How To Cosplay The Shit Outta ‘GoT’ For Hodor’s Rave Of Thrones Tour In Aus

Nairn is bringing his cult DJ set ‘Rave of Thrones‘ to Australia, helping still-grieving fans to mourn the passing of Hodor by getting messy to Kristian.

We’ve compiled a guide to cosplaying the hell outta Game of Thrones in a way that won’t break your budget or make gettin’ loose on the DF impossible. It’s cosplay done the budget way.

~ WHITE WALKER ~

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A photo posted by Carl Patterson (@hap_hazzardly) on Sep 25, 2016 at 5:32am PDT

Alright, this one requires facepaint, skill, and a fair-to-middling comfort with your naked torso.

But the good news with dramatic facepaint is that WHATEVER you do, it ends up looking pretty sick and like you have a lot more talent than you really have. So paint your face in ice blue tones, add a few white-ish blue lines, and prepare to scare the hell out of anyone around you on the DF.

Also, buy / borrow a white blonde wig, okay? It’s kinda necessary. GO FURTHER: by chilling your lips with ice cubes before hooking up.

~ THE IRON THRONE ~

Check out some of the best costumes from #RaveofThrones at @bombfactorydfw last weekend https://t.co/W5dBpjtqpL pic.twitter.com/nS74vDcCco

— DallasObserver Music (@DObserverMusic) August 16, 2016

Okay, so the Iron Throne is not *technically* a character, but it manipulates shit more than Cerseii on the piss.

Get this look at home with your leftover beer cases, a pair of scissors and a can of grey spray paint. Bonus points if you fashion two swords into shoulder straps to keep it all together, minus points if stab someone in the eye. GO FURTHER: by pretending to be an actual chair in the corner.

~ THE DOOR ~

When you have 30 Minutes to make a #GoT Costume for #RaveOfThrones #HoldTheDoor #hodor @KristianNairn @GameOfThrones pic.twitter.com/dmBTMNnmlH

— Jacy Riedmann (@SocialMediaJacy) August 16, 2016

This dress-up one could not be easier. Get a piece of cardboard*, cut it into anything resembling a door, and write ‘DOOR’ on it. Then throw on every brown piece of clothing you have, add some kind of vest for ~layered Medieval chic ~ and secure the cardboard to your back using glue and/or rope. GO FURTHER: by getting justice for Hodor by dacking every Bran you see.

*Alternatively, you could rip the door of a beloved childhood play house. Recycling!!!

~ HODOR ~

Greay cosplay! ‘Hold the door, Hol the dor, Hodor…” pic.twitter.com/RCuDygIfmX

— UNILAD Film (@UNILADFilm) October 9, 2016

Alright, this will take SLIGHTLY more work. Step 1: follow the ingenious advice from ‘The Door’ costume. Step 2: buy a skeleton from your local two dollar store / dodgy costume shop. Step 3: rip the arms off. You can probably see where we’re going with this.

Extra points if you want to go the full hog here and grey up your hair (hair spray), fuck up your eyes (stab them) and don a full off-green robe complete with rancid smells (go pick one up from your bathroom floor). GO FURTHER: by carrying your tiniest friend on your shoulders all night.

~ MOTHER OF DRAGONS ~

Found a audience shot of me being mother of dragons for #RaveOfThrones ????

A photo posted by Christy Wright (@phoenixfirex) on Oct 5, 2016 at 5:49am PDT

Blondes have one huge advantage over their non-blonde Daenarys fan friends here: they don’t have to buy a wig. Otherwise, buy a blonde wig. It’s like the one demand this costume needs.

After that, put your hair up in a classic princess-style half up and chuck on your old formal dress and your current festival boots. Done.

Aussie venues probably *won’t* be keen on the ‘sparklers as props’ used here, but you can always take pics elsewhere for the ‘Gram. GO FURTHER: by pegging three stuffed toy dragons into the crowd and screaming “WHERE ARE MY DRAGONS?” at strangers in the toilet.

~ MELISANDRE / BRAN ~

#raveofthrones #khaleesi #melisandre #dothraki #hodor #bran #gameofthrones

A photo posted by Bethany Milburn (@meth_bilburn) on Sep 30, 2016 at 11:53am PDT

First up, FULL PROPS to this lot. Much to unpack here.

MELISANDRE: This one is particularly easy, because Melisandre’s red cape is easily interchangeable for ‘Red Riding Hood‘s red cape’, and Red Riding Hood remains such a staple of dress ups that you can probably find one w/o too much trouble.

Pair with the red and/or black dress of your choosing, add red lippy, chuck on one of your 5,000 chokers and you’re done. GO FURTHER: by dying your hair red and taping a miniature smoke machine to your crotch.

BRAN: Buy Sultana Bran, eat it (the fibre’s good for you, yo), duct tape it to your top. Job bloody done. GO FURTHER: by literally doing anything more than this basic step.

~ DIREWOLF ~

Doof Direwolf #raveofthrones #costumeready

A photo posted by Kelsey (@kelseyamcd) on Sep 27, 2016 at 4:56am PDT

This one’s easy: just wear one of those wolf beanies you find at stalls in weird shopping centres and/or at Paddy’s Market. (I assume, as a Sydneysider, that each capital city also has one of these bin markets.)

Then you can wear literally whatever else you like, because an animal beanie is a failsafe way to take your cute outfit of choice to ‘clever costume’. GO FURTHER: by glueing fake fur to your hands / body.

Rave of Thrones has kicked off in Australia! Grab tickets below, unless you’re one of the lucky Nando’s PERi-Perks members who scored free tickets, in which case enjoy!

SYDNEY: Enmore Theatre.

BRISBANE, ADELAIDE, WOLLONGONG: Here.

Photo: Instagram / Kristian Nairn.