Sir Swears-a-Lot
When I’m alone or with family members, I say the F-word a LOT more than other family members, even during calm situations.
It’s honestly surprising for me that I am able to control my swearing urges outside of the family.
The Smart Guy
In Minecraft and Hytale, I fulfill this role more often than The Big Guy.
For Minecraft PvP, since I graduated from the Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy, I rely more heavily on sneak attacks and trolly tactics rather than head-on assaults. As such, I will prioritize a Fragile Speedster Glass Cannon build where I wear minimal or no armor but wield a heavily enchanted diamond sword.
For Hytale, see Crazy-Prepared in part 1.
In general, when playing this role (even if I’m not The Leader), I’m the one spewing out orders to the rest of the team.
The Slacker
I’m probably the laziest in my whole family and circle of friends.
I spend perhaps 90% of my daily life doing something “fun” like playing video games, staying updated on social media, or chatting with friends. Some “responsible” activities are included in that 90% since I find them so easy, including working out and writing on my blog.
The remaining 10% is reserved for household chores, running errands, and whatever boring tasks authorities want to throw at me.
Stalker With a Crush
I stalk the social media profiles of girls I like. No surprise there.
I would go so far as to stealthily follow a girl I know when she leaves the building we were in. That way, I can learn whether or not she uses a ridesharing service, the plate number of her private car (if any), how long she has to wait for her ride if she doesn’t have her own car, and more.
However, I wouldn’t go so far as to follow her on her way home. That's too suspicious, can get me arrested, and can cause my parents to worry.
Stalker Without a Crush
To Hypixel Studios. I have notifications turned on for the main Hytale account, I regularly watch videos about Hytale to get others’ well-informed opinions, and I pay attention to the titles of the video games that the high-ranking members like Noxy play. You'll notice many of my Retweets are about Hypixel Studios members talking about other games—I keep thinking that they'll take inspiration from games they like.
The Strategist
Combined with Ax-Crazy and Yandere, I think you know why my username is LunaticTactician. If it's not Exactly What It Says on the Tin, then I don't know what is.
I often brag to people that I've written over 30 Hytale-themed posts, many of which are speculative strategies.
Back in my Minecraft team days, I also wrote a lot of guides, some that are exclusive to my team, and some that I've co-written with NachoPizza. In our Minecraft server forum, our guides were some of the most popular posts.
On my bed, when I’m thinking to myself and not doing anything else, I play hypothetical combat or social (mostly romantic) encounters in my head. I self-debate several plans of action…and sometimes hurt my brain in the process.
Straight for the Commander
Inverted for my own fighting style. I often focus on lowly mooks first in both real life and video games because they’re annoying and they shift my focus away from the commander (unless the video game mooks respawn infinitely). I want to focus 100% on the commander. Mooks also go down easily so killing them first doesn’t waste a lot of time.
On the other hand, because of my Draw Aggro fighting style, I encourage enemies to do this to me.
Strong Flesh, Weak Steel
Hammerfist attacks in real life allow me to deal damage to objects made of steel (or most hard materials) without injuring my hands. I can punch cars, for example.
When Ghean and I were roleplaying a D&D duel, my first several punches hit her despite her plate armor giving her a high Armor Class of 18. She lampshaded it by saying something around the lines of “steel can’t penetrate my armor but bone can”.
In Hytale, I may primarily fight Varyn using my fists since he appears to wear heavy armor. Even without precise strikes, I can break enemies’ defenses just by smashing them over and over.
Sword and Fist
“Sword” according to TV Tropes's description of this trope can apply to any type of melee weapon, not just swords.
Spears and fists are my main Choice of Two Weapons, both in real life and in fiction. The spear extends my melee range while the fist allows me to fight up close and perform grappling attacks.
Tactical Rock-Paper-Scissors
As a speedy close-range fighter who hits hard and can pierce through enemies’ defenses, I’m effective against Stone Walls and Mighty Glaciers. However, I’m weak to Long-Range Fighters, especially mages.
Talk to the Fist
If I'm not confident I can contribute to a discussion or win a verbal argument, I usually stay quiet and listen. I'm nowhere close to being as wise or as book-smart as most people I know.
If the argument is a heated one that is aimed at me, however, I'm not the kind of person to yell at someone to "leave me alone". That has no effect on persistent people with very high EQs. The brain cannot distinguish between emotional and physical pain, so being on the receiving end of Kirk Summations maximizes the damage of my counterattacks.
They Call Me MISTER Tibbs!
See Do Not Call Me “Paul” in part 1.
This trope goes both ways. On the more formal side, I find it very flattering to be called “senpai”, “sensei”, or “Sir”. I’ve grown a liking to Japanese culture, especially given that I teach English to Japanese students. “Sir”, on the other hand, makes me feel like a knight or modern-day soldier, especially when playing co-op video games.
On the more casual side, I dislike being referred to with Filipino honorifics like “Kuya” (used for male service providers like salesmen, as well as older men). I find being referred to as “Mr.”, especially by a person in authority, the most intimidating.
The most flattering way to refer to me would be either “LunaticTactician-sensei” or “LT-sensei”, in case you’re wondering.
However, you’re free to call me anything you like as long as it’s not libelous, even if you’re a much younger reader calling me “Mr. Baloran”.
Token Rich Student
I think this applied to me when I was in 9th grade. I mostly attended private schools where my classmates were well-educated and financially stable to begin with, but 9th grade was where I attended a public school where I think students only had the bare minimum (plus smartphones and mobile data) needed to survive. I had a freakin’ laptop.
