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the-cooler-snimbusjavy · 5 years ago

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XCOM: Chimera Squad Character Trivia Masterpost

So with XCOM: Chimera Squad having been out for a bit of time now, I’ve come to love and appreciate every single member of the squad we got, so I went ahead and decided to take a look at everything possible we have on the gang. Between character bios, in-game dialogue and conversations, lines pulled from the config files, concept art, all coupled with my personal interpretation on the information given, I have tried to give a go at making a post with every detail of each character I found worth mentioning (in absolutely no particular order). So, enjoy! Also fair warning, it’s long, ayy

SPOILERS AHEAD While not too important in the great scheme of things in Chimera Squad’s story, do read at your own risk.

Terminal - China, 29 years old

Terminal lost her parents during the invasion of 2015. They were a factory worker and a cook. Afterwards, she escaped with her uncle to a relocation camp, who unfortunately died of disease the following year.

After this event, she was adopted by a doctor who lost her only daughter. It was her who inspired Terminal to become a combat medic. In a cruel turn of events, she was killed during a retaliation attack from ADVENT. It is said Terminal’s personality severely shifted after this.

Terminal keeps a photo of her deceased adopted mother in her locker.

She was originally rejected to join the Reclamation Agency, so she requested the use of psionic probes to prove her worth. She was then admitted in probationary period.

Terminal believes Verge is the only one in the team who truly understands her. Verge “knows” this.

Terminal wants to have a fight between hers and Patchwork’s GREMLINs, for “training purposes”.

Terminal nicknames Patchwork “Patches” on occasion.

Whenever Patchwork “smack talks” Terminal down, she expresses she’s “so proud” of her.

Terminal often eats Whisper’s lunches in the fridge, under the excuse that he doesn’t label them.

Terminal seems to know the Jabberwock, and perhaps other stories surrounding it, as she wished to hear Zephyr pronounce said word, likely out of Terminal’s mocking of her Australian accent.

Terminal claims to be the “biggest fan” of conspiracy theorist Floyd Tesseract’s radio show, You Should Have Believed, and is absolutely delighted to meet him. This is much unlike every other member of the team, who all seem to either disregard him, dislike him, or outright suggest he be captured.

According to Terminal, the restorative mist within her GREMLIN is “minty fresh”. It seems Cherub once sniffed it on accident.

Terminal seems to consider Verge’s singing to be “the second worst thing she’s heard all year”.

Whisper accuses Terminal of sleeping during their briefings. According to Terminal, she’s just “resting her eyes”, as well as her “ears” and “interest”.

According to Godmother, Terminal tenses up whenever she pulls the trigger of her gun. Terminal attempts to deny this, unsuccessfully.

According to herself, Terminal has always wanted a “heavily-armored entourage”.

Terminal doesn’t know what a vertipad is, and upon learning of it, she questions who calls them that way, thinking it “stupid”. Seemingly, everyone else on the squad calls them by their name without issue.

According to Terminal, she’s never gonna retire, she expects to just die some day in the field (five years at most). Afterwards she confesses that she’s no good anywhere else, suggesting that she has an issue in finding direction with her life. Godmother claims that she knows well what she means.

Verge - ~40 years old

Verge originally worked alongside Thin Men in order to infiltrate society and psionically control them to share good word of the Elders’ occupation of Earth. It was due to his constant exposure to human thoughts that gained him empathy.

He worked as a mole during the events of XCOM 2 and provided the Resistance with information, making him the only* known alien to aid XCOM during their war against ADVENT. (*Ethereal Asaru is theorized to have aided XCOM by merging with the Commander, and sometimes even implied, but it still remains devoid of official word about it)

Sectoids can mind-merge with someone in order to “taste” whatever they may be eating. He suggests doing this with Cherub by offering to go to a new restaurant that serves “authentic old world cuisine”, but only with Cherub’s own consent.

Sectoids, and Verge as an extension, seemingly cannot eat terrestrial meat and eggs, or “greasy” food as worded by Cherub.

On that note, it would seem Sectoids are also intolerant to jam, as it’s considered poison for them. It’s possible Godmother was aware of this fact, as she instead replaces “jam“ with “butter“ during a phrase pre-mission.

Verge recognizes his acts during the original invasion were wrong, and there having been worse alternatives don’t excuse his actions still, according to him.

That said, he doesn’t seem to want to talk about his part in it, when asked by Godmother if he regret any of it.

Verge finds butter delicious, though he also believes the consumption of “the churned remains of another lactating mammal” to be slightly disturbing.

Terminal seems to be “creeped out” by Verge’s Battle Madness ability. Blueblood similarly finds it unsettling, yet still appreciates the “breathing room”. Surprisingly, Torque seems to outright love it, and even requests Verge to have the enemy “dance”.

Cats apparently find Sectoids to be adversaries for undisclosed reasons as declared by Verge, yet according to Axiom, he’s seen “a lot of Sectoids with cats”.

Verge keeps a ramen shop sticker, as well as an excerpt of a ramen cooking magazine in his locker, suggesting either or both an interest in cooking and enthusiasm towards this particular dish.

It seems Verge was acquainted with conspiracy theorist Floyd Tesseract during the invasion, claiming that he was “just as insufferable“ throughout it as he is now.

Verge enjoys “messing” with Whisper whenever he makes a comm check, by instead listening to him psionically. Whisper at least appreciates the honesty.

