My Hero Academia Bakugo Katsuki is known for his frankness, occasional temper and use of fire when fighting enemies because of his Explosion Quirk. Bakugo’s hero costume and support items are also some of the most interesting in the series, combining his Quirk and unforgettable personality. His memorable attitude transformed before viewers’ eyes throughout the series, taking him from a heartless bully to a role model hero for others at UA High and beyond to emulate.
@shima_cosplay on Instagram wore Bakugo’s full hero costume, creating an astonishing recreation of UA High’s most fiery hero. The clothing incorporates the colors black, orange, green and silver more prominently. @shima_cosplay is wearing a black shirt with a bold orange X printed on the front and black pants, paired with matching black boots with orange laces and soles. They also wear a lot of protective equipment, necessary for anyone involved in combat, including silver knee pads with orange accents and a silver device on both sides of the head that protects the neck from damage.
The cosplay represents Bakugo well, right down to his favorite weapons
Bakugo’s fire grenades and support weapons are perfectly recreated
Bakugo’s vast array of weapons makes him even more intimidatingand the cosplayer definitely included them in this on-point look. In each of his hands are green and silver grenade launchers, allowing Bakugo to shoot flames at his enemies easily. There are also large green rectangular devices attached to the back of the costume that glow faintly orange, as if they are powering up to shoot fire as well. Lastly, @shima_cosplay wears a green utility belt fully equipped with even more grenades, one of Bakugo’s favorite weapons due to his obvious affinity for anything flammable.
The cosplayer’s hair is blonde and very spiky, just like Bakugo’s, and they used makeup to draw on his thick black eyebrows, which are often arched in an enraged expression. Colored contacts even appear in cosplay. @shima_cosplay chose red ones to further express Bakugo’s anger. While he is definitely someone who is quick to anger, Bakugo is more than just someone who has loud outbursts. He truly cares about those around him, desperately wants to protect society from villainy and strives to emulate All Might, the hero he has always admired more than anyone else.
Bakugo’s radical transformation took him from bully to hero in a matter of months
The situations Bakugo encountered at UA High turned him into a hero
As later episodes of My Hero Academy prove, Bakugo has a full range of different emotions that includes more than just rage. He expressed guilt over past mistakes, fear when facing difficult villains, compassion for the injured, and happiness when achieving his goals as a hero. His change was one of the most striking in the seriestransforming a once cruel character into one of the greatest heroes to ever come out of UA High School. @shima_cosplay captured the most important elements of Bakugo’s costumes and weapons, but also their passionate, sometimes volatile behavior.
Source: @shima_cosplay on Instagram