Masquerade Winners 2025

Congratulations to all the participants and winners of this year’s Masquerade, the capstone event of Dragon Con. Hosts Eddie McClintock and Tony Gowell, in their One Piece cosplay, kept the audience in Hyatt Centennial II-IV at 8:30PM well entertained during the almost 3-hour event that saw KPop Demon Hunters, Optimus Prime, Totoro, Teddy Roosevelt, Saint Joanne de Fabrique, and Medusa, among many others. And the award winners are:

Best Musical Number: Andrew Plaisance and Kat Griffin; Gambit and Rogue

Best Cult: Amber Heck (Sunblade Cosplay) and Lyndsay (Commander Vampire); Lord and Lady Marriott

Best Teen: Ianna, Selina, Adelin, Quintin, Elijah, and Aria; Avatar the Last Airbender group

Best Video Game: Dolan Jahn; Henry of Skalitz, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2

Best Mascot: Megan Gardner; Dragon Con Dragon as Rumi from KPop Demon Hunters

Best Superhero: Lauren Stewart; Hawkgirl

Best Junior: Chloe Sach; Medic from Team Fortress 2 and as Hundkopf from Scream Fortress 6

Best Novice: Otto Schwake; Tik-Tik, Thri-kreen Artificer

Best Journeyman: Channing Tucker, Nick Warner, Rhi Bronson, and Kelsey Kaufmann; Poseidon, Odysseus, and drowned soldiers/hands

Best Master: Melvin; Iron Man Mark 17, Heartbreaker Artillery unit

Best in Show: Jessica Keister; Archangel

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