[Daji cosplay] Honor of Kings main hero's Xiao Wang's Holiday Adventure

The tail of this costume is truly huge; when sitting down, it can just be used as a cushion behind the back, and the fluffy touch is extremely comfortable. What I'm cosplaying this time is my favorite hero. To restore that agility and liveliness of the character, I put a lot of effort into the clothing and props. From material selection, a lot of thought went into it: the fur colors of the animal ears and tail are gradient-treated, from orange-yellow to pink at the tips of the ears, creating a distinct visual layering. The wig was also specially styled; although the bangs block part of the view, during the shoot, in order to achieve the overall effect, I tried to maintain the original design's silhouette as much as possible. The ruby decoration on the forehead and the necklace on the chest were also repeatedly selected for materials to present the texture of metal and gems under the lens as much as possible.

The main body of the dress is a yellow high-necked sleeveless mini skirt, with a black cutout design on the chest, inlaid with ruby decorations along the edges. To highlight the body curves, black splicing was done on the sides of the waist, and the overall cut fits the figure quite closely. The arm sleeves are black with red Chinese knot buttons on them, and I'm quite satisfied with the degree of detail restoration myself. The asymmetrical design of the lower body is a major highlight of this outfit: one leg is light-colored stockings with dark patterns and golden three-dimensional decorations, and the other leg is deep red honeycomb-patterned tights. This asymmetrical visual impact is very strong, and paired with black high heels, it can well lengthen the leg lines in front of the lens.

During the shoot, to showcase the features of this outfit, I tried several different poses. When sitting down, because the tail was too big, I simply let it lean behind me as a cushion, and this natural state actually yielded pretty good results. A kneeling posture required special care because the stockings and skirt hem are prone to wrinkles, requiring constant position adjustments to ensure the curve of the tail and the body lines could be fully presented. When standing, with the glowing heart-shaped prop, making slightly larger movements allowed the arc of the skirt hem and the texture of the stockings to appear more vivid.

Although I tried my best to restore the character, there are definitely still some differences between my personal temperament and the original setting, plus my own physical limitations, so I might not be able to achieve 100% adherence. For any potential OOC (out of character), I still want to apologize in advance. As my favorite hero, every time I cosplay this character, there is a special sense of familiarity. This time it just happened to coincide with Xiao Wang's Holiday Adventure and the fan-art creation festival, so I thought about shooting a set of pictures to document it. Although the whole process was very tiring—especially having to drag this big tail around everywhere while also managing my facial expressions (even though my face was partially blocked)—seeing the final photos made me feel it was completely worth it.

This shoot tried different compositions and lighting, especially the effect under indoor fill lights, which made the yellow of the costume look brighter and clearly showed the dark patterns of the stockings. Although conditions were limited, I tried my best to create rich visual effects within a limited scene. For cosplay, restoration is not just the replication of costumes, but also an understanding and expression of the character's temperament. Although wearing a big tail and animal ears this time, I still tried my best to fit the characteristics of the character in the action design.

Finally, this set of photos can also be considered a phased summary for myself, and I hope to continue making progress in prop making and makeup details in the future.