Raygun's latest 'impressive' move sees the world scrambling for Aussie tracksuit: 'I love it'

This Halloween you should expect to see hundreds of Raygun's walking around the streets.

Lyndsey Rodrigues
·Head of Yahoo Lifestyle and Entertainment
Updated ·4-min read
You're likely to see a ton of Rayguns walking around this Halloween, with the b-girl being the second most searched costume according to Google Trends. Credit: Getty/Nova
You're likely to see a ton of Rayguns walking around this Halloween, with the b-girl being the second most searched costume according to Google Trends. Credit: Getty/Nova

They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, so Rachael ‘Raygun’ Gunn should feel pretty damn flattered right now. The Aussie breakdancer may not have won gold at the 2024 Olympics, but she has landed an ostensibly greater honour by being the second most popular Halloween costume search.

Yep, our very own national treasure (or disgrace, depending on who you talk to) has made such an impression on people around the world that scores of fans/detractors are scrambling to dress as her for the spookiest night of the year. The b-girl was beaten only by Shrunken Head Bob from Beetlejuice Beetlejuice in terms of popularity for costume inspiration.

Gunn addressed her Halloween popularity on Nova 96.9’s Fitzy & Wippa with Kate Ritchie, calling it "impressive."

"Can we touch on Halloween?," Wippa asked. "Because, yes, we have the outfits on. But well, have you been moved by the commitment of Australia to celebrate you at Halloween as well? Because there's quite a lot of skeletons dressed up in the tracksuit doing the iconic kangaroo move!"

Expect to see a lot of skeletons in this pose this Halloween. Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images
Expect to see a lot of skeletons in this pose this Halloween. Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images

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"I love it," she replied. "It is absolutely amazing! The skeletons, the other kind of statues that I've seen around, but also the costumes. I cannot believe the attention to detail on some of these, it's impressive."

Google Trends shared the news of Raygun's latest accolade on their website Frightgeist which also reveals that Delores - yet another character from the Beetlejuice sequel - was the fourth most popular costume this year.

Other characters and celebrities to make the list included Envy and Disgust from Inside Out and pop queen Sabrina Carpenter.

For the many, many people who decided to go as Raygun for Halloween this year, Spotlight made it easy, with the retailer adding a 'Break Dance Girl' outfit to its range in time for the occasion.

A TikTok user uploaded a video of the find, showing off the $21 costume - which includes the green and gold pants, top and hat - and captioning it, "Who approved this?"

The move was met with glee as people flooded the comments section, expressing their appreciation for getup.

"Hahaha they are so real for this," one person commented. "Best seller this year," another predicted.

"You will get confused with an Aussie Cricket Player," someone else pointed out. "Probably will still score zero points."

A few other people said they had skeletons as part of their decorations and had been on the hunt for a Raygun costume to dress them in, while others said that they intended to rush to Spotlight to buy the ensemble for themselves.

While people may be flocking to dress like Raygun now, many were not so kind after her doomed Olympic appearance - with social media lambasting her choice of attire for the prestigious competition.

Raygun's choice of attire for her Olympics turn was slammed almost as much as her performance. Credit: Getty
Raygun's choice of attire for her Olympics turn was slammed almost as much as her performance. Credit: Getty

One person took X at the time to write, "The Aussie B-Girl Raygun dressed as a school PE [teacher] complete with cap while everyone else is dressed in funky breaking outfits has sent me."

Speaking with Yahoo! Sports, Raygun revealed that she didn't know that you could choose an outfit.

"I didn't get the memo that we weren't gonna rep our country colours. What's going on there?" she said.

Speaking about her dancing style, Raygun said that she had a different style, "My style is not as suited to these events."

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"You can see the dynamics, and a lot of really quick footwork, and power moves, and freezes, and things like that."

"I've never performed on a stage that big," Raygun added said. "We don't have events that big in Australia."

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