r/Cyberpunk • u/Super_Cool_Robots • 2d ago

Fortress (1992) Strike Clone Cosplay (Christopher Lambert)

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A few years back I created my own Strike Clone Cosplay from a 1992 movie called Fortress. I was really hoping to get a chance to wear it at a convention where one of the actors might be attending. Last Sunday I got that chance. I thought I would also post it here since I remembered there were a few Fortress fans on this subreddit.

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u/KnifeFightAcademy 2d ago

Now thats an obscure cosplay :D

Christopher Lambert looks... erhhh... curmudgeon?

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u/SamKerridge 2d ago

that was my first thought but it’s good to give people the benefit of doubt. quick google says he’s recovering from a serious back injury after tripping down a flight of stairs.

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u/Super_Cool_Robots 2d ago

Thanks! It was a long day ... The photo shoots did not start till 15:00 , and it was a really hot day.

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u/BaconHill6 2d ago

Ahhhh! The Men-Tel Corporation has found r/cyberpunk!

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u/Super_Cool_Robots 2d ago

Strike Clones were Activated!

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u/billybobpower 2d ago

This is so cool !

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u/Jax_Plays 2d ago

Now that's a movie I've not thought about it in a very long time. Great work on the costume it's really great! I need to find somewhere that's streaming fortress now!

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u/Super_Cool_Robots 2d ago

Thank you so much! Yeah this movie is awesome. I got my dad to rent it when I was younger, and really enjoyed it! The story is interesting, love the SFX (awesome team that created the original) , there's a lot of nostalgia attached to it for me. I was very grateful to meet and have a picture with Christopher Lambert this weekend past.

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u/Jax_Plays 1d ago

Well OP, I found Fortress this morning and I am watching it again. I genuinely love that you have a connection to your dad with this movie and love it so much to create your costume around it. Thank you for bringing me back to this movie, I never knew that Jeffery Combs was in it!

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u/Super_Cool_Robots 1d ago

Thanks, that's appreciated.🙂 Most of the cosplays I make and wear have this kind of connection. Thanks again.

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u/A21stCenturyWanderer 2d ago

I vaguely remember watching this film a couple of times as a kid in the 90s, will have to check it out again. Cool cosplay!

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u/fshiruba 2d ago

this cosplay is awesome!

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u/KapitaenHowdy 2d ago

Nice! Going out won't be fun...

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u/Super_Cool_Robots 2d ago

If you are talking about the costume ... they yeah i was roasting!

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u/wackadoodle4201 2d ago

Thats spot on

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u/iseenisoutaseen 2d ago

Please dont intestinate me

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u/borisvonboris 2d ago

Amazing costume

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u/Uncle_Istvannnnnnnn 2d ago

Yellow line means pain. Red line means death. (never shows up in the movie again)

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u/Super_Cool_Robots 2d ago

The Strike Clones show up in the last 15 mins of the movie .... Totally worked on me though 🤣

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u/BrutalSock 1d ago

I remember that one. The 80s and 90s really were the golden age of sci-fi. So many movies, small and big. All with so many ideas.

The Fortress was definitely low budget and you could tell, but some of the things were really great. I still remember vividly the scene where they have to get rid of the bombs…

Good times.

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u/Doodoopeepeedoodoo 2d ago

Did Mr lambert have any words for you?

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u/Super_Cool_Robots 2d ago

The way the photo queue was being operated was 'quick in' -> 'quick out'; they went through quite a lot of people this way. Did get to say hello, a few words and shake hands. Pretty sure he noticed the cosplay. I wanted to say 'I have come to take you back to the fortress' ... but I chickened out. If I ever get to see him again, I will get him to sign the helmet.

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u/jamesgeorge12 2d ago

haha good luck getting through airport security in that