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I have written a poem called Behind the Glass Wall that is fairly good, Tell me what you think of it and if I could change it. To shelter from lifes harsh surround, In Hiding from each sight and sound, An Ostrich with its head in the sand, Behinf the wall of glass I stand. The Bitterness of callous Folk, Their words as knives that prod and poke, Uncaring for their fellow man, To creatures of a different clan. In towers high where giants dwell, Creating their own living hell, For others who befall their scorn, Are trampled under feet forlorn. In refuge from their sneer and snide, Behind this wall of glass I hide, Isolated from the clones, Who own the hands that throw the stones. This wall of glass I've built before , Steadfast to those that stare in awe, I'ts fragile strength may stand to be, A false sense of security. In times of tension and of trouble, Deep inside this lifeless bubble, Virtue and all things that mattered, Fragile behind this wall now shattered. From inner light of mans own heart, With faith behold the seas did part, This wall so thin a falsedefender, Bears no strength when set to render. But still in hope this wall will be, If only as imaginary, The stamina to bear the strain, To forge a path and live again.

I believe that a pencil board is like a storyboard except its sketches about what is happening that have been done by the animators. You will get these with most anime on the disk (Character Sketches/ Story Boards/ scenery design), Just think of em as nice pictures.

My favourite Seiryu in all anime is Megumi Ogata who was Shinji in Neon Genesis Evangelion (Japanese Version) or Shelly Callene-Black who was the english actor for Cleao in Orphen or Mirielle in Noir. Ogata is an excellent voice actor and Callene-Black is also good. I'm not acting like these two are the best of the best (I owe this honour to another Megumi)but they are the ones I can remember. My favourite anime song ( As in played during scenes or title/ credit sequences) would have to be Ride on Shooting Star by The Pillows which was the theme for Furi Kuri. Most people would argue with my choices but they are personal favourites and you don't have to agree with me. And when you state who and what they are please give a decent reason

I am fine with female gamers, always have been and always will be. They are actually quite often more polite then most other people I have met over although there will be exceptions. Before people think of me as a polite player I have to say this, I will sometimes resort to cursing when I take a particually nasty series of hits or am Team Killed but I don't let it get out of hand unlike some gamers. When i talk about nasty series of hits i mean getting blown up by a series of missles, each bloody time that I respawned. And it was the same guy that killed me each bloody time. The guy was racist as hell and was praticully pursueing and taunting me and I am sick of being taunted by me part Indian heritage. he would go "The vindaloo gun ain't in this game, curry boy" or "Very, Very Good now" in a fake indian accent. I find guys such as this to be particually offensive. So there is one thing to be done, betrayel or sneakiness. Mind you i am not so bad at shooters myself, So i can dish out the damage as well as the next guy but I am always used as fodder and then I recieve the brunt of the taunting because I am used to flush out enemys. And since I am usually the best runner in a game ( because I react quickly and I am paranoid.) I will be used as the flag grabber or point activator. One of my friends stays behind to guard the base which leaves him with the other players and he says that they start to taunt me because of my heritiage. So I bargian with the enemy revealling plans and strategys to them in exchange for defense and safety of me and my friend. It works against people with very little paranoia so that they would accept me with very little fuss but I may be gunned down within seconds if they are a supscicous bunch.

Lone toddler crying in shooping mall- I probarbly wouldn't do anything because not my kid and not me, Not my problem. If it was my kid (Don't have one yet)or a friends kid then I would take him to an Information booth. First person at a car accident- I would probarbly ever be picking around the wreckage looking for scalavgable parts but I would also call an ambulance. I would use the DRABC on any person injured in the accident. Person Drowning- Not trying to be funny but I would be that person that is drowning. I can just barely float in other words let alone swim. If it wasn't me then I would give a shout. Obvious Upset Person running down street- I wouldn't know how they are upset so I wouldn't be able to help. Couldn't care less unless they are making a scene then I would spectate. Injured Animal- I would check the animal for broken bones, shattered limbs or other nasty phisical injuries. If it is too far from help or the thing is dying then i would have to let it out of its misery. It would matter if I was close to help. Elderly person- I would offer my help to them but as it has been stated, They may get offended. Person Shoplifting- I would do something that would bring people over to where they are. I hate guys that shoplift, Lowest of the low. Smoke coming from building- I would call 000 then continue walking. Drunk trying to insert keys into car- I would grab the key, Unlock it for him then piff the keys somewhere and when he goes to get them I lock the car door again.

