Ninja Warrior- Only In Japan
Twice a year, one hundred devoted (or just plain crazy) competitors arrive at the legendary Mount Midoriyama to partake in an epic struggle against the obstacle course known as Sasuke, or Ninja Warrior. Many are removed by the brutal obstacles that lie in their path to the glory of the summit, but every competition brings new hope, new competitors, and new obstacles to victory. The rules are simple- pass through the obstacle course from hell in the alloted time, without touching the water below or going out of bounds. However, the course is anything but simple- it is an endurance run that tests every single aspect of human fitness, and is continually being refined to provide more and more of a challenge to the would-be Ninja Warriors.

The climb to the summit takes place in four stages. Normally, 85-90 people are eliminated in the first stage, and few make it to the third. Only a select few find themselves at the base of the final climb, and only two people have ever made it to the top of this most brutal course. Competitors range from the absolutely absurd to the athletically perfect, and there are a great deal of returning competitors that have proven themselves time and time again in the battle for victory.

Kazuhiko Akiyama- The first man to reach the top of Mount Midoriyama and be crowned as Ninja Warrior at the fourth competition. Since then, he has met with defeat at every competition afterwards, and has retired formally after the 17th competition.

Makoto Nagano- A 35-year old fisherman, and the second person to finish the Ninja Warrior course, during the 17th competition. He spends 300 days a year on his ship, and he uses that time to train extensively for the next round of Ninja Warrior.

Shingo Yamamoto- A 32-year old gas station manager, and the only person to have competed in every single iteration of Ninja Warrior's course, having made it to the final stage three times.

Kasumi Yamada- Known as Mr. Ninja Warrior, this man has competed in almost all of the episodes of Ninja Warrior, despite his continued claims of retirement. He even went so far as to alienate his family to have one more shot at Mt. Midoriyama.

Always an excellent watch, Ninja Warrior is shown on G4 in the US daily in one-hour segments. Until Next Time...
04:47 PM PST Permalink |

Going For The Gold- The Tae Kwon Do Tourney at UC Davis
As you may or may not know, I have been taking Tae Kwon Do for over ten years. I'm on the verge of getting my Black Belt, but I was missing one very important aspect of my training- The experience of attending a tournament. So on Saturday, at the early hour of 7:30, I made the long drive over to U.C. Davis, where the tournament was being held. Arriving just before 9:00, I settled myself and got ready for the experience.

That said, it was still a good seven hours until I actually got to compete. First, there was the forms competition, where people showed off their various forms, including the traditional forms, weapons forms, synchronized forms, and and just general exhibition forms. After that, there was lunch, and the sparring began. However, this tournament was a largely youth-oriented tournament, and as such, it was thronged with students of all ages, just waiting for the chance to beat the tar out of one another. There were eight rings, and since I was in division 51, I had to wait a good long while for my chance to fight.

I've been training hard for about a month in preparation for this tournament, going to three classes a week to increase my skill, speed, and technique. And it paid off. When my division finally came up, I was ready. And I don't think that the fight could have gone any better for me. I was in an almost trance-like state, where I knew exactly what my opponent was going to do, even before he knew. For the majority of the fight, every time my opponent attacked, I'd place myself exactly where he didn't want me to go, and answer his aggression with a well-placed strike to the torso or head. At the end of the second 90-second round, I knew that I had done it.

I returned home, worn-out but victorious, with a gold medal hanging around my neck. Not bad for a first try, eh? Now it's back to working for the black belt that I've been training for so long to get. And who knows. Maybe I'll come back next year, to try for a repeat performance of this year's events.

Until Next Time...
02:57 PM PST Permalink |

Berserk- A Violent Dream... And A Letdown.
My Netflix queue has been a touch sparse recently, so I've been looking for new stuff to watch. On that note, I was told that Berserk was a good series, and I decided to grab it from Netflix. The end result? A cryptic, bloody show that is absorbing, powerful, and an excellent watch... up until the end, where it fell completely apart. The worst kind of show is the one that can't hold itself together long enough to have a strong finish.

The show is laid out rather similarly to Gungrave in that it starts out with some cryptic and incredibly powerful fighter with some kind of vendetta against a figure of power. It then goes into a flashback about how the two started out as friends until a single event tore the two apart. In this case, the main character is Gutts, a fighter of incredible strength and little finesse, who finds himself indebted to Griffith, the leader of a local mercenary band known as the Band of the Hawk. Over time, through the leadership of Griffith and the strength of Gutts, the Band of the Hawk becomes the definitive arm of the Midland army, gaining unprecedented status. That's... where it kinda falls apart. I won't spoil it, but it gets to a point, then just stops. No real ending, just a vague cutoff leaving the viewer confused and, in my case, rather angry.