Verge seems to respect and care greatly for the Archons, as he states they will never be slaves again, and that the Progeny will do them no harm. He becomes particularly angry when threatened by the terrorist faction.

Verge claims that he enjoys collecting old watches.

Godmother - France, 48 years old

Godmother lost track of her family during the 2015 invasion. She spent a year looking for them, with no result.

Godmother does not consider herself a leader, but rather a teacher. This is the case in her old job as a police trainer, as a member of the Resistance, and now as provisional member of Chimera Squad.

Godmother plans to retire soon, but has decided to stick around Chimera Squad to aid them until she feels they are truly ready.

Terminal seems to be an example of the above, with Godmother constantly guiding the former.

Godmother witnessed Cherub’s adoption papers under request of Headquarters. She also signed them in addition.

Godmother believes Cherub has a talent to “bring people together”.

Godmother seems to consider the Sacred Coil faction as “re-heated ADVENT propaganda”.

Godmother seems to be good with card games as she claims her hobby to be “bluffing” with them, after being asked by Cherub if she had any.

According to Verge, Godmother still does not trust aliens. However, she’s actively trying to do so, which Verge claims is enough.

On the same note, Godmother is said to not trust the world leaders after surrendering so quickly, suggesting over the years she’s lived with trusting issues around her.

According to Godmother, she was once pinned down in a bank of Paris for three days.

Godmother seems to enjoy crêpes, as she orders Terminal to “stop making her hungry” after the latter desired donuts and crêpes respectively during a mission.

Godmother seems to be proud of her French heritage, as she keeps a touristic poster of the Arc de Triomphe in her locker.

Alongside this, a photo of presumably Godmother herself and a long-haired blonde woman both in police uniform is present. Who this woman is is not disclosed.

Cherub - Estonia, 5 years old

Cherub belonged to a batch of ADVENT clones under the name of the Empty Cohort, who never got to receive the respective indoctrination.

After being discovered there, Cherub was only recently adopted by the two resistance members who originally found him in his ADVENT facility of origin, as they found themselves responsible for him and his safety. They fell in love precisely due to this, having married one year prior to the events of XCOM: Chimera Squad.

On the same topic, Cherub keeps a picture of himself and his parents in his locker.

Alongside the aforementioned picture, Cherub keeps a card celebrating his fifth birthday. It presumably comes from his parents, seeing he put it alongside their picture.

Cherub was originally a clone of Bellus Mar, former ADVENT Officer and leader of the Sacred Coil terrorist faction. Cherub seems to be concerned of his teammates believing something of Mar could potentially be present in himself, which Director Kelly assures is not the case.

Cherub believes that friendship cannot be forced on others, and is content with simply letting others know that they are not alone.

Despite this, his naturally innocent and naive attitude allows Zephyr to use him as a “practice dummy”.

Cherub used to pronounce DJ as “deej” before he actually heard it aloud.

Cherub believes that it would be normal that everyone voiced whatever was exactly in their mind, without having the need to hide anything. Verge reveals to him that rarely do people do so, and that they choose to hide many things for a number of reasons. Cherub believes it to be too much work to think about, so he’d rather say things as he actually means to say.

Cherub believes sunrise, waffles, laughter, and wood smoke to be important things of life.

Cherub doesn’t understand the protection of money. He believes it’s not as rewarding as protecting people.

According to himself, Cherub is “so bad” at riddles.

Cherub enjoys watching wrestling from the old world whenever he gets the chance to find it. Whisper offers to search some for him, however, still forbids him to actually compete in it.

Cherub enjoys making puns and, apparently, he was taught of them by Whisper, who seemingly now regrets his decision.

Patchwork - Mexico, 29 years old

Patchwork lost her legs and left arm during the invasion of 2015. ADVENT provided her with new ones as part of their propaganda plan.

It was Patchwork herself who orchestrated her escape from the ADVENT City Centers, in order to join the Resistance.

Patchwork doesn’t name her GREMLINs anymore, presumably as they usually tend to be destroyed, as per Cherub’s inquiry. She counts at least 25 destroyed GREMLINs, one in particular destroyed by a Muton

Everyone apparently hates the androids they use on reinforcements for undisclosed reasons. Patchwork is the exception, as she considers them “robot friends” who fill in when they cannot.

On that note, it seems Patchwork is very protective of any sort of Android, and even refers to those stolen by Sacred Coil as her “niños” (Spanish for children).

Contrary to common belief within the squad, Patchwork did not choose her callsign due to her own state. In Terminal’s words, it was due to her affinity at “slapping software together”, and that everyone who thinks otherwise is an idiot.

Patchwork sometimes wonders if she and Terminal should switch callsigns, under the reasoning that she “works with computer terminals”, while Terminal “patches people back up”.

On the same note, Patchwork claims Terminal’s mouth moves at “terminal velocity”. The latter finds this very amusing.

Patchwork seems to refer to psionics as some sort of “music”. Stating she enjoys the “tune” of Shelter’s psi abilities, as well as claiming that Progeny’s leader Violet’s own sounds like a “symphony”. Similarly, when failed to be mind-controlled she states she doesn’t enjoy that kind of “music”.

Patchwork believes the ADVENT Gene Therapy clinics should not have been outlawed, as she considers ADVENT themselves to be the ones to blame for what they did to humanity, not the “tool” itself.

