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Spotted: Cosplay at Nathan Phillips Square
Public spaces are for making public scenes, and these cosplayers made the most of City Hall on Saturday.
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- Sailor Moon, Wolverine, and Mystique have fun on the ice. There is no word on whether Mystique is a candidate for Ward 7.
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- Sailor Moon, Wolverine, and Mystique have fun on the ice. There is no word on whether Mystique is a candidate for Ward 7.
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- Team Titan can get hotheaded, so the ice helps.
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- Team Titan can get hotheaded, so the ice helps.
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- You can never go wrong with a Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Mask combo. The best.
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- You can never go wrong with a Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Mask combo. The best.
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- Although he's wearing a nifty Kirby-era outfit, Cyclops is not allowed to be cool. It's a rule, and dude loves following the rules.
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- Although he’s wearing a nifty Kirby-era outfit, Cyclops is not allowed to be cool. It’s a rule, and dude loves following the rules.
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- "I'm sorry, Cyclops, I may be a doctor, but I can't cure how boring you are."
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- “I’m sorry, Cyclops, I may be a doctor, but I can’t cure how boring you are.”
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- Just your average City Hall outfit.
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- Just your average City Hall outfit.
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- Magneto is astonished by how slowly Toronto is building its infrastructure, and would like a sole-sourced contract.
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- Magneto is astonished by how slowly Toronto is building its infrastructure, and would like a sole-sourced contract.
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- This is either Harley Quinn or someone from the west end. It is hard to tell.
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- This is either Harley Quinn or someone from the west end. It is hard to tell.
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- Here are Rogue and Captain Cold, the latter of whom looks less at home than he should.
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- Here are Rogue and Captain Cold, the latter of whom looks less at home than he should.
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- Attack on Titan Team
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- Anime
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- On either side of Bishop, Wolverine and Cyclops genuinely look as if they don't like each other. A+, cosplayers, A+.
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- On either side of Bishop, Wolverine and Cyclops genuinely look as if they don’t like each other. A+, cosplayers, A+.
SPOTTED BY: Brian Crosby
WHERE: Nathan Phillips Square (100 Queen Street West)
WHEN: January 24, 2014, 2 p.m.
WHAT: You would be forgiven for thinking that a mini–Fan Expo took place on Saturday at City Hall. That’s because the rink at Nathan Phillips Square played host to the third annual XMOT Cosplay Skate, where people dressed up in their favourite costumes, exactly as Viljo Revell envisioned they would. Among the participants who took to the ice were the Doctor, Sailor Moon, and Wolverine, who are all exciting; Cyclops, whom only Jean Grey can love, was also there. The event collected clothes for the Sanctuary, a downtown shelter. You can donate, too, even if you are not a superhero.
Spotted features interesting things our readers discover in their journeys across Toronto. If you spot something interesting, send a photo and pertinent details to [email protected].