Happy Birthday to the ECPL's Water Gym Leader

Because his birthday was yesterday, chances are you forgot to wish the ECPL's Water Gym Leader a Happy Birthday. Is this true? Well, make a Water Pledge to wish him a happy belated one today. You may want to get this one in early too because you'll want to catch him before he Dives into a bottle and gets Soaked on some Devil's Cut Bourbon Whiskey.

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Trainer Interview with Kat Lutz

Me: Welcome to the show Kat. You'll be happy to know your currently the 3rd female
I've interviewed. So round of applause.

Kat: Why wasnt I first??

Me: Er well you didn't notify me you wanted to be interview. I do apologize

Kat: Apology accepted

Me: So first question; did you join the ECPL around the same time as Ian?

Kat: Nah, I was forbidden for a while. There was so much design-wise that needed to
be fixed and I didn't want to ruin it for my brother

Me: Lol ok so would you say he's over protective of you?

Kat: Hahahahaha hell no
It's more "Kat... Just no. Dont ruin my friends' innocence"

Me: Lol yeah sorry, my innocence left long ago. Moving on what's your favorite type?

Kat: Favorite type of what

Me: Lmao pokemon

Kat: Fire. Charizard's sass is beyond compare

Me: Is Charizard your favorite?

Kat: Nahh Vulpix or Fennekin. Foxes are the bae

Me: Ok. What's your team currently consist of?

Kat: What team
Whatever Ian gives me to not suck as much.

Me: Ok. Any other games beside Pokemon?

Kat: Professor Layton series is my jam

Me: K. What all systems do you own?

Kat: What systems don't I own?
My pride and joy is the DDR arcade machine though

Me: Bar or no bar?

Kat: You mean the bar on the back of the pad? Of course i have it! Though i'm too short to use it

Me: Lol ok. What do you do for a living?

Kat: Right now I go to a community college, ive been going since 16. Next year ill be transferring
to an art college. Other than that im working on starting my own art business. You all saw some of
my work during Magfest. Since i was 16.

Me: Yeah I wasn't able to go this year......
Going on what other hobbies do you have,

Kat: You saw pictures
I mainly make art. I play guitar and sometimes go to open mics. Other than that i hangout/live at my friend's house

Me: Ok. Relationship wise? Or does Ian not allow that? Lol

Kat: Lmao Ian allowing shit. The people I hang out with are like family

Me: He does seem like he can be protective. Has he ever intimidated any of your bfs or driven off potential suitors?

Kat: Ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
Good one

Me: *stares blankly* ok but you have had relationships?

Kat: Yes.

Me: Lmao

Kat: 2 boyfriends
And other offers

Me: Wow. You make me seem like a dirty whore.
And by offers you mean?

Kat: Hahahaha. I mean people have asked but I didnt think they were worth it? Like I'll go on
dates and try things out for sure. (But I'd pay for my part. Not a moocher).

Me: Hmmm that may be what it is. I mean me personally, I take a woman out, I pay for the date.
I have no problem going Dutch, but if I made the first move I just think I should be paying for
the date. Moving on have you ever beaten any of your bfs in ddr?

Kat: Ive beaten all of them in DDR. It's not hard... not a lot of guys have that kind of rhythm

Me: Depends on what they're doing. Lol but yeah I've tried ddr. Can't do it. Won't even try.
Have you beaten them in any other games?

Kat: SSB. Halo. My exs aren't that important though lol.

Me: I apologize. Just trying to measure your prowess as a gamer.
Ok. How often do you beat Ian in games?

Kat: Depends on the game

Kat: He'll beat me in 1v1 Pokémon/Street Fighter.  But Super Smash Bros. we're evenly matched

Me: Have you beaten him in Mortal Kombat X?

Kat: Haven't even tried

Me: Who do you use in Super smash bros

Kat: I use Toon Link/Kirby/Zero Suit in Brawl. But universally I'll use Kirby

Me: So we have very little females here in the ECPL. How do you feel being one of the few that
are part of our community?

Kat: Eh. I mean there are things the ecpl can do to boost their diversity if they wanted to.
I dont mind being one of the few. But it sometimes seems the guys get weirded out over lady parts

Me: I think it might be cause most of them are nervous when it comes to women. Especially intelligent
and beautiful women such as yourself and Robyn. I mean other then myself and a handful of others,
most of the guys get looked down upon simply because they play not only Pokemon but video games in general
Going forward, what shows or anime do you watch?

Kat: HA- there's nothing to be nervous about. We're all jusy mammals. The girls I know either work in the
gaming industry or love videogames. Hell, ive even used videogames to pick up girls.
I watch Akame Ga Kill mainly. Ive been watching Korean Dramas more recently though, such as Boys Over Flowers

Me: Ok. So your into men and women. Interesting.

Kat: And those who identify outside the geneder binary, yes. Im pansexual.

Me: Is that an actual term? Hmmm learn something everyday. Do you find yourself being stereotyped because of this?

Kat: Yep! Pansexual means you find physical atrraction to all genders but you still need some emotional connection
in order to be really into them. For the most part, people dont recognize it and just blow it off as "kat being kat"

Me: Ah. Have you ever been underestimated in video games cause your female?

Kat: Lol yes. Everyone wants to show me how to play

Me: Smh does this annoy you?

Kat: Oh god yes. I mean, when i dont know the game, sure it's nice. But after a while it's like i need a sign that says im not stupid

Me: Have you ever cosplayed?

Kat: Fuck yes
Ive done tifa, sakura, medusa, flame princess, and a fawn. I'll be going to fur the more at the end of the month as a bunny

Me: Lol I often times call my fiance flame princess.
What would you say was one of the craziest things that happened at Magfest?

Kat: That's confidential

Me: Whoa. Ok I meant something completely different you naughty girl. Lol ah I can see why Ian is so cautious.
Good thing I'm on the dark side.

Kat: Lmao im not saying anything.  I was underage for a lot magfest

Me: And when you became of age?

Kat: Magfest was way over

Me: Lol so we're just not gonna get that story out of you are we?

Kat: Lol nope

Me: Lol ok so what's an average day for you like?

Kat: Going over and waking up my narcoleptic friend. Taking his roommate to work. Going to
college classes. Going back to my friend's house and chillin playing destiny

Me: What class do you play?

Kat: Hunter

Me: You so rock right now. Lol I have to buy it again so I can play house of wolves.
Had to sell it for money for my son.

Kat: Awww

Me: Do you and Ian have any other siblings?

Kat: Not unless you count dogs

Me: Lol my moms the same way. Would you say you and Ian have a good sibling rivalry?

Kat: We're nothing alike so yea

Me: Have you ever done something and blamed it on him?

Kat: Lol probably but it didnt work. Afterall he isnt a dog

Me: What's it like being the sister of a gym leader?

Kat: It's not bad. For a while i judged vgc competitions so it was fun teasing him when he lost
It has good connections

Me: Oooh, that had to burn. Lol
Since joining the ecpl have you felt more welcomed here then in other gaming communities?

Kat: Well it made it easier to do the top cut hack checks.  I dont usually post much in the ecpl so id say it's about the same as others

Me: Top cut hack checks? I honestly am unfamiliar with that term. Maybe my age is showing. Could you please explain?

Kat: Top cut in tournaments. We re-hack check them

Me: Ah. Make sure no ones cheating
What system do you play destiny on?

Kat Lutz

Kat: 360


Me: K few more questions Kat and you can get back to your shenanigans.
What are you currently studying in school?

Kat: Of course i know what it means. It aounds pretty.
Fine arts

Me: What do you hope to do with your major once you get your degree? Basically what is your goal?

Kat: Start my own art business going to conventions and stuff

Me: Do you hope to eventually have your art featured in media like video games and movies?

Kat: That would be a nice idea. Right now all i really care about is having the freedom to make
the art i like and being able to live off it. I know some people in the gaming industry who do
concept art and everything. It seems pretty interesting

Me: Sound like my cousin Adam. And my friend Erik.