Patchwork is seemingly not allowed to enter tech vaults anymore. According to her, it was due to her mistakenly pushing a particular button that started some form of countdown. Seemingly, Director Kelly was “nearly irradiated” due to this mishap.

According to herself, Patchwork doesn’t like to go dancing, though it’s most likely due to the fact she distrusts the people running clubs.

Patchwork seems to be close to both Lily Shen and Richard Tygan, as she keeps a photo of herself alongside them both in her locker (John Bradford and the Commander can be seen in the background, with the latter strategically concealed).

Having worked as an engineer in the Avenger during XCOM 2, coupled with their personal love of robotics, her bond with Shen is easily explained.

As for Tygan, it is presumed by many he was the man in charge of providing a young Patchwork with her first prosthetic arm and legs back during his ADVENT days, explaining their bond now both together as members of XCOM.

Axiom - Born within an invasion ship, 46 years old

Mutons are apparently issued pet cats to demonstrate their capacity for compassion. Axiom did not get one as he proved himself while saving human lives during the Bugtown Massacre under his own initiative.

Despite this fact, Axiom still seems to be greatly fond of cats, as he owns a sticker of one surrounded by hearts in his locker.

According to Axiom, Mutons had a “spiritual connection” with their starships, returning to it signified some form of “pilgrimage”. Axiom’s ship, however, was destroyed back in 2015.

On this topic and true Muton nature, Axiom is fond of the space as well. He keeps a poster of Earth’s solar system in his locker.

Axiom considers Blueblood’s choice of weaponry to be inferior and small. However, after Blueblood explains his strategy of it being so unnoticeable that enemies focus on Axiom instead so then the former can pick up on those distracted, Axiom praises his cunning and respects the strategy.

Axiom believes Claymore fights like a woman, in that he’s fearless, calm under pressure, and is an inspiration to squadmates to give their all. After claiming he learned much from his sister, Axiom praises her as formidable and wishes to meet her, despite her views on the current world.

Axiom is surprised Godmother managed to fight and survive during the invasion of Paris, in her homeland in France. According to Axiom, the mortality rate was extremely high. They soon decide not to continue the conversation.

Apparently, Axiom wishes new boots, as his current footwear seemingly “pinch his ankles”.

Both Axiom and Torque seem to agree that Andromedons are “the worst”.

According to Axiom, Gray Phoenix leaders Custodian Xel and Crew Chief Yarvo’s names are aliases, and starship dialect. Xel meaning “good route” or “safe passage”, whereas Yarvo means “newly forged” or “birthed in flame”.

Claymore - India, 32 years old

Claymore has an older sister that he apparently worked with alongside the Resistance. According to Claymore, she’s the one that taught him many of the things he knows. However, she also seemingly has not come to terms with the current state of the world, presumably the peace between humans and aliens.

Other than her, Claymore also seemed to have an older brother. He, alongside their mother, however, lost their lives during the 2015 invasion.

Claymore worked on the Avenger during the events of XCOM 2, disassembling recovered alien explosives.

Claymore appears to be religious, as he claims that prayer brings him peace of mind. As to what religion he follows, is not disclosed.

When asked by Verge how he attains the aforementioned peace of mind, Claymore also adds that he does exercise and that he allows himself to love the world and the people around him.

On that same note, Claymore states that he “never touches” caffeine.

Claymore seems to enjoy food overall, and also appears to be a good cook, as he brings enough fish curry he made for everyone upon his arrival.

He and Verge enjoy visiting ramen shops together, cataloguing the good and bad places. They plan to go to the recently opened shop U.F.Oodle.

Claymore and Torque seem to have a thing against each other, referring to the other as a “rebel goon” and a “despotic flunkie”, respectively. Whisper facetiously refers to their aversion as “young love”.

Torque - Siberia, 20 years old

Torque was offered to act as “opposing force“ in training of XCOM agents post-war. She accepted as she considered prison to be “boring“.

During these events, Torque formed a bond with then-Colonel Jane Kelly, who seems to be the only person Torque truly respects and appreciates. It was thanks to her Torque was admitted into the Reclamation Agency and Chimera Squad.

Torque is afraid of losing her friends, so she tries hard to push them away with her unwelcoming attitude. This is due to her fear of forming bonds, since they may not come back from a fight the next day. She is incredibly self-aware of this fact. Director Kelly offers to talk with her about it, which Torque accepts.

On that same note, Godmother claims that Torque does in fact care about getting her team’s respect and appreciation, a topic Torque evidently wishes to avoid.

Despite these facts, Torque seems to be keen on improving as a person, as her locker shows she owns a book under the name of Meditation for the Exceptionally Stressed.

Torque sees herself as an earthling, as she was born on Siberia in 2020.

Torque seems to have something against off-worlders, but it’s unknown if this is due to her attitude, guilt about her own actions during the war that she projects against others, or legitimate aversion against them.

Terminal seems to be absolutely thrilled whenever Torque uses her Tongue Pull with the former, with her exclaiming she wants to “go again”.

Torque seems to have a heavy disliking of Whisper for undisclosed reasons, under occasions having suggested him to perform a lobotomy, as well as telling him to “bite his tongue off and bleed to death” after he asks the team to bring him a “souvenir” from a Viper-themed mature bar.

After Whisper reveals himself to be Canadian, Torque claims Canadians taste like maple. Whether it’s her joking with Whisper or not is not confirmed.

