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Bro cooked

https://i.postimg.cc/mrpPmXCS/Screenshot-from-2026-01-13-17-02-11.png

But bro cooked

https://i.postimg.cc/VsCJFF6X/Screenshot-from-2026-01-13-17-03-36.png

But bro really cooked

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(All images screenshot by me in SSF2.)
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The worst MKPC track

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ds rainbow road. why is it so skinny? it is not that skinny in mario kart ds!

Umm... You should know that just about ALL the DS tracks were made smaller in MKPC |)
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tick-tock clock. they ruined the layout

Well, they had to. I know they used a boost pad in Figure 8 Circuit, but here, there are rotating platforms and decors. On Figure 8 Circuit there's just road, but in Tik-tok Tick-Tock Clock there's decors or rotating platforms on both layers. They don't work in the air. (For obvious reasons.)
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Fiery wrote:
OCM wrote:
Fiery wrote:
OCM wrote:
All the tracks are good.
Really.
They each have their unique strategy and require a lot of skill to succeed; but if I had to choose the worst one, I'd say...
wait.
I can't choose!
They're all excellent!
fou

What a polite way to say that Choco Island 2 and Koopa Beach 2 suck.


Those 2 tracks are good.
For CI2 just drift carefully around the edges of the choco spill, and for KB2 JUST CAREFULLY DRIFT AROUND THE SPILL!!!

It actually seems like you can't handle 1 second of not rding :p
And what about Luigi's Mansion???
:}
Warning: please back down. I do not want to get into an argument.

Luigi's Mansion has a tolerable amount of road and offroad. Nobody's gonna want to extremely carefully drift around a spill. You want to go fast and stuff innit. And for KB2, I don't even know how to drive it like it's just dumb


OT:
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Do you know how to reverse drift?


Edit: Myth Confirmed again. 8)
People have no patience today. :mario-facepalm:
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Fiery wrote:
OCM wrote:
All the tracks are good.
Really.
They each have their unique strategy and require a lot of skill to succeed; but if I had to choose the worst one, I'd say...
wait.
I can't choose!
They're all excellent!
fou

What a polite way to say that Choco Island 2 and Koopa Beach 2 suck.


Those 2 tracks are good.
For CI2 just drift carefully around the edges of the choco spill, and for KB2 JUST CAREFULLY DRIFT AROUND THE SPILL!!!

It actually seems like you can't handle 1 second of not rding :p
And what about Luigi's Mansion???
:}
Warning: please back down. I do not want to get into an argument.

Edit:
Question: what is the worst MKPC track
My opinion (HOT TAKE WARNING)
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SNES bowser castle 1
Reason: the track is too boring, and the jumps add nothing but annoyance to the sharp turns

SNES bowser castle 2
Reason: too many straight lines, annoying thwomp placements, jumps add nothing, and the turns in the middle are asinine

SNES choco island 2
Reason: annoying jumps, narrow roads, and big mud puddle make reverse drifting impossible without mistakes

SNES koopa beach 2
Reason: ugly green circles and unpredictable sinkholes

SNES vanilla lake 2
Reason: annoying snow, too slippery, and water everywhere

SNES rainbow road
Reason: not good for online because it is too easy to get bumped off

GBA shy guy beach
Reason: the jumps towards the end are unsatisfying and impossible to reverse drift on

GBA sky garden
Reason: too easy to lose lap count, and BAGGING
I HATE PLAYING WITH BAGGERS

GBA ribbon road
Reason: too easy to lose lap count, and everyone always votes it so im sick of it

DS figure 8 circuit
Reason: too boring

DS rainbow road
Reason: not good for online because it is too easy to get bumped off

Myth confirmed. raah
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All the tracks are good.
Really.
They each have their unique strategy and require a lot of skill to succeed; but if I had to choose the worst one, I'd say...
wait.
I can't choose!
They're all excellent!
fou
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I tested it (again), and found that as long as you follow the general path, there's no reason at all to miss a checkpoint on Ribbon Road.
Edit: It's the same on VL1, which is a bagging track.
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@NeverCookAgain if you accidentally take a massive shortcut you lose lapcount

Where? All of Sky Garden's shortcuts are micro. Which part? I know that there are some tracks with this problem, and they are GBA tracks, but where on Sky Garden are you getting this?

EDIT: The couple things I could think of on Sky Garden that I just tested all have Lakitu adamantly telling you that you fucked up. Maybe learn to drive better.


