text: [[quoteright:300:[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gbz_2179.png]]]][[caption-width-right:300:Comes with [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80mDlHGelyg his own Imperial March]] and CoolHelmet; similarities only grow bigger as the game progresses. [[labelnote:spoilers]][[LukeIAmYourFather The protagonist is his brother]], they fight in space, and [[HeelFaceTurn he regrets his misdeeds and fights the]] BigBad.[[/labelnote]]]]->''"Of course I'm serious. Why else would I be dressed like Darth Vader?"''-->-- '''Lelouch vi Britannia/Zero''', ''WebVideo/CodeGeassTheAbridgedSeries''The Darth Vader Clone, a character archetype originating in sci-fi begun by the popularity of the character Darth Vader from ''Franchise/StarWars''.Archetype includes the following:* Wears a life support mask or a similar mask. Bonus points if he has VaderBreath.* Wears [[BlackKnight Dark]] [[TinTyrant Armor]], often including a kabuto-like CoolHelmet.* Has a BadassCape* May turn out to be [[LukeIAmYourFather related to one of the protagonists]].* May have been a FallenHero.* Commonly a MagicKnight or the equivalent.* Is sometimes an ArchnemesisDad.* Is sometimes TheDragon instead of the BigBad, as the original Vader was. In this case, the Darth Vader clone often supports a physically weaker, less combative, or more magical evil mastermind.* May also have complex motivations that make him/her more of an AntiVillain, although still somewhat dark.* [[EvilSoundsDeep Speaks in a really deep voice.]] Expect his/her voice to either sound metallic or machine-like as well if possible, which is tied to the mask, armor, and fall from grace.* Carries a weapon. Commonly a sword.* Possibly ReforgedIntoAMinion.[[FountainOfExpies Not surprisingly]], many characters of this type are found in ''Franchise/StarWars'' canon itself. See also MayTheFarceBeWithYou. Compare CharClone, which is a descendant trope. In most cases overlaps with ObviouslyEvil. See also the TinTyrant, which this trope started as the sci-fi version of. ----!!Examples:[[foldercontrol]][[folder:Anime & Manga]]* Char Aznable and [[CharClone his many clones]] from the ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' franchise. Yes, a FountainOfExpies ''squared''. The biggest though is Iron Mask Carozzo from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamF91'', which makes sense given the number of ''StarWars'' references in that film.* Hazanko from ''Manga/OutlawStar''.* [[BigBad Raoh]] and [[BackupTwin Kaioh]] in ''FistOfTheNorthStar'' both have elements of this (related to TheHero, underwent a pre-series FaceHeelTurn, [[LargeAndInCharge powerful and imposing physiques]], [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking command of large armies of men]], [[TheRival rival members of the same ancient tradition as]] TheHero[[spoiler:, a RedemptionEqualsDeath moment at the hands of TheHero]], etc.). [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] by [[DirtyCoward Jagi]], who has the appearance of one but none of the character traits.* Obito Uchiha from {{Manga/Naruto}} is essentially the Darth Vader of the series. He aspires to become Hokage, gets crushed by a boulder, is saved, trained, and manipulated by an elderly Madara, is turned to the "Dark Side" after witnessing his love interest's death (even was able to foresee it through the eye he gave to Kakashi), then wears a mask (which deepens his voice to boot), discards his old identity for Tobi/Madara, and then goes on to terrorize the ninja world. [[spoiler:He eventually gets [[DefeatEqualsFriendship defeated by Naruto]] and [[HeelFaceTurn is redeemed by both his and Kakashi's words]], and even turns against his godly-powerful master to boot. Fortunately, he has had more opportunities to do good than [[RedemptionEqualsDeath Vader did]]. Even after he finally dies, he manages to [[NewPowersAThePlotDemands Kamui his spirit back to the real world]] to assist Kakashi, essentially making himself a Force Being.]]* ''Anime/PanzerWorldGalient'' has [[BigBad Marder]], a bald, all-conquering EvilOverlord and ruler of TheEmpire, clad in a caped suit with visible [[BuffySpeak sci-fi thingies]] on its chest. He also has [[NecessaryEvil necessarily evil]] motives and DID kill the protagonist's father, amusingly.[[/folder]][[folder:Comic Books]]* DoctorDoom, designed by JackKirby, may appear to be this, but [[OlderThanTheyThink predates Vader by over a decade]], and in fact Vader was partly based on him. {{Darkseid}}, created by Kirby for his ''Comicbook/NewGods'' book, also preceded Vader and had both thematic and visual similarities in common with him. * Cade from ''Comicbook/StarWarsLegacy'' refuses to let his childhood love Azlyn die, even though she asks him to, accepting her fate and the will of the Force. When all other options fail, he gets her to people who put her in a Vader-esque life support armor. After waking up, she was really pissed at him. Fortunately for her, she managed to avoid slipping to Dark Side and managed to get the scary black suit replaced with something much more elegant. One of the doctors was reluctant to put Azlyn in the armor out of fear of creating another Vader. Someone else pointed out that Vader turned evil before he was put in the suit.** Darth Krayt also has several Vader-esque qualities, most obviously his appearance (he's big and imposing, and his armor is dark, {{spik|esOfVillainy}}y and includes a face-concealing helmet) his backstory (fallen Jedi turned Sith Lord), the fact that he's suffering from a crippling physical condition which his armor helps abate, and his [[VillainTakesAnInterest interest in turning the protagonist]]. However, he's the BigBad, not TheDragon (and ironically, his Dragon, Darth Wyyrlok, is in many ways more like Palpatine than Vader). * ''Franchise/{{Micronauts}}''' own Baron Karza, in both the toy and the [[Creator/MarvelComics comic]].* Lumiya from ''ComicBook/MarvelStarWars'' was trained by the man himself and is practically a DistaffCounterpart.* There's also Dirk Raider from ''ComicStrip/BrewsterRockitSpaceGuy''. He has his own stormtroopers and a giant sphere, the [[http://www.gocomics.com/brewsterrockit/2012/12/10 Death Moon]] (that's no moon). Not only is he similar in appearance to Darth Vader (although his helmet is more similar to Boba Fett), he even has a similar backstory to Vader's StartOfDarkness in ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''. A notable difference, however, is that Dirk Raider's more of a CardCarryingVillain instead of a complex character.* The Enlighteneds from ''{{Valerian}}'' album, ''The Empire of a Thousand Planets'' are another example that actually predates ''StarWars'' and may have played a part in inspiring it. They are a mysterious sect of seers who hide behind ominous metallic masks and their leader has a dramatic unmasking scene where he reveals himself to be a human being scarred and deformed by cosmic radiation. [[/folder]][[folder:Films -- Animated]]* Emperor Zurg from ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory2'' is a direct parody of Darth Vader, complete with [[LukeIAmYourFather dramatic father-son relationship reveal]].[[/folder]][[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]* The original Darth Vader from the ''Franchise/StarWars'' films is the TropeNamer.** Darth Maul is obviously an Expy of Darth Vader in a TheDragon sort of way. Count Dooku is also an Expy of Darth Vader, but he's actually got more in common with The Emperor. General Grievous is a bit closer to Vader; Darth Vader has trouble breathing, Grevious has a cough, and they're both cyborgs. WordOfGod says the three were used for {{foreshadowing}}, each one being an element of Vader: Maul as TheDragon who enforces the Emperor's will, Dooku as a fallen Jedi, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Grievous as a cyborg with breathing problems]].* Darth Vader's own appearance is often thought to be inspired by the FilmSerial character The Lightning from ''The Fighting Devil Dogs.''* Dark Helmet from ''Film/{{Spaceballs}}'' is a blatant parody, with [[NerdInEvilsHelmet nerdy]] Creator/RickMoranis hiding behind the visor of his oversized helmet.* Lord Graal is a pretty blatant one from ''The Humanoid.''* The Doctor [[spoiler:AKA Cobra Commander]] is this in ''Film/GIJoeTheRiseOfCobra''. The sequel will (apparently) have him closer to his original cartoon incarnation.* ''Film/TronLegacy'' has the masked, black-clad bad guy Rinzler who [[spoiler:actually is former good guy Tron, who returns to the light side and tries to kill his evil master at the end]].* Bane in ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises'', [[http://www.accesshollywood.com/the-dark-knight-rises-christopher-nolan-says-tom-hardys-bane-has-a-little-bit-of-darth-vader_article_67111 according to]] WordOfGod ([[HilariousInHindsight no relation to]] Literature/DarthBane, however). He has his voice altered by a mask he has to wear due to an injury. And [[spoiler: he (possibly) serves as TheDragon for Talia, and even has a backstory involving how [[LoveMakesYouEvil his love for Talia compelled him to become her protector]]]]. [[{{Irony}} Ironically]], it's Franchise/{{Batman}} who, being [[BlackKnight Bat]][[DarkIsNotEvil man]], superficially resembles Vader more closely than Bane does due to his dark armor and BadassCape.