Shockwave's Blog

Alright, so normally I'm the type of guy that refuses to talk about my geekiness outside of my family and friends. But seeing as how this is a comic book site and what got me here was an answer from Yahoo! Answers I figure it's safe to post this here.

I've finally am a official nerd (yes official is describing nerd so therefore it's proper grammar). I have spent money on things like cult classic Army of Darkness, and bought three volumes of Anime. I've been a gamer at heart, but I've never called myself that. I've always called myself more of a light gamer. I have 15 PS3 games total, and maybe if i'm lucky 40 video games total.

I figure I'll list the things I got in order of what I got them because..well I'm a geek. At the same time, well, most of these I find particularly awesome and well executed.

1. Batman the Animated series volume 1
2. The Dresden Files comic Stormfront volume 1
3. Highlander on blu-ray
4. Army of Darkness on DVD (could not find it on blu-ray)
5. Trigun on DVD
6. Yu Yu Hakusho seasons 1 and 2


Next on my list to buy, seasons 3 and 4 of Yu Yu Hakusho, then Cowboy Bebop, then Outlaw Star, and then the rest of the Batman Animated Series. For those that don't know any of these, allow me to give an image example for them:






And if you're going to comment on how stupid and dorky it is for me to post this here, doesn't that mean you're just as dorky as I am for reading this?

EDIT: I just bought seasons 3 and 4 of Yu Yu Hakusho. So I have two complete Anime series.

after constantly seeing a bunch of people constantly saying shows like Death Note or Bleach or One Piece are the greatest Animes ever, I've decided that I've had enough and am posting my top 4 favorites.

4. Outlaw Star, 26 episode series, but it's still more of a space opera feel to it. The main cast is really good and there's only two mary sue type personalities one of which is a man. Yeah....he's pretty feminine for a guy. But it's still a pretty damn cool show.


3. Trigun, and I know enough about this series to state that it's a decent enough show, like the twist into hell, and even the fan theory that Legato was a cannibal in answer to the editor's choice to remove it and makes him just downright creepy. Yes I know that some people hate Vash (I'll admit he gets on the nerves sometimes) it's the theme and feel that makes this series a good one.

2. Yu Yu Hakusho. 110 episodes so it wasn't too long, very well thought out and developed I thought, interesting characters with even some interesting villains, Sensui alone redefined the idea of Multiple personality disorder. The main characters get flushed out throughout their run and really make you like them. (Also, this is what Bleach was brought in to replace after it finished it's run. Sales dropped and they needed something to bring the readers back.)

1. Cowboy Bebop, the single greatest Anime ever created. (Until Sir Exal proves me wrong like always). This show uses the 26 episode formula off of a 10 chapter Manga. That's saying something. It's truly deep, moving, and it's practically near perfect. Even the ending was great, although I never did learn of Jet's ultimate fate which bugs me today. But it's just so cool that you can't help but keep watching.

Seriously, One Piece can be enjoyable but it takes some serious suspension of disbelief and a lot of attention because of Oda's love of hinting at things that don't make sense until about 200 chapters later (starting to wonder if he was a writer for Lost and got canned). Naruto is just a drama that people call well written but hasn't really gotten any better, in fact becoming more and more of a fan letter to Sasuke by the author. And I already talked about Bleach. FullMetal Alchemist while it ended and is ok just seems to be more of a teenager angesting after failing to play god.

Catchy title eh?

Anyways, Shockwave here, or rather only in body. Mind and spirit are kinda wandering around right now and I can't seem to find them. Body is working hard to keep in shape, mind is shutting down because finals are coming up, and spirit is on a journey.

I know a lot of people have wondered at least (for maybe a second) what happened to me. No I'm not dead, nor do I plan to be dead for at least 80 years.

So yeah, trying to piece everything together, sorry if it seems like i'm avoiding you guys. But I'm not. I'm just drained and trying to piece myself together.

All the characters are from different Anime. Now, I've been playing around at this, and I figure that a team needs to have a diverse skill and strengths.

So, without further a due, The TEAM!

Mirari Trunks, DBZ


Alucard with Sears Victoria (This would be a double package anyways).


The Strawhats (Couldn't pick just one)


Zelgadis Greyswords


Team Urameshi (These guys kick ass, well except Kuwabara.)


Chun-Li


Yuffie


Kosaka Shigure


Ryoko


Portgas D. Ace


That's all I can think of at the moment.

Alright, this is something done for a request.

4Kids is the worst dubbing company in the world! The name itself is pathetic. 4Kids? It's nothing but a fancy pun and Disney. They cut a lot of the main plot points from the shows they dub. Yugioh- what happened with the chinese chick finding out about what Yugi wanted? One Piece- cutting out Little Garden arch, editting names, voices with horrible stereotypical voices, guns being turned into Super Soakers and Poison Sucktion darts? Cutting out Laboon for an Iceberg when he's a key plot point in the Thriller Bark arch? All horrible.