I tested it, and found that if you jump before the second bridge in the direction of the bridge, and fall off, you miss a checkpoint and respawn on the bridge.
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Question: what is the worst MKPC track
My opinion (HOT TAKE WARNING)
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SNES bowser castle 1
Reason: the track is too boring, and the jumps add nothing but annoyance to the sharp turns

SNES bowser castle 2
Reason: too many straight lines, annoying thwomp placements, jumps add nothing, and the turns in the middle are asinine

SNES choco island 2
Reason: annoying jumps, narrow roads, and big mud puddle make reverse drifting impossible without mistakes

SNES koopa beach 2
Reason: ugly green circles and unpredictable sinkholes

SNES vanilla lake 2
Reason: annoying snow, too slippery, and water everywhere

SNES rainbow road
Reason: not good for online because it is too easy to get bumped off

GBA shy guy beach
Reason: the jumpa towards the end are unsatisfying and impossible to reverse drift on

GBA sky garden
Reason: too easy to lose lap count, and BAGGING
I HATE PLAYING WITH BAGGERS

GBA ribbon road
Reason: too easy to lose lap count, and everyone always votes it so im sick of it

DS figure 8 circuit
Reason: too boring

DS rainbow road
Reason: not good for online because it is too easy to get bumped off


But, if F8C is too boring, then why would you choose it? (I may be mistaken:p)
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Rating your pfp

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Can you rate my pfp?
I will give absolutely no pressure at all, no matter how long it takes for your response to come to me, and make sure to look at the full image

Hey, isn't this the same as Hazelicity's PFP?

Rating your profile pic

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There's already a topic about this: https://mkpc.malahieude.net/topic.php?topic=15859

Unless you want to do the rating yourself, just use that topic.
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[Fanfic] Sebastian Kart: REBORN.

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SuperMega7: Uhh Cat Got Your Tongue?
Rin: I Think He's Mesmerized By My Beauty..
(SuperMega7 And Lilly Go Silent After What Rin Just Said)
Rin: Hey! The Cat's Not Allowed To Get YOUR Tongue!
Silence...
(Everyone Goes Completly Silent After What Rin Suddenly Said... Including The Crowd AND The Commentators...)


GHOST TRICK!! THAT'S GOTTA BE A REFERENCE TO GHOST TRICK!!

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the part where the flyer person just stares at Lynne


(Edit: sry if I used too much caps lock, I was really excited.)

(Edit2: I was reading the ghost trick fandom wiki just before reading the episode, what a coincidence)

(Edit3: I just realized I may have included this reference in This Is Mario Kart and Sebastian referenced my fanfic instead of Ghost Trick)
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S3: Sit Your --- Down Boy!


If I had a dime for every time (I noticed) a Mario Kart fanfiction on MKPC included this line, I'd have two dimes, which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice.

Also, I do remember Sebastian getting Blue Shelled at the end of a race in another fanfic.
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Fire: (Silence...)
(Fire's Mind: I'll Pick This Combo..)


Completely in character! I dunno what else to say, but maybe that Ethan is a little more enthusiastic than he is portrayed here...
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An alternate universe, huh? ...

Alright, some characters:


Fire Jowd

He doesn't say a word. At all. He thinks, of course, but doesn't talk. His nickname is Red.

#ff0000

Red Fire

Super Glider

Boy

B-day: 1985

I based him off Red from Pokemon. He has a
Pikachu holding a Light Ball, Lightning Rod ability, and Volt Tackle, Iron Tail, ExtremeSpeed, and Nuzzle,
Snorlax holding Leftovers, Thick Fat ability, and Giga Impact, Crunch, Body Slam, and Earthquake,
Lapras holding a Psychium Z, Shell Armour abiliy, and Psychic, Waterfall, Blizzard, and Megahorn,
Venusaur holding a Mega Stone, Thick Fat ability after Mega Evolving, which knows Frenzy Plant, Sludge Bomb, Giga Drain, and Sleep Powder,
Charizard holding a Charizardite X, Tough Claws ability after Mega Evolving, which knows Blast Burn, Flare Blitz, Air Slash, and Dragon Claw,
Blastoise holding a Mega Stone, Mega Launcher ability after Mega Evolving, which knows Hydro Cannon, Focus Blast, Flash Cannon, and Blizzard.


Ethan Rumi

He's the opposite of Fire, he's outspoken and excitable. He also likes adventuring with Lyra.

