Jeff Geisperger · Hacker Con Badges

DEF CON 33 · United States · 2025

FightDystopia 2025 Badge (DEF CON 33)

Independent ESP32-S3 party badge with a scheduled DC33 BadgeLife drop

BigTaro's Tindie listing calls FightDystopia 2025 an electronic party badge, prices it at $150, and displays an out-of-stock state that says it has been sold out since August 11, 2025. The maker says it detects a user-defined list of BLE MAC addresses to give a heads-up about what is around the user; includes a CTF with Windows Vista-era throwbacks, hardware and software puzzles, unlockable bling and GIFs, two custom PCBs sandwiching a screen for a retro-TV aesthetic, an ESP32-S3-based fully-programmable claim, twelve RGB LEDs, a custom lanyard, and stickers. The DEF CON 33 Creator Events List independently schedules a Friday BadgeLife Community drop naming FightDystopia alongside Submarine and FrogStar. This establishes a source-backed independent 2025 electronic artifact and scheduled event association, not an official DEF CON credential, universal or completed handout, BLE detection mechanism, security or privacy assurance, firmware source release, party-benefit accounting, or reusable-image rights.

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DEF CON 33 · United States · 2025

FrogStar Badge (DEF CON 33)

Unofficial electronic badge with a documented DEF CON 33 BadgeLife drop schedule

BigTaro's FrogStar 2025 project page calls FrogStar an unofficial DEFCON badge, and the DEF CON 33 Creator Events List schedules a BadgeLife Community Table 1 drop that explicitly names the FrogStar Badge alongside two other BigTaro artifacts. The maker page identifies a Raspberry Pi RP2350, 1.28 inch GC9A01 240 by 240 round LCD, two SAO V1.69bis ports, addressable WS2812B RGB LEDs, an infrared receiver, six buttons, frog-themed CTF and game framing, and a Firmware v1.0 UF2 download with a copy-to-flash instruction. A Tindie listing separately calls it an electronic badge and says it was a Defcon pickup preorder; a later Uberflux listing shows an $80 / seven-sold / 23-remaining snapshot, a DEF CON 34 drop label, and $11 USPS Flat Rate shipping. These sources establish a real independent electronic artifact and a scheduled 2025 event association, not a confirmed completed handout, official DEF CON issuance, admission, exact production count, completed later fulfillment, firmware source release, or reusable-image rights.

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DEF CON 33 · United States · 2025

Gunslinger-B-Gone Badge and Sheriff SAO Combo (DEF CON 33)

Independent IR game/TV-control badge and Sheriff SAO combo listed for DEF CON 33

BigTaro's Tindie page calls Gunslinger-B-Gone an electronic badge with laser tag, a TV-B-Gone, a CTF, and an included Sheriff SAO; the page shows $100 and says it has been sold out since September 13, 2025. A separate Hacker Couture DEFCON 33 Product List independently lists a Gunslinger-B-Gone Badge by BigTaro at $140 and describes laser-tag play with the Sheriff SAO, making friends' badges light up, pointing an IR blast at a TV to power it down, CTF challenges, bling modes, Drinking Roulette, and a fully-programmable claim. BigTaro's Sheriff guide identifies the Sheriff companion as an RP2040-chip board, documents a CR2032 or LIR2032 battery holder with magnet and sticky pad, an independent battery switch, a standalone/wearable configuration, and an optional soldered SAO connection to the Gunslinger with the notch side up. These sources establish a real independent electronic-badge combo and a 2025 DEF CON vendor-list association, not a BadgeLife drop, official DEF CON issue, admission credential, complete IR or electrical specification, confirmed vendor handoff, firmware source release, or reusable-image rights.

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DEF CON 33 · United States · 2025

Submarine Badge & Pirate SAO (DEF CON 33)

Independent electronic badge and Pirate Flag SAO bundle with a scheduled DC33 BadgeLife drop

BigTaro's Tindie listing calls this the Submarine Badge & Pirate SAO and describes a $150 Defcon-pickup preorder. It frames the electronic artifact as an interactive underwater world with CTF package deliveries in DEF-SEA, pirate battles, underwater cults, Atlantis, hardware/software puzzles, and soldering challenges. The source says it has a super-bright round display, more than six buttons, one SAO port, exposed extra GPIO, a fully-programmable claim, an exclusive Pirate Flag SAO bundle, stickers, and an interaction with Gunslinger-B-Gone. BigTaro's own Submarine page supplies a live dashboard-like maker surface, and the DEF CON 33 Creator Events List independently schedules a Friday BadgeLife Community Table 1 drop naming Submarine alongside FrogStar and FightDystopia. These sources establish a real independent electronic-badge bundle and a scheduled 2025 event activity, not an official DEF CON credential, confirmed attendance or handout outcome, production count, electrical design, firmware source release, or reusable-image rights.

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