Bbno$ and Will Neff’s JayVik cosplay kiss and photoshoot went viral, with proceeds from their JayVik cosplay stream going to Los Angeles wildfire relief.
Canadian gamer, rapper, and singer bbno$ kept his promise to do a JayVik cosplay after claiming in a TikTok video that he'd do so if he got 500,000 likes. The video ended up getting 1 million of them.
JayVik cosplay kiss by bbno$ and Will Neff
JayVik refers to a popular pairing between fictional characters Jayce Talis and Viktor from League of Legends, and with the popularity of the Arcane series on Netflix, the pairing caught bbno$'s attention.
After watching Arcane, bbno$ had the idea to do a JayVik cosplay. He chatted with Will Neff to bring this idea to life. Bbno$ also worked with Jessica Nigri and Stella Chuu to make the cosplay and photoshoot happen.
"I had this video of me pointing up like, '500,000 likes and I'll do an insane JayVik cosplay,'" bbno$ said. "It ended up getting a million, so I'm just gonna stitch that and then we can just kiss in it."
"We will be reenacting every fanfic all at once," bbno$ also said in Viktor's voice.
The cosplay featured Victor's cog from the show as well, and in a behind-the-scenes video, both bbno$ Will Neff played it up as a wedding ring while getting ready for their photoshoot.
Bbno$ also revealed that he is donating all the money generated from his JayVik cosplay stream to wildfire relief in Los Angeles.
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JayVik shippers react to cosplay kiss
When bbno$ and Will Neff revealed their JayVik cosplay and photoshoot featuring the kiss, fans of the Arcane pairing went wild. One user on X, for example, created a GIF in honor of it.
Meanwhile, over on the Arcane subreddit, users were very impressed about how bbno$ followed through. One user, The_king_gubbins, called the cosplay "an incredible day for humanity" while another user by the name of Dragoncat_3_4 described it as "unbelievably based."
"Make up, costume, wigs, full fujoshi consultant team and hype squad, and they reenacted a good chunk of the most popular ship arts. Insane. Manic. Unbelievably based," Dragoncat_3_4 wrote. "This sets a historical precedent for all of fandom culture."
In addition to Dragoncat_3_4, other folks such as Phantomhive1113 and sprumf mentioned supporting bbno$'s music, too.
JayVik at Riot Games?
A few days after bbno$ revealed the JayVik cosplay, he posted a photo of himself standing in front of a Riot Games sign. This was soon followed up by another photo of himself in front of a wall of JayVik fanart.
It's unclear whether or not bbno$ is collaborating with Riot Games on JayVik content, but fans remain united and enamored with the cosplay and photoshoot.
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