Lights up on BB-8, wandering through a crowded space station, deep in the heart of an unknown galaxy. Surrounded by mysterious and unfamiliar life forms, she remains steadfast. She has one tool in her arsenal: a thumbs-up of self-confidence.
As the strange faces surround her, BB-8 rises to her full height and looks around, appraising them. The faces look friendly. But … what’s this? A mysterious alien—the Alien, in fact—emerges from the crowd and confronts her. The Xenomorph rears its head, bares its threatening mandibles, reaches for her with its claws. Yet this Xenomorph doesn’t match the descriptions in BB-8’s internal logs. It looks … much smaller. Hmmm.
BB-8 knows what to do. The only thing she can do. With her characteristic cautious optimism, she extends a thumbs-up.
All is well.
All this to say, I support small children wearing elaborate cosplays that entertain the adults around them. Have the children in this video seen Alien? Let’s hope not, because it is terrifying even for an adult to watch. Have the kids in this video seen Star Wars: The Force Awakens? Possibly, but even that might be a bit heavy for them (but at least there’s Star Wars Rebels to get the idea warmed up). Are these kids going to grow up and hate science fiction and insist upon becoming professional hockey players or something? Also possible. This cosplay is definitely something that was the idea and handiwork of a parent/guardian — but it’s so cute, so it definitely worked its magic on me.
For more adorable news out of WonderCon, you can also check out this excellent DC Super Hero Girls cosplay — which makes significantly more sense, since the source material is a lot more kid-friendly. Is there a kid-friendly cartoon adaptation of Alien, you think?
(via Laughing Squid)
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Published: Mar 30, 2016 11:04 am