitsy
Worn By:	Wayne
Conception:	Standard: April 2004 Formal/Funeral: June 2004
Picture Date:	Standard: July 4, 2004 Formal/Funeral: July 3, 2004
Appearances:	Anime Expo 2004
Components:	Standard: State Certified Alchemist Pocketwatch, Black boots, Blue Pants, Blue Skirt, Blue Jacket, White Gloves, White Dress Shirt Funeral: Sword and Hilt, Dress Blues Jacket, Blue Pants, Black Shoes, Black Sash, Blue Hat
Powers Gained:	1. Pyromania 2. Promotions 3. Love for Miniskirts 4. Nice Pocketwatch
Drawbacks:	1. Multiple layers get hot after a while. 2. Holding hand in snap pose can get tiring
Story:	This story is all about Rice & Ramen and their love for Full Metal Alchemist. For several years they have been waiting and wanting to do a group cosplay together and in 2004, everything fell into place for them for FMA. They had already completed an Ed and Alphonse Elric and would also be attending Anime Expo for the first time. So in order to make it a memorable one, Kitsy and I decided we would make military outfits for Roy and Hawkeye (cos Hawkeye is so so Q), and we'd pick up Henry as Scar. Change Kim over to Hughes for skit purposes and everything was set. RNR started me into FMA with episode 5, which first shows Roy being conniving and crafty, which I thought was cool. He is also about getting the promotions. I like having the "ends justify the means." But then they cinched it by showing me episode 13, where Roy goes slightly out of character and declares his love for women in miniskirts. Now there is definitely NOTHING wrong with women in miniskirts so that was a big bonus. Also with alot of experience in the cosplay uniform department this costume was definitely do-able in such a short amount of time. One of the things that was critical to the military outfits was the color coordination and matching with Kitsy and Kim for their Hawkeye and Hughes. So I supervised the creation of their costumes as well in order to maintain as high consistency as possible.