Darkwing Ducklett
Let's get dangerous
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...I'm sorry about the username, I really am, but it was either this or Scrooge McDucklett, and I knew if I went with the latter I'd never get the Ducktales Moon theme out of my head, and every time that rears its ugly head I immediately add brentalfloss' lyrics, and once I start singing all hell breaks loose. xD
Hi! I'm Darking Ducklett, and I'm new here. I've been a Pokemon fan for the vast majority of my life (I was about eight or nine when it came out; I'm now twenty-three...gods, that's depressing; I hate being old) and, like most people here (I think) I'm here to chat to some like-minded people, because now that Pokemon doesn't control the entire planet, people are a lot more reclusive about liking it, so it's hard to find anyone who does in real life...although I pick them up on Spotpass from time to time. A lot of people are playing B2/W2, somewhere. Evasive little buggers.
OK, that's the short version. What will follow will be a mini autobiography of stuff I like, so I can give any curious people an idea of what I'm like etc and maybe make some impromptu friends? Feel free to skip it. In fact, I wholeheartedly endorse skipping it. Mash that Square button! Or scroll. Whichever takes your fancy. Scrolling might be better in this instance, since most PC keys are a squarish shape.
Stuff I like outside of Pokemon, then? Classic cartoons! I'm a child of the early 90s, with a bit of 80s ad 70s for good measure. It doesn't get much better than the 90s versions of the various Marvel and DC superheroes...well, the less said about the Hulk, the better. But X-Men, Spiderman and Batman were all fantastic. Animaniacs, Taz (an acquired taste; I hated it when I was younger), Freakazoid, Pinky and the Brain, etc etc, are amongst my favourites as well, and I've probably seen every episode of the original Tom and Jerry (plus Tom and Jerry Kids) and Looney Tunes. Yeah, most people grow out of cartoons, but I never did. Never grew out of Power Rangers, either...well, I stopped watching when they replaced the original Turbo Rangers (was never really a car person anyway, but Tommy was in it until that point, and I worshipped the ground Jason David Frank walked on) but picked it up again with Lightspeed Rescue...gotta buy the DVDs when I have more expendable income than sense again.
That said, I don't mind newer cartoons either, so long as they've got a good story and/or are just plain funny...Ben 10: Alien Force won me over after the first series shocked and appalled me (I'm sorry, but Humungousaur singing is one of the greatest things, ever) and the TMNT reboot was alright...at least up to that awful Fast Forward series. Never saw the appeal of stuff like Phineas and Ferb, though. To each their own? Batman: The Brave and the Bold is probably my favourite, though...the Music Meister episode got me. Then Aquaman's Rousing Song of Heroism. Gods, what happened there? It's like the original live action series, only animated. Winning combo!
I'm a sci-fi fan! Who doesn't like Doctor Who. Well, I liked the old Dalek movie. I grew up watching Stargate, Star Trek (The Next Generation only, mind - Voyager had its moments, but the less said about Deep Space Nine the better, and I think the original series is a bit TOO retro for me...not sure about Voyager, it's a bit...weird. Like the new movies. Like the Star Wars prequels. It all feels too flashy to be set before something older than I am) and then when I was a bit older to appreciate things beyond "lasers, boom!" I was introduced to Babylon Five, Battlestar Galactica, Lexx, Andromeda, etc. Still haven't seen much of Farscape, though...the price of the DVDs is horrendous, and I'm re-watching Angel at the moment...anyone else think that was better than Buffy? Buffy DID have more Spike, but Angel was darker and grittier, and had better characterization...although it really needed a musical episode.
I read an awful lot as well, although I'm in a bit of a grey area with that at the moment. By that, I mean I'm stuck for something new to read so I'm re-reading all my old books again...I have more books than I thought. Mostly I read fantasy novels (most recent author I discovered was Trudi Canavan, although right now I'm going back through Terry Brooks' Shannara novels, after about seven years...he's released half a dozen new books since then, yay) although I went through this awful period during my teenage years when I read nothing but Star Wars Expanded Universe novels...I can still name about thirty Imperial Star Destroyers. Heaven help me. They were good books, in my defence. Well, for the most part.
Obviously, I'm a gamer...an RPG gamer, although I dabble in other genres as well. Except fighting games, because I suck at them, and racing games, because I get my fill of fast cars every time I sit in one with my grandmother behind the wheel. Oh, and sports games, because they remind me of how unfit I am and how I'll probably never even see a tenth of what I'm giving my players for a single match. I'm mostly on my PS3 these days, although I have a Wii-U as well, which is quietly gathering dust until the urge to play Monster Hunter sweeps over me again, or until October, when I'll get Wind Waker HD. Whichever comes first. I had an Xbox360, but I sold it, because it became a large DVD player when the PS3 dropped in price enough for me to buy one. It was a stopgap console for me, mostly because I didn't have the money for online and I didn't have any nearby friends for massive Halo parties. Plus I find trophies more satisfying than achievements, and on balance, the PS3 has a bigger and better JRPG library. I miss Magna Carta 2 and Tales of Vesperia, but I can live without them for now.
