Shawn Richter’s new cosplay combines the worlds of Captain America with The Mandalorian, resulting in a genre-bending mix for the ages.
Genre mixes are always fun, especially when they combine two beloved properties like Captain America and The Mandalorian. Cosplayer Shawn Richter did just that, giving fans a mash-up costume that will have them exclaiming, “This is the road!”
Created in 1941 by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, Captain America was an instant hit for Marvel, then known as Timely Comics. In the years following World War II, Cap’s popularity waned, until his title was finally rescinded in the 1950s. After the launch of Marvel Age in the 1960s, the character was brought back to the scene in avengers #4, where Captain America’s absence was explained by him being literally put on ice. Cap has since become a fixture in the Marvel Universe, leading the Avengers and saving the world countless times. In contrast, The Mandalorian was the first live-action serialized television show in the star wars universe, debuting in 2019 on Disney+. Telling the story of an intergalactic bounty hunter covered head to toe in Mandalorian armor, the series has two seasons under its belt with a third on the way.
Now Captain America has a whole new look thanks to cosplay artist Shawn Richter. Recently shared via Instagram, Shawn Richter’s cap places the stars and stripes on Mandalorian armor, in a look that makes the unlikely combo inevitable. Richter chooses the first triangular shield as opposed to the more familiar round shield Captain America uses regularly, with his blaster drawn and ready for action. Check out Shawn Richter’s work below:
It’s an impressive job, all around. Richter uses the Mandalorian Mythosaurus symbol twice, on the chest of the armor and on the shield. The Mythosaur symbol on the chest is nicely integrated into the traditional Captain America star, and the one on the shield is large and nicely embossed on the flag-like design. Richter also deserves praise for giving the armor a metallic texture, making it look like real heavy armor, though there’s no indication it’s made of Beskar steel.
It’s a genre mash-up for the ages, and since both franchises are owned by the same company, it’s not outside the realm of possibility for the worlds of Captain America and The Mandalorian collide one way or another. At the very least, Marvel could take a hint from Shawn Richter and use the design for a variant cover.
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