Torque believes Codexes to be “insufferable show-offs”. On that note, she’s always believed they judged her with their “creepy glowing eyes”.

Torque seems to enjoy drawing, as she keeps a bunch of sketches in her locker, most notably of terrestrial creatures like dogs and frogs. But most importantly, she has one of Axiom in civilian clothing eating noodles, scribbled in it reads “I’m never eating anything else ever again” in Axiom’s perspective. Axiom himself keeps this sketch on his own locker, demonstrating he values it.

Also present on her locker seems to be a touristic poster of the northern lights, presumably Siberian, suggesting she’s fond of her birthplace.

Blueblood - United States, 34 years old

Blueblood managed to live a peaceful life with his family under City 31 during the ADVENT regime. Despite this, he helped others where he could, even members of the Resistance.

Blueblood seems to love and respect his father dearly, as he decided to continue the family tradition of being policemen. The former also keeps a picture of them both after a fishing trip.

On the same note, Blueblood seems to be a fishing enthusiast, as he keeps a poster of the various fishes near City 31.

Blueblood personally knows City 31’s Police Department’s Commissioner Maloof, and even seems to be on friendly terms with her, calling her by her first name, Halia.

Blueblood is seemingly concerned that Terminal seems to be far too eager to put herself into danger. According to her, it’s just that she understands the concept of ”acceptable risk”. Blueblood fears it’s a “death wish“.

Blueblood states that he would not shoot any of his teammates, not even with training purposes, after being asked by Cherub. He instead suggests him to use the ballistic mannequins they already possess.

Blueblood states that Godmother reminds him of his mother, in that she lead his whole family without ever taking charge herself, always pushing them enough to reach their potential. Godmother claims that Blueblood has exceeded his.

Blueblood’s mother passed away back in 2014 due to cancer, and the former claims that “this time of year” always hits him due to it (presumably somewhere between March and May). That said, he’s glad she never got to live to witness the invasion.

On this note, Shelter feels the need to comfort him after noticing something was wrong. Blueblood appreciates this.

Blueblood states that his father used to love heist movies, and the two of them watched them together.

According to Blueblood, ADVENT’s soldiers helmets are “stupid”.

Shelter - Chile, 36 years old

Shelter lived in a big family, but got separated from them during the 2015 invasion.

He was found and experimented on by ADVENT after discovering he had latent psionic potential, forcing him to kill and torture “criminals“ with his abilities. This affected him to the point of crying. He managed to escape from them afterwards.

Shelter is a proud farmer. He was taken in by the Resistance thanks to these skills, and in his locker he keeps a picture of a younger self standing in front of plentiful crops, as well as posters promoting new “delicious and nutritious” breeds of vegetables.

Shelter seems to enjoy chilli, as he was joyed to have some upon his arrival.

Shelter doesn’t like to read other’s minds, as evidenced by Cherub playfully asking him to read his, with Shelter claiming that he “would never” do so.

Shelter knew to some capacity of the Progeny’s leader, Violet. Upon his escape, he psionically contacted her during the event, but then lost connection. Presumably, she was yet to lose her mind due to ADVENT’s experimentations on her. He refers to this connection of emotions as a sort of “poem”.

Shelter is very fond of his squadmates, complimenting them whenever the chance is available, as well as exclaiming against enemies that he won’t allow them to hurt his friends.

Claymore seems to hate it whenever Shelter switches their positions with Relocate, as it makes him feel “queasy”. Blueblood similarly thinks it’s “freaky”. Cherub, on the other hand, consider it to be “so fun”.

According to himself, Shelter doesn’t like banks.

Shelter doesn’t understand why their enemies, in particular members of the Gray Phoenix faction, would be willing to die for their causes.

According to himself, Shelter’s teeth itch, or otherwise rattle, whenever there’s high spikes of power or energy. It’s unknown if this is normal in other human psions.

It would appear that Shelter has a crush on Zephyr, as the latter noticed his face turned red whenever she was around (which she mistook for anger). After discovering this, Zephyr does not seem to be visibly upset, but perhaps surprised, to which Shelter reacts with embarrassment.

Zephyr - Australia, 33 years old

Zephyr is not a clone unlike many former ADVENT soldiers. She presumably was amongst the first humans to be turned into hybrids and then brainwashed to follow the ADVENT regime, presumably similar to Sacred Coil leader Bellus Mar, off whom Cherub was cloned from. It is not known, however, if Zephyr was cloned at any point.

After being liberated the the Skirmishers faction, she joined their ranks and operated near City 31.

Zephyr seemingly does not want hammocks in HQ as per Patchwork’s desire to improve the place. Apparently, there was a mishap regarding this in the past.

According to herself, it seems Zephyr has “always wished” to go bowling.

At least visibly, Zephyr seems to not be too fond of Cherub, as she’s seen referring to him as “knock-off” on occasion.

According to Zephyr, “punch-a-bastard-in-the-face” day is a “roving holiday”, which she enjoys to celebrate.

Zephyr seems to refer to Patchwork as a “nerd”, as she stood by her words whenever the latter was offended by Zephyr’s accusation towards computer-savvy Gray Phoenix members.

Zephyr believes that she has no place in the Skirmishers (or anywhere) anymore as it began accepting more clones, and due to the fact of her not knowing of her own past as a human. Claymore expresses his profound disagreement, and even though Zephyr states it’s not as simple, she appreciates the words.

