Yorkshirechan wrote...
Do you feel it is important to physically suit a character that one is cosplaying?
On a scale of 1-10 how important is this?
Probably a 7 as well. Usually when I judge a cosplay, I look at the effort and attention to detail more so than the person wearing it. However, if the person doesn't fit all that well, I might be a little eh.
Yorkshirechan wrote...
When selecting a character to cosplay, do you do it based of the looks of the character or your passion for the character? Perhaps a blend?
I usually choose cosplay for passion more than looks. If I find a character that's awesome, I'll try and cosplay them (as long as they're not ridiculously difficult). Sometimes I'll also just try to find an easy, new cosplay for an upcoming convention. Fortunately, most of the cosplays I have done in the past just so happened to suit my body type.
Example: I did Vincent Brooks from Catherine in his boxers and I happen to be a tall, lanky guy with fro-ish hair. Because of that, some guy said "Dude, you ARE Vincent." Made me feel good. On the flipside, I cosplayed Rance from the Rance series and he is a well-built, muscular guy. And the body outfit I found for him sort of hung loose on me because I was too skinny. I still loved the cosplay, but I'm sure it looked a little weird.