Japanese Politeness
Of course, because I'm teaching English to Japanese students, I have to learn this to get on their good side. Most of the time, unless the student wants me to speak casually or I'm roleplaying an anime character, I use keigo when speaking Japanese. I always bow to my students at the start and end of every lesson.
Outside of tutoring, I also occasionally do this. I bow to people when they do nice things to me, whether or not they're Japanese.
To complete strangers, however, I'm extremely cautious and distrusting, so I speak directly. If someone offends me, I'd likely insult them back.
Kiai
Man, I’m glad this was popularized because it helps me a lot, not just in martial arts, but also any physical task in general. I’m not sure how it works—it just feels like transferring some of the heavy load into the shout.
Also fun to mess around with when voice-acting.
(I just don’t do Bruce Lee noises.)
Boxers normally make a sound that's somewhere between the English /s/ and /sh/ sounds when punching. I do make that sound sometimes, but more often than not, especially when using Charged Attacks, I scream, "HYAAA!"
I hate my dad, so when I massage him, I annoy him in the process by spamming "MUDA MUDA MUDA!" as I rapidly "punch" his back.
Language Fluency Denial
An old woman beggar once came to our store and rambled while begging. When the fool stopped talking, I made an "I have no idea what you're saying" face and said え？ わからないですよ。 (E? Wakaranai desu yo. Eh? I don't know [what you're saying].) It left the store instantly.
Eat my "Chinese" face.
Large Ham
Even when I was a little kid, I had a naturally loud voice, so much so that I was told more often than others to lower down my voice.
I often speak calmly in most situations now, but when commanding allied players in a video game, I often call out orders in a booming and imposing voice, especially when I say "Move out!" and "Enemy at 1 o'clock!"
In voice acting, I enjoy voicing Large Hams a lot.
Love Hungry
Not sure how to explain it. Primal urges, maybe. Might be from my dad who formed an Ugly Guy, Hot Wife pair with my mom.
Either way, this is why I hunt for new employees potential romantic partners when others aren't looking.
Magically Inept Fighter
For roleplay purposes and because I enjoy the playstyle, in Hytale Adventure Mode, I will play as a physical fighter who only uses magic for emergencies. Otherwise, I'd be bad at magic.
Of course, if I'm going to be a meta slave in competitive Hytale, I'll run a mage build if that's the best build.
Manchild
I like stereotypically childish things like Minecraft, I hate schoolwork, and I often practice voice acting and fighting with improvised weapons for fun.
Meaningful Name
Downplayed for my real name. I am not an engineer like my paternal grandfather Paul, but I enjoy creating things in general. On the other hand, I’m much more like my maternal grandfather Julian who is skilled in business, looked like me when he was younger, and brutally killed bugs that scared his daughter/my mom.
Played straight for LunaticTactician because I'm a literal lunatic tactician.
Mentor Ship
I tutored my former crush once in math, so in a way, I was a mentor to her.
If I’m not mistaken, both of our moms were Shippers On Deck. In my second year of high school (and my former crush’s first), my school adviser was also our Shipper On Deck.
Minored in Ass-Kicking
I work relatively mundane jobs, including selling in my family store, teaching Japanese students, and writing this blog. I’m not even a live-action actor; live-action actors are often expected to know martial arts so they can properly act out fight scenes.
See Badass Bookworm in part 1 for how, despite my scrawny body, I’m good at fighting.
My Kung Fu Is Stronger Than Yours
There are currently two people I want to defeat in combat: my high school crush and my younger brother, both of whom are currently stronger than me despite not being dedicated fighters, with my high school crush being a total newbie.
Losing to my former crush immediately after I taught her how to punch was very shameful for me. As an experienced fighter, this, I think, was stupid on my part. I should have seen her attack coming.
On the other hand, even though I beat my younger brother with a sword while he wielded a spear, I consider it an unfair win because he used a weapon that he was less skilled with while I had some sword experience. He still beats me with fists and swords despite quitting Tae Kwon Do when he was a yellow belt (just one rank above white belt), as well as mostly studying history (mainly politics and war tactics, not individual combat techniques) and walking his horse dog. If I can beat him with both weapons, then I'll feel fulfilled.
Nay-Theist
I believe the Christian God exists, but I mostly don't follow the teachings of the Bible.
Remember, I'm a chaotic neutral slacker, so I don't want to devote time and energy to all that prayer stuff. It's also very difficult for me to follow long lists of Rules™. Let's face it: I do not meet the criteria for love in 1 Corinthians 13 and I doubt I will ever do so in at least 5 years.
However, I admit I have prayed in desperation, such as when a school work deadline was approaching in a few minutes and my Wi-Fi got rekt at the last minute...and my prayer was answered.
Older Than They Look
I’m 22 years old but I have been mistaken for a 16-year-old by teens and middle-aged adults.
When encountering me and HeadsHoKer side-by-side, people often mistake me for the younger brother. (Funny thing is, when we were little kids, we used to be mistaken for twin siblings.)
I think this is a physical effect of Asperger’s syndrome. If I remember correctly, Dr. Tony Attwood described people with Asperger’s syndrome as having “angelic faces”. See Bishōnen in part 1.
