This Bender Closet Cosplay is a Lot Like Yours, Only More Interesting ‘Cause it Involves Robots.

Be named Successor with a snazzy, swaggery Bender closet cosplay from Futurama!

The BoLS staff went out for some amazing Chinese food in Austin last week, and we spent many minutes pondering over a giant tin foil…THING on the bartop. After considering for some time, we realized that this was a head- the head of Bender. This week’s closet cosplay was inspired by that amazing, super simple Bender head of tin foil. Shenanigans ensue below!

I didn’t watch Futurama religiously, but it was obvious to me that Bender is the most scathing, hilarious character. He has the best one-liners and hijinks around. I thought it would be fun to put together something silly and fun for a Bender closet cosplay, so here we go!

Bender Closet Cosplay: Aluminum Foil

The item that inspired this article. Tin foil, also known as aluminum foil, gives the cosplay the shiny appearance of metal without the weight or expense, or upper-level craft skills. Buy a box of this (or more), and you’re set for Bender!

Bender Closet Cosplay: Boxes

That’s right, folks. We’re going BASIC this week. Take any box in your closet, cut a hole for your head, and two for the arms, and you have a super simple, low-cost method of building a robot body. If you want to be REALLY extra, you can cut a window/door into the chest panel of the box, creating the stomach cavity locker Bender so famously uses.

Bender Closet Cosplay: A Cigar

Everybody loves a good prop, especially one that’s tasty! If you aren’t a real cigar smoker (in a place where you have permission to use them), a chocolate cigar is a tasty alternative that will bring smiles to people’s faces. If you get a box of them, you have something fun to hand out to the right people at events!

Bender Closet Cosplay: The Whiskey Bottle

Another prop that elevates this cosplay. If you have an empty bottle, you can create a fun fake whiskey label and fill the bottle with some food-colored liquid to simulate the whiskey (unless you’re at an adult-friendly party that allows the real thing!)

Bender Closet Cosplay: Fake Fur Coat

Bender isn’t exactly a subtle creature… so here’s an option to take him to the next level of EXTRA. A fur coat will give you something dramatic to flounce around in and will make for some excellent pictures on top of it. Enjoy!

^{Oh hey! BoLS might make a little dolla-dolla if you decide to buy these items. We need that money to buy more chocolate cigars and whiskey.}

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Author: Jennifer Larsen

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.