* General Kael from the film ''Film/{{Willow}}'' is an obvious version though not everything is present but he does have the death's head mask and BadassCape and is brutally hard to kill.* ''Film/BackToTheFuture'': Marty [=McFly=] invokes this trope to scare George into asking out Lorraine by clever use of a radiation suit and a Walkman. He even refers to himself as "[[Franchise/StarWars Darth Vader]] from [[Franchise/StarTrek the planet Vulcan]]".* Luther Voz, the BigBad of ''Film/MacheteKills'', becomes one near the end. After getting his face burned, he wears a metal mask that distorts his voice. He can also see into the future. The trailer for ''[[SequelHook Machete Kills Again...]] [[RecycledInSpace In Space!]]'' shows him in a suit of armor, a cape, and a {{l|aserBlade}}ightsaber.* Klytus from ''Film/FlashGordon'' has the look, if not all the other badassery.* WordOfGod says that Azog the Defiler from ''Film/TheHobbit'' was modeled after Darth Vader from ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack''. This shows too, with his [[EvilSoundsDeep deep, sinister voice]], a [[GoodScarsEvilScars scarred body]] with a [[LargeAndInCharge large muscle-bound physique]], a [[HandicappedBadass prosthetic limb]], a [[GeniusBruiser high intellect]], a [[BloodKnight bloodthirsty]], [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy warlike personality]], a [[ArchEnemy personal vendetta against one of the heroes]], [[YouHaveFailedMe and a habit of executing incompetent]] [[MookLieutenant Mook Lieutenants]].* ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier'' - If the title villain wasn't one in the comics, he fits the bill here. Ridiculously dangerous cyborg? Check. TheHeavy for a less physically-imposing villain? Check. Ominous black mask? Check. FallenHero? It's an eight-year-old spoiler to anyone familiar with the comics.* The robotic Elle takes this form in the ''Star Wars''-inspired posters for ''Film/{{Starcrash}}''. [[CoversAlwaysLie In the film itself]], [[SubvertedTrope he's a comic sidekick]].[[/folder]][[folder:Literature]]* MargaretWeis is a huge fan of the Vader character, so it's no surprise she borrowed his general aesthetic for several of the [[EvilOverlord Dragon Highlords]] from the ''{{Dragonlance}} Chronicles'', which she co-wrote. The closest to Vader in terms of both appearance and character, though, is not a Highlord at all, but rather the undead knight Lord Soth. The direction of [[VillainProtagonist Raistlin's]] story arc also paralells Vader's in some ways, though the two characters aren't very alike in terms of personality, appearance, or abilities.** Weis also borrowed heavily from ''Franchise/StarWars'' for ''Literature/TheStarOfTheGuardians'', in which Derek Sagan has [[BadassCape a cape]], [[BadassBaritone a really deep voice]], betrayed his order and his loved ones due to pride, overthrew the old authority, and you can probably fill in most of the rest of his character arc just from the name of this page.* The Red Haired assassin in ''The 15 Keys'' has a very Darth Vader feel about her, even wearing the right armour for the job. The 15 Keys author is a huge fan of star wars, with Darth Vader as his favourite character and so wanted to make one of the Darth Vader clones. Another Character who fits this discription in ''Literature/The15Keys'' is Toby, but he is not villainous* The Franchise/StarWarsExpandedUniverse has a lot of books taking place after Vader's death, and a number of villains who call back to him, even if they'd never met him. Kueller of ''Literature/TheNewRebellion'' is one of the most notable ones, though he also has callbacks to the Emperor. There's even a point where Luke, fighting him, decides to have an ObiWanMoment and let himself get killed so he can guide his sister - but his sister [[spoiler: interrupts by [[JustShootHim just shooting Kueller]]]].** In the NewJediOrder, [[ManipulativeBastard Nom Anor]] is clearly GenreSavvy about Vader's [[TheDreaded reputation]] and deliberately invokes this trope in his dress and mannerisms when confronting Leia in the first book. Subverted in that as we get to know him better it becomes obvious that, apart from both being villains, he's not really much like Vader at all. ** ''Literature/GalaxyOfFear'' has a literal clone of Vader, dressed in what's described as a cheap knockoff of Vader's armor. He's more petulant and unskilled than the real thing, too.** Jacen Solo in ''Literature/LegacyOfTheForce'' is ''constantly'' compared to Vader, for several reasons: the obvious one (he's Vader's grandson); he deliberatly adopts several of Vader's practices once he assumes command of the Galactic Alliance Guard (which has many similarities itself to the 501st Stormtrooper Legion, aka [[BadassArmy Vader's Fist]]), such as fighting on the front lines; he dresses almost exactly like him, in black armor, later with a black cape, more than one person notes "all he needs is a black helmet" and he'd be the spitting image of Anakin Skywalker; and finally their personalities, philosophies, driving motivations and so on are identical in almost every aspect. Later on, he also adopts Vader's [[spoiler:"signature "force choke the failure/source of my displeasure" attitude, culminating in him accidentally killing a subordinate in anger]]. It really doesn't help that his character arc in the novels was ''meant'' to mirror his grandfather's.* The Horned King in ''[[ChroniclesOfPrydain The Book of Three]]'' - though he [[OlderThanTheyThink precedes Vader]].* Glen Cook tells a story about when he was trying to sell the first Black Company book early in the late 1970s. Publishers did not want it. Along with the manuscript, he had some character paintings a friend of his had prepared, although Cook did not use them in his proposals. One pictured Soulcatcher dressed in black leather and a mask and morion. At a SF convention, an editor happened to see that particular illustration and thought "Darth Vader!" He bought the book based soley on the picture and offered a contract to Cook's painter friend to paint book covers. Other than this superficial resemblance (and the common trope of both being Dragons who [[TheStarscream plot against]] their BigBad), the character of Soulcatcher has no resemblance to DV.* Nefrai-kesh[[note]]formerly known as Lord Kenwick Norrington[[/note]], leader and most powerful of the ''[[QuirkyMinibossSquad sullanciri]]'' from ''The Dragon Crown War'' series is a definite example, fitting almost all of the criteria. He's the BigBad's Dragon, a FallenHero, related to TheHero (grandfather rather than father, though), a MagicKnight (always a powerful warrior, and acquired powerful magic after becoming a ''sullanciri''), wears a cloak and a succession of creepy masks (actually a sign of prestige in his homeland; his non-villainous countrymen wear them too, though Nefrai-kesh's tend to be especially sinister) and has something of a NobleDemon streak, with the implication that he was deliberately holding back so as to sabotage the BigBad's forces without her knowledge. He also has something of a "Vader and Obi-wan" relationship with the supporting character and mentor Tarrant Hawkins/Crow, with the twist that he was Crow's BigBrotherMentor, rather than the other way around, before his HeelFaceTurn. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the series' author, Michael Stackpole, has written many works for ''Franchise/StarWars''.* ''Literature/HarryPotter'': TheDragon ([[spoiler: or so it seems]]) to a BlackCloak-wearing, pale-skinned EvilSorcerer. Wears a BlackCloak and wields BlackMagic himself, his SignatureMove being a spell that slashes like a sword. Has a deep, commanding voice. Frequently antagonizes TheHero. [[spoiler: Due to his corruption tragically caused the death of the woman he loved since childhood, who was TheHero's mother. Later kills TheHero's (and his own) [[TheObiWan mentor]].]] Severus Snape does not need VaderBreath to play the DarthVaderClone role. [[spoiler: Although he turns out to be a subversion, working for the good side in secret.]][[/folder]][[folder:Live Action TV]]* Wolzard from ''Series/MahouSentaiMagiranger''. Heavily-armored, deep-voiced, sword-wielding black-magician dragon to the EldritchAbomination N.Ma - and [[spoiler: secretly the team's brainwashed missing father.]] His [[Series/PowerRangersMysticForce Mystic Force]] counterpart Koragg also counts, although [[spoiler: he's only the Red Ranger's dad.]]* Before either of them was Chouryou/Iron Face Xiang Lao from ''Series/GoseiSentaiDairanger''. FallenHero and father of [[spoiler: Ryou, the series' Red Ranger]]. He is ''by far'' the most blatant. His boss amongst the villains is a ripoff of the Emperor when in human guise, [[spoiler: he dies saving his son from said boss's ElectricTorture, and the spirits of his friends appear to forgive him when he passes.]]** Curiously, this series also has a SuspiciouslySimilarSong based on... the Imperial March, which is associated with Vader. However, [[spoiler:Chouryou is only around for 9 episodes in the beginning and the song is still used for the villains for the remainder of the series.]]