Special Guests

Jessica Straus

Jessica Straus is a voice over artist based in Los Angeles, CA who loves to travel to meet the fans! You can hear her voice on over 175+ games, anime series & animations, voicing hundreds of characters on well known, popular titles.

While she’s currently best known for creating the English voice of Juri Han in the Street Fighter series, you can also hear her voice on: “Dishonored 2” as Dr. Hypatia; “Infamous” as Sasha; .Hack//GU" franchise as Pi; “Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls" as Hiroko Hagakure; "Darksiders 1 & 2" as Lilith; "Transformers: War of Cybertron" as Slipstream; “Persona 4” as Saki & Hanako; "World of Warcraft" & "Hearthstone" games as Queen Lana'thel, Freya & many more roles, “Tales of Xillia: Remastered “ as Muzet, and many, many other popular RPGs.

Noah Fleder

Noah is an American actor and martial artist who has lent his talents to a number of characters in both video games and film.

Most notably, he is the face model for Kenshi Takahashi in Mortal Kombat 1. He also did the motion capture for Kenshi Takahashi, Smoke, Liu Kang, Reptile, Scorpion, Sub-Zero, and Kung Lao.

NomVirus

Janell Hensley, or NomVirus, is a Korean/Hispanic cosplayer born and raised in California.

She has a rich history of cosplay competition and has been featured on national television for her handmade props. She also has had several guesting experiences among working numerous night club events. She is currently a promoter for ClubKaiju, an anime themed night club.

She has played video games since 1996 and is currently a Twitch affiliate, pushing for more love in classic gaming and niche environments. She loves to express herself through gaming and her costumes, and is always happy to 1v1 someone in some Mortal Kombat!

Venomous FX & Cosplay

Venomous has been cosplaying since 2011, and has been doing so professionally since 2015. He has been published on five separate occasions and has won multiple awards. He is a 20-year Air Force veteran and now a full-time creator.

He loves to bring characters to life via cosplay, or through paint work on busts and statues. As a huge comic and sci-fi fan, some of his favorite cosplays have been his award-winning The Batman Who Laughs, The Joker, Gunslinger Spawn, and Captain Venom. His dream cosplay would be the Xenomorph from the Alien franchise.