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WonderCon 2011: Saturday (200+ Photos!)

What a difference a day makes! WonderCon was bursting with great costumes on Saturday. I was thrilled walking around photographing awesome cosplayers for twelve hours, and had a wonderful time at Saturday night’s costume masquerade. When you’re ready, hit the jump to see over 200 photos from Saturday at WonderCon 2011.

You read it here first… one of Ezio’s descendants ends up being a Cylon.

A Twi’lek smuggler hangs out with Darth Vader.

San Francisco’s branch of the Ghostbusters.

Dante challenges Deadpool to a duel.

The Warriors Three have added a Spartan to their ranks.

Storm Shadow formed an alliance with the pink and blue Ninja Rangers.

Nick Fury is still humble enough to hang out with lowly SHIELD grunts.

Jean Grey as Phoenix.

The Marvel VS Capcom 3 team of Trish, Wesker, and X-23.

Two of the girls from Sucker Punch.

Wolverine’s old pal Jubilation Lee.

Free science fiction and horror novels were available for attendees as a way to broaden their horizons.

Peter Parker, the spectacular Spider-Man.

A well-dressed Deadpool was first in line to meet comic writer Robert Kirkman.

Two people infected with the plague from Crossed ready to cause some trouble.

Hit-Girl didn’t cuss me out for taking her photo.

Snow White knew better than to munch on the apples sold in the convention center’s food court.

A gathering of Star Wars cosplayers.

Japanese horror and gore films even had some cosplay representation at WonderCon.

Jack enjoys the convention scene when he isn’t promoting his fast food restaurants.

The Witch-king of Angmar’s looking to add California to his domain.

I’m lacking in Star Wars knowledge, but this appears to be a Sith who enjoys collecting helmets.

Uh oh… I made the Klingons angry!

Check out the wingspan on X-Men villain Sauron.

Blade was at WonderCon investigating reports of suck-head activity.

A creature that reminded me of Cubone from Pokemon.

The Darkstalkers known as Morrigan and Lilith.

Thor is ready to show me Mjolnir’s might!

One of those damn dirty apes invaded WonderCon.

Snape attempted to shoo me away by threatening to cast a spell.

Dr. Light’s boys have renewed their bond of brotherhood.

A DC Universe crew consisting of Starfire, Harley Quinn, Deathstroke, Beast Boy, and an unmasked Red Hood.

Desperate for new team members, the Justice League recruited Alice from the Resident Evil films.

Goblin King Jareth offered me the chance to see my dreams.

A woman in fantasy clothing who was promoting one of the fashion vendors.

Someone in the celebrity section must have made Lou Ferrigno angry.

The Scarecrow tries to inspire great fear.

For $30, you could adopt a Skullbunny from Black Sheep Comics. Proceeds would go towards breast cancer research.

I’m not sure what she was supposed to be, but know that I wouldn’t want to see her in my nightmares!

Who can? The candy man can!

An extremely colorful character.

Power Boy, a Wonder Woman drag queen, and Wonder Man show off their goods.

After taking Gambit’s photo, he handed me a flyer, which exploded in my face.

Once you go Na’vi, you never go back.

Dark Lord Voldemort adds some light to his life thanks to the White Queen.

A quartet of Sucker Punch cosplayers.

Peter Pan’s hooked.

The Riddler and Green Arrow can get along with each other every now and then.

Black Cat’s latest heist would take place at WonderCon.

Wonder Woman converted to the world of Norse mythology.

The Joker was asked many serious interview questions, such as how he got those scars on his face.

Artemis and Arrowette line up their shots.

The Dissidia: Final Fantasy incarnations of Firion and Zidane.

Cammy strikes a pose next to Sailor Jupiter.

Yatta!

Leia and Wicket head to WonderCon after celebrating the love… yub yub!

Reptile ripped off his mask to reveal his true face.

As evidenced by this photo, the Empire is an equal opportunity employer.

Bishop journeyed through time to hang out with the amazing Spider-Man at WonderCon.

