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Armageddon
Status Active
Genre Science fiction
Location Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Sydney, Melbourne
Country Flag of New Zealand New Zealand
First held 1995
Organizer Pulp Culture Expo Ltd
Attendance 28,000 in 2006
Official website
King Kapisi Star Wars concert, Christchurch 2007 (Photo/Martin Caie)
King Kapisi Star Wars concert, Christchurch 2007 (Photo/Martin Caie)

Armageddon is a science fiction and comics convention held in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Melbourne and Sydney (from 2008). New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island A convention, in the sense of a meeting is a gathering of individuals who meet at a arid place and time in order to discuss or engage in some common interest The Auckland metropolitan area or Greater Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country Wellington (ˈwælɪŋtən is the Capital of New Zealand, the country's second largest urban area, the Christchurch (Ōtautahi The largest City in the South Island, it is also the second largest city and third largest urban area of New Zealand Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 In recent years it has also showcased computer and video gaming, animation, and consumer electronics. The convention attracts celebrity guests from popular TV shows and computer games.

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History

Armageddon was first held in Auckland, New Zealand on the weekend of 2 December 1995 at the Avondale Raceway. Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 In 1997 the convention first came to Wellington, a first Melbourne show was held in 1999, and the first Christchurch event was held in 2007. Christchurch (Ōtautahi The largest City in the South Island, it is also the second largest city and third largest urban area of New Zealand The event is a mixture of gaming, wrestling, music, anime, sci-fi, fantasy, comics and stalls. Wrestling is the act of physical engagement between two people in which each wrestler strives to get an advantage over or control of the opponent (anime in Japanese, Fantasy is a Genre that uses magic and other Supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, and/or setting Armageddon has become the largest fantasy event in Australia/New Zealand with 28,000 attendees at the last Auckland event. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island The Auckland metropolitan area or Greater Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country The first Christchurch event was held in April 2007, and the first Melbourne event is planned for 13-14 October 2007 at the Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Centre (Jeff's Shed). Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3

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Special events that take place at Armageddon include a Dragonball Z kamehameha contest (created in NZ in 2001), Pizza Eating Contest, Pillow Fight, Black Box Session console gaming tournament, Wuss Factor (fear factor style eating contest), AMV and Cosplay, trading card tournaments, movie screenings, and celebrity panels. The fear factor in occupational terminology refers to the increased per-worker productivity resulting from the threat of impending layoffs. An anime music video (abbreviated AMV) is a Music video consisting of clips from one or more Anime series or movies set to songs the term usually short for "costume play" is a type of performance art whose participants outfit themselves with often-elaborate Costumes and Accessories, as a specific A trading card (or collectible card) is a small Card, usually made out of Cardboard or thick Paper, which usually contains an image of a

Armageddon also hosts a variety of stalls run by stores and companies from all over NZ and Australia, with DVD, gaming, trading card, comic, anime, and sport memorabilia sales. The upcoming October 2007 events in Melbourne and the following weekend in Auckland are planned with a more diverse selection of celebrity guests, events and activities. A new Sydney show is planned for October 2008, with Melbourne in 2008 to be held two weeks later in November.

Venues and Guest appearances

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