Oh, and don't get me started with their music. People say it's good but that's a bunch of bull shit! They turn everything into a pun that they can. They claim it's to make it "Child Friendly" but these are targeted at an older audience. The edits are overkill. The FCC does a lot of censoring as it is. They cut out the ketchup from Usopp's protection move against Nami's outburst for crying out loud. KETCHUP! The smoking was replaced with lolipops or nothing at all!

Everyone knows that 4Kids is also racist. They edit the skin color of minor characters, the voices laced with accents, editing out staples of japanese culture. It's all very pathetic and pisses me right the f*** off! They aren't some tactless fakes who can't go about and make real jokes. They cut a lot of key points from the Anime that they get.

That's all I've got.

What the hell did I do to deserve this?! Someone above hates me I know it! I mean come on, how did this happen!?

Okay, maybe I should explain. Two hours ago, I, Kris Smith, average Joe with a class online for the summer to finish graduation by the end of the summer, have just been forced into a life-or-death situation with this guy that’s really a dragon, and this girl that’s some super princess with reality warping powers.

I remember things happened, my sword was left at the blacksmith to be fixed. I had just walked down to the once Camp Snoopy, now the complete and utter bastardized Nickelodeon Universe (I will never call it that). I figured I’d let my friend relax without me for some time. Besides, I was itching for a fight. The week had been hell anyways, so I figured I’d do a little hunting, practice some skills and be on my way to the bar where I could let Jaz yell at me.

Well….some bastard decided to come after me with some lame ass story. I mean really lame ass. It took the worst childhood book around (name escapes me. Shove it.) and trying to get people to read it on his PDA. Not normally something I would deal with, the guy was out of shape and still living with his mother, but when he literally slammed his PDA into my face, I remember very little about what he said. I do remember what I said.

“You have five seconds to get that as far away from me as possible or I will drop kick you and punt you over the fence and out of here,” I warned.

Now, I know I’m not a very threatening guy. In fact I know that I’m a very weak looking person. But my eyes have yet to lie, Jaz commented once that in a sparring match my eyes flicked a color that wasn’t normal for a second, but they looked like a warrior preparing for an all out war. That usually scarred people enough to get away from me. This guy didn’t have the luxury, because he decided to slam that damn PDA into my face, ranting about how that’s the best damn thing. I counted to five, then I punched the guy hard in the gut. I mean hard. I don’t look strong, but I can lift about 320lbs on the bench. Add in my legs and standing and I’m a force. The force behind it was a bit overkill as he did rise off the ground, but I make good on my threats and kicked him over the fence that separated the two sides. The guy was sent flying back through the entrance and landed bouncing next to a pillar. I walked over with my bo staff pointed at his throat.

“Don’t ever make me read crap like that again! I mean it you dip shit!” I shouted, expecting people to be pissed.

Instead, there was about five seconds of silence. Then my phone rang. Jaz had sent me a pix text.

‘Kris, hunting is cleared. Beat this guy and Harley will pay you $200 cash. Bring the guy here,’ The message said.

The bastard I had just mopped the floor with was the very same guy I was sent to hunt. And the best part, was that when I picked him up, I only had to carry him about ten yards. Son of a bitch was heavy. I had him at the front desk within three minutes.

Harley, God that chick was annoying. She constantly attacked me with random comments about how she was going to break me and make me date her best friend Britney. The last relationship that I was in, well…let’s just say the girl did most of the talking….and thinking…and buying my stuff…and all that. I’ve gone out of my way to help girls before, but only as a favor. Usually it involves a drink, movie, or meal. I like the last one. Usually I don’t get to eat until payday. That’s the worst.

But back to the matter at hand, I dropped the bastard off, and crossed my arms,

“How do you like me now sucka?”

Harley rolled her eyes as Jaz hid a laugh. Man that guy sucks at lying. Harley shot him a look.

“Oh Kris, you’re soooooooo funny. You’re humor would go great with Britney’s wit. She’s on her way now to tell you her feelings about you.”

See? Annoying. Every chance I meet her she’s like this. Man do I hate my friend right now. I turned to him, holding up three fingers. He shook his head and raised his pinky to his ring finger.

Our own sign language we invented. It means basically that someone is within five yards of me. I had my staff at the ready as I slowly turned around.

Britney, god that chick was even worse. She stares at me for about five minutes before asking me something.

But today, things were different. At the same moment she arrived, the guy with the red and black hair returned, carrying a sword. The sheath had a few jewels in it, the hilt was black with red grip, and the…

Hey wait, that’s my sword!

“HEY! Swords are banned from conventions. You have this guy to thank for that,” Harley snarled pointing at me.

“HEY! GIVE ME BACK MY BLADE!” I shouted bringing my bo staff up.

“SW, we don’t have time to quarrel,” The guy said.

SW? Okay, this guy was messed up in the head. I shifted my weight forward and took a step. The guy didn’t move. I took another step, this time pulling my staff back a little.

