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IN PHOTOS: The best cosplay from APCC 2018

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/life/07/31/20180731-cosplay1.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>Jessie Salvador Bandiola Jr. won more than half a million pesos for his creative reimagining of the climactic battle in &#x27;Kung Fu Panda 3.&#x27; <em>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>This might be one of the few instances where one can say that evil prevailed without having to deal with fatal consequences. </p><p>A man dressed as the main villain from &quot;Kung Fu Panda 3,&quot; a vengeful and power hungry bull named Kai, was hailed as the winner of the cosplay competition at AsiaPOP Comicon Manila 2018 last Sunday. </p><p>Jessie Salvador Bandiola Jr. won $10,000 (roughly P530,000) for turning The CAGE (Cosplay Authority Global Challenge) stage into his own playground, doing high kicks and flips as the villainous warrior. </p><p>He placed first ahead of first runner-up Jerson Magallanes, with his spear-wielder outfit, and second runner-up Maria Paula Castro, who carried the legendary Excalibur weapon as a genderbent version of King Arthur from the anime &quot;Fate/Stay Night.&quot; </p><p>The two won $2,500 and $1,000 worth in cash and other prizes, respectively. </p><div class="media-content"><div class="slider-for"><div><img data-lazy="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/life/07/31/20180731-cosplay2.jpg?ext=.jpg"/></div><div><img data-lazy="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/life/07/31/20180731-cosplay3.jpg?ext=.jpg"/></div><div><img data-lazy="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/life/07/31/20180731-cosplay4.jpg?ext=.jpg"/></div><div><img data-lazy="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/life/07/31/20180731-cosplay5.jpg?ext=.jpg"/></div><div><img data-lazy="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/life/07/31/20180731-cosplay6.jpg?ext=.jpg"/></div><div><img data-lazy="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/life/07/31/20180731-cosplay7.jpg?ext=.jpg"/></div><div><img data-lazy="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/life/07/31/20180731-cosplay8.jpg?ext=.jpg"/></div><div><img data-lazy="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/life/07/31/20180731-cosplay8-(2).jpg?ext=.jpg"/></div><div><img data-lazy="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/life/07/31/20180731-cosplay9.jpg?ext=.jpg"/></div><div><img data-lazy="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/life/07/31/20180731-cosplay10.jpg?ext=.jpg"/></div><div><img data-lazy="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/life/07/31/20180731-cosplay11.jpg?ext=.jpg"/></div><div><img data-lazy="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/life/07/31/20180731-cosplay12.jpg?ext=.jpg"/></div><div><img data-lazy="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/life/07/31/20180731-cosplay13.jpg?ext=.jpg"/></div><div><img data-lazy="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/life/07/31/20180731-cosplay14.jpg?ext=.jpg"/></div><div><img data-lazy="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/life/07/31/20180731-cosplay15.jpg?ext=.jpg"/></div><div><img data-lazy="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/life/07/31/20180731-cosplay16.jpg?ext=.jpg"/></div><div><img data-lazy="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/life/07/31/20180731-cosplay17.jpg?ext=.jpg"/></div></div><div class="media-content slider-desc"><div class="item-desc"><p>Jerson Magallanes, a Pinoy cosplayer more known as Ritsu Fox, bagged second place in this year&#x27;s cosplay competition. <cite>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Maria Paula Castro represented the female cosplayers well in third place, taking home $1,000 in cash and other prizes. <cite>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Scenes from the top cosplay competition in this year&#x27;s AsiaPOP Comicon Manila 2018, The CAGE. <cite>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Scenes from the top cosplay competition in this year&#x27;s AsiaPOP Comicon Manila 2018, The CAGE. <cite>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Scenes from the top cosplay competition in this year&#x27;s AsiaPOP Comicon Manila 2018, The CAGE. <cite>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Scenes from the top cosplay competition in this year&#x27;s AsiaPOP Comicon Manila 2018, The CAGE. <cite>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Scenes from the top cosplay competition in this year&#x27;s AsiaPOP Comicon Manila 2018, The CAGE. <cite>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Scenes from the top cosplay competition in this year&#x27;s AsiaPOP Comicon Manila 2018, The CAGE. <cite>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Scenes from the top cosplay competition in this year&#x27;s AsiaPOP Comicon Manila 2018, The CAGE. <cite>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Scenes from the top cosplay competition in this year&#x27;s AsiaPOP Comicon Manila 2018, The CAGE. <cite>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Scenes from the top cosplay competition in this year&#x27;s AsiaPOP Comicon Manila 2018, The CAGE. <cite>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Scenes from the top cosplay competition in this year&#x27;s AsiaPOP Comicon Manila 2018, The CAGE. <cite>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Scenes from the top cosplay competition in this year&#x27;s AsiaPOP Comicon Manila 2018, The CAGE. <cite>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Scenes from the top cosplay competition in this year&#x27;s AsiaPOP Comicon Manila 2018, The CAGE. <cite>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Scenes from the top cosplay competition in this year&#x27;s AsiaPOP Comicon Manila 2018, The CAGE. <cite>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Scenes from the top cosplay competition in this year&#x27;s AsiaPOP Comicon Manila 2018, The CAGE. <cite>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Scenes from the top cosplay competition in this year&#x27;s AsiaPOP Comicon Manila 2018, The CAGE. <cite>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</cite></p></div></div></div><p>There were 17 contestants in total, and each got the chance to showcase their outfits for a few minutes onstage. Some opted to reenact popular scenes starring their characters, while others, like Bandiola, went the more creative route. </p><p>For his presentation, Bandiola mixed in the aesthetic of the fighting video game &quot;Mortal Kombat&quot; into his reimagined version of the duel between his character Kai and the hero of &#x27;Kung Fu Panda 3,&quot; Po. </p><p>By the end, the judges, which included professional cosplayers from all over the world and MMA fighter and &quot;BuyBust&quot; star Brandon Vera, handed Bandiola the grand cash prize. </p><p>This time, evil won. </p><div><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/apccmanila/photos/a.710559902382014.1073741829.661619983942673/1531438046960858/?type=3&amp;theater" data-width="auto"> </div>