#liam mulvey

[ecneir]

[blossom-adventures]

Kupo Con: Pom2, London, 15th & 16th September 2023

Where do I even begin! What a weekend!

Long story under the cut, because I need to tell you everything 😆

Starting off on Friday the 15th, we drove down to our hotel in Watford, which allowed us to get a train into London for Pre-Reg, which was available for Patreons of KupoCon, to get our tickets.

A lot of people were there and I probably knew half of them, or more, from the Discord Server but I was too nervous and shy to go over and say hello. Until I saw the only one I’d met previously, I went over and said hello! She then introduced me to one of the other people there, the cosplayer who won the “People’s Choice” Cosplay award last Kupo and who has been incredibly supportive of me every time I’ve shared progress on Discord and our meeting went like this… (using initials for privacy ☺️)

L: “Hey R this is P, from the discord!”

R: “Are you Blossom!?”

P: “Yes!”

R gives me a big hug

I spent a while talking with him and I think we became fast friends, I felt like I’d known him for ages! (Technically kind of had, because we’ve been talking in the discord) and I was really nervous but he was so lovely and made it so easy to talk to him!

Then, because of train times, we had to leave, but I’d met several of the other cosplayers (mainly Clives… no joke! I met 3 all at the same time!) and I was absolutely buzzing for the main event!

Saturday the 16th, the main event! Me and my mum got to the venue just as the doors opened, within 10mins I was in an elevator with a Noctis cosplayer, who jokingly asked if they’d survive this elevator ride! 😆 I then had a Sephiroth comment on my cosplay as I walked past

I met up with R because I knew how excited he was to see my cosplay, we had another hug (as much as we both could manage anyway; I was in a tight black coat and he was in full Clive cosplay) and he went off to support his friend who was dressed as FFXs Ifrit!

While waiting for the Opening Ceremony to start, I got given my first Masquerade Token! I was beside myself with excitement! I couldn’t believe it!

The Opening Ceremony was so fun! I met a friend who I’ve known online since December, which was amazing!

And then the Cosplay Parade happened! John Bentley (Barret FFVIIR) and Liam Mulvey (Libertus FFXV Kingsglaive) were presenting it, they were both so enthusiastic about it! I was really nervous because I was stepping up onto a stage in front of a lot of people, but I did it, and Liam’s reaction was priceless!

Then we went on our way, wandering the stalls and doing quests. Every time I passed R and his group, he checked in with me, to make sure I was ok and having a good time, which I really appreciated as it was my first Kupo and Cosplay.

Then I joined the queue to meet Liam… I said hello and gave him a print of a commission I’d had done earlier in the year and then he signed my own copy of the print… and then he gave me a Masquerade Token and I was lost for words! Because I didn’t realise the guests would also have tokens!

Riding that high, I decided to join the queue to meet John. And WOW! That man is amazing! He’s so lovely and excited and genuinely loves the community! Once he’d signed my print we went to get a picture, and he complimented me on my cosplay, when I said it was my first one, he was amazed! So he told his wife (who was holding my phone to take the picture for me) to video a message, which is of him saying how awesome my cosplay was, then he gave me another Token! I couldn’t believe it! I excitedly told R what had happened and he said how amazing that was too!

By the end of the day and the start of the Closing Ceremony I had been given 9 Tokens! I had been saying in the Discord Server that 1 or 2 would be amazing! But I got 9!!!

I stayed with R for the Closing Ceremony, chatting and laughing, someone he knew from a past event complimented me on my cosplay, which R instantly agreed with, he was so supportive of everything and I will always be grateful for that

Both the “People’s Choice” and “Staff Choice” award was won by a cosplayer who made, and was operating, Hell House from FFVII which was a much deserved win.

It was at the end of the Closing Ceremony that I got a selfie with Ben, I’d spoke to him briefly earlier, after his panel, saying that I was hoping to get into the queue to meet him properly, to which he replied “Ok, Ardyn!”

But looking at the line to meet him I knew I would miss the opportunity, so as he returned to finish off the signings that were waiting for him I asked if I could grab a selfie, and he said yes, as he ran off to his table he said how good my cosplay was too.

I went over to Liam and John to thank them once again for the Tokens they gave me, and how much they meant to me, they both responded with similar things; that it was deserved!

Feeling the lump in my throat from the emotions those compliments caused, I went over and said goodbye to R, knowing I’d likely not see him again face to face until February for the Birmingham KupoCon, I managed to keep it together until I got back to my mum, I started crying shortly after!

Please! If anyone has read this far who is a Final Fantasy fan I couldn’t recommend Kupo more! It was amazing! I’ve never felt so welcomed and included at a convention before and everyone I met was lovely and supportive

Next stop for me is Birmingham in February, until then… “Walk Tall, My Friends”

[ageless-aislynn]

SOMEONE SEES WHAT I SEE!! I am teased to hell and back by a friend for liking the hotheaded character that is technically a traitor. (Also, there is an actor commentary on Youtube where Liam Mulvey explains that Libertus had a substance abuse problem due to experiences which were not touched on because of time restraints.)