Kat: The game industry concept art or wanting to do art?

Me: Both
Although Erik's more a comic book artist

Kat: Because my friend is doing a lot of stuff for Camelot Unchained. She's a pretty awesome person and fun to be around.

Me: Camelot unchained? Gonna have to look that up.
K, last question; Scariest movie you've ever seen?

Kat: Lol the birds. Most gory movies are comedies to me. But getting your eyes gouged out by birds?? No thanks. I still
get creeped out when i see a murder of crows just sitting there

Me: Lol, Thanks for the time Kat. You've been a lovely guest and the best of luck to you and your
art.

Trainer Interview with Alex Lederer; Magfest Team Magma Champion

Me: Welcome to the show Alex. So how did you come to join the ECPL?

Alex: I joined the ECPL after last Magfest.  I had to leave Magfest early that year,
so I rushed really quickly to get all the badges that year and joined the forums almost immediately afterwards.

Me: Ok so was this your first Magfest?

Alex: No, I've been going since 2013.  Uh, by last magfest I meant Mag2014, that's where
I met Ian and we bonded in line for the gym leaders.

Me: Nice. So you're the team Magma Champ. What did your team consist of?

Alex: Well, when I saw the ruleset for magma / aqua teams I knew magma was going to be the
stronger choice.  I had done a lot of doubles in the past year (only on smogon / wifi though)
and knew that garchomp, talonflame, and charizard y were super strong doubles pokemon, so I
based my team around them. For my actual team I used Kangaskan, Talonflame, Garchomp, Charizard Y,
Scrafty and Excadrill.  I sometimes would substitute in Milotic, Clefable, Greninja, or different Kangaskan / Talonflame sets.
Throughout the year I had coem to really love Mega Kangaskan (hail Satan) and I had 4 different sets that I would swap around

Me: Hmmm that team alone sounds like a powerhouse. So what would you say is your favorite type?

Alex: I'm not sure I have a favorite type, I'm pretty balanced between them, I love a lot of
pokemon from many different types. I do have favorite abilities though.  My favorite abilities
are Parental Bond, Gale Wings, and Prankster, for sure.

Me: What is your favorite Pokemon?

Alex: Oh geez, that changes all the time too. I know a few though
Jirachi and Whimsicott are cute as hell
I also have a soft spot for trubbish and elgyem
For pokemon to battle with, Kangaskan and Talonflame have done a lot of work for me. I used to
like Greninja a lot too, mostly for battle tower.

Me: So its safe to say you have a diverse taste in Pokemon?

Alex: I think so!

Me: Any other games beside Pokemon?

Alex: I don't play too many games, and when I do play them I tend to play them the same way
I play pokemon, so like a competitive grindlorde.

Me: What systems do you currently own?

Alex: I used to play melee a ton, but I don't have much time these days, and I played
Ragnarok Online a lot, like 10+ hours a day every day for 2 years.
I currently only own a laptop and 3ds.

Me: Would you say your more a PC gamer then a console one?

Alex: I'm not sure I would even consider myself a gamer, my desire to play something comes
and goes in waves.   I can pump out 50 hours a week in pokemon for a month but then not play
any video game for 8 months. These days I pick up Pokemon around 2 months before and after
Magfest, but besides that I don't play anything.

Me: Ok. Outside of games do you have any hobbies?

Alex: Yes, in my free time I am BuzzBuzz's biggest fan.  I also enjoy drinking, parties,
BuzzBuzz fanfiction and Magic the Gathering.

Me: Lmao ok what do you do for a living?

Alex: I teach robotics and other after school tech classes

Me: So you will be the reason the robotic overlords overthrow humanity? We got a Skynet lover over here!!!!!
Currently in a relationship?

Alex: I think so, it's why I went into the business.  I'm hoping I can inspire children to see the flaws
in humanity and replace them with perfect mechanical overlords.
I'm trying to get into a relationship with RC but I'm not sure if he's down

Me: O.O I suddenly feel like I should have someone travel to the past to put you down. Moving on
any anime or shows your currently watching?

Alex: I'm slowly watching through Mad Men on netflix, but I watch Iain Softley's 1995 filme Hackers on repeat.

Me: Hackers is to me one of the greatest films ever made.
So since joining the ecpl have you obtained any badges?

Alex: Oh geez,
I joined the ECPL and fought last year lemme check my trainer card
It was all last year, I was going through but then I kinda got burnt out and stopped, I should start up again
according to my card I have 6 but I think I'm missing a few

Me: Ok. Any memorable battles against the Gym Leaders?

Alex: Quite a few!
Online, I remember Matt's (normal gym) the most, I was down to two pokemon left and they were low health vs his
fresh diggersby.  I thought I was going to lose because I assumed he had quick attack on it, but without quick
attack I was able to clutch it out. I remember most of my magfest battles, the first year against the water gym
leader I wanted to like show off

Me: Who would you say is your go to Pokemon on your team? Your ace up your sleeve?

Alex: So against his water team I brought in politoed to encore his greninja, who
I assumed would start mat block but instead I encored a hydro pump and gave him rain...
I still had clefable to clutch it out though.  That one was close and against the electric
gym leader this year he gave a very audible UNGH when he saw my Kangaskan so I brought in charizard y
instead and he has his double discharge team. Well he double discharged and both of my pokemon fully paralyzed
I fought 55 battles this past magfest and only lost 4 times, one time was to that discharge stuff, but I
mean it's pokemon and it happens. My go to team is probably my magma team, with double edge kangaskan,
choice band talonflame, and milotic instead of excadrill
for doubles anyways
for singles I use a mega ampharos / perish song murkrow

Me: Nice. What would say has been the greatest aspectsince joining the ecpl?

Alex: For sure meeting up with everyone at Magfest.  I'm a very social person and I look forward to hanging out each year.

Me: Where do you live?

Alex: I live in Burke, Virginia.  The annual pilgrimage to the Gaylord only takes me about 30 minutes.

Me: Lucky bastard. What's an interesting talent you possess ?

Alex: I can hit 666.0 in melee's home run contest on every character

Me: Lmao so who took this pic?

Alex: my dad 8)

Me: How old are you?

Alex: 25

Me: What was a defining moment for you at Magfest?

Alex: The meetup in the arcade was great, I'm in a room block with people who play a lot of street
fighter / fighting games and they helped me crew up for team magma. Yuu Miyake's set at magfest was great too
I remember hanging out at the magfest pokemon league's booth super hung over in the mornings too

Me: Lol sounds like an awesome time. Meet any girls?

Alex: I always meet a lot of people each Magfest, but in terms of special ladies (or dudes)
I haven't met anyone yet (besides RC) (whats good RC)

Me: Lol
So what do you do in your free time?

Alex: I read music forums, listen to new music, read books, and hit up the gym
i try to follow pokemon stuff too
even though I dont play as much as I should
I read articles on nuggetbridge and check the showdown usage charts

Me: So you're not only into social media but statistics as well

Alex: yeah, i fine tune my sets pretty close
so i look at a lot of data to see what the best sets could be

Me: Hey nothing better then a prepared plan. What do you like to snack on when you game?

Alex: welch's fruit snacks for sure
maybe make myself some hummus bitables
maybe pour myself some sweet rumchata

Me: Mmmmmm rum
Recently there was a case where a League of Legends player had died while playing for damn near
3 days straight. What's the longest time have you spent on one game without taking a break?

Alex: when I was playing ragnarok online in my junior year of college I played for 46 hours
straight and I paid my roommate to pick me up chic-a-fil and take over for me when I went to the bathroom

Me: Wow. That's dedication. Have you ever had a relationship die because of games?

Alex: no, usually when social life picks up gaming life dies down

Me: Ok. What's one of the craziest stories you have about games ?

