[[OhCrap Wait, we can make our own pages?]] [[ThisIsGonnaSuck Hell yeah!]]

[[SerialTweaker Disclaimer: This page undergoes various changes as the troper himself sees fit, including complete changes of tone in the bio section. Deal with it.]]

Scan Visor is a college student from Laurel, MD, and he currently lives on Fort Meade with his father. He loves his dogs, his family, music, and videogames. He considers himself an amateur scholar of the EasternRPG genre.

He has a blog about videogames: https://hapticfeedbackgames.blogspot.com

You can also follow him on twitter: https://twitter.com/AustinCHowe

'''This Troper Provides Examples Of'''
* AfraidofNeedles
* AllLoveIsUnrequited: [[PlayingWithATrope Played with.]]
* {{Angst}}
* {{Anvilicious}} or SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: I can be heavy handed in my opinions.
* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: Of myself, all the time, as a result of SelfDeprecation.
** Made of Wangst: After my first session in group therapy, I was left with the feeling of this. Group members quickly assured me that this was not the case. It was suprisingly comforting to hear multiple rape victims tell me that angsting over [[AllLoveIsUnrequited all my love being unrequited]] and my [[DeadLittleSister late older brother]] was totally [[JustifiedTrope legitimate.]]
** Jerkass: Pretty common, especially paired with Wangst.
* AllMenArePerverts: Every man I know.
* ArchEnemy: The Republican party and I are not on good terms.
* BeautifulDreamer: I watched.
* CannotSpitItOut: For about a year before [[TheFirstCutIsTheDeepest the first cut.]]
* CannotTalkToWomen: A lasting result of TheFirstCutIsTheDeepest.
* CharacterTiers: I believe in them, especially when it comes to ''Super Smash Bros.''
* ChivalrousPervert
* CovertPervert: Because really, [[FreudWasRight everyone is somewhere on the inside.]]
* ClusterFBomb: All the time. Actually, more like a "Cluster Every Curse Word Ever Bomb".
* ComplacentGamingSyndrome: "Is [[StreetFighter Guile]] in this game?"
* CynicalMentor: To myself: When learning guitar, my philosophy was usually a sort of [[TheAntiNihilist Anti-Nihilistic]] "Don't ever expect to be good at guitar, but practice none the less." It worked pretty well.
* [[DeadLittleSister Dead Big Brother]]
* DeathIsASadThing: I was 9.
* {{Determinator}}
* DeterminedDefeatist: My attitude about many things.
* DoNotDoThisCoolThing: I don't do most of them.
* DownerEnding: Don't like 'em. [[StarTrekII I don't believe in a no-win situation]].
* [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/UsefulNotes/Existentialism?from=Main.Existentialism Existentialism]]: An important part of how I conduct myself.
* {{Expy}}: Of [[FinalFantasyVIII Squall Leonhart.]] When my hair is short, I look like [[SilentHill4 Henry Townshend]]
* ForHappiness: Pretty much the basis of my entire morality and personal philosophy.
* HeadphonesEqualIsolation
* HollywoodAtheist: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]. The [[DeadLittleSister death of my older brother in 2003]] made me start questioning my faith, it was ultimately the ''Wired'' magazine article about the "New Atheism" and Richard Dawkins' ''The God Delusion'', both constituting the logical arguments against God, religion, and faith, which caused me to completely hop the fence.
* JerkWithAHeartofGold: Hang around me long enough and you'll see the "Heart of Gold" part in action.
* KnightInSourArmor: Metaphorically.
* LapPillow: I'm fond of this.
* LargeHam: Yep, pretty much.
* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: This is RealLife after all.
* LonelyTogether: Basically what my first relationship was like.
* LongingLook: Half of the looks I give. Trust me, if I am looking, for some reason, I am longing.
* LoveMakesYouEvil: I started being kind of an [[JerkAss asshole]] to a lot of my friends the first time. Even more so after the breakup.
* LoveMakesYouDumb: UptoEleven the first time.
* MeaningfulName:
** ScanVisor comes from both my love of both ''Metroid: Prime'', and my tendency to anylize and examine the meaning of even relatively shallow works, as well as trying to expose the {{Subtext}} of everyday conversations.
* MetaGuy: I often reference events in media to relate to life. See this page.
* MistakenForCheating: Mostly because of EpilepticTrees on my ex's part.
* MrsHypothetical: Sometime before [[ChildhoodMarriagePromise Teenage Marriage Promise]]. After that, she started signing her name with my last name at the end of the notes we used to pass in the hallway.
* MyCountryRightorWrong
* NietzscheWannabe: I have some characteristics, and I love the man's work, but this is a [[SubvertedTrope subversion.]]
* NoSocialSkills: Mostly because I [[NietzscheWannabe don't understand the moral worth]] of typical social rules, like "Don't talk about politics at dinner."
* NotAMorningPerson: If it's a weekend, I might wake up at 9, but if ''you'' try to wake me up before ten, [[BerserkButton I will not be happy.]]
* PatientChildhoodLoveInterest: Known her since . . . 5th grade or so? It's a long story, and [[UnluckyChildhoodFriend not a terribly happy one.]] My feelings for her have passed though.
* PatrioticFervor: My guitar has an enlisted men's "US" pins (with the circles) attached to the strings at the headstock (they came from my father's Air Force uniform from the late-70's), and I wear the gold officer's versions on my sport jackets. I've started to wear a headband to maintain my hair, so I plan to start [[WearingAFlagOnYourHead wearing a flag on my head]] soon.
* PleaseDontLeaveMe: In a letter I wrote to my first girlfriend.
* RelationshipUpgrade: After a small period of SheIsNotMyGirlfriend mixed with ObliviousToLove, but [[EveryoneCanSeeIt everyone could see it]].
* RomanticHyperbole: I tried to [[AvertedTrope avert]] it, but the end result was a [[LoveMakesYouCrazy love]] [[NotSoStoic fueled]] [[ChildhoodMarriagePromise Teenage Marriage Promise]].
* SamaritanSyndrome: Not too extreme, but I'm known to not be able to read the tone of a situation. If I feel like someone is either in hurt or in danger, I'll keep my eye on the situation until I'm certain they're not.
* SerialTweaker: [[SelfDemonstratingArticle Well this page is a good place to start.]]
* SeriousBusiness: We've got one life to live people.
* SickeninglySweethearts: First relationship. According to friends. Others just thought it was cute.
* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism: I like to think of myself as, if not dead center, leading towards idealism, but most of the time I'm interpreted as TheCynic because of my [[NietzscheWannabe not giving a shit about social institutions that I have deemed unnecessary and thus disregard in my day to day life.]] (Y'know, like High School.)
* SpurnedIntoSuicide: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted.]]
* StrawmanPolitical: I used to be a Socialist. Nowadays I consider myself a Social Democrat, which is about as left-wing as you can get while still supporting the market system. Sadly, in places where Social Democracy is a relevant political movement (read: Europe, not the US), Social-Democracy is still regarded as a form of Democratic Socialism, and its parties, such as Germany's SPD, are members of the Socialist International. I think, as most of the parties no longer support a removal of the market system, they should seek an identity independent of Socialism. Basically, I consider this trope [[SubvertedTrope subverted]]. [[NotASubversion Yes,]] [[RunningGag I checked and made sure it's a subversion.]] However, Social Democracy is still considered a radical opinion in the United States, despite the fact that many Democrats currently support a platform that is very reflective of the Social-Democratic vision. So you could consider the trope played straight. [[YourMileageMayVary Your call.]]
* [[ChildhoodMarriagePromise Teenage Marriage Promise]]: See TheFirstCutIsTheDeepest.
* TheFirstCutIsTheDeepest: Many one-on-one conversation with me will devolve into a discussion regarding how this happened to me if I'm single. (Currently: not.)
* TheLancer: How I've observed my role amongst groups of friends.
** Consequently, due to [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation Alternate Group Interpretation]], I could also be TheDragon. [[YourMileageMayVary Your call.]]
* ThereAreNoTherapists: [[AvertedTrope Averted.]]
* TheStoic: I try, usually resulting in NotSoStoic. I've had people tell me I handle sad situations pretty well though, so, [[RunningGag again,]] [[YourMileageMayVary your call.]]
* [[TrademarkFavoriteFood TrademarkFavoriteDrink]]: The smooth 23 flavors of Dr. Pepper.
* UnluckyChildhoodFriend: *sigh* See also PatientChildhoodFriend.
* WideEyedIdealist: [[JerkWithAHeartofGold At heart.]]