[IMG]http://afl.com.au/cp2/c2/webi/graphic/190800ay.gif[/IMG] Yes,I am indeed talking about Aussie Rules/AFL/Footy which is the national sport down under. For those who don't know (aka non-australians) Footy is Australias national sport although some will say that it is Cricket, AFL begun in the 1850s as a way of keeping Cricket players fit during the off season. It has begun to spread over the World with leagues popping up in the USA, Denmark, Great Briton, Denmark, New Zealand and Japan as well as the annual international rules match held between Australia and Ireland which is treated as a mixture of Gaelic and Aussie. The Rules [SIZE=1]Unlike other games of football Aussie Rules is played on cricket ovals; thus, there are no standard dimensions for a football field (usually called "ground" or "paddock"). The field should be an oval between 135 and 185 meters in length and 110 and 155 meters in width. (The Melbourne Cricket Ground is considered an ideal surface; its dimensions are 165m length by 135m width.) These dimensions make it the largest playing field of any code of football. The boundary is marked with a white line drawn a few meters from the stands. The goals are two sets of posts erected at the far ends of the oval; the boundary forms a straight line through the posts. The inner set of posts is the goal posts, 6.4 meters (7 yards) apart, and at least 6 meters tall. Two behind posts are set 6.4 meters from the inside of each goal post, and must be at least 3 meters tall. All posts must be padded to a height of 2 meters. A goal square (actually a rectangle) extends 9 meters into the ground from the goal posts, and is 6.4 meters in width. A radius is drawn on the oval 50 meters from each goal. This merely serves as a range finder; most AFL players can kick a goal from this line, and perhaps beyond. The center circle is marked at the precise center of the oval, 3 meters in diameter, bisected by a lateral line extending 2 meters either side of the diameter, and dividing the field in half. A center square is centered on this, 45 meters on each side. [/SIZE] Scoring A[SIZE=1] ball kicked over the goal line between the two larger goal posts by an attacker (without being touched) is a goal and scores six points. The ball is returned to the center circle for a "ball-up." There is no possibility of an "own goal" as in soccer. If the ball passes over the goal line between the behind posts by any other means, then it is a behind, and it scores 1 point. If the ball hits the goal post, a behind is scored. This is regardless of where the ball goes after hitting the goal post, e.g., back into the field of play, through the goals or whatever. The ball is kicked back into play from within the goal square, usually by the opposing fullback. If the ball hits a behind post without bouncing it is deemed "out on the full" and the opposing team takes a free kick from next to the behind post. If the ball bounces and hits the behind post then the ball is thrown into play again by the boundary umpire from next to the behind post . In either case, no points are scored. The team scoring the most points wins the game. The match is considered drawn if points are equal. [/SIZE] Possession and Disposal of the Ball [SIZE=1] A player may hold the ball for unlimited time when he is not being held by an opponent. A player lying on or over the ball is considered to be in possession. A player running with the ball must bounce the ball or touch it to the ground once every 15 meters. (The distance is usually not strictly enforced, especially if the runner is challenged.) A player in possession of the ball and held by an opponent must dispose of the ball immediately by kicking or handballing the ball. (Tackling is permitted, but only between shoulders and knees.) To handball correctly, a player must hold the ball in one hand and hit it with the clenched fist of the other hand. The hand holding must not move relative to the player's body. (Correct technique is sometimes more honored in the breach than in the observance.) Overhand passing is not permitted. A mark is allowed when the ball is caught from a kick which has traveled a minimum distance of 15 meters, and the ball has traveled in the air without being touched by another player. (The ball usually doesn't have to be held for very long, especially in a physical marking contest; and yes, anything goes as long as both contestants are going for the ball.) The player taking the mark may play on immediately, or go back and kick over the position where he took the mark. [/SIZE] An example of a mark is shown below [IMG]http://sportsmed.starwave.com/i/magazine/new/australian_football.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.astsports.com.au/files/afl/ess%20v%20saints%20pack%20mark.jpg[/IMG] Free Kicks The general principles of the rules are as follows: [SIZE=1] * Keep the ball moving. * Any player who goes after the ball will get every opportunity to take it. * Any player caught with the ball will get a reasonable chance to dispose of it. Fouls stem from violations of these principles, and the penalty for most violations is a free kick. Free kicks may be given against players either with or without the ball. A free kick is generally taken at the spot where the infringement occurred. (Exceptions see "Play On" and "Relayed Free Kicks" below.) A free kick is given against the player in possession of the ball for the following infringements of the rules: (a) Not disposing of the ball within a reasonable time when held by an opponent. (b) Not disposing of the ball correctly by using a handball or a kick. (c) Kicking the ball over the boundary line without it bouncing first or being touched by another player. (d) Deliberately forcing or taking the ball over the boundary line. (e) Running more than 15 meters without bouncing the ball or touching the ball on the ground. A free kick is given against any player who: (a) Grabs the opponent with the ball above the shoulder or below the knees. (b) Pushes an opponent in the back. (c) Trips or attempts to trip an opponent. (d) Charges an opponent. (e) Interferes with an opponent attempting to mark in the air by punching or bumping. (f) Shepherds an opponent when the ball is more than 5 meters away. (g) Enters the center square before the ball is bounced at the restart of play. Following a free kick or mark, a 50 meter penalty is given against a player standing on the mark who: (a) Refuses to stand on the mark at the point indicated by the umpire. (b) Deliberately wastes time in returning the ball to the player who is to take the kick. (c) Holds the player who is to take the kick thereby preventing play continuing. (d) Runs over the mark before or as the ball is kicked. (Any player in the opposing team can give this penalty) [/SIZE] Reports [SIZE=1]There is no send-off rule in the AFL, although one is provided for in the rules for any league wishing to implement one. Players can be 'reported' by umpires for serious breaches of the rules. The umpire is required to inform the player immediately of such a report, and the player must identify himself, if only by turning his back and showing his number. After the game, a report form is filled out and filed by the umpire, and the case is taken up by the AFL Tribunal. Reportable incidents Players can be reported for: a) willfully wasting time b) unduly interfering with a player while he is kicking for goal c) disputing the decision of an umpire d) unduly interfering with, assaulting, or using abusive, threatening or insulting language or behavior towards an umpire during a match or within or without the oval on the day of the match e) assaulting another player f) using abusive, threatening, or insulting language, or other misconduct (recent reports of misconduct include biting, eye-gouging and spitting on an opponent) g) shaking a goalpost when a player is preparing to kick for goal or when ball is in transit. h) throwing an opponent after he has taken a mark or ball is out of play i) violently pushing an opponent after he has disposed of the ball j) intentionally tripping or kicking (or attempting to) an opponent. Tripping by hand is an infringement of the rules allowing a free kick or 50 meter penalty, but is not a reportable offense. Tripping with the leg is a reportable offense k) striking (or attempting to) a player with the hand or arm l) charging an opponent (as in basketball) m) engaging in unduly rough play n) remaining on the playing area out of proper uniform after being warned by the umpire o) wearing unacceptable equipment - boot studs, rings, jewelry, surgical appliances, guards etc. [/SIZE] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Teams playing in the AFL currently 1897 Carlton Blues, Greatest player was maybe Greg Williams or Bruce Doull Collingwood Magpies, Greatest player was Gordon or Sid Coventry Essendon Bombers, Greatest player was Richard Reynolds Fitzroy Lions , Greatest player was Haydn Bunton Sr. Geelong Cats, Greatest Player was probarbly Gary Ablett or 'Polly' Farmer Melbourne Demons, Greatest player was Jimmy Stynes or Ron Barassi South Melbourne Swans, Greatest player was Bob Skilton or Roy Cazaly St Kilda Saints, One of Greatest players was 1908 Richmond Tigers, Greatest player was Jack "Captian Blood" Dyer University Students , Don't know about these guys 1925 Footscray Bulldogs, Greatest player was E.J. Whitten Hawthorn Hawks, One of greatest players was Micheal Tuck or Lethal Leigh Matthews North Melbourne Kangaroos, One of greatest was Wayne "kING" Carey 1982 Sydney Swans (ex South Melbourne), One of greatest was Plugger Lockett 1987 Brisbane Lions , One of greatest is Micheal Voss West Coast Eagles, One of greatest was Micheal Gardiner 1991 Adelaide Crows, One of greatest is Mark Bickley 1995 Fremantle Dockers, One of gratest was Peter Bell 1996 Brisbane Lions (Brisbane and Fitzroy merged), Micheal Voss again 1997 Port Adelaide Power, I'm not sure about greatest. Awards in the AFL The Brownlow Medal-[SIZE=1] The Charles Brownlow Trophy was instituted in 1924 for the "Fairest and Best" player in the VFL home and away season. The trophy itself is an ornate lacquered medallion, no larger than an American silver dollar coin. It has been awarded every year since except the Second World War years of 1942-1945. It perpetuates the memory of Charles Brownlow, a veteran of over forty years with the Geelong Football Club and the VFL, who died in 1924. Brownlow was playing with Geelong when the original VFL clubs broke with the VFA in 1896; once his playing days were over, he became club secretary there until the year before his death, and also served two years as the League's caretaker president. The medal is awarded as follows: the field umpires in consultation after each game award six votes; three votes to the best player, two to the second best and one to the third best. These votes are collected and kept by the AFL until the week of the Grand Final, where the votes are counted at a televised reception before viewers from across Australia. The player gaining the most votes from the season is awarded the Brownlow medal. Should two or more players have the same number of votes then two or more medals are awarded. This replaced a countback system used in 1931-1981, in which ties were broken by counting numbers of "three" votes among the tied players, then "two" votes, etc. Since 1991, players who have been reported during a game or suspended during the home-and-away season (not the finals) have been able to receive Brownlow Medal votes from the umpires for that game; however, in keeping with the notion of a "best and fairest" award, a player who has been reported and subsequently found guilty by the Tribunal (except for time wasting) is ineligible to win the Medal. Should such a player receive the most votes, then the player with the most number of votes who is eligible (not having been reported and found guilty) receives the medal. For example, Chris Grant of the Western Bulldogs received 27 votes in 1997, but was rendered ineligible by a week's suspension earlier in the season, and Robert Harvey won the Brownlow instead with 26 votes. This was the first time in Brownlow history an outright winner actually lost his medal to the Tribunal. Three players tied for the 1996 Brownlow Medal with 22 votes. James Hird of Essendon and Michael Voss of Brisbane were awarded their medals; Corey McKernan of North Melbourne lost his to the Tribunal.[/SIZE]- 2004 winner was Chris Judd of the West Coast Eagles The John Coleman Medal- The Coleman Medal was instituted in 1981, and is awarded to the player who kicks the most goals during the Home and Away Season. The Medal honors John Coleman, a spectacular forward player for Essendon (and later a dual premiership coach of the same club), who many feel would have been the game's greatest ever player, prior to a serious knee injury prematurely ending his playing career. Coleman kicked 537 goals in only 98 games.-2004 winner was Fraiser Ghering of the West Coast Eagles The Norm Smith Medal- The Norm Smith Medal is awarded to the player voted best on ground during that season's Grand Final. Norm Smith was a player for Melbourne and Fitzroy, and coached South Melbourne as well as the previous two teams. He coached Melbourne to an incredible 6 Premierships between 1955 and 1964. The Medal was first instituted in 1979.-2004 winner was Bryon Pickett of Port Power Norwich Rising Star Award- Named for a commercial sponsor, the Rising Star Award is given to the best rookie for the past season. "Rookie" is defined as a player under the age of 21 who has been selected for less than ten games prior to the season in question.-2004 winner was .............. And thats about it for the rules, Tell me who you think is the greatest player around is or team and feel free to try and prove me wrong about my choices for greatest players for each team. And In case people are wondering, No we don't have cheerleaders. We have bloody blind Umpires but no Cheerleaders.