The worst part is that I wanted to give this show a VERY good review. The part of the show where Gutts is in the Band of the Hawk is an amazing show. However, it fell apart near the end so badly that I can't actually recommend this show. The manga is probably better, but I'm not sure I'll have the chance to compare the two.

As I said, I need new stuff to watch. Therefore, if anyone has any suggestions for me, drop me a line via e-mail. Until Next Time...
03:23 PM PST Permalink |

Pokemon Diamond (and Pearl)- Expanding The Ranks Yet Again
It happened again. A new generation of Game Boy, a new generation of Pokemon Game. Red/Blue/Yellow for the original Game Boy, Gold/Silver/Crystal for the Game Boy Color, Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald for the Game Boy Advance, and finally, Diamond and Pearl for the DS. And with each new game, the number of Pokemon swells greatly. From the original 151 of RBY, to the 251 of GSC, to RSE's 386, and finally to a whopping four hundred and ninety-three Pokemon in Diamond and Pearl. Of course, that's just what makes it such an appealing game. In my eyes, Pokemon's appeal stems from the fact that it's like an RPG where you get to make a six-man team from close to five hundred different characters (maybe around 200-250 when you factor in evolutions), and each character is highly customizable, so that you have complete control over your team.

When it comes to plot, Pokemon games really fall short. Then again, the plot has been the same for close to a decade, so it's obvious that the guys at Game Freak found what works and stuck with it. Basically, you play a teenager that's about ready to get out into the world. After being supplied with a brand-spanking new Pokemon from the newest in the line of arboreally named Professors (Oak, Elm, Birch, and in the latest incarnation, Rowan), you decide that it's time to get out in the world. This means that it's time to grab a Pokeball, catch a team, and journey across the world in pursuit of Badges, new Pokemon, and finally a seat in the Pokemon League. Of course, you've always got your Rival, who strives to always create a better team than you (and fails). Along the way, you accidentally (or on purpose) thwart the plans of a new malevolent organization striving to enslave Pokemon for whatever evil ends they pursue. Then, once you're done, you just run around leveling up, catching newer, more rare Pokemon, until you get bored of it.

However, the DS adds a new facet to this- Wi-Fi internet play. Previously, if you wanted to Poke-battle, you had to find someone else that had a compatible version of the game, and then hope that yours were a match for them. Now, you can trade over the internet, battle over the internet, or even just chat with the DS's built-in microphone. With this, it's easy to make just the team that you want, and use it to play in a way that was usually very difficult with the other games.

It's pretty obvious that the Pokemon games aren't going to stop being popular any time soon. I just hope that Game Freak manages to keep adding better and better stuff to them, so that each game adds something new for the series. Until Next Time...
02:49 PM PDT Permalink |

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney- OBJECTION!
Yes, with the DS comes probably one of the best games I've ever played- Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney- And Justice For All. A rather unorthodox game, in almost every aspect, Phoenix Wright- Ace Attorney isn't your same old video game. Like many other cutting-edge DS games, Phoenix Wright uses the touchscreen of the DS to create a game that tests your mental acuity rather than your reflexes and your aggression.

You play as Phoenix Wright, an attorney that fights for his clients to secure a complete acquittal for crimes that they obviously didn't do. Furthermore, your investigation and your crime-fighting techniques come into play when you eventually catch the real murderer behind every scheme, plot, and foiled framing.

The way the game is played is rather interesting. Like many contemporary court dramas on TV, the attorneys always seem to have to do all the investigative work. As such, each case is split into two parts. The first phase is the investigative phase, where you have to examine all the areas for possible clues, evidence, and to meet all the players involved in the case. After you find all of the evidence you need (or can possibly find), you move on to the courtroom. Here, the prosecution brings up a witness, who makes their statement. Using everything at your disposal, including evidence, knowledge, and the witness' own statements, you have to poke holes in their statements and show that their evidence may not really be as incriminating as it seems.

