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Toronto is the largest city in Canada. It's where virtually all the events of the Scott Pilgrim series take place.
Background[]
Although Scott Pilgrim used to live in Northern Ontario (along with Kim Pine and Lisa Miller), his family moved to Toronto before his senior year. He stayed in the city for his university studies, attending the University of Toronto, and still lives there. It seems that many of the people in Toronto suffer from Sunnydale Syndrome, as even some of the major characters either don't notice, remember, or even have thoughts on Scott's over-the-top battles with the Evil Exes.
In Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, Toronto becomes more visual with more locations featuring such as the CN Tower, Dundas Square and Downtown Toronto. When Scott gets sent to the future, Toronto becomes derelict and overgrown however it is technologically advanced.
Scott and Wallace Wells live in an apartment in the Regal Heights suburb of Toronto at the beginning of the series, opposite the Pilgrim family household.
Julie’s Apartment is in the vicinity of Dupont subway station as seen in Takes Off.
Locations[]
Main article: Toronto/Locations
In the real world[]
Bryan Lee O'Malley lived in Toronto in 2004 for a year. His time there heavily inspired the setting for the graphic novels. Toronto was also the location of some of the filming in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World with many of the locations featured in the graphic novels being used in the film.
People from Toronto[]
- Alison Pill (portrays Kim Pine)
- Ellen Wong (portrays Knives Chau)
- Erik Knudsen (portrays Lucas "Crash" Wilson)
- Ben Lewis (portrays Other Scott)
- Chantelle Chung (portrays Tamara Chen)
- Kristina Pesic (portrays Sandra)
- Cory Doran (portrays Mobile)
Bands from Toronto[]
- Metric (artist of "Black Sheep" and "I Will Remember You")
Trivia[]
- Toronto was chosen as the primary setting for the Scott Pilgrim series as Bryan Lee O'Malley was living in the city at the time he started working on the comics.
- By the release of Scott Pilgrim Takes Off in 2023, a few of the notable locations featured in the graphic novels and film adaption were closed and/or demolished:
- Club Rockit (closed in 2005)
- Second Cup (closed after 2008)
- Lettieri (closed in 2012)
- Honest Ed's (closed in 2016)
- Toronto Coach Terminal (closed in 2021)
- IGA/Sobay's (closed in 2021)
- In an interview with CBR, Ellen Wong stated that Scott Pilgrim Takes Off is a celebration of Toronto, stating that the series has an "endearing and enduring take on the city" and that there is a real love for the city in the series.