" We know what we are, yet know not what we shall become"- I think this came from Hamlet. This is the gist of what this quote means although I may have gotten them the wrong way around. This means that you know who you are at the moment and in the past but you don't know what you will be. "When a lie is not found out, It becomes the truth"- Suikoden 2, Spoken by Captian Rowd after he explains the false explanation about the betrayl to the hero. I find this very true, This would be used by someone in the Goverment. " I can fight just like a *snores*" From Warcraft 3, I use because of the fact that I look half tired most of the time. So when I pretend to get pissed of at a friend and use that quote. " Welcome to *****-Whuppins 'R Us" Evil Dead games. I also use this when i'm threatening someone. "I would just like to have an IQ just north of the negatives" I use this to insult this guy at school, Bit of a bastard. " As a rule, You generally don''t turn your back on a gun weilding maniac" Used by me in Internet Deathmatches. I suck up to them then blast them in the back. Also used by me at Laser Skirmishes. " Why do you fight fire with fire, Thats the only time you should not fight with fire besides water based incidents.- Made by me due to my preference of flamethrowers in a videogame as well as blowing stuff up Oil Barrels. " Why do people complain about violence in games, Do people go on mass killing sprees everday? Does everyone run around the streets toting a gun?- Used by me and I'm pretty sure that I made it up. And I am aware that nearly every Adult Texan totes a gun. " Fear the wrath of my many evil things and their sharp pointy teeth"- Used by me, Quoted from when I used to battle my friend on my pokemon game. "If i didn't kick so much ***, I'd feel a tad akward' Taken from Warcraft 3, I go a bit insane in a videogame so when I finished kicking *** I sometimes use this quote. " There are no friends in this world, Only potential Rivals" I have no idea who made this upbut I find it to be a good meaning behind it. It means to never trust anyone (Yep i'm paranoid).

[QUOTE]Originally posted by YuzurihaNekoi., and did you know that Uranus and Neptune are a couple, NOT cousins [/QUOTE] That would be because it was a lesbian relationship, And we know how the goverment want Gay/Lesbian relationships. I agree with it being butchered. The first terribly dubbed anime that comes to mind for me would have to be the Original 'Dirty Pair', The first thing I thought when I heard the voicing was "OH, THE HUMANITY" ( If you notice the capitals, Real pain). Obviously there are nastier ones but that is the first that springs to mind. Another poorly dubbed one is Bubblegum Crisis- The original series. One of my favourite dubs is Armatige III: Poly Matrix. The english voice actors seemed to capture the personality of the characters. I also like the Orphen Dub, It seems to give each character an extra chunk of personality. Cleao gives the impersonation of a stuck up brat, Which is what she is, with her annoying voice. Once, more there are better dubbed but these two are my personal favourites.

I would have to say that I would like to see a movie of 'The Warlord' (A DC Comic that is out there, Fairly cool), one based on The New Mutants ( Another cool one, Possibly my most liked comic), The Sandman or Books of Magic. You also forgot to mention Constantine which is based on Hellblazer.

[QUOTE=Fall]Dubbo, Australia. Worst place to live, ever. It's basically in the middle of nowhere, excluding the dead little country towns surrounding it. It's so hot here. And when winter comes, it's the dryest cold you'll ever feel. It's alright when you know the places to go and the places to be at the right time, and it's got the highest population of teenagers of all NSW "rural communities". But any other town is far more fun to be in when you live in Dubbo for 16 years.[/QUOTE] Dubbo is a bit of a dodgy place to live but it is nice enough to vsit at times. IT is definently not a place to go during summer because NSW rural areas have terrible weather. See if you can move to Albury/Wodonga because that is one excellent place to live.

I have a few fairly unknown animes at my house, One is called Neia under 7 which i am fairly sure was made by the same guy that made Haibane Renmei. My other one is an OaV called Taramoya Voyagers. The second one is impossible to find because it is very unheard of. And also Doraemon not being well known, I laugh at your foolish statement. Doraemon is one of the most merchandisable characters in Asia. I also own Nadia: Secret of Blue Water but I have no idea of its not-well-known-ness. I'm not sure its that unknown.

My favourite Eighties songs are "Turning Japanese" by the Vapors, 'Shaddup your face' by Joe Dolce or 'Slice of Heaven' by Dave Dobbyn. I like Turning Japanese because of the act it is one of those songs where you can lose yourself in. It is just so fun and one of the greatest songs of all time in my opinion. I like slice of Heaven because it is also one of those classic songs. I just love Shaddup your face because it is so crap but on a good note. It is one of those songs that is so crap that you love it. It spent three weeks at no 1 in Australia yet was awarded the prize of being Australias worst pop song ever!. My dad even met the artist that performed it at his Internet cafe( My dads cafe not his). Below are the lyrics Shaddup your face Allo, I'm-a Giuseppe, I got-a something special-a for you, ready Uno, duo, tre, quatro When I was a boy, just about the eighth-a grade Mama used to say don't stay out-a late With the bad-a boys, always shoot-a pool Giuseppe going to flunk-a school Boy, it make-a me sick, all the t'ing I gotta do I can't-a get-a no kicks, always got to follow rules Boy, it make-a me sick, just to make-a lousy bucks Got to feel-a like a fool and-a mama used to say all-a time What's-a matter you Hey! Gotta no respect What-a you t'ink you do? Why you look-a so sad It's-a not so bad, it's-a nice-a place Ah, shaddap-a you face That's-a my mama, I can remember Big accordion solo Ah! Play dat again, Really nice, really nice Soon-a come-a day, gonna be a big-a star Den I make-a TV shows and-a movies Get-a myself a new car, but still I be myself I don't want-a to change a t'ing, still a-dance and a-sing I t'ink about-a mama, she used to say What's-a matter you Hey! Gotta no respect What-a you t'ink you do Why you look-a so sad It's-a not so bad, it's-a nice-a place Ah, shaddap-a you face Mama, she said it all-a da time What's-a matter you Hey Gotta no respect What-a you t'ink you do Why you look-a so sad It's-a not so bad, it's-a nice-a place Ah, shaddap-a you face That s-a my mama Hello, everybody! 'At's out-a dere in-a radio and-a TV land Did you know I had a big-a hit-a song in-a Italy with-a disc Shaddap-a you face I sing-a dis-a song, all-a my fans applaud Dey clap-a da hands, dat-a make me feel-a so good You ought to learn-a dis-a song, it's-a real-a simple See, I sing: what's-a matter you You sing Hey Den I sing-a da rest and den at de end, we can all-a sing: Ah, Shaddap-a you face! O.k., let's-a try it, really big Uno, duo, tre, quatro What's-a matter you Hey Gotta no respect Hey What-a you t'ink you Hey do Why you look-a so sad Hey It's-a not so bad Hey it's-a nice-a place Ah, shaddap-a you face OK one more-a time for mama What's-a matter you Hey Gotta no respect Hey What-a you t'ink you Hey do Why you look-a so sad Hey It's-a not so bad Hey it's-a nice-a place Ah, shaddap-a you face My favourite artist is probarbly INXS which is actually a band but they are still loved by me because is the lyrics their songs have and the mood they set. I'm not sure what my favourite videoclip from the eighties would be but tell me what your song, artist and videoclip is and smile at the choices at others.

Name: Lord Luca Blight Age: 33 Gender: Male Race: Human Class: Warrior/ Summoner What side He is on: Mantean Empire Why he fights: Luca is is a knight full of Bloodlust so he fights to kill. He is incredibly powerful so he uses this to his advantage. Weapon: A Bastard sword that he received from his father. Ot holds a powerful enchantment of flame which he uses along with powerful attacks. Weapon Style: He uses the flames of his blade to his advantage although he will easily win without using the fires. Biography: Not much is known about his early years until he came to the Mantean kingdom as a fully-fledged knight so the first thing he did was challenge the current General to a duel to the death with the leadership of the forces as the stakes. He defeated the general with ease and took control of the armies. Only afterwards he revealed his source of power to the emperor and It was the Beast Rune. A True Rune representing animalistic rage and passion; the rune was officially said to have been given to the Blight family by the Archmage of his homeland. However, the fact is that the Beast Rune refused to be contained within the land and took residence in Luca according to its own will. The Archmage hid this fact by claiming that it was a gift, and used it as a political tool. Since then, the Beast Rune laid dormant within Blight until He took interest in its power. After the Beast Rune was realized as a weapon of war, huge quantities of blood was sacrificed to it, awakening various "relatives of the Beast Rune" in the form of golden wolves. He has been made the leader of all assualts against the Resistance so that he can earn the blood to increase the powerof his summons. Picture:[IMG]http://www.suikosource.com/images/chars/l/lucablight01.gif[/IMG] All in All- A Warrior filled with Bloodlust and hate towards the rebellion who he fights to destroy.

