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Nuva-kal
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'''nuva-kal''' is a member of Bulbapedia who focuses on aspects of the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]]. He has a wide experience with regards to collecting and identifying cards, owning many English cards and knowledge of rare or little-known Japanese promotional cards. | '''nuva-kal''' is a member of Bulbapedia who focuses on aspects of the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]]. He has a wide experience with regards to collecting and identifying cards, owning many English cards and knowledge of rare or little-known Japanese promotional cards. He has also recently become involved with the development of more niche areas of the franchise, particularly [[Pokémon Battle e]] and the [[Pokémon Trading Figure Game]]. | ||
==Profile== | ==Profile== | ||
nuva-kal's real name has been lost to the ages, as it has been so long since anyone has uttered it, although some prefer to call him Glenn. Some say he roamed the earth millennia ago and was recently resurrected from the remains of a mysterious fossil found in the hills of | nuva-kal's real name has been lost to the ages, as it has been so long since anyone has uttered it, although some prefer to call him Glenn. Some say he roamed the earth millennia ago and was recently resurrected from the remains of a mysterious fossil found in the hills of {{wp|Northumberland}} – others say he was born sometime in 1986… in {{wp|Newcastle upon Tyne|Newcastle}}. Coincidentally, both sources say this happened on a Tuesday. | ||
nuva-kal first got into the Pokémon phenomenon after watching the {{pkmn|anime}} when it was first aired in the UK. At first he thought nothing of it, but his interest gradually increased over the coming weeks, fuelled further by the release of the TCG and [[Game Boy]] games. | nuva-kal first got into the Pokémon phenomenon after watching the {{pkmn|anime}} when it was first aired in the UK. At first he thought nothing of it, but his interest gradually increased over the coming weeks, fuelled further by the release of the TCG and [[Game Boy]] games. | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*nuva-kal hates it when you spell his real name with one 'n'. | *nuva-kal hates it when you spell his real name with one 'n'. | ||
*nuva-kal’s pseudonym originates from the words "Nuva" and "Kal", two words associated with | *nuva-kal’s pseudonym originates from the words "Nuva" and "Kal", two words associated with {{wp|Bionicle}}; a {{wp|Lego}} franchise, to which he holds an immense interest. | ||
*nuva-kal was 2 when he received his first Lego set, to which he has continued to collect over the years. He was 13 when first exposed to Pokémon. | *nuva-kal was 2 when he received his first Lego set, to which he has continued to collect over the years. He was 13 when first exposed to Pokémon. | ||
*In his spare time, nuva-kal likes to assemble models, sketch and play video games. He considers his gaming interests rather diverse, following such franchises as: | *In his spare time, nuva-kal likes to assemble models, sketch and play video games. He considers his gaming interests rather diverse, following such franchises as: {{wp|Star Wars}}, {{wp|Resident Evil}}, {{wp|Metroid (series)|Metroid}}, {{wp|Mario (series)|Mario}}, {{wp|Sonic the Hedgehog (series)|Sonic}}, {{wp|Ace Attorney}}, {{wp|Professor Layton}}, {{wp|Spyro (series)|Spyro}}, {{wp|Dead Space (series)|Dead Space}}, {{wp|Metal Gear (series)|Metal Gear Solid}}, {{wp|Ace Combat}}, {{wp|Tekken (series)|Tekken}}, {{wp|Grand Theft Auto (series)|Grand Theft Auto}}, {{wp|LittleBigPlanet (series)|LittleBigPlanet}} and of course, Pokémon. | ||
*He also considers his musical tastes to be quite passive. Although fond of Indie, Rock and Electro, he generally likes any kind of music that makes you want to go with the beat (within suitable tasteful boundaries – none of this rap or chav music nonsense). | *He also considers his musical tastes to be quite passive. Although fond of Indie, Rock and Electro, he generally likes any kind of music that makes you want to go with the beat (within suitable tasteful boundaries – none of this rap or chav music nonsense). | ||
*Previously, he had little interest in sport, but has branched out to become fond of a few over time; namely motor racing, tennis and badminton. | *Previously, he had little interest in sport, but has branched out to become fond of a few over time; namely motor racing, tennis and badminton. | ||
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*In the games, he used to be quite biased towards training {{t|Dragon}} Pokémon, but as his knowledge and understanding of game mechanics developed, he chose Pokémon in favour of their movepools, playability and versatility in preparation for progressing through the story. | *In the games, he used to be quite biased towards training {{t|Dragon}} Pokémon, but as his knowledge and understanding of game mechanics developed, he chose Pokémon in favour of their movepools, playability and versatility in preparation for progressing through the story. | ||
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