#ff8000

Gold Standard

Super Glider

Boy

B-day: 1988

I based this character off Ethan, also from Pokemon. He has a
Togekiss holding an Odd Incense, Serene Grace ability, and knows Aura Sphere, Extrasensory, Air Slash, and Magical Leaf,
Sudowoodo holding a Life Orb, Rock Head ability, and knows Head Smash, Wood Hammer, Double-Edge, and Mimic,
Dragonite holding a Focus Sash, and knows ExtremeSpeed, Outrage, Thunder Wave, and Roost,
Ampharos holding a Mega Stone, Mold Breaker ability after Mega Evolving, and the moves Thunder, Thunder Wave, Signal Beam, and Volt Switch,
A Shiny Gyarados holding a Mega Stone, also Mold Breaker ability after Mega Evolving, and knows Waterfall, Ice Fang, Crunch, and Dragon Dance,
Typhlosion holding a Charcoal, Blaze Ability, and the moves Eruption, Blast Burn, Earthquake, and Thunderpunch.


None of them have ever raced before.
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[Fanfic] Total Drama MKPC

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Cat-Cube wrote:
TOTAL DRAMA MKPC

Episode 2: Track Build Time!

(Red Team Casually Talking)
Galaxy: WHERE IS MY TACO BELL??
Katie: This is the FIFTH Taco Bell you ordered. No wonder you are a fatahh.
Galaxy: SHUT UP KATIE! I JUST WANT SOME TACO BELL!!
Moopy: What is going on here?
Katie: Galaxy won't shut up over some Taco Bell.
Wesley: BOO!
(Meanwhile at Blue Team)
Sebastian: When is the next challenge? I have been waiting for SOOO long.
Kiara: Now that you mention it. It has been forever ever since.
Enderbro: Too bad we are not Red Team that are shivering their timbers.

Opulent: Well that was unessesary.
Cat-Cube: Lets start our next adventure! ITS ELIMINATION TIME!
!!ELIMINATION TIME!!
Cat-Cube: It is elimination time for you Red Team!, and guess what?
Red Team: What?
Cat-Cube: You all got 0 votes!
(gasp!)
Cat-Cube: Except for Mr. WegaWobble, and Galaxy! Enjoy your marshmellows guys!
Cat-Cube: The bottom two is you two! But only one of you stay in the game.
Cat-Cube: So the first person eliminated of of TDMKPC is........

is......





issssssss...........

Galaxy! with 5 votes! Mr.WW is safe with 1 vote! Enjoy your marshmellow!

Mr. WegaWobble: Phew!
Galaxy: Wha? I LOST OVER THAT IDIOT??
YOU GUYS DIDN'T EVEN GIVE ME A
CHANCE!
Scarbe: Well womp womp.
Galaxy: YOU MORONS DON'T UNDERSTAND! 7 years ago. I had a loving family... until a random person broke into my house I hid pretty good but when the guy left I left my hiding spot and found my parents lying in a pool of blood, covered with wounds and defensive wounds. I woke them up, and nothing. I called 911 and they told me one of the words I did not want to hear. Your parents are dead... I strived to win this for them but, I got the exact opposite. I just wanted to make my parents proud, but I failed.
(Whole Red Team in shock)
Cat-Cube: Okay, wow. Sad story but follow me!
(Meanwhile)
Cat-Cube: Welcome to the boat of shame! Here you will be transported back home.
(Veenyx grabs Galaxy and throws her on the boat)
Galaxy: YOU ALL WILL PAY FOR THIS, SCREW EVERYONE HERE! THE VOTERS, THE CONTESTANTS, AND EVEN THE PRODUCERS!! WAAHHHHHHhhhhhh!!
Lando: Good riddance.
Cat-Cube: Now let's start our second challenge! Today, you all will be making tracks! Your whole team will be making tracks. You all will have to use teamwork to win this one. I will rate your tracks from one through ten! The team with the lowest score will be UFE! GO!!!