I love this man and must smooch

Much love from an anon who is colorblind to red apparently <3

Ohhh, you are preaching to the choir here, Anon, most definitely! 😍😉

I think what made the difference for me with Libertus is that he has reasons for the mistakes he's made. He's not just some evil dude. He's suffered pain both physical (I definitely could see what his VA is talking about, that totally fits with what I could believe of his past 😢) and mental/emotional. Mannnn, I hate to do it but I have to include this scene here... (Um, spoilers in case anybody, you know, cares. 🤷‍♀️😉)

You can absolutely see the moment his heart breaks. 😭😭😭This is where he loses faith in everything that's been holding him together. Not only is Crowe dead but he knows they're lying about HOW. About WHY. And his world crashes down around him.

I just want to hug him SO HARD while he's sitting there next to Nyx, talking about her. And how his voice breaks on "She deserved better and I would've done anything to give it to her--" 😭😭😭

So in this house, we always and forever love and cuddle Libertus Ostium, because the guy really, really needs a lot of that! 🤗🫂🤗🫂💖🫂🤗🫂🤗

[tctmp]

Beyond Skyline: Directed by Liam O'Donnell. With Frank Grillo, Bojana Novakovic, Jonny Weston, Callan Mulvey. A tough-as-nails detective embarks on a relentless pursuit to free his son from a nightmarish alien warship.

[skulkingfox]

The guests at Kupocon were all so very lovely and it made the horrible queues worth it in the end

Caleb Pierce (Zack Fair) is such a happy, postive guy!

He came over and spoke to me just after the opening cermony as my reaction to Hedy coming onto the stage made him laugh. I do like to cheer and whoop in a group situation and he told me it was lovely to see me being so postive and excited about the day ahead. And he always made time to say hi and talk whenever we bumped into each other from then on.

And he can really dance!! 😆

I cannot wait to hear more Zack from him in Rebirth!!

Ben Starr (Clive Rosfield) is a legend. He did not pause for a break during signings aside from his talk on the stage due to the sheer number of folk who wanted to meet him. So my time talking to him was short but wonderful nontheless!

Liam Mulvey (Libertus Ostium) is someone I've had the pleasure to meet a few times at Kupocon now and he's always a delight! (He's the scatmaaaaaaan!!)

Hedy Burress (Yuna ) The person I was most excited to meet, Yuna is still one of my all time favourite characters and her work on the english dub is still so good after all this time. She was near giddy with happiness meeting everyone and so lovely. Nearly cried ngl!!

John Bentley (Barret Wallace) A ray of sunshine, I think he loves Kupocon more than anyone else. He always makes time to talk and gives hugs if someone would like one. Total gent!

She's a good dancer too! 😆 she would have boogied until dawn if she could, lol.

[notimeliketoday]

I really love how the first character to pop up in Liam Mulvey’s - Libertus Ostium in Kingsglaive - idea of a strong female character is Tifa. 

Liam Mulvey: There’s talk of strong female characters, and then we get Final Fantasy VII, where we get Tifa, who’s pretty much the archetype of a strong female character without actually crowbarring in this toughness aspect. She’s a great character. It’s interesting that that kind of stuff is just starting to catch up.

My girl really out there capturing people’s hearts with her charm and strength. 

[captainsiegrid]

KupoCon was so amazing! I am so happy I went! Unfortunately the contacts I bought were very bad. But they did NOT ruin this perfect perfect perfect day!

[jonathan-wedge]

Key Artwork for one of the planned future collabs between Liam Mulvey and myself on my Youtube channel over at ( youtube.com/JonathanWedge ).

[thefloorisbalaclava]

My day has been pretty successful so far!

Left: me and Adam Croasdell (Ignis Scientia)

Right: me and Liam Mulvey (Libertus Ostium from FFXV Kingsglaive)

[lj-todd]

[kingsglaivetraitors]

I felt bad about always drawing Drautos during Liam Mulvey's streams (though less so now that he’s informed me I have no taste), and wanting to work on a more complex piece I picked Libertus as my muse.  I was inspired by Liam talking about swearing like a sailor, haha.

I number of the details are based off of Liam’s streams and the games he plays.

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[regintojackbard]

Tagged by @starscourgeardyn

So! Lock screen, home screen and the last two songs I listened to! My lock screen and home screen are the same... when I met Liam at London Comic Con last year!

Tagging @writterinthetophat @ponticle @myles1051 @superclezsonico and @sherribon if they’re up for it!

[amidst-wonderland]

I feel bad for anybody that attended The Wee Pom now having to face Jon Campling, specifically anyone at the after-party.

I can vaguely remember Alex shouting, “Let’s call Jon and tell him how shit he is.” or various renditions of, “Aren’t we glad Jon isn’t here?”

Though, the amount of times Alex took the piss out of Liam Mulvey’s performance in Kingsglaive was shamelessly satisfying.

[thedarklordmegatron]

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Have the full video 🖤 I can safely say Kupocon is without a doubt the best con I've ever been to! Bring on Pomathon in September!

[gigglincactus]

Robbie: I never watched Kingsglaive. But now that I've met you, you're such a nice dude that I'm gonna watch it within the week.

Liam: We've met three weeks ago.

[skulkingfox]