The cases are intriguing, the characters are interesting, and the mysteries are well-built. A logic-based caper for the DS, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney is one of the best new games for the DS. Until Next Time...
03:22 PM PDT Permalink |

FF7: Voices Of The Lifestream- An Epic Musical Undertaking
Final Fantasy VII- Voices of the Lifestream- OCRemixes

As an avid fan of Final Fantasy, I was always of the belief that Final Fantasy 7 held the best music of the entire series. From the rock styled Those Who Fight Further, to the more mellow tracks such as the Cosmo Canyon Theme, to darker and brooding tracks, to the epic One Winged Angel, I was completely enthralled by the music of Final Fantasy 7. This is why I was so intrigued when my friend told me about this project.

OverClocked Remixes has been remixing video game music for a very long time now. Their latest project, Voices of the Lifestream, has taken the combined efforts of forty-two remixers, producing forty-five tracks and over three hours of music. A six-month endeavor, VotL was released on the 14th of September, and is grouped into four distinct albums, each based on one of the spin-offs of the game: Crisis Core, Dirge of Cerberus, Advent Children, and Last Order.

As much music as there is, I am both surprised and quite happy to say that there was not a single piece in the entire set that disappointed me, which is excellent. The first test for me was their remix of One Winged Angel. The talents of seven different remixers combined to create Black Wing Metamorphosis, three minutes of amazing work. I figured that if they could do right by the One Winged Angel, I had nothing to worry about.

I heartily recommend this compilation to my readers. An amazing piece of work by all involved, Voices of the Lifestream is sure to please. Until Next Time...
03:26 PM PDT Permalink |

I Never Thought It Would Come To This...
It's happened. For all my whining and moaning, I've become... hooked on watching Bleach.

Yes, I know. I raised such a stink to my friends about how I would never watch it, how it always angered me so intensely, but it finally took hold of me. See, [adult swim] just started their newest lineup. However, to do this, they RESTARTED INUYASHA. This meant that it was going back to all the episodes I'd already seen, and that meant I couldn't watch it anymore. Deprived of my source of overhyped cliched anime, I found myself tuning in to Bleach. And you know, it's not nearly as bad as I made it out to be.

First off, there are so many similarities that it's not even funny. Ichigo and Inuyasha fight so similarly that they might as well be the same person. All they do is bust out a huge oversized sword and hack away, hoping to win, and then pulling it out at the last minute. Honestly, I still think Bleach is an awful show. It's just not as bad as I painted it to be. Here's to hoping that it at least gets a little better.

Until Next Time...
03:06 PM PDT Permalink |

The Nintendo DS- Twice The Fun
The era of the Game Boy Advance is failing. I decided not to actually buy any of the full consoles, as I have neither the time nor the space for them, but I've always liked the Nintendo Game Boy series. So when my Game Boy Advance SP's backlight went out, I decided it was time for a change. And so, last week, I purchased a brand new black Nintendo DS Lite, along with a couple games for it- Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney- And Justice For All, Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow, New Super Mario Brothers, and of course, Pokemon Diamond. I was intrigued by the two-screen design, as well as the touchscreen idea, and am glad to say that the whole thing has certainly proven itself to deliver.

The biggest feature of the Nintendo DS is the ability to use the bottom screen as a Touch Screen to input commands and the like. However, many games make excellent use of the dual screens to enrich the gameplay. For example, in Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow, the bottom screen is where all the action happens, while the top screen shows either stats on yourself and the enemies or the castle map, both of which prove incredibly useful. in Pokemon Diamond, the top screen shows all the action, while the bottom screen either shows useful stats, such as a running tally of how many steps you've taken, the HP stats on your Pokemon, the time, or even a calculator, while in battle, the bottom screen is used for issuing commands. Phoenix Wright- Ace Attorney is even completely controlled by the touch screen, so you never actually have to push a button.

The DS is coming out with a great deal more puzzle-based games and logic-based games, rather than the traditional action games and RPGs that are prevalent. The Brain Age games and Big Brain Academy are examples of the brain-training logic games that are coming out, and Phoenix Wright is an excellent lesson in deductive reasoning, research, logic, and comprehension of information. And there are still the staple games that made them famous- Final Fantasy 3 is out, as well as two new Castlevania games. It also features a beefed-up remake of Super Mario Brothers, as well as the next incarnation of the Legend of Zelda series. All in all, it looks like a great deal of excellent games are coming out for the DS, and now, I'm ready for them.