I speak English as a first language but I a mgetting fairly good at Italian and am still quite poor at Japanese. I plan on changing the Japanese problem this year when I go to Japan later this year on a school trip.

I have a few nicknames which have been given to me for different reasons. One of my nicknames is Wasted Williams, I got this because of my fondness of strong or nasty soft drink and my love of Ginger Beer. I've explained that i drink a lot of sugary drinks because of a mild case of Diabetes and I guess it just kind of stuck. My second is piss pot Williams because of the stated reason above. Last of all is my nickname Mad Dog Morgan because when I play sport i'm like a Mad dog. This is my oldest still used nickname and one of my favourites. As you can tell my name is Morgan Williams

Cool sounding RPG Name: Daermon_Nashabe/ Nashabe (As he is known to some) Age: 37 Appearance: [IMG]http://www.suikosource.com/images/chars/a/albert01.jpg[/IMG] Personality: Nashabe has a true problem towards his lessees yet he is respectful to his equals and superiors yet he still is a bit of a bastard towards anyone that talks back to him. This has made him unpopular..... More then his being a shady character. His usually hang out area is the Adventure Inn where all of the despicable types hang out. When he is drunk or in a good mood he is fairly easy to approach although he is still an overall bastard even when he is in a good mood. He is a menace when it comes to the lounge; he is always getting into over zealous arguments which are resolved in a fight or sometimes in a stream of insults or curses. Biography: The Slow Beginning Daermon_Nashabe has not been around the boards for long so he is neither well known nor respected yet he is well versed in the ways of n00bs and the WWE Community since he is found hanging around them to gain information about movements. His coming was unexpected and so he had little impact on the boards but He at first had the misfortune of crossing the Harlequin a few times but that is about it about his early days. WWE Community Impact Ages passed without him earning any respect from others until he started taking up the mantle as the WWE Guru of the boards, many were opposed of his new title for himself. So begun a rebellion in the community where others tried to take his title yet he outsmarted each and everyone with his fierce knowledge. This continued until the last person that he faced, a young man called James Goodwin, Each tried to outsmart each other yet nothing helped. Nashabe and Goodwin called a Truce then eventually called a partnership along with a young go-getter called the Evil Eye and a veteran of Otakuboards Bogger 3k. So begun the OWO which held the most power in the community next to Shinmaru and Charles. The N00B Battles Then came the massive N00B invasion where the OWO assumed total power over the WWE Community through the confusion when Charles and Shinmaru were fighting on the front. The WWE Community was targeted by n00bs a few but the fights were RESOLVED quickly. The end of the OWO came when they were attacked by an influential n00b called JKJ who was the last to attack the community. After JKJs defeat, The Evil Eye was banned for reckless endangerment and Daermon was MIA. Lacking leadership, the OWO quickly deteriorated with the two left taking equal share in power. The return of Daermon and the present day After being missing for more than a month, Daermon returned to the boards and found that n00bs were slowly spamming the boards to death, He repartnered himself with James Goodwin, and they enlisted in the Otaku militia. They bought in some of their own skills to the Militia as well as new weapons like the n00bs

What was it? The Revamping of the Adventure Arena. Why was it nifty? Ever since the Adventure Arena was revamped and the battle arena removed which I find has greatly contributed to the improvement of post and post numbers in the rest of the boards. What is It? Kill Adam Why was it Nifty? Like it that has been stated by most people, This revolutionized the PBEM (Play by E-mail( I refer to RPGS here as these)) RPG industry on Otakuboards. What is it? Morpheus (Member) Why was it nifty? Morpheus is really there as one of the major voices of Play-It, He is always there to share his opinion on anything video-game related but that doesn't mean he's a one trick pony. I don't mind having a game-related argument every so often.

I sometimes have problems with this also but sometimes you have to live with it. I actually only encounter this problem using Internet Explorer ( Which i never use anymore because someone keeps on hijacking my browser) but if you want to get rid of this problem then use a different type of explorer like Mozilla or something.

There are quite a few companys out there that have influenced the gaming industry but one of the major non-mentioned ones is Strategic Simulations, Inc. They have practically influenced all RPGs although they were mostly on PC although they had a few on consoles. Where would the RPG industry be without titles such as Eye of the Beholder, Pool of Radiance and their earlier ones. They are responsable for creating the strategic battle system that we see in games like FFT and Advance wars nowdays. And also Inu500, Microsofts first console was the X-Box while Nintendo is now on its 10th console or portable gaming device while Sony is onto its third system. Microsoft is unable to compare with the success of the other two companys. And also. most influential company that is mentioned is Nintendo. They are the grandaddy of Consoles.

Name: Kintos Stormhammer Age: 720 Race: Dwarf Appearence: [IMG]http://www.suikosource.com/images/chars/t/twaikin01.jpg[/IMG] Personality: Kintos is very edgy about his low height and when it comes to Goblins he will rip the nose off of the first Goblin that looks at him crooked. He is obsessed with digging holes so that he could capture a group of goblins and throw him to the ground. He also has a huge dislike of any other sprite but it is difficult to gauge how much he likes someone because of his habit of insulting anyone that talks to him. Overall, he is not the most polite dwarf out there and he is proud of his reputation.

This is to everyone who hasn't put me down [IMG]http://www.otakuboards.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=22000[/IMG] That feels better. And on a lighter note, I would probarbly want to meet James Goodwin- He is my good mate on OB and I think the only other person here that wants to become a Pro Wrestler here besides me ( If my friend from School would join up then there would be one more). Baron Sarmedi- So i can look at him and point my finger at him and go....................... nyah Nyah, I live on the better side of Australia. Colder and wetter but with much cooler stuff. Shinmaru- I would have an argument about who knows more about Wrestling until someone would get body-slammed( Probarbly me depending on how strong he is and how much he weighs). He is also either the creator of Nad-Kicker ( See worst videogame ideas ever) or the star of said crap madeup game. I don't care, just as long as he kicks people inna rocks. Methesulah- Good Rpger and well respected in my books. Ps: If Boo can insult you then can I? Daermon Nashabe (AKA the big Git, aka The dumb Bastard, AKA me)- I F5-ed my mate when we were practising wrestling in his backyard. And my mate weighs 5-10 kilos more than me. ( And no he wasn't hurt). James-Both of us are Melbournians so I wouldn't mind having a chat with him, As long as he doesn't live in Altona or Laverton. I do not like those areas of Melbourne so if you do live there than see the gnome for details. Other Aussies on OB- Wouldn't mind a chat with anyone else from Australia. You know, Exchanging Favourite Footy/Cricket/Soccer/ Rugby teams and what sportstars you want to beast up. Boo- I put you down so that you don't feel neglected. I am a nice person except when Sydney is bought up or i'm neglected. Then I get pissed off.

I am one hundred percent fine with homosexuality even though the only gay guy I know I cannot stand. But it isn't because of his sexuality its because he is a prick towards me. And may I also remind you that some of the greatest people in history were gay.... Like Alexander the Great. Being gay should not be a hinderance, Some celebrities try to hide being gay yet if they decide to hide it from the public then if something does slip then the media has a field day. Thereason why homophobes hate gay people is because of the fact that they may find it difficult to accept the fact that there are people out there that have a different sexual preference. It also goes against quite a few religions but come on, God is love right?. This ain't the sdark ages that we are living in people.

