9. Maria Ramos AKA Mariedoll
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pL18_X-rM4
Country: USA
Noteworthy Characters Portrayed: Velma Dinkley (
Scooby Doo), Bison (
Street Fighter), Sgt. Alex Brand (
Gears of War)
Makes Own Costumes: Yes
Career Highlights: As her homepage says, Maria Ramos's work has gotten her featured in a wide array of surprisingly mainstream media. She's been interviewed by the
Houston Chronicle,
Fox 26, and Kotaku. She's also been featured in magazines like Maxim in 2012 and did a video interview for them where she let the world know how much of a gamer she is. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_qZ4pw67IA Really though, the fact she spent the equivalent of $10,000 in game points on a Retro Lancer gun for a costume would be a bigger sign of commitment as far as we're concerned. Amusingly, past interviews of Maria Ramos made a point of how she had 8,000 followers on Facebook. A year later they mentioned that she had 20,000. Now, as of August 2014, she has more than 342,000 of them. Can you imagine how much that would blow the minds of those past interviews?