Fans of all variety of games flocked to downtown Boston, Massachusetts over the weekend for the Penny Arcade Expo, commonly referred to as PAX East. With the number of cosplayers in the thousands, standing out from the rest of the pack requires creativity, execution, and dedication. 

On Saturday, a cosplayer was watching the Magic: The Gathering Arena tournament taking place with $1 million on the line. What made him different from everyone else was what he was holding not only in one of his hands but the other as well.

A plate of waffles and the Infinity Gauntlet? The combination seemed too unique to pass up the opportunity to learn more. A cosplayer whose name was Veldon, decided to tell the story of his outfit and the inspiration behind it.

Tell me a little bit about the inspiration for your costume as you really went all-out for the event:

"It's a basic 'Purple Rain' outfit and, anyone who has seen the skit knows that a big part of it was that he played basketball against Charlie Murphy. [Charlie] lost the game and he was asked, 'What happened afterward?' and he said he brought him back to his house and made him some breakfast waffles and pancakes.

For reference, the full skit can be found below: 

And you went out of your way to make a plate of waffles for the event?

"Yup! I got them on a plate for whoever wants to go on a one-on-one real quick."

How much work actually went into making this entire outfit come to life?

"A bit. Getting the purple jacket was the biggest part of it. Afterward, it was the wig, glasses, food and getting the glove that took the rest of the time."

Explain the Thanos glove as I don't recall seeing that in the original skit.

"Well, you see, I had to come back to life somehow. I met this giant purple man. He was talking about wanting to take over the world. I wasn't really feeling that so I decided to try this gauntlet on myself and come back to PAX."

Have people been able to identify you throughout the event thus far?

"A lot few people, actually. The other day I had a basketball too so it helped."

What has the feeling been like being identified by people at an event like this for all the hard work you put into the outfit?

"A lot of people when they see it, even just seeing the Prince part of it, they smile. A lot of people who know the joke they feel like they are living on the inside of it. I have gotten a lot of pictures. I'm a pretty basic cosplayer. Like, this is my first big event. It has been a really great experience having people stop me for a picture and tell me this is the best thing they've seen this weekend. It's a lot."

Does the reaction you've received over the weekend fuel you to continue exploring the world of cosplay?

"I definitely want to. I have ideas and I am going to do my best to make them come to fruition and get to more conventions. It's really nice just seeing the smiles on people's faces, man."