PSO

Phantasy Star Online is a revolutionary action-RPG made by Sonic Team for the Sega Dreamcast. Although the plot is minimal and has virtually no connection to the four Phantasy Stars that came before it, I have come to enjoy this game immensely. The online aspect is incredibly fun, as it allows you to meet up to three other players and conquer the game together as well as chat and trade items.

This page will describe my five PSO characters so that you can find identify me online. If you want to learn more about the game there are numerous sites that you can easily find. The best one I have come across is the Phantasy Star Online Zone, followed closely by PSO World.

I first bought this game because of the Phantasy Star name, but I learned shortly thereafter that an old friend of mine was an avid PSO player. He introduced me to the online aspect of the game, and also to his clan. Online clans exist for most online games, including PSO. Our clan, known as the Crazy Outcastz, are a small, tight group of trusted friends and online Dreamcast players. You can identify us by the "CO" that precedes our character names, although not all of us use that identifier...

My PSO Characters

Xiaoyan - This HUnewearl was my first PSO character when I started playing the game offline. She's a monk, and she occasionally spouts words of wisdom when she speaks. Here she is wielding her oft-vilified Lavis Cannon. Xiaoyan has reached level 100, so she won't be online much until PSO Version 2 reaches North America later this year.

Kether - This HUcast was the first character I played online, but I gave him a break to finish off Xiaoyan. He is was my main character, but has recently reached level 100 himself, meaning that Dove (below) is next in line. He considers himself the "Robotic Reaper," and he seems capable of uttering only morbid phrases. Here he is, swinging his Soul Banish. Beware...

Doveinya - Doveinya, whom I usually refer to as "Dove" is currently my main PSO character. She has little back story, only a rotten disposition and her favourite weapon is the bitch slap. After having played a force (FOmarl specifically) I can say that I really don't like them at all. She's currently around 80th level, but getting her any higher will be a lot of work, so we'll see.

Kestral - This RAcaseal is my least played character. As you can see, she looks like Shino. But believe me, with two high-level predecessors and a clan to back her up, Kestral has enough in her inventory, including this Chaos Bringer's Rifle, to make her FAR more useful than Shino. Given her size and choice in colour, she seems to be the female version of Kether.

Broccoli Man - This HUmar looks exactly as his name suggests. As you can see, he is a short, fat, green-suited guy with a big green afro. He is strictly a storage character, and this explains the liberties I took in his design.

BROCCOLI MAN!!!! HOOWAH!!!!

The Crazy Outcastz

Now there's this business of my clan, many of whom I have yet to meet. Some of the members on the CO page don't even play PSO, prefering other online games for the Dreamcast, Unreal Tournament and Quake 3: Arena in particular. Here are the ones I know.

CO Kol V.2 - Kol is an old friend of mine who originally introduced me to the online aspect of this game. Kol herself is a heavy set blue RAcaseal. The implication is, of course, that there was an original Kol. There is also a FOmarl named Kolira, a large RAcast named Big Jim (no relation to me), a devilish FOnewearl named Dehmynn, and a new Humar named Kol v3.

CO Edge - Edge is officially retired right now, and he shows up online as a HUcast named Axis, a short FOnewearl named Telarah, or a mean Ramar named Dritz.. He will always be Edge to me however, even though he's SO picky about his character's names!

CO Tikera - Also an old friend of mine, Tikera is only Tikera, and her presence as a part of the PSO gaming community is rare these days. Too bad. She gave Kether a Stag Cutlery as a initiation gift. So-called "LEGIT" players who want to flame me for this should first read the last three lines of my profile and then shut up.

CO RusH - RusH is the second-in-command of our clan. His character is a HUmar of intermediate level, and he reminds you that "If it doesn't say 2112, it's not full 100% RusH."

Other PSO Friends

JeX - The term we assign JeX is "dealer," but to newbie players, he is a godsend. Originally a member of the Dark Legion (DL), he is now unofficially a member of CO as well as his own clan - The Solo Clan, members: 1. JeX is a trader who, among five or so characters, possesses virtually every item in the game as well as EACH and EVERY mag. Cheers to the great JeX!

Matt - Matt is another PSO player who is closely associated with CO, but is not really a member. Matt's characters are always named Matt in some fashion. His current character is a midget FOnewm with a chip on his shoulder and a stick up his ***. Don't piss him off, or you'll be facing three pounds of angry midget!

Scodoublet - Sco was one of the first people I met online. I met him in a game where we quickly realized that he and Kether look exactly the same! He's a great guy, an active player, and a real ***-kicker! Sco maintains his own site on Geocities, which you should check out! In fact, Sco is the one who gave me the incentive to finally deisgn my own page, which I have been contemplating for months.

Cheese Man - ANOTHER character?!? You're CRAZY man! This HUmar doesn't look like cheese, but he's as orange as I could get him to be. With two level 100's