Alex: I found multiple glitches in ragnarok online that allowed characters to warp around to maps
they werent supposed to get on, then level really fast and get lots of money
and when the GMs found out about it they banned all my accounts and 300 other people who were using the glitches

Me: Ok. What would you say was the most challenging game you've ever played?

Alex: Super Smash Bros. Melee, the skill cap is soooooo high

Me: Lol I have witnessed some crazy shit in that game. Who do you use in Melee?

Alex: I used to use Ice Climbers, but they require a lot of practice to keep up, so I've been playing Peach and Jigglypuff

Me: K. I have a friend who thrashes with Yoshi

Alex: Oh nice, i've been wrecked by Yoshi before
hes a tricky dino
best sound effects in game IMO

Me: That he is. He's gotten better in Smash 4
What kind of music do you listen to?

Alex: I ride hard for the sinister south
triple six mafia, dj screw, ugk
then of course the tribute music like lil ugly mane, raider klan
i listen to a lot of producers as well, really big into ryan hemsworth and a few netlabels, like PC music and stuff like that

Me: Ok. If you could have any song play when you entered a room, what would it be?

Alex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-mjl63e0ms
Diana Ross - I'm Coming Out
"I'm Coming Out" is a hit single released by Motown singer Diana Ross in 1980, written and produced by Chic members
Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers for her ...
youtube.com

Me: Rofl classy. So if you could pull one weapon from a video game into the real world and use it, what would it be and why?

Alex: Uh does Mr. Saturn in Smash count? Even though i like competition im more of a lover than a fighter. I would cuddle with the mr saturn

Me: Hey whatever works man.
No judgement here

Alex: woah people usually only say that after they judge

Me: What's one fighter you would like to be seen added to the smash roster?

Alex: I want to fight Sakurai himself
I guess thats not like, on the roster
I want Sakurai to replace Master and Crazy Hand

Me: Ok. What would say had been the hardest boss battle in your gaming career?

Alex: probably this monster http://db.irowiki.org/db/monster-info/1832/
with like 12~ people?
against people, the peach user DoH destroyed me, he's probably the best person I've played against in a game I thought I was decent at

Me: Could you ever see yourself going to EVO to enter the Smash Bros tournament?

Alex: I did have "fun" boss fights in pokemon though, against the elite four and red in hgss
I used a team of level 1 duskulls to beat them. No way, I didn't even enter melee when I went
to winter brawl.  Maybe pokemon.  Melee tournaments take a long time and I like relaxing, the
rigid tournament structures get me stressed

Me: ......ok your gonna have to explain that one. With the Duskulls

Alex: I hate pain.  I love pleasure
oh I used trick room, rain dance, destiny bond and a blank forth move
and a few of them would hold focus sashes
so first turn
they hit me with some move
i live with focus sash, set up trick room
then next turns I have my duskulls destiny bond as they die
taking the other dude with them
so I beat the other team and all my pokemon stay level 1
it was cool because you could check the levels in the hall of fame and styff
and they gave your pokemon ribbons

Me: Damn. That's actually pretty diabolical. Lol

Alex: I didn't do it in the new games because a lot of the elite four pokemon can't actually hit duskull
although i think yuo can do it with abra
well, any pokemon with trick room and destiny bond
takes a lot of focus sashes though
which isn't a problem if you grind battle tower
8)

Me: True.

Alex: I have a 250 win streak in xy
but my win streak in oras is only 100
i've been lazy
and they dont even give you anything past 50 so

Me: K few more questions and we can call it a day.

Alex: kk

Me: What's your favorite type of movie?

Alex: Cyberpunk movies
Hackers, Akira
Ghost in the Shell

Me: Ah man. All classics.

Alex: All the late 80s early 90s movies about counterculture or low lives on the web

Me: I got one for you that you may like. Look up Summer Wars

Alex: Oh! I love SUmmer Wars
it was super pretty

Me: Love Fist for the win!!!!!
Do you play starcraft?

Alex: I gotta learn how to play Koi Koi
no, but I used to watch it in 2010
the only blizzard games I've played are diablo 2 and 3
and I only played diablo 3 for 3 months, I grinded up really hard, sold money on the auction house, then sold my battle net account

Me: Damn. Ok are you going to be playing heroes of the storm?

Alex: I dont think so. I really want to make more pokemon, if I play any game it's gonna be pokemon again

Me: What was your first Pokemon?

Alex: red / blue
and I picked squirtle
my first ever pokemon interaction was the anime though, the episode where brock gets vulpix

Me: Awesome. Have you played the new smash yet?

Alex: Only a little when it first came out
I was at a friend's house to play the 8 player smash
we ordered bon chon afterwards and I drank all the moscato

Me: Did you do better drunk?

Alex: no I play so poorly when I'm drunk
I still felt like a winner though

Me: Having alcohol tends to have that effect.
So this RC person, anything you would like to say to them?

Alex: Hey RC, it's me.  What we have is super special, but text me, don't call.

Me: Lol ok thank you Alex. You've been a great guest. Oh and sorry

Alex: hahaha
np

Me: Oh no I'm sorry for this *pulls out gun and shoots Alex in head* well that should keep the robot apocalypse from happening.
Roll the credits

Alex: damn... I've been... owned

Me: Brotality. Darryl wins

Happy Birthday to the ECPL's Psychic Gym Leader

Happy Birthday to the ECPL's Psychic Gym Leader. If you can read my mind now, you will you know I'm heading to the Preakness. I know it's your birthday, but could you use your Miracle Eye and tell me who is going to win these races.  It maybe the one day where I'd like to Skill Swap with you. It's also nice that your birthday falls on a Saturday. Whether you choose Meditate, stay home and watch Sandra Bullock in Gravity or bust out a Lunar Dance, have a good time. We wish you all the best.

Trainer Interview with Bradley Kreuger

Me: welcome to the show. So how did u come to join the ECPL?

Bradley: I had learned about ECPL through Adam Guringo the current Poison Gym Leader
and was invited to join and play.

Me: Ah. So what's your favorite type?

Bradley: Honestly I don't believe I have a favorite type, but you could say it would
be Dragon if I had to pick one.

Me: Favorite Pokemon?

Bradley: Dragonite he was the first dragon.

Me: K. Is he currently in your team?

Bradley: No he is not sadly.  I didn't think he fit my team.

Me: Who is in your team?

Bradley: I have Clefable, Diggersby, Mega Medicham, Dededen, Weezing, Clawitzer, Crawdant,
Goodra and Vivillion.. sorry about that couldn't remember

Me: Its ok. And I approve of the Vivillion. Do you play any games outside of pokemon?

Bradley: I play a lot of games when I get the chance out side of pokemon

Me: Ok. What systems do you currently own?

Bradley: Nintendo, Super Nintendo, Nintendo 64, Gamecube, Wii U (gave my wii to my
father in law) Playstation, Playstation 2, Playstation 3, XBox, XBox 360, 3DS sadly
have misplaced all other gameboys

Me: Very nice. Gonna need tour gamer tag after this. Lol so seeing as your probably
the only other person in the ECPL with a baby, do you often times find it hard managing
time between work, gaming, and fatherhood?

Bradley: Oh yes I'm lucky to have family near by to watch my son while me and my wife work.
I basically get time to game during work if we are not busy and late nights which ends up
being maybe 3 times a week.  I tried four days in a row and that did not work for me.

Me: Damn. I know the feeling. I just got done pulling a 4 day work week. all closes. So how old is your son?

Bradley: He is two and he is the most he can be at that age. He has figured out how to unlock our garage to
go out there half the time he hands me the childs plugs for our outlets.

Me: Lmao. Mines knows how to turn on the Xbox one using the controller and the Xbox. Smh
So do you believe your son is going to be a gamer?

Bradley: I will teach him the ways smile emoticon Yeah he has already turned on the 360
and made a profile for himself.  I hope he plays a lot but hopefully he goes out side a lot too.

