These Xena and Gabrielle Cosplays are Couple Goals

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Jun 6 2022

Warrior Princess and Priestess together forever, immortalized in these exceptional images. It’s the best of Xena and Gabrielle cosplays!

Xena: Warrior Princess is a show that led to the awakening of feelings for many youths across the globe. The show featured strong, dynamic female characters, rich lore and plenty of sassy repartee. Through the show’s many seasons, the relationship between it’s two leading ladies grew in strength, and this week we’re celebrating their relationship with these Xena and Gabrielle cosplays!

*Xena and Gabrielle Cosplays by Juk_Cosplay and Yuna Kairi Cosplay*

From the beginning of the show, Xena and Gabrielle’s chemistry is what cemented it for fans. As Xena taught Gabrielle to be autonomous and worldly, Gabrielle taught Xena about compassion and benevolence. Through many adventures and trials, the two women learned about life and love, growing ever closer together. The show pushed the boundaries of acceptability in drawing the two characters together, thrilling audiences. Though the show eventually ended, it has never left the hearts of fans, living on in cosplay experiences every year.

*Xena and Gabrielle Cosplays by Jessica Crouse and D’shea Murner*

These herone’s arc was one of the first on mainstream tv to go from friend to friendlier, and it is such a refreshing journey to watch. Though such relationships are a lot more common on-screen now than they were in the 1990s when Xena first aired, the show set many precedents that were taken on into future generations. Through fan approval and the behind-the-scenes machinations of the cast and crew, the show is viewed as an iconic dose of representation that has spawned future shows to build upon. As we celebrate Pride month, we pay tribute to the amazing dynamic of Xena and Gabrielle with these cosplays!

*Gabrielle and Xena Cosplays by Bernadette Bentley and Cathy Kutz*

Xena and Gabrielle Cosplays by Juk_Cosplay and Yuna Kairi Cosplay

**Xena**: You know where I’m headed there’ll be trouble.
**Gabrielle**: I know.
**Xena**: Then why would you want to go into that with me?
**Gabrielle**: That’s what friends do. They stand by each other when there’s trouble.
**Xena**: Alright… friend.

**Xena**: And I wish you were here. It’s hard to be alone.
**Gabrielle**: You’re not alone.

**Xena**: It’s not easy trying to prove you’re a different person.

**Xena**: He looks like a gentle soul, that’s rare in a man.
**Gabrielle**: It’s not the gentle part I have a problem with, it’s the dull, stupid part.

**Xena**: JUMP!
**Gabrielle**: If I die I’m never talking to you again!
*(Gabby jumps from Argo to chariot.)*
**Xena**: You call that a jump??
**Gabrielle**: No, it was a frantic leap…best I could do.

**Xena**: Don’t tell me! That was HIM?
**Gabrielle**: ‘Fraid so.
**Xena**: Remind me to have a talk with you about your taste in men.

Gabrielle and Xena Cosplays by Jessica Crouse and D’shea Murner

**Xena**: Don’t confuse defending yourself with using a weapon. When you pull a sword you have to be ready to kill.

**Gabrielle**: You’re waiting for the right moment to say I told you so, aren’t you?
**Xena**: Nope. I’m waiting for you to say it for me.

**Gabrielle**: Hah!…It’s not like your breasts aren’t dangerous enough.

**Xena**: See how calm the surface of the water is. That was me once. And then….(throws the rock in)….the water ripples and
churns. That’s what I became.
**Gabrielle**: But if we sit here long enough it will go back to being still again. You’ll go back to being calm.
**Xena**: But the stone’s still under there. It’s now a part of the lake. It might look as it did before but it’s forever changed.

**Gabrielle** : Did you sleep okay?
**Xena** : Like a rock. You?
**Gabrielle** : ON a rock.

**Gabrielle**: Did you ever notice that we never have a problem getting a table?
**Xena**: It’s a mystery to me.

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**Xena**: If I run now, I’ll be running forever.
**Gabrielle**: Well, it beats being dead.

**Xena**: The first time you pick up a sword, you become a target. And the moment you kill…everything changes. Everything.

