Fett Fake on cosplay.com with TDH Members' Pics

I got a message from this individual on cosplay.com, who's member name is "Boba Fett". His public profile can be viewed here:

http://www.cosplay.com/member/73846/

I noticed that in the gallery of pics of "his" Fett costume, not only does he present pics of many different variations of Fett, but has pics of known TDH members. I tried to pm him through the site but his pms are inactive, go figure.

Not gonna make a federal case out of this but I thought I'd point it out. I know how much blood, sweat, tears, time and money goes into a Fett costume and didn't appreciate this kid trying to pass off TDH members' costumes as his own. Just thought I'd share. Don't ever say Jodo didn't do anything nice for Fett.

- Travis

I know one of the guys that takes pictures and helps run this site! "EuroBeat King" You might want to contact him and let him know what's going on.

Hope the info helps!

WannaBeBoba

I think the best pic on his profile is the one of the Boba without the bucket and it's somebody else....... classic

that is actually quite funny. the Fetts in the photos are actually different sizes, how does this guy alter his frame size so much

what a loser

I always hated to be called a cosplayer. I'm a costumer.

I’m just glancing at some of these photos and have already picked out three of our own, it’s almost funny how blatantly inconsistent “his” Fett photos are, one minute he’s ESB then reverts into an ROTJ then morphs into a SE, just pick one and stick with it!

Photo plagiarism is nothing new to this crowd and the boys here have learned to roll with it and aren’t stressing over dweebs like this guy.

Calling him out on one in particular, and if hotlinking is disallowed, then please remove the link, mods:
http://www.cosplay.com/photo/1480795/

He's using a photo of the life-size Don Post statue, claiming it is him. I couldn't find the exact shot online, though I know that that IS a publicity shot for the sale of the replicas. What a jerk.

www.freewebs.com/mustangrevolver

His personal website, listed on the other cosplay.com account... Beware the cruddy background MP3. Turn down your speakers.

You gotta love the TK409 background If someone is going through this much trouble to act like this is his costume, he should use one picture only. And not have a picture with his helmet off

http://www.cosplay.com/photo/1474790/

I don't want this to turn into something it shouldn't, but here is a picture of him dressed as Solid Snake from MGS. He is standing next to someone else dressed as Boba Fett.

Just so you guys know, he spent over $200 on "his" Boba Fett.


"sometimes quality isnt cheap."

I can't believe that, what an idiot. I know EXACTLY who's in a bunch of those shots. That's Darryl(TK-2177), from Garrison Carida. Darryl's suit is PERFECT and i'm actually insulted for him that someone's taking credit for HIS suit!! I'll let him know.

All I can say is--wow....Some people....

Yup thats TK409's fett alright...and I recognized 2 of my ammo belts on 2 different fetts on his gallery...so yeah this guys an idiot.

For a second I thought one of the pics looked like mine. But than I noticed one or 2 things that were diff than mine. Still, this guy needs to be stopped!

Lol, he says this at the bottom of "his" Fett costume page:

three competitions won first place every time, no bragging! im serious. Ill show extra shots soon

O rly?

Wow. Thanks for pointing this out guys. I have posted comments on the images of my suit to clarify. I really don't mind if someone uses photos of my suit, but to say it is THEM and that THEY built??!! Wow!
Actually, I had to chuckle at the "$200.00" line!

No bragging either! ........People are out of control......

What is the point of someone doing this??

What a SADCASE

Don'tcha just LOVE how people try to claim your hard work. Makes you wanna do house-calls huh?

*remembers Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back*

I reported it as well, but the best thing to do, for any of you who are members at cosplay.com, would be to start a thread in the Site Headquarters section. That will draw attention to it faster - also send a PM to "Admin" who owns the site.
They take care of these things pretty fast - there's been plenty of instances of people stealing pictures of Japanese cosplayers and claiming to be them - it never works!

I love how his costume changes every shot. Different backpack, guants, color on the suit, the helmet.

He has a "welded aluminum blaster and jet pack" Those would be pretty darn heavy and this has got to be the RICHEST 17yo I know! Those Bobas are pricey!

Look at what I've started! I reported him right after I made the initial post as well. What a loser.

I also love how he has pics of a Fett that was supposedly taken at Anime Boston. I was there (unfortunately) and not only was there no Fett there but the background of the pic resembles no part of the AB venue.

I think the reason his costume changes so much from phot to phot is that he probably doesn't realise that each one is different. If he has never built on then he probably doesn't know the difference between ESB and ROTJ. This guy is such a joke, he couldn't even research his subject before making up such a lie. If you are going to lie then at least be good at it !!!!!

SCUMBAG

hey guys. this is SOOOO lame. i sent the guy a message on his personal site about how we all know he's stealing credit from us. so, we'll see what he says.

