Cosplay Arabia - December 2018

Cosplay Arabia
14
HASSAN -
AWESOME_OLOGY
Character: Marilyn Manson
Text: Haneen Al Farwan
Hassan AKA Awesomeology
is a vibrant cosplayer,
a walking canvas and a role
model to thousands, but
when not in character – he
has a quiet personality and is
surprisingly down to earth.
His cosplays generally consist
of Disney characters, original
creations and sometimes
crossplay wherein he loves
adding his own special touch
to set them apart.
Q. You have been in the
Cosplay Scene, performing,
competing, and bringing to
life many attention-grabbing
characters, what inspired you
to pursue this?
A. It first started when I
saw a friend of mine – Farah
Sarhan (Fofie) having these
cool pictures on Instagram
of herself in different wigs,
outfits and a lot of things at
various venues. I sent her a
message, asked what she was
up to? And without answering
all she said was “there is an
event today at BIC come now
and I’ll explain” - literally no
other explanation. I got there
& the event was AICON 2013
- she was wearing a purple
wig and I also got to see @
Geekyemokun (cosplayer) -
basically she introduced me
to this world I didn’t know
anything about at the time.
Fast forward a few years
and we’ve become great
friends and attended several
conventions together. I’ve
learned so much from her
and get teary eyed when she
compliments my cosplays - I
consider Fofie my cosplay
mother.
Q. How touching ! Since she
is, as you said the one who
inspired you to cosplay,
tell us about your first
convention.
A. Oh god it wasn’t something
I prepared for very well. I just
wanted to show a character I
could relate to so I eventually
narrowed it down to Peeta