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[COLOR=DarkSlateGray][SIZE=1]Ah. Quake 4. The first game for 360 I bought. I was going to buy it for PC but at the time of the XBox 360s release there wasn't anything that was all that eye-catching that you couldn't get on the PC but I succumbed to the pressure and bought Q4 on the 360 and I've never been happier. I'm a pretty big Quake fan and I've been playing them avidly since each came out in their respected dates. Q3:Arena. Had some good times with that game. In anycase when I played Q4 I never really saw any slowdown and if I did I disregarded it as I do for all slowdown unless it is absolutely game hindering. But I think you're right, James; Doom 3 should've been Quake 4. Doom was always an action game not a 'I'm going to attempt to scare you' game.[/SIZE][/COLOR]

[COLOR=DarkSlateGray][SIZE=1] Why should we keep our gates open? Why let people roam in free...Illegally for one and expect to get work, then when things go sour for them EXPECT change when they're not even supposed to be here in the first place? In the me blaming them format; Why come to my country and take my jobs? Why come to my country, ILLEGALLY and demand things you do not rightfully deserve? Mostly for those who feel they need to try and change places in America's primary language to Spanish; LEARN MY LANGUAGE! If you want to live in American so bad then go get your legal documents and become an American citizen so then when you are I will feel less bad knowing that I missed out on a job opportunity to another American. I'm sorry if any of that was narrow-minded and or vent worthy but this situation brings up alot of problems that can be easily solved by sending all illegal immigrants back from whence they came. ~AC!D!C[/SIZE][/COLOR]

[COLOR=DarkSlateGray][SIZE=1]So I was browsing My Space one day and in 'featured profiles' was Karas, a profile for this new anime movie. I made Karas my friend and browsed around for a while within the profile, just checking stuff out. Then I went to Best Buy and there it was. Needless to say, I bought it. When I got down to watching it later that day I was surprised at how good it was, sans for a little 'to be desired' effect. The story is obscure, the visuals are appallingly good and the characters are all likable. I watched it twice, once in Japanese and once in English and although sometimes I prefer Japanese over English voice-overs I was really impressed with the English voice over cast with such big names as Matthew Lillard and Piper Perabo, who to my knowledge are not veterans of voice-overs, but do an outstanding job nonetheless. I highly recommend this anime movie because of the aforementioned reasons and the fact that Tatsunoko produced it. (Speed Racer, Gatchaman) If you've heard of or seen this anime, do tell. ~AC!D!C[/SIZE][/COLOR]

[COLOR=DarkSlateGray][SIZE=1]A favorite number? I don't know. Its like having a favorite rock; its kind of pointless and serves no purpose. There are too many numbers out there, ranging from -infinity to +infinity, and the numbers people usually take as their 'own' and 'favorites' are everyone else?s 'own' and 'favorites'. 3s, 7s, 13s, and 11s. I suppose I can understand your favorite number being the day you were born on or the last winning number of your 10 billion dollar lottery ticket but most reasons given were inconsistent and poorly worded. A few to say the least. [QUOTE= macewindu0099] 3 is my favorite number because its odd like me :D [/QUOTE] [QUOTE=Sayuri-sama] actually my favorite number is 5. i dunno i just have a werid obsession with it!! its kinda like my lucky number :P[/QUOTE] [QUOTE= Hanabishi Recca]I like 3. Three is just so awsome. I don't know why, I just like it. So, yeah.[/QUOTE] If you read the OBs Terms of Agreement then you know that you should give more than a sentence worth of information. If you constantly strive to better your grammar, wording, and over-all post quality you can make the OB a much more enjoyable place. ~AC!D!C[/SIZE][/COLOR]