Me: Lol yeah im not playing that be in all day crap. Maybe when a new game comes out, but yeah,
he's gonna be getting some kind of exercise. Now when we were growing up the most violent game
we had was mortal kombat for Sega. When your son comes to age, are you going to be cautious of
what he plays? Simply put are you going to follow the ESRB ratings?

Bradley: He will play the games he is ready for no 7 year old playing COD

Me: Thank you. Now the way I want to do it is if I feel hes mature enough I'll let him play, but
if I feel he ain't ready, he will not be playing whatever he game may be. Man this opens up a whole
slew of questions I haven't been able to ask my other guest. Lol So I've seen videos of people buying
4 and 5 year olds Xbox ones and ps4s. At what age do you feel a child is ready for a gaming console of such substantial value?

Bradley: When he is mature enough to take care of his toys

Me: Ok. See I believe kids should be started out with a cartridge based game system.
Snes, genesis. Etc. I think the fact a lot of parents buy their kids disc based game
systems knowing they can't even take care of a DVD is madness.
What was the one toy as a kid you really wanted but your parents wouldn't get?

Bradley: Honestly I don't think there was one I was lucky enough to get gaming systems
and games of course after they have been out for a bit so they were cheaper

Me: Ok. So as a child you were blessed with nice things. Are you gonna have your son earn
certain things or will you just give it to him if your able to when he asks?

Bradley: He will earn I was never able to ask for things.. I had to wait for xmas for big toys

Me: Very nice. At what age will you take him to his first magfest

Bradley: Thats a good question... maybe as a teen hopefully that wont be my first magfest

Me: Lmao. Ok. So eventually your son will stumble onto Pokemon. How do you think you'll
react the first time he challenges you to a Pokemon battle?

Bradley: I will make him cry or I hope I do

Me: Lol do you currently play any games with your son?

Bradley: Funny story he likes to watch me play Lego City Undercover and some times play
it just by drving the cars fowards and back

Me: Ok. Would you be able to tell us about the day your son was born?

Bradley: It was a glorious day but very scary cause he was such a punk we had to get a c-section

Me: Rofl. Oh man. That was too funny

Bradley: He gave us so much trouble we had to go to the hospiital every week just to check on him

Me: Wow. Well im glad he was born healthy. Plans for another?

Bradley: We want to but my wife wants to lose some weight so we don't have any issues again.

ME: Ok. Understandable.
So what else are you into
Anime, tv shows, etc?

Bradley: I like anime haven't seen much in a while the latest I have been watching is SOA
but it all started in the 90's when I was in Okinawa Japan watching Dragon Ball Z in pure
japanese no subtitles.  I watch few tv shows, Once Upon a Time, Daredevil, Orange is the
New Black, Sleepy Hallow, so many its hard to name and also watch since we watch those when my son is asleep.

Me: K. Any shows you watch with your son? For instance I watch WWE with mine.

Bradley: Most the shows I watch with my son are cartoons. He loves Curious George most the time me and my
wife make fun of it cause its just wrong.  We got him to start watching Pixar movies and I have now seen
all three toy stories one hundred times.  Everything we watch is through Hulu Plus and Netflix.  I canceled
cable TV only sucks cause I can't watch anything CBS

Me: I feel you. My son is into Super Why and sesame street and a few others.
Most parents have a no video games during the school week rule regardless of how
their grades are. Is this a rule you will enforce on your son?

Bradley: I probably will give him maybe some time if and only if he has finished
his homework but school comes first before anything else.

Me: Good man. Into any sports?

Bradley: I'm a big Hockey fan but I do watch Football when I get the chance.
Sadly I have to listen since there is no way to stream anything like that on
the internet with out paying for it.

Me: True. Or you could get an antenna during football season. What's your football team?

Bradley: My football team is the Vikings because its kinda where I'm from.. Military Brat
so I have lived almost every where and most my family lives in Minnesota.  Yeah antenna will
work I just need to get it hooked up now.

Me: K. Are you gonna make your son a Vikings fan?

Bradley: Yes of course but its a battle in the house for his Hockey team

ME: Lol and your hockey team is?

Bradley: The Wild and my wifes is the Hurricanes.. we did think of a comparise and said we
could get two jeresys and sew them together for our son.

Me: Smh you two are gonna confuse that poor kid. Lol so who does your son side with more? You or your wife?

Bradley: Himself but if i'm messing with my wife she can call for him and he will run to protect her.

Me: Lol like any son would. Have you introduced your son to anything you were into as a child?

Bradley: Trying to get him to like TMNT he has a cool chair and he eats off a little folding
table with chairs.  When the time comes he will learn what Star Wars is.

Me: Will the force be strong with that one?

Bradley: Yes on the Sith side just like his father.

Me: Good man. Will you have a light saber as well?

Bradley: I already have my Double Bladed Darth Maul one and my wife got me a green one hander

Me: I have the Darth maul one as well. My son tried to wield it but is not ready. But he can wield my bone scythe

Bradley: Yeah I remember seeing the picture of that on Facebook.  My son can deal with both but clumsly.

Me: What Gen of Pokemon will you start your son on?

Bradley: Probably gen five since it will be most available to him.  Unless I get an extra 3DS then he can go 6

Me: K. Few more questions and we can call it a night. Do you own any skylanders?

Bradley: Oddly enough I do because when I got my Wii U it came in the Skylanders Bundle so I got
the three it started with.  I only got it because it also came with mario kart and a classic controller
for same price as the skylanders bundle alone

Me: If not for that would you use your son as an excuse to buy them?

Bradley: If I got a chance to play it probably I didn't even think it would be fun until I booted
it up.  Got my father to play with me and he enjoyed it too.

Me: Have you ever used your son as an excuse to buy something?

Bradley: Nope I have a collection of Star Wars Lego sets that say other wise of course my
 wife got me two of them.  Like most guys just a big kid at heart.

Me: Preaching to the choir
what's one thing you would like to pass on to your son as his father?

Bradley: Confidence that is one thing I wish I had when I was younger and learn as I got older.

Me: Ok. And what's something you would like to pass on to him as a gamer?

Bradley: My love for RPGs

Me: Would you ever name your child after a fictional character?

Bradley: Actually me and my wife agree that if we have a daughter her name would be Harley Quinn

Me: Awesome sauce. If me and her decide to try for another and I have a girl, her name will be Khaleesi.
Have you ever done something and pinned it on your son?

Bradley: I always do things and blame my son but my wife doesn't fall for it sadly this caused my son to
kick a paper my wife was reading then point at me like I did it... probably the funniest thing ever.

Me: Lmao. Ok how often does your sons radar go off when you and the mrs are trying to have relations?

Bradley: Actually he has been pretty good sleeping in his bed but thats of course if he falls asleep
there some times he crashes in ours if we are too tired to get him to his own.

Me: K. Last question. You and the boy are lying in wait for your wife to get home. You each have a nerf gun. Who shoots her first?

Bradley: Who ever is fastest on the trigger.  Hopefully the wife isn't coming in with a set of her own nerf guns.

Me: Lol well brad its been great having you. May your son grow up to have my kid thrash him at Magfest in the Pokemon league. Lol

Bradley: Oh he will be ready for the battle when the time comes. .Thanks for having me.

Me: Till next time

Bradley: Next time

Fire Gym Leader: Brett Downes Interview

Me: Welcome to the show brett

Brett: Thanks, I'm excited about it

Me: Great to hear. So why fire types?

Brett: Well I wasnt always competitive. I use to always play just for fun until my
friend Steve, the water gym leader stomped me out of existence with a team of only
water types. After rubbing this in my face for a long time I decided that I was going
to build a fire team that was going to be good enough to take out his team of water types.

Me: Ah, vengeance. What better reason does one need. Lol would you say fire is your favorite type?

Brett: This is tough. I love Infernape and Darmanitan but I gotta go with Delphox. I
hatched a shiny perfect one a long time ago and it quickly became my favorite member of the team

Me: Ok. So outside of Pokemon any other games?