'''Pages With Major Contributions'''
* BatmanTheAnimatedSeries: Wrote the first [[RuleofThree three]] haikus.
* [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/ChronoCross?from=Main.ChronoCross Chrono Cross]]: Wrote the first haiku.
* DreamTheater: Wrote the first Haiku.
* Fallout3: Wrote the first Haiku.
* FalloutNewVegas: Wrote a review.
* FinalFantasyVII: Wrote the first haiku.
* FinalFantasyVIII: A few YMMV tropes and character tropes. Wrote the first Haiku.
* FinalFantasyIX: Wrote the first Haiku page.
* FinalFantasyX: How was I the guy to create the Narm section on the YMMV page? That's just silly. Wrote the first Haiku.
* JohnMaddenFootball: I love football, but I'm not a huge fan of the series. Wrote the first Haiku.
* LegacyOfKain: Wrote a Haiku
* NeonGenesisEvangelion: A Haiku and a review.
* [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Music/Nevermore Nevermore]]: I didn't draft this page, but I did add most of the tropes when it first got started.
* ResonanceOfFate: Wrote the first two haikus.
* ShadowOfTheColossus: Wrote a Haiku.
* [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Terranigma Terranigma]]: Wrote the first Haiku.
* TVTropesWikiDrinkingGame: Oh yeah. [[HypocriticalHumor Funny, because I'm a definite teetotaler.]]

'''Pages Created'''
* [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/UsefulNotes/Capitalism?from=Main.UsefulNotesCapitalism Useful Notes: Captialism]] Again, much thanks to the YKTTW people for help with examples and parts of the draft. I drafted basically the bottom half with thinkers and schools. Special thanks to [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Tropers/Jate88 Jate88]] for his extensive help.
* MerryChristmasInGotham: My first trope! I submitted the YKTTW with the one example, the former TropeNamer, ''Batman: The Animated Series'' episode "A Bullet For Bullock". Thanks to all the Tropers who found examples, giving me the other four hats, and ''especially'' to whoever launched it while I was away from my desk.
* PunchPackingPistol: [[CougarTown Still not happy with the title. . .]]
* [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/UsefulNotes/Socialism Useful Notes: Socialism.]] Thanks to the guys on YKTTW that saved this from the abyss. I discarded it when the draft was simply "LaconicVersion of socialist strains, UpForGrabs" and left it. I cleaned it up, added many examples, waited for the hats and then launched it.
* [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Music/Trivium Trivium]]: My first author page.
* TheWorldMocksYourLoss

'''Vandalism'''
* Hey, man. Found your page through the ''Final Fantasy'' haiku pages, and I personally think that we're alike in quite a few ways. Keep on truckin', friend. -@/TheHeroHartmut