#XCOM #XCOM: Chimera Squad #Terminal #Verge #Godmother #Cherub #Patchwork #Axiom #Claymore #Torque #Blueblood #Shelter #Zephyr #Oh my god that WAS long

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jakeyohs · 5 years ago

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i posted this on my more known blog as well but i’m just popping it here as this is the other blog i’ve been on like at all recently. i haven’t been on tumblr a lot lately in general. i know that like, there isn’t actually pressure to reply but my brain likes to be a bitch about it, so i’ve been avoiding logging in much to really deal with that and simply queueing/scheduling everything, but this has come with the downside that i am realizing now that i haven’t been explicitly clear on my stance on recent happenings here, and have instead been posting extensively on insta.

so i will do that. black lives matter. they always have and it’s really just a fucking shame on a level that i can’t express that it’s taken injustices on this level to actually push an outcry.

my mental health has been very bad these past few months as a trans person physically trapped in a hostile environment that has gotten worse. as a recent graduate, too, i’ve been struggling to find employment now when normally it would be more assured, and i have no current avenue out. it’s a really shitty circumstance, i want to apologize not only for being inactive & more silent than i likely should be here about current events. my issues aren’t playing nice lately.

i’m not going to repost aid links as i’m sure everyone already knows exactly where to go, but if someone would like links to the watch-to-donate playlists i’ve been using, my previous post on where you can write to george floyd’s family, or my personal recommendations on bobs to support (esp sticker & stationery shops as that’s my jam) i’m happy to give them.

please stay safe and well friends. 💕

#LITTLE KING TRASHMOUTH ; IS THAT YOU? ◤ ooc ◢#CURRENT EVENTS /

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ioohoney · 6 years ago

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monsta x as 90s:

⌈ jooheon ⌋ ⋆ scattered playboy magazines under the bed, playing mortal kombat 2 at a friends house, dragonball z manga, + posters of beach bikini babes plastered inside the closet.

⌈ hyungwon ⌋ ⋆ adidas tracksuits, driveway basketball, sour crybaby candies, + all boy sleepover with pepperoni pizza and freddy krueger’s nightmare on elm street on the living room TV.

⌈ minhyuk ⌋ ⋆ quiet studio ghibi movies in the morning, patched blankets and kitchen chair forts, fruit roll-ups, + metal lunchboxes littered in collectible marvel stickers.

⌈ kihyun ⌋ ⋆ mario kart 64, neon rollerskate dates, sharpie marks on the doorframe to mark his height over the years, + waking up early to watch the golden girls on the couch with mama.

⌈ changkyun ⌋ ⋆ pink floyd’s wish you were here pumping through his walkman, collectible action figures lined up on shelves, shiny cadillac devilles on MTV, staying at the skatepark until dark, + space jam.

⌈ shownu ⌋ ⋆ limousine promposals, calvin kleins, sneaking lovers in through open windows, + classic family breakfasts at the table, clinking forks and shuffling newspapers filling the kitchen.

⌈ wonho ⌋ ⋆ trading rare pokemon cards at lunch, rockin’ oversized windbreakers, fresh prince of belair, + eating animal crackers and drinking red kool-aid while playing spyro the dragon on playstation.

⋆ masterlist ⋆

#monsta x #changkyun #jooheon #kihyun #wonho #hyungwon #shownu #minhyuk

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himbowelsh · 7 years ago

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BoB guys and what they listen while driving and how their car space looks like?

Richard Winters: He’s got a very neat car – he keeps all his manuals in the glove compartment, plus a very old bottle of water, a towel, and a small first aid kit. He likes the inside of his car to seem responsible, because his driving is… not always great. He listens to a lot of oldies, a lot of Elvis, and is always up for some slow rock.

Lewis Nixon: His car has that “new car smell”, partly because he drives a fancy sportscar, and partly because he has a scent that he sprays around the car called “new car smell”. Definitely the guy who keeps his car in pristine condition, while actually driving very little (he’s a master at bumming rides off his friends). There’s not much clutter around his car. While driving, he’ll either listen to classical music or, for some weird reason, Zumba music. Will shamelessly bop at all the red lights.

Carwood Lipton: Responsible driver with the responsible car. He’s got nutrition bars and a well-stocked first aid kit in his glove compartment, and a spare tire and toolbox in the bck. Keeps his car nice and neat. He likes listening to slow rock and the occasional early-2000s jam. (Not saying he has any Natasha Bedingfield CDs, but if he hears her on the radio, he will not turn her off.) Uses air fresheners, so his car always smells like cherries.

Ron Speirs: His car is neat as a pin – like, almost rental-car neat. He has a car like a mob boss, okay? There are next to no personal items there (except coffee, he always has coffee in the cup holder). The only decoration is a Smokey Pine air freshener hanging from the mirror. He keeps a switchblade in his glove compartment. Just DO NOT go into his trunk, because that’s where he keeps everything else. Clean as his car might be, Speirs is basically a packrat, and he keeps all of his stuff in the back. There are black duffel bags just full of stuff he’s picked up. He doesn’t play music in the car – he tends to keep it deal silent. If he plays anything, it’s whatever’s on the radio. (Picture a stone-faced Speirs driving down the road while Taylor Swift plays in the background.)

