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| Pop culture celebrated at Fan Expo Canada 2016 in Toronto |
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| Wednesday, September 7, 2016 |
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| The far end of part of the convention floor, shortly after opening Friday. |
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| Image: Nick Moreau. |
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| The 22nd Fan Expo Canada took place at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre this weekend, attracting thousands to the event, one of the most popular in North America. |
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| Crossing between the genres of science fiction, horror, anime, fantasy and comics, the event sprawled throughout all corners of the facility. |
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| Hundreds of vendors offered products new and old, joined by celebrity guests like Stan Lee, Mark Hamill, and Margaret Atwood. |
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| Various local fan organizations were there in a charitable capacity, and thousands of fans donned costumes, many of which they themselves created. |
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| Atwood, a Booker Prize-winner, was there to launch her graphic novel Angel Catbird, with illustrator Johnnie Christmas. |
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| Lee was making his final Canadian convention appearance, part of a larger farewell tour. |
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| Hamill's schedule included a panel with Kevin Conroy, the voice of Batman in Batman: The Animated Series, in which the Star Wars lead played the Joker. |
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| Ubisoft, Microsoft, and PlayStation VR all had large areas set up for attendees to try their latest games. |
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| In the 20-minute PlayStation VR demonstration of Batman: Arkham VR, players are dropped down a secret elevator in Bruce Wayne's manor, to the Bat Cave, to suit up. |
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| From there, the demonstration took players to investigate the murder of Nightwing. |
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| The Northern Arena Esports Championship ran throughout the weekend, facing off teams of video gamers in a packed hall. |
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| Even in early rounds, the event was well attended, with the stands full of gamers, watching the matches with live colour commentary. |
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| The finals saw US team Cloud9 and Immortals, from Brazil, face off in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. |
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| Both unbeaten teams going in, the Brazillian team won the championship and $ 50,000. |
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| Gameplay was delayed during the 'third map' (third round) of the finals, when one Immortals player was caught with their headset off. |
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| After nearly half an hour, the team was deducted a point, leading to a sudden but temporary rush of success by the US team. |
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| Playstation VR demo |
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| Image: Nick Moreau. |
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| Displays of charity at event |
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| The Canadian garrison of 501st Legion returned with their setup of photo-ops, with proceeds to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. |
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| Volunteer organization Comic Corps of Canada collects donations of comics, to distribute to children and youth in the hospital. |
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| Along with collecting comics on-site, the group was fundraising through raffles and button sales. |
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| Other charitable fan-based groups included The Ontario Ghostbusters, Doctor Who Society of Canada, and Klingon Assault Group. |
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| Brampton Spider-Gwen and Symbiote Spidey pose at the Comic Corps booth. |
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| Image: Nick Moreau. |
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| A showdown at the 501st Legion booth. |
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| Image: Nick Moreau. |
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| Successful Stormtroopers share a high-five. |
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| Image: Nick Moreau. |
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| Cosplay celebration of craftsmanship and characters |
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| Epic Mickey by The Katherinator. |
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| Image: Nick Moreau. |
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| The thousands of cosplay outfits on parade around the various halls offered a tremendous cross-section of genres and eras of pop culture. |
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| The majority of outfits involved at least some elements made from scratch, a fantastic display of craftsmanship. |
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| Of the thousands, Wikinews spoke with a cosplayer going by the name 'The Katherinator'. |
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| She was outside the building in the gardens, waiting for a photographer she had arranged to shoot her new Epic Mickey costumed character-style outfit. |
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| With shoes as wide as a forearm, and a rigid torso of carved foam, she remained exuberant even when caught in the traffic between halls, many hours into wearing the outfit. |
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| Disney |
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| Belle |
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| Image: Nick Moreau. |
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| Superheroes |
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| Black Widow and Captain America |
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| Image: Nick Moreau. |
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| Anime |
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| Three of Digimon's 'Digi-destined', including cosplayer Jessica Anderson. |
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| Image: Nick Moreau. |
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| Video games, movies, and more |
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| Lady Cassandra from Doctor Who. |
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| Image: Nick Moreau. |
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| Peekaboo Cosplay as The Fawn |
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| Image: Nick Moreau. |