Final Fantasy X’s Yuna.

A group of Sword of Truth cosplayers.

Storm goes all-out with her powers. [Thanks to Luck in Spades for the correction! - Ed.]

Felicia decided to don her alternate colors for WonderCon.

If you enjoyed Psychonauts and Brutal Legend, you probably know Tim Schafer.

To counter Loonatics Unleashed, Disney decided to make their characters armed and dangerous.

Tinker Bell took a vacation from Neverland to see what Wendy’s been talking about.

 

A group of children show no signs of fear despite being in the presence of the dreaded Pirates of Emerson.

An excellent rendition of Neon Genesis Evangelion’s Asuka Langley.

The Toxic Avenger kept Troma’s booth spick and span.

The cross-gender Justice League united for several photo ops.

Mary Marvel from before DC screwed up the Marvel Family.

Deadpool was asked several bizarre interview questions by these fuzzy puppets.

One of the Emperor’s Royal Guards tries to find where Palpatine scampered off to.

Since I’m a big fan of Nip/Tuck, I was excited when I stumbled upon Robert LaSardo at WonderCon. He was also kind enough to pose for a photo. Thanks, Escobar!

Dead Master and her rival, Black Rock Shooter.

Jack Sparrow handed out chocolate coins to his savvy fans.

Sleeping Beauty will learn that it takes more than a sword in the heart to stop Maleficent.

An R2-D2 quartet was very popular with convention-goers.

Writer Min-Woo Hyung and movie star Paul Bettany were among the special guests at the Priest panel.

Actress Lily Collins was also present, and discussed her new role as Snow White, mentioning that it would lead to more convention visits.

Robin ended his partnership with Batman to form a new one with Supergirl.

If the red Spartan doesn’t give up his lunch money, he’s going to get a knuckle sandwich.

Oh no… the Mandalorians are threatening an endangered species! Call PETA!

The Red Hood and Batman seem to have worked out their differences.

A group of DC superheroes featuring Raven, Zatanna, Batman, and Vixen.

A cute green monster who was roaming by Marvel’s exhibit.

Cable’s keeping an eye on his evil clone Stryfe.

Where’s Harvey Dent? Here’s Harvey Dent!

Bulma and Lunch from Dragon Ball Z.

Kidrobot, creators of many cool but expensive toys and collectibles.

Mas and Menos form an alliance with Speedy.

Marth charges up for a smash attack.

Normal police officers weren’t enough to patrol WonderCon, so they called in Axe Cop.

A shelf showcasing the line of Green Lantern toys and action figures tied in with the new movie.

A furry superhero flexes for the camera.

The Masque of the Red Death had a very impressive costume.

Raiden assaults a plush doll suspected of working with the Patriots.

Bumble Bee sure looks different after transforming and rolling out.

Jabba traded Leia to a new reptilian master.

Shipwreck, Beach Head, Sgt. Slaughter, and Tunnel Rat are real American heroes.

Russia’s equivalent to GI Joe, known as the Oktober Guard.

Patch’s suave demeanor is a hit with the ladies.

A hairy scary monster goes on a tantrum.

Since Scarlett ended up with Rip Cord in the recent movie, Snake Eyes started a relationship with one of the Green Hornet gals.

Two larger than life 4chan memes.

Cool wool creations at the Woolbuddy table.

Wario, master of manners, flips me the bird. How rude!

American McGee’s Alice makes a pit stop at WonderCon prior to her video game comeback.

Lara Croft hunts for whatever treasures she can find in the parking lot.

That Scarecrow mask is much nicer than the one I wear to conventions.

Joker and Poison Ivy play tug of war with their beloved Harley Quinn.

Raphael thought he could blend in by donning his trench coat disguise.

Magneto decides to observe humanity with the aid of Batgirl.

Several stars from the new Cinemax series Femme Fatales were signing autographs at their booth.

Princess Zelda strikes a pose.

WonderCon’s selection of Suicide Girl representatives.

