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Soul Calibur's Ivy in the Flesh

One intrepid cosplayer put that incredibly skimpy outfit to the test. Can it really be worn with any modesty?

Despite a solid core fighting engine, Jeff had some pretty specific issues with Soul Calibur IV. Two of them, in fact. And they weren't girded with what you would call good taste. Yes, Ivy has been getting less and less clothed--and less and less modest--with every iteration of Namco Bandai's fighting series. So I thought in light of our review, you'd want to see this cosplayer's attempt to bring the impossible to life. I'll let the pictures speak for themselves.


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Despite a solid core fighting engine, Jeff had some pretty specific issues with Soul Calibur IV. Two of them, in fact. And they weren't girded with what you would call good taste. Yes, Ivy has been getting less and less clothed--and less and less modest--with every iteration of Namco Bandai's fighting series. So I thought in light of our review, you'd want to see this cosplayer's attempt to bring the impossible to life. I'll let the pictures speak for themselves.


One pic.
One pic.
Two pic.
Two pic.











Red pic.
Red pic.
Blue pic.
Blue pic.












We should really create an option to embed pictures without captions.
We should really create an option to embed pictures without captions.











(As seen on N4G.)
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Pretty good costume. Lacking in the double dragon department a bit though.

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Wow.  I guess modesty IS overrated.  Thanks Brad.

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Edited By breton

Not quite as perky. Also, you need a gallery feature.

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At least her boobs apply to the laws of gravity unlike the game's version.

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...Surely, this should be the makings of the greatest geek-porn-comedy ever?

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She looks very similar to Ivy, is that the SC3 costume?  I believe the SC4 version is more revealing.

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Edited By Carlos

:O *stares*

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dead on
both look like transvestites with huge tits

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O_o

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I think it's hilarious how half of these comments are discussing how canon the costume is.

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Edited By albedos_shadow

That's definitely the SC3 costume. Much less skimpy.

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THOSE HAVE TO BE REAL

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I was hoping it was going to be a fat dude with a neck-beard.
Oh well, I suppose I can't complain.

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Edited By godzilla_sushi

Geeze.....

Ahem.....

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Thankyou, sir, may I have another!

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Edited By Jeffsekai

moar

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Yeah, not bad. Decent figure, if not a little thick. Needs more uh... upper body support though.

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Wow, thats some crazy cosplay. She looks just like ivy

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I would make a constructive comment on this, but I really can't. It would not be taken seriously. Even by me.

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umm... ok. The costume looks accurate but the taste and the judgment of the cosplayer must be questioned. If I liked a game I wouldn't dress up as a hypersexed ugly lady with a sword whip thing and then put pictures of me on the internet. Then again, Cosplayers are not known for their sanity.

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The only things that comes to mind are the words of a great man.


I like boobs.  Boobs are awesome.

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It's a pretty good cosplay, but nothing I would ever wear myself.  Of course, it's nearly impossible for any real, non-supermodel woman to pull off the exact proportions of the original video game character, for everyone making those sorts of observations.  They're fantasy women for a reason.  =/

I think some of the best Soulcalibur cosplay I saw were Lillyxandra and Haruka, who did Ivy and Taki respectively.

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Good find Brad

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Videogame nerds critique looks of female cosplayer. News at 11.


"I'll be in my bunk."
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wow. i didnt think i would find this nearly as hot as i do

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honestly...i hit that

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Edited By Xenos_19

First time I saw her I was like wow that really good, now the more I see her, i like her more and more, and on forums on (*insert Gaming site here*) people were complaining that her breasts were to Saggy, but really? I guess they dont know what real breasts are like: Droppy, perfect round breats, and enourmous, fairly shaped breats (like Ivy's in SC4) dont exist, so ya...

But any I find her really atractive :D

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"No one was looking... I was all by myself. :)

Jokes.
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Wow, very nice.

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Pretty rad. She looks good.

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Forgive the figure of speech, but she's got some big balls to have done that. If she were my girlfriend, I'd marry her for that. ^_^

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Well, this is interesting.

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She's ugly.

I'm in love.

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Edited By lord_canti

cosplayer = FUCKING HOT AS HELL =D=D=D=D=D=P

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(dribble)

Can I request she does Judy Nails next?

(dribble again)

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Hottest cosplayer ever. If you disagree, send me picture proof!

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I'd buy that for a dollar... Yeowza !

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That is CRAZY good.  She even got the hair right.  And the facial expression.  I've never been this impressed by cosplay people before.

And the boobage is nice and human :)

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Everyones totally thinking it...Nice boobs...

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Anyone who says she's fugly needs to be smacked upside the head, that is some awesome cosplaying right there.

That said, thats hardly the skimpiest of cosplay outfits, ivy's other costume (the one in all the trailers) any real woman would be literally falling out of, it would be impossible to keep boobs inside that... piece of string.

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Wow...just wow, thats pretty damn good!

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I didn't think i'd ever see a good ivy cosplay.

Now I know I was wrong, but damn am I glad I was.

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she can sit on my sword any time

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I think the second pic is the best one of these. SC4 costume is a bit over the top in the chest department so I bet no one will do that one, heh.

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Edited By fox01313

Very nice, I can't remember how I found it earlier on another site but it went back to her flickr site with more cosplay shots of other characters (most of which had more clothing) but for Ivy she did good on the costume.

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All sex jokes aside, it's actually a really good cosplay.  Much closer to the earlier iterations of Ivy then the newer ones.

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This is probably the best cosplay I have ever seen. Seriously, this chick looks just like Ivy not some 350 lbs version of her like most cosplays are.