I'm always looking for new stuff to watch, so if you have any ideas for me, feel free to hit me up. My email is willraus@sbcglobal.net, and my AOL Instant Messenger is xXWillRausXx. I'd love to hear from you. Until Next Time...
03:26 PM PDT Permalink |

Real Bout High School- Mired in Mediocrity
I usually am pretty good at picking out Anime that is going to be decent. However, every once in a while, I fall flat. This was one of those times. At one instance of Fanime, I was browsing around, and managed to catch an episode of this show, which seemed to be pretty good. I was rather amused, and decided that at some point I had to watch the whole thing. Unfortunately, the rest of the show didn't hold up nearly as well as the small portion I had previously seen.

Real Bout High School plays out like Tenjho Tenge Lite... if you decide that by lite, you mean light on humor, interesting characters, and meaningful plotlines. The show centers around Ryoko Mitsurugi, the "popular girl" at Daimon High School, a school where everything is settled by a good old-fashioned brawl. Ryoko is the reigning champion of what is called the K-Fight, or a general tournament for deciding conflicts at the school. K-Fights can apparently happen anywhere, at any time, for any reason, and Ryoko's day is mired in pointless, heavily one-sided brawls. However, this changes when she receives some legendary artifact called the Fuma Stone, which somehow allows her to be teleported to some magic parallel universe, gain superpowers, and fight demons. (Yeah, I was confused too.) Along the way, she apparently meets up with Shizuma Kusanagi, a wannabe badass with some flashy techniques, and Keichiro Nagumo, the legendary creator of Daimon High's K-Fight system, and actual veritable badass. Somehow, they end up stuck in a conflict with demons, evil gun-toting agents in black suits, and of course, each other. Meanwhile, there's some feud between Ryoko and one of her classmates over some kind of love interest over the head of their Kendo Club, Tatsuya, which never actually goes anywhere. Then, all of a sudden, there's a huge climactic battle, and the show's over. None of our questions are answered. Loose ends are left untied. The show... is over.

At first glance, the show is so stunningly girly that I was wondering what possessed me to get it in the first place. However, despite the overwhelming feminine vibe that the show puts off, there's a couple heaping helpings of gratuitous violence, pointless fanservice, and scantily clad women. Honestly, I don't even know what the target audience was for it, only that it didn't seem to be aimed at me. Furthermore, the show was confusing. Not mysterious, but confusing. There's a point at which unexplained mysteries become random plotlines that lead nowhere. There are references to random characters that we are never introduced to, Keichiro Nagumo randomly appearing from time to time, and an epic villain that appears three episodes before the end for about fifteen minutes, then is vanquished by our heroes. The show was amusing at times, but spotty at best, downright confusing at worst, and obviously trying too hard.

I really wanted to like it, but it never managed to hold my interest. Ah well... better luck next time. I've got Berserk coming, and it seems pretty awesome at first glance. I'm always looking for new stuff to watch, so if you have any ideas for me, feel free to hit me up. My email is willraus@sbcglobal.net, and my AOL Instant Messenger is xXWillRausXx. I'd love to hear from you. Until Next Time...
03:47 PM PDT Permalink |

Everything Old Is New Again- Rewatching Some Old Favorites
Every once in a while, I just get the feeling that I need to go back and watch some of the things that I haven't seen in a while, and this is one of those times. Now that I have a decked-out room that I can watch DVDs on, I've started watching my old Anime a lot more during my spare time. Combine this with the rather meager offerings on Adult Swim, and I've been able to go back to a lot of cool stuff that I'd forgotten about.

Steel Angel Kurumi- I've said it before, and I'll say it again- SAK is honestly one of the funniest shows that I have ever seen, and no matter how many times I watch it, it never gets old. From the naive exuberance of Kurumi, to the shy, wishful Saki, and especially bitter, profane Karinka, Steel Angel Kurumi always proves itself to be an awesome watch, no matter how many times I see it.

Noir- On the inside, Noir is an excellent tale of reconciling past filled with disaster and tragedy- on the outside, however, Noir is a brutal, violence-filled look at two assassins trying to find out their place in the world. With compelling characters, amazing action, and a body count above 400, Noir is a great, if oft overlooked show.

Elfen Lied- Like Noir, Elfen Lied is a show that uses violence en masse to propel a tale of self-examination and forgiveness. However, unlike Noir, the show isn't all about the violent aspect. It's about inter-personal relations, and how to build a new life after an old one has been destroyed.

Cowboy Bebop- A show for the ages, Cowboy Bebop is one of the few shows I know that can truly be classified as a "classic." A funky fusion of jaszz beats, western-style plotlines, and intergalactic bounty hunting, Cowboy Bebop is easily one of the best Anime I've ever seen, if not one of the best period.