Deleter USA sold manga art supplies at the con.

Model Lynn Pops was a special guest at the Asylum Press exhibit.

G4′s booth sold merchandise bearing the channel’s logo and hosted signings featuring their TV personalities.

Rios and Salem go back-to-back for a firefight.

Another cosplayer portraying Felicia Hardy’s alter ego.

Leon and Claire team up to protect the helpless Ashley from deranged comic fans.

An advertisement for a new movie called Immortals.

Phoenix uses her telepathic powers.

A Xenomorph who must have had a hard time walking around with that tail. Also note a quick cameo appearance by the real Elvira in the background.

Morpheus fights on despite his death in the Matrix Online.

Blood elves served as ambassadors for the Horde at WonderCon.

I never did find out what I had to do to get a paper Okamiden mask.

Flaky Friends sold a delightful variety of plush toys created by Sarah Flake, all of which have their own personal issues. I couldn’t resist owning Kitty Ball, who can be seen between the two middle toys on the right banner.

Dan Hibiki lands his Ultra on Sagat.

Batman isn’t allergic to Poison Ivy.

The booth of Primitive Screwheads, a performance troupe that brings live action horror adaptations to the stage. Fans of The Big Lebowski will also want to check out their parody, Much Ado About Lebowski, this summer in San Francisco.

They even had a fun photo op next to their exhibit. Smells good, man!

Silk Spectre was one of the most watched Watchmen at WonderCon.

Spoiler… Aerith dies!

As you can see, WonderCon was a haven for acquiring 3DS StreetPass tags. I’m nearing the end of the Find Mii minigame thanks to all the characters I met over the weekend.

A lupine version of Batman is ready to kick Cap-Wolf’s ass.

Two Hutts challenge me to a staring contest.

Amalgam’s Dark Claw and Rogue during her X-Treme X-Men days.

Mola Ram has stolen my heart.

The Hellfire Club’s White Queen.

*BAMF*

An ensemble cast of Marvel’s mutants.

Batgirl goes unmasked to show she’s braver and bolder than the rest of the Batman family.

Iron Woman’s ready to shoot a repulsor blast.

One of the most popular events on Saturday was the costume masquerade towards the end of the night.

Two Minions from Despicable Me were dancing in the audience.

The event was sponsored by the movie Dylan Dog: Dead of Night, so director Kevin Munroe took to the stage with stars Brandon Routh and Sam Huntington took to the stage to kick off the festivities.

A closer shot of the former Man of Steel and psychic vegan.

Acclaimed artists and writers Kaja and Phil Foglio volunteered their time as announcers for the masquerade.

The masquerade began with an action scene from the DC Universe.

Bane attempted to break the backs of White Lantern versions of Kid Flash and Green Arrow.

Thanks to an assist by White Lantern Hawkman, the heroes were victorious.

Up next was a gorgon, who sang about her love of roleplaying.

Arkham Asylum is now accepting minors for institution.

Lady Mechanika fought off an attacker as part of her stage time.

This female Sith Lord twirled her double-bladed lightsaber and received declarations of love from some members of the audience.

Another one of the contestants who walked across the stage.

The next skit started out with a lone woman waiting by a gaslight.

Unfortunately for her, she was going to be Jack the Ripper’s next victim!

The Gotham By Gaslight version of Batman quickly swooped down and saved her life.

Two stars from How to Train Your Dragon had an argument that led to an amusing slap fight.

Mass Effect 2′s Garrus Vakarian calibrates his rifle.

Garrus was one of my favorites from the masquerade, but unfortunately this was the best shot I managed to get of the turian.

The man called Cable attempts to combo into Viper Beam.

An Emma Frost cosplayer was a good sport when there were technical difficulties with the audio.

This skit adapted the meeting of the two leads from Disney’s Tangled.

Another one of my masquerade favorites was Kira from the Dark Crystal.

The leaders of the Inhumans, Black Bolt and Medusa.

The heroic Roman Mark Antony showed off his expertise with the sword and shield.

