These Xena and Gabrielle Cosplays are Couple Goals
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!
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.
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!
Xena and Gabrielle Cosplays by Juk_Cosplay and Yuna Kairi Cosplay
Gabrielle: It’s not the gentle part I have a problem with, it’s the dull, stupid part.
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.
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: Nope. I’m waiting for you to say it for me.
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.
Xena: It’s a mystery to me.
Gabrielle: Well, it beats being dead.
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: “It’s beautiful. This is the best birthday present I have ever had.”
Xena: Gabrielle, what would you do? Listen not just to the sounds, but what’s behind the sounds. Always remember that I love you.
Xena: No, no, loving every minute of it.
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.
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.
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.
Xena: I’ll always be with you, Gabrielle. Always.
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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