* Cylons in ''Series/BattlestarGalacticaClassic'' looked like Darth Vader got himself chrome-plated, enough so that there was a lawsuit over the matter.* Scorpius from ''{{Series/Farscape}}'' is a super-strong, deep (natural) voiced high-ranking enforcer for TheEmpire who wears a black outfit with life support functions.* The Cigarette Smoking Man from Series/TheXFiles is TheDragon to the higher ranking members of the conspiracy, is in ill health, wears dark clothing, and is trying to bring Mulder over to his side. [[spoiler: He also claims to be Mulder's father.]]* ''Series/TheMuppetShow'' had Dearth Nadir, who was Gonzo wearing dark armor and a mask that doesn't disguise his GagNose. [[/folder]][[folder:Video Games]]* A non-canon example is in ''VideoGame/TheForceUnleashed'''s [[spoiler:dark side ending, which has Galen Marek in a similar situation to Darth Vader by being made a cyborg.]]* Death's Hand in ''JadeEmpire'' takes this trope back to the East Asian armor Darth Vader's mask was based off of.* Dark Madder from ''VideoGame/WarpForce''.* Grahf '''[[EvilIsHammy THE SEEKER OF POWER]]''' of ''VideoGame/{{Xenogears}}'' was specifically designed to resemble Darth Vader, [[spoiler:and is revealed to be Fei's father taken over by [[BodySurf Fei's past self]]]]. * Even earlier than both Golbez and Gabranth was Leon from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyII''. Both were high enforcers of the Empire and second in command to the BigBad Emperor, both also had former ties to the Main Protagonists by familial relations (although in Leon's case, the term "familial" was used loosely, as the main protagonist was adopted by Leon and his sister Maria's parents), both wore dark armor, and both eventually pulled a HeelFaceTurn with implied guilt towards their atrocities beforehand to take down the Emperor.* Golbez from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV'' is a more fantasy-themed version, complete with a [[spoiler:[[LukeIAmYourFather Cecil I Am Your Brother]]]] moment. He wears black armor, is a BadassBaritone when he's voiced, he pops up multiple times during the saga, a wise old sage confronts him mano-a-mano in a hi-tech stronghold, he loses his gloved hand at one point (or, more accurately, his hand skitters aross the floor and steals a crystal even after you beat him), he runs the show in Castle Baron in a manner not unlike Cloud City, has a rather ominous and rather badass theme whenever he is nearby, used to be good but was corrupted and brainwashed by Zemus, and once he comes to his senses he helps the heroes destroy him. In the English versions of the DS remake of the game as well as ''Dissidia'', his English voice actors even voiced him in a similar manner to Vader.** As two more Shout Outs, in ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy'' he has an attack called "Cosmic Ray", which fires blasts of electricity from his hands in a manner heavily resembling Force Lightning (ironically, the original Darth Vader could not learn this attack because of cybernetics and is in fact was killed by it), and he calls the CPU boss from ''IV'' to fire lasers, the CPU greatly resembling the Death Star as a large black metal AttackDrone.** Cecil, the PlayerCharacter, begins the game as one. The faceless, black-armored dark knight who serves as TheDragon to the power-hungry king of Baron. The game kicks off with his HeelRealization as he begins to seek redemption.* Seifer fills this role in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII'', released the same year as ''Film/ThePhantomMenace''. Not coincidentally, this game is more interested in exploring Seifer's seduction by the Dark Side and downfall. Seifer is an over-ambitious and cocky ace, while his rival Squall is a silent, strict follower of duty. Both are skilled in using their bladed weapons, but Seifer's temper often leaves him losing to Squall. (Note that their duel in the prologue echoes what eventually happened to Anakin in ''Film/AttackOfTheClones''/''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'', with Seifer walking away with a scarred face.) Under the command of Sorceress Edea, he defects to the militaristic nation of Galbadia and becomes their champion, hunting down his fellow [=SeeDs=]. * Gabranth in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII'' is TheDragon to TheEmperor, Vayne, is revealed to be Basch's EvilTwin and is a FallenHero who is pretty much single-handedly responsible for the fall of Dalmasca and the Empire's reign in the region. Clad in dark silver armor with a black cape and having a metallic echo to his voice due to his helmet, Gabranth is actually a broken man who feels he has nothing to live for except his servitude to Vayne, his home and family having been taken from him or given up. By the end of the game he helps the heroes defeat Vayne, but is mortally wounded for his heroism and dies soon after.* Gaius van Baelsar from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'' is unsurprisingly a BlackKnight TinTyrant with a GasMaskLongcoat who was the ParentalSubstitute for [[GadgeteerGenius Cid Garlond]]. He even plays TheDragon for TheEmperor a [[EvilOldFolks wicked old man]].* King K. Rool behaves this way in ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong64''. He speaks like the Vader and has VaderBreath. He also has a ship with a huge gun (the Blast-O-Matic, not the Death Star), and he threatens his minions (with Klaptraps, not the Force choke).* Darth Malgus in ''VideoGame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic.'' Also, most Sith Warrior [=PC=]s can give it a decent go, especially with some of the late game helmets like [[http://quietube2.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klN9Tt1GM3s&feature=player_embedded this]]. Indeed, it's quite common for Sith Lords to wear dark robes, armor, and full masks/helmets.* Meta Knight from the ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}'' series, particularly in his more antagonistic roles. He has the CoolMask, CoolSword, BadassCape, BadassBaritone (especially in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros''), CoolShip (the Halberd), and sometimes serves as TheDragon or a WellIntentionedExtremist.* The bosses of the 1987 ''Franchise/StarWars'' LicensedGame for the Famicom are a long line of Darth Vader knockoffs, such as Scorpion Vader and Wampa Vader, who drop their masks and cloaks soon into the BossBattle. The actual Darth Vader is defeated before the assault on the Death Star.* The Darkshine Knight from ''VideoGame/SeikenDensetsu3'' wears bulky [[BlackKnight dark armor]], is a formidable swordsman and is [[TheDragon second in command]] to the BigBad. [[spoiler: Later he is revealed to be working for the [[BiggerBad Dragon Emperor]], which actually makes him third in command. Oh, and he's also Duran's (one of the protagonists) father]]* In the arcade game ''Xain D'Sleena'' (also known as ''Solar Warrior''), one finds on the top of a temple located in the planet (named ''Cleedos Soa''/Jupiter [[note]] despite being a [[ArtisticLicenseAstronomy desert world]] with even a ShoutOut to Dune[[/note]] respectively) a flying head that looks [[{{Expy}} suspiciously similar]] to Darth Vader's helmet and that must be destroyed in order to follow on the level. If one skips the planet, [[RecurringBoss it will appear in space]] chasing your ship from behind. Worse, [[SheatheYourSword it cannot be killed since your ship just fires to the front]], so you must just dodge its bullets until it retires.* Xemnas from the ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' series in terms of appearance and backstory. He wears a black cloak, has a deep voice, wields "ethereal blades" that resemble red lightsabers, occasionally shoots lightning and no longer responds to his old name. The parallels run even deeper when you connect him to ''Birth By Sleep''. Terra is an Anakin Skywalker clone, following Anakin's fall to darkness in Episode 3 pretty much step for step, diverging from Anakin when Master Xehanort reveals his true colors, fighting him instead of joining him. [[spoiler:However it's too late, his heart is consumed in darkess and Master Xehanort [[GrandTheftMe bodyjacks]] him, creating a younger Xehanort. Xehanort battles Terra's friend Aqua, but when defeated he resorts to sealing his own heart to prevent Terra from FightingFromTheInside. This seals his memories, and eventually the reborn Xehanort is split into Ansem and Xemnas, bringing the Darth Vader parallels full circle with Xemnas.]]* Epsilon from ''VideoGame/MegaManXCommandMission'' is a physically imposing antagonist with a black cape, spiky armor and deep voice.* The Gamecube game VideoGame/CustomRobo has Sergei, who not only possessed a baritone voice (well, it's implied due to the eight-bit speech sounds being deep), a face mask obscuring all but his right eye, being a high-executive to the Z-Syndicate, and TheDragon to Oboru, but is also the older brother of Marcei. Likewise, he also pulls a HeelFaceTurn late into the game.* The [[BigBad Magic Emperor]] [[spoiler:[[FallenHero Ghaleon]]]] in ''VideoGame/LunarTheSilverStar'', being a FallenHero on a KnightTemplar quest to return the world to [[AGodAmI divine rule]], and clad in black armor and robes with an enclosing helmet that makes his voice [[EvilSoundsDeep sound much deeper]] than it does otherwise.