Medusa strutted across the stage to the beat of Nelly Furtado’s Maneater.

Daredevil showed no signs of fear as he went in front of the spectators.

The Rabbids caused a ruckus on stage and were a favorite of the Foglios.

Here’s a wonderful recreation of Tom Servo from Mystery Science Theater 3000.

She was the first of two Hit-Girls in the masquerade.

Leia and Wicket danced to the infamous Surfin’ Bird.

Poison Ivy makes her play for the crowd’s appeal.

The second Hit-Girl, who lip-synced a profanity-laden speech from Kick-Ass.

Several Vocaloid cosplayers took to the stage and performed a dance.

The other half of the group, which included Hatsune Miku.

Bank superhero Dollar Bill from Watchmen didn’t need to worry about getting his cape trapped in a revolving door.

This act started in the darkness before neon lights illuminated Disney characters from the Grid.

Once the lights came on, they burst into a dance to the theme from the Mainstreet Electrical Parade.

The brainwashed blond Jill Valentine from Resident Evil 5.

Wolverine was blasted to a galaxy far far away by Phoenix and became Bub-a Fett!

After posing for the crowd, Logan removed his helmet and lit up a stogie.

This Star Wars cosplay group performs lightsaber battles for charities.

Using the tactics of a Steven Seagal movie henchman, each member faced off against a Sith Lord.

After over two decades, Darkwing Duck returns! Man, I can’t believe it’s been that long…

Another masquerade participant spreads the love with a stage dance.

The final act of the evening ensured that I’ll return to the masquerade at future WonderCons. It started with a meeting between the evil vampire trinity of the Count from Sesame Street, Carmilla from Castlevania: Circle of the Moon, and Edward from Twilight.

As New Order’s Confusion played on the speakers, Blade appeared to challenge the vampires.

The Daywalker proved to be no match for the power of Robert Pattinson and company.

Suddenly, Richter Belmont and Jonathan Morris rushed in to rescue their fellow vampire hunter.

The two Belmont clansmen were also on the receiving end of a beating.

Julius Belmont emerged and managed to defeat Edward and Carmilla.

The Count was having none of that, and his eyes blazed red with evil as he grew in size.

The Belmonts united to fight the Count with renewed effort.

A horrible shot of the fireball that the Count hurled across the stage at his foes.

Our heroes soon countered with Hydro Storm, and finished the Count with Blade’s aid.

As the crowd went wild, the judges announced that they would take a break to determine the winners.

During the interlude, the audience was treated to several fan-made Star Wars films. Needing a break from the theater, I resumed my search for cosplayers.

This was the only Tifa cosplayer I managed to find at WonderCon.

Misty and Ash show us their Pokemon.

Mental Organisms Designed Only for Killing.

Cat ears always work as a simple cosplay gear.

Suki of the Kyoshi Warriors from Avatar: The Last Airbender.

A trio of Red Dead Redemption cosplayers go into Dead Eye mode.

I returned to the masquerade as soon as the runner-ups were announced.

Jill steps on stage to claim her certificate.

Astrid and Ruffnut were also nominated for their work

I was slightly disappointed when Krista didn’t win a trophy.

The Star Wars group won a trophy for Best Novice.

The Tangled ensemble received the Most Humorous award.

Gotham By Gaslight Batman earned a trophy for Best Workmanship.

The award for the best original design went to Medusa.

I was pleased to see Garrus winning Best Re-Creation, as was most of the audience.

Gotham’s Little Rascals received the prize for Judges’ Choice.

WonderCon 2011′s Best in Show award went to the Castlevania group. Congratulations, folks, you deserve it!

He offered to show me a magic trick, but I declined.

Wonder Girl and Superboy spent a date night at the con.

Chris Redfield and Sheva Alomar in one of her DLC costumes.

A better look at the Disney group from the masquerade.

Wow, that was a long one! I guess you can see why it took a little longer than normal for me to post this photo blog. WonderCon continued for one more day, so check back later for my event photography from Sunday.