Harry Welsh: Has a shamrock dashboard ornament AND bumper sticker. He’s very proud of it. His car is ancient, small, and messy. He has pretty much no idea what’s in the trunk of his car, because it hasn’t opened in years – for all he knows, he could have a hidden fortune back there. Will belt out the most played songs of the day, but has albums of 80s pop hits that he loves listening to.

Eugene Roe: His car always smells like vanilla. There’s no reason that it should, and he has no vanilla in his car, but it just smells that way. He keeps his car neat, not a lot of clutter, though he’s got a toolbox in the trunk that’s always rattling around, and his backseat is loaded with textbooks. He likes playing chill music in his car – Coldplay is really good, but he’s not above putting on some Enya (and enjoying his passengers’ whining.)

Babe Heffron: Literal mess. There are (mostly) empty pizza boxes in the backseat of his car, empty soda cans, old socks, library books three months overdue (that aren’t even his), and old cassette tapes that haven’t been used in a decade. He loves listening to really energetic music, a lot of the latest hits, anything with energy.

Bill Guarnere: His car is so clean that it’s almost frightening. He doesn’t let anyone mess up his car. His car is his baby, and he treats it as well as he treats himself. He keeps that thing spick and span – he’s got a well-organized book of CDs in the glove compartment, only allows one drink in his cup holder (and god help you if you spill), and is ready to have a stroke if he ever sees someone eating inside. Birds who poop on his car are his sworn enemy. He’ll only listen to specific music while driving – he likes heavy metal that gets his blood thumping, but if he’s alone he’ll also put on the occasional pop jam on the radio.

Joe Toye: His car isn’t messy at all, and it’s actually pretty roomy! The seats are soft, and he keeps them clean. There are a few coffee stains, because Joe has a problem, and the trunk of his car is crammed with gym bags, gym equipment, sports equipment, golf clubs (he’s never golfed in his life but they seem useful to have), whatever he’s got.

George Luz: Non-ironically has a hula girl on the dash of his car. He LOVES dashboard decorations, okay? His car is cluttered with so many of them that people actually worry is he can see. (He loves bumper stickers too!) He tries to keep his car clean, but it’s mostly messy – he’ll still yell at anybody who he spots messing it up even more. He plays a lot of pop music, a lot of dance music, and will belt out his songs loud and proud.

Joseph Liebgott: No one messes up his car. He will literally throw them out WHILE the car is moving. Lieb has a lot of Car Rules, but his favorite is: driver picks the music. His second favorite rule is that no one’s allowed to drive his car but him, so he always has jurisdiction over the music. A lot of rap, a lot of rock, music that puts him in the Driving Zone. He’s got a cute Superman figurine on his dash, and he loves it.

David Webster: Lol, does he even have a car??? He’s pretty cluttered – he’s got old books, socks, manuscript pages, pens and pencils galore. Pretty much whatever’s around. Can’t stand eating in his car, so if he sees crumbs he’ll scream. He’s the sort of guy who likes driving without music, but if he has to listen to anything it’ll be some indie CD he keeps in his car.

Don Malarkey: Driving with him seems like a good idea until you actually do it. His car looks nice on the outside, but on the inside it’s a mess. He has stuff crammed in the back to the point where it’s almost impossible to sit there. He’s got half-eaten chip bags, laundry he never bothered to take in, old recycling… it also smells kind of weird in there. No one wants to ride in Don’s car, but his seats are really soft, so he’s perfectly comfortable there. He listens to old 70s/80s era rock, stuff he can sing along to.

Skip Muck: Always has snacks in his car. Always. He’s got a half-empty pack of Skittles in the cup holder, there’s a bag of chips in the glove compartment, there’s a pack of soda under the backseat. (He also has the habit of snacking while driving, which the Very Safe Driver in him feels guilty about.) Other than that, his car isn’t neat, but it’s not filthy. It smells very pleasant, a lot like Skip himself. An enthusiastic fan of goofy bumper stickers. He’s got a large collection of CDs, because he’s a music geek, but he’ll just as happily listen to whatever latest hits are on the radio.

Alex Penkala: He’s the only one allowed to trash his car. If anyone else leaves junk lying around, he’ll stash it in the trunk and pretend he has no idea what happened to it. Serves them right. He does leave empty fast food containers and water bottles lying around, but no one else is allowed to. Car always smells like mint. He loves playing punk rock while he’s driving.

Donald Hoobler: Loves dashboard decorations. He has a cute Mickey Mouse bobblehead that he loves, and they don’t distract him from driving at all. And yes, he will play Disney soundtracks in the car, and sing along. Shame? He has none. Nothing thrills him more than when his passenger is willing to duet with him. Hoob doesn’t keep his car super neat – actually it’s kind of a mess, and his backseat is too cluttered to put anyone back there. Still, it’s not filthy.

Chuck Grant: Very nice, shiny car. He acts like it’s no big deal, but is quietly proud of it. He keeps it neat by intimidating his irresponsible friends. When someone owes him, he’ll probably make them clean his car. He’s got a personalized keychain hanging on his mirror (since it doesn’t fit his actual keys) engraved with his initials,

Floyd Talbert: The party car. He loves listening to any music, but the hits on the radio tend to appeal to him while driving. He’ll belt out any song he knows, and sort of bop along to it while cruising down the road. He keeps his car pretty clean. He’s got a gym bag in the back filled with extra clothes and sneakers, a few library books on the seat he keeps meaning to return, and he keeps a few extra water bottles in his trunk “just in case”. Likes to have a lot of room in his car.

