The Instrument of GAWD Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 Sorry about disappearing after the 2 bios I did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dafydd Posted January 27, 2007 Author Share Posted January 27, 2007 That's... cool. We got done anyway. Thanks for your help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linearity Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 Okay, here are the lump files full of all the bios I could find. These are all the most recent--but unedited--versions of the bios to my knowledge. 1-147: OCR_Mascot_Bios.txt 1-50 (of which I have edited 1-23): OCR_Mascot_Bios_(1-50).txt 51-100: OCR_Mascot_Bios_(51-100).txt 101-147: OCR_Mascot_Bios_(101-148).txt Now, for some reason, I counted only 140 bios, so I went through the entire thread double checking my list. I realized that I hadn't included the final versions of The Coop's Darkstalkers bios, so that brought the total up to 147, plus his "What is Darkstalkers?" blurb. Otherwise, the thread and the OCR_Mascot_Bios.txt seemed to mirror each other. So...didn't we say we had 150? There is certainly a picture with the number 150 in the file name, but are there truly 150 mascots? EDIT: I just counted the number of bios on the list of completed bios and their authors. There are 147 bios completed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dafydd Posted February 6, 2007 Author Share Posted February 6, 2007 That number should be 149, since chrono appears twice, but what about the others? Which ones are missing? EDIT: #54, Dr. Wily, isn't in the list... also, Samus eventually ended up with one bio, but she has 2 mascot images. Same goes with princess Zelda... or did she? Anyway, that should count for 150 - 1 chrono - 1 samus - 1 dr. wily - 1 princess zelda + 1 what are the darkstalkers = 147... Hmmmm. Anyway, I can no longer update the first post, because it exceeds the maximum length for a post (new rules that came with vBulletin, which I'm liking less and less), and changing it and saving it requires me to cut off the last 3000 characters. Bleh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polo Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 Missing from the list is Magus (page 34, between Yoshi and Wario). And I believe it was decided to merge the two Samuses under one bio, recounting her origins rather than the Prime timeline. If you want to add my long bios, why not just add a line at the end, below all the game data and such. Something like..."If you'd like to read a more indepth history of **name**, follow this link. Be aware that there are spoilers contained within it." Here's the long versions of Jon Talbain, Lilith, Morrigan, Lord Raptor, Hsien-Ko, Jedah, and Bishamon. So in summation: 150 mascots - 4 repeats (Crono [2 / 98], Samus [13 / 40], Zelda [28 / 94], and Solid Snake [65 / 147]) = 146 normal bios + 7 long Darkstalkers bios + D.S. "What Is" spiel = 154 total Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linearity Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 There are four repeats (Crono, Solid Snake, Princess Zelda, and Samus) but in both the list and the thread, Samus Aran (Prime) is being counted as a seperate bio. So, we have three bios each being counted as one that actually account for two images. Then the front page is missing Dr. Wily, for whom the thread has a bio, and the thread is missing Magus, for which there is an entry on the front page. Front page: 150 images - 1 extra Crono - 1 extra Solid Snake - 1 extra Princess Zelda - 1 Dr. Wily = 146 entries Thread: 150 images - 1 extra Crono - 1 extra Solid Snake - 1 extra Princess Zelda - 1 Magus = 146 entries So each is missing just one mystery entry, because if you count the lines on the front page and you count the bios in the thread, they're both 147. What is the missing link? EDIT: I realize that we do have a bio for Magus, it just needs a fair amount of editing work. I tacked it onto the end of both OCR_Mascot_Bios.txt and OCR_Mascot_Bios_(1-148).txt and fixed the links above. So, the thread count is 148, and the front page count is 147. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dafydd Posted February 10, 2007 Author Share Posted February 10, 2007 Gotcha. I'll start working on this as soon as I can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polo Posted February 16, 2007 Share Posted February 16, 2007 Just thought I'd chalk up this list for the mascots that don't have a set quote... 