| Behind the Cosplay : Dark Muffins |
| So. People seem to know who the Dark Muffins are by now, judging by the reaction that we seem to get at conventions. But people might be curious - 'Just who are these people? Are they nice? What's their favorite color?' So I've decided to create this little webpage delving into some of the inside jokes, interesting facts and just plain stupid things that go on with the individuals of Dark Muffins. Enjoy ^_^. And look for updates, 'cause funny stuff happens to us on an average of ten second intervals. |
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| Here's an example of what we consider normal conversation: Mel: "Dude! We're almost at the movie theater! We're about to go in! We're getting our in on!" Rose: "AHHH!! Stop abusing my language!" See? As you can guess, Rose was the last to sucumb to the gramatical practice of saying "I'm getting my insert word on." But she did. It all started from that Delta Airlines Ebonics comercial that you can find on Newgrounds. It started with 'get your drink on' and 'get your snack on' and it just evolved from there. And then of course there's Skanky von Skank Skank. To form this difficult example of a literary title you find on adjective that you want to descibe someone with. Then, conjugate the 'ly' adverb form of the previous adjective, use it once, insert the word 'von' and then use the original adjective twice. For example: Skanky von Skank Skank Bitchy von Bitch Bitch Slutty von Slut Slut Crappy von Crap Crap You get the idea. This was a big hit with us during the 'Anime Moulin Rouge' skit. Now it just pops up here and there. So there you go. Now you can speak like the Dark Muffins. |
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| Were you aware? |
| At Katsucon 8, the William and Mary Anime Society (WMAS) performed a cosplay called 'Don't Sleep With Your Sister', which took an Honorable Mention and a Judge's Award. Many people are not aware, however, that the opening bit was a direct mockery of the Dark Muffins 'Messiah' skit at Nekocon Flash. Not that we're bitter. ^_^ How do we know that it was a specific parody? Because they told us. You see, I (Kyory) am also a member of WMAS and I tend to bounce back from club to club. If you watch their cosplay at Chocobrancher-anime.com, you'll see that one of the guys is wearing wings. THOSE ARE MY WINGS! They're the wings that I wore for my Alexiel costume at Otakon 2001. I did give them to the group, but I didn't know they were going to pick fun at us. All in all, they had a good skit, we had a good skit, and no one really gives a crap anymore...but now...you are aware. |
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| This one is self-explanatory. I mean, dude! Geezus! But yeah, just in case any has already noticed the similarities, I'll make the official statement that: Yes. Tom Riddle is a Dark Muffin. |
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| Get our death on |
| It's a Dark Muffins tradition. Death. Death. Gay. Death. You get what I'm talking about. Ever since our first skit, buying the proverbial farm has been a major part of our cosplays. Except Moulin Rouge. But if you saw the movie, that should take care of your death fix if you need it that badly. As you'll see below, we have gathered some photographic documentation of corpses that have been found on the DM stage. Gaze at the horrors, and then quest below to see the official tally. |
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| It's a link. Click it, silly. |
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| A long, long time ago, Kathy showed me this Weiss Kreuz fanfic called 'Uncle Yohji's Book of Love' that was posted on a Weiss mailing list. It's been a while since I've been able to find it and I don't think the author ever finished it, but it will forever have a special place in our hearts. The best line that influenced our thinking patterns is at the beginning of the story when the four Weiss boys are sitting around eating Oreos and Yohji says "Ah, Oreos. They're delicious. They taste like a woman during sweet, sweet lovin'." I was hooked after that. If you're interested in the story, I've posted it here. We've been saying forever that someday we're going to make a live-action version of the story. It just never happened. Maybe someday.... Anyways, the image of an Oreo is now synannymous with the proverbial naughty-bad, and eventually evolved into just using the word 'cookie'. For example: "No, I can't hang out with you guys tonight. I'm getting cookie." You get the idea. And speaking of sweet, sweet lovin', DMP is currently working on a massive con-project that involves taking pictures of cool cosplayers eating Oreos and then posting them here. Okay, so maybe that's not so massive, but we've got a bunch of other stuff to worry about so close to Katsucon and I'll get around to it someday, dammit. |
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| Get our skank on!! |
| Just when you thought that dressing up as freaks was confined to cosplay. Hell no. The Dark Muffins frequented and reigned supreme over the Rocky Horror Picture Show this past summer (when there was time and heat) and hopes to repeat the process when things become less frigid. Here's the group as it was on Catholic School Girls Night. From left to right: Phillip, Kyory, Nicole, Lauren and Patrick. Patrick's kinda hidden behind Lauren, but he's there alright. |
| Click the above image for complete death tally. |
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| Even the Dark Kingdom falls prey to commercialization. Although the adverstising campaign never got off the ground, the 'We Love to See Your Die' series of ads for a certain fast food chain will forever hold a special place in our hearts. |