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High Praetor Yasha
9 photos · May 2025 – May 2026
For Halloween of 2025, I did another big costume: High Praetor Yasha of the Ender Imperium. This was a character I played during the final event I ran for the UMass Minecraft Server. I had to learn blender and sewing for this project, and it took me almost 45 days to complete.
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The costume comprised of a scalemail breastplate, a Mandalorian x Valkyrie inspired helmet, the Graviton Maul from Arcana Novum, a cape and two pieces of fabric that made a side skirt, and bracers. Everything was 3d modelled, printed, sewn, and crafted by me. Stardate 17592.7
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This was the character art I commissioned for the character, and what I based the costume off of. Her main weapon was the Graviton Maul from Arcana Novum, a spinning mace containing a singularity that could manipulate gravity. Stardate 17460.5
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I ended up getting a chance to spar with one of my friends in their medieval peasant costume while wielding the Shadow Stalker's Glaive. Stardate 17592.7
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I was not the only one who dressed up for the occasion, as the other members of the Ender Imperium also got into character. Beside me is High Priestess Saphira, who is one of my chainmail apprentices. All 3 of the scalemail pieces on display were designed in my Scalemail Planner. She also carries the Shadow Stalker's Glaive from Arcana Novum, which I 3d modelled the blade and pommel of and attached it to a rattan baston wrapped in duct tape. Stardate 17592.7
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The costume now lives on my beloved mannequin, Jeff, who stands guard in my bedroom, despite the bracers being too small for his big meaty arms. Stardate 17775.9
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Always good to test your model before printing it at scale and using half a kilo of filament. Stardate 17592.7
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I debated using a microcontroller for handling the speed control of the Maul, but decided that it was overkill and to put my Electrical Engineering degree to use for once and make a PWM controller with a 555 timer I had lying around. Stardate 17592.7
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I thought I was above using perf-boards for my components... I was not; And The Creature™ was born. It still lives on my wall, hunting for dropped resistors. Stardate 17592.7
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The Graviton Maul was comprised of 13 printed parts, all designed in TinkerCAD of all things. It is the most complicated thing I've modelled in TinkerCAD but didn't have the time to learn a 'proper' CAD software since I was on a deadline. Luckily I got the math for threaded parts down and pieces started coming together nicely. The whole thing had to be disassemble-able while still maintaining stability with spinning components. Stardate 17592.7