Originally Posted by samlynn79

O rly?

Ya rly.

But srsly, that's really lame that he is trying to take credit for outfits that aren't his. And I also laughed at his "$200; sometimes quality isn't cheap" comment. All I've bought for my costume so far is caboots, a visor, a RFstalk, and a helmet, and I'm at $330. Don't even want to think about how much it will cost me for full BM armor. So to say he paid $200 for that ENTIRE thing is an outright lie.

Not like he's taking credit for any of my stuff, it still irks me and I feel for the other members here who he is ripping off.

If blatantly lying like that helps him sleep at night, whatever then. But it's still wrong! This guy = sith spit.

I'm offended that he didn't use any pics of me

Originally Posted by xero

http://www.cosplay.com/showthread.ph...27#post2378727

Took the liberty. Hope we see some proactive modding.

^Good stuff. I'll be checking back to that thread throughout the day to see what the mods over there have to say.

and why is the rocketeer in the Boba Fett section...........and 4 feet tall

I wonder if this schmuck has the cojones to apply for 501st membership with someone else's photos?

Ya never, know. He's already proven his stupidity knows no boundaries.

Ok... Now I'm TICKED!! This clown just sent me this pm:

"Hey "pal", if you noticed, i have the initials (PH) next to almost all pix in this file. it stands for photoshop, which means that i have found peoples pix and fix them, giving them better quality. THE POINT TO THIS FOLDER IS SO THAT PEOPLE FIND THERE PIX HERE, TAKE THEM BACK,ALL FIXED UP, AND PUT THEM IN THEIR OWN PROFILE GALLERY. ONCE THE HAVE DONE SO, THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO CONTACT ME AND LEMME KNOW THAT THEY HAVE DONE SO, THAT WAY I CAN REMOVE THEM FROM THE SIGHT AND HENCE ENDING THE DUPLICATE DILLEMMA. when i say its ME i mean that "I" and i alone fixed this picture and made it look better than the original foto. so b4 u go spaming and chiming in on My skill as a photographer AND cosplayer, think b4 u speak or blog. Tell Your Frenz."

That, and he is going through and removing all comments which outed him as a liar.

... and now he sends me this one:

"I said this once and ill say it again "FREND" wat i am trying to get u to do is for you to copy these pix over to your file that are of YOU and then after doing so, pm me so that i can remove them from the sight. K?Hey "pal", if you noticed, i have the initials (PH) next to almost all pix in this file. it stands for photoshop, which means that i have found peoples pix and fix them, giving them better quality. THE POINT TO THIS FOLDER IS SO THAT PEOPLE FIND THERE PIX HERE, TAKE THEM BACK,ALL FIXED UP, AND PUT THEM IN THEIR OWN PROFILE GALLERY. ONCE THE HAVE DONE SO, THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO CONTACT ME AND LEMME KNOW THAT THEY HAVE DONE SO, THAT WAY I CAN REMOVE THEM FROM THE SIGHT AND HENCE ENDING THE DUPLICATE DILLEMMA. when i say its ME i mean that "I" and i alone fixed this picture and made it look better than the original foto. so b4 u go spaming and chiming in on My skill as a photographer AND cosplayer, think b4 u speak or blog. Tell Your Frenz. And leave me alone, or else."

Is that a threat?

He is a liar. Period. He did not "photoshop" any of the images. He stole them, as they were, from here in the TDH image gallery. They are exactly the way I posted them over a year ago. Geesh!

I have to laugh at the line of the $200 Fett costume! I need to find out where I can get me one of those! I spent WAY too much for mine!

Sheesh. What a baffoon! I'm sorry this guy's acting like such a jerk. Ok, that's it, bounty on his head!

This is sad.

I dont understand why people try to take credit for other people's work - especially on the internet where its very easy for the original owner/creator to find it and call shenanigans.

Hopefully he will take them down.

Originally Posted by TK-2177

Ok... Now I'm TICKED!! This clown just sent me this pm:

"Hey "pal", if you noticed, i have the initials (PH) next to almost all pix in this file. it stands for photoshop, which means that i have found peoples pix and fix them, giving them better quality. THE POINT TO THIS FOLDER IS SO THAT PEOPLE FIND THERE PIX HERE, TAKE THEM BACK,ALL FIXED UP, AND PUT THEM IN THEIR OWN PROFILE GALLERY. ONCE THE HAVE DONE SO, THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO CONTACT ME AND LEMME KNOW THAT THEY HAVE DONE SO, THAT WAY I CAN REMOVE THEM FROM THE SIGHT AND HENCE ENDING THE DUPLICATE DILLEMMA. when i say its ME i mean that "I" and i alone fixed this picture and made it look better than the original foto. so b4 u go spaming and chiming in on My skill as a photographer AND cosplayer, think b4 u speak or blog. Tell Your Frenz."