[COLOR=DarkSlateGray][SIZE=1][B]Name:[/B] Vin Unleaded [B]Age:[/B] He could be 100+ years old, are you gonna ask him?! [B]Gender:[/B] Raddest male ever. [B]Physical Description:[/B] [URL=http://www.everythingunderthemoon.net/images/vin%20diesel/vin-diesel-10.jpg]Rad Vin[/URL] [URL=http://blogs.warwick.ac.uk/images/mmannion/2005/08/13/vin-diesel-bear.jpg]Vin is unequaled[/URL] [B]Special Skill:[/B] Amazing driving skills, can see in the dark, and can even track you by your DNA. [B]Weapon(s):[/B] He normally out fits himself with twin RPG launchers that fire, not Rocket Propelled Grenades but instead; exploding chainsaws. And they never run out of ammo. In his back pocket is a folded up sawed off double barrel shotgun because shotguns are always rad. [B]Personality:[/B] He likes to drive fast cars and be mysterious, when everyone else starts to be mysterious he switches it up and goes happy and fun. Multi-faceted if I say so. [B]Short Bio:[/B] As a rather new inductee into the Rad Squad its easy to see why Mr. Unleaded got the job. He was in such clandestine missions as Quadruple Z, Really Black, And the Mis-Chronicles of Rinnick. He has been around the globe many times before and has defeated some of the most un-rad characters ever. Using his twin RPGs that shoot exploding chainsaws he takes no guff from anyone, not even the President Of The United States Of America who Vin intentionally slapped across his face when the President beat him in poker. [B]Character Snippit:[/B] While Vin Unleaded sat pumping iron with his pinkies and listening to some hardcore metal that is totally rad for Vin's totally rad self he heard a distant, yet distinct rap at the door. Vin dropped the dumbells and raced from his bedroom, through the coffee table in the liiving room, and to the door pulling it from his hinges as he opened it. Vin was immediately round house kicked which sent him through the closet. Vin burst through the rublle that was his closet and gave the culprit a swift right handed jab that sent the same spinning into the wall, busting it down. The culprit came back and round house kicked Vin three times in a row, each time putting him through another wall. Vin, fed up with what was happening he yanked one of his many RPGs off the wall and started firing his exploding chainsaws at the culprit who just barely dodged the saws. Vin dropped the launcher and dropped kicked the culprit, and sent him into the final wall of the house. As Rad as Vin's house was before, it was wrecked now. 'That was some rad fighting, brother!' the culprit said. Vin whirled around to see Chuck Sirron standing there with his cowboy hat still on and smiledl; 'It was a rad little duel! Wanna smoke?' Chuck took the cigar and told Vin about the Governator situation and then the two were off.[/SIZE][/COLOR]

After Ivan opened a whole case of whoop-*** on Snake, Ivan preceeded to hump Snake until he saw stars. The outcome? Well, you can see.

[COLOR=SlateGray][SIZE=1]Very true, Des but the difference between putting together a $500 dollar gaming PC as opposed to getting a 360, trust me I know this, is technical issues. Its easier for the casual gaming market to get a less techy console for their gaming needs and online play because the graphics stay good and the controller is a bit easier to work your way around than a keyboard and mouse....For some. I still stay that MMOs and most Online shooters and stuff are dominant on the PC and some of the best games I've played ever on the PC. F.E.A.R., anyone? However, with the casual market slowly tearing into the hardcore market its not hard to see how the console may take over the industry.[/SIZE][/COLOR]

[COLOR=DarkSlateGray][SIZE=1]I'm trying to decide if the Mancubi from Doom 3 or Doom 2 on the harder difficulties were more of a pain.. Okay, I've thought it over and I've decided that the ones in Doom 3 are alot harder! They take more bullets to kill and the closer you are to the explosions that their rockets make, partly because of splash damage, the more it hurts your life meter. You can take about 3 full on rockets before he comes over to potato sack your dead body. Yes, I said potato sack. Mancubi are that badass.[/SIZE][/COLOR]

[COLOR=DarkSlateGray][SIZE=1]Seeing as how I just love to put games out there that no one would ever think of...Here I go! Most level BGMs from DOOM were really cool, such as the first level, and they really brought out either a sense of urgency or a sense of despair because as we all know; When kicking the forces of Hell back into oblivion you need cool music! 'Big Gun' from Quake 2 was another favorite of mine because it wasn't AS up-beat as some of the other songs but it still conveyed the metal theme that Quake 2 was going for so I really like that one. and of course.. 'Big Blue' from F-Zero! I mean, c'mon, when people hear this song, even if they don't really play F-Zero, they go; 'Hey! Thats Big Blue! F-Zero rules!' Most of the other track themes were pretty neato but none put forth that extra effort that I thought 'Big Blue' did so I like it mostly for that.[/SIZE][/COLOR]

