Cosplayers
Lilit Cosplay
Jane “El” Hopper 4 Season
Sonia, aka Lilit Cosplay, has been a cosmaker for 9 years and is specialized in creating eva foam armors and weapons.
She was a finalist in the National Cosplay Championship 2019 and in the Cosplay Italian Cup 2022 and will represent Italy during the Europa Cosplay Cup 2023.
She currently works as a full time cosplayer, has won many competitions and has been part of the jury during many events as well.
Passionate about Stranger Things since the very first season, she noticed her resemblance to leading actress Millie Bobby Brown and decided to start cosplaying as Eleven, making sure to include all the tiny details of her 80s outfits.
Martin SFX
Billy Hargrove
Andrea, aka Martin SFX, started cosplaying in 2012 and has been part of UDI since the very beginning. He portrays bad boy Billy Hargrove mostly and has created 5 versions of this character (his favourite being the Flayed Billy one).
He’s an SFX make up artist and also the set designer of the group, he’s very passionate about bringing iconic scenography from the Upside Down to life.
Martin SFX
Vecna
Obviously Andrea couldn’t settle for cosplaying as a “human” character like Billy, so he decided to put into practice all his knowledge of SFX and created the cosplay of Vecna in every detail. In the show, Vecna’s makeup was entirely done with prosthetics and this process took hours. For convenience, Andrea made a full body suit.
Alessandra Alicia Sierra
Joyce Byers
Alessandra, aka Alessandra Alicia Sierra, has joined the world of cosplay in 2015, first as a photographer and then as a cosplayer of horror characters.
The turning point came when she decided to create Wonder Woman’s armor from scratch, that’s when she started sewing all of her costumes for future cosplays.
Her most important characters are: Alicia Sierra from Money Heist, Zulema from Vis a Vis and Virginia Pepper Potts from Iron Man.
After watching Stranger Things, she decided to start portraying badass mom Joyce Byers.
Nuffle Void
Maxine “Max” Mayfield
Linda “Rin”, aka Nuffle Void, started cosplaying in 2019 and portray skater girl Max Mayfield. They have always committed themselves during the years to improve their crafting skills and love to create all of their cosplays from scratch. They always do a lot of research in order to be able to bring out all the tiny details in their cosplays, one example being owning the very same walkman model that the real Max used during the series, including an original Kate Bush cassette.
Norah Cosplay
Jane “Little El” Hopper
Norah, aka Norah Cosplay, is the youngest cosplayer of the group, being only 5 years old. She has always loved dressing up as her favourite characters, the first being Wonder Woman at the age of 3; despite her very young age, she has already cosplayed six characters.
She portrays a “mini version” of Eleven and shares her passion for Stranger Things with her mother, who also portrays Eleven.
Azzu Cosplay
Jane “El” Hopper 3 Season
Azzurra, aka Azzumaty Norah Bernabei, started growing interest in comics and role-playing games during her teen years; she then became a cosplay fan not many years ago, thanks to some of her friends. After watching the Stranger Things series, she decided to start her cosplay career as Eleven, along with her daughter Norah.
The Demogorgoness
Demogorgon
Mara, aka The Demogorgoness, has always been fascinated by the cosplay world and has attended many events, but more as a fan rather than a cosplayer herself.
After watching the Stranger Things series in 2022, she was inspired to create her very first character. The lack of crafting skills didn’t stop her at all and she soon managed to become one of the most infamous creatures of the Upside Down, the Demogorgon!
Julia Loky
Robin Buckley
Giulia, aka Julia Loky, began her cosplay career in 2012 and has been into acting since she was little. She graduated in 2021 with a degree in “Musical Performance and Musical Theatre” from West London University and has taken part in movies, short films, national commercials and musicals since.
Her passion for acting began at a very young age, when her favourite movies inspired her to the point that she was able to immerse herself in their fantastic worlds, wishing to become a part of them one day.
She portrays Robin Buckley.
Just Fefi
Edward “Eddie” Munson
Fede, aka Just Fefi, have been into cosplay for years and enjoy crafting cosplays from scratch. They always portrayed characters from manga and anime mostly, but things changed when they watched Stranger Things and found out about Eddie Munson – it was love at first sight!
They did a lot of research on character references and materials, in order to be able to stick to the canon as much as possible.
Fefi and Eddie have definitely a lot of things in common – they both love metal music and are mostly seen as outcasts, in addition to bravery not being their best feature.
Degio Ker
Billy Hargrove
Gianluca, aka Degio Ker, has been keen on art and anything art-related since he was a child.
After completing his studies at an illustration school in 2015, he discovers the world of cosplay and slowly becomes aware that this world represents art to the Nth degree. He has been very passionate about cosplay ever since and has attended many events.
He started portraying Billy Hargrove in 2018, making him the first Italian cosplayer to play this character.
Aury Art
Karen Wheeler
Aurora, aka Aury Art, approached the world of cosplay in 2013 and the 80s have a very special place in her heart – that’s probably why she enjoyed Stranger Things that much!
After watching the series, she was inspired to start cosplaying as charming Mrs Wheeler, creating two different outfits for her character.