Over9000Pylons is a all-purpose nerd from Canada with certain levels of specialization in science-fiction, superheroes (especially those of the Marvel Universe), video games, and genre-fiction literature. Having just mopped up an Honour's Degree in English Literature, he now primarily exists to question his own existence beyond just existing. Was diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome at the age of seventeen, which would have been useful information much earlier. Before the diagnosis, was generally considered to be quite weird, but now has a reputation more of someone who has mostly been misunderstood throughout his life. Loves to analyze literature, storytelling, characters and the like, and has Encyclopaedic Knowledge of both the Mass Effect and Marvel universes.
Examples of some of the things that Over9000Pylons is a fan of include: Shadow Of The Colossus, Mass Effect, Star Wars, Star Trek, the Marvel Universe, Pokemon, Final Fantasy, Jane Austen, The Lord Of The Rings, Metal Gear, Star Craft, Pacific Rim, The Last Of Us, Ninja Gaiden, American Beauty, Soul Calibur, Resident Evil, Silent Hill, Metroid, William Shakespeare, and Frozen.
Has a lifetime dream of being a writer, and as such, totally has a FanFiction.net account
, where he posts his Marvel fanfiction, which you should totally check out.
Tropes Associated with Over9000Pylons
- Berserk Button: The ending of Mass Effect 3. Seriously, do not ask him about this. He has spent more time agonizing over it than you have, and no, he will never be convinced that it was anything less than one of the worst writing decisions of all time.
- Bookworm: He's an English major.
- Breaking the Fourth Wall: Actually does this fairly regularly, acting like a fictional character and making aside glances and speeches to a non-existent audience as a means of internal monologue.
- Brilliant, but Lazy: A very apt description.
- Brutal Honesty: Very common with people afflicted with Asperger Syndrome.
- But Not Too Foreign: Has Mexican ancestry, but does not conform to any Hispanic ethnic stereotypes and does not speak Spanish.
- Celeb Crush: Absolutely adores Mary Elizabeth Winstead.
- Character Development: Used to be a Straw Nihilist, but now is more of a common cynic.
- Cloud Cuckoo Lander: Actually try holding a conversation with him for longer than five minutes and you'll see this trope in practice.
- Cluster F-Bomb: When something goes wrong, expect a long conga line of expletives.
- Darker and Edgier: Is more than willing to make jokes that nearly all people would consider to be in bad taste.
- Deadpan Snarker: When in the company of people who he has grown comfortable with, he becomes this.
- Evil Laugh: He practices it on the regular.
- Fandom Rivalry: Holds contempt for people who like third-party Marvel movies over the vastly superior Marvel Cinematic Universe.
- Grammar Nazi: By default, since he is an English major. Tends to be lax when it comes to forum posts, but he always knows when he breaks any rules of grammar. However, he mostly does it because it amuses him. When it comes to academia, however, grammar for him is Serious Business.
- Hates Small Talk: Not only does he find it useless, he also finds it physically exhausting.
- Hikikomori: Spends most days completely withdrawn, and despises having to go outside without a good reason.
- I Call It "Vera": His laptop's name is Sabrina.
- Intelligence Equals Isolation: Fits this all too well.
- Lack of Empathy: Per usual with Asperger Syndrome, has extreme difficulty processing body language and non-verbal cues, leading to situations where he is unsure of how to respond.
- Most Fan Fic Writers Are Girls: An obvious aversion.
- Nervous Wreck: Tends to overanalyze to an extreme degree, and is paranoid about things even if there's no obvious reason to be.
- No Social Skills: Has never had them, will never have them.
- Not a Morning Person: Will not wake up prior to 11AM if he can help it.
- Outgrown Such Silly Superstitions: Hopes that one day the whole world will be like this.
- Picky Eater: Justified. Because of his Asperger Syndrome, he has sensitivity to taste, which means that tastes he finds unpleasant put him in a severe degree of physical discomfort.
- Poster-Gallery Bedroom: Has a wide variety of fandom posters on his walls.
- Saw "Star Wars" Twenty-Seven Times: Is prone to repeatedly watching films or playing through video games that he enjoys. He claims that due to his autism, he has an extreme tolerance for repetition.
- Shrinking Violet: Crippled by social anxiety most of the time.
- Silly Rabbit, Idealism Is for Kids!: Firmly believes that the commonly spouted idea that "attitude is everything" is awful and self-destructive. People's attitudes are formed by the things that happen to them, not the other way around.
- The Teetotaler: Never drinks alcohol because he doesn't see the point. His drink of choice is Coca-Cola.
- Then Let Me Be Evil: Took this attitude towards life before he received his diagnosis.
- Tsundere: Has difficulty expressing feelings properly, especially in person, and tends to shift between moods depending on who is nearby.
- Twofer Token Minority: Both Mexican-Canadian and on the autism spectrum.
- Well-Intentioned Extremist: Honestly believes that all forms of organized religion must be annihilated, but doesn't actually do anything about it.
- Write What You Know: Writes fanfiction for the Marvel Universe because he knows it so well.
