About

Mel is a cosplayer, content creator, and MarioKart 8 TO and caster.

Mel has been interested in comics and video games all of his life, but his journey into the world of cosplay began when a college friend invited him to hang out at the inaugural Awesome Con in Washington, DC in 2013. Mel bought a cheap Deadpool cosplay, then his favorite comic book character, and thoroughly enjoyed the experience so much that he became hooked and began frequenting conventions in and around Washington DC and eventually the East Coast.

After cosplaying Deadpool, Mel looked to build his own cosplays. After doing research, he learned to construct EVA foam armor and completed his first build, Commander Shepard from Mass Effect. After that first build, he has built cosplays from various anime, comic, and gaming fields such as Halo, DC Comics, Fire Emblem, and more. Recently, Mel has expanded his cosplay skills to include sewing, electronics, and wig styling to create intricate cosplays that incorporate multiple skill sets.

MelPool’s cosplays have won awards at various conventions.

-2024 Anime Frontier: Best Advanced Performance (bump up from intermediate)(Project Voltage Grass Trainer Hatsune Miku)

-2024 Tekko: 3rd place journeyman (Roy)

-2019 Super Smash Con: 1st place (Samus)

-2017 Awesome Con: Judges Choice (Arkham Knight Nightwing)

-2016 Galactic Con: 2nd place (Halo Reach armor)