“Cosplay to me means friendship. It means finding other people who totally dig what you dig and getting along because of the intense amount of likeness between the different groups of people.”
Jessica Nigri
“Cosplay to me means friendship. It means finding other people who totally dig what you dig and getting along because of the intense amount of likeness between the different groups of people..”
Jessica Nigri
Jessica Nigri is an American fan convention interview correspondent, voice actress, YouTuber, promotional model, and a cosplay celebrity. She has been in modeling since 2012 and cosplay since 2009. She once served as a certified spokes-model for comic book series and numerous video games such as Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag and Lollipop Chainsaw.
She grew up from her mother’s home land (Christchurch, New Zealand), and later moved to Arizona. She has been active in the field of cosplay since 2009, the actual year when her cosplay named Sexy Pikachu went viral on the internet. The cosplay was launched by San Diego Comic-Con International. In 2011 she virtually promoted GameStop and Gears of War 3 for Microsoft.
In 2012 Jessica won IGN’s competition for a cosplayer to represent Juliet Starling, the character of Lollipop Chainsaw Suda51’s video game. She was then hired to work as a spokes model for Warner Bros. Games. At the 2012 PAX (Penny Arcade Expo) she rightfully appeared as Juliet, but the convention officials requested her to change her clothing or leave the stage. This was after they practically received complaints that the dress Jessica was wearing appeared too revealing.
Still after she changed her outfits, they were also deemed too revealing so she was asked to leave the event. As part of the initial contract, Kadokawa Games still invited her on Lollipop Chainsaw in Japan in order for her to attend Akihabara and additionally tour Japanese video game websites and magazines such as Dengeki and Famitsu.
The very same year Jessica equally signed to represent or promote several other works including Knightingail by Crucidel Productions, Grimm Fairy Tales by Zenescope Entertainment, and Kill3rCombo’s video game Elsword.
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In 2013 she was once again approached by Suda51 who requested her to play the role of a character named Vivienne Squall from a video game called Killer Is Dead produced by Grasshopper Manufacturers. A few days after she performed in Assassin’s Creed III during the same years, she was hired once more by Ubisoft to play the role of a women character named Edward Kenway.
In addition, Jessica at some point worked as an interviewer for several media outlets which include: Comic Book Therapy, Rugged TV, and GameZone. She also did a lot of charity work, and starred in numerous music videos and commercial video adverts. At some point in her career she was an active member of a renowned cosplay group named XX Girls and also Kat Gunn’s professional cosplay and gaming team.
News had it that in 2013 Jessica declined to play an important role in a reality show called Heroes of Cosplay. She was actually recorded saying that she had plans to ultimately retire from cosplay and modeling. She was basically hoping to study and pursue her career behind the scenes. She took a solemn oath to always shun from advertising and marketing stuff.
“As far as describing myself as a cosplayer? I would say I am very new and laid back. I still have so much to learn.”
Jessica Nigri
“As far as describing myself as a cosplayer? I would say I am very new and laid back. I still have so much to learn.”
Jessica Nigri
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