- Yeah, yeah, I know... Get my mind back up into the gutter where it belongs.—Darkstarr, teasing his brother Reki.I hate talking about myself. Other people are so much more interesting.—Darkstarr
Describe Darkstarr in one sentence: Former engineering major turned gamer geek turned writer turned...
Born a long, long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, the troper known as Darkstarr was switched at birth for his parents' real child, who never noticed because they were hippies. While claiming to have been raised by a pride of feral housecats, he rarely reveals any true elements of his real upbringing, claiming only that ScienceFiction and Fantasy enabled him to remain sufficiently sane to function in Real Life. After entering college the first time, he discovered that he was in fact the reincarnation of an exiled fae lord sent to Earth for crimes against his people. Since then, he learned the arcane arts of electronic engineering and role-playing gaming.
Since being an exiled fae lord doesn't pay very well, Darkstarr has turned to the life of a Starving Artist, working on honing his writing skills so that he can become a published author or a game designer.
Oh, and he never takes writing bio entries seriously. Or does he?
This troper is responsible for creating Fetish Fuel and Nightmare Fuel for the Trope Co catalog. (So now you know who to blame.)
Darkstarr's many interests include:
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Anime and Manga
- All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku
- Sailor Moon
- Ah My Goddess
- Bubblegum Crisis
- And more than a few Hentai series (but we won't talk about that).
Literature
- Roger Zelazny, especially the Nine Princes In Amber series.
- JK Rowling
- Anne Rice
- Stephen Hunt
- JRR Tolkien
- Terry Brooks
- Ray Bradbury
- Anne Mc Caffrey
- Yasmine Galenorn
- For that matter, almost anything ScienceFiction or Fantasy...
Movies and Television
Music
- Oingo Boingo: See also Leitmotif below
- The Sisters Of Mercy
- Siouxsie And The Banshees
- Led Zeppelin
- Heart
Video Games
Web Original
- Gaia Online: as Lord Darkstarr
- Deviant Art: LordDarkstarr
Tropes associated with Darkstarr:
- A Darker Me: More outgoing online than in Real Life.
- Afraid of Needles
- Author Appeal: Enjoys fanfic and novels involving BDSM and/or Yuri
- Badass Long Coat
- Berserk Button: Don't ever call him a devil-worshipper. Or pick on his brother.
- Beware the Nice Ones
- Black Cloak / Cool Top Hat: Has been known to wear both from time to time.
- Bookworm
- Boy Next Door
- Brainy Brunette
- Brains and Bondage: Will talk your ear off about the philosophy of BDSM if asked.
- Casual Kink
- Cat Girl: Likes to play one online. Also occasionally plays a Catboy in Real Life, largely for the Weirdness Coupon. ("When you do something crazy as a human, people think you're insane. When you do it as a feline, people just say 'typical cat'.")
- Cheshire Cat Grin
- Chivalrous Pervert: With a bit of Ethical Slut thrown in just for fun.
- Covert Pervert: He likes to act normal in public.
- Cross Player: Because he loves to look at female characters in sexy outfits.
- Dandere
- Dark and Troubled Past: But therapy helped.
- Dark Is Not Evil
- Deadpan Snarker / The Snark Knight: Has remarked that he could probably out-deadpan Tommy Lee Jones given the opportunity. And enjoys taking potshots at himself from time to time.
- Dyeing for Your Art: Likes to dye his hair raven black from time to time.
- Fan Nickname: Was dubbed "the Mad Scientist" by his classmates in college.
- Fetishes: But will not discuss this openly (NSFW).
- Freaky Is Cool
- Geeky Turn-On: More than a few, including catgirls, Gamer Ladies, Sailor Mars and Sailor Mercury, Rinoa Heartilly, and cute female cosplayers.
- Genre Savvy: "The Evil Overlord List is my bible!"
- GIFT: Averted. Even online, he tries to be considerate of others, even when posting anonymously.
- Gratuitous Japanese / Gratuitous French
- Gray Eyes: Appears to be types 2 and 5, but this is really just an act.
- Human Alien: Describes himself as a changeling.
- I Just Want to Be Loved
- Kind Hearted Cat Lover: And so is his brother. The two of them like to joke about being Crazy Cat Guys.
- Kuudere: Type 2, when not being Dandere
- Learning Japanese from Watching Anime
- Leitmotif: "Weird Science" and "Nasty Habits", both from Oingo Boingo
- Loser Protagonist
- Mad Scientist: Gleefully describes himself as this. Partially justified in that he used to study electronic engineering in college.
- Mean Character, Nice Actor: Enjoys playing evil characters, but is really polite and caring.
- Mind Screw
- Mr. Imagination: To the point of creating imaginary worlds just for fun.
- Nay-Theist
- Not a Morning Person: And how! Is frequently up all night, and prefers to sleep in until noon.
- Not Good With People: Type one.
- Otherkin: (see Human Alien, above.)
- Pardon My Klingon: Frequently uses "frell", "shavashri", and "freebirth" when swearing.
- Proud to Be a Geek: Unabashedly so. Even admits to enjoying live-action roleplaying.
- Pungeon Master
- Raised Pentacostal: And left to become Neo-pagan.
- Really 700 Years Old: And likes to quote the Fourth Doctor — "Life begins at seven hundred and fifty."
- Rebellious Spirit: "I reject your reality, and substitute my own!"
- Relative Button: "Mess with me, okay. Mess with my brother, prepare to die."
- Resident Freak: But never to the point of causing trouble.
- Single Guy Seeks Good Woman: Preferably of the Understanding Girlfriend or Magical Girlfriend type. One True Threesome optional.
- Spell My Name With Two "R"s
- Steampunk: He's been known to do this to unsuspecting Nerf blasters from time to time.
- The Mad Hatter: See Human Alien above. Also has a skewed view of reality. (Or is it all just an act?)
- The Quiet One
- The Red Mage: Very much so online. To a lesser degree, in real life too. Darkstarr knows a lot about a wide variety of occult topics from long-term fascination with the strange and unusual.
- The Teetotaler: By personal choice, but doesn't believe in forcing others to be one.
- Tranquil Fury: You'd be amazed at his level of self-control... even when Axe-Crazy angry.
- True Neutral: "Don't care" variety.
