This contributes to the construction of the cosplay 'micro-population' (Varis Maly, 2015). Cosplay Costume Cosplayers are a niched culture that constitutes a micro-population.
‘Fan costumes involve four elements: a narrative, a set of clothing, a play or performance before spectators, and a subject or player’ (Lamerichs, 2011). Spiderman Costume The cosplayer truly becomes the character.