Villicon is a villain-themed sci-fi and horror convention in Orlando, Florida. And the 2022 event is January 21-23 at the Doubletree Orlando, which is located at the entrance to Universal. Florida Comic Cons gives you 5 Marvelous reasons to attend.
Marvelous Reason #1: Outstanding Cosplayers
There are so many cosplayers and cosplay groups attending Villicon 2022 that we had to give you an alphabetical bullet list (alpha by first name).
- Airship Mayhem
- Amazon Steph
- Art of Breed
- Bastille the Butler
- Caity Jayne Cosplay
- Celtic Cosplay
- Cinderella Cosplay
- CosFay
Countess Alyx - Crish Marie Cosplay
- Dendera Dancers
- Dr. David Cosplay
- Endie LeeLoo
- Hanari 502
- Harlequin Arts
- Harris Cosplay
- Hitachi Okami Cosplay
- Hugh Hugh Magoo
- Jackie Sonnenberg
- Jason Rucci
- Joker Cosplay
- Kira Rhian
- Klingon Assault Group
- La Reina
- Life Like Cosplay
- Mark Muncy
- Mike 2 the Fullest
- Miss Riddlebox Coplay
- Miss Taurus Cosplay
- Orange County Ghostbusters
- Outer Rim Guilds
- Ozzie J Cosplay
- Paranormal Existence Research Society
- PikaBelleChu
- Poetry Does Cosplay
- Primo Cardinalli
- Ray Strong
- Sailor Kit Kat
- Sailor Scouts
- Sarah Serenity
- Speakeasy Sirens
- Starner Cosplay
- Steampunk Alyss
- Suncoast Ghostbusters
- The Delta Fleet
- The Rich Weirdos
- Treblemaker Cosplay
- U.S.S Haven
- WeyrWoman Cosplay
- Yuffie Nori Cosplay
And here are the top 4 headliners:
Bastille the Butler
Bastille the Butler is a staple of the top conventions in Florida – and apparently Villicon 2022 is joining his list. His O.C. (original character) is inspired by Bastille, a macabre wolf skull-faced apparition made flesh.
Cinderella Cosplay
Cinderella Cosplay is a south Florida cosplayer best known for her comic, anime, and video game cosplays. Some of her recent cosplays include Ashe from Overwatch and Todoroki from My Hero Academia.
Steampunk Alyss
Steampunk Alyss is a cosplayer best known for cosplaying Harley Quinn. She cosplays comic and anime characters as well as horror and steampunk style cosplays.
Miss Taurus Cosplay
Miss Taurus Cosplay is an award-winning cosplayer from central Florida best known for detailed cosplays from videogames and anime.
Marvelous Reason #2: Fantastic actors
There are 5 actors attending Villicon 2022: Erick Avari, Barry Bostwick, Denise Crosby, Garrett Wang, and Tab Murphy. Here are the top 2 headliners:
Erick Avari
Erick Avari is an actor featured in The Mummy, Planet of the Apes, Stargate, and more.
Barry Bostwick
Barry Bostwick is a Hollywood legend featured in the Rocky Horror Picture Show, Spin City, Megaforce, and many other films.
Marvelous Reason #3: Fun-filled competitions
There will be 3 competitions at Villicon 2022 including the Tri-Villain Tournament, Cosplay wars, and Cosplay Unleashed.
Tri-Villain Tournament
Cosplay Wars
Cosplay Wars is a competition where five teams compete to design and build the best cosplay in just 45 minutes. Additionally, special guest judge Miss Taurus Cosplay will be crowning the champions.
Cosplay Unleashed
Cosplay Unleashed are competitions held each day during Villicon 2022. Friday’s competition will be for Rocky Horror Picture cosplays, Saturday’s theme is dreams vs nightmares, and Sunday will be focused on cosplay makeup and accessories.
Marvelous Reason #4: Interactive Showcases
8 interactive showcases will be held at Villicon 2022 including cosplay tips and tricks, makeup instruction, and Q&As with celebrity guests such as Erick Avari and Denise Crosby. Click here for more info.
Marvelous Reason #5: Unique Theme
Villicon offers a dark and twisted theme not offered by most conventions. By attending Villicon 2022 you can unleash your darker side and celebrate all things evil and vile.
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