[TarkanX]

I might as well shed in some history....


TOC1


It was only a few days after me and Zing kept pounding the crap out of eachother. I thought I wasn't good enough, because I wasn't second to him! I wanted to beat him once and for all! I trained like it didn't even matter(I was rank 1 at the time), and when ToC came, I was finally pumped. Round 1 was a bye for me since I was so highly ranked, I fought silvergo in round 2(he beat one of my friends in round 1). I beat silvergo 3-0. Next round was against my good friend Chaoscrusher, I beat him 3-0 just liek Silvergo.

In round 4, I saw the brackets that I had to fight JSL. I quivered in fear, me TarkanX, one of the greatest fighters at the time being scared because he had to fight JSL. But it was right to be scared. He beat most of the great fighters for a living, even Zing, the guy who kept pounding me to the floor was afraid of him! Anyways, I fought JSL in the evening... I was at my max level ready... we fought, but something amazing happened, I won 3-0! I would've never thought of it, but in his time(he lives in Britain), it was about 3:00am, so that might've been a factor.

In round 5, I had to fight Token.... the person I knew from planetnamek, and who I first showed the game to. We were rivals, beating eachother up and down, the he was a bit easier(but barely) than Zing, I knew I would win no prob, maybe 1 loss.... But I was wrong.

The first match, it was like a raging bull, he went so much on the offense against me, it was like I was at a stand still, I couldn't attack! He was being mean, and aggressive, so he won the first match. Match 2 was the same as match 1, but this time I came up as the victor! In match 3, he was more aggressive than before, and I lossed, it was 2-1, if I lossed, it would be over. I never won a tournament before, and I wanted to win one so badly! I didn't care for the rank... I wanted to be crowned something that had honor! "I shall not go down, unless I take you down FIRST!" In match 4, that's what exactly happened, I beat him, I had thanks to my bowl of soup which I made to keep me warm, and focused.

Now match 5 was going to begin, so we fought it out, suddenly, the phone rings, and I want to ignore it, so I let the message pick it up... I can't concentrate so well, so he(Token) had me in "thin ice". When the message picked up, it was my boss... aigh... I had to abondon the game if I wanted to keep my job(I was fired about a month later at the time). So I left the game. Token thought the sync was lost, but I didn't explain the details to him.

Now the match 5 would really begin... I went in to my max mode, and then beat Token. 3-2, I had won, and was happy! But then I heard some news that my friend who I wanted to meet in the semi-finals was beaten by a person not known much by Tantum. Tantum from what I saw him was very silent, a lone wolf as some might say... he was straight forward, just fighting, and beating the tar out of anyone he fought.

Now match 6, the semi-finals of me and Tantum would begin... now I was supposed to send an e-mail, but being me, I hardly check my e-mail, only once every 3 weeks or so. So I got DQed, and Tantum would move into the finals. It was to be Zing vs Tantum. I was Angry, and enraged, my brain was going to explode. I trashed my table, yelling everywhere. I wanted a chance to be 1st at something. Not something cheap, and easy to get, but something with honor. I have never done that, and this was my only chance....

Zing and I then came to a decision... we would fight it out, best of 5, and I would host first. It came clear to both of us that whoever hosted would win, and thats how it went, I beat Zing 3-2, so I would take Zing's place in the finals of TOC1. I felt bad for Zing, he worked so hard to get there, and it was supposed to be me vs Zing in the finals, not the semi-finals. It would've been one of those last battle moments where 2 people fight it out, no rules, just beat the opponent, and win. But it wasn't like that....

So when Tantum heard the news of me winning, he complained that I replaced Zing, and had to fight him. He probably had a score to settle with Zing from their past fights, not sure... anywho, other people were also mad that I got in the finals by replacing Zing, people wanted to opposition(Tantum) to win....

So it was around 4:00-5:00pm... me and Tantum met in a server with no one in. I had a can of sprite so I wouldn't go hungry, or thirsty. We fought it out, I think he hosted first, I'm 70% sure he did, any who... we fought, and I won 3-1. He was mad saying I lagged(but he didn't thoroughly complain about it by yelling a fit).