I also watch anime from time to time, although not much holds my interest these days. I finally pulled my finger out and watched Gundam recently - the Universal Century stuff, except for ZZ, because of the lack of Char, and Unicorn, because it's not finished yet and waiting for Hellsing Ultimate to end was bad enough - and I quite liked that. But all the popular stuff bored me: I didn't like Code Geass, Death Note ended horribly, Madoka was too short, Evangelion made no sense whatsoever to me, Dragonball Z gave me a headache (but, oddly, I liked Dragonball) and I pale at the thought of trying to catch up with titans like One Piece or Bleach. So I kinda pick things up on a whim and see where they lead me. My fondness for anime comes mainly from my childhood exposure to Sailor Moon, Digimon, Cardcaptors, Monster Rancher (that does count, right? I'm pretty sure it does) and Studio Ghibli movies.
Other trivial stuff...uh, I used to write fanfiction, but I gave up because I wanted to re-write the earlier chapters as I went through it and the whole thing got screwy. I wrote a fanfic featuring all the fourth gen Legendaries before the tenth movie came out, then got VERY discouraged when the plot for that one turned out to be better than my convoluted mess. The last fanfic I wrote was a one shot Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds fic shipping Divine/Sayer with the Earthbound that devoured him. Yes, you read that correctly. I used to RP - I was on Torrenta last year, for anyone curious - but health and time conspired to draw me away from it...plus there was the drama on there, which made it quite the unpleasant place to be. I sprite from time-to-time...I recoloured all the PMD sprites to make them shiny earlier this year because I got bored. I was going to do Primal versions as well but got a job, so that went out the window. I haven't picked up a pencil in about eight years now; my passion for drawing died after my art GCSE. I'm fairly good with forum skinning, but it's not my favourite way to spend my time. I sing a lot. Badly. Beware me on Skype, I spontaneously burst out into song; I'm like the worst sort of Disney character sometimes. Apparently I have an accent, but obviously, I've never heard it. Probably makes it worse. I could go on and on, but this has probably gone on for long enough and I should probably be thinking about bed soon, so.
That's all, folks! I'll close by saying I hope I didn't put too many of you off, and that my inbox is always open if you wanna chat...I'm a shy newbie who doesn't like bugging people because once he starts talking he never shuts up...or hadn't you noticed that? In any case, thanks for reading (or at least looking) and I'll see y'all around~
P.S. I reserve the right to edit this extensively. xD
Hi! I'm Darking Ducklett, and I'm new here. I've been a Pokemon fan for the vast majority of my life (I was about eight or nine when it came out; I'm now twenty-three...gods, that's depressing; I hate being old) and, like most people here (I think) I'm here to chat to some like-minded people, because now that Pokemon doesn't control the entire planet, people are a lot more reclusive about liking it, so it's hard to find anyone who does in real life...although I pick them up on Spotpass from time to time. A lot of people are playing B2/W2, somewhere. Evasive little buggers.
OK, that's the short version. What will follow will be a mini autobiography of stuff I like, so I can give any curious people an idea of what I'm like etc and maybe make some impromptu friends? Feel free to skip it. In fact, I wholeheartedly endorse skipping it. Mash that Square button! Or scroll. Whichever takes your fancy. Scrolling might be better in this instance, since most PC keys are a squarish shape.
Stuff I like outside of Pokemon, then? Classic cartoons! I'm a child of the early 90s, with a bit of 80s ad 70s for good measure. It doesn't get much better than the 90s versions of the various Marvel and DC superheroes...well, the less said about the Hulk, the better. But X-Men, Spiderman and Batman were all fantastic. Animaniacs, Taz (an acquired taste; I hated it when I was younger), Freakazoid, Pinky and the Brain, etc etc, are amongst my favourites as well, and I've probably seen every episode of the original Tom and Jerry (plus Tom and Jerry Kids) and Looney Tunes. Yeah, most people grow out of cartoons, but I never did. Never grew out of Power Rangers, either...well, I stopped watching when they replaced the original Turbo Rangers (was never really a car person anyway, but Tommy was in it until that point, and I worshipped the ground Jason David Frank walked on) but picked it up again with Lightspeed Rescue...gotta buy the DVDs when I have more expendable income than sense again.
That said, I don't mind newer cartoons either, so long as they've got a good story and/or are just plain funny...Ben 10: Alien Force won me over after the first series shocked and appalled me (I'm sorry, but Humungousaur singing is one of the greatest things, ever) and the TMNT reboot was alright...at least up to that awful Fast Forward series. Never saw the appeal of stuff like Phineas and Ferb, though. To each their own? Batman: The Brave and the Bold is probably my favourite, though...the Music Meister episode got me. Then Aquaman's Rousing Song of Heroism. Gods, what happened there? It's like the original live action series, only animated. Winning combo!
