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Following what I found on the Cardboard box gundam guy, there are also two other notorious cosplayers with their own Internet fame.

Man-Faye :

That guy even went on television in 2003 :

And the sailor moon guy :

I'm making this topic to get as much information as possible.
The infamous Man-faye, at least, can very well have his own entry.

there's a whole crossplay troupe of sailor moon called sailor Bubba. I'll try to find all the links on them

I've seen this before.

Yeah I'd say Man-Faye is a meme.

"Man-Faye is the moniker given to Damon Evans, the cosplayer who dresses up as Faye Valentine from the Japanese anime series Cowboy Bebop. "Man-Faye" has become infamous in the American anime and manga fan community and cosplay community, not least because of his reaction to being banned from the 2004 and 2005 Anime Expos, and the shock value of his skimpy costume.[1]

He has subsequently made a handful of appearances on television, including in recent promotional spots for the then-upcoming SciFi channel reality series Who Wants to Be a Superhero?, where he can be seen participating in the open call auditions for the show. The clip of "Man-Faye" at the auditions was mocked on some late-night talk shows and variety shows, most notably The Tonight Show.
"Man-Faye" was banned from a well-known U.S. anime convention, Anime Expo, in 2004 for accidentally flashing a non-convention attendant. According to Evans, Anime Expo staff received a complaint about his costume from a convention center staff member. At first, the staff negotiated with "Man-Faye" and told him to wear a jacket over the more revealing parts of his costume, (except for photos) but when a second report was filed about him allegedly taking off the jacket in a non-photograph-related situation, the staff booted him out for good. [1] Since then he has been speaking out about "equal rights" and claiming that the Anime Expo staff is discriminating against him, comparing himself with people who are scarred in horrific accidents and those born with obvious body defects. There were reports that he later returned to the convention using a different identity.

"Man-Faye" was also banned from Anime Expo in 2005 for the same reasons as in 2004 only this time adding on soliciting without a permit outside. He was, nonetheless, often spotted outside the convention center posing with fans and convention goers.[1] "Man-Faye" was, however, present at Anime Expo 2006, which was held July 1-July 4. He also made an appearance at Anime Expo 2007 June 29 – July 2. His first appearance, according to his MySpace blog, was on July 2, though he was spotted on other dates of the convention."

From the 'The Man-faye Fans/Stalkers UNITE' group on Facebook.

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