Brett: I havent been playing many video games right now since my life consists of
living in the gym and work but I'd like to get the new mortal kombat soon since summer is about to start.

Me: That game is awesome. I'll be buying Jason tonight for it. So what all systems do you own?

Brett: Ive got all the modern systems except the wii u. Somehow, the wii u is the only
system I ever play since I play smash at a friend's house once a week

Me: I've been wanting one myself. So how did you come to join the ECPL?

Brett: Steve added me to the group when I was learning how to play. I'm glad he
did. This group has kept me playing pokemon for way longer than I ever played
previous gens before tiring of them

Me: Ok. So would you say Steve is your rival? Or is that title reserved for another?

Brett: If I had a rival it would have to be Alvin. He and I have had some solid matches.
I think he's winning our rivalry 6-5 right now............

Me: He part of the group as well?

Brett: Yeah, I've never actually met him. Just another guy from the ECPL.

Me: Ah. Blaine and Flannery are the only two fire gym leaders out of the entire series.
How do you think you stack up to them?

Brett: As a gym leader i would wipe the floor with them. As for how I stack uo to them as people?
I'll never be pretty as Blaine or have wild, untame-able facial hair like Flannery so I'm obviously
not on their level in that regard

Me: I think you mean that the other way round. Lmao. What would you say is the hardest aspect being the fire gym leader?

Brett: Maaan, I mean what I said!
And that would be not having access to wide guard to prevent rock slide shenanigans.
It used to be a lack of speed until talonflame and mega houndoom hit the scene

Me: Ah, now there's something worth talking about. From what I've been told your
Talonflame has been running roughshod on damn near everyone. What move set you keep
on that thing? Or is that a trade secret?

Brett: I don't mind talking about it in the least. For one, I never choice band my
Talonflame. My main one had Flare blitz, brave bird, tailwind and quick guard. Quick
guard on talonflame is key. He either absorbs fake outs, doubles the team's speed,
gets a priority brave bird or launches a flare blitz in the sun. He's nasty to deal
with for the first two to three turns at the very least. I also have another physical
build that I put overheat on instead of flare blitz to surprise people when they think
they can wall my beloved bird.

Me: Wow. That damn things made to kill. So lets address the elephant in the room.
Lets talk about D-Day. The mass Poke-Genocide. What exactly happened?

Brett: It haunts me to this day.
I bought myself a fancy 3DS case and out all my games in them, figuring that they would
be safe and I'd never misplace them. Well I was in my basement one night in January and
was super sick so I passed out without checking on my very hyperactive dog. I woke up in
the morning realizing that its been hours since I checked on her. I figured at the worst
she may have torn up a paper towel roll or something insignificant since she's never grabbed
my stuff before. I came upstairs and noticed my case wasn't where I left it and was in the
center of the living room. I flipped it open and saw that no games were in the slots. I looked
up in horror and saw grey plastic shards all over my living room. It was at that point the
music from the shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock's timeless classic Psycho started playing in my head.
Everything was obliterated except for omega ruby itself which had several tooth marks on it but was
still in one piece. Emergency surgery was attempted by the benevolent normal gym leader to no avail.
6 shinies and about 40-50 competitive pokemon died that day
‪#‎neverforget‬

Me: Did you dropped to your knees and scream to the heavens?

Brett: Like Hugh Jackman in every movie he's ever done

Me: Have you recovered from that yet or still in mourning?

Brett: I'll never get over the loss of those shinies but from the ashes we will rise anew.
Born again from the flame like the mighty phoenix we will strike at the throats of our enemies
Then we'll take a break for lunch. Then get right back to rising from the ashes and striking at our enemies

Me: Namely your dog......

Brett: It was my own fault for not checking on a 1 year old dog for so many hours. Haha

Me: Eh, you can only do but so much.
So any hobbies outside of video games?

Brett: Well, after about a 15 year hiatus I recently picked up magic the gathering again
but other than that my personal time is spent in the gym

Me: Ugh, the gym. Any animes ?

Brett: Yup, I'll always love Naruto despite the ridiculous amount of fillers but I also
love titles like Akame Ga Kill, seven deadly sins, Magi and full metal alchemist brotherhood

Me: Just finished akame ga kill. Been watched seven deadly sins (hoping for a second season).
Fma brotherhood is always gonna be a favorite for me.
So I take it you've read the Naruto manga?

Brett: Im almost positive that there will be a second season for seven deadly sins

Me: I'll cross my fingers

Brett: Actually, no. I dont know how it ends so no spoilers. Haha

Me: Oh. Whew that was close. Lol ok so have you watched sword art online?

Brett: I have. I got halfway through the first season of SAO and havent been able to push
through it any farther. I haven't been a fan of the fight scenes I've seen on it.
Im sure I'll get around to finishing it someday though

Me: Ok. Well seeing as you've watched akame ga kill, how did you feel about the end of
the show? I was personally messed up over it. (Tatsumi you idiot. Would've let Esdeath
take me in a heartbeat).

Brett: Im still emotionally processing half the deaths I've seen in that show. And I
thought it was messed up what esdeath did to both of their bodies at the end.
He wouldn't have wanted that!

Me: Man fuck what he wanted!!!

Brett: Lmao

Me: Esdeath was fine. Crazy, blood thirsty, and borderline dominatrix, but that made her all the more sexy

Brett: Hey, you're not wrong. Definitely more attractive than the girl he actually loved.
Who looks about 12. Haha

Me: I think the deaths that shocked me the most were Sheele and Bols. Cause after Sheele
died it was just pure fuckery from there. I felt like each episode after that I should've spun a wheel to see who bites it next
Oh and Lubbs death. Sweet Jesus man

Brett: I didnt think Lubba would die when he did
He never even got to hook up with the boss lady
Thats the real tragedy

Me: I know. I'm think Tatsumi's got this. He'll save him. Then they skewered him
smh
But she carried his goggles around at the end

Brett: He probably had my favorite weapon in the show

Me: I think i preferred incursio
Speaking of which, there's a lot of armors in anime. What would you say are some armors you would wear?
For instance, I would have to go with the Guyver and Balance Breaker Red Dragon Emperor Armor (from HighSchool DxD)

BrettI: can't really name any except for Incursio and Grand Chariot because of how few animes I've seen.
I thought Grand Chariot looked cooler so I'd pick that one

Me: See my only problem with that was the back of it. Wtf were those supposed to be? Windshields?
Also you should watch highschool dxd. Hilarious and awesome
More fan service them Akame ga kill
Any games you looking forward to this summer?

Brett: Video games? I barely keep up with the scene anymore so I dont even know what's coming out.

Me: Ok. What do you do for a living?

Brett: I teach special education over in howard county in Maryland

Me: Oh wow. Ok the next generation of Pokemon could be announced at E3 or during this
summer. What are you looking for in terms of a fire starter?

Brett: No more fire/fighting. I want a new dual typing. Im kind of hoping that they do
something a little different with the three starters and have each of their final forms
also include the type that is strong against it.
The fire type evolves into fire/water.
The water type evolves into water/grass
The grass type evolves into grass/fire

Me: I could see that. So recently, hurricane Robyn was routed by the Dragon Republic.
How do you see yourself dealing with her team once they come for your badge, mainly her Blastoise?

Brett: Ah, Robyn. She's been super helpful in grtting me to finish rebuilding my team.
I've heard she's turning heads with her league challenge so im hoping for a good match from her.
I've never had any trouble with blastoise or mega blastoise in the past with the sun and solar
beam being as strong a precense on my team as it is but she sounds pretty resourceful so I'm
looking forward to seeing what she does about my team when we eventually face off

Me: If you found yourself in a videogame like world, what would be your melee weapon of choice?

Brett: Definitely that digital wrist knife thing from mass effect.