And last, but certainly not least...

Inuyasha- WHY CAN'T I STOP WATCHING YOU! I'll say this- Inuyasha is basically an animated soap opera, except a bit more violent. It's cliched, it's repetitive, it's sappy to an extreme, and it somehow never stops being entertaining. Well into its eighth (!!) season, Inuyasha still holds strong. I think the only reason I watch it is so that I can see how it ends and finally, FINALLY, put the darn thing behind me.

I'm always looking for new stuff to watch, so if you have any ideas for me, feel free to hit me up. My email is willraus@sbcglobal.net, and my AOL Instant Messenger is xXWillRausXx. I'd love to hear from you. Until Next Time...
03:09 PM PDT Permalink |

Errant Netflix- A Bump In The Movie Line
As I've mentioned in many of my other blog entries, Netflix is probably the greatest invention of the internet since eBay. I use Netflix to get all the anime that I've ever wanted to watch. Right now, the current show I'm viewing is Real Bout High School, which I had always been interested in since I read the first volume of the manga. I watched the first two volumes, and was notified that I had volume 3 waiting for me. However, when I got home, my arrival was nowhere to be found.

Turns out that my mother's viewing of Northern Exposure provided the interference. She managed to place one of her discs of Northern Exposure into the envelope of my Real Bout High School, sending the two back together. The end result? I only have volume 4 right now, meaning I don't have the middle volume. Unfortunately, that means it'll be a little longer before I can review it, so bear with me.

Until Next Time...
03:35 PM PDT Permalink |

300- Greek History, Frank Miller Style

Every once in a while, an epic movie comes along that has everyone mesmerized and talking about it long after it has left the theaters. This time around, that movie is 300, a retelling of the real-life Battle of Thermopylae, during which a very small force of Greeks, led by 300 Spartan soldiers, held off the massive Persian army led by King Xerxes that was quickly overwhelming city after city. While the battle was eventually a failure, it can be said that the defense of Thermopylae managed to whittle down the massive Persian army, as well as demoralize it and slow it down enough that it could eventually be defeated.

As epic and fantastically unbelievable as Frank Miller's 300 is, it actually holds far more historical accuracy than it seems. Many of the oft quoted lines aren't fabrications, but actual quotations from the battle of Thermopylae. It is true that when the Persian messengers arrived in Sparta, their demands for earth and water were answered by being hurled into a well and told to "dig it out themselves." When the Persian army arrived, their threat to blot out the sun with their arrows was truly answered with "So much the better, for we shall fight in the shade." And when the Persians demanded that the Spartans lay down their weapons, the Spartans replied "Come and get them!" which is used to this day as the motto of the Greek First Army Corps.

The tactics used in the movie were also accurate, as the Spartans fought in an organized phalanx, which was a wall of shields lined with spears, and the Persians were unable to breach it. The second day of the battle actually did include the Immortals, and while brutal and morbid, the Spartans bolstered their defense by building a sloped wall of Persian corpses which served to demoralize the Persian army and create a box-like area where everyone who entered would be killed without a chance to retreat.

The movie 300 was incredibly engaging, with epic action and an interesting narrative style that made sure you were up to speed and not lost in any of the violence and mayhem. Everything is larger than life, emphasized in an over-the-top style that made 300 excellent. Especially good for anyone who liked Sin City, another one of Frank Miller's works. Until Next Time...
02:03 PM PDT Permalink |

Getting My Driver's License- Mobility +1
College is coming up, and since my college is an the complete opposite direction of where everyone in my house goes, the time has come for me to be able to secure my own methods of transportation. On Monday, I begin my college career at Sonoma State University. Originally, I was going to take the city bus for the first two weeks until my 18th birthday, but Sonoma has some of the worst bus logistics I've ever seen. Every single connecting bus misses the connecting bus to Sonoma State by 5-10 minutes, making it impossible to take the city bus to SSU. With time drawing short, it became obvious that I would have to get my driver's license before school.

Our first attempt was met with slightly less than success. I took the two remaining driving lessons in order to go to the local DMV on the next Monday. However, my dad was given a major piece of misinformation. Apparently, the person at the DMV told him that he didn't need an appointment to take the Behind The Wheel test, but when we got there, we were informed that we DID need an appointment, and thus, my plans for taking the driver's test were thwarted.