Most of them were unable to construct a proper sentence during essay tasks on the first few weeks, while I was able to construct simple paragraphs.
I'm actually thankful that they rarely engaged me in social interaction. In the few times they did, they weren't about my foreign-seeming accent/appearance, game consoles (yes, many Filipinos ask me if I have a PS4), home location, or a speculation about my hobbies (basketball or Mobile Legends). I can't remember how they talked to me, but I'm guessing they were simple self-introductions.
Took a Level in Jerkass
When not Ax-Crazy, I used to portray myself to others as the super generous savior with Chronic Hero Syndrome since I had no other social skills and I perceived that kind of acting as my only viable way of making friends.
I’m not entirely sure what made me take my first level in Jerkass, but I think being repeatedly told to be wary of crime, seeing a lot of crime in the news, actually being robbed twice, and having one of my secrets leaked contributed to me being colder-hearted towards strangers and acquaintances.
I took another level in Jerkass after Aby (a.k.a. (or formerly?) BoltOLightnin and player4709) didn't make it to 3 D&D games in a row that he scheduled himself and I worked hard to prepare for. I even stressed myself out to help him with his novel. As such, now, I only do small favors for people and don't expect them to keep their own promises (but I still brace myself for when they do).
I won't explain why, but I took more levels in Jerkass on January 1, 2021. I basically gave myself a Self-Punishment Over Failure: I ended a lot of previous friendships, even with people who wanted to maintain the friendship. (Oh well, they suck anyway.)
If someone makes me angry to the point I don't want to talk to them again, I send them a GIF of Zhongli's Elemental Burst with no context or replies to their messages. Even Genshin Impact players don't get why I sent it. I want to torture them by making them find out the reason on their own: by reading this trope explanation.
By the way, I think, if I didn’t know D&D, then I wouldn’t know what it means to “take a level in X”. It’s how getting multiple classes works in D&D: when a character gains enough XP, they can choose to level up in another class; for example, a level 1 fighter can take a level in rogue, becoming a level 2 character who has 1 level in fighter and 1 level in rogue.
Wall of Text
By instant-messaging standards, my messages fit this trope. I often type 3 or more sentences to illustrate important points when most people would only type 1 phrase/sentence.
Big Brother, Dad, and Mom have criticized my posts for this trope, along with, in Dad’s case, Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness (particularly my use of gaming lingo). Big Brother is a man of swift action and quality results so he often gets bored of most long content (except movies and comedy/cooking show episodes). Dad and Mom are used to reading short and simple social media posts.
For today's typical lazy and socially anxious weakling teen/young adult, they take long to comprehend my messages, let alone my blog posts.
Averted by most people I share my blog posts to who aren’t my family members. They can swallow my posts just fine even if they’re not skilled writers or avid readers…but then again, they’re mostly nerds. (It's hard for me to make friends with non-nerds.)
Inverted by Alyanna who said that a draft I sent her about my Facebook Dating profile rant was…too short. So much for being long by my standards.
Warhawk
How I plan to do my first serious Hytale playthrough.
I think the “bad” Hytale factions might have personalities and depths that go beyond being Always Chaotic Evil, but I like to think of them as such just so I can satisfy my Blood Knight urges.
If Hytale's story turns out to have Grey-and-Gray Morality, then RIP my brain.
Wax On, Wax Off
How I sometimes train myself because I watched The Karate Kid.
This usually comes in the form of either lifting heavy objects or running a long distance; sometimes both. For example, if Mom isn’t looking, I run to our bakery instead of walking. Unlike my family members who drop groceries at halfway checkpoints, I skip checkpoints and deliver the groceries straight to the final destination.
I also sometimes do chores as if I’m in a hurry because I’m either actually in a hurry or I’m training my dexterity.
Weak to Magic
I'm afraid of being hit by fire and electricity, and I cannot endure pain from ice water. I've been electrocuted before.
When I order drinks, I only ask for one ice cube, not just because I can’t take the coldness, but also because as the ice melts, it dilutes the drink and makes its taste weaker. More ice = blander taste.
I sometimes wait 5 to 10 minutes before eating just to let my hot food cool down.
Things that Mom thinks are “not hot” like a pot containing rice that was cooked about 30 minutes ago still feel intolerably hot to my bare hands.
Might be zig-zagged though because I can run for 10 minutes under direct summer heat and I can eat ice cubes.
Wrestler in All of Us
I didn't learn grappling techniques, so much of my wrestling "knowledge" comes from WWE. As such, I'm able to do simple moves like clotheslines and superkicks, as well as one of my favorite moves, the DDT, which I did to my younger brother on a hotel bed.
Yandere
Let's get one important thing out of the way first: Yes, I've played Yandere Simulator.
Now, I admit, I don't consider myself a true yandere. I would never kill in real life or fiction just to be the only man for my love interest.
The least I would do if I see my hypothetical girlfriend and another boy doing weird stuff together is calmly question both of them in case I get the wrong idea. If things get extra suspicious, I'd confront both of them and give them angry interrogations...and most likely break up with my girlfriend if my suspicion turns out to be true.
Part of my Boyfriend Package™ includes brutal loyalty...literally. I will often reserve time for my love interest to chat with me, whether it's just small talk, emotional support, or discussing memes. At the same time, anyone who threatens to attack my love interest will take a horrifying amount of critical hit damage from me.
While the above parts are lighter parts of my yandere personality, I have a dark side too. I can only have so much patience; if a love interest suddenly becomes Married to the Job or devotes too much time to friends (extrovert)/personal hobbies (introvert) for maybe a whole month, she will most likely suffer the Wrath of the Rock.
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