Hokori
Great King of Evil
Well, when Quilt posted a thread earlier, it got me thinking..."Hm...as much posting as I do in this forum, I've never made an introduction myself". I've kind of left bits and pieces of myself in other threads when meeting with newcomers, but I figured I'd compile all of those pieces together so people can kind of get a feel for who I am.
For those who don't know me, I'm Hokori (Pride). A big part of where my name originated was from the anime Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood (if you haven't seen it, and you're someone who enjoys anime at least every now and then, please put that on your to do list). Speaking of anime, I'm an avid viewer and I read plenty of manga as well. I've recently watched Death Note and Black Lagoon all over again and will probably do the same with the Ghost In the Shell animated films as well.
Now for Smash...I picked up Super Smash Bros. when it came out in 1999 and have been a fan of the series since. Although my first experiences with video games involved Mario and his glory, by the time SSB64 released, I was pretty fresh off of playing F-Zero (SNES) and Star-Fox (64) so Captain Falcon and Fox McCloud became my characters of choice. A couple years later, Melee dropped and of course I picked it up right away. After unlocking all of the characters, Ganondrof, Marth and Falco became my three characters. Then came Brawl...went through the same process...mained Falco, Wolf and Ike. I was a pretty good player and participated in a couple of tournaments, but I never took any of them seriously for certain reasons...I lacked a true desire to win. Growing up, I've always been the best (or at least one of the best) at whatever I did and put my mind to. Over time, winning got a bit old, so I'd put in less effort, sandbag, and just let people win to make them feel better since I didn't mind the feeling of losing so much. That feeling lasted about all the way up until when I was 19 years old and watched the Smash Documentary. Idk what it was exactly, but watching the Documentary rekindled the flame I once had, for Smash, and just as a gamer in general. Now that my competitive spirit is back, I'm definitely excited for Smash 4 and being apart of the competitive community with my main Robin and hopefully Shulk (not sure who all will be the secondaries).
Outside of Smash...wow, way too many games. If you actually read up this point (actually means a lot if you did), you may already know that I love me some Fire Emblem Nintendo franchises aside, I'll list only a couple of series to avoid going off on another tangent...Kingdom Hearts and Metal Gear Solid. There you go. Since this was short, I guess I'll throw in a couple hobbies as well. I LOVE listening to music. I appreciate all kinds of genres. From The Veils to Nas, and from Bob Marley to Frank Sinatra, it doesn't matter, I'll give it a listen if it has substance. That being said, feel free to message or write on my profile some of the artists you enjoy listening to. I also enjoy writing (although I haven't done so in such a long time) , sports, and playing Saxophone (Alto, Tenor, Baritone, Soprano), just to name a few others.
Now, for the long wrap up. I joined Smashboards out of love for the game, but over time, I've truly developed a love for the community here. I appreciate it enough to the point where I felt like I should start reaching out more and just doing what I can to help it out. That being said, one of the things I felt was important was/is welcoming each and every newcomer that comes to the forums. For some, it doesn't really matter too much (hell, they may even completely skip this forum ), but for others, I know it can be a bit tough on the nerves to join a community as large as this one with little to no forum experience, on top of that, having social phobias. I just try to make everyone feel pretty welcome around here and accepted as best as I can since I want this place to continue to grow and for people to continue to talk about how wonderful of a community that we have here. I know what I'm doing is pretty small at the moment, but I've always believed that baby steps can take you a long way. But anyway...that's probably about enough..I feel like I wrote up an essay, which wasn't my intent (I just got into a nice groove and went with it honestly). If you actually read all of this, once again, I appreciate it.
Again, I'm clearly not new, but I just wanted to give everyone somewhat of an insight on who I am. I appreciate all of you here, and I love our community.
Long live Smash Bros.
~Hokori
For those who don't know me, I'm Hokori (Pride). A big part of where my name originated was from the anime Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood (if you haven't seen it, and you're someone who enjoys anime at least every now and then, please put that on your to do list). Speaking of anime, I'm an avid viewer and I read plenty of manga as well. I've recently watched Death Note and Black Lagoon all over again and will probably do the same with the Ghost In the Shell animated films as well.
Now for Smash...I picked up Super Smash Bros. when it came out in 1999 and have been a fan of the series since. Although my first experiences with video games involved Mario and his glory, by the time SSB64 released, I was pretty fresh off of playing F-Zero (SNES) and Star-Fox (64) so Captain Falcon and Fox McCloud became my characters of choice. A couple years later, Melee dropped and of course I picked it up right away. After unlocking all of the characters, Ganondrof, Marth and Falco became my three characters. Then came Brawl...went through the same process...mained Falco, Wolf and Ike. I was a pretty good player and participated in a couple of tournaments, but I never took any of them seriously for certain reasons...I lacked a true desire to win. Growing up, I've always been the best (or at least one of the best) at whatever I did and put my mind to. Over time, winning got a bit old, so I'd put in less effort, sandbag, and just let people win to make them feel better since I didn't mind the feeling of losing so much. That feeling lasted about all the way up until when I was 19 years old and watched the Smash Documentary. Idk what it was exactly, but watching the Documentary rekindled the flame I once had, for Smash, and just as a gamer in general. Now that my competitive spirit is back, I'm definitely excited for Smash 4 and being apart of the competitive community with my main Robin and hopefully Shulk (not sure who all will be the secondaries).
Outside of Smash...wow, way too many games. If you actually read up this point (actually means a lot if you did), you may already know that I love me some Fire Emblem Nintendo franchises aside, I'll list only a couple of series to avoid going off on another tangent...Kingdom Hearts and Metal Gear Solid. There you go. Since this was short, I guess I'll throw in a couple hobbies as well. I LOVE listening to music. I appreciate all kinds of genres. From The Veils to Nas, and from Bob Marley to Frank Sinatra, it doesn't matter, I'll give it a listen if it has substance. That being said, feel free to message or write on my profile some of the artists you enjoy listening to. I also enjoy writing (although I haven't done so in such a long time) , sports, and playing Saxophone (Alto, Tenor, Baritone, Soprano), just to name a few others.
Now, for the long wrap up. I joined Smashboards out of love for the game, but over time, I've truly developed a love for the community here. I appreciate it enough to the point where I felt like I should start reaching out more and just doing what I can to help it out. That being said, one of the things I felt was important was/is welcoming each and every newcomer that comes to the forums. For some, it doesn't really matter too much (hell, they may even completely skip this forum ), but for others, I know it can be a bit tough on the nerves to join a community as large as this one with little to no forum experience, on top of that, having social phobias. I just try to make everyone feel pretty welcome around here and accepted as best as I can since I want this place to continue to grow and for people to continue to talk about how wonderful of a community that we have here. I know what I'm doing is pretty small at the moment, but I've always believed that baby steps can take you a long way. But anyway...that's probably about enough..I feel like I wrote up an essay, which wasn't my intent (I just got into a nice groove and went with it honestly). If you actually read all of this, once again, I appreciate it.
Again, I'm clearly not new, but I just wanted to give everyone somewhat of an insight on who I am. I appreciate all of you here, and I love our community.
Long live Smash Bros.
~Hokori