[COLOR=SlateGray][SIZE=1]Actually, Des. I have some Pears if you would like them...Call it payback for the help on Guild Wars. As for the Blue Furniture you're just a bit out of luck...In anycase, if anyone has a Ninja Hood and any kiddie furniture they could sell me that would be greatly appreciated.[/SIZE][/COLOR]

[COLOR=DarkSlateGray][SIZE=1]Hands down? C'mon, even Ray Charles could see that Halo/Halo 2 are the most over-rated games in all of existence. Now, I'm not saying they're not good, cause they truly are so don't destroy me you Wanna-Be Master Chief's...but they ARE over-rated! What have they done that other games haven't? Good multi-player? Call of Duty, or even before that...Goldeneye! A good story? Pah! Play any decent RPG for that. Such as Shadow Hearts! You see what I'm saying here? Its good, no doubt, if you don't know any better. [/SIZE] [/COLOR]

[COLOR=DarkSlateGray][SIZE=1]A bad buy? Yeah. Try King of Fighters '02/'03. Don't get me wrong I'm THE King of Fighters and I love KOF to the max but '02/'03 was a bad buy because '03 totally destroys '02 in comparison. Its faster, the characters look, sound and just plain are better and Yamazaki doesn't look like a complete and total...Jerk! So I guess in theory I was paying $40 for a game you could play for a quarter![/SIZE][/COLOR]

[COLOR=DarkSlateGray][SIZE=1]It was pretty uneventful, really. I met my best friend, Dennis, through one of my other friends', Coty. It was 5th grade, I'm in 11th now, and it was reccess time, so my friend Coty walked me up to Dennis and was pretty much like; 'Hey, this is Dennis' After that me and Dennis shook hands and he asked me if I'd ever played Metal Gear Solid, I said yes and he told me to come over the next morning before school and bring some G.I. Joes. We've been the best of friends since. Thick and thin. Scrapes and bruises. Flashing Blue and Red, if you get my drift. Good guy. Wouldn't trade him for the world....Except for Annie, of course! Sorry, D![/SIZE][/COLOR]

[COLOR=DarkSlateGray][SIZE=1]I'm going to do Sinistra because, A. This person is above me and, B. Gackt. Well...Sinistra..I'm going to take a stab in the dark and go with something along the line of something D&D..ey. Don't know why but it sounds like you portray your name dark but you as a person are out going and very 'bright'. Your avatar says it all with a cute puppy dog face and...awwww... Your sig was was caught my eyes as I too like Gackt, but not in the girly sense that most people do. So with your signature I figure you like Gackt! Good guy. Bujingai, anyone?[/SIZE][/COLOR]

[COLOR=DarkSlateGray][SIZE=1]I just kinda walk into EB, the one and only gaming store for me, and glance around. If something piques my interest I'll grab it and continue browsing around. This is supposing I only have enough for a $53.59 (Exact change) game. I'll continue to pick games out and then I take them up to the front because I know all the employees who work there and we even hang out when we all aren't working. I ask them about them and I usually get things narrowed down to about two games and then I flip a coin and pick the opposite of what side of the coin was show. HOWEVER, if there is a game I really want I go in, pick it up and buy it. The way I choose my games is by genre in order of; FPS, Action, Adventure, and then finally the other titles that get less of my attention. Heck, I think the last three games I bought were Half Life 2, Far Cry Instincts, and Doom 3 Ressurection of Evil....all First Person Shooters.[/SIZE][/COLOR]