Something that needs to be accepted is that there are complete and utter bastards out there that you cannot stand. Unfortuanatly there isn't really a mute button when you are taking part in a tourny so you have to live with the ****-wads on the games. Below is my remedy for trash talkers that you partner with. The best thing is though that sometimes you can't fight temptation when they are on your team so when they are taking part of a big battle in an area that is frequented by snipers (This is also in a game where it doesn't say who wasted who) than keep hidden and blow the A-HOLE away. You will make them start ranting and ( If it does show who wasted who) you can say that you screwed up your shot when they got in the way. Sure it may label you as a backstabber but if the guys a tightass then it is fine because they would probarbly do the same thing to you in a second. Just don't taunt them or trash-talk because you are lowering yourself to their level. Also don't team-kill often because it is cowardly, just save your anger towards said bastard for a Free for All and blow the guy away. This is my remedy for trash talkers.

I'm joining also, I'm using a character that isn't listed. [IMG]http://www.uncannyxmen.net/images/costume/northstar-bigcostume4.jpg[/IMG] Superhero Name: NORTHSTAR Real Name: Jean-Paul Beaubier Former Aliases: Jean-Paul Martin Height: 5' 11?? Weight: 185 lbs. Hair color: black with silver streaks Eyes: blue First appearance: Uncanny X-Men #120 Joined Alpha Flight in: Alpha Flight (1st series) #10 backstory Currently in: X-Men Known Relatives: Jeanne-Marie Beaubier / Aurora (twin sister), Joanne (adoptive daughter, deceased), Louis Martin (adoptive father, deceased) Profession: trapeze artist, ski champion Group Affiliation: X-Men, formerly Alpha Flight, Cell Combattre, Front de Libertation du Quebec Powers: utilize the random atomic motion found within his molecules to propel his body at superhuman speeds, possesses increased durability in his physical make-up to resist damage and temperature extremes, alter the phase-shift between his molecules and his sister?s upon physical contact, generating a radiant cascade of blinding light in all directions, formerly canceled out both his sister's and his own powers on contact, formerly could generate light on his own as concussive bursts or blinding flashes of half the intensity the twins could generate together BIOGRAPHY (Warning, Very Long) The life of Jean-Paul Beaubier started with a tragedy, as soon after his and his sister Jeanne-Marie?s birth, their parents were killed in an accident. The twins were brought to their mother?s cousins, the Martins, but they could not afford to adopt both children, so they arranged for Jeanne-Marie to be raised in a girls school, which was government subsidized. Shortly afterwards, the Martins moved to northern Quebec because the father, who was with the RCMP, had been posted there. By the time, Jean-Paul was six years old, history repeated itself, as the Martins too died in an accident. The boy was brought to a foster home and the twins grew up unaware of each other. When Jean-Paul was in his early teens, he was caught shop-lifting by Raymonde Belmonde. The kind man saw more than just a petty thief and realized the boy?s loneliness and confusion. Belmonde spoke to Jean-Paul to freedom of choice and helped him understand and accept who and what he was - a mutant and gay. Without ever asking for anything in return, Raymonde made it his business to see that Jean-Paul steered right and also took him skiing, which he used as a means to learn to control his growing power of superspeed. In the next months, Jean-Paul joined a circus, where he worked as a trapeze artist. He was welcomed without question or reservation and, soon, the new-made friends became the family he had never known. However, beneath the surface, there was also a lot of anger, built up in years of silence and frustration. Jean-Paul finally found a way to express this anger when he joined the Front de Liberation du Quebec (FLQ), a separatist movement that petitioned for recognition of Quebec as a sovereign nation through loud protests and acts of terrorism. Soon, Jean-Paul became part of a radical underground group of the FLQ called Cell Combattre. Northstar acted as special courier, carrying their communiqués too swiftly to allow detection or interception. Yet once Jean-Paul realized that Cell Combattre did not even stop when it came to murder, he severed all ties with them. Jean-Paul decided to become a professional skier and, by cheating a little with his superpowers of speed and flight, he quickly rose to fame, as he won Olympic gold medals and other championships. By that time, Jeanne-Marie had already recruited by Department H and, seeing a picture of Jean-Paul in the newspaper, James McDonald Hudson, Alpha Flights founder, recognized the uncanny resemblance. Closer examination of their birth and adoption records revealed their history and Department H invited Jean-Paul Martin too. Learning his history, he almost immediately changed his last name into what it originally had been and soon found himself arriving at Parliament Hill. At first, Jean-Paul had no intention of working for the government, but this changed when he was introduced to his twin sister. Shaking hands, the siblings discovered that they possessed one more ability ? to generate a brilliant dazzling light upon physical contact. Jean-Paul told Hudson of his terrorist activities in the past but, as he had severed all ties to the FLQ, Hudson decided to keep it secret. Using the codenames Aurora and Northstar, the siblings entered Department H?s Flight program, where they met other potential recruits for Canada?s own superhero team. One year later, Alpha Flight was ready for their first mission which, ironically, was to hunt down one of their own ? Wolverine, a recruit of Department H who had defected and joined the American X-Men instead. Alpha Flight did hold their ground in this first battle, but they caused much destruction in Calgary. Although they managed to capture Logan, he quickly escaped again. Ultimately, the government decided to finally let him go, as they were beginning to fear that they could afford an official superhero team and the damages caused by their battles. Indeed, only a few weeks later, Department H was closed and their operatives had to go back to their former lives. When Northstar visited Jeanne-Marie in the school in which she had been raised and was now working as a teacher, he found his sister almost a complete stranger. The usually free-spirited Aurora was very reserved and shy, her beautiful features hidden behind a pair of glasses and some prissy clothes. His sister was actually a split persona and Alpha Flight had given her the strength to maintain the light Aurora-mood, which was actually hated and feared by the ?Jeanne-Marie? persona. Northstar managed to snap her back into Aurora and, together, they answered a call from the Hudsons, who wanted to keep Alpha Flight running even without governmental funding. In following weeks, Aurora kept switching personalities more often, even in the heart of the battle, much to the concern of her lover Walter Langkowski, aka Sasquatch, and her brother, who did not approve of that relationship. Finally, Jean-Paul took her to a psychiatrist, but the break between her personalities was so total that the doctor could not detect it after his first meeting with ?Jeanne-Marie?. Northstar wondered how he could make the psychiatrist realize his sister?s condition without telling him their secret identities, which were linked to the personality changes. Further, the doctor warned that, even if he would diagnose her to be a split-persona, he could not simply cure Jeanne-Marie and erase one identity. A attempt would probably form a third persona, unlike either of the other two. Northstar thanked him and decided to think about it. Since they already happened to be in the neighborhood, Northstar took his sister to Raymonde Belmonde. Shortly thereafter, an attack of a purse-snatcher once more triggered her transformation into Aurora. Jean-Paul?s old friend introduced them to his daughter Danielle, whose existence had only recently been revealed to him. Suddenly, the friendly reunion was interrupted by a criminal called Ernest St. Ives. As Raymonde had refused to sell his café, the gangster brutally killed him and also kidnapped his daughter to force her to sell the building to him. Yet, as he had never seen the woman before, he accidentally kidnapped Aurora instead. Northstar managed to track them down and was joined by a strange heroine called Nemesis. Together, they battled their way to St. Ives and found Aurora unharmed, sitting on his desk. After Nemesis had effectively dealt with the villain, Aurora revealed that Danielle had been his silent partner in the murder of Raymonde, which also explained why he had not harmed Aurora, as he thought her to be Danielle. Northstar was relieved. He admitted that he had suspected that his sister had romanced herself to safety, much to Aurora?s shock. Outraged, she ended their partnership and never wanted to see her bother again. Aurora kept true to her word, as even in the next missions of Alpha Flight, she refused to address her brother or respond to his pleas for forgiveness. Not even the death of Alpha Flight?s founder and leader, Guardian, changed that. When several weeks later, Guardian?s wife, Heather, decided to honor his memory by keeping Alpha Flight running, she also contacted Northstar, but he turned her down, explaining that so far he was only associated with the team because of his sister. [Alpha Flight (1st series) #12,18] At the same time, Aurora did her best to further separate herself from her twin. She had her lover, Sasquatch, alter her powers and, although now able to generate light on her own, she was no longer as fast as Jean-Paul. Sensing her ?Jeanne-Marie? personality