So I was proclaimed the champion of TOC1. I was extremely happy, probably the happiest moment that happened to me that year(2001). Ahh... it was bliss.... a month later, I got my red Ryu and Red Sent(and most of you know how much damage they did. MWHAHAHAAHAH!!!!)


TOC2


I didn't really participate in TOC2, I was more like a spectator. When manontherun won, he said he was going to beat me... we had trouble finding eachother, but once we did(on a saturday), we fought a best of 3. I beat him. I admit, he was good, really good, but he never got a round on me, nor did he get my life bar to half. 2-0, it seemed like taking Candy from a 6 year old. Due to his loss to me, he didn't get the prize, and it put a "scar in his chest for a long time".


TOC3


TOC3 came about one month later, but at bad timing. When TOC3 was going to begin(the preliminaries), super jumping became limited, which limited my strategy(My strategy was based solely on super jumping), also I had my red Ryu, and Red Sentinel removed for tournament reasons. DAMN IT! I said... it was like someone took out one of my legs. I couldn't walk with Red Ryu or Red Sent, it felt different(in a bad way).

When the preliminaries started, I did worse than expected. A lot of losses, some people even doubted me for winning the tourney. Nferno was doing good, he was really determined, he keeps thinking that the tournament bug will keep haunting him. I was determined to fight Nferno for the final fight!

I noticed that I kept losing a lot to fear tetsuo. I didn't beat him, I did once, but he complained that he didn't know it was TOC3 sanctioned, so we had another match, and I lost. Sometimes people would want to fight me, and even though I didn't want to fight them, they kept complaining to me, and threatened to tell that I cheated some how(even though I didn't).

The preliminaries ended, and the real tournament was about to begin. I can't really remember who I fought, but I do remember fighting slk_rik for the semi-finals. He was the hostee of the match, but even lessons know that the hostee doesn't always win the overall fight! I won 3-1, but slk complained about my lag, andways, I was in the finals... and was glad.

When I heard that fear beat Nferno, I was sad, and mad. Both of us wanted to fight eachother for the first time in the finals, and this was our best chance, but my student fear tetsuo beat him... I had a score to settle with him.

When me and fear fought in the finals, it was like I was transed in a world, it was me and him alone in the darkness. There was battle field set for us, it was quiet....

The battle begun, fear beat me in match 1, and 2, I was down on the ground gasping for air. I thought of Nferno, and used his strength, and my determination to beat fear tetsuo in match 3. I was ready for part 4, but in match 4, it was like me vs Token all over again. He went over the edge, and I couldn't attack. It was round 3, if I lose this round, I lose the tournament. 2 Isn't a winner, 3 no one remembers, that was too true... as I looked at the 1st scores, it was me, Nferno, then Baller. No one remembers, or cares for Baller, and no one sees Nferno as a winner, just a strong opponent. Anyways it was round 3.

In the final moments of the match, I had trouble super jumping, I tried my hardest, but couldn't get it off. I did get it off though, shot a shinkuu, and I thought I beat fear, suddenly he teleports behind me, and shoots a shinkuu of his own.

"I lost"

Those were the words in my head, and what were coming out of my mouth for 3 minutes. I was mad, but at the same time, I was sort of happy. Happy for fear, a student of mine got this good, and beat his master. I congratulated him(after throwing a fit). He won, but then I heard news that fear got DQed because of he told the password for drunken smashers to someone who wasnt part of the clan(the other person... man.. I forgot his user name, but I could remember him so much as a rival, and friend... I forget, well.. he got DQed, so I became the champ once again, but it didn't feel right. I wanted to win it by beating fear, not by DQ. DQ is never the answer.

Though I won, I got no prize(most likely because the tournament was a half success, even I would admit that, and the participators, and creators too).


Well, this is all I have to share about my TOC experience, I hope TOC4 is much better than the last 3 (blowing it out of the water).