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Geeks and nerds rule the world at Vancouver Fan Expo

Good and evil and the fans who love them gathered this weekend at Vancouver Fan Expo 2015.

Vancouver Fan Expo 2015 features William Shatner and Carrie Fisher

Fan at Vancouver Fan Expo 2015 (CBC)

Good and evil and the fans who love them gathered this weekend at Vancouver Fan Expo 2015.

The expo which began Friday and runs until Sunday gives fans the chance to gawk at and dress up as their favourite superhero or villain.

The gathering is dedicated to fantasy and fun with some of the biggest names in the fantasy, sci-fi and comic book world showing up to answer questions and pose for pictures. 

​Fans call it a big nerd convention where they can unleash their geeky self.

The biggest names Friday were Brent Spiner who played the android character of Data on Star Trek: The Next Generation and Arrow's John Barrowman 

Other celebrities scheduled to appear include Carrie Fisher, William Shatner, Sarah Wayne Callies and Jennifer Morrison. Or, as fans know them: Princess Leia from Star Wars, James T. Kirk of Star Trek, Lori Grimes from Walking Dead and Emma the Savior from the ABC series Once Upon a Time.

"This is where all the geeks and nerds hang out because we are going to rule the world," said Barrowman. 

So even though villains sometimes win, those who gathered together in this universe discovered a spot for one weekend at least where geeks and nerds prevail.