surfacing again, she also gave herself a new hairdo and designed a revealing costume to strengthen the ?Aurora? side of her psyche. Yet all this effort was useless as ?Jeanne-Marie? shortly gained dominance and, disgusted by the romantic affections of the ?animal? Sasquatch, she fled into the arms of her brother. Jean-Paul was quite surprised to find his sister knocking at his door, but took her in. At first, he was tempted to call Sasquatch and tell him she was safe, but then thought that this was the perfect chance to sort things out. The next day, he took Jeanne-Marie to Clementine D?Arbanville, an old friend from his circus / terrorist days. Actually, Clementine had some problems, as her circus had been slowly infiltrated by Pink Pearl and her operatives. The obese woman had been hired to assassinate Canada?s prime minister and the US president during a secret meeting. Knowing of Clementine?s terrorist past, Pearl had chosen to launch the bomb from the circus so that the Separatists would get blamed for the murders. During the crisis, ?Aurora? awoke and, together, the siblings handled the danger. However, she now knew of Northstar's past within the FLQ and threatened to tell the rest of Alpha Flight. When the X-Men picked up a psychic distress call from Cyclops and his wife, Madelyne, on their way to Alaska, they at first believed Alpha Flight responsible. The misunderstanding led to a brief battle, during which Rogue absorbed Northstar?s powers and memories, learning all his secrets. After the two teams pooled their resources to find what really was going on, Rogue apologized for the intrusion, explaining that she could not control her powers. The odd pair actually found they had much in common, both native French speakers, both loners and outcasts among their teams. Yet while Northstar?s powers gave him everything in life ? fame and fortune ? Rogue could only hope of leading a real life without her powers. Only a few hours later, her wish came true. The heroes found the missing people in a strange Viking village, where a mysterious fire fountain granted them super powers. Madelyne Pryor, now a healer, cured Rogue and, needing somebody to test if she could really control her powers, Northstar volunteered, much to everyone?s surprise. As the gifts and miracle cures later turned out to be the doing of Loki, the Asgardian god of lies, it was clear that a price was involved ? in this instance, all people involved with magic (Shaman, Snowbird, Talisman, etc.) were severely weakened and slowly dying. Everyone agreed that things needed to be set back to normal. Rogue again lost her cure but, in the short time the teams had worked together, she had gained a new friend in Northstar. Some weeks later, Northstar found himself summoned to an ancient magical place way up north. Talisman had called for him - Alpha Flight was about to enter the Realm of the Great Beasts to search for Walter Langkowski?s soul, which was lost as his body, actually possessed by Tanaraq of these Great Beasts, had been slain in battle. Upon hearing that Aurora still had not forgiven him, Northstar prepared to depart immediately, but Snowbird used some possessive power to make him stay and accompany them. Once in the lair of these Beasts, Alpha Flight learned that Walter?s soul was kept in the Well of Sorrows. To free it, three forces had to unite: love, hate and power. Aurora was obviously the love part and, against his objections, Northstar was chosen to represent hate. Talisman rounded up the trio and the three heroes ventured into the dark well ? which turned out to be a trap nearly costing them their lives. In the end, Walter's soul freed itself and the team returned to earth, only to discover that Walter?s body had crumbled to dust in the meantime. Still, there was some hope left as the soul found a temporary home in the Box armor. Following this battle, Aurora told the rest of Alpha Flight about her brother?s past and the matter was vividly discussed. Yet before any decision was reached, the team was again called to an emergency and the subject was dropped. Not before long, Walter Langkowski yearned for a new, real body, as he knew that, sooner or later, Aurora would turn away from a man trapped in a robotic hide. With the help of fellow scientist, Roger Bochs, he located a humanoid strong body in another dimension and pulled it to Earth ? only to discover that it was the Hulk. Walter could not bring himself to take over the body of his friend Bruce Banner, so his soul became lost between dimensions. Seeing her lover die for the second time, Aurora was in tears and Jean-Paul comforted her. When he too started crying, she realized that he must have had deep feelings for Langkowski as well. Despite their loss, the team had still to deal with the Hulk, who started to rampage in the middle of Vancouver. Seeing all their teammates defeated, the siblings decided to try to blind their opponent with their dazzling lightburst, yet touching each other ? the desired result did not happen. Instead, the twins? touch now temporary negated each other?s powers, an unexpected side-effect of Aurora?s modification. Fortunately, the Hulk was driven off otherwise and he returned southwards to the US. The incident convinced the government that Canada?s own hero team was really needed and they again started to fund Alpha Flight. Northstar, too, returned to full active status. After several successful missions of the again official team, once more Northstar?s past came back to haunt him. Alpha Flight was summoned by a Commander Giles McHeath, who informed them that somebody was tracking down and killing the members of Cell Combattre, including Clementine D?Arbanville, despite all members had long abandoned political violence. Jean-Paul immediately rushed away to help his friends, but actually McHeath himself was the killer and he followed Northstar through Alpha Flight?s tracking device. When Alpha Flight realized that they were followed, they lured McHeath into a trap and at least managed to save two of the six former terrorists. Because of his limited role in Cell Combattre, Canada?s Prime Minister pardoned Northstar for any past indiscretions and he could continue to serve among the Alpha Flight. Disgusted by his sister toying around with the feelings of the legless Roger Bochs, Northstar took a few days off to appear at a ski exhibition meets. He was as good as ever and the crowd wondered why he ever retired from his sports career. While Jean-Paul was giving autographs, a young woman jumped off a cliff, apparently trying to commit suicide. Northstar had no choice but to expose himself and save her. After a first shock, the spectators realized that the retired ski champion was a mutant with superspeed and he was immediately accused of cheating. After admitting that he could not tell whether he was subconsciously allowing his powers to give him an edge, Northstar stated that he would foreswear from the sport he loved more than life itself and walked away. He was followed by a single person, Kara Killgrave, the daughter of the Purple Man. She had been a fan of Beaubier her whole life and only recently discovered her persuasive powers. In fact, she had accidentally caused the woman to jump and wanted to apologize. Yet, inexperienced with her abilities, Northstar ended up under her control too. Temptation was too strong and Kara ordered Jean-Paul to be her boyfriend. He took her to an exotic island, where they went swimming only to discover that water filtered out Purple Girl?s pheromones. Himself again, Northstar was annoyed of her claims that she loved him, and told her that one does not manipulate those one loves. For a brief moment, Northstar pondered to leave Kara alone on that island with nobody to enthrall. Panicking, she again took control of him and ordered him to take her to Alpha Flight. The team was not sure what to make of her at first, though eventually she was given training status. Only Northstar still held a grudge. In the next weeks, Northstar developed a nasty cough and even minor wounds received in battle took very long to heal. His condition took even a turn for the worse when the team encountered an ancient sorcerer by the name of Pestilence. Sensing an already existing decay within Northstar?s body, Pestilence kissed him to feed on this disease and make himself stronger. When Northstar asked what he was talking about, the villain explained that Northstar was dying and that he had accelerated the slow disease spreading like a cancer through his cells. Indeed, Northstar?s health deteriorated, but the resurrection of Walter Langkowski provided some distraction. His soul having taken over the white Sasquatch body of the recently deceased Snowbird, Langkowski now found himself trapped in a woman?s body. While getting to know ?Wanda? Langkowski, Northstar admitted that, like his sister, he preferred the man he was and that he cried when Alpha Flight thought they had lost him. Sasquatch was startled by that revelation, but Northstar brushed off. Feeling the effects of his disease, he wanted to be alone to think about the life he led. At the same time, Aurora?s mind became more and more unbalanced. Her flirtation with Roger Bochs caused him to undergo a risky operation to regain his legs, which cost him his sanity and ultimately his life. She also developed an unreasonable fear of the dark and her personalities fractured. Remembering the fire-fountain of the magical Viking village, Alpha Flight ventured north, hoping to find some way to cure both of the twins. Finding a rose, blooming out of frozen Tundra, they knew that some of the magic still had to be there. The team reached the cavern of the fire-fountain, but the energy was no longer there. Instead, they found a doorway at the bottom of the pit and, thinking that the magical energy might have come from there, they opened it and entered a maze of dark tunnels. Northstar suddenly started to