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From Nowhere to the Fire Nation to the Hidden Leaf Village - the legendary voices that have shaped the characters from our most beloved animated TV shows gathered under one roof this past weekend in Seattle's Emerald City Comic Con. Popverse’s Veronica Valencia and Illianna Gonzalez-Soto had the chance to meet these iconic actors in the hopes that they’d be game to participate in the viral voice actor trend that first began on TikTok.

This trend seemed the perfect way to highlight the magic of what Emerald City Comic Con truly means. Actors from completely different imaginary worlds came together for one weekend to meet the fans who made their shows come to life. Jack De Sena (Sokka, Avatar: The Last Airbender), Maile Flanagan (Naruto), Sarah-Nicole Robles (Luz Noceda, The Owl House), Marty Grabstein (Courage, Courage the Cowardly Dog), Olivia Olson (Marceline the Vampire, Adventure Time), and Dante Basco (Zuko, Avatar: The Last Airbender) all spoke their iconic lines from their most famous appearances.

The social video that has received half a million views on Instagram and nearly 20k views on TikTok is a testament to the love that fans have for their childhood favorite animated characters and the opportunity that a convention like Emerald City can provide for different fandoms to come together. You can watch the video below.

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