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| The Crimson Eagle | |
| Biographical information | |
| Location |
Scotland |
| Birth date |
16 April |
| Physical description | |
| Gender |
Male |
| Height |
5 ft 8 in |
| Weight |
120 lbs |
| Hair colour |
Dark brown |
| Eye colour |
Grey |
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On the wiki | |
| Date joined |
14 April 2012 |
There isn't much to say, to be honest. I'm just a user here who makes edits and fixes mistakes as he sees them. I occasionally look for them if I'm bored enough. Besides that, I am a member of staff on the wiki, and received this duty on the 30th of July 2014. I play on the PS3 and PS4, and if anyone wants to add me for PSN, then contact me on my talk-page, and I'll reply as soon as I can. Or you could just totally ignore that and add me straight away; that's fine too. From the 14th of May 2012 until the 22nd of April the next year, I posted weekly polls about Assassin's Creed. It went on until I got to poll fifty, when I decided to step down, as it was getting a bit boring, and interfering with real life. I also wanted to focus more on editing, so that I could prove that I was of use to the community. I like to think I have proven successful in that endeavour, but you tell me.
Apart from Assassin's Creed, I am also interested in the Batman: Arkham, Knights of the Old Republic (sequel please), Fallout, The Elder Scrolls, and Uncharted game series; in that order. In non-game interests, I enjoy climbing stuff, athletics, and generally just dicking around. I am also a victim of a Batman obsession; particularly the DC Animated Universe, the graphic novels, a few of the comics, and the Arkham series, which is my favourite display of Batman that there is, as well as my favourite video game series.
I am also part of several other wikis, though I'm primarily found at this wiki. I am one of two bureaucrats on a new-ish Batman: Arkham wiki, though I have been unable to actively contribute there in recent months, as the stress of real life is becoming greater, and I have less time to devote to other pursuits.
I don't really like discussing my personal life on the wiki, so you're not going to find out about that here. However, I will say this: I'm young. Probably younger than you. Don't let that fool you though, I like to operate with a degree of maturity, and I like it when others show me that same respect.
I can't really remember when I first took an interest in video games, but I imagine it must have been a very long time ago. I had a PS2 when I was younger (I even scavenged parts of it from around my house and reassembled it a short while ago), and I owned several games for it. I don't care how outdated it is, The Simpsons: Hit & Run was one of the greatest things ever.
One of the earliest games I remember playing was Knights of the Old Republic II, many, many years ago. I didn't really understand what I was doing half of the time, but I really enjoyed it, and made it my mission to complete it. However, the PC I played it on was unbelievably shit, and it broke down often. So, I took to another PC we had in the house, which was older, but more stable, and played the original Knights of the Old Republic, and fell in love with it just as I had the second. The bombshell that the player is an amnesiac Darth Revan blew my mind at the time, and I still regard it as one of my greatest memories concerning video games. The fact that I was unable to realise this from playing the sequel is something of a mystery to me.
Lo and behold, I was eventually able to complete the game, defeat the evil Darth Malak and ensure the Republic's survival. Then I started again and turned to the dark side myself. Fun times. As soon as I could, I returned to Knights of the Old Republic II, armed with the knowledge and skills from the first game, and soon became an unstoppable force, easily slaying any Sith foolish enough to cross my path before finishing this game as well. These games eventually died along with the computers they were on, and I was unable to play them for years. However, after I got my own laptop in 2012, I repurchased both games, and fell in love with them yet again. It was not (and still isn't) uncommon for me to stay up ridiculously late at night playing the games. Discovering and using mods for the game also provided a nice change of pace, and helped to renew my interest.
Another one of the earliest games I can remember playing was Jedi Academy, which I possessed some marginal skill at. Despite its age, I still like to play it from time to time, along with its predecessor, Jedi Outcast. Just like with Knights of the Old Republic II, I played both games on that shitty computer, and went through them many times. However, I was eventually unable to play either game once the computer finally gave out, which was very disappointing. But once I got my laptop, I bought both games again, but didn't really dive into them until quite recently. Despite this, my interest in the games (and Star Wars in general) has been restored once again. It's a shame that the EU, which I find the most interesting aspect of Star Wars, has been branded non-canon by Disney. I retain a small hope that some of the EU will be brought back into canon: Dark Forces and its successors, Knights of the Old Republic, and The Force Unleashed (perhaps not the second game though). And that's just for starters; I'm sure there's loads of great works (some of which I've probably never even heard of) that deserve to be canon.
In 2009, I played the demo of a game that would ensure my interest in video games and comic book culture would not fade: Batman: Arkham Asylum. Even from the demo, I felt like Batman, and knew that this game would provide years of entertainment. I wasn't wrong. Even now, five years on (exactly five years at the time of writing), I still have a lot of fun playing through this game and its bigger and bolder sequel, Arkham City. Mere words can not express my excitement for Arkham Knight.
I got my own PS3 in 2011 for my birthday, and it was here that I got yet another game that would prove important: Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood. I had heard of Assassin's Creed, of course, and even played the original game at a friend's (I sucked), but I had not played them properly. Really, I only got Brotherhood because I was offered any two games of my choice, and Fallout: New Vegas was my first choice, so I had little intention of actually playing Brotherhood. However, I eventually gave in, and popped the disc into my PS3. I really enjoyed the game, enough for me to buy the two previous games (I can't believe that there were only three games when I started playing them...) and play through them as well. Even now, I still continue to get each new game every Christmas. As a consequence of the annual cycle, it is incredibly difficult for me to keep a lot of the lore in my head, which is partly why I never signed up for the apprenticeship interview. Seriously, I could have been easily caught off guard by a lore question, especially since I've only ever played the main games and read the novels. Not that the apprenticeship was ever really a concern for me, I think I did well enough without it.
Anyway, for my birthday in 2014, I was gifted with a PS4, which I desired in anticipation of Batman: Arkham Knight. I don't use it very often, and I only have one game for it right now. At least I don't need to worry about updating to current-gen though, and I do plan on getting more games for it as they come out.
If you read all this, well done! You must have been really bored, like I was when I wrote this. I hope you found it at least slightly interesting though, and I look forward to meeting you out in the fold, where I will most likely undo your edits due to me being a grumpy git.
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