**Xena**: You coming back for me really meant a lot after what I did to you.
**Gabrielle**: I trust you. I never thought for a moment you meant to hurt me.
**Xena**: Well, I owe you one. Thanks.
**Gabrielle**: I owe you too.
*Gabrielle suddenly hits Xena on her breastplate.*
**Xena**: What was that?”
**Gabrielle**: Payback for hitting me.
**Xena**: Feel better?
**Gabrielle**: I think I broke my hand. But I do feel better.
**Xena**: Good. So do I.

Xena and Gabrielle Cosplays by Bernadette Bentley and Cathy Kutz

**Gabrielle**: “A poem? Sappho wrote a poem for me. I don’t believe it. Xena, you had this planned all along, didn’t you? (Gabrielle reads the poem) … There’s a moment when I look at you And no speech is left in me My tongue breaks Then fire races under my skin and I tremble And grow pale for I am dying of such love Or so it seems to me.'”
**Gabrielle**: “It’s beautiful. This is the best birthday present I have ever had.”

**Gabrielle**: You’re not much for girl talk are you? *(Xena draws her sword.)* Of course you’re not like most girls.

**Gabrielle:** It’s too quiet out here.
**Xena:** Gabrielle, what would you do? Listen not just to the sounds, but what’s behind the sounds. Always remember that I love you.

**Gabrielle**: Did I hurt you?
**Xena**: No, no, loving every minute of it.

**Gabrielle**: If something happens to me, you will not become a monster. There’s only one way to end this cycle of violence and hatred, and it’s through love and forgiveness.
**Xena**: Don’t you go changing, Gabrielle. I like you just the way you are. Go get some sleep.
**Gabrielle**: No, no, you promise me.
**Xena**: I promise.

**Gabrielle**: I wanted to thank you for saving my life…again. You always seem to be doing that.
**Xena**: It was your decision to come back.
**Gabrielle**: How could I leave you? When we have so many wars to stop and despots to foil? You’re going to need my help.
**Xena**: I couldn’t do it without you, but you’re gonna have to rest up for a while.

**Gabrielle**: So Miss Known World is a man?
**Xena**: Yep.
**Gabrielle**: That’s kind of funny, huh?
**Xena**: Why? Beauty is beauty.
**Gabrielle**: And peace is peace.
**Xena**: Are you going to write about this?
**Gabrielle**: Oh, yes. I was thinking about calling it “Queen for a –
**Xena**: Gabrielle.
**Gabrielle**: “What a drag –
**Xena**: Gabrielle!
**Gabrielle**: Okay, okay.

**Gabrielle:** I love you, Xena. How am I supposed to go on without you?
**Xena**: I’ll always be with you, Gabrielle. Always.

**Gabrielle:** A life of journeying has brought you to the farthest lands, to the very edge of the Earth.
**Xena:** And to the place where I’ll always remain – your heart.
**Xena:** So where to now?
**Gabrielle:** I think we should go south to the land of the Pharaohs. I hear they need a girl with a chakram.
**Xena:** Where you go … I’m at your side.
**Gabrielle:** I knew you’d say that.

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Jennifer aka "Mayhem's Muse" is the Cosplay Editor for BoLS and manages Ad Sales and Communications. Her cosplay awards include the RTX Judge's Choice Award and Dragon's Lair Austin's Cosplay Symposium. Jennifer has been a Cosplay Guest Judge at RTX, Tacticon and Genghis Con in Colorado. She regularly attends conventions to cover cosplay for BoLS. Her cosplay work has been featured in publications such as Girls Who Love Monsters, Geek Fuel, and Renaissance Magazine. Jennifer has modeled in the Her Universe Fashion Show, Precision Camera's yearly Precision Camera University, and has taught several workshops for photographers about partnering with cosplayers and creative muses/models. Jennifer is a lifelong enthusiast of retro video games and loves Dungeons & Dragons, urban fantasy, tabletop games, VR technology, and historical archery. She has set National Records through USA Archery’s Traditional Division for Asiatic Bows and earned 4th Place in the World Nomad Games in Kyrgyzstan in 2018 for Women’s Korean Archery. Jennifer is currently studying for her Masters's Degree in Organizational Leadership.

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