One-Man Army
In a wide-open field, I can take on a horde of Minecraft zombies alone with just my fists…even if a few creepers are added to the mix.
I’ve beaten up two Gold’s Gym trainers who were fighting me simultaneously. (Okay, it was just mittwork and one of them pincer-attacked me.)
I’ve blocked the attacks of three kids who know karate and were fighting me simultaneously. One kid was almost as big as me. I tired them out while throwing very few but precise punches and kicks. (I tried not to hurt them, though—I touched them as lightly as I could while staying speedy.)
So why do you want to form a team if you’re a Lightning Bruiser who can take on an army and giant monsters by himself?
Well, actually, I’m fine with playing Hytale all by myself. I’ve got the skills; I just need the knowledge. The Internet will be extremely helpful with the latter—I expect Hytale to have groups of competitive gamers who specialize in Adventure Mode. Based on the results of a Twitter poll by Kweebec Corner, the majority of Hytale players prefer Adventure Mode over multiplayer content.
Remember, however, that I’m a graduate of the Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy who is Weak to Magic. As such, I will struggle when I need to use ranged attacks or fight mages (or, even worse, be forced to use a gun against a mage because my fists are out of range). Naturally, having a teammate can help me compensate for my weaknesses while potentially allowing me to compensate for a teammate’s weaknesses—I can dish out and take lots of physical damage for allies who have poor Strength and Defense.
Having a team can also teach me real-life teamwork and leadership skills. In particular, I want to train myself to be accountable for the productivity and well-being of my team.
Parental Fashion Veto
Because I’m lazy, I typically wear the minimum clothes needed to enter a building or event. For example, in most casual situations, I only wear a T-shirt and shorts; about 50% of the time, I wear shoes. In semi-formal situations, I wear a polo, pants, and whatever shoes I pull out from the rack first. As such, I’m usually more casually dressed than all of my other family members.
Dad is usually the strictest when it comes to dress codes. Sometimes, I’m told to wear pants at a family party that has little, if not zero, relation to business or religion, even if other family members like the lawful good Big Brother wear shorts.
Mom is less strict, but her rules are different. She will stop me from wearing something in public if it’s slightly damaged, it’s too big/small, or the colors don’t match.
Meeting with friends is where I deliberately dress differently. I try to match my Author Avatar’s default outfit as best as I can using the clothes I have at home. This is my way of expressing my dedication. As such, I usually leave these clothes unused for weeks, if not months.
Yes, I wear a jacket even while it’s hot. Mom and Dad don’t like it, but I see it as a way to increase my Pyro RES.
Precocious Crush
Yes, when I was in 3rd grade, I had a crush on one of my math teachers—I can't remember why. I think she figured it out and didn't like it.
And yes, when I was in 1st grade, I had a crush on some girls in a workout video...that, at best, is for teens. It was mainly aimed towards adults, though, but it's totally SFW.
I can't remember what my elementary school teachers look like anymore, but if I did, I think my present-day self would have a crush on them.
The Pretty Guys Are Stronger
Naturally, all the male Gold's Gym trainers are what many people imagine what strong men look like. So some of the trainees get surprised that, during their break time, when the trainers challenge me to a fight, I, the self-proclaimed anime boy supposedly from China, beat them up nicely.
Putting On My Thinking Cap
Video game music helps me think because it adds drama to an otherwise mundane activity and helps me focus on the issue at hand. Battle music, interestingly, works in a variety of situations, not just combat-related ones, because I act like many situations in life are battles for me to win.
Ranged Emergency Weapon
Most people in my fictional universe will be surprised to see that, despite the bow on my Author Avatar’s back, he mainly fights with melee attacks even when a bow would make sense for staying out of melee range.
He typically only uses his bow when it’s (nearly) impossible to attack something from melee range, usually fliers. Otherwise, he believes that melee attacks are stronger, more thrilling, more personal, and more capable of protecting his gang members who prefer guns (plus bows and magic after exploring the fantasy world).
See Doesn’t Like Guns.
Rape, Pillage, and Burn
Note that "rape" is optional by TV Tropes's definition—it's just a thing that bandits and evil militaries enjoy doing. I don't rape NPCs in video games and I would certainly never do it in real life.
But I will definitely do the pillage and burn parts in Hytale in both good and evil playthroughs. From what we know of the morality in Hytale, the Kweebecs are most likely the good guys because they're friendly to humans (except axe wielders) while the Trorks are bad because they attack humans on sight. Varyn is also explicitly stated to be the chief antagonist, with his rune, the Varyn Mark, being called "The Evil". As such, I will have no regrets killing every last Trork (good playthrough)/Kweebec (evil) in a camp.
Note that I don't pillage and burn in real life. The worst thing I would do to someone is killing them if they try to kill me first. That's it—no "I'll kill your whole family" or whatever.
Rapid-Fire Fisticuffs, Spam Attack
In real life, my punches don’t look very fast to me.
However, when I look at 24 fps video footage of my punches, they look blindingly fast. Aby pointed out the speed of my punches when I sent him such footage.
I’m capable of doing this for about 10 seconds while shouting “MUDA MUDA MUDA!”
