History Tropers / Sturmthedark

Hi there! And thanks for taking the time to come here. I am known as Sturm the Dark across the internet (if you've ever seen a "Sturm the Dark", chances are it's this one), and I have a large umbrella of hobbies and interests, but on balance mainly gaming, gambling (well, sort of) and of course, TV Tropes. You may have seen me in these places:

** KidIcarusUprising (99.0% complete, dammit!)

** KidIcarusUprising (doing the treasure hunts)


* Feel free to say absolutely '''''anything''''' about ''any'' of these games in the vandalism section, since everyone I know either plays [[TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]], {{Minecraft}} and/or ModernWarfare. Literally.

* Aside from gaming, TV Tropes and YouTube, I am moderately interested in poker (specifically Texas Hold 'Em) and by all means no professional, but I enjoy watching the high-stakes games when they're on, and obviously playing the game itself. Again, feel free to say anything about poker in the section below - as a pre-warning, I know little about the mathematics of the game, but I ''do'' know quite a few professional poker players from the high-stakes games, so feel free to talk about them.

* Aside from gaming, TV Tropes, YouTube and poker, other interests include TV comedy (e.g. {{Blackadder}}, FawltyTowers, MockTheWeek and {{QI}}), badminton, humorous books, ''{{Friends}}'', drama, documentaries (especially science and history ones), and, er...''KimPossible''. There, I said it.

* As they say on Nickelodeon: "If you like HalfLife, you'll ''love'' FreemansMind".
** I only know that because my brother and sister watch it.

* {{Lurker}}: Justified on my (messed up) news feed on Facebook.

* SnarkKnight: Hate to admit it, but I was for a certain period of time. Now the glass is half-full rather than half-empty...well, most of the time.
* TheFettered: Honestly, if I ever feel I have done something wrong, I can't even sleep without feeling guilty about it. I also absolutely hate arguing and often try to reach a compromise in most arguments rather than simply arguing my point of view - honestly, why argue pointlessly for hours on end and not even reach a viable conclusion? (Rant over)

* In case you hadn't noticed already, yes, I am English - although genetically I'm half-Chinese, half-English. I'm currently in Year 12 or Sixth Form (Grade 13 for Americans) and studying four "A-levels". I first went to [[BritishEducationSystem a private school, before going to a "Faith School" and now a grammar school]], which has been...interesting, to say the least. Again, feel free to ask/say anything about this in the form of vandalism - I'm actually really interested in the differences between schools across the world.

* Do I like England? Meh. Well, I can at least say most of the English stereotypes I've seen are pretty untrue (the US stereotypes anyway) - mainly because they describe the 1950s rather than 2010s - but modern Britain is probably just as amusing. Gradually, of course, the latter is becoming more prominent with figures like BorisJohnson...

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71NRoEUo0Cw The Bigger Picture,]] an art project undertaken in March '07 by an art teacher at our school. The challenge was to paint 150 portraits of students and teachers - and he succeeded! Really quite a fascinating film. The narrator is the art teacher himself, seen painting in the film, and the man posing is the school principal.
** Also see [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SONlflISwcI a flash mob in whole school assembly]].

''Overtime, I will add many more things to this section (and create new sections), but for now feast upon the information I have given you!''

* [[http://ts1.travian.co.uk/spieler.php?uid=79545 Travian]]

-> "Are you fool enough to withstand the awesome power I behold?"

Hi there! And thanks for taking the time to come here. I am known as Sturm the Dark across the internet (if you've ever seen a "Sturm the Dark", chances are it's this one), and I have a large umbrella of hobbies and interests, but on balance mainly gaming, gambling (well, kind of) and of course, TV Tropes. You may have seen me in these places:

* [[http://www.gamefaqs.com/ps2/927131-star-wars-battlefront-ii/faqs/60799 My FAQ on GameFAQs]]

* {{Bishonen}} / DudeLooksLikeALady: I have received numerous comments regarding my feminine facial features...it's not something I flaunt; just something I guess I accept as a part of me.
* BrokenBird: Previously. A male example, but only in and around school. It helped me to cope with, well, school life in general. Now though, those days are gone and I sure hope they never return!
* JackOfAllTrades / RedMage: My preferred class/playing style in games that have it, as well as in RealLife to some extent with school. I'm studying quite an unusual combination of English Literature, English Language, Chemistry and History for A-level. My grades are also pretty similar across all of my subjects.

* LimitedWardrobe: Oh, so much...
* {{Lurker}}: Justified on my (very messed up) news feed on Facebook.

* TheFettered: Honestly, if I ever feel I have done something wrong, I can't even sleep without feeling guilty about it. I also absolutely hate arguing and often try to reach a compromise in most arguments rather than simply arguing my point of view - honestly, why argue pointlessly for hours on end and not even reach a viable conclusion? (Rant over?)

* If you have been wondering what my avatar is, it's essentially a Tarot Card called "The World", and numbered as XXI or 21 in most decks. [[TarotMotifs Here's a helpful link]] when it comes to understanding more in a light, easy-to-read, TV Tropes style, unlike most of the sites out there!
* I was introduced to tarot cards through {{Persona 4}}, and briefly looked at each card's meaning since they have a large role in the game. Of course, playing the game also tells you a lot about what each card represents and so on (and being {{Persona 4}}, there's plenty of content telling you that Atlus have researched this...[[ShownTheirWork well]].)