Over the next week, Dad scrambled to find a place I could take my test, and after a number of appointments, we finally found the one we would settle on- Novato. I had never driven around there, so I wasn't really sure how it would go. However, it turned out that the place wasn't bad at all, and I passed easily. It's certainly nice to be able to drive around and not have to bum rides off people constantly.

Until Next Time...
03:18 PM PDT Permalink |

Kingdom Hearts and KH2- A New Twist On The Old Classics
I tend to lag behind the gaming curve a bit due to my limited resources, as well as general lack of interest in a number of titles. There are few games that truly catch my eye and demand my attention. So it's no surprise that I lagged a bit behind as well when it comes to one of the best RPGs for the PS2: the Kingdom Hearts series. Regarded as childish by some game critics and gamers, Kingdom Hearts and KH2 provide hours of captivating gameplay, a rich storyline, well-developed characters, and an altogether amazing game experience.

You play as Sora- a youth from the laid-back beach world of Destiny Islands. Along with his friends, Riku and Kairi, Sora lives a care-free life. That all changes when the island is besieged by dark, shadowy creatures called the Heartless. While Riku takes the attack as an opportunity, entering the darkness to find a passage to new worlds, Sora resolves himself to fight, and finds himself wielding an odd and unique weapon, the Keyblade- a key-shaped weapon with the power to destroy the Heartless that plague the land. Heartless are spawned when a person loses his heart due to anger, greed, and hatred, and they become a mindless creature bent on stealing the hearts of others to multiply. Suspecting that Riku has some sort of tie to these creatures, Sora must travel throughout the many worlds, defeating the Heartless and those who lead them, in a quest to find his friends and return home.

Kingdom Hearts 2 adds another element of threat to the mix- the Nobodies. Created when a heart leaves a body to become a Heartless, Nobodies are bodies that lack a heart, but still retain memories of their original form. However, leading the nobodies is the mysterious Organization XIII, which seems to have ties to the Heartless, and seem to be manipulating things from behind the scenes in order to fulfill their unknown plots.

One of the interesting things about the game is that you get to wander through the worlds of all the classic Disney movies, from Wonderland to Halloweentown to even the computer world of Tron. In each world, you get to meet all of the famed characters, battle against the classic villains, and uncover a long and winding plot that travels far deeper than you would have expected. In addition, you get to interact with many of the more famous Final Fantasy characters, including Cloud, Aeris, Cid, Tifa, and Yuffie from FF7, Leon from FF8, and the Gullwings from FFX-2. You even get to do battle against the greatest villain in the history of gaming, Sephiroth, who is far from an easy fight.

All in all, the Kingdom Hearts games are top-notch, deserving the utmost of praise. Until Next Time...
04:20 PM PDT Permalink |

Red Vs. Blue: War Is Hell...
In 2001, the first major hit for the Xbox was released: Halo, the first person shooter that changed the face of gaming and quickly became one of the best first person shooters, as well as the game that sparked the massive popularity of the Xbox. However, its popularity spawned a number of parodies, the most popular being Red Vs. Blue by Rooster Teeth Productions. A long-running series of videos crafted using the in-game engine of Halo, the series Red Vs. Blue is an absolutely hilarious side-story of the Halo saga.

In the multiplayer maps of Halo, there have always been a number of oddities. One of the largest was the map known as Blood Gulch. It was a canyon with two bases on either side, and the map had seemingly no entrances or exits. It had no caves, no resources, and nothing of relative importance at all for anyone. However, apparently, the Red side and the Blue side have some sort of use for the canyon, and constantly dispatch soldiers to defend each base. For the Blue team: Church, a wisecracking and seemingly sadistic soldier; Tucker, a (sometimes) close friend of Church's; Caboose, a continually inept and failure-wracked soldier, whose only purpose seems to be making things harder on the Blue team; and Tex, a former special ops solder, freelance mercenary for hire, and Church's former girlfriend. For the Red team: Simmons, favored soldier by the commanding officer; Grif, Simmons' friend, fellow soldier, and verbal punching bag of the commanding officer; Sarge, CO of the Red Team Blood Gulch Outpost, Lopez, a robot stuck on the Spanish Language voice setting, and Donut, ill-treated new recruit often mistaken for a girl due to his pink armor.

A series that truly has to be seen to be believed, Red Vs. Blue can be downloaded off the Rooster Teeth Productions Website, but for the full viewing experience, buy the DVDs off of the Rooster Teeth store on the same webpage. Until Next Time...
05:17 PM PDT Permalink |