Bull Randleman: Has a truck, and just try telling me he doesn’t. He’s his friends go-to guy any time they need help moving something. His car is old and well-loved. He keeps the interior neat enough, and it proud of his leather seats. The back of the truck is all banged up from the many things (and people) it’s carried. He loves a good country tune, but will non-ironically jam out to Shakira and J-Lo.

Johnny Martin: Also has a truck, but very few people ever call him for help, because he’ll bitch to high heaven. It’s easier to haul your own stuff around than to call Johnny. His truck is five times the size of him, and he drives it with pride. The interior is kind of a mess, but he keeps the exterior very clean. He either listens to old classics like The Four Seasons or hardcore rap music while driving.

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Oh my god the music asks are great 16, 21, 60♡

16. 2 songs that hold meaning for you?

The Unnamed Feeling by Metallica and Down In It by Nine Inch Nails

21: oldest record you own?

old by release date? then it is Morrison hotel by the doors, it was released in 1970

and oldest one by the time it was bought? probably my copy of nine lives by Aerosmith, my friend bought it for me at a flea market and it has a sticker on it with a price that is written on there in D-Mark, the old German currency

60: shuffle your music and writ down the first 20 songs that show up

1. Nirvana - Lake Of Fire

2. John Mayer - Slow dancing In A Burning Room

3. Faith No More - The Gentle Art Of Making Enemies

4. Bob Marley - Stir It Up

5. Audioslave - Cochise

6. Alice In Chains - A Little Bitter

7. David Gilmour - No Way

8. Steven Wilson - Index

9. Mastodon - Joseph Merrick

10. Kuss - Green Machine

11. The Haunted - 99

12. Grateful Dead - Dire Wolf

13. Fields Of The Nephilim - Last Exit For The Lost

14. Smashing Pumpkins - Mayonaise

15. Chris Cornell - As Hope And Promise Fade

16. Tua - Nachtschattengewächs

17. Pink Floyd - The Happiest Days Of Our Lives

18. Mad Season - X Ray Mind

19. Cream - Outside Woman Blues

20. Pearl Jam - Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town

my music is so weird when its shuffled

thanks for the ask :))

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INDIE BAND OF THE WEEK - THE PUNCTUATION

By: Dan Cornelius

Photos: Devon Keller

Photo by Devon Keller

The Punctuation are an anomaly. They’re a mix of rock-meets-funk-meets-soul-meets-everything-in-between. The trio is comprised of singer and guitarist Ben Brown, bassist Nick Kocevar, and Drummer Zack Harding. Hailing from the Kent/Akron area, the band has deep roots in the music scene; Ben is the lead singer for the popular band Vanishing Apollo (whose stickers I’m sure you’ve seen at every venue), and Nick and Zack play together in the awesome band North Coast Shakedown. This is a band that you won’t want to miss. The three put on an insanely energetic show. From funky riffs to rockin’ beats, the band isn’t afraid to improv in the middle of their sets. They let the music flow through them. I had the chance to sit down with all three of the guys and get to know who they are and what drives them.

Why don’t you guys go ahead and introduce yourselves?

I’m Nick Kocevar, I’m the bass player for The Punctuation.

Zack Harding and I play drums for The Punctuation.

And I’m Ben Brown, I play guitar and sing in The Punctuation.

Starting off, I remember when you guys first were popping up on social media, and everything was fairly cryptic. It wasn’t apparent that The Punctuation was a band. Was that an intentional strategy or plan to build mystique or is that just how it happened?

BB: Both. I just kind of got an idea that I wanted to start playing some stuff and get out and play shows. The bands we were in, like Vanishing Apollo, weren’t playing shows and I want to keep going. I know Nick and Zack from Riptide and we just kind of got together. Before that even I was doing the Instagram stuff because I just wanted to do something. It just made so much sense to do it with Nick and Zack. We’ve been jamming for so long and are good buddies. They play in Riptide and North Coast Shakedown and it just kind of came together; it’s strange sometimes how things come together, it’s kind of cool.

How did you guys come up with “The Punctuation,” as a name and brand? I love the logo you guys put out on Instagram with the exclamation points and question marks.

BB: It was really just the idea of punctuation itself. I didn’t even think it would be a name. I didn’t know what it would be; I just knew I wanted to do something. I knew something was going to happen but I didn’t know what the name would be, but I thought it would be cool if it was just punctuation marks. Afterwards I was like, that’s not gonna go over very well [Laughs], but it just represents the mystery and expressiveness behind the um…

NK: The determination.

BB: Yeah absolutely, and communication between people; the subtle things in between people. That’s kind what some of the lyrics are about. Yeah, it’s a name I guess; it needed to be called something

That’s awesome. What would you guys cite as some of your influences? Who do you look up to in the industry?

BB: So many different things, all three of us. A lot of different reggae and ska, but also rock and pop actually. I’ve been kind of, uh… I’m admitting to myself that I like pop music [Laughs] and I don’t care; I don’t care who knows [Laughs]. I listen to a lot of pop and rock; I grew up on classic rock and hip-hop. Everything. Try to get it all. Funk too.

NK: Oh yeah, a lot of funk. Grunge too. Whatever’s good

I gotcha, a sampler platter [Laughs]. What about the other guys? Nick, I know you said funk, is it the same deal as Ben?

