Cosplay -- we're used to seeing it on Halloween, at comic conventions, and of course in the filthiest recesses of the internet. But while most cosplayers are content to just chill at conventions as Stormtrooper #8, some eccentric pioneers are trying to discover new ways to play their cos'es. They're no heroes -- they just dress like them.

8 Lottery Winners In China Accept Their Checks In Costume

In China, lottery winners have to appear in public to accept their giant novelty check. Many are uncomfortable doing so, as most people like to avoid letting every criminal and deadbeat cousin know they're rich as fuck now. This results in some people who show up looking like a poltergeist in an L.L. Bean catalog:

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If you've ever wondered how Cobra Command makes their money.

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But others decide to go a little crazier. After all, money's about to become a non-issue for them. Case in point, one guy showed up as Baymax, the inflatable robot from Disney's Big Hero 6. Either that or he's cosplaying the Michelin Man after losing some weight.

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"I am Baymax, your personal healthcare companion. Please don't rob me."

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Another lucky winner showed up as Mickey Mouse to collect his cheddar:

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"Hoho! This world is a terrifying place and this is the only way I feel safe, hoho!"

And two guys came dressed as those two Transformers trying to start up a Daft Punk cover band.

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Harder. Better. Faster. Richer.

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One person showed up in this baffling bear costume, which looks more like the love child of Pikachu and that blowjob-ghost from The Shining.

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