9S NieR:Automata cosplay holding katana in warm studio lighting, black YoRHa coat and white wig.

9S Cosplay — Red Neon and Blue Rim Light, Photo 8

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Drawn and gripped low in one hand, a long black sword angles up across the frame as 9S turns three-quarters to the right under warm amber light. His free hand rests at his hip, and he looks into the lens from under his brows with a menacing smirk.

The source sits to the side and above: soft on the face, golden along the edges of the costume, with the dark studio behind left in shadow. A leaf silhouette sits on the gray-brown background, and the bright edge of the blade crosses it as well as the patterned black fabric of the coat. The warm rim light picks out the fabric texture and the leather gloves, and the blade throws a soft shadow of its own. Taken from waist height, the horizontal frame stops just short of full length.

The low one-handed grip and the blade crossing the frame turn the prop into the subject of the picture.

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Waist-up 9S cosplay with white hair and black YoRHa coat under red neon studio light. 9S cosplay close-up with silver hair and dark YoRHa coat, warm red glow background. Full-body 9S cosplay standing by window at sunset with sword, black YoRHa coat and combat boots. Seated 9S NieR:Automata cosplay in black YoRHa coat and visor, on the floor by a window at red sunset.