[COLOR=DarkSlateGray][SIZE=1]Uh. The Doom guy. Why not, right? I mean, sure, he was in first person games but you don't need 'style' when you're toting around some of the heaviest weaponry this side of the galaxy has to offer! C'mon, the shotgun and the most feared and coveted weapon; the BFG 9000, oh yes. The Doom guy alone took on Hell and that about as bad as it gets...He even WENT there toting around his shotty and slugging it out with Mancubi and Barons of Hell. He even destroyed the Icon of Sin that spawned the most feared enemies in one place at the same time over and over and over. Hell Knights, Barons of Hell, Mancubi, Chain Gunners, Arachnotrons, Cacodemons, Arch Viles...I can continue, but I think that will suffice for 'style' Wait, no...He killed the Cyber Demon.[/SIZE][/COLOR]

[FONT=Comic Sans MS][COLOR=DarkSlateGray][SIZE=1]As Durandal entered the harbor at Okinawa he could see people gathered around; some for traveling purposes and some to see their respected visitors. One such face in the crowd was a Japanese man dressed as an Englishman, an odd sight if England and Japan weren't so well in with each other. Durandal gave a slight sigh and stepped off the boat as soon as the platform was lowered, and not to his surprise the English-Japanese man strode up and presented himself in acutely fine English. "Ah. Sir. You are Durandal, are you not?" "I am", Durandal answered hefting his sword onto his shoulder, he glanced around and could see he wasn't warmly accepted even if England and Japan were on good terms. Men gave Durandal awkward looks as their hands went to their swords and women carrying baskets of knick knacks tried their hardest to wander in the other direction, "I can see I'm unwelcome here." The English-Japanese man shook his head, "Nonsense! They are just weary of travelers and someone such as yourself scare them." Durandal smiled, "Scare them, do I? Good. I like that." The Eng-Jap man motioned for Durandal to follow and the two started down the street, waves of people parted as Durandal neared, "Forgive my rudeness, my name is Shoji and I work for he who hired you to kill the remaining of the renegade Samurai clan north in the mainland. We shall head to see Katsuhiro, an associate of the Daimyo and then we shall head over to the mainland where you can start your search." "Well, alright then, Shoji. Take me to your leader.", Durandal said. As Shoji and Durandal neared the town square they were surrounded from all sides by what looked to be Samurai. "Hm... I'm not mistaken, Samurai uphold a strict code of honor. 5 on 1 is not honorable..", Durandal said, lowering his sword from his shoulder. "We don't want your kind here!*", one of the Samurai said. "He says that he doesn't want you here, Sir.", Shoji translated. "As a matter of fact, we'll send you back to where you came from in a box!*" "He says that he is going to ki-", Shoji started to translate but before he could finish the Samurai lunged forward with a drawn Katana. Durandal easily sidestepped the sword slash and pushed the Samurai away. Another attacked Durandal from the right but was just shoved aside like the first Samurai. The other three attacked simultaneously but were just scooped up and tossed to the dirt. "I don't wish to start trouble...I'd rather keep England and Japan on good terms.", Durandal explained, turning away with Shoji right behind him, "Come on, Sho. Lets go and see my employer."[/SIZE][/COLOR][/FONT]

[COLOR=DarkSlateGray][SIZE=1]Prodigy, The Prodigy, 'Those one guys who sang 'Smack my ***** Up'...Whatever you want to call them happen to be my favorite Electric band of all time and in my opinion are pioneers of what we technoheads call Electronica...Not so much Drum n Bass, House, Big Beat or the like but easy listening Electronica...Sure, they really haven't done anything too remarkable but when they set out to create good music they do it. From 'Experience' to 'Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned' they've had at least one or two tracks that stand out from the rest, or in the case of their newest album like 6 songs that most fans of the genre or other genres can enjoy. I want to know what you all think of Prodigy because I'm sure you've at least HEARD of them and if not them as a whole (Or at least Liam Howlett who is more or less a one-man-band nowadays), the song 'Smack My ***** Up', I'm sure of that.[/SIZE][/COLOR]