* Von Bolt from ''AdvanceWars Dual Strike'' was a man clad in black who is on life support, although his overall personality traits are closer to Voldemort or Palpatine. ''Magazine/NintendoPower'' even lampshaded this by stating that his need for a life-support suit reminds some players of a certain Skywalker.** Sturm from the first two games, meanwhile, ''is'' Darth Vader with a different colour scheme and a CommissarCap.* The Masked Man in ''VideoGame/MOTHER3''. Dressed mainly in black, wears a CoolMask, is a cyborg, he has his own LaserBlade, and he's TheDragon to King P. [[spoiler:And is revealed to be Lucas's brother, Claus.]] Ironically, his outfit/helmet more resembles a Rebel pilot uniform.* The Black Knight from the ''VideoGame/FireEmblemTellius'' duology, complete with being a former student of Ike's father/mentor [[spoiler: and the one who kills said father/mentor]] and having an ominous march theme.* Colonel Mael Radec in ''VideoGame/{{Killzone}}'' (Is TheDragon, deep voice, has a sense of honour). Though his black armor is standard-issue, it comes with a lot of [[BlingOfWar decoration]] to [[CustomUniform denote his rank]]. On another note, despite the [[GasMaskMooks life-support qualities]] associated with the Helghast empire's uniform it has since become StylishProtectionGear, as they no longer need it to survive and wear it as a symbol of pride.* Bilstein from ''VideoGame/StarGladiator'', with his dark armor, long coat and plasma blade. Appropriate considering the entire game is an homage to ''Star Wars'' with many of its characters mirroring the film's cast.* The [[spoiler:rabbit Marquis de Hoto]] from ''VideoGame/TheNightOfTheRabbit'' has become one at some point after the FaceHeelTurn.* Solidus Snake from ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid2''. He arrives on scene wearing a long dark cloak, underneath which is a suit of darkly colored PowerArmor, which includes a partial face-shield. He is later revealed to be [[spoiler: a former henchman for The Patriots, the brother of Solid Snake and the adopted "father" of Raiden. Later, he reveals his intentions to break away from the more-evil Patriots, commands a super weapon with city-destroying weaponry and "father" and "son" have a final sword duel on top of Federal Hall]].* The Warcraft franchise has some contenders.** Arthas fits many traits of this trope when he was still a death knight. He used to be a Paladin and fell to the dark side trying to protect the kingdom he loves. He is also a magic knight and his character model in Warcraft 3 also wore a cape. Arthas also served the Lich King Ner'Zhul, which fits the trait of the physically superior warrior serving a more magically powerful BigBad.** Later on, Arthas fuses with Ner'Zhul, playing the mask, armor and voice traits of this trope straight. The Lich King wears ornate armor at all times that functions as the magical equivalent of a life support system as well, maintaining his undead status. As putting the armor on literally made Arthas into the Lich King (by merging him with the soul of Ner'zhul, who was made into the original Lich King). In VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft, he ''never'' appears in the actual game or cut scenes without the full armor.** While not quite available as of this writing, Garrosh looks to be something of the sort because of being taken by the Shaa in Mists of Pandaria.* VideoGame/StarCraft has an interesting case of playing with this trope. 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[[spoiler: built up as the main antagonist only to be [[TheReveal revealed]] at the last second to be [[HijackedByGanon working for Ganondorf]] [[TheManBehindTheMan a Man Behind the Man]].]] Check.* ''NinjaGaiden Black/Sigma'' has Doku, a deep-voiced flaming specter clad in a suit of black samurai armor who is TheDragon to the Vigoorian Emperor.* Sarevok in the first ''VideoGame/BaldursGate'' game is a huge, imposing man in spiky armour with a horned helment that covers everything except his eyes, speaks in a dark evil voice (he is voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson), fights with a sword, is technically TheDragon to his father Rieltar until he betrays him, [[spoiler:and is the main character's brother.]]* Dark Star from ''VideoGame/NoMoreHeroes'', which isn't odd considering he is intended as a parody. He even claims to be Travis's father, though this is a lie, wears a black helmet and cape, and uses an energy sword. 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All the more explicit considering the lampshaded similarities to Star Wars. He could also be considered a CompositeCharacter of Vader and Boba Fett, since his armor also features green and grey elements and his mercenary status. [[/folder]][[folder:Western Animation]]* Dark Laser from ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents''. Some TV guide misprints even refer to him as Vader.* Dark Vegan from ''JohnnyTest'' - though he's probably more of an {{Expy}} or [[SpoofingSpoofiness parody]] of the aforementioned [[Film/{{Spaceballs}} Dark Helmet]].** Both he and Dark Laser are obsessed with destroying the protagonist for their many defeats they've suffered.* Duck Vader from ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures''* Baron Ryang from the TrappedInTVLand episode of ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans''* Darph Bobo from ''TrippingTheRift''* Jack Thompson in ''CtrlAltDel''* [[BigBad The Shredder]] is considered the Darth Vader of the ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' universe (especially in the [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003 2003 series]] [[spoiler: where he is revealed to be a tiny alien in MobileSuitHuman PoweredArmor, which can be seen as an analogue to Vader's actually being a limbless wreck in PoweredArmor]]). Ironically, in the [[ComicBook/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesMirage original comics]], he was just a StarterVillain who gets killed in the first issue; though his [[LegacyCharacter legacy lives on]].** The Shredder in the 2012 series cranked his similarities to Vader UpToEleven: DarkIsEvil armor,YouHaveFailedMe attitude, Scary helmet that covered a horrifically burnt face, deep voice,EvilFormerFriend of TheObiWan, HeelFaceTurn caused by his obsession with a woman. Incidentally, (or not), his voice actor , Kevin Michael Richardson, also voiced Dark Laser in ''Fairly [=OddParents=]'' as mentioned above.* ''WesternAnimation/{{Ben 10}}''[='=]s ArchEnemy [[BigBad Vilgax]] was described by his creators as "Darth Vader, without the sense of humor". However, the similarities are rather limited; other than the deep voice and (in the original show) the life support, Vilgax actually bears more similarities with {{Darkseid}} than Darth Vader.** Eon from ''Ben 10: Race Against Time'', on the other hand, clearly is one: he bears a dark armor with a helmet that cover his face, has a deep voice, is the BigBad of the movie and has to an extent sympathetic motivations in the movie (his goal is to help his species escape extinction, which he intends to do by bringing them on Earth). His appearance in Ultimate Alien puts it even further by revealing this version [[spoiler:actually is an alternate version of protagonist Ben Tennyson.]]** Not only that, but he also gains lightsaber-wielding {{Mooks}}.* The Mandarin ''wasn't'' one in the original ComicBook/IronMan comic books, but ''WesternAnimation/IronManArmoredAdventures'' reimagined him as one... [[TropesAreNotBad which ended up making him much cooler and deeper than his comic counterpart]].* "Who is the boss? The Duke of Zill of course!" Anyone who has seen ''WesternAnimation/FelixTheCat: The Movie'' would get this!* ''Franchise/GIJoe'': Cobra Commander might be this in certain incarnations.* Black Manta effectively becomes this in season two of ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice''. Jet-black PoweredArmor, a deep voice [[VoiceOfTheLegion that gets a sound effect from the suit]], and a heroic son who he's a lot more invested in than his comics counterpart.* One odd but very notable example is the LegionOfDoom's [[SupervillainLair headquarters]] from ''ChallengeOfTheSuperFriends:'' the Hall of Doom itself looks almost exactly like Darth Vader's head. 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The phone is ringing, and I don't recognize the number,
All Caller ID says is, "NAME UNAVAILABLE".
Please help me figure out who is calling and what they want
Who Called | Caller ID | Date |
Unknown | Toll Free Call | 2007-06-06 |
Someone | No Name | 2009-02-20 |
keybank | 800-877-2860 | 2009-02-13 |
Key Bank | 2009-03-25 | |
Key Bank | Toll Free Call | 2009-02-18 |
70 | 2008-05-08 | |
(800) 877-2860 | (800) 877-2860 | 2007-06-08 |
Toll Free | 2008-12-23 | |
unkown | 2008-11-14 | |
Toll Free Call | 2007-09-19 | |
Unavailable | 2007-09-12 | |
key bank | 2007-07-28 |
They just started calling twice a day when no one is home. They do not leave a message. I did a reverse look-up for the number at whitepages.com and they have no information. I don't think this is a legit business so be careful. If they want to get in touch with me, they can leave a message or contact me through the mail.
