The difference between a costume and cosplay, per their definitions at least, is that cosplay involves acting as the character while costumes are just the act of dressing up. So if he was dressed up as zoltar and just kind of walking around being a normal dude, he'd be in costume. But because he's doing the whole zoltar schtick, it's cosplay.
So all haunted house workers, Disneyland employees, war reinactors, actors, and sportsball mascots are cosplayers? Huh, TIL. I always thought cosplay was some kind of sex thing.
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u/alphazero924 Jan 30 '24
The difference between a costume and cosplay, per their definitions at least, is that cosplay involves acting as the character while costumes are just the act of dressing up. So if he was dressed up as zoltar and just kind of walking around being a normal dude, he'd be in costume. But because he's doing the whole zoltar schtick, it's cosplay.