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Self portrait. Note my trademark Opaque Lenses.

Hey, I'm Zanreo! For some basic info, I'm 29 years old, mostly female (she/they/ze pronouns), and from Norway.

I've been a troper since 2010, but only started becoming active on the forums again since August 2017 note . Forum-wise I mostly hang around Forum Games (in particular avatar games and HGS, and also murdergames before they moved) but can also be found in Yack Fest and occasionally video game threads.

One of my biggest hobbies are video games, and I especially love Nintendo and rhythm games - rhythm games are a really underrated genre! I'm also a bad translation enthusiast and fan of So Bad, It's Good works, and also like various strange works, weird memes, cosplaying, cooking (especially desserts and other snacks) and drawing.

Some of the fictional characters who best describe me are Chiaki Nanami, Osaka and Midori Asakusa.

(last updated: 13th November 2023)

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About me:

     (Some) works I like 

This is by no means meant as an exhaustive list, if I listed every work I have experienced and enjoyed we'd be here forever. Any work represented in my avatar gallery is most likely something I like to some degree even if not listed here, so feel free to ask me about those in forum games when applicable

Video Games (at the top because I play a lot of games)

Anime and Manga:

Film:

Music:

TV shows:

(I rarely get into live-action shows, so don't expect this to change much)

Web Video, Animation and other internet stuff:

Western Animation:

Web Comics:

Non-video games:

