Special Guests

Giles Panton

Voice of Flash Magnus

Giles Panton is an award-winning film and voice actor with a career spanning close to 2 decades. During that time he has collected over 100 credits and played many characters adored by fans, including his stand out performance as the delightfully wicked Kalmaar in the popular animated series Ninjago. Giles’ unique charm and skill continue to win him lead roles in file, video games, and voice including shows for Netflix and Lego; as well as pivotal roles on television series including Amazon’s The Man in the High Castle. Notably, it’s given him the opportunity to take on the mantle of Tony Stark himself, as voice ofIron Man for Marvel’s Funko: Battleworld and the Lego Avengers animated series. Giles also has quite a large resume of romantic comedies and has had the unique honor of being in 5 Christmas movies in 1 year. He’s currently working on several projects, including a horror movie and some exciting new animated series and has a major role in a new live action series premiering next year.

Giles is really looking forward to Vanhoover 2025. He can’t wait to meet you all.

Vincent Tong

Voice of Sandbar and Flash Sentry

Vincent has played lead roles on Sonic Prime, Lego Ninjago, Jarassic World, Dreamworks Dragons: The Nine Realms, Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild, Mega Man Fully Charged, Death Note, Ratchet and Clank, My Little Pony, Bob the Builder, Super Monsters, Polly Pocket, Iron Man Armoured Adventures. Vincent’s TV appearances included Arrow, Fringe, Flashpoint, Transporter, A Fairly Odd Summer. He has also voice directed award winning video games for Klei Entertainment. Vincent is a four time Leo Award nominee, and a seven time UBCP/ACTRA Award nominee.

Taylor Bowe Mcardle

Taylor has been a part of the brony fandom since 2016 after a close friend told him about the show when he needed it the most. He is seen by the community as a positive influencer, friend to all, and is well recognized for supporting community artists and vendors. He hosts a podcast on Twitch called “The Taylor & Co Hangout Podcast” every other Tuesday night that centers around fun topics he and his fellow co-hosts discuss about the fandom. He also does a variety of panels at cons such as ‘Pony Life is Magic’, ‘Glimmer Gang Unleashed’ and ‘My Little Match Game’ to name a few. As you can tell from his outfit, he is a huge fan of a certain character that, well…shows off the “Glimmer Gang” pride. He also provides sports commentary for Crackles Cousin’s Buckball tournaments. Whenever he isn’t fantasizing about Starlight Glimmer, he is also heavily invested in auto racing and is a camera operator for Low Budget TV. You can always find him on Twitter and Bluesky talking about any and all things…..yeah you get the idea.

Red Card

Red Card a sports brony and a certified soccer/football referee. He dresses up as a referee at conventions and knows pretty much everything there is to know about the rules of the most watched sports in the world. He also does convention vlogs on YouTube, and have been going to conventions in 2013. He has officiated Buckball Tournaments hosted by Crackles Cousin Cosplay at previous WCPC, PVCF, and HarmonyCon conventions. Red Card is also a huge cartoon enthusiast, and hosts a “Cartoon Night” event in the BlepCon Discord server every Wednesday Night.

Commentary is Magic

Commentary is Magic is thrilled to return to Vanhoover Pony Expo, bringing all the joy and excitement of the my Little Pony Collectible Card Game with them! Since 2015, Commentary is Magic has focused on supporting, organizing, and running live streamed tournaments (with commentary, of course!) and new player demos at conventions both pony-focused and otherwise. Additionally, their regular broadcasts on Twitch have helped to provide players of all skill levels with helpful tips and tricks, featured duels between community members, and deck ideas for a variety of play styles. Commentary is Magic has been responsible for Organized Play since 2018, hosting Continental Championships, Store Champoinships, and other globally-organized events while keepking the game alive and fresh through new “print & play” sets available for players both experienced and new!

Flim and Flam

Flim and Flam are a cosplay duo who have been present since the early days of the fandom. You may remember them from last years convention and their bartending panel, or the room parties they helped run and we are excited to have them return to the Vanhoover Pony Expo. They are a pair of wandering bartenders and mischief makers so hang on to your wallets tight!

GaryOak

A longstanding member of the community, GaryOak has been writing pony fanfiction on Fimfiction.net since 2011 and hosting writing panels annually since 2013 at a variety of conventions. In 2012, he published his first work, Repercussions, shortly after enrolling in Vancouver Island University’s creative writing program. Since then, he has published two-dozen more works which have totalled over 315,000 readers between them, and has graduated from the writing program with distinction. Now, after nearly six years, he prepares to release several stories he’s been cooking up since the pandemic, which includes what is by far his most ambitious project to date: How Equestria Was Unmade.
You can find Gary’s fimfiction page here: https://www.fimfiction.net/user/19980/GaryOak

Crackle’s Cousin Cosplay

Crackle’s Cousin Cosplay Team is comprised of Master Level award winning cosplayers who truly uphold the elements of harmony in all they do. A true family at its core, you have seen them as various con mascots, cosplaying your fav. ponies, the creators of the irl buckball tournaments, sisterhooves social, method mares theater, dance hosts of galas, cosplay competition hosts & judges, and other special events. They hope to inspire creativity through their next level cosplays and interactive events. They are always Happy Campers at cons with friends!