Me: Ok. Up close and personal. Voltron vs the Dino Megazord from Power Rangers Season 1. Who wins?

Brett: Dinobots beat catbots. That's science. Can't argue with science

Me: Lmao. Ok Grimlock vs Beast Wars Megatron?

Brett: Beast wars megatron simply because his arm is the head of a t-rex

Me: Blasphemy!!!
Grimlock!!!
Moving on, are there any fire types you would like to see get a mega evolution?

Brett: Sorry. If I could live my life with a t-rex head as an arm I would
Hmmmm, definitely mega rapidash and mega arcanine

Me: I think there's an anime character from ultimate muscle who's like that
Shit. That's actually kinda scary to think about. Mega arcanine? Smh wouldn't
want to fight it. Do you use any megas in your gym?

Brett: My main team runs mega charizard Y and occasionally mega blaziken
One of my alternate teams runs mega houndoom and my fire trick room team runs mega camerupt

Me: Mega camerupt just looks angry. What would you say your most challenging gym defense was?

Brett: Only 3 people have gotten my badge so far. The most brutal loss I ever took was at
the hands of Bradley and his accursed choiced diggersby. My most challenging victories came
from the times that Michael challenged me for my badge before finally getting it. We had a
lot of close ones before he beat me

Me: I've heard a lot of people curse diggersby. Lol who would you say is your ace up your sleeve?

Brett: If something isn't dying and I need it dead I send in the 1 of diamonds. Good ole' Darmanitan

Me: I think you're the only person I know that uses that thing.
What do you like to snack on when you game?

Brett: I've been on the no bread no potatoes thing for a long time now so unfortunately I can't snack on junk food anymore.
Back in the day though it used to be spicy Doritos

Me: No junk food? Smh can't do it. Lol what do you prefer to drink?

Brett: Water.
The fire gym leader drinking nothing but water. The irony is so delicious

Me: Ugh. I hear water and I just think recycled piss
Ok a few more questions Brett and we can call it a night

Brett: Sounds good

Me: So many members of the ECPL want to see Talonflame plucked, deep fried, tossed in
buffalo sauce and served with blue cheese. Do you have a hand in their hate for the poor creature?

Brett: I'm sure my Talonflame hasn't done itself any favors in the old popularity department with
how dickish it is but people have hated that thing since it first came out and people saw it its
hidden ability was. The thing has about a million different ways that it can be played successfully

Me: Are there any Pokemon that you would like see eviscerated?

Brett: Besides primal kyogre?
Hmmmmmmmmmmmm.
Thick fat snorlax
Diggersby
Mega kang

Me: Lol ok so a challenger enters your gym. What music plays when you enter to face them? And what music plays during the fight?

Brett: I don't know the actual names of these songs but Hot Blooded by Foreigner
Disco inferno by whoever does disco inferno.
And anything else that would have obnoxious puns referencing to fire

Me: Lmao. If you could have any song play when you enter a room?

Brett: Or I would just put that 5 seconds of "love the way you lie" by Eminem where rihanna
says "you're just going to stand there and watch me burn" on a loop endlessly

Me: Lmao. That alone would drive one insane

Brett: Any song you say? That would have to be the timeless classic ballad "keelhauled" by alestorm

Me: Gonna have to listen to that one. What was your first Pokemon?

Brett: First time I ever played I picked squirtle
Don't judge me! I was naive and didnt know the ways of the world!

Me: Lol hey that was my first one to. If you could use any legendary for competitive play,
what would it be and why?

Brett: Heatran because he'd work well on my flash fire team

Me: What would you like to see happen with the next generation of Pokemon? We have mega and fairy now, so what could be next?

Brett: That's a super tough question. An extensive world map that lets you cross back to
other regions and get more badges like gold and silver did. But as far as permanently
changing gameplay? Certain Pokemon having three types? A free for all battle format with 4-6
trainers? Both of those ideas are probably stupid but I can't imagine a lot else they can do
to add to it. I think this time around they'll probably focus on adding more Pokemon since
they didn't add too many in gen 6. Gen 5 and 6 did a lot for fire types so I'm looking forward
to seeing what gen 7 can do for them

Me: True. However adding too many will kill the balance of the game. But i digress. thanks for
being on the show and when do you think the people see the gates of hell (aka fire gym) reopen?

Brett: Probably in a month when things start to settle down at my job and I can hunker down
and finish the last of my breeding. Luckily there isn't a lot of the gym that is left to be bred

Me: ok. well thanks again. good night

Brett: Thank you! It was awesome being interviewed

Dragon Gym Leader: Nicholas Johnson Interview

Here is the interview with Dragon Gym Leader Nicholas Johnson. We talked about being gamers engaged to women who understand our lifestyle, me possibly crashing the wedding dressed as John McClane, our fevered rivalry, and the bounty I put on him using Robyn Stanford......

Me: Ok welcome to the show Nicholas.
How fairs the cheese eating Dragon Gym Leader?

Nicholas: Busy very busy lol

Me: I see. So why Dragon Types?

Nicholas: Well when I first joined the ECPL ... FOREVER AGO!!!! .... Dragon was the only
type I kinda felt I fell into ... Ghost and Dark were already taken .... so 3rd place would be dragons ^.^
and who doesn't like OP pokemans?

Me: So ghost would be your favorite type?

Nicholas: OMG YES!!!!! They have the best descriptions and the best fan made fiction ......
just .... makes you think how deep pokemon goes.

Me: Ok. So what's your favorite Pokemon?

Nicholas: Duskull by far!
However I do have an Umbreon Tattoo ... Duskull just seems like my "Pikachu"

ME: No dusknor?

Nicholas: DUSKULL LOOKS SO LOVEABLE (Not by bad children though)
Ducknoir is not cuddly looking lol

Me: Well you are married. So of course you want cuddly things.
Oops, engaged. Lol so when is the wedding?

Nicholas: August 29th ^.^

Me: Oh. Coming up. Not to give you jitters, but you nervous?

Nicholas: Of course .... but not for the reason I think most people are .... I'm more
worried about making this the best day of my future wife's life ^.^

Me: My brother had the same statement when I asked him that on his bachelor party night.
How long have you been together?

Nicholas: Two years last month ^.^

Me: Congrats. So how did you both meet?

Nicholas: Well I was her boss for a few months .... then when I left her store, she found
me on FB .... started liking EVERY POST I MADE ... then after we talked for a month or
so I asked her out to a movie .....

Me: Nice. And the rest is history. And as much as I want to make a sexual reference to
you being her boss, that's your soon to be wife, so I'll let it go. Lol any plans for children?

Nicholas: She wants kids once she gets out of medical school ... she is currently a Medical
Assistant ... but wants to be a full fledged nurse.

Me: Ok. Definitely a respectable career. And what do you do for a living?

Nicholas: I'm a convenience store manager ... for anyone down in PA or lower it's called
Wawa ..... pretty popular place lol

ME: Oh my god. Your ECPL's Dante. Lol

Nicholas: HAHAHAHA

Me: So what else beside Pokemon are you playing?

Nicholas: OH WOW .... What don't I play .... Ummmm ... COD: Advanced Warfare .....
Mortal Kombat ..... Borderlands ..... Destiny .... pretty much devour my life

Me: What systems do you currently own?

Nicholas: The only one I currently don't own is an Xbox 1

Me: You fucking up man. How am I supposed to rip your head off outside of football season?
Moving on, how does your fiance deal with being engaged to a gamer?

Nicholas: I didn't buy one just so I could stay away from you .... I mean ... you could
keep bugging me about it ... get it? lol Oh wow ... umm ... I honestly dont even know
how she handles it lol .. I get home from work ... eat dinner with her at 11pm-12am ....
then she passes out next to me while I play hahaha .... she has just came to accept it I think lol ...