[COLOR=DarkSlateGray][SIZE=1]Lets seeeeee....My Top 3 favorite boss battles are as follwed and not as casual as everyone elses. [B]Solus from Breakdown[/B]- First off, Breakdown was breakthrough (No pun intended, you jerks.) because it focused on melee combat in first person so running around and duking it out with T'lan Warriors (The games' baddies) was extremely fun because of Derrick Cole's (Main character) range of movement and sense of....awesomeness. Such is the case when sliding; you would see your legs out in front of you and your arm up for balance, or when upper cutting the screen would blur with the power of the punch as you see Derricks fist fly up for such a brutal attack...But review aside I thought Solus was a bad-*** because not only was he voiced by a pretty good voice actor, the character himself was cool. Just think of an out-of-world uber bad guy who would put Bruce Lee to shame with a mere finger. The fight was so intense because if you didn't have your movement or blocking down pat he would let you discover your religion. Everything about that fight screamed greatness, though a shame Breakdown never got the recognition it deserved. [B]The Oracle from Indigo Prophecy [/B] - Although you never actually got to fight in that game, all you did was press the correspoding buttons in a simon-says gimmick to progress your actions along, the mo-cap was pretty amazing and while the fight wasn't hard it was full of stuff you'd expect to see in a Matrix film...The Oracle just had that aura that made you sit there and go, 'That guy rules'. [B]Cyber Demon from Doom [/B] - I noticed someone else put the Icon of Sin in their 'Best baddie' post but I personally thought that the Icon of Sin was too....lame. Now, the Cyber Demon takes the cake for all baddies ever, especially in Doom 3 where he was portrayed the way he was meant to be....Large. Whats' not to like? The Cyber Demon is big, ugly, half-cybernetic and has a large plasma cannon on its right arm. It was sheer terror when fighting that thing in both Doom and Doom 3.[/SIZE][/COLOR]

[FONT=Comic Sans MS][COLOR=DarkSlateGray][SIZE=1]Durandal sat on a bench starboard on the boat as it coasted into the harbor in Okinawa, where he was to meet his contact and then island jump on up into Japan's mainland. "Sir?" Durandal looked up and a kid stood there in apparent awe at the sight before him. The kid smiled and poked Durandal in the chest. "You're funny, mister! Very shiney too!" Durandal smiled and knocked against his breastplate with armored knuckles, "This, my boy, is my skin. Neither sword nor bullet can bypass this and I can even fall 100 stories down and be just fine!", Durandal exaggerated but it only fueled the kids interest even more who then sat next to Durandal and swung his legs about on the edge of the bench. "Where are you going, mister?", the kid asked. "I'm going to Japan on a job for England. Very important.", Durandal leaned back in the seat and spread his arms out on the back of the bench. The kid jumped up from the bench and stood before Durandal, "Wow that sounds so fun! Can I come too?!", the kid asked enthusiastically. "I'm afraid not, but maybe you can join me on my next adventure." The kid let a frown creep across his face but soon smiled and gave a thumbs up, "Okay, mister! You promised!" Durandal nodded and the kid took off down the deck waving to his mother. "Everyone! Below deck, now! Pirates on the horizon!!", a steward announed over a bullhorn while pointing out to sea. Durandal craned his neck to make out the shape and sure enough, partly due to the black skulled flag on the mast, they were pirates. The steward started filing folk below deck while the crew tried to remain calm and load up their black powder pistols and keep a keen hand on their cutlasses. A steward strode up to Durandal, who was already standing with his sword propped against his shoulder, and gave him a slight nudge. Before the steward could say anything Durandal had spoken. "You make sure this boat reaches Japan and I promise that I'll send every pirate that steps foot on this vessel to meet their mothers in hell." The steward, clearly speachless gave only a nod and turned on a heel to make his way to the Captain. As the pirate ship drew closer Durandal could count the men onboard, there were 14, and could tell they were rag-tag small timers who prayed on passenger boats such as the one he was riding on and knew that these pirates proved no challenge. He would send them to a watery grave. "Jus' think ah' all tha' loot an' boot on tha' ship there, boys!", the Pirate Captain exclaimed, giving a loud clap of approval, "We'll be swimming in riches tonight boys!" "What the-! Captain! Someone is on board!!", the Captains first mate pointed to Durandal. "Wait...Wha? How could tha' Englishman swim from tha' boat ta ours in that short amount of time!?", the Captain was exasperated and it showed with a thick, pulsating vein throbbing from his neck. "Sir..He leaped!", the first mate answered. Durandal turned to his left as a pirate lunged at him with a rusty sword and slapped the pirate down with an armored hand and kicked him from the boat with one swift boot. Four pirates closed in on Durandal but were quickly cut to size with a deft swing of Durandal's Sparta, and another swing brought two other pirates down who approached from Durandal's right. The Captain drew his sword and started for Durandal but before he could close any distance he found himself impaled by the tip of Sparta and quickly cast out to sea. Durandal smirked and forced his sword into the ships floor, and down to the hull bringing in seawater at an alarming rate. The pirates stood around helpless to what the armor-clad knight was doing but before they could rally the knight had lept from the boat and back on to the passenger vessel mockingly waving to them. Durandal took a seat on a bench near the railing of the boat and watched as the pirates went down to meet Poseidon or a few angry sharks waiting for a meal.[/SIZE][/COLOR][/FONT]