Comdata is a corporate payment company I have checked this number in our database (we can search for any business with any number) this is not a verifable business number. I have recieved calls from this number as well. If anyone tries to contact you concerning anything of importance a certified letter is always sent. Phone calls are not valid forms of business communication when concerning personal matters. Disregard this phone number as fraud
Key Bank. No one on other end, wasting my time. Don't even owe them any money.
Keybank - 800-877-2860 there dialers call two times in a row, first one is always a hang up, second one asks you to hold for an available representative. When they get on the line, it's one of their reps that earn $6-$8 per hour from a call center. With these nasty tactics that are in direct violation of the National Do Not Call Policies for dropped call percentage, they should be prosecuted! You can report them at www.DoNotCall.gov
This is Keybank. 800-877-2860 is Keybank calling. They're tactic is to call 2 times in a row, then after the 1st call expecting that someone will answer an automated dialer has you on hold, which is why there's no one there, but if you hold for about 1 minute, someone will get on, then you can cuss them out!
It is not KeyBank, it is a scam using our name trying to get your information for identity theft. Do not give out any information to this company.
Key Bank
Key bank. Very Non Understanding bank.
answered and line asked for me to hold. you call me, you better be on the line.
601 Oakmont Lane - Suite 110 - Westmont, Illinois 60559-5549
I answered, but there was no one there and no taped message.
I answered and it hung up. It called yesterday and didn't leave a message.
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Sighting Basics
Case Number | 44368 |
Log Number | US-12062012-0020 |
Date Submitted | 12/06/2012 08:17 UTC |
Date of the Event | 07/24/2004 11:25 UTC |
Source | MUFON |
Disposition | Unresolved |
Summary | clear sky ,then cloud formation coming towards us,slowly,it traverse over us,at tree top level no light no sound,but it was close enough to see smoke coming out of holes and going back in differant holes |
Tags | lights |
Sighting Location
City | Cambridge |
Region | Ohio |
Country | United States |
Latitude | 40.028452 |
Longitude | -81.579611 |
The latitude and longitude presented here is an approximation to protect the reporters identity
Sighting Specifics
Viewing Distance | 21-100 Feet |
Sighting Duration | Undisclosed |
Object Features | None |
Object Flight Path | Straight-line path |
Object Shape | Unknown |
Weather Factors | Unknown |
Sighting Details
me ,my brother ,and our girlfriends were having a fire in the summer in town ,it was a clear summer night full moon ,very bright out . then i noticed a line of clouds moving in from the north .i said oh man our evening will be cut short.it took ten min for the line of clouds to get to our location which surprised me because there was no wind that night.as it passed over at tree top level,maybe 100 feet over our heads ,we could all see smoke coming out of holes an being sucked into differant holes simultanuosly.all you could hear was a light whooshing noise.in a few minutes it had passed over us and was moving south,a few minutes later it was gone and it was back to a clear sky like before .we were all left in awe at what had just happened because the size of it was massive as far as you could see in both directions when it was over us.it took only maybe half an hour for it to come into sight and then leave our sight.it was not a cloud .did not see any lights .or the shape of the craft because of the stealth smoke screen moving across it. |
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So today I went to a very packed range to test my 9mm's. I did not shot as well as I would have liked, but I wanted to see which one of the 3 was the most accurate with my sloppy shooting lately. I was in a short bay, so I did a 3 yard 10 round standing, 7 yards, (5 round kneeling behind cover, 5 round standing)and 12 yards (5 rounds kneeling supported bench, 5 rounds standing). First up was the FNH FNX 9mm. Left to right was tight, vertical was terrible. I want to give this one another go because I feel it was the first round and i was a little tight. Second was the FNH FNS 9mm. A lot better grouping Last was the M&P 9mm. Again, better grouping So I scored myself from 1 vertical line, and 2 horizontal lines, add up the measurements for a score. At the range I had a showdown between the M&P and the FNS. So I did one shot at a single black dot at 7 yards standing. So here is where I came up with: 1: FNS 2: M&P by 1/2" 3: FNX way out. Again, you can make fun of my shooting today, I did. I have not shot in so long due to no ammo I am a bit rusty.
I would imagine that the mechanical accuracy of those 3 would be very similar, why do you think you shot better with one over the others ? trigger, sights grip etc ?,
So the fnx I fired first. It ay have been me, grouping of the M&P and FNS was around 6 inches in diameter. The fnx I couldn't do elevation, left to right was like 3 inhes. So trigger was not an issue, and the fnx has a better trigger than the FNS. I need to run it through again.
since you have fnh pistols I have a question for you is the recoil spring designed the same way as the fn 5.7? and how is the recoil on them I have shot cz, beretta and I currently have a s&w compact the reason I am asking is my wife likes to shoot with me but she don't like the recoil on the smith and she don't like the price tag on the fn 5.7 haha but I could talk her into the 9mm if it doesn't have recoil of the s&w any help you could give would be appreciated thanks
FWIW - I picked up an FNX-40 and love it. Balance, trigger, grip and capacity along with being cheap.
I have an FNS 9 and the recoil is almost non-existent my father has an FNS 40 and its a lot milder than most .40 cal. The FNS is smooth as butter in opinion, shot one alongside a Glock all day log and prefer the FNS hands down. YMMV
I am not full educated on the 57 recoil, never shot it, but I will say that the fn guns are smoother than my M&P. price is good, better than late model sigs IMO
I like the fnx, i really do, and after shooting the fnx again, i like it very much. Recoil is very balanced as aquiring the target after the first shot is extremely easy. I don't like the word cheap with this gun, because it is very well made. I would put it up against a SIG P229 or SP2022 anyday. Maybe a little behind a H&K P30L just because of the grips that are so natural on an H&K
cool thanks for all the info guys now to work on the wife ha ha maybe could tell her it is a late mothers day gift he he
I've had my FNS 40 now for 2 months. Besides my Colt Commander, it is the nicest pistol I have owned.
I don't like the term cheap too. Even saying the gun is a great value, can be read with negative connotations. Regardless, for what your getting and how it preforms, it is an extremely good value.
I think FN is doing well at slowly coming in the market. Building a well built pistol is a great start, doing it at a price point in the 5-600 dollar range is even better. Our hobby use to be some what affordable. Ammo was cheap, guns were reasonable in cost. Now its changed a bit, even gun prices prior to Dec 2012 was high. I guess looking at early 2000's when a springfield XD was 349.00. Then they became popular and we know the pricing now. All and all, I was thinking of letting go of the FNX, but I can't, won't. I now refuse to replace a gun, I will add on.


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I remember back in the days of Streets of SimCity, and SimCopter. We made copy after copy of those games, and we all enjoyed the games! I know that may not be legal in today's world, but an approach like Steam has would indeed solve the issues. Actually, Star Trek Online is the ONLY online game I have, and likely will forever be. Sure, I have Spore, but it is running on a Windows XP Virtual Machine (VMware Player), so it has no effect on the Windows 7 of the master computer.
This constant online business is the reason I will never buy anything EA, and why I will not buy Sims 3 (even though I LOVE the Sims), and why I will not buy the new SimCity (even though I LOVE SimCity). Always Online, and pushing DRM = not gonna buy. Nyet, nei, nein, na, non, and no!
The other SimCities were great, and were offline only. We can still do the region feature, and remain offline. We know we can because SimCity 4 did it, and did so perfectly fine. So, why is this one online only? Downloading Origin is bad enough. If it was purely offline play, no downloading clients, but the option to download buildings from the website directly (Like SimCity 3000), THEN I might have at least considered buying this game.
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Matrix multiplication: an interactive micro-course for beginners
This one page document explains the basics of matrix multiplication. It uses illuminated text animations to help students see how matrix multiplication is done.
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After browsing the Merlot website for at least 30 minutes, I came across to this website. It educates us about Matrix Multiplication that I have studied in my finite mathematics class. Multiplying matrices are really easy, but when u get the concept. It also can be tricky if you do not know how to solve it the right way. This website gives us more information on how to multiply matrices together. First, it tells us to multiply a row matrix with a column matrix of the same length. It also shows us an example on how to work through a matrices problem. I spent a few hours in understanding the material from this website and compared it to how I understood in my finite mathematics class. This is an excellent website because it has visuals, if you are not an English speaker you can still understand the concept by looking at the visuals. I think that Merlot has some great information that can educate us and help us understanding the material better. At last I would like to say that, this is a great resource for the students who have trouble understanding the concept of Matrix Multiplication.
