World class cosplayer at CCA
Guests can expect to be surprised by the costumes Leon will wear. He is a
professional cosplayer, model and influencer from Italy. He is currently
working for Riot Games as the official cos-model for the champion Rakan from
League of Legends.
He also is known as one of the most iconic
figures in the Assassin's Creed community, and since 2016 he has officially
been recognised as the face of Assassin's Creed for Italy. In the past, he has
collaborated with large videogame companies such as Ubisoft, Bandai Namco and
Square Enix.
Leon has won many national cosplay
competitions and a career highlight was when he was made the European Cosplay
Gathering (ECG) Italian representative in the European finals at the Japan Expo
2016.
When he is not in
costume, the former Italian national champion athlete is playing video games or
modelling. All of Leon’s cosplay outfits are made by himself by hand, except
for some complicated parts of the costume that are sewn. He specialises in
armour, weapons, accessories and make-up.
“I can’t wait to meet
fans and fellow cosplayers in South Africa. I try to spread ‘fomento’ attitude
wherever I travel in the world – a way of being and living that is full of
energy and dynamism. I am so looking forward to sharing it at Comic Con Africa
2019!” says Leon.
He will be joining
international cosplay model, LeeAnna Vamp, as another international guest judge
of the Comic Con Africa Championship of Cosplay. Contestants will be judged on
21 and 22 September and the winner will be crowned on the main stage on Tuesday
24 September 2019.
Leon will be available
to meet fans in the Cosplay Central Zone. Viacom, through their platforms of
MTV Base, Nickelodeon, and Comedy Central, will be front and centre reporting
on all the exciting developments of Comic Con Africa. Fans of Leon Chiro can
purchase tickets to Comic Con Africa at Computicket.
For more information
about Comic Con Africa 2019, please visit: https://www.comicconafrica.co.za/en.html
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