I'm a sci-fi fan! Who doesn't like Doctor Who. Well, I liked the old Dalek movie. I grew up watching Stargate, Star Trek (The Next Generation only, mind - Voyager had its moments, but the less said about Deep Space Nine the better, and I think the original series is a bit TOO retro for me...not sure about Voyager, it's a bit...weird. Like the new movies. Like the Star Wars prequels. It all feels too flashy to be set before something older than I am) and then when I was a bit older to appreciate things beyond "lasers, boom!" I was introduced to Babylon Five, Battlestar Galactica, Lexx, Andromeda, etc. Still haven't seen much of Farscape, though...the price of the DVDs is horrendous, and I'm re-watching Angel at the moment...anyone else think that was better than Buffy? Buffy DID have more Spike, but Angel was darker and grittier, and had better characterization...although it really needed a musical episode.
I read an awful lot as well, although I'm in a bit of a grey area with that at the moment. By that, I mean I'm stuck for something new to read so I'm re-reading all my old books again...I have more books than I thought. Mostly I read fantasy novels (most recent author I discovered was Trudi Canavan, although right now I'm going back through Terry Brooks' Shannara novels, after about seven years...he's released half a dozen new books since then, yay) although I went through this awful period during my teenage years when I read nothing but Star Wars Expanded Universe novels...I can still name about thirty Imperial Star Destroyers. Heaven help me. They were good books, in my defence. Well, for the most part.
Obviously, I'm a gamer...an RPG gamer, although I dabble in other genres as well. Except fighting games, because I suck at them, and racing games, because I get my fill of fast cars every time I sit in one with my grandmother behind the wheel. Oh, and sports games, because they remind me of how unfit I am and how I'll probably never even see a tenth of what I'm giving my players for a single match. I'm mostly on my PS3 these days, although I have a Wii-U as well, which is quietly gathering dust until the urge to play Monster Hunter sweeps over me again, or until October, when I'll get Wind Waker HD. Whichever comes first. I had an Xbox360, but I sold it, because it became a large DVD player when the PS3 dropped in price enough for me to buy one. It was a stopgap console for me, mostly because I didn't have the money for online and I didn't have any nearby friends for massive Halo parties. Plus I find trophies more satisfying than achievements, and on balance, the PS3 has a bigger and better JRPG library. I miss Magna Carta 2 and Tales of Vesperia, but I can live without them for now.
I also watch anime from time to time, although not much holds my interest these days. I finally pulled my finger out and watched Gundam recently - the Universal Century stuff, except for ZZ, because of the lack of Char, and Unicorn, because it's not finished yet and waiting for Hellsing Ultimate to end was bad enough - and I quite liked that. But all the popular stuff bored me: I didn't like Code Geass, Death Note ended horribly, Madoka was too short, Evangelion made no sense whatsoever to me, Dragonball Z gave me a headache (but, oddly, I liked Dragonball) and I pale at the thought of trying to catch up with titans like One Piece or Bleach. So I kinda pick things up on a whim and see where they lead me. My fondness for anime comes mainly from my childhood exposure to Sailor Moon, Digimon, Cardcaptors, Monster Rancher (that does count, right? I'm pretty sure it does) and Studio Ghibli movies.
Other trivial stuff...uh, I used to write fanfiction, but I gave up because I wanted to re-write the earlier chapters as I went through it and the whole thing got screwy. I wrote a fanfic featuring all the fourth gen Legendaries before the tenth movie came out, then got VERY discouraged when the plot for that one turned out to be better than my convoluted mess. The last fanfic I wrote was a one shot Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds fic shipping Divine/Sayer with the Earthbound that devoured him. Yes, you read that correctly. I used to RP - I was on Torrenta last year, for anyone curious - but health and time conspired to draw me away from it...plus there was the drama on there, which made it quite the unpleasant place to be. I sprite from time-to-time...I recoloured all the PMD sprites to make them shiny earlier this year because I got bored. I was going to do Primal versions as well but got a job, so that went out the window. I haven't picked up a pencil in about eight years now; my passion for drawing died after my art GCSE. I'm fairly good with forum skinning, but it's not my favourite way to spend my time. I sing a lot. Badly. Beware me on Skype, I spontaneously burst out into song; I'm like the worst sort of Disney character sometimes. Apparently I have an accent, but obviously, I've never heard it. Probably makes it worse. I could go on and on, but this has probably gone on for long enough and I should probably be thinking about bed soon, so.
That's all, folks! I'll close by saying I hope I didn't put too many of you off, and that my inbox is always open if you wanna chat...I'm a shy newbie who doesn't like bugging people because once he starts talking he never shuts up...or hadn't you noticed that? In any case, thanks for reading (or at least looking) and I'll see y'all around~
P.S. I reserve the right to edit this extensively. xD