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Bernard Jenkin
The Honourable Bernard Jenkin |
Shadow Secretary of State for the Regions | |
In office 11 November 2003 – 6 May 2005 |
Leader | Michael Howard |
Shadow Secretary of State for Defence | |
In office 18 September 2001 – 6 November 2003 |
Leader | Iain Duncan Smith |
Preceded by | Iain Duncan Smith |
Succeeded by | Nicholas Soames |
Member of Parliament for Harwich and North Essex North Essex (1997-2010) Colchester North (1992-1997) |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 9 April 1992 |
Preceded by | Philip Antony Fyson Buck |
Majority | 11,447 (23.4%) |
Personal details | |
Born | 9 April 1959 |
Nationality | British |
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse(s) | Anne Caroline Strutt |
Relations | Patrick, Lord Jenkin of Roding |
Alma mater | Corpus Christi College, Cambridge |
Profession | Member of Parliament (1992-present) Manager of Legal & General Ventures (1989-92) |
This article includes a list of references, but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations. (November 2011) |
Bernard Christison Jenkin (born 9 April 1959) is a politician in the United Kingdom, and the current Member of Parliament (MP) for Harwich and North Essex and Chair of the Public Administration Select Committee. He was Vice Chairman of the Conservative Party, and had responsibility for candidates until 7 November 2006 when this role was given to John Maples.[1]
Early life[edit]
Jenkin was born on 9 April 1959 to Lord Jenkin, the British former minister and life peer. He is a male-line descendant of the scientist Fleeming Jenkin. He was educated at Highgate School (Highgate), William Ellis School (also in Highgate) and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, where he was awarded a Choral Exhibition and gained an BA honours degree in English literature in 1982. He was President of the Cambridge Union Society in 1982. He worked for Ford and the private equity company 3i as Manager of Legal & General Ventures from 1989-92. From 1992-95, he was an advisor to Legal & General Group plc.[citation needed]
Parliamentary career[edit]
Declaring that he wanted to "illustrate that people in the South-East haven't forgotten about Scotland",[2] Jenkin stood for election in Glasgow Central in the 1987 general election. At the 1992 general election he was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Colchester North. When that constituency was abolished for the 1997 general election, he was returned to the House of Commons for the newly-re-established North Essex constituency.
In John Major's 1992-1997 government, Jenkin was one of the "Maastricht rebels" who defied the party whip to oppose the Maastricht treaty. William Hague appointed him Shadow Minister for Transport (1998–2001). He has also served as Shadow Secretary of State for Defence (2001–03) under Iain Duncan Smith and as Shadow Regions Secretary (2003–05) for Michael Howard. He has also been Shadow Energy Minister.
In the 2010 Parliament Jenkin remained a backbencher but chaired the Public Affairs Committee.
In January 2014 Jenkin drafted a letter calling for David Cameron to renegotiate Britain's relationship with the EU to give the House of Commons powers to veto EU legislation, which was ultimately signed by 95 MPs, and reportedly backed by another six.[3] Following the Scottish Independence Referendum and promises made to further devolve powers to Scotland Jenkin called for the creation of an "English First Minister" and for departments responsible for policy that applied only in England to be accountable only to the English MPs[4]
Jenkins, who has a reputation as a "long term critic of the Coalition", also lead calls to drop the House of Lords Reform Bill 2012.[5]
Jenkins decided to vote in favour of same sex marriage in 2013 "as a matter of principle", whilst acknowledging the decision to hold the debate caused much "political unhappiness".[6]
Expenses claims[edit]
In May 2009 Jenkin was reported by the Daily Telegraph to have used £50,000 in expenses in order to pay his sister-in-law rent on the property he uses as his constituency home. Jenkin claimed that he was just paying "an honest and reasonable rent" for the property.[7]
On 27 October 2009 it was initially recommended that Bernard Jenkin pay back £63,250 by expenses auditor Sir Thomas Legg. This is the highest amount known to have been recommended after an audit of MPs' claims on second homes expenses.[8][9] This amount was reduced to £36,250 following an appeal.[10]
Combat Stress[edit]
Jenkin is the Vice-President of the UK charity Combat Stress, which offers residential treatment to ex-servicemen and women suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder. To mark his 50th birthday, he held a fundraising event in March 2009 which raised over £50,000 for the charity.[11]
Personal life[edit]
Jenkin married Anne Caroline Strutt in 1988 and has two sons.
He is the UK parliament's most famous nudist.[12][13][14]
- ^ "Jenkin axed in Cameron reshuffle". BBC News. 8 November 2006. Retrieved 2009-10-29.
- ^ "Cahoots, mon", The Times, 25 November 1986.
- ^ Ross, Tim (11 Jan 2014). "95 Tory MPs call for EU law veto". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- ^ "Tory backbencher calls for 'England First Minister'". ITV. 16 September 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- ^ Watt, Nicholas (10 July 2012). "Rebel Tories scupper motion for House of Lords reform bill". Guardian. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- ^ Jenkin, Bernard. "Why I, a practising member of the Church of England, will vote for same-sex marriage today". Conservative Home. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- ^ "Stop MP humiliation - archbishop". BBC News. 23 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-29.
- ^ "MP told to repay £63,250 expenses". BBC News. 27 October 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-29.
- ^ Parkes, Tom (27 October 2009). "MP ordered to pay back more than £60,000". Daily Gazette (Colchester). Retrieved 2009-10-29.
- ^ Watt, Holly (30 January 2010). "MPs' expenses: Bernard Jenkin has repayment halved". The Daily Telegraph (London). Retrieved 2010-03-31.
- ^ "Colchester: Gala event for charity". Essex County Standard. 20 March 2009. Retrieved 2010-04-13.
- ^ Hoggart, Simon (2 December 2010). "Register MPs' hobbies? Please no". The Guardian (London). Retrieved 2010-12-04.
- ^ "The people's choice?". BBC News. 22 March 2002. Retrieved 2011-04-19.
- ^ Kay, Richard (4 October 2006). "Is Stella a Little Miss Mischief?". The Daily Mail (London). Retrieved 2011-04-19.
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The SNES may have already been released by the time Kirby's Adventure was released, but just because this title was on the older of the two consoles at the time one would be foolhardy to skip over this game!Following the events of Kirby's Dream Land, King DeDeDe has decided to cause more problems for Dream Land. This time, he's taken the Star Rod from the Fountain of Dreams and split it into seven parts. Six of the parts were scattered amongst his followers, while he held onto the seventh and final part.
While the reasons for this act aren't known by Kirby, the repercussions of Triple D's actions have caused the citizens of Pop Star to stop having dreams! As a result, Kirby has no choice but to head out and seek the seven pieces of the Star Rod and restore things to the way they were!
Game Play
The basic game mechanics that were introduced in the original have returned, but it wouldn't be a sequel if something new wasn't introduced! And in the case of Kirby's Adventure is an Ability that would become a staple in the series: known as the Copy Ability.Starting with this game, Kirby is able to Inhale an enemy with a special Ability and Swallow said enemy to Copy that enemy's power and use it against his opponents! This creates a variety of game play options, and while most of these can't be used underwater, they all have one common thread: if Kirby gets hit whilst in possession of a Copy Power he'll lose it in the form of a Star that bounces around the stage. Kirby has to Inhale said star and swallow it before it disappears or falls into a pit/water to reacquire that Ability.
There are a total of 24 Copy Abilities in this game, spread over seven worlds and many different stages, including a special treat near the end of the game: the five stages of Kirby's Dream Land in one stage!
Also, this titled would get an enhanced re-released on the Game Boy Advance as Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land.
