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    Ruby Taki goes full *Metal Gear* in this Skull costume.
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    This is Tank. He's Marv from *Sin City*. He's on a smoke break.
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    Dan Schmidt (left) and Andrew Ouellette (right) show off their crazy Mad Hatter (Johnny Depp edition) looks.
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    Geisha Vi brought an original character—"one of many"—to NYCC. This is Elunis, daughter of Poseidon and Queen of the Ocean.
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    Fans of the podcast *The Adventure Zone* gather for a group photo.
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    Laura Spineti, in full Eleven-from-*Stranger Things* garb, will not leggo her Eggos.
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    Amanda Dawn is Marceline the Vampire Queen from *Adventure Time*.
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    Pennywise: Perpetually scary, even in full daylight.
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    Jaclyn Fox participates in Cersei Lannister's favorite pastime: day drinking.
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    Davaughn does some fence-scaling as Blade.
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    Elektra and Raven Kirby are Pokémon's Team Rocket.
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    Deadpool came to NYCC to kick Captain America's ass and eat chimichanga. He ran out of chimichangas.
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    Joe McCoy is X-Men's Beast.
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    Bill Johnson is here to defend NYCC as Steel.
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    Lex Monsomo (left) and Neil Conway are Lydia and Beetlejuice, respectively .
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    Mathew Mezo is *God of War*'s Krato.
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    Terezi Pyrope from *Homestuck*.
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    A cosplayer by the name of Christine serves up Ronald McDonald realness.
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    Will you ever be able to unsee this Twisty (*American Horror Story*) cosplay? No, you will not.
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    Michael Byrnes' alter ego "Red Son Superman" yells “You see America? I give you Dead Spider!” at Spider-Man (Naiquan Midyett).
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    Ricardo Plata in his excellent *Call of Duty* gear.
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    New couple alert! Red X from *Teen Titans* and Cortana from *Halo*.
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