Katie: Okay Red Team! Let's get our first victory!
(Meanwhile at the Kitchen)
Veenyx Oriamybab: Oh, this is so secret!
(Veenyx's notes say)
I like Kiara.
(Veenyx drops notes and starts cooking some pizza for the night.)
(Meanwhile at Blue Team)
Blaze: Okay fellow blue teamers! who is testing the tracks!
(everyone points at Blaze.)
Blaze: *sigh* I should've kept my mouth shut.
(Later)
Kiara: Looking good guys!
(Blaze uses his speed to go through the racetrack)
William: BLAZE NOT YE-
(Explosion)
Blaze: HECK YEAH! THAT WAS WICKED!!
MarioFromMKW2026: Closer... Closer... THERE! We need a bit more curves before we are good to go! Plus we need to make the track extra sturdy.
Mr. WegaWobble: On it.
(Uses Crane to grab another track piece)
MarioFromMKW2026: Hey Moopy, can you get a screwdriver for me?
Moopy: Wha?
MarioFromMKW2026: I SAID CAN YOU GRAB A SCREWDRIVER FOR ME?!
Moopy: Ok, here.
(Throws a wrench)
MarioFromMKW2026: THIS IS A FREAKING WRENCH! NOT A SCREWDRIVER! HOW DO YOU NOT KNOW THIS!
Moopy: IM SORRY!!!!
Tricia Surge: We should do a theme, like cinematic! So why not outer space?
Blaze: Yeah but we would have to find a really big piece of paper, and a really big printer, plus it would look crappy, so lets stick with what we have.
Sebastian: I know what to make up for that!. A loopty loop, and some anti gravity.
(meanwhile)
Enderbro: All done guys! Lets now put some obsticles, and it will be good to go!
Wesley: Lets make this a glider section, as we go upside down to anti gravity!
Mr. WegaWobble: Okay, after this, we work on the last turn until we are done, okay?
MarioFromMKW2026: Okay.
(Meanwhile)
Katie: All Done! How about your team Sebastian?
Sebastian: We have been finished like an hour ago. Blaze almost set the track on fire though.
Katie: Wow, By the way who got out?
Sebastian: Galaxy.
Katie: Thank God! We don't have to worry about her hogging the kitchen, and eating all the food.
Sebastian: Yea, but she suffers through trama.
Cat-Cube: SOUNDS LIKE EVERYONE IS DONE! and it looks like all of you guys finished your tracks. NOW LETS START RANKING! So Blue Team you guys go first!
(goes in kart)
Cat-Cube: Ey, this is actually really good! There goes a jump
(Flies through the track and than crashes the ground)
(but the track was not sturdy so it crashes into the ground)
Cat-Cube: AHHHHHHHHH!!
(kart crashes)
Cat-Cube: Oh wow Blue Team, you guys suck at making the track sturdy, but it was fun while it lasted 3/10 I guess.
Opulent: We are so cooked.
Cat-Cube: Now lets see if your track is any better Red Team.
*hop*
Cat-Cube: We are going up here, WOAH A GLIDER SECTION! AHHHHH!! WOOOO!!! Hell yeah! That is some cool stuff. AND A ANTI GRAVITY SECTION?!? HOW CAN THIS GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS!
Cat-Cube: last turn until I am AHHH A GOOMBA! That was close. AND I MADE IT! YES! YES! YES! perfect track Red Team! 10/10!
RED TEAM WINS!!
(YEAH!)
Scarbe: WE WON WE WON!!!!
Cat-Cube: Blue Team is sadly UFE.
(Awww)

(Post Credits)
(Mr. WegaWobble Walks to Veenyl's notes)
Mr. WegaWobble: Ooooo, what's this?
(Sees the Kiara note as Mr.WW smiles like The Grinch)
*Runs out the kitchen*
Veenyl: Hey, where did my notes go?

I have an idea. What if we made Galaxy's rant a copypasta?

YOU MORONS DON'T UNDERSTAND! 7 years ago. I had a loving family... until a random person broke into my house I hid pretty good but when the guy left I left my hiding spot and found my parents lying in a pool of blood, covered with wounds and defensive wounds. I woke them up, and nothing. I called 911 and they told me one of the words I did not want to hear. Your parents are dead... I strived to win this for them but, I got the exact opposite. I just wanted to make my parents proud, but I failed.
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Here, @OCM:
https://i.postimg.cc/L8rCL36B/Screenshot-2026-01-26-8-29-16-AM.png
The Shysters:
https://i.postimg.cc/43Y7cjx1/Screenshot-2026-01-26-8-37-08-AM.png


Sabrina's Shyster colour is supposed to be magenta. And Veenyx's is supposed to be jade. I think I may have forgotten to mention that Nommanic has dark brown hair. Oh, and that's not how his hat is supposed to be...

Everything else looks great.
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I make comics at home in my free time, and I could make a GRAPHIC NOVEL ADAPTATION of this fanfic! Although, I often draw my characters as stickmen, but I could draw small, non-human characters (like Cat-Cube). I could also draw anime, but only during close-ups or something. You can send me a photo of what you want your character to be, and I'll try to recreate it as a stickman (unless it's non-human, like youknowwho. I may finish by late February or early March!
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One question, is it fine if I tweak/add some parts to the adaptation?


Alright, time for my characters' appearances!

Nommanic Folloreht has a Yellow-and-Black cap, and wears a Sky Blue jacket and black pants. His eye colour is blue.

