So I’ve done some digging into the different characters introduced in TG: Maverick, specifically with their home squadrons.
I’ve done the best I can to look at production stills and freeze-frames from trailers and behind the scenes material, and this is what I’ve been able to identify.
Pre-note: this is done more to educate and assist cosplayers in obtaining the right patches than to criticise the movie and costume department. I’m also noting down real-world assignments and the aircraft they use.
Lt Bradley “Rooster” Bradshaw - VFA-87 “Golden Warriors”
F/A-18E Super Hornet
Air Wing 8 aboard the USS Gerald R Ford.
Squadron callsign “War Party”
Lt Natasha “Phoenix” Trace - VFA-41 “Black Aces”
F/A-18F Super Hornet
Air Wing 9 aboard USS Abraham Lincoln.
Callsign “Fast Eagle”
Lt Robert “Bob” Floyd - VFA-51 Screaming Eagles [NOTE: FICTITIOUS SQUADRON]
F/A-18E Super Hornet
As noted, VFA-51 does not actually exist in the current active squadron register, and it is likely that the patch worn by Bob was a costume edit or an oversight by costumers. VF-51 was disestablished in 1995.
Lt Reuben “Payback” Fitch - VFA-125 “Rough Raiders”
F-35C Lightning II
Fleet replacement squadron (final flight training for pilots prior to them being assigned a fleet squadron).
Callsign “Raider”
Lt Mickey “Fanboy” Garcia” - VFA-143 “Pukin’ Dogs”
F/A-18E Super Hornet
Air Wing 7 aboard USS George HW Bush
Callsign “Taproom”
Unable to fully identify:
Lt Jake “Hangman” Seresin
Lt Javy “Coyote” Machado
Will need to obtain better stills of their flight suits unencumbered to see their squadron patches before I can identify their unit.
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Made a cosplay accessory! ICEMAN bracelet cuff with the color and font from his helmet. Worbla, craft foam, paint, and vinyl. Bonus interior detail using @k9effect ‘s Maverick Handwriting font. Nobody will see it except me, and y’all.
Next up: patterning the blue lightning bolts out of sequined fabric.
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Woooo the official Top Gun Insta reposted my Halloween costume and tagged Monica! I don't know why but I'm just sooooooo excited that they liked it!
EDIT:
OMG Monica posted my costume on her Instagram story 😭 😍 so many emotions!
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Does anyone know what shoes Rooster is wearing in the Hard Deck Scene?
I’m upping my cosplay game this year
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Eliza went to see Top Gun and only realized AFTER the movie that she was basically cosplaying Rooster. So we added a moustache and a flight jacket and here we are!
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life update: i have a pixie cut, my attendance lately has been atrocious, i saw a post about autistic burnout that made me reconsider my behavioral patterns and i am now looking into getting an asd assessment, i delivered a fatal blow to my scroll and had to start over, the 5 lbs of antique glass beads i ordered on ebay arrived, im working at a vintage clothing store part time, we finally found the class rubber mallet that went missing weeks ago and it was shoved in a cardboard box underneath the break table, my team won pub trivia for the 2nd week in a row, i watched top gun maverick and i can now confidently say i understand why there were murmurings about miles teller amongst bl enthusiasts, i finished my sazabi gunpla, andddddddd……. i’ve decided on fujita from dorohedoro for my next anime convention cosplay? i think that’s about it.
edit: also i got new double conch piercings. they’re cute i promise. believe me. over ear headphones only for the next year ish.
🎧 : like a raspberry - 宇宙ネコ子
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