Guests of Honor

A “guest” or “special guest” is a person or group recognized by a convention whose presence is advertised for the benefit of attendees. Las Vegas Fur Con arranges for several guests to be in attendance each year. This list is not all-inclusive, as we have a separate page for our live music (DJs and singers/bands).

LVFC values all its guests, but each year, we also pick individuals/groups for additional recognition for their contributions to our community; these are our “guests of honor.” In terms of convention activities, Guests of Honor are usually at the center of convention programming, and we work to create various panels and events where it is possible to interact with these guests.

LVFC is proud to announce our Guests of Honor for 2026:

Aydan Fox

Aydan Fox Joins the Battle! Aydan's character is mostly shades of dark gray with white accents and intricate black decorative patterns.

In 1989, a fox was born in the quiet farmlands of Iowa. Raised in a small town with nothing but dial-up internet and boredom, he escaped into the digital underground where he stumbled upon the furry fandom at the age of thirteen.

He eventually went to culinary school and moved into real kitchens, where he learned how to work in high-pressure environments and yell professionally. Even while doing that, he stayed glued to the furry community, hanging out on Second Life, going to meets and conventions, and generally causing trouble wherever furries gathered.

In 2022, after being inspired by a creator named SunlitWolf, he wandered into VRChat and started making YouTube video skits. That eventually led to his series “Furries Out of Context” which does its best to parody the Furry Fandom.

In April 2023 he brought his chaos to Twitch. His streams quickly became a mix of loud screaming, unfiltered humor, real conversations about life and mental health, and the kind of lewd jokes that make his mods sigh in real time. Once a month he hosts Drunk Souls, where he attempts to play souls while mixing and drinking cocktails, a tradition that chat insists is “content.” By the end of 2023 he had reached Partner, and by June 2024 streaming had become his full-time career.

Today, still wanted by Twitch chat, he survives as a streamer of fortune.

If you need someone loud, if you need someone unhinged, if you need someone who will cause problems on purpose… maybe you can find… Aydanfox.

Marks Barks

Marks Barks' character is mostly white with blue and black accents. He is pictured with cyberpunk-themed glasses and a cyberpunk-themed background.

My name is Marks Barks, I am the head of an online charity event called papabarks, a content creator, Army Veteran, and just a dumb dog. I have been a furry since 2008, originally starting as a distant fan of the fandom growing up in a small town in North Carolina. To joining the Army and spending all the time that the army wasn’t taking my time, going to conventions, making youtube content, and streaming. I spent a lot of my time focusing on making fun videos and streaming with friends to give folks something to smile or laugh.

I started posting videos back in 2015 when Vine was a thing, then transitioned to doing youtube content, and later doing Twitch. I have been lucky enough to meet awesome friends and people who’ve enjoyed my dumb videos and streams over time over the past 10 years. I spent some of my time as a creator focusing on doing events at conventions, organizing online events focused on bringing creators new and old together.

In 2019 my father was diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gherigs Disease. My life obviously had to shift and in the midst of COVID I sought to find a way to fight along side my father. Together with the friends that I was lucky to have met over time I put together an online streaming event called “Papa Barks.” This was an event to bring streamers together to fight against ALS, and to fight along side my dad. Since 2020 we’ve done 6 years of charity event, raising over $300,000 in the fight against ALS, and have been awarded 4 Circles of excellence from ALS United NC for the work we’ve done. My father’s journey with ALS ended in 2021 after 2 years in the fight, but we still continue the fight so that one day there will be a cure.

The fandom has been my inspiration, my passion, and something I am truly thankful for. It has helped me find my creative side, find friendship, create amazing memories, and find hope. I spend my time with my fiancé Sai, making content I enjoy via blender making comics and animation for fun, streaming on twitch, and preparing for the next papabarks event.

Find out more about Papabarks online at: https://papabarks.org