NK: Yeah pretty much a little bit of everything. Grew up listening to things from Pink Floyd all the way to metal. Like early 90s and 80s metal, Metallica and Tool have always been kind of an influence. I also like a lot of the blues-y grunge rock like The Black Keys have always been part of it. That’s always been my kind of style of music. But I also like rap, bits of it, with old hip-hop to keep the beat. Funk is always great.

ZH: Pretty much everything except pop-country.

I understand you so much right now.

ZH: Exactly. Anything that sounds good and gets you going; puts a picture in your head and tells a story. Anything that can influence you in any way, really.

I know you guys play in a lot of different bands. Is this a side project for you guys or is it a main focus going forward? What are your desires for this band?

BB: Well like it started, I don’t know that I have solid plans or goals of things I’d like to do. I don’t know about these guys but they’re pretty solid with North Coast Shakedown and this is really just a fun thing, but I think it’s becoming more and more of a thing for me that I love. I’d love to continue doing it.

ZH: We just like going out and playing music.

BB: Yeah, exactly.

NK: It’s a very solid band. Zack and I are really stuck with North Coast Shakedown though. But what Ben was saying was the more and more we’re playing, we’re setting bigger goals. It is getting pretty important.

It’s important to be dedicated to what you’re doing but also enjoying it at the same time. I get that. Going forward from here do you guys have plans to go bigger and bigger? I know you said you guys are pretty locked into North Coast Shakedown, but do you want to play bigger shows and venues or keep it local, casual and fun.

BB: I think as long as it’s fun it’s cool to do big things. If you’re going to do something might as well do it big, you know?

NK: If you’ve got the opportunity, take it!

BB: Yeah, when things are coming my way, you just kind of take it, ya know? I’ve been saying no to things a lot and I’m trying to say yes. It’s nice to not worry about it too much but I don’t know I love playing with these guys. As far as it goes, as long as it’s fun it doesn’t have to be one or the other like if it’s fun and local or if it’s hard work. I mean it’s work to do anything, but I think if you’re trying to have fun you might as well work at having fun and make it fun work and do it right.

What’s next for you guys? Do you have any immediate shows coming up?

BB: Right now, we’re looking at… well, I might do an acoustic thing at The Stone Tavern May 12th. I know these guys are busy but I was just thinking of doing a thing by myself. The things I’m excited about is we’re playing June 2nd in Cincinnati at Urban Artifact with Ample Parking. I’m really excited about that. We’re taking a little road trip and having some fun. I know this little lady down there I haven’t seen in a long time and I’m excited to see her. She’s a real inspiration. But anyway, July 6th, we’re playing in Columbus at Woodland’s Tavern with Coup de’ Gras and Pronto. So, we’re putting some stuff together and trying to build them up, do it right, and have some good times. Spread out and go to other places and meet with people I haven’t seen in a while. We’ve also got some Kent and we’re trying to get some Cleveland dates. We’re also playing more around here in Akron so I’m excited. There’s a lot of bands that I’m excited to play with. I don’t know about you guys but like I’d love to play with The Outside Voices and things like that. Some cool bands that are around.

I know you just mentioned The Outside Voices but what are some other bands you guys want to play with?

BB: Um, oh man so many. Uh… Let me think.

Sorry to put you on the spot like that [Laughs]. That’s usually how it goes, as soon as you have to think of something it just goes right out of your head so I understand.

BB: Right, oh! Pontius Pilot and Electric Orange Peel are really cool.

NK: Pistol Whip would be good.

BB: Oh yeah! Pistol Whip! We still need to play with Pistol Whip. Those guys are awesome.

NK: Amazing guitarist.

BB: Yeah absolutely. Um… there’s so many. Red Rose Panic, I’d love to play with them.

NK: We’d love to do another show with The Intangibles.

ZH: Yeah definitely!

BB: Yeah, I love The Intangibles, I’d like to also keep playing with Land of Panda. I’m excited to play with Coup de’ Gras in Columbus. I feel like I’m forgetting so many people…

[Laughs] yeah, they’re gonna be like “why the hell didn’t you shout us out!?”

BB: [Laughs] right.

Any plans for a record or recordings or are you just enjoying the live show aspect?

BB: Yeah, well they’re very different art forms. I’m going into the studio and just putting down some weird stuff. And then, I don’t know, just putting some more weird stuff on top of it. It’s gonna be kind of a surprise I guess. It’s going to be a lot different. It might… a lot of people might not like it. It may be a little to… somethin’ somethin’ for them. It’s very different from Vanishing Apollo

NK: The people won’t be ready for it.

BB: [Laughs] yeah they won’t even know! No, it’s not even like that it’s just very different. I don’t even know if I like it. I think I do though. Like I said I don’t really have a plan, I’m just going with the flow but also creating my own flow, you know what I mean? I should mention I’m going in with Cary from RCR [Recording]. He’s a great guy. He’s got an amazing studio, and he’s a chill guy and he knows so much. He’s been a big help through all my projects. I met him through Riptide actually. I’m talking to him about going in there and finishing up four songs, like an EP. Probably just to release one at a time.

That’s amazing! So where can fans find you on social media? Shameless plug time.

BB: On Facebook we’re just The Punctuation. On Instagram we’re @thepunctuation. It’s pretty easy to find us. I think our email is [email protected] if you want to book us. And yeah, that’s about it.

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INDIE BAND OF THE WEEK – THE PUNCTUATION was originally published on RockRevolt Mag

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