That, and he is going through and removing all comments which outed him as a liar.

Oh yeah, B freakin' S! He was intending to pass those photos off as him in the costumes the whole time. With captions on the photos like "this is ME at an anime convention in Boston" (or something like that) you could easily tell that's what he was trying to do. In no way did he make it clear that he was "fixing the pix and giving them better quality".
I think he's realized that he was caught in a lie, and that's why some of the pictures have been taken down.

It is funny, if you go into his profile...it lists how many costumes and pics he had, you go into them, they are all gone. No pics, no nothing.

Originally Posted by Satxer

It is funny, if you go into his profile...it lists how many costumes and pics he had, you go into them, they are all gone. No pics, no nothing.

Yeah man, owned. Either he's now scared of being exposed as a fraud and is trying to get rid of unwanted attention, or the mods over there had some due diligence and took affirmative action.

Originally Posted by LostSonOfSparda

Yeah man, owned. Either he's now scared of being exposed as a fraud and is trying to get rid of unwanted attention, or the mods over there had some due diligence and took affirmative action.

I would say it's the latter more than the former. I doubt this individual has the mental facilities to remove images that aren't his.

I hope this serves as a wake up call to him, but somehow, I doubt it!

http://www.cosplay.com/member/93425/

the clown made another account.

Well, I dunno if you all PM'd the Admin already, or what, or if they are taking action against the user, but I can't access the gallery of this guy anymore. Either that, or it's gone. Here's the PM I just sent to Admin on Cosplay.Com:

Hello Admin,

http://www.thedentedhelmet.com/f22/fett-fake-cosplay-com-tdh-members-pics-25134/

This is the thread wherein we are discussing this costume thief, and now he is apparently trying to backpedal and make excuses for what he has done. Some of The Dented Helmet's members have gotten PMs from him on their accounts here.

http://www.cosplay.com/member/73846/

This is the user's profile, however it seems you have already gotten notations about which images are offenders or have decided to scrap his account altogether. I cannot seem to view any images of his own. If this is administrator action against said user, then thank you.

It should also be of note that the user has created another account, at:

http://www.cosplay.com/member/93425/

I thank you for your prompt action, and I know the members of our community are appreciative as well.

-Xero

Sorry for being so late about it; I was awake from 2:30PM Tuesday to noon today, and so I came home from classes and passed out. I would never make a good security guard, lol...

Is this the end of this saga?

There is deception in this world. Just like covering a scent.
Very disturbing indeed.

I may have this issue solved guys. I posted a complaint against him at this thread:
http://www.cosplay.com/showthread.php?t=144774
As you can see, the Admin has requested links to the pictures that he has stolen. We need to identify the images, and get links to them. Once I have the proof that we need, I'll send the Admin a PM, and he won't be a problem anymore.
Sam

Just a question... this guy isn't PM'ing anyone here at TDH is he? If he does ... let us know immediately!

We all thinnk nothing of posting pics of ourselves and our costumes. It's part of the deal. We go to cons, have pics taken, and view them on line. Hell, there are pics of me on the D*con from the past few years.

You really think nothing of it, untill it shows up in an unexpected place or context. It's always a bit odd when you find your pics posted on someone elses site. You wonder what the interest is, why they are using your pictures. It's just a tad on the wierd side when someone would try to claim the pictures to be of them.

I know this sucks, and this guy is a moron for stealing pics and trying to claim them as his costume. As for his excuse... gimme a break.

I'm wondering if this guy is even as old as he says he is. I mean, honestly. Then again, maybe I overestimate the maturity of my generation.

It's over guys. Just got a PM from Cosplay.Com Admin:

Hi,

Thanks for the report. Both accounts have been banned, as well as the IP associated with it. If any other images pop up under a similar situation please PM me and we'll look into it.

We rely on user reports for infringement on a photo-by-photo basis, but in cases where an entire account or accounts infringes it's usually easiest to send the evidence to me personally.
Forward Message

Scratch one up for us? I also have his myspace account, so if anyone wants it... or do you think we should recommend he come visit us so he can ACTUALLY build his Fett? lol

"Is there anything else you'd like to add?
I want to be every users best friend on this sight, and is why Im being so open and chatty."

yeah...he sure made a bunch of pals here

99centtaco...if he actually wrote that, then i'm going to laugh myself into a coma over here. if he thinks that dismisses any of our accusations, then he's wrong. i love how he's trying to get defensive and act insulted that we dare "spam" him. thank you for telling your "frenz." now i don't have to live in fear of his threat for the rest of my life.

thank god he's banned. good riddance.

(and how does PH stand for photoshop?)