burn with a fever and the others had to carry him. As this slowed the team down, Aurora opted to stay at his side and tend to his needs, while the rest of the team moved on to search for the magical cure. Soon, Loki revealed his presence to the twins and told them of their true heritage. According to Loki, Jean-Paul and Jeanne-Marie were actually half-elves, born to a human father and an elf mother, who had abandoned her people. Yet the other members of her race hunted her down and actually caused the car accident in which the couple got killed. Their status as half-elves explained the twins powers of speed and light, as well as their pointed ears. Yet Loki also said that the pure elf blood in their veins could not survive for long on the impure Earth. In Northstar?s case, this resulted in physical illness, while Aurora was affected mentally. Only the pure light of Alfheim could cure them, but the team had chosen a wrong gateway, sending them to a dark netherworld. With these words, Loki left the siblings to their fate. Jeanne-Marie tried to hold back the attacking demons for as long as she could, until she had an idea. As an infusion of pure light was the cure, she willingly expended all her power to bathe Northstar in white brilliance. Indeed, Northstar?s health was restored, though the powerless Jeanne-Marie was dragged away by demons. Elsewhere in the maze, the rest of the team had run into other demons and the only way to save themselves was to retreat. Along the way, they picked up Northstar and, once they had escaped, Vindicator fused the gate shut so that none of the demons could make it to Earth. However, it was also the end for Aurora and Puck, who were still trapped in the netherworld. Once the team was back on the surface in the Arctic wasteland, Northstar stated that Loki indeed was a trickster. They had come to cure two Alphans and lost three. The others wondered who the third might be, as he started to glow and then departed into the sky. There, a gate opened and two elves welcomed Jean-Paul to Asgard. From afar, Loki watched in amusement, but he suddenly was summoned to the higher gods, who demanded an explanation for his behavior. Loki claimed to have had good intentions and, to prove his seriousness, he transported Puck to Tibet and Aurora, now a mere mortal without powers, was transported to a monastery. Still, the gods sensed mischief from Loki and, as punishment, he was sent to the nether realm, preventing him from fulfilling whatever plans he might have had for Northstar. Already having arriving in Alfheim, the region of Asgard that the elves call their home, Northstar realized that Loki had been lying. When he told the elves of his supposed heritage, they laughed at Northstar for believing Loki?s fairy tale. Jean-Paul was now stranded in Asgard and had no way to get back to Earth or contact his teammates. He spent many months in the realm of the Norse gods, until he was captured by a group of trolls, who intended to sacrifice him to their god and eat his flesh. Before they could perform the rite, Northstar was rescued by a some reserve members of Alpha Flight, including his still-powerless sister. As Alpha Flight was about to battle Llan the sorcerer, Talisman had decided that they needed every available member, so she had sent Jeanne-Marie, Purple Girl, Pathway and Goblyn to Asgard. Once they had effectively dealt with the trolls, they took Northstar and teleported back home. Talisman was right with her prediction. When Llan?s forces invaded Earth, the odds were overwhelming. Not only Alpha Flight and its trainees, but also the newly-formed Gamma Flight entered the battle. Aurora, too, accompanied them, despite her powerlessness, but she claimed that, like every other Alphan, she was trained in hand-to-hand combat. Yet, against demons twice her size and much stronger than her, fighting techniques were pretty useless and, soon, Jeanne-Marie was about to end up as ?fresh meat.? Northstar immediately rushed to her side and protected her. He then got an idea, since she had sacrificed all her power to him, maybe he could give some of that back to her and, surprisingly, it worked. Her powers were fully restored and, touching each other, brother and sister again created their brilliant light effect. The demons feared this living light, providing Talisman with some extra time battling Llan. She told the speedsters to enlist Dr. Strange's help and, with his magical powers added to her own, the demonic invasion was finally prevented. At first, the twins? powers seemed to have returned to their original status. However, it turned out that, over the long phase of dormancy, Aurora?s power had evolved even further. Still able to generate light on her own, she now manifested it as a life-energy based light, using it to heal, to hypnotize or to empathically affect others. Although the transfer seems to have given Northstar the power to shine by himself, he apparently is not capable of using the light in the many ways that his sister does and only uses it very rarely. Following the incident with Llan, the sorcerer, Department H had about twenty potential members for a revamped Flight program and it took some time to figure out who of the assembled heroes should be assigned to which fields of work. Northstar ended up as a full active member of the main team, while Aurora preferred to be part of the reserve team, Beta Flight, and work with the psychiatric counseling unit for Alpha Flight?s incarcerated prisoners. Somewhat later, Canada became the center of attention of an alien group called the Consortium, who were looking for the woman known only as Her. It took the combined might of Alpha Flight and the Avengers to deal with the invading forces. Meanwhile, another incident happened within Alpha Flight?s headquarters. Awaking from a coma she had been in for weeks, Pathway panicked and teleported everyone in the room away, including her parents, Persuasion, Shaman and (as it seemed) Aurora, who all had been watching over the young girl. As she had teleported across dimension before, the group could have ended up literally anywhere and, as soon as the alien attack was prevented, Northstar went to Dr. Strange for help. Accompanied by Sersi and the Vision of the Avengers, they traveled to the Crossroads of Time and started searching, opening doors to each and every reality. However, soon creatures came through these doors that Strange had to leave open, or the group would never have found back. It was Northstar who decided to call of the search, for it was too dangerous. The search team could have been killed and the attackers would have been free to invade dimension after dimension. Jean-Paul thanked the magician for his effort and returned to Canada. After all these months, he had to accept that he lost his sister once more. Little did he know that Aurora was closer than anyone thought. She had not been teleported away with the others, but actually left the room at superspeed a few splitseconds before, to join the battle outside. Yet, passing along the psychiatric detention facility, the psi-sensitive Aurora was manipulated by one of the prisoners, Headlok, who made her enter his cell. Unnoticed by the staff, he kept her hidden for weeks and enjoyed torturing her by shattering her merged psyche into the many split personalities ? the happy-go-lucky Aurora, the nun, the healer, the scared girl and the heartbreaker were all playthings for Headlok. Returning from one of the team?s many missions, Northstar sensed his sister?s pain and rushed to the cell block, but he did not know how to deal with the villain without causing Aurora further harm. It transpired that she needed no help. Headlok made the same error, like many before him, thinking her multiple personality order a weakness. However, Aurora could also draw strength from numbers. From the farthest recess of her mind, the cold, stiff ?Jeanne-Marie? personality resurfaced and she accomplished alone what before had taken the combined effort of Alpha Flight and the Fantastic Four. She defeated Headlok by causing her cleansing light to erupt from within the villain?s body. Deeper examinations revealed that Aurora?s mind had now returned to it?s original spilt-personality, though the two personalities now both could wield the body?s mutant powers and jointly took one of the empty spots on the team?s active roster, left open because of Box and Diamond Lil?s getting married. Although Northstar was not sure of this decision, he was happy to have his sister back ? both of her. [Alpha Flight (1st series) #104] While the team was battling Mr. Hyde in downtown Toronto, Northstar heard a sound from a nearby alley. He did a quick search and indeed found his suspicion to be true ? an abandoned baby was lying in one of the rubbish bins. He immediately left the battle to take the little girl to the next emergency room, where she was closely examined. Unfortunately, the doctors diagnosed that the little infant had been infected with AIDS while still in the womb. Jean-Paul adopted the baby, naming her Joanne Beaubier, and Alpha Flight did various publicity stunts to remind everyone of AIDS and of the importance to talk about it. Weeks later, little Joanne died in Northstar?s arms. The next day, Northstar held a press conference, during which he announced his homosexuality, hoping that his status as a celebrity and role-model would increase the media?s interest in the topic of HIV information and prevention. [Alpha Flight (1st series) #106] Several weeks later, Canada?s parliament was considering a super-powers bill, very similar to the Mutant Registration Act of the United States. The strongest supporter of this movement was a politician named Robert Hagon, who did his best to make Alpha Flight look bad in the public eye. Soon, Canada faced it?s own wave of anti-mutant / superhero hysteria and Department H decided to shut down the Flight programs and lay low for a while. While