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If these regal rulers wish to spare their people the cost of war, then they must present their champions to fight as gladiators. The stakes? <b>Only the winning ruler will keep their crown&#8230;<\/b><\/p><p>With twists and turns, romance, and high fantasy adventure &#8211; <b>DREAM\/fight LIVE!<\/b> promises for an exciting inaugural year with 2024&#8217;s Theme &#8211; <b>SWORDS &amp; SORCERY<\/b>! Enjoy classic <b>fantasy sword fights<\/b>, incredible <b>magic<\/b>, and even <b>a monster or two<\/b>! 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SHOW<\/span><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c42283f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c42283f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>Choreographed REAL Fire Dancing and Fire Breathing!<\/strong><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d682f1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d682f1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <strong>METRO<\/strong> <strong>Fire<\/strong> <strong>Show<\/strong> is a themed live-fire performance, choreographed to a fitting soundtrack, that is sure to astound all of the senses and keep you at the edge of your seat. The show includes live <strong>fire-breathing,<\/strong> as well as fire dancing with poi, staff, rope dart, juggling, and the occasional <strong>twelve<\/strong>&#8211;<strong>foot<\/strong>&#8211;<strong>tall<\/strong> <strong>fire<\/strong>&#8211;<strong>breathing<\/strong> <strong>dragon<\/strong> (no, really, it happened in 2016!).<\/p><p>The <b>METRO Fire Show<\/b> is an immersive video and audio experience as well &#8211; leveraging 200&#8242; of projected video and a <b>full concert lighting and sound<\/b> system, there truly is <b>no other fire show like this one<\/b>!<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15c738f elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"15c738f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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Vlad \u021aepe\u0219. The Count.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Dracula.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i>The legacy of blood &#8211; of him &#8211; runs strong through the veins of many creatures. The visions of a traveler through time give us a glimpse at the many faces of the beast, as the story of Dracula is told through the veil of flames.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Join us for this year&#8217;s dark fire extravaganza, <b>Fire Show: Bloodlines<\/b>, where Saint-Germain gives us a vision through time, recounting the many faces of Dracula, as well as the stories of his offspring, and the many who have fallen in their quest to bury the fanged menace once and for all. The show features music and stories heavily inspired by tales such as Castlevania, Hellsing, Vampire Hunter D, and many of your other bloody favorites!<\/p>\n<p>The <b>METRO Fire Show<\/b> takes place <b>Friday and Saturday night <\/b>of the convention, in the Main Events Room (West Hall). <a href=\"https:\/\/register.growtix.com\/schedules\/frontend\/METROCON_2024\">Check out our full schedule for detailed times\/listings.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad93e44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"ad93e44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"mnl\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dbc6e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1dbc6e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa92d38 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fa92d38\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72bc171 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"72bc171\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6390f9 elementor-align-center elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-raven-heading\" data-id=\"b6390f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"raven-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"raven-widget-wrapper\"><h2 class=\"raven-heading raven-heading-h2\"><span class=\"raven-heading-title \">THE COMPLETE WORKS OF STUDIO GHIBLI: ABRIDGED<\/span><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4628eae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4628eae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>Presented by the METRO Night Live Crew!<\/strong><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cd25ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4cd25ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"820\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/metroconventions.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/MNL-Show-Graphic-2024-copy.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-14648\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metroconventions.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/MNL-Show-Graphic-2024-copy.jpg 820w, https:\/\/metroconventions.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/MNL-Show-Graphic-2024-copy-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metroconventions.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/MNL-Show-Graphic-2024-copy-768x450.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7031070 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7031070\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i>Princess Mononoke. Spirited Away. Ponyo. The classics of Studio Ghibli&#8230;<br \/>&#8230;all about to be butchered in a magical way you never thought possible.<\/i><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Every film, every plot &#8211; in one hour or less (we think&#8230;).<\/em><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Strap on your aprons, artists. We&#8217;re working overtime tonight.<\/em><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">We&#8217;re excited to bring fans an <b>ENCORE PERFORMANCE of the highly-celebrated (and widely questioned) <\/b>inaugural year of our &#8220;Abridged&#8221; format. This year, MNL once again Presents <strong>&#8220;The Complete Works of Studio Ghibli (Abridged)&#8221; &#8211; now with a (slightly) bigger budget, and a (much) larger space, <\/strong>we&#8217;re scaling things up for Ghibli: Abridged to dizzying new heights &#8211; more cardboard, more props, new jokes, and a whole new Ghibli movie that released since the last time we did this show!?!<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); font-size: 1rem;\">Drawing great inspiration from the famous &#8220;Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)&#8221;, a small cast stretched thin enough to snap will attempt to recreate the entire works of the famous Studio Ghibli in as complete a form as possible all in just about one hour.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">As they race to the finish line, know this: no character is safe, and no treasured moment will go untouched. Expect at least a mild amount of audience interaction, and no small attempt at prop humor, amid wildly varying degrees of accurate adaptation, and at least several regrettable choices made by writers and actors who have (probably, definitely) seen these films at least one time.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Be sure to join us and clap LOUDLY for this comedic endeavor &#8211; or we&#8217;ll never turn your parents back into their human form!<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Live from Downtown Tampa it&#8217;s <strong>METRO<\/strong> <strong>Night<\/strong> <strong>Live<\/strong>!<\/em><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0b6de1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"b0b6de1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" 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Monsters!<\/strong><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a088594 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a088594\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-b8a006e ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; text-align: var(--text-align); font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Kaiju Big Battel<\/b>\u00a0is returning to <b>METROCON 2024, and celebrating their 30th Anniversary in a BIG WAY!<\/b><\/span><\/p><p>Kaiju Big Battel has been called \u201cOne of the weirdest things you\u2019ll ever pay to see!\u201d by MTV News!<\/p><p>An amalgamation of nostalgia, pop culture, pro-wrestling, and the utterly strange, Kaiju Big Battel is an exciting wrestling event with the nastiest monsters this side of the Sea of Japan! Watch these high-flying beasts enter the ring and wreak havoc on their opponents at METROCON 2024!<\/p><p><strong>From the folks at KBB:<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"m_8321309394111551797gmail-m_-5290292694333587809ydp9a5472ddp1\"><span class=\"m_8321309394111551797gmail-m_-5290292694333587809ydp9a5472dds1\">Kaiju Big Battel is a modern conflict of epic proportions. Planet Earth is under threat: scattered throughout the galaxy is a monstrous mob of maniacal villains, menacing alien beasts, and giant, city-crushing monsters that are waging war against one another. Presiding over this mayhem is the Kaiju Commissioner, an enigmatic human-arbiter appointed by a clandestine cadre of world leaders to regulate Kaiju rage. 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