001 - Link: "Hut! Yah! Teh~!" (sword-swinging grunts) 002 - Crono: "The vengeance of the future we killed is about to begin..." (in Chrono Cross) 003 - Hiryu: "Take me to your boss!" 005 - Mario: "It's-a me, Mario!" 006 - Mega Man: "I am more than a robot!!" 007 - Leon Belmont: "This feeling... Are you a vampire?" 008 - Sonic: "This game of tag is boring; I'm outta here!" 009 - Alex Kidd: "Jan-ken-pon!" (rock, paper, scissors) 010 - Pac-Man: "WAKAWAKAWAKAWAKA..." (eating pellets, obviously) 012 - Terry Bogard: "Fighting's brutal. You can only bet on yourself!" 013 - Samus Aran: "I'm resting up for Mother Brain." 014 - Ness: "PK Fire!" 017 - Cammy White: "Your missing teeth will remind you of my victory!" 021 - Barret Wallace: "It's the damn Shinra! It's never been nobody but the Shinra!" 022 - Cloud Strife: "I don't care what your names are. Once this job's over... I'm outta here." 023 - Ulala: "Stay tuned!" 026 - Vivi: "What's the point of living if you can't feel alive?" 032 - Fei Fong Wong: "Dreaming... I was dreaming... Perhaps it may have been but a long forgotten memory..." 033 - Yuna: "As I bear the darkness into battle, my suffering becomes my strength." 038 - Azel: "I am... the only one... that can destroy the Tower." 039 - Toad: "Hey Mario! Lots of people use something called a "door" to go in and out of their houses..." 047 - Mega Man X: "Zero..." 051 - Dr. Robotnik: "This time I'll take your lives, as well as the Chaos Emeralds!" 056 - Beat: "Wow, you're faster than you look! We'll give you a hand." 059 - Earthworm Jim: "Groovy!" 074 - Frog: "Lower thine guard and thou'rt letting the enemy in." 077 - Yoshi: "Yoshi!" 078 - Tidus: "Could this be the end? If it is, I want to tell everything." 081 - Vega: "Handsome fighters never lose a battle!" 082 - Serge: "Who am... I? Who are... you? You're not me. I'm not you. I am reality... You are..." 085 - Sol Badguy: "You want to play games with me? Next time you'll die." 089 - M. Bison: "Get lost, you can't compare with my powers!" 091 - Claire Redfield: "What's going on? I arrived in town and the whole place went insane..." 097 - Terra Branford: "Hope... How can anyone put their hope in me?" 100 - Captain Falcon: "Show me your moves!" 104 - Metal Slug: *fires Vulcan cannon* 110 - Toejam and Earl: "Crank it Earl!" 114 - Ryu Hayabusa: "Who are they... They seem to be following me..." 115 - Penelo: "You're no good to anyone if you're locked away in a dungeon." 117 - Metroid: *saps Samus's energy* 118 - Deku Link: *plays a multi-headed trumpet* 119 - Bonus-kun: "A sandbag would be more responsive than you!" 120 - Kraid: *shoots claws* 122 - Ruto: "I was just lonely, that's all... Just a little!!" 123 - R-9A Arrowhead: *explodes* 126 - Ridley: *screeches* 128 - Turks: "...because it's our job." 129 - Sora: "I know now, without a doubt. Kingdom Hearts... is LIGHT!" 130 - Chocobo: "WARK!" 132 - Tira: "I should have known I couldn't live without this..." 133 - Edge: "Do you have anything to say to me? Eh? Eh? Eh!" 134 - Batsu: "I'm going to use everything that I have!" 144 - Blaze the Cat: "Hmm, it seems you like to play with fire. Let me light up your fingers then!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dafydd Posted February 16, 2007 Author Share Posted February 16, 2007 Very nice, Polo. And nice to see you again! Some of those quotes were, hm, so-so, but most will come in handy. I was just about to start proofreading some of those bios. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyleJCrb Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 039 - Toad: "Hey Mario! Lots of people use something called a "door" to go in and out of their houses..." Wouldn't this make more sense? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polo Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 Sure, whatever floats your boat. Any quote can be replaced by something more fitting / cliché / outrageous, if you're in the mood to scour Game Script files on GameFAQs / cutscenes on YouTube / any game a mascot appears in (Toad's and Samus's quotes were from Mario RPG). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polo Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 *BIG EARL BUMP* Liontamer included a "Pictured From" line in the Wiki'ed Toyota Supra bio, but we never discussed the need for this detail. Sometimes it's intuitive given a mascot's sole game appearance or titular namesake; sometimes it isn't. I think it's okay; it helps dispel confusion over which Final Fantasy that Chocobo appears in, or if a reader's like "THAT'S Alex Kidd? I thought he looked like this..." Plus it's changeable if djp does plastic surgery on mascots like Mai Shiranui and the Hulk. So I compiled the following list as best as I could. The ones that weren't so clear were the Lemming, the Doom Trooper, and Earthworm Jim - the sites I combed didn't explicitly pair official / promotional art with their games, so I tagged a (?) after them. (The Lemming in particular could use a proper system / year add-on, since there's more than one game called "Lemmings.") ---------- Link - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Crono - Chrono Trigger [2, 98] Hiryu - Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes Aeris Gainsborough - Final Fantasy VII Mario - Super Mario 64 Mega Man - Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes Leon Belmont - Castlevania: Lament of Innocence Sonic - Sonic the Hedgehog Alex Kidd - Alex Kidd in Miracle World Pac-Man - Pac-Man World Ukyo Tachibana - Samurai Shodown 64: Warriors Rage Terry Bogard - The King of Fighters 2001 Samus Aran - Metroid II: Return of Samus [13], Metroid Prime [40] Ness - Super Smash Bros. Donkey Kong - Donkey Kong 64 Chun-Li - Street Fighter Alpha Cammy White - X-Men vs. Street Fighter Ryu - Street Fighter Alpha Guy - Street Fighter Alpha Sakura Kasugano - Street Fighter Alpha 2 Barret Wallace - Final Fantasy VII Cloud Strife - Final Fantasy VII Ulala - Space Channel 5 Moogle - Final Fantasy VI Bowser - Super Smash Bros. Melee Vivi Ornitier - Final Fantasy IX HUnewearl - Phantasy Star Online Princess Zelda - The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker [28], The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past [94] Nall - Lunar: Silver Star Story Mega Man X (full armor) - Mega Man X2 Lara Croft - Tomb Raider 2 Fei Fong Wong - Xenogears Yuna - Final Fantasy X Guile - Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers Sephiroth - Final Fantasy VII Keiichiro Washizuka - The Last Blade 2 Morrigan / Lilith - Darkstalkers 3 Azel - Panzer Dragoon Saga Toad - Super Mario Sunshine Kyo Kusanagi - The King of Fighters '99 Fox McCloud - Star Fox Adventures Akuma - Street Fighter Alpha 3 Dan Hibiki - Street Fighter Alpha 3 Kaede - The Last Blade 2 Joanna Dark - Perfect Dark Mega Man X - Mega Man X Collection Lucca - Chrono Trigger Jedah - Darkstalkers 3 Lilith Aensland - Darkstalkers 3 Dr. Robotnik - Sonic Adventure Aya Brea - Parasite Eve Heihachi Mishima - Soul Calibur II Dr. Wily - Mega Man 8 Lord Raptor - Darkstalkers 3 Beat - Jet Set Radio I-No - Guilty Gear XX Gen - Street Fighter Alpha 3 Earthworm Jim - Earthworm Jim (?) Diddy Kong - Donkey Kong Country Dracula - Castlevania: Circle of the Moon Karin Kanzuki - Street Fighter Alpha 3 Ken Masters - Street Fighter Alpha 3 Mario (kart) - Mario Kart 64 Solid Snake - Metal Gear Solid 3 [65], Metal Gear Solid 4 [147] Blue Mary - The King of Fighters 2003 Wario - Mario Kart 64 Squall Leonhart - Final Fantasy VIII Nina Williams - Tekken 3 Princess Peach - Mario Kart 64 Doom Trooper - Doom (?) Luigi - Mario Kart 64 Orta - Panzer Dragoon Orta Frog - Chrono Trigger Robo - Chrono Trigger Magus - Chrono Trigger Yoshi - Mario Kart 64 Tidus - Final Fantasy X Geno - Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars Iori Yagami - The King of Fighters 2003 Vega - Street Fighter Alpha 3 Serge - Chrono Cross Dhalsim - Street Fighter Alpha 3 Rikku - Final Fantasy X-2 Sol Badguy - Guilty Gear XX Wain - Lufia: The Legend Returns Heather Morris - Silent Hill 3 Jin Kazama - Tekken 3 M. Bison - Street Fighter Alpha 3 Hsien-Ko - Darkstalkers 3 Claire Redfield - Resident Evil 2 Kirby - Kirby's Adventure Red XIII - Final Fantasy VII Lemming - Lemmings (?) Vincent Valentine - Final Fantasy VII Terra Branford - Final Fantasy VI Sagat - Street Fighter Alpha 3 Captain Falcon - F-Zero AX Norimaro - Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter Bishamon - Darkstalkers 3 Jon Talbain - Darkstalkers 3 Metal Slug - Metal Slug Mai Shiranui - The King of