* In case you hadn't noticed already, yes, I am English - although genetically I'm half-Chinese, half-English. I'm currently in Year 12 or Sixth Form (which I think is Grade 13 for you Americans) and studying four A-levels mentioned above. I first went to [[BritishEducationSystem a private school, before going to a "Faith School" and now a grammar school]], which has been...interesting, to say the least. Again, feel free to ask/say anything about this in the form of vandalism - I'm actually really interested in the differences between schools across the world.

* Do I like England? Meh. Well, I can at least say 75% of the English stereotypes I've seen are pretty untrue (the US stereotypes anyway) - mainly because they're more about the 1950s than 2010s - but modern Britain is probably just as amusing. Gradually, of course, the latter is becoming more prominent with figures like Boris Johnson...

On TV Tropes I mainly edit pages/WikiWalk, but also visit the forums quite often to chat, have a coffee, talk about life, etc. I'd also like to say that this is one of the best internet communities I've ever come across!

* Feel free to say absolutely '''''anything''''' about ''any'' of these games in the "Your Section" below, since everyone I know either plays [[TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]], {{Minecraft}} and/or ModernWarfare. Literally.

** And finally, the main theme of [[FinalFantasyCrystalChroniclesMyLifeAsADarklord Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a Darklord]] - though I can't find it anywhere. If anyone ''does'' find it, PLEASE tell me in the section below!

* {{Bishonen}} / DudeLooksLikeALady: I have received numerous comments regarding my feminine facial features...
* BrokenBird: Male example, but only in and around school. It helps me to cope with, well, school life in general.
* JackOfAllTrades / RedMage: My preferred class/playing style in games that have it, as well as in RealLife to some extent with school. I'm studying quite an unusual combination of English Literature, Chemistry, History and Theater Studies for A-level. My grades are also pretty similar across all of my subjects.

* LimitedWardrobe: Very much so.

* TheFettered: Honestly, if I ever feel I have done something wrong, I can't even sleep without feeling guilty about it. I also absolutely hate arguing and often try to reach a compromise in most arguments rather than simply arguing my point of view - honestly, why argue pointlessly for hours on end and not even reach a viable conclusion?

* If you have been wondering what the hell my avatar is, it's essentially a Tarot Card called "The World", and numbered as XXI or 21 in most decks. [[TarotMotifs Here's a helpful link]] when it comes to understanding more in a light, easy-to-read, TV Tropes style, unlike most of the sites out there!

* In case you hadn't noticed already, yes, I am English - although genetically I'm half-Chinese, half-English. I'm currently in Year 11 (which I think is Grade 12 for you Americans out there) and studying Business Studies, History, Music and Drama along with all the core subjects. I first went to [[BritishEducationSystem a private school, before going to a "Faith School" and now a grammar school]], which has been...interesting. Again, feel free to ask/say anything about this in the "Your Section" below - I'm actually really interested in schools overseas, and how different they are to English schools.

* Do I like England? Meh. Well, I can at least say 90% of the English stereotypes are pretty untrue (the US stereotypes anyway), but modern Britain is probably just as amusing.

''Overtime, I will add many more things to this section (and create new sections), but for now feast upon the information I have given you.''

This is a record of the major things I have contributed to the wiki. This does not include things like adding an example or two, but does include things like adding multiple examples, writing reviews, adding images or significantly changing the trope's description.

* NoMoreHeroes: Added images for the 10 assassins and Jeane.

!! Your Section (AKA vandalism)

Please use this section for anything you want, but chatting about anything on this page would be very nice. That doesn't mean you can't talk about, for example, FriedrichNietzsche or lightbulb jokes. Hell, just put down anything.

** ShinMegamiTenseiNocturne

On TV Tropes I mainly edit pages/WikiWalk, but also visit the forums quite often to chat, have a coffee, talk about life, etc. I'd also like say that this community is '''amazing'''. Tropers, you rule!

** KidIcarusUprising (basically complete even though my file is only around "95% complete"; getting 100% completion is known to be near-impossible)

* Aside from gaming (and TV Tropes), I quite like spending time on YouTube and listening to music. I prefer listening to soundtracks from games I've played and not much "mainstream" music - not because I don't hate all music out there today (although there are, obviously, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_black exceptions]]), but game music has a real background to it. For example, I enjoy listening to individual characters' music and seeing how it represents their personality.

* More coming soon.

** KidIcarusUprising (basically complete even though my file is only around "90% complete"; getting 100% completion is known to be near-impossible)

** KidIcarusUprising (basically complete even though my file is only around "85% complete"; getting 100% completion is known to be near-impossible)

** KidIcarusUprising

On TV Tropes I mainly edit pages/WikiWalk, but also visit the forums quite often to chat, have a coffee, talk about life, etc. I'd also like say that this community is '''amazing'''. Tropers, you ''rule!''

** and [[FinalFantasyCrystalChroniclesMyLifeAsADarklord Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a Darklord]].

* MarioStrikers: Launched this page. '''Desperately needs more information on Super Mario Strikers!'''