Nicole Panda Dash
Favorite Costume to wear:
BATWOMAN:
Facebook Page/Profile:
FAVORITE CHARACTER:
BATWOMAN:
The 1 Superpower you want:
Super Strength
Location:
Australia
Your past Cosplay:
BATWOMAN,Wonder Woman,
Coming Soon Injustice Wonder Woman and Injustice BATWOMAN:
The7Deadly Questions
Have you surround Nicole Panda Dash Strojek but wait Whats that coming from the Shadows??? BATWOMAN
Do you create your own costumes?
Nicole: I do indeed make my own cosplay! I started a few years ago and then moved into high level competition but now I just enjoy making things and bringing the characters I love to life.
BATWOMAN:Cosplay??? My outfit is not a costume! I think it is a serious part of my identity as a well… I guess hero… but I see myself as more of a soldier. And to answer that not really, the credit goes to my father for that.
How did you feel about BATWOMANS onscreen Debut?
Nicole: Mixed…… I loved the artwork and the voice acting but some of the facts got really mixed up. I know that she needed to fit into a new on screen world so I try to treat it as a different origin story but the first one in Elegy was the best and the onlytrue universe for Batwoman.
BATWOMAN: I’m is in a movie?? Well, well, Batman better watch out before a leading lady steals his Gotham spotlight away.
What is your next Costume gonna look like?
Nicole: Oh lord I have tooo many ideas and not enough time for all of them! I’m actually thinking of making a superwoman outfit for the next event here is Aus but we will see how I go.
BATWOMAN: I have been meaning to beef up the look, I wouldn’t say no to a Kevlar armour upgrade. Maybe even a new mask design?
Do you have a special workout routine/Diet plans you follow when planning to wear the costume??
Nicole: Is eating junk food and playing PlayStation a work out?? Because that’s all I do!!!! Besides sitting in of the computer most of the time for both my jobs the only exercise I do is Pokémon go! But I do try to eat healthy which helps.
BATWOMAN: Training is strict and rigorous. I do weights, running, army drills and mediation though I admittedly do binge on food but sushi is a staple in my life.
How do you deal with the inappropriate touching at comic cons?
Nicole: Ha! I’m the one usually doing it but only to those I know well. I have loads of friends at conventions that I usually only see there especially artists and writers so a chance for a hug is a must! But if I hear or see anyone being inappropriate I am a huge ambassador of sticking up for those people. I have seen some terrible things go down at conventions and have stepped in to stop bad behaviour and inappropriate people many times over the years.
BATWOMAN: I am the solider of Gotham, if I see anything that I deem as inappropriate my shadow will inspire then to stop and re think before I become involved.
Do you think it is OK for Cos players to Charge for pictures and why ?
Nicole: Nope I think that something like that should be given as a gift to those who respect and look up to them. I have never charged nor will charge for pictures all people have to do is ask me ^^. If you work for a magazine or website, different story, but no cosplayer is better than the next if they are in it for fun and not money.
BATWOMAN: People charge for pictures? They do know that porn is free online right?
What is the worst Costume malfunction you have faced and how did you handle it ??
Nicole: That was a hard one, I usually don’t get them as I make sure to test run the outfit before I take it somewhere. The only two I can think of is my giant Rainbow Dash wings that sat on my back and by the end of the day became so heavy I had to double strap them to hold the weight and my contacts for Batwoman, I was up on a 5 story building in high winds pretty much as bind AS a bat with them in.
BATWOMAN: High heels. These should never EVER be worn as practical parts of an outfit. Those went away very quickly.
All BATWOMAN Photos from
Greg Ruckas Cutter Series
Photographer is Kate Kane
Catwoman,
Gigi Evans
Editing done by Nicole Panda Dash
Joker Josh Crump