Meet the Unknown Mercenary. ``````````````````````````````````` [FONT=Comic Sans MS][COLOR=DarkSlateGray][SIZE=1][B]Name: [/B] Durandal [B]Age: [/B] 35 [B]Gender: [/B] Male [B]Faction: [/B] Mercenary [B]Personality: [/B] Some say he is the Bane of Evil, others say he is the Gift of God but one thing is for certain; he's normal. He speaks at a normal level, he keeps a level head and even has manners on the English level. He speaks only when spoken to and tries not to create a scene as some would be inclined to do. As stated before his manners are mild and he respects those who deserve it. Unless provoked, Durandal likes to settle things with words rather than sword but many who bad-mouth him run off as soon as he stands up. Gift of God, you say? [B]Appearance: [/B] [URL=http://www.thespectrum.net/2005img/berserk_guts_bottom.jpg]Durandal the Monolith[/URL] Although his sword is rather large, Durandal is pretty impressive himself. Standing at about 7'5'' inches tall and weighing 300+ pounds his body is a force to be reckoned with in its own. Under his armor is a body that is naturally resilient to sword slashes and even, though some say otherwise, gunshots. [B]Weapon: [/B] A giant two-handed sword that would crush normal men, but in the hands of Durandal it can be swung around as easily as a knight on horseback swings his long sword. This sword has seen many battles and has taken many lives. Its rumored that it has almost 10,000 kills under its belt, thus why it has been deemed Sparta. Named after the Greek Spartans that stood valiantly in battle every time they marched the field. [B]Fighting Style: [/B] Not much is to be said about Durandal. He is big, and he swings a giant sword around that send legions of men to their demise. However, that’s to the untrained eye or rather the un-trained fighter. Those warriors with noteworthy skill that have fallen at the hands of Durandal could recount his uncanny speed and agility and utter brute strength, if they were alive. Most try and get in close to avoid being crushed by Durandal's massive blade only to be over-whelmed by his immense and inhuman strength. Its said that Durandal can take a mans' head off with a single punch. [B]Short Bio: [/B] Durandal led a pretty un-eventful childhood as a squire to a much-too-pompous Knight with views of grandeur. This particular Knight never up-held the code of chivalry and was always out escalading with females. As Durandal grew up and grew he did with amazing fighting skills to boot, the Knight would often let Durandal stand in for him at jousting competitions. When Durandal came of age and was able to be a Knight of his own he took no squire and instead embarked on a journey around the world to refine his skills as a fighter and to meet other warriors, and in doing so he ended up becoming a mercenary. At first it was brutal for Durandal, none would hire him, especially in northern or middle-eastern parts where the English were looked down on and who's knighthood was laughed at as too primitive. Durandal soon made a name of himself and took up less on style and more on brute strength as he picked up such a large sword that he currently wields. In time Durandal has seen many battles across many landscapes and has amassed himself a small fortune which he plans to buy a small island off the coast of Persia and live rich with not a care in the world, but at the current time a matter in Japan has called upon his skills with a large purse for his services and a very large bounty worth hunting. [B]Character Snippet:[/B] Durandal sat in the pub near the docks just near the port out of England sipping on some ale as he waited for the boat to arrive that would take him to Japan. The folk inside were cheering and whooping at two boxers ducking it out near the corner, however, the fight soon moved away from the corner and over to Durandal. One of the boxers was pushed against Durandal and just as quickly thrown to the ground which caused the fight to stop abruptly with a roar of laughter. The boxer was up on his feet and in Durandal's face. "Yah' like ta' push people, eh? Could tell tha we wa' in ya fight, huh?", the boxer exclaimed, wiping his lip of crusted blood. "I'm terribly sorry. Please, continue.", Durandal brought his lip to his mug and took a sip of ale. The boxer huffed in anger and slapped the mug out of Durandal's hand. It crashed against the floor and Durandal simple motioned for another mug of ale, which was brought to him abruptly. "Jus' cah' ya thin' ya uh' knight tha' ya can jus' walk all ova' anyone?", the boxer clearly wasn't just headstrong but drunk. Durandal stood up, and looked almost directly down at the boxer, who he could see now didn't want anything to do with the armor-clad knight. Durandal reached over towards the bar top where his sword was leaned and the boxer turned away. Atop the bar Durandal left 2 silver coins. On the boat Durandal leaned against the railing and looked out to sea. His travels were taking him far east. He knew the warriors there were well armed and well trained, it would be the true test of his strength.[/SIZE][/COLOR][/FONT]

