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A man dressed as Chewbacca surveys the crowd of characters from the foot of the Missouri State Capitol during the Capital City Cosplay event Saturday.

A man dressed as Chewbacca surveys the crowd of characters from the foot of the Missouri State Capitol during the Capital City Cosplay event Saturday. Photo by Kris Wilson.

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Columbia's Cristin Thompson portrays the character Layla Anders, psychic navigator of the mighty steampunk airship Luftsturm during Saturday's Capital City Cosplay gathering in Jefferson City.

Cosplacon LLC hosted Capital City Cosplay in Jefferson City on Saturday to promote Cosplacon 2013, which will be a convention next June for people who want to dress as fictional characters.

The event held outside the Missouri Capitol attracted dozens of Missourians dressed in costume as their favorite characters from various genres.

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