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His hat:https://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/c/c0/HeartGold_SoulSilver_Ethan.png

His clothes: https://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/a/a4/Black_White_Hilbert.png


Opulent has long black hair, wears a purple jacket over a sky blue shirt, and wears black pants.

Tricia has yellow hair, wears a black shirt, and yellow shorts. For shoes, she wears skates.

Veenyx has brown hair, a white shirt, and black shorts. He's also a terrible cook, by the way. (I'm kinda interested seeing how you will show him having a crush on K--)

And for this adaptation, can you add an additional character? (It's an adaptation, after all.)


Sabrina Nisaro

She's cheerful, kinda shy, and here to cheer Nommanic on! She was gonna join but didn't make it in time. She and Nommanic are best friends!! ppst; she loves him.

Appearance: brown hair, SOMETIMES wears a black jacket. She also wears a light gray shirt over a pink-and-white (pls DON'T make the pink look like magenta, it's supposed to be light pink) long-sleeve, (This part is only relevant if she's not wearing her jacket) and black pants.


Anyways, Nommanic, Veenyx, and Sabrina are Shysters, which means they can change into a Shy Guy if they're wearing their Shy Guy costume. Nommanic's is this colour, Veenyx's is this colour, and Sabrina's is this colour.

(This is not related to my message at all, but I always pictured Katie as wearing a purple shirt or jacket. Probably because of her text colour.)
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Wait is "Oriamybab" just "Baby Mario" but scrambled???? :p lol

Yep! :D:D:D

Nommanic Folloreht -- The Roll Of Cinnamon

Opulent Crafty Mystic Folloreht -- My full username + Nommanic's last name

Sabrina Nisaro -- Sabrina (The Gym Leader) + Sanrio (I was thinking of adding her to this fanfic, so she's here too)

Veenyx Oiramybab -- Babymario64 --> Veenyx --> Jay (Yea I just took another user's username for this character)

Tricia Surge -- Tricia as in Tricia McMillian (if you know you know) + Lt. Surge (she's the daughter of Lt. Surge, after all)

Michi McMillian -- McMillian from ↑, Michi short for Michelle
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Welcome to another episode of My OC being introduced in another person's fanfiction because I thought of the OC and designed it but it was meant to be introduced later in my fanfic!

(Think, think! What other OCs do I have...?)


Tricia Surge (Tricia Surge)
Blue Team
Personality: Always in a hurry, like Barry from DPPTBDSP. (Sinnoh Pokemon games)
Strengths: Can electro-skate. Basically, ice skate on anything with her electric skates.
Weaknesses: Not... really anything. Just a normal gal who just so happens to be the daughter of Lt. Surge. (A Pokemon character)
She trains two Raichu, one of them Mega X and the other Mega Y. Mega Raichu X Knows Volt Tackle, Mega Kick, Body Slam, and Nuzzle, while Mega Raichu Y knows Thunder, Surf, Rain Dance, and Nasty Plot.

Michi McMillian
Red Team
Personality: Just a chill gal with a lot of friends. Dresses preppily (is that a word? Ask google).
Strengths: Can use jutsus, and is a witch (Harry Potter universe). Wand: Phoenix feather and Alder. I have no idea how long any wand should be. Probably not important, anyway.
Weaknesses: ANYTHING Physical. ANYTHING.

Veenyx Oiramybab
Chef
Personality: He's kind but vengeful.
Strengths: He trains Pokemon, and moves that don't have perfect accuracy miss less often when used by his Pokemon.
Weaknesses: He has a crush on... *flips through notes* ... KIARA! I REPEAT! HE HAS A CRUSH ON KIARA!!

Anyways, some information I forgot to include:
Nommanic, Opulent, and Veenyx are friends with Kiara and Sebastian.
Opulent has pyrokinesis.
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Edit: This DID encourage other people to join.

...seriously? No one entered?

I'll join. Hopefully this'll motivate others to join.


Nommanic Folloreht

Blue Team

Male

Personality: Somewhat of a pedant. Strengths: Puzzles, deductions. Weaknesses: Speed, Strength. Can wield a spear or Riptide trident. Trains Pokemon.



Second character:

Opulent Crafty Mystic Folloreht

Blue Team

Female

Personality: Serious at some times, casual at other times. Strengths: Mind Reading, Stamina, Jump, Speed, Strength. Weaknesses: None. Can wield a dagger or bow. Also trains Pokemon.



That's it for now.

If you need more info about them, just ask me. I'll be happy to answer.

btw, if custom colours are allowed, Nommanic's colour is #0080ff and Opulent's is #00c0ff.
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