[COLOR=Blue][SIZE=1]Whew. I thought that since I'd been away from the internet for a while that the RPG had started and I was booted! In anycase I looked at the breacket and I noticed that I'm not fighting anyone....Why is this?[/SIZE][/COLOR]

[COLOR=Blue][SIZE=1][B]Name: [/B] Garrett C. Lester, AKA; 'Slick' [B]Age: [/B] Going on 29 [B]Gender: [/B] Male [B]Appearance: [/B] [URL=http://users.aol.com/vipercyber/private/pictures/isamu.c.jpg]'Slick'[/URL] Usually adorned in the regular orange jumpsuit that all pens are customed to using for thier inmates though Garrett usually lets the top half of the jump suit hang at his waist while he sports the white undershirt. Though, when he gets out of the pen for the Duel he is going to be dressed for success in fine black trousers, black leather loafers, and a nice button-up collar shirt with the sleeves rolled up to his elbows. If he is going to win the respect of the wealthy he must dress like the wealthy. [B]Fighting Style: [/B] Considering I'm not the biggest or fastest in the pen I have to resort to old forms of martial arts invented ages ago. I use momentum and I use fierce and quick strikes to vital places on the human body to bring a man down. I'm not proud of the jail fights I've been into 'cause I always end up hurting someone or getting stabbed myself. [B]Weapon: [/B] Seeing as how we can't acquire weapons in the pen, aside from your hand-made shivs, I'll bring a mixed and matched set of a [URL=http://www.8ung.at/budokan/Kama.jpg]Kama[/URL] and a [URL=http://www.8ung.at/budokan/Sai.jpg]Sai[/URL], that I'll adequately dub Pokey and Slicey. Neat names, huh? I've practiced with these weapons prior to my jail time and I find that using the Sai to disarm or break swords and using the Kama to cut and slice my opponent up to be quite useful. [B]Ace: [/B] I got the nickname 'Slick' because of this one. I can bend the light and space around me with my mind to appear as though I'm not there, but I can only do it to one person. So while one guy thinks I'm not there the rest will see me. Its nifty in one on one fights but when you get jumped by a crowd it tends not to work so well. [B]Why Are You Here: [/B] Well, many years ago with a wife and a kid under my belt we were poor. Very poor. And I had to do what I could to get us food, and thats when I decided that I had enough so I attacked a transportation truck that carried food into the local diners and bakeries in the mornings. I successfully killed the driver and captured the truck only later to be caught for Murder 1 and Grand Theft Auto. I was sentenced for life, no parole, and slated for execution upon my 30th birthday. That would be next year but in hopes of postponing the inevitable I entered the contest with high intentions of winning and escape my execution for good...If I don't wind up dead in the Duel or dead in the pen if I make it back. [B]Personality: [/B] I usually keep to myself as I don't fit into any of the category or thugs that are here in the pen nor am I particularly accepted by any of the ethnic groups, either. I'm a fighter like anyone else in the pen and I can put a man down IF I have to, never in cold-blood. Not too many people know my personality and I guess since I keep to myself all the time I don't know it either. For all I know I could be a homicidal maniac in the Duel ring or I could be a complete chicken. One thing is for sure, though. I am partial to seeing blood..[/SIZE][/COLOR]