Me: Sounds like my woman. Lol and you will suffer for your disrespect Johnson!!!!
So does she play with you? The video game I mean. Lmao

Nicholas: Hahahaha We are actually into different games .... but If i but in Smash
Bros ... or anything else two player she will play with me

Me: Ok

Nicholas: She is more into the platformer games lol .. I guess nostalgia lol

Me: I get mines to play injustice one in a awhile. So what other hobbies do you have outside of games?

Nicholas: Between getting the wedding together .... working 50+ hour weeks ..... and keeping up
with all the games I play ... I don't have much room for other Hobbies lol

Me: Understandable. Gonna have a normal wedding or is it gonna have a twist?

Nicholas: Hahaha we have about 90 people ... not too huge .... and we are doing a kinda
Beauty and the Beast inspired wedding .....
our colors are gold and blue .... roses everywhere .... being held at a manson by the house

Me: Jesus. So a rose petals gonna fall apart and you die only to be resurrected?
Lol so what's your plans for the bachelor party?

Nicholas: "That's the game plan" - Jessica HAhahahaah

Me: Is she reading this?

Nicholas: no but I told her what you said Haha

Me: Lol so what's your plans for the bachelor party?

Nicholas: not into the whole bachelor party thing ... might go hang out and chill
with my groomsmen ... but nothing too crazy

Me: Lol well tell I said hello and thank her as well for being one of the few women
able to accept a man that's a gamer. My first bachelor party involved doing a podcast
and drinking a mixed drink my friend found called dragons blood. Cinnamon Aftershock,
Gordons Vodka, and Sprite. Ugh. Never again

Nicholas: "Not just a gamer, a pokemon gamer .... they are completely different, a whole new level" - Jessica
Hahahaha Dragons blood? ..... you killed a DRAGON!?!?!?!?!?!!?!?

Me: Rofl man you found the perfect woman.
And yes i slayed a dragon as my rite of passage
I dropped from the cavern ceiling and choked the life force out of him.
don't you know the tales of Darryl and his awesome crit rolling skills?

Nicholas: Hehe Ask Robyn about my Crit skills haha .... just so clutch lol

Me: Yeah, but Robyn doesn't wishbone Chimeras and set Dragon Turtles on fire. Bottom line,
you and me buddy, we gonna always be on opposite sides of the fight for as long as we breathe....

Nicholas: Hahaha 49ers fan

Me: Has Jessisca ever accompanied you to Magfest?

Nicholas: Yea the last two years ^.^ ... the first year she was the girl passed out next to me
the whole time .... year two she finally went around and played some arcade games while I battled people ^.^
... obviously you are a bug .... if you don't drop from the ceiling you aint doing something right lol
Oh ..... I was also the Dragon Gym Leader for MAGfest also .... Love doing this ^.^

Me: So did you enter any tournaments at last year's Magfest?
Stinking cheese head

Nicholas: OMG!!!!!! I was so upset with MAGfest and how they got their info released to the public ....
I didn't know about any of the computer LAN tournaments TILL THE DAY OF THEM .... SO League of Legends,
Smite .... all the LAN computer games I play ... I couldn't enter because I left my computer at home ...
and didn't expect anything really
I wanna get a gaming laptop for next year so I can bring it easily ... and enter ALL OF THEM lol

Me: You poor soul. See myself I'm not a PC gamer, but I feel your agony. So you mentioned earlier
you have the new Mortal Kombat. What characters do you use?

Nicholas: ERMAC!!!!! ERMAC IS ONE
However everyone uses Scorpion .. he is so over powered ... I now use scorpion when someone
else does ... because I also know how to use him hahaha

Me: Smh. I faced an Erma user at the tournament I entered for MKX. Everyone thought he was gonna
take the damn thing.....till I introduced him to an icy hell

Nicholas: dude .... sub zero is so over rated lol
he has one combo lol
let me slide kick then freeze you lol

Me: And scorpion is easy to use. Throw spear, do xxy (square square triangle for you station owners)
teleport, due superman punch. Smh

Nicholas: Yea I hate battling scorpion lol
just because he is the flavor of the month lol

Me: Sub-Zero has multiple combos, but only in cyromamcer and grandmaster

Nicholas: the one everyone spams .... Ice slide freeze .. then grab ..... they spam it .... and it sucks

Me: Moving on, what would you say is the lost challenging thing about being Dragon GL?
Having to live up the likes of Lance and whatnot?

Nicholas: I use a very beastly Dragonite just to Honor Lance

Me: Sweet. What hardships have you faced since being dragon GL?

Nicholas: The introduction of fairies lol .... Just because it gave me something I had to now think about ....
and everyone uses the most OP ones!! lol leave azumarill at home please

Me: Can you blame them. They're here to win man. So what would you say is your gym's mascot?

Nicholas: Mascot? .... I would have to say Dragonite ... however Dragalge is such a monster
..... I can go into a fight with out Dragonite .... but I cannot leave Dragalge sitting on
the side lines ... he will always be there ....

Me: K. Next question. What would you do I Daenrys Tagaryn showed up at your gym?

Nicholas: She has but three .... I have legions.
So I would do nothing ... she will know her place.

Me: But she could control the legions. Her or the green ranger....

Nicholas: She doesn't have enough badges HAHAHAHAHA

Me: Ooooh Brotality!!!!
Any siblings?

Nicholas: I have one .... who is actually the electric gym leader for MAGfest .....
He doesnt play pokemon as often as I

Me: So no sibling rivalry in games?

Nicholas: not really .... we use to all the time ... back when FF11 hit ....
we would also be talking about who was the higher level and who had the best things lol
always not also ^ lol

Me: Lol ok have you and the Mrs. ever make any bets involving games?

Nicholas: not really any bets ..... I mostly win lol ... she knows better
then to bet on any type of game lol

Me: Ok. Have you two ever gotten into an argument over games?

Nicholas: "We are not a normal couple" - Jessica lol ..
I had to ask her .....
we rarely fight ... RARELY

Me: Same here. I actually enjoy the fact that I can count on one hand the number of fights me and my woman have had

Nicholas: GOOD FOR YOU!!!!! its great lol
You ready for your kid ^.^ .... so excited for you!!!

Me: My second kid. Lol yes and no. Like my father used to say, nothing can prepare you for children.

Nicholas: I know it's your number 2 ^.^ .... big man over here setting himself up a legion of ants lol

Me: watch yourself scale face. I'll come a knocking on your cave door and make a daedric armor from.your corpse....
So man to man, I need to know, how much are you spending on your wedding? Cause im currently the
only income in my household and I worry somedays that me and her might not be able to have the wedding
she wants. She doesn't want anything extravagant but I just need an idea of what im gonna be getting into

Nicholas: Think our wedding is like 5-6k

Me: Jesus. I'm trying to keep it under 4

Nicholas: saving up for a while though .... her income is pretty much all usable.
lol thats completely doable
just depends on where and WHEN you have it

Me: See we were supposed to get married this month, but a lot of stuff happened
last year so we had to postpone
She wants to have it at hersheys botanical gardens

Nicholas: that looks amazing!

Me: And that date will always be may 15th. Our anniversary. The day we went on our first date and I asked her to be my woman

Nicholas: That date is almost here!

Me: I know. 3 years man.

Nicholas: good stuff ^.^

Me: So what anime or shows are you currently watching?

Nicholas: Currently watching GOTHAM!!!!!! best show man ....
Animes .... i haven't really found a good one .... trying to get into Black Butler ...
but I haven't been trying hard lol

Me: My fiance keeps kicking my butt for not watching it. Especially since im a huge batman
fan (for Halloween I want to be batman, dress my oldest as night wing and the baby as robin).

Nicholas: OMG!!!!!!

Me: Black butler is good. But only the first season. And book of circus. Which I believe
takes place in sometime during season one

Nicholas: Man gotham is so good ... they have it set primarily on the villains and you get to see it all begin!!!