- 2 modes of difficulty
- VS Boss mode, new to the series
- 3 Fun Mini-games, also a first in the franchise
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Nintendo eShop Page (JP)
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Wii Virtual Console and 3D Classics version on 3DS 3DClassicsKirbysAdventure 3DS
I do not have it for the NES, but I bought it on the Wii Shop Channel. I give this game a thumbs up! KirbysAdventure NES
- Genre: Action (3DSWare)
- Perspective(s): Flat side view
- Developer: Nintendo
- Publisher: Nintendo
Released North America Nov 17, 2011 Europe Nov 17, 2011 Japan Apr 25, 2012 Australia Nov 17, 2011 - Also known as:
- Hoshi no Kirby: Yume no Izumi no Monogatari in Japan


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Please Register or Log in to Remove this Advertisement! Losing sucks. Losing like that, REALLY sucks. Almost broke out the Chicken Little. But, looking back on the Lions game, some thoughts: 1.Bears were over-hyped after going 3-0. Admit it, you all bought into it. Everything from the "Superbowl!!" to "We're ranked #5!!" talk. While 3-0 is nothing to scoff at, you have to remember HOW we won those games: by the skin of our teeth at the very last minutes. Which brings me to thought #2: 2.The Bears are getting Battle-tested. We knew back in January that a regime change in the coaching departments meant that it was going to be long-shot to make the playoffs this season. Most of us remained cautiously optimistic, predicting an 8-8 to 10-6 range of our record this season. Still, this not a Lovie team. 3 4th quarter victories and a 4th quarter rally in a close loss is EXACTLY what you want to see from a first year coach. The fact that this team has started 3-0 is a testament to Trestman's coaching ability. He is prepared each week for the games, and it shows. Of course, he can not play the games himself, it is still up to the players. Cue point #3: 3.We are getting a very clear picture of the players on this team. This is very important, since Emery took the bold move in not extending any contracts this year. We have a plethora of Free Agents-to-be after the season is done, so they are playing for their next contract (either here, or elsewhere). I dare to say it, but being exposed like we were against the Lions is a GOOD thing, it shows us what areas we need to improve, either by re-signing key players, releasing busts, or preparing for the draft. This is not a Jerry Angelo team, where all the vets are safe and secure no matter how they play, this team is fighting for their future in this league, and dead weight WILL be cut. Nice segue into point #4: 4.Speaking of Deadweight...say hello to our Bears Defense. I know, I know...as a Bears fan, that seems almost blasphemous. But our defense is in trouble. Sure, they can generate Takeaways like nobody's business, but they are alternating between giving up huge plays in the air and huge plays on the ground. This is not the defense I remember from 2012. Can't really say if this is because of the players we lost (Urlacher, Izzy especially), or if it's Tucker's play-calling. Maybe both. point being, without adequate pressure from our DL, our defense is in trouble. I expect Emery to address this problem in the off-season, since he has the Offense mostly in order. 5.Speaking of Offense...i still support Jay. Yeah, i know...the Lions loss is 75% on him (and i would chalk the other 25% to our Run D). Still, he almost had another 4th quarter comeback, making it 4 in a row, 3 of which were wins. We still have Forte doing his thing at RB, and BMarsh and AJ are shaping up to be a potent WR duo, and we can't forget the Black Unicorn himself: Bennett. Our OL has performed admirably considering 2/5ths of them are rookies, and only one of the OL (Garza) is a starter from last year. I expect them to be even better next season, as they are still working some of the kinks out. In any case...Jay has all of the weapons at his disposal, and is capable of using them. I would be very surprised of Emery does not extend his contract in the offseason. 6.This was a tough game, any way you slice it. Divisional opponent. One with an improved (balanced) offense. And a killer defense. On THEIR home turf. It was an ugly game, no doubt. We basically got decimated in that 2nd quarter. But 1 really bad quarter out of 16 thus far is still a pretty good batting average. I'm not excusing the loss, it was still on the team, but we should still acknowledge that it was a difficult game though. Yeah, i know..we can't be the best until we beat the best, so we still have that rematch at Soldier Field to look forward to. 7.Overall, Trestman has had a very good first "Quarter" of a season (Lovie speak). Trestman is a first year coach. He was bound to run into problems at some point. I just think credit should be given, where credit is due: Trestman is on the right track, and we are still in very good shape to make the playoffs, or win the Division. Going to be a little tighter now, but that says more about our division, than it does our team. NFCN is very difficult to win consistently, it always changes from year to year, thats how much parity exists in the Black and Blue. Still, I am impressed with what Trestman has brought to the table. Here is hoping Emery and Tucker can fix our defense going forward.
1) agreed, I tried not to, hell I had the Bears 2-2 at best, but yep. I didn't have them going SB or winning the Div, but they definately looked better then I thought, they being the OL and Cutler, I didn't disagree in the offseason w/you about the D taking a step back, I saw this coming, but I was scurred of the OL w/two rookies on the same side and if cutler would really improve. 2) not only this, but if the team is dealing w/inj's now, if the team can be healthy come the end of the year they should be good to go if they do get into the playoffs. 3) Yep, Peppers might be a year to old, Tillman too, he's still good but he's hurt and the team isn't deep enough to just let him heal. Shea is a bust, Wootton seems to have relaxed knowing Shea is no threat, like he looked to be last year, Melton wasn't doing much and is now done for the year, Paea has stepped up big. Conte and Wright are just good players, nothing special, Anderson was a great signing. Alshon is a beast, Marshal is still Marshal and will have off games. Forte is still a stud, Bush is not the 2nd coming if Forte goes down. Long and Mills are good future pieces and Slauson and Bushrod are fine, hell even Garza is doing okay. 4) Yep no DL pressure means the Lovie D will not work, go back to those Lovie D's before Hot Rod and Peppers and this D should bring back memories. This D is predicated on pressure only from the front 4, if they cannot do it, the rest of the D will suffer, and it is. They are going to have to makes some changes. 5) I haven't lost my support of Jay, not that I had a ton. This game just solidified my belief in what he is. He cannot help himself, he can control it for awhile, but a few times a year he's going to do this to the team. 6) on espn I actually stated that I thought the team would win by a field goal, but if bad J showed up the Bears were in trouble, but thought Stafford and Suh would keep us in it. Well Suh and Stafford didn't create problems for their team, and Bad Jay showed up, so it should be no suprise the team couldn't come back. 7) hard to complain about a rookie NFL HC starting 3-1 while beating 2 previous playoff teams; even if the 1 wasn't great.
Your previously "cheeky attitude" with me in the chat room notwithstanding, I agree with just about everything you said, Jimmors. A reasonable response to yesterday's loss. Kudos for stating the obvious, namely that this defense has serious issues and is in need of an off-season overhaul. In Emery We Trust. In a short period of time, he seems to have fixed the major offensive concerns. Now it's time for him to address the defense.
This year we addressed the offense. Next year the defense. Year after that, developmental QB and depth. Then we'll be on track. JA, Lovie and crew left us a deep hole to climb out of. It'll take more than this year to do it. But I think we're off to a great start.
Problem was, i thought the D regression was going to take a few years, i had no clue they would suck THIS year...i figured we still had the majority of the players, and it would give us another year or two. But damn.
Nah, I kept telling people they needed to get CB's, Safeties, LB's and DL, and everyone kept on about the OL and WR's and this and that. The team hasn't tackled well for awhile, and it's given up big plays in chuncks, this is the same D I've been watching, just a more old.
Well, we desperately needed to address the OL and WR situation, and that was done. And we did pickup Jennings for CB, and has worked out great, Tillman is still good, so we only really need CBs for depth. Safeties...Wright does pretty well, and Conte is decent enough for now. Emery addressed it with Hardin, but he was an injury bust. LBs...that was addressed this year with DJ Williams and James Anderson in FA, and Bostic and Greene in the draft. Which leaves us with DL...the source of all our problems. I expect Emery to hit that hard in the off-season.
I think you're going to see S and DL and CB fixed in the FA and also in the early draft, as well as backup qb.
It would be nice with a middle round Center for furture development behind Garza if he plays another year.. I preffer us to have a rookie starter at center next year but seeing how good the Oline is 4 games into the season and how awfully the defense is defense-->Center.


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Easily one of the most scintillating All-Star Weekend events in all of sports, the MLB Home Run Derby is once again upon us.
On Tuesday afternoon, seven of the eight participants were announced, per Baseball Tonight's Twitter, with the last one supposedly coming on Wednesday:
AL #HRDerby lineup: Robinson Cano 20 HR (Captain) Prince Fielder 15 HR Chris Davis 33 HR pic.twitter.com/7vmhLqGHZz
— Baseball Tonight (@BBTN) July 8, 2013
NL #HRDerby lineup: David Wright 13 HR (Captain) Carlos Gonzalez 24 HR Michael Cuddyer 15 HR Bryce Harper 13 HR pic.twitter.com/fqvH8b3aOz
— Baseball Tonight (@BBTN) July 8, 2013
The American League has controlled the team competition lately, winning the last three years by a combined total of 187-85.
Will that domination continue this year at Citi Field, or will Pitbull's hora help push the National League back into the winner's circle?
Let's take a look at the participants and make some predictions.
American League Participants
Player | Team | Home Runs | Slugging Pct | OPS |
Robinson Cano | New York Yankees | 20 | .526 | .899 |
Prince Fielder | Detroit Tigers | 15 | .462 | .823 |
Chris Davis | Baltimore Orioles | 33 | .712 | 1.106 |
Yoenis Cespedes | Oakland A's | 15 | .430 | .716 |
So, is this team stacked, or is team really stacked?
