If someone was dressed like this what would you think?

[backtoschoolagainagain]

This is for an event where you wear costumes.

What would you think they'd come as / were trying to look like?

(Having a slight disagreement with DS!)

Thanks :)

And as this character is called "Commissar" that should give an idea of which area the inspiration is coming from

“Kommissar” just means “officer” or “police inspector” in German. So no, calling the character Commissar doesn’t tell me they are meant to be Russian at all.

Also "Krieg"?

If he wants steampunk, all you got to do is look at something like mortal engine or even look online.

Steampunk is more victorian, top hats and aviator goggles.

Oh dear!

DS's little sister's friend, on the way back from swimming this evening, ear wigging on my friend and I talking about this... "what were you saying about unicorns?"

Me: "Unicorns? I wasn't saying anything about unicorns"

DD's friend "yes you were! You were talking about nasty unicorns!"

Me: "Oh. Do you mean nazi uniforms?"

DD's friend "yes! What's a Nazi uniform?"

Me: "Erm...."

Here is what is clearly a Napoleonic unicorn

I think lots of people don't actually know what a Nazi looks like; they didn't wear Crimean era hussars jackets, nor huge napoleonic-looking epaulettes. Nor did they wear red and grey coats.

The problem, as PP have said, is that people have borrowed aspects of Nazi regalia to use as a shorthand for Imperialism/ baddies. So most people will have got their idea of what Nazis look like from Allo Allo, Wonder Woman, Indiana Jones and even, on occasion, Star Wars. It's not going to be accurate. They're not going to think of an Eagle and say 'hmm, dates back to at least the Roman empire, this one's a bit too big to be a Nazi eagle, this doesn't look like a Nazi to me'. They're just going to think 'argh, Nazi baddie'. And then that costume fails the Cosplay rules. It's not a question of whether it is an accurate depiction of a Nazi, just whether it reminds the general public of that kind of uniform.

@Changechangychange

Here is what is clearly a Napoleonic unicorn

now that would be fine!

Looks like the bad guy out of Mortal Combat to me

@BertramLacey

I think lots of people don't actually know what a Nazi looks like; they didn't wear Crimean era hussars jackets, nor huge napoleonic-looking epaulettes. Nor did they wear red and grey coats.

The problem, as PP have said, is that people have borrowed aspects of Nazi regalia to use as a shorthand for Imperialism/ baddies. So most people will have got their idea of what Nazis look like from Allo Allo, Wonder Woman, Indiana Jones and even, on occasion, Star Wars. It's not going to be accurate. They're not going to think of an Eagle and say 'hmm, dates back to at least the Roman empire, this one's a bit too big to be a Nazi eagle, this doesn't look like a Nazi to me'. They're just going to think 'argh, Nazi baddie'. And then that costume fails the Cosplay rules. It's not a question of whether it is an accurate depiction of a Nazi, just whether it reminds the general public of that kind of uniform.

To be serious, yes, this exactly.

Yeah I'm getting mostly Nazi vibes from that if I'm honest. Accurate or not, I don't know enough about their uniforms to know better.

Weird. I thought I'd read the thread but without having seen that post, I'm basically a perfect example of what @BertramLacey was talking about

The coat, hat and waistcoat are not at all Nazi, other than that it 's a long frock coat worn with a hat.

Alien Nazi Highwayman

Fortnite bloke

A model from Games Workshop?

Fortnite character

I think it looks like something from Sharpe with Sean Bean. I believe the Napoleonic war has already been mentioned

A highwayman came riding, riding, riding up to the old inn door.
From some poem or other.

Bit WW2 nazi to me

I wouldn't wear it to Waitrose I don't think

@SmellsLikeMiddleAgeSpirit

Yes, but that doesn't make everything Napoleonic suggestive of Nazism, does it? Where did Nazis have the gold brocade/frogging of the hussar jacket? Or large fringed epaulettes? They're not Nazi-like at all.

The swastika was an ancient Asian religious symbol, so that does make everything Asian suggestive of Nazism too?

I hate hate hate the phrase "what people will think" but the quote from the organisers makes it clear that they are (rightly) concerned about what non con-ers and non larpers will think. And yes i think with the swastika, its a bit about context...and also which way the arms go but that is like the inverted Union Flag, often not noticed. For me on the Op's original picture its that peaked cap with the eagle on...

Death Korps of Krieg if I knew who that was. If not some sort of pirate gaming character.

I think it's absolutely fine for a comic con

Having cosplayed myself honestly don't worry about it he will fit in well with the crowd and most of the nerdy/geeky people who attend will know its from warhammer. Though depending on the convention he might have to wear the mask round his neck rather than on his face but he'll be allowed to put it on for photo ops.

A prize cock I’d say