A New Skywalker Rises – Mara Jade Skywalker Cosplay Steps into the Light

This assassin turned smuggler turned Jedi Master has always been a hot topic in the Star Wars Universe. It’s a Mara Jade Skywalker cosplay!

Mara Jade Skywalker is one of those characters that almost the entire Star Wars fandom agrees is awesome. Coming from the no-longer-canon Legends books, we watched Mara go from the Emperor’s Hand to a smuggler with no allegiances, to a Jedi Master, and eventually Luke Skywalker‘s wife and partner in everything. It was a long road with Mara Jade and we loved all of it. And now the fandom is asking the same question; when’s she coming back!?

Sure, we don’t have an answer to that burning question. But what we do have is this Mara Jade Skywalker cosplay by April Gloria that looks as if the character walked right off of the page and into real life. If the subtle details and masterful prop weathering weren’t, April has mastered that Mara Jade attitude and confidence that we all love.

Mara Jade Skywalker

The Cosplayer: April Gloria

“It is, as some admiral once said, a trap.“―Mara Jade Skywalker Quoting Gial Ackbar

“Well, what happens if you need a diplomat who can also practice philosophy, fight with a lightsaber, and levitate small objects? Who else are you going to call but us?“
―Mara Jade Skywalker, to Cal Omas

“It’s always nice to meet new people and make new enemies.“
―Mara Jade

“Which way are you going to go with it? I know both sides – I was the Emperor’s Hand and I was Luke Skywalker’s wife.” –Mara Jade Skywalker

“I always play fair. Exactly as fair as my opponents.“―Mara Jade

April Gloria Cosplay

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Jennifer aka “Mayhem’s Muse” is the Cosplay Editor for BoLS and manages Ad Sales and Communications. Her cosplay awards include the RTX Judge’s Choice Award and Dragon’s Lair Austin’s Cosplay Symposium.
Jennifer has been a Cosplay Guest Judge at RTX, Tacticon and Genghis Con in Colorado. She regularly attends conventions to cover cosplay for BoLS. Her cosplay work has been featured in publications such as Girls Who Love Monsters, Geek Fuel, and Renaissance Magazine. Jennifer has modeled in the Her Universe Fashion Show, Precision Camera’s yearly Precision Camera University, and has taught several workshops for photographers about partnering with cosplayers and creative muses/models.
Jennifer is a lifelong enthusiast of retro video games and loves Dungeons & Dragons, urban fantasy, tabletop games, VR technology, and historical archery. She has set National Records through USA Archery’s Traditional Division for Asiatic Bows and earned 4th Place in the World Nomad Games in Kyrgyzstan in 2018 for Women’s Korean Archery. Jennifer is currently studying for her Masters’s Degree in Organizational Leadership.

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