Not only does the AL squad boast three of the last four champions—captain Robinson Cano won in 2011, Prince Fielder won in 2009 and 2012—but it also has Chris Davis, who has put together one of the most impressive, power-filled first halves of all time, per ESPN Stats & Info:
Chris Davis: 33 HR-- tied for 4th-most by AL player before All-Star Break. Check out the list he's on ... pic.twitter.com/azUXyH0Jwj
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) July 6, 2013
Additionally, he has hit some towering moon shots. According to ESPN's home run tracker, his 33 bombs have come in at an average of 405.9 feet.
Meanwhile, Cano is probably going to be pretty fired up to erase last year's bagel from the memories of the fans.
On Tuesday evening the fourth member of the AL was finally announced:
BREAKING: Yoenis Cespedes added as final AL #HRDerby participant.
— MLB (@MLB) July 9, 2013
National League Participants
UPDATE: Thursday, July 11, at 5:30 p.m. ET
MLB PR announces injured Carlos Gonzalez's replacement for the event:
NEWS: #Pirates Pedro Alvarez will be in the @chevrolet #HRDerby, replacing Carlos Gonzalez (sprained finger).
— MLB Public Relations (@MLB_PR) July 11, 2013
---End of Update---
Player | Team | Home Runs | Slugging Pct | OPS |
David Wright | New York Mets | 13 | .519 | .913 |
Carlos Gonzalez | Colorado Rockies | 24 | .619 | .988 |
Michael Cuddyer | Colorado Rockies | 15 | .583 | .975 |
Bryce Harper | Washington Nationals | 13 | .549 | .924 |
There is plenty of potential here.
According to ESPN's home run tracker, Michael Cuddyer (407.5), Carlos Gonzalez (406.5) and Bryce Harper (406.5) lead all current participants in average home-run distance.
Gonzalez is currently day to day with a finger injury on his right hand, per Troy Renck of the Denver Post, but hopefully he'll be ready to participate and flash his brilliant talent at the plate.
Then there's Bryce Harper, who originally made a name for himself when he was blasting 500-foot home runs as a teenager:
Combine that raw power with his propensity to go about 107 percent at all times, and there's a very good chance he'll put on a show.
Who ya got?
I have the right to change this once the fourth AL participant is announced (or, you know, after the contest starts), but for now, I'm taking Harper over Fielder in the finals.
In the overall team competition, however, the American League will continue its three-year winning streak.


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By Stephanie Ciccarelli
August 1, 2007
The 2007 London Fringe, a festival that features new and upcoming actors, is now in full swing in London, Ontario Canada.
One play in particular, Walking the Labyrinth is a one man show written and performed by Peter Cavell, jam packed with voice overs and well worth attending.
Awakening in an unfamiliar place, the wanderer must find his way through the twisting Labyrinth, and face the beast that waits at the centre. Walking the Labyrinth is a dark, psychological re-imagining of the story of Theseus, combining live and recorded speech, electronic vocal distortion, original music, and 2000-year old poetry.
I attended "Walking the Labyrinth" at The McManus Studio located downtown at The Grand Theatre in London, a stones throw from several local landmarks including Victoria Park, St. Peter's Basilica, and St. Paul's Cathedral.
A brief synopsis of the ancient story is that King Minos of Crete demanded from Athens a yearly tribute of seven youths and seven maidens who were set loose in the Labyrinth, an immense stone maze, to be killed and devoured by the Minotaur. To put an end to the sacrifices, Theseus, son of the King of Athens, volunteered to be part of the tribute. After landing on Crete, he met and fell in love with Ariadne, daughter of King Minos. Ariadne secretly gave Theseus a sword with which to kill the Minotaur and a thread to help him find his way back out of the Labyrinth. He entered the maze, slew the beast, and returned triumphant.
The play starts with heavy breathing and screams with foreign languages being spoken in whispers accompanying the solo actor upon the stage who we soon learn is Theseus of Athens, lost inside the Labyrinth of King Minos.
The performance was amazing and Peter was able to captivate the audience throughout by using techniques from Greek Theatre, acting as a narrator or interpretor in some cases to communicate the plot from a different point of view to his audience.
There were so many great linguistic qualities in the show as well as technical that I made sure to meet with Peter after the performance to ask him a number of questions about how the show was produced, about the voice overs, sound effects, and use of ancient languages.
As I said, this was a one man show and it was thoroughly accompanied by voice over recordings as well as miked. The disembodied, recorded voice over of Ariadne (Danielle Buonaiuto), both in song and spoken word, spoke to Theseus at times which added a melodic and melancholic air to the production.
The tension in the air was so thick. Themes that ran throughout the character of Theseus and the play itself were anguish and despair which contrasted nicely with Ariadne's hopeful, gentle and somewhat modal intercessions.
The sound effects used were reminiscent of the stone walls of the Labyrinth; cold, hollow, and wreaked of vermin and infestation. Their hollowness was symbolic of how isolated, desolate and cavernous the Labyrinth of King Minos must have been according to legend and many of the voice overs also took on a life of their own embodying similar traits.
If you are a language buff, you'll be pleased to know that Peter used not one but five languages in his play to add texture and amplify the other worldly atmosphere of the Labyrinth including Ancient Greek, Ancient Latin and Liturgical Latin, French, and English.
Although Peter honed his musical craft in theory and composition at the University of Western Ontario, the play sprung forth from an opera Peter had written as a Masters student last year at the University of Victoria. He likened the opera and the play to theme and variation.
For recording, Peter employed the Audacity software from his home PC using an SM58 microphone for Ariadne and select voice overs he recorded himself. Two different Shure microphones were used to record with for various voice overs. Peter recorded some of his own voice overs with a headset to keep consistency throughout the live show, wearing the headset on the stage as well.
Audio editing was accomplished by using Adobe Audition. Peter admits that "A liberal application of reverb covers up a lot of nasty stuff (all though you can't use it all the time, obviously)". There also was a lot of EQing going on to emphasize natural vocal qualities. Other effects Peter used included the flange, chorus effect, and a de-hissing tool which he says is fantastic.
The play runs until August 6th at the McManus Studio Theatre.
To learn more about Walking the Labyrinth visit PeterCavell.com.
Related Topics: French, MicrophonesJust one tiny correction: there are six, not five, languages (there is also a brief snippet of German).
Thanks so much for coming to see the show, Stephanie!
Posted by:Wow - that sounds fantastic! Now to find a babysitter!
Posted by:Hi Pratik and Vince,
Thanks for commenting!
Pratik, thank you for the correction. That's very impressive :)
Vince, totally book a babysitter. The show runs for about 50 minutes and you could catch a bite to eat on Richmond Row.
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ASUS GeForce 8800GT 512MB Graphics Card - The Card
After checking out an overclocked variant recently, Shane now sees how a stock clocked 8800GT fairs against the rest.The Card
With the package out the way as always it's time to move onto what's important - The Card!
ASUS have chosen to use the standard cooler and simply place a sticker over the top of the card that continues to advertise the inclusion of Company of Heroes: Opposing Forces. The cooler really does cover the majority of the card and there isn't much to see from the front.
Looking around the card we get to the hidden PCI Express power connector located at the back of the card. There is only a single one and if you don't have a PCI-e connector on your power supply we have a Molex to PCI E connector included in the package.
Heading around to the top of the card we have the single SLI connector which we won't be making use of today unfortunately.
Finally, moving around to the I/O side of things we have two Dual Link DVI connectors that support up to 2560 x 1600 along with an S-Video TV-out port.
In the clocks department ASUS have decided to leave things stock, the card comes with the standard 600MHz core and 1.8GHz DDR memory clock. This will be the first default speed card we have tested so it will be interesting to see how it fairs.
It's not all bad news for someone looking at getting something a bit more hardcore though. ASUS have already announced a TOP variation of the card which comes in with a slightly more significant 700MHz core and 2000MHz DDR memory clock. We'll have to leave this one for another day though.
- Page 1 [Introduction]
- Page 2 [The Package]
- Page 3 [The Card]
- Page 4 [Test System Setup and 3DMark05]
- Page 5 [Benchmarks - 3DMark06]
- Page 6 [Benchmarks - Half Life 2 (Episode One HDR)]
- Page 7 [Benchmarks - Prey]
- Page 8 [Benchmarks - F.E.A.R.]
- Page 9 [Benchmarks - Company of Heroes]
- Page 10 [Benchmarks - World in Conflict]
- Page 11 [High Quality AA and AF]
- Page 12 [Benchmarks - 3DMark06 - Vista]
- Page 13 [Benchmarks - Call of Juarez (DX10) - Vista]
- Page 14 [Benchmarks - Lost Planet (DX10) - Vista]
- Page 15 [Benchmarks - Company of Heroes (DX10) - Vista]
- Page 16 [Temperature and Sound Tests]
- Page 17 [Power Consumption Tests]
- Page 18 [Final Thoughts]
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