     Tropes and other stuff that apply to me 
  • 100% Completion: I'm a bit of a completionist and love going for all the trophies/achievements (even if just in-game achievement systems rather than account-based ones), 100% save files and similar. Usually what makes me try out extra challenges outside of the "regular" difficulty - generally I won't go for a super hard challenge unless I get something out of it (that "something" typically being a trophy). In fact, "play through game with an extra challenge" type trophies like speedruns, no damage runs and "play the entire game again on extra hard mode" tend to be some of my least favorite trophies/achievements, along with heavy grinds.
  • Accidental Misnaming: It's not "Zanero", it's Zanreo. Somehow, people keep writing my name as Zanero?
  • Adorkable, at least I like to think so
  • Asexual
  • Aromantic
  • Autism: Diagnosed as a kid.
  • Berserk Button: Well, downplayed as "berserk" isn't really the right word, but some things I can't stand:
    • Cringe culture. I really do not care for cringe compilation videos, "bad art" blogs and similar types of mocking random people (often kids) on the internet for doing basically nothing wrong except daring to post something deemed "embarrassing" and "cringy". Just let people have their fun! Honestly, the word "cringe" in itself has almost been ruined for me at this point.
    • "Autism/autistic" used as an insult. As an autistic person, I really hate seeing these words used like this
    • Sexism, racism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism and other kinds of bigotry, pretty much an obvious one but listing it anyway
    • Pokémon "genwunners" - people who claim the 1st gen are the only "real" Pokemon, and overall bias for gen 1 over later gens (In fact, 1st gen is overall one of my LEAST favorites design-wise.)
    • Fandom elitists/gatekeepers, claiming you aren't a Real Fan™ if you don't know everything, don't have certain opinions about things, play a game in easy mode (or even ACCEPT the OPTION of doing so), or in some cases even if you haven't been there from the start. Just... shouldn't someone liking the thing be enough?
    • Claiming internet friends aren't and can't be "real" friends, or that they can't be as important as offline, local ones. As someone who grew up with barely any friends at school or nearby for years, but found people to talk to on the internet, sometimes it can just be hard to find "irl" friends you get along with and share common interests with.
  • Bespectacled Cutie: My glasses are an important part of my look, and I think they look pretty good on me.
  • Boyish Short Hair: I like keeping my hair short, it looks good on me and is more convenient
  • Chaotic Good: According to several tests, and it seems to fit me pretty well - I try to be a good person, but am not always too concerned about the rules. (And sometimes, "following the rules" and "doing the right thing" aren't the same...) Though I guess I might really be somewhere in the middle of Chaotic Good and Neutral Good?
  • Cloudcuckoolander: I can be pretty weird and often have my head in the clouds.
  • Color Motif: Purple and blue, my favorite colors
  • Cosplay Otaku Girl: Cosplay is one of my big hobbies, and some of my costumes include Ken Izumi, Neptune, CATS and Shin Amon. It's especially fun to cosplay as more niche characters even if people don't recognize them
  • The Ditherer: Yep... I often have a hard time making decisions, and I've been most of the types listed at some point.
  • Exhausted Eye Bags: From many late nights staying up playing games or browsing the internet.
  • Gamer Chick: I play a lot of video games, in particular I'm a big Nintendo fangirl and love rhythm games, though I will play a lot of different games, preferring more stylized and cartoony games to more "realistic", dark and gritty ones.
  • Hates Wearing Dresses: Well, I'm fine with them if it's part of a cosplay, but outside of that you won't see me in a skirt or dress (including special/fancy occasions, where I'll wear a suit instead), they just aren't my style.
  • Intentional Engrish for Funny: Along with quoting and referencing bad translations, I sometimes phrase things with incorrect grammar in more casual speech for a fun and silly effect..
  • Ms. Imagination: I tend to spend a lot of time daydreaming and in my own world
  • Never Gets Fat: I don't seem to gain much weight not matter what I eat or how little I exercise
  • Nonconformist Dyed Hair: I've been dying my hair purple for a while now, and I guess I can be considered "nonconformist" in how I don't really care about being seen as "normal"?
  • Older Than They Look: Due to me being short and somewhat young-looking, I'm sometimes assumed to be younger than I actually am.
  • Opaque Lenses: I usually draw myself with these. Unfortunately averted in real life.
  • Proud to Be a Geek: Despite... less pleasant parts of geek and gamer culture, I'm still very much this
  • Ridiculous Procrastinator: I have way too many unfinished projects, a giant game backlog and often delay things to the last minute.
  • Save Scumming: I fully admit to doing this at times when possible, typically to beat That One Level or easier get an annoying trophy.
  • Significant Anagram: My real name is an anagram of "Laser Linked", appropiate considering my fondness for lasers.
  • Silly Rabbit, Cynicism Is for Losers!: Too much cynicism tends to just be exhausting, and I at least try my best to stay optimistic and hopeful despite everything. I also can't get into the "keep low expectations and you won't be disappointed" attitude - I usually have high hopes, but if they don't get fulfilled I rarely get really disappointed, my reaction is more likely to be "oh well, that's too bad"
  • The Slacker: Yep.
  • Sweet Tooth: I love candy, desserts and all kinds of sweet snacks!
  • The Teetotaler: I don't drink despite being of legal age to do so, mainly because I hate the taste of alcohol.
  • Viewer Gender Confusion: Several people online have assumed I'm a guy (especially in more male-dominated forums), possibly because of my ambiguous-sounding nickname.

     Some tropes I like 

     Least favorite tropes 

Misc. other stuff:

     Aesthetics 
  • Glitches (especially game glitches) and glitch visuals/effects
  • Hi-bit/"16-bit"note  and higher pixel art. In particular, I like the pixel art of many GBA and DS games. While I also like simpler pixel art, I prefer the more "complex"-looking styles. (In addition, I believe pixel art is a fully "legitimate" and good art style by itself and valid for more than just "retro nostalgia")
  • Actually, just cool 2D game artwork in general
  • Lasers
  • Glowy stuff in general, especially electronic but also other kinds
  • Weird bootlegs, especially bootleg games. Bonus points for bad translations!
  • Cool eyewear
  • Gijinkas/personifications, especially of the Moe Anthropomorphism kind.
  • Early-to-mid-2000s internet

     Forum Games I made 

     Zanreo elsewhere on the net 
  • Tumblr (where I'm most active social-media wise)
  • PSNProfiles (look at my collection of trophies and stuff, whoo)
  • Twitter (kinda on-and-off though)

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