Me: What? I've been to preoccupied with the flash, supernatural, secrets and lies and blacklist

Nicholas: They don't follow exactly how the comic plays out .... but they do a very very good job
Dude ... stop with the flash ... pick up Gotham lol

Me: No show ever really follows the written version. Except game of thrones. And I can't. It's getting so good. Lol

Nicholas: Game of thrones kinda jumps a round a bit....

Me: So have you watched sword art online?

Nicholas: YES SAO 4LYF

Me: Yo word to the starburst stream!!!
Second season was even as good as the first. It's what really sold me on destiny

Nicholas: I wish they had an SAO MMO lol
JUST DO IT ALREADY
EVERYONE WANTS ONE
lol

Me: Man, I think that would be the first time in life I would actually be a PC gamer.
I just wanna fight the skull reaper

Nicholas: Death gun homie ... Death GUN ....

Me: Speaking of the skull reaper (which they stated on the show was the most challenging
foe they ever faced) what would you say is the most challenging game you've ever played?
And dark souls don't count
And death gun wasn't a real threat. He was only a threat because he had outside help.
My thunderlord would rip him to pieces

Nicholas: BattleToads ....
hardest game .... of my life

Me: I think that's an under statement
Hardest boss fight?

Nicholas: any side scrolling punch'em up game really lol
FF10 I think .... thign had like 20 forms
or it felt that way
JUST DIE ALREADY!!!!!!

Me: FF10? Final fantasy boss?

Nicholas: yea lol
maybe not the hardest ... but the FING LONGEST BOSS FIGHT EVER

Me: Ok. Yeah, Lady Yunalesca was a bitch. She ranks up there in my top 5 of hardest bosses

Nicholas: I really only played story so I didn't grind too many lvls lol
like I think everyone does in FF games
but that ... ugh ...

Me: Last ff game I played was ten. And I didn't beat it cause the chick I was having "relations"
with at the time saved over my save file. Smh. I was so pissed. She had to go after that

Nicholas: HAHAHAHAHAHHA

Me: Looking forward to any games coming up in the next few months?

Nicholas: umm .... I was told by a friend I'm preordering Splatoon ...
so I guess that>
Nintendo is haviong a direct about it soon I think

Me: Lol don't you love when friends do that?

Nicholas: lol
always

Me: I just want to know what's the next Pokemon game. You know Nintendo barely shows at E3
Speaking of, looking forward to anything from E3

Nicholas: no idea ... havent looked at it hahahaha
OHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHO
the next Rare game .... Yuka-Laylee? ... or something it's in kickstarter
They showed it at e3

Me: Smh Rare just should go die already. Moving on. If you could any song play in the
background during a battle at your gym, what would it be and why?

Nicholas: Hmmmm .... Maybe ... Mudvayne "Not Falling"
It was the main song for a movie called Ghost Ship
Watched that movie ... fell in love with not only the movie .. but the song too lol

Me: Listened to the first 30 seconds. Awesome choice. Ok so say you entering a gaming
tournament. They announce your name. You enter the arena, what song plays as your entrance?

Nicholas: I listen to music every match I battle actually lol .... At MAGFest I had head phones on ... keeps my mind concentrated lol
Centuries by fall out boy .... ... Or the highlander theme song ....
REMEMBER ME FOR CENTURIES!!!!!!!!

Me: Nice.

Nicholas: Hahaha I can see me walking into a boxing ring with that song BLOWING THE PLACE UP lol

Me: So a few more questions and we can call it a night.

Nicholas: your good lol I can do this all night lol great company lol

Me: I saw for your proposal you did something involving spiders for your fiance. I take it she's into horror?

Nicholas: HAHAHAHAHAHA I force her into horror things .... It was actually the day before
Halloween ... and I wanted to make it big ^.^ ... we had no decorations .... and I didn't wanna do a
small proposal ... all those decorations costs a pretty penny at my local "Spirit Store" ... those bums over price everything lol

Me: I know man. It's highway robbery at its finest. I remember seeing the pics. So she wasn't bugging out?
Oh god now im doing it. Smh damn you Johnson!!!!!

Nicholas: HAhahaha I think our cat was more worried about wtf was going on lol

Me: Rofl sounds like my cat. Sigh I miss her. Moving along, if you could use one legendary in your gym, what would it be and why?

Nicholas: Giratina .... my name in game is Lucifer/Unholy ... only fits ^.^
ALSO GHOST DRAGON
hahaha

Me: Lol I so wish I could use him competively
If you could take your fiance anywhere for your honeymoon, where would it be?

Nicholas: Most likely ... to France .... where the story of Beauty and the Beast
originated ....... just travel around and visit all the castles ....

Me: What made you two choose this theme?

Nicholas: obviously I'm ugly and she is a bomb shell lol
hahahaha jk jk

Me: Lmao

Nicholas: she has always liked it ... but I'm a beefy guy ... in both ways ...
fat and muscular ........ so it kinda fits pretty well

ME: When did you know she was the one?

Nicholas: when you find a girl who brags that your a gym leader for the ECPL to her friends ...
and they call me childish and random names (You know the uninformed about how competitive this
thing actually gets) she stuck by my side .... and hasn't been anything but supporting my this gaming addiction ....

Me: Are these friends women?

Nicholas: obviously lol HAHAHAHAHAH

Me: Yeah, if I was single I would woo all her friends, sleep with them, dump them, move onto the next one
till i had slept with all of them. Then I would let it slip that I slept with one of them till they all
found out. Then I would feign ignorance and say they came onto me after the break up and say that they said
"I had a thing for you but i didnt want her to find out. she is my friend" I would then sit back and let them
tear each other part while eating popcorn and drinking a Code Red. BWAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA

Nicholas: HAHAHAHAHAHA

Me: I suppose they rather her be with a tool who works out and does dumb jock shit all day.
At least your trying to make am honest woman of her. That should count. Tell you what, if you
want, I'll come to your wedding and turn those broads against each other. Bwahahahahaha

Nicholas: hahahaha she doesn't talk to too many of them anymore I think ....
its mostly her mom her aunt or my family lol

Me: Ah. Nothing I can do there. I follow bro code my friend

Nicholas: lol
come by .... we can start a Die hard tradition

Me: Lol who do we get to play Hans?

Nicholas: Hahaha great question hahahaha

Me: Well I guess I could crash the wedding dressed as John McClain. The bald head is gonna be a problem though....

Nicholas: Bald cap
lets go!

Me: that could work. Paintballs or air soft gun?
K lets get these last two questions out so I can type this up. In your time as gym leader, who would you say was your most difficult challenger?

Nicholas: They are all challenging ... each one has their own merits ..... and they all have great teams ....
paint ball ... come F some stuff up lol

Me: Ari gold style. Love it. Ok last question. You have been credited for stopping hurricane Robyn.
For now.....how long do you think it will be before she slays your beast and brings me their heads as trophies?
You think that it just so happens she's targeting you? No buddy, I put a bounty out on that ass.
I will have your dragons hides and make beautiful armor and weapons with their corpses. Mwahahahaha

Nicholas: I think the next match she has me .... with only five pokemon though ... she has showed me
all her cards now... as she has known mine since the first battle
Don't make me go try hard lol

Me: Bring it on fool! I'll see you im the rotation tournament. *in Shang Tsung voice* YOU WILL DIE!

Nicholas: Shang Tsung is dead and history homie JUST LIKE YOU WILL BE ...
spin you around so much all eight of your eyes will be crossed

Me: When Robyn's done with your crushing your gym like the relics they are, im gonna come in and stand
over the mound that will be their corpses. And when they look up to me, eyes begging for mercy, I'll simply look down and say "No"
Anyway you've been a great guest. Congrats on the wedding. Too bad your woman's marrying a dead man......

Nicholas: You have been weighed on the scales and found wanting ..... Old Bug Leader .....
Thank you for your time ^.^ it has been fun!

Me: Indeed. And just like Michael I'll see you in hell....

Nicholas: Goodnight homie! ^.^ till the next play off game lol