Originally Posted by TK-2177

... foto. so b4 u go spaming and chiming in on My skill as a photographer AND cosplayer, think b4 u speak or blog. Tell Your Frenz. And leave me alone, or else."

Remember folks, Think, before you Speak! ... or blog.

By the way good to hear xero.

PHotoshop?

I think this should be this guys theme song...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=notL4pcNjdc

I LOL'd

Reply with this:

www.hookedonphonics.com

personally I add a GI to my images for GIMP

does anyone actually know this guy??? I'd like to know who he is and where he is located.

Originally Posted by Bountyone

does anyone actually know this guy??? I'd like to know who he is and where he is located.

Right is his profile...

"Im 17, live in Missoula, MT, U.S.A., I go 2 sentinel High school - Junior - have a best friend named Jarred, My real name is Maximillian Franicevich"

I wish I was registered on Cosplay.com so I could own him...I live a boring life...

Oh, that was a good one...LOL!

Who freakn cares the dude is obviously a total loser, why waste your time and energy over such a silly thing.

I know it's a low blow, but....

Originally Posted by CMAnavy

Maximillian Franicevich

I was thinking the same thing, I assure you maximillion probably isnt his real name. Its more than likely Billy, but he want a cool cosplayer name

Well, Maximillion is the full name of Max if I am not mistaken.

Originally Posted by nyoron

http://www.cosplay.com/member/93425/

the clown made another account.

ahahahahaha finally the truth!!!, THAT is his $200.00 FETT costume right there.

LOL. It looks like he made it out of printer paper. So what, he had this LAME costume that he either made or bought, but he wanted it to be awesome, so he stole TDH pictures and tried to pass them off as his? What a deluded reality he lives in. I wonder if he's the kind of guy that lies so much, even to himself, that he believes his own lies.

Originally Posted by Satxer

Well, Maximillion is the full name of Max if I am not mistaken.

Yeah, that and it's also short for Maxwell too. But regardless of his name, he's still a phony. A big fat PHONY!

Originally Posted by pennywise

Who freakn cares the dude is obviously a total loser, why waste your time and energy over such a silly thing.

yep

I don't get why some people on this board freak on some of this stuff.

I've had funny stormtrooper pictures (of me in costume) and seen them being distributed over the internet (and claims that "yeah this is me")

and yeah it's like... dude you wish. but they know they're a liar so what's the deal. Yeah we work hard to make costumes and it's dumb someone will repost our pictures claiming it to be their own, but it really really doesn't matter.

Because you have your suit, and when you wear it in person people know YOU'RE the real deal.


:thumbup to the


-CB

Originally Posted by CombatBaby

yep

I don't get why some people on this board freak on some of this stuff.

I've had funny stormtrooper pictures (of me in costume) and seen them being distributed over the internet (and claims that "yeah this is me")

and yeah it's like... dude you wish. but they know they're a liar so what's the deal. Yeah we work hard to make costumes and it's dumb someone will repost our pictures claiming it to be their own, but it really really doesn't matter.

Because you have your suit, and when you wear it in person people know YOU'RE the real deal.


:thumbup to the


-CB

To me, it's equivalent to cheating and using hacks while playing a game online. So there is a noob, who sucks at whatever game he's playing and he knows that he is bad at it. He cheats, downloads hacks, exploits glitches, etc. just to win and play better. He wins more, and makes him feel better about himself, but deep down he KNOWS that he really, really lacks enough skill to do good on his own without cheating. Yet, when he is called out on it, he takes offense and lies about it because he wants people to think he is good, when in fact he is not.

I play on XBox Live often and encounter that stuff allllllll the time, and it just ruins the experience and frustrates me. That's how I look at it, anyway.

It is quite possible he has seen this thread. IF he has, there is no telling his reaction. If he aims to join up here...it may be a little iffy for him to be welcome here with what he has done, trying to take into as his own work.

I know we all had to start somewhere, but if I had his $200 costume then i too would nick other peoples pics

Only kidding

The kid obviously needed the lesson that you don't take credit for other peoples work. Even though none of the pics were of my suit, I appreciate Xero taking the time to do the right thing.

if he really is a spartan of sentinel high, he's only a few hour drive away from me. i used to work with a youth group where i live. i'm still pretty tight with some of those kids, so i could send some that way without any legal reprecussions. lol... i keed i keed but it's a funny idea.

Originally Posted by Ronin677

I know we all had to start somewhere, but if I had his $200 costume then i too would nick other peoples pics

Only kidding

man that was awesome

What has been your most memorable cosplay experience?
Winning the cosplay competitions as Pip and Fett.

Have you won any awards for your costumes?
Yes. manymanymanymanymany

It's obveeeus you guzs are jus gelooos of my frend and his rokin coztooms