“Do you not remember? Perhaps it’s because of the seal that we placed on you,” The guy said.

“Still talking? Just give me back my blade!” I shouted, now in range with my staff.

I launched it forward with surprising speed and strength. I could feel the wind as it flew forwards. However, he blocked it with his own right hand. HIS FREAKING HAND!

“A staff was never your weapon of choice. Fight me seriously with this,” the guy said tossing my blade to me.

Seriously? Are you kidding me!? I would end up killing him. What did he mean by seal? What seal? All I have is my skill and my style.

And a ridiculously amount of fight flare. I dashed forward, using my staff as a railing and slammed a knee into the guys gut.

He didn’t move, he took it and sighed, “I said serious. You’re not serious.”

Then he kicked me, sending me flying back into a wall. But the weird thing was that it didn’t hurt. In fact, it felt normal. As if I used to do it all the time. Well, I was the punching bag for my Martial Arts Club for three years.

“Look you bastard, I’m not going to be that kind of guy again!” I shouted, hand on the hilt of my sword.

I saw the man smirk, something about it just pissed me off. So I did something that would make any normal guy cringe, I spun under his arm as he released a thrust and slammed my sheath into the guy’s gut, as I grabbed my staff turned and hit him across the hips.

My god, the face was priceless. A mix of shock and pain as the fleeting pride left him. I jumped back with both weapons in hand.

“Sorry to disappoint you, but to fight going all out would only lead to one of us going to jail. And personally, I don’t feel like teaching them respect,” I said holding my staff in front and my sword back behind me.

This guy still creped me out. He started laughing. The bastard should be in a lot of pain, not even able to move. He then stared me down.

“Now that’s what I remember about you. Always thinking about others without any thought of self. That’s the Shock I know,” The guy said.

“Shock? Didn’t you call me SW before?” I asked.

“Yes I did, as you used to say, ‘Got a problem , can’t help you.’ Now then,” He said raising his hand up and suddenly claws were growing out of the fingers, “Fight me as if your life depends on it.”

Harley had to comment at this point, “Okay, you two need to stop this! This is a convention! Not a fight club! Either get out or else I’ll-“ Jaz cut her off (THANK GOD!)

“This isn’t a fight. This is a duel. A formal challenge between two men. Kris, it’s true that if you actually go all out a normal human would die. I’ve seen what you’re like serious. But this man isn’t human. You’ve already gotten that sense though haven’t you?”

I blinked, yeah this guy wasn’t normal. But then again, I’ve started to feel the same way about myself. I turned and slammed my staff into the floor. I mean literally, the staff was standing upright from the ground. I shifted my stance and held my sword in a drawing style. Everything about my body tensed up.

“You want me at my best? Fine. Allow me to show you why they call me the Sword Phoenix,” I said slowly unsheathing my sword.

Jaz stood waiting. Not even a second did he flinch when the sword was completely out of the sheath and the hilt was in my belt.

The man froze for a second, “Shocks, that’s a new sword. Even the one you had before wasn’t that impressive.”

“GET OVER THE WEIRD NAMES!” I shouted as I charged.

The blade connected with his claws, as if by instinct I spun my wrist and caught all of them at once and disabled them. He thought he was so clever too. He moved with his free hand in an upper-cutting motion to cut my torso. In the same moment I side stepped and slammed my left hand into his elbow. The sheer scream of pain that came out of his mouth was awesome. It actually made my body shake.

And then the guy went flying back as a little girl walked between the two of us and pushed him back.

“What the he-OMPF!” I shouted feeling the little girl’s fist hit my stomach.

“SHUT UP YOU BIG MEANNIE!” the girl shouted, “Big brother Dragon Knight came here to find you.”

“Big brother?” Jaz asked.

“Dragon Knight?” Harley asked.

“Big Meannie? How old are you?” I asked.

The walked over and floated up to eye level, no really she did. It was real! She floated there for a full ten seconds, and smacked me on the head.

“OW! What was that for!?” I shouted.

“Shock, calm down, do not talk to the princess of Reastical like that!” The first guy shouted.

Reastical? But that’s just an online site where people go to debate who wins in a fight between characters like Homer Simpson and Peter Griffin or Bugs Bunny vs Superman (don’t ask, Bugs wins.) Sure the online chatroom is okay, but even still it’s just a fictional place.

“No Shockwave, Restical is real. And you are coming with us to save my mother and father!” The girl demanded.

Holy crap! She can read my thoughts!

“Yes I can, and I know what you did last summer too, now that we got those out of the way.-“

“Wait I still have the obvious one, “ I said.

“Shockwave, don’t you dare!” Dragon Knight dude stated.

“If you can read my thoughts, then maybe you can lift this ‘seal’ that’s on me,” The girl said.

I blinked, “Not what I was going for, but sure. Why not?”

“You’re right, I do need to. Hold still,” The girl then slammed her fist into my stomach again and I fell to the ground.

The second I hit the ground, there was this explosion of power that went throughout the area. And then I blacked out.