most other members quietly accepted this decision, Northstar was outraged and refused to accept the ?offered? terms ? the Alpha Flight members were limited to advisory roles and still bound by the official secrets act. Jean-Paul stated that this was no way to repay them for the many times the risked their lives in the line of duty. After all, beneath his costume he was a free man that neither words nor government could control. He angrily departed. Following Alpha Flight?s disbanding, Northstar was stalked by several reporters who were interested in his activities. One of them kept asking about the Quebec City Bus station bombing, an incident that happened during his days with the FLQ, but Jean-Paul avoided answering. Later that day, this reporter was found killed and evidence seemed to point towards Northstar. Therefore, Canada?s government assigned Weapon Prime to bring him in. About the same time, Jean-Paul discovered that some of his closest friends had been targeted by Arcade. For about 24 hours, Northstar was kept busy, flying to Paris and Russia, disarming several bombs and rescuing his friends, as well as battling Weapon Prime. When he finally got to Arcade, the owner of Murderworld claimed that he had been hired for the job and told Northstar the address where he would find the mastermind behind it all. Too exhausted to fly or use his speed, Jean-Paul had to rent a car to get to Vancouver, wondering which of Alpha Flight?s many villains was behind this scheme. To his surprise, it was a businessman named Carl Kerridge, a man who Northstar did not know. Kerridge in turn had made it his business to know everything about him. Wanting to cleanse society of any abnormities, he had chosen to terminate Northstar for making a stand. As a gay man and a mutant, Jean-Paul seemed the perfect target. Stating that Arcade?s purpose was to tire him, Kerridge then started to fight Jean-Paul, intending to kill him. He also kept reminding him of the victims of the Quebec incident, trying to break Northstar?s fighting spirit, though this proved to be a mistake. When, years ago, the FLQ planted the bomb at the bus station, they were unaware of one of the busses returning late. It?s passengers would have died, though Northstar saved them in time. Still, the news reported of several people having died, as the government was eager to turn the incident into propaganda material. Thus, Kerridge actually reminded Jean-Paul of an hours of heroism and he managed to defeat him. In the villa, Jean-Paul found enough evidence that linked Kerridge with the murder of the reporter and he was put into custody. Alpha Flight?s disbanding also took it?s toll on Aurora. At first, she entered a happy relationship with teammate, Weapon Omega, but when he mutated back into his feral, ugly incarnation, he abandoned her, fearing the effects it would have on Aurora to see her lover in this state. Yet this was exactly the worst he could do to her. For a time, she blamed herself for his departure and then she swore that if she could not have him, then nobody else should. Going over the edge, Aurora hunted Kyle down, who, by then, had joined the American-based X-Factor and was eager to kill him. Northstar and Puck went after her and brought her back to Department H, where they arranged some psychological treatment for her. Yet, they too had no proper means to treat her and, on top of it all, she was abducted by the Brotherhood. Later, Havok released her when he destroyed the Brotherhood from within and Aurora disappeared. Northstar went searching for his sister all around the globe and, strangely, he found himself drawn to the school where she had been raised. Although the building was in ruins after being destroyed by a fire, Aurora really was inside, more lunatic than ever, as she seemed to be teaching a class of non-existing children. Sitting in the classroom, Jean-Paul fell asleep and, when he finally came around, Aurora was gone again, though she left a message on the board: ?Help Me?. Next, he tracked her down to the North Pole, where she again eluded him. Finally, he found some help in Sasquatch, Shaman and the original Guardian. Not only could they temporarily stabilize Jeanne-Marie?s mind, but also they found the reason for her odd behavior. The confused woman had gone to the recently re-opened Department H for help but, instead of giving her any treatment, she, like Diamond Lil, was infected with some new bacteria to determine it?s effects on superhumans. In Aurora?s case, it was ?eating away? every layers of her many personalities and about to reach the core of her mind. The original team confronted the replacements and, once the Department?s secret experiments were exposed, the bacteria?s effects were reversed. In the wake of these discoveries, the original team were given back official status. However, Jean-Paul only remained a short time with the team. Believing his sister in safe hands among their teammates, he soon left to make further use of his status as a gay celebrity. Northstar wrote a book entitled ?Born Normal? and, during it?s promotion tour, he was approached by Jean Grey, who asked him to join an interim team of X-Men. Magneto was about to start a third world war, but most of the X-Men were unavailable to deal with this crisis. Northstar only reluctantly accepted and the fact that Paulie Provenzano, another member of this makeshift group, was a strict homophobe did not make this decision easier. Once Magneto had been stopped and the crisis had passed, the members of Jean?s emergency group departed to pick up their former lives. Back in Montreal, Quebec, Jean-Paul concentrated more on building himself a life outside of the world of mutants and heroes and established himself as a successful businessman. However, not before long, he was contacted by Professor Charles Xavier, who, with more and more students being accepted into his school, asked him to take a position at his Institute. Beaubier declined, having no interest in further proposing mutant rights, but the professor corrected him in this wrong assumption. He deliberately asked him because of him being gay. Mutants, Xavier told him, are not the only minority in the world and his students need role models. Xavier repeated his offer that Jean-Paul could teach business and economy at the Institute and the Canadian promised to give it some serious thought. As a sign of good will, he also agreed on helping the X-Men in investigating an incredibly powerful new mutant signature near Fort Albany. It turned out that it was a young mutant who had just manifested a very destructive power, which periodically released itself in devastating explosions. The boy had no control over this and Northstar tried to fly him to Avengers mansion, which had a special chamber prepared for the child. Unfortunately, despite his speed, Jean-Paul was not fast enough as, during the flight, several explosions occurred, injuring both the boy and Northstar. Although it meant placing his own life at risk, Northstar stuck with the boy to the very end. After the final explosion that killed the young mutant, Jean-Paul was taken to the mansion?s infirmary, where he accepted Xavier?s offer. While recovering from the wounds he received, Northstar befriended school nurse Annie Ghazikhanian, who was the first to discover that he suffered from the same problem as her; they both loved a man who didn?t respond. While for Annie it was the comatose Havok, Northstar was attracted to his teammate, Iceman, though as he was sure that Bobby was heterosexual, he urged Annie not to tell anyone. Before long, the X-Men found themselves against the operatives of a company called Lobo Enterprises, which actually was a subdivision of Worthington Industries, though Archangel never knew about it. Northstar was majorly annoyed by this, as although he only owned a few shares of Worthington?s Industries, he still was better informed about it than the big man himself. He reminded Warren of the duties that come along with inheriting such a vast fortune as his. Pretty soon after his joining the X-Men, Northstar was forced to oppose his old teammates from Alpha Flight in a conflict over a Canadian teenager that had enrolled at Xavier?s. Up to this point, Alpha Flight had not even known that Northstar was back in action, yet alone working with the American based team. While the crisis was temporarily dealt with by the Canadian mutant returning home, the conflict arose anew when Northstar accompanied the Juggernaut on a visit to Vancouver to check on the boy. Already, during the flight tempers were hot, as the two uneasy teammates entered an argument about homosexuality. Once arrived, both men were shocked to see the mutant kid being beaten up by his father, resulting in the Juggernaut starting a fight and Alpha Flight being called to the scene. It only ended when the Juggernaut was put on trial in Canada, but cleared of the charges. Back at Xavier?s, Northstar also started teaching the newer students; for example, he tutors a flight class. Also, he has been picked as personal advisor for several students, but, while he is trying to be fair to the students, he is not that popular among them for his strict and stern attitude. Some of them even asked to be assigned to another personal instructor. With Xavier heading to Genosha and several senior X-Men returning back home, the school?s new headmaster, Cyclops, shuffled the rosters of the three different X-Men groups somewhat, Northstar being among none of the line-ups. Despite him never having wanted to be on active duty that much and not having formed too many personal relationships with any his teammates, Jean-Paul seemed somewhat annoyed by being ?downgraded? to a mere teaching position.

I do not consider online playing an option because, I mean, Other than playing against other people it doesn't seem to grab me. If i get an adaptor then maybe i'll play online. But I can always play at a tourney.