Jacklyn Pak, 20, of Mundelein, as Lady Gyokuyou from the animated series “The Apothecary Diaries” “I love seeing all the hard work everybody puts into their costumes!” Ivan Herrera, 28, of Berwyn, as Papa Emeritus I from the band Ghost “I love Ghost’s music.” Chyenne Tatum, 31, of Evergreen Park, as Cyclops from “X-Men” “Cyclops is my favorite X-Man and he’s totally underrated.” Salina Ford, 37 (left), and Ashley Tannehill, 37, both from St. Louis, as horror movie characters Chucky and It “We come to C2E2 every year! Plus, we love horror and we play horror video games on Twitch.” — Ashley Tannehill Kevin Mosley, 43, of Jacksonville, Florida, as Viera from the game “Final Fantasy XIV” “My friends and I wanted to come eat Chicago food and we found a con to go to, too.” Mary Orr, 60, of Chicago Ridge, as Dr. Doom “Seven months ago, I had ankle replacement surgery. I went through four months of physical therapy to be here today.” Dobie Correa, 39, of Hyde Park, as Sasori from the anime series “Akatsuki” “I lost my dad and Sasori loves parents.” Kristen Vogellehner, 28, of Detroit, as Teor Pridesire from the web series “Critical Role” “It took me 90 minutes to do this makeup. It was stressful, but worth it.” Arianna Endicott, 28, of Detroit, as Dorian Storm from the web series “Critical Role” “I love the cosplay community at C2E2. Last year was such a blast, I had to come back.” John Torres, 37,…
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