This student picked up his exam results dressed as GWAR’s Oderus Urungus

By Dave Everley
( Metal Hammer )
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Every student should pick up their grades while kitted out as a member of GWAR

(Image credit: Lani Hernandez-David)

As with so many other things this year, the UK exam results system is an utter COVID-19-related shitshow. So massive respect to Lani Hernandez-David for finally giving us something to smile about.

The 18-year-old London-based student – and self-taught mask-maker – recently went to pick up his exam results dressed as GWAR frontman Oderus Urungus, posting the pictures on Instagram.

“‘So today I dressed in my home made Oderus Urungus to pick up my A-level school results,” said Lani in the post. “I got a B in design technology and a D in art... oh well. All I’d like to say is that you don’t need the highest grades and you don’t need to go to Hollywood to be able to create cool shit.”

Come on, how cool is that? If you’re going to open an envelope containing a piece of paper that could shape the rest of your life, you may as well do it while dressed as an intergalactic barbarian warlord, right?

Gwar themselves were quick to respond. “Imagine going to pick up your grades in a home made Oderus custume and getting a D for art,” they replied. “School sucks.” Fair point, mental alien dudes.

It turns out that Lani is big on making masks. Check out his work on Instagram, and visit his YouTube channel to see more. We can wait to see what he wears for his first job interview…

So today I dressed in my home made Oderus Urungus to pick up my A-level school results. I got a B in design technology and a D in art... oh well. All I’d like to say is that you don’t need the highest grades and you don’t need to go to Hollywood to be able to create cool shit. Anyways, this has been a fun project. Let’s try see if we can get an article made about this! Thanks for all the lovely support. Not for sale, will not make any for sale. If you want to buy an Official Oderus piece (or other GWAR pieces for that matter) message @maggotgrace or @sawborg_destructo . @gwar #oderus #sawborgdestructo #oderusurungus #balsac #flattusmaximus #pustulusmaximus #jizmakdagusha #beefcakethemighty #gwarmedallion #scumdogs #scumdogia #sickofyou #antartica #costume #mask #skull #bobgorman #sexecutioner #slymenstrahymen #bohabforlife #loudwire Lani Hernandez-David

A photo posted by @_lani_mask_ on Aug 13, 2020 at 9:40am PDT

Imagine going to pick up your grades in a home made Oderus custume and getting a D for art. School sucks, @_lani_mask_ rules. #GWAR #OderusUrungus #HailOderus GWAR

A photo posted by @gwar on Aug 17, 2020 at 9:46am PDT

Dave Everley
Dave Everley

Dave Everley has been writing about and occasionally humming along to music since the early 90s. During that time, he has been Deputy Editor on Kerrang! and Classic Rock, Associate Editor on Q magazine and staff writer/tea boy on Raw, not necessarily in that order. He has written for Metal Hammer, Louder, Prog, the Observer, Select, Mojo, the Evening Standard and the totally legendary Ultrakill. He is still waiting for Billy Gibbons to send him a bottle of hot sauce he was promised several years ago.