Fighters 2000 Tifa Lockhart - Final Fantasy VII Naked Snake - Metal Gear Solid 3 The Hulk - Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter Cyclops - Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter ToeJam & Earl - ToeJam & Earl The Prince - Katamari Damacy Viewtiful Joe - Viewtiful Joe Jago - Killer Instinct 2 Ryu Hayabusa - Ninja Gaiden Black Penelo - Final Fantasy XII Servbots - The Misadventures of Tron Bonne Metroid - Metroid Zero Mission Deku Link - The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask Bonus Kun - Waku Waku 7 Kraid - Super Metroid Princess Ruto - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time R-9A Arrow-Head - R-Type Final Ganondorf - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Saria - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Ridley - Super Metroid Bomberman - Bomberman Land The Turks - Final Fantasy VII Sora - Kingdom Hearts Chocobo - Final Fantasy VII Akira Kazama - Project Justice Tira - Soul Calibur III Edge - Project Justice Batsu Ichimonji - Project Justice Roberto Miura - Project Justice Lady - Devil May Cry 3 Dante - Devil May Cry 3 Voldo - Soul Calibur II Hammer Brother - New Super Mario Bros. Cid Highwind - Final Fantasy VII Shinnosuke Kagami - The Last Blade 2 Gambit - Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes Venom - Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes Blaze the Cat - Sonic Rush Spider-Man - Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter Zato-1 - Guilty Gear X Lakitu - New Super Mario Bros. Rose - Street Fighter Alpha 3 Setsuna - The Last Blade 2 ---------- There's also more mascots on the way (according to the first post in the Design ?'s and Issues thread), so when they do get implemented, we can add the "Pictured From" detail to the newer bios. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dafydd Posted March 6, 2007 Author Share Posted March 6, 2007 Argh. Great work, Polo. I'm sorry I've been so absent, leaving something hanging on the edge of completion, but my life is a disaster right now. I can't promise anything but that this thing will be done before summer, or I'll put my eyes out of service with a fork or something. Pain, or fear of pain, is a good motivator. So is blindness... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polo Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Sucks to hear things aren't going your way, Dafydd. Slow progress isn't really your fault. Right now we only have to proofread the bios, and I fortunately have the time and energy to help Linearity with it. (Don't worry, I won't rewrite them this time; just whatever needs polishing for readability and clarity. I'll keep the authors' words intact, starting with Cloud Strife.) When they're done, I'll post them like Lin did: as a .txt file on some webspace somewhere. Finishing before summer might depend on when we get the new mascots, so... maybe by July 26th (this thread's 2nd birthday)? But definitely THIS YEAR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dafydd Posted March 8, 2007 Author Share Posted March 8, 2007 About those text files... I really would prefer it if you could keep the links, the mascot images and the mascot numbers. Some of the bios also contains links integrated into the body text, and we lose these by using plain txt (or don't we?). Maybe a HTML would work better. The absolute best solution would be individual html files for each mascot - I think that would make things easier for Liontamer too, once he starts uploading them to the "wiki". I think I'll have to ask him about this so I know for sure what I'm talking about. Thanks for your efforts, guys, I really am trying to do more... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linearity Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 The text files of the bios are purely for editing the actual summaries. I figure we'd paste the edited text back into the HTML at the end. The whole business is mainly to make spell checking smoother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dafydd Posted March 12, 2007 Author Share Posted March 12, 2007 Ok, that's fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linearity Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 Guys I just got a fucking PM from DJP. Says he doesn't want the bios as part of the site, some copyright thing. WTF? A year and a half down the goddamn drain. To be honest, I'm glad it's finally done, whatever the outcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watkinzez Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 I didn't even get a PM, let alone a fucking one. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dafydd Posted April 1, 2007 Author Share Posted April 1, 2007 Well... I think he's just pulling a joke on you. Today is april first Besides, if was being serious, why would he send a PM to you, and to to me? ... maybe Linearity is the one pulling the joke. Haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polo Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 Went ahead and uploaded text files covering the project's FAQ, Guidelines, and our Progress Report to bypass vB's maximum character limit in the first post. So here ya go Dafydd: http://www.angelfire.com/planet/polo83/MBP_FAQ_Guidelines.txt http://www.angelfire.com/planet/polo83/MBP_List_Progress_Report.txt I formatted every bio from Cloud onwards like so, keeping more or less with the Toyota Supra format: Mascot Name (with a link after it to the original post only for comparison / verifying)[img=mascot#]Article: Author (linked to profile)Pictured from: [i]Game[/i]Created by: Company (also linked)First appearance: Year--- Bio ---Blah blah blah.--- Quote ---"..."--- Appearances ---System[i]Full Game Title[/i] (Year)--- References ---(links) As far as editing goes so far, only the Magus bio gave me a bit of trouble. I cut "spoiler" sentences covering his childhood and his alter egos in Radical Dreamers and Chrono Cross, and rearranged what was left without changing the words. You can read it here just to be sure I didn't botch it. I'm otherwise progressing gradually, double-checking every detail. No joke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dafydd Posted April 2, 2007 Author Share Posted April 2, 2007 Hey, who changed the thread title? Mao means "King of Demons" in Japanese? All I can think of is Mao Zedong... hahaha. I didn't like the parantheses ("(humans)") that were scattered across the bio, but other than that, it was fine. I again apologize for my absence... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polo Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 Dafydd, do you lean more towards British English or American English? I notice you typed "humour" and "colour" with 'u's in Toejam & Earl's bio (British), yet elsewhere you say "apologize" and "organize" with a 'z' instead of an 's' (American). I'm tempted to drop the 'u's in humor and color in your bio; do you mind? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dafydd Posted April 3, 2007 Author Share Posted April 3, 2007 I'm sorry - being Swedish means being exposed to both British, American and Australian English at every turn - the result is a really messed up accent and spelling like a schizo. I'm simply confused, that's all. This website is American and the spelling should probably be kept consistently American, except in cases like watkinzez's bios, since he's Australian, and he wrote them. Myself, I try to stick to the American way of spelling and speaking (can't stand horridnesses like "inissialise" (British) instead of "inishalize" (American), but I screw up sometimes. I even lost my own Swedish accent after moving away from home and doing army service. Being an arrogant capital city dweller had isolated me from other accents, and as soon as I got in touch with them, I picked up every weird expression and pronounciation there was to be picked up from the rest of my platoon, like a kid who catches every virus there is after finally being let out from the parents' quarantine-like overprotection. I guess you could say I'm adaptable... The good part is I can learn how to pronounce foreign languages well enough to fool a native I'm one of them in a matter of weeks, even if my vocabulary is lacking. Bottom line: edit away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polo Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 Interesting. Your lengthy posts early in the thread show a firm enough grasp of the English language, so consider me fooled. Anyway, thanks for the clarification. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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