[COLOR=Blue][SIZE=1]After much pursuasion and much whining Kaizu got Jules to the cafeteria and the two ordered something smal from the menu; Jules ordered a small sandwhich and Kaizu ordered a bowl of Ramen. The two sat down at a table and began eating while talking about small things. Kaizu glanced around and saw Vince and Sakura and waved and yelled out to them with a mouth full of food. [B]"Hey! Why don't you two come join us! We can talk strategy and about why I like Ramen so much!" [/B] Kaizu exclaimed, spitting out shards of noodles as he spoke. Sakura looked a bit disgusted and Vince just kinda chuckled but the two eventually got up from where they were sitting and made their way over to Kaizu and Jules. Kaizu turned to Jules and spoke. [B]"See, I told you I could get them to come over!"[/B] Jules had her arms crossed and was giving Kaizu a very mean look. Kaizu swallowed his food and apologized with Jules just grinning as if she won a Grand Prix. Crazy females and their civilized manners. Sakura and Vince finally made it to Kaizu and Jules and each took a seat next to their counterparts. Vince next to Kaizu and Sakura next to Jules. [B]"So..I've decided to have you all come with me to Baskin. I'm not so sure about this mission but I am sure about our team and I know we'll be able to take out that research complex and get back in time for dinner." [/B] Kaizu said, turning off his funny switch and flipping to serious mode. Sakura nodded in agreement, [B]"We would've gone with you regardless."[/B] Vince nodded to that statement and so did Jules. [B]"I know but Baskin is very dangerous...I want you to know that." [/B] Kaizu said. [B]"We know, Kaizu."[/B] Vince said. [B]"Well, since were all on the same page here I think we should get down to tactics and what-not." Kaizu pushed his Ramen away folded his hands on the table where the Ramen just was, "Since this complex is likely to be heavily guraded as Harlin says, then I'm sure were in for a fight with Tyrants and Templars, which arent a problem usually, but because of the harsh conditions of Baskin they'll be like stationary defense turrets and we may be sitting ducks with we've been exposed to the cold for too long. So I'm devising a plan that will make use of everyones' close-combat skills...I trust you all have close combat experience." [/B] Kaizu looked at Sakura and Vince and they looked back clearly telling Kaizu that he should know better than to ask if a Shinobi pilot has any close combat experience. [B]"So thats it. Snipers at far and everyone else moving in for the kill. Simple and quick is how I want this mission done." [/B] Kaizu explained, glancing around, [B]"We've got three days rest. So..Do what you want in that time. I'll tell the rest of the team."[/B] Kaizu smiled and gave a brisk salute before getting up from the table, Jules right behind him.[/SIZE][/COLOR]

[COLOR=Silver][SIZE=1]Lets see...I have the Platinum DS but I got it because every Nintendo handheld system I've ever owned was of a silver color. Back when they released the Gameboy Pocket, I got the Silver one. When they released the Gameboy Color I waited until they released those Pokemon edition Gold and Silver GBCs and got one of those Silvers ones, though I did have a neon green one before it, when they released the GBA I had a matte purple one and then I got the Platinum one when it came out. Then after I finally decided to get a Gamecube, only after losing my SexBox, I got the Platinum Gaycube and then finally the Platinum DS. So....Silver runs in the family for me and I would personally get the color of your choice, get a game or two and then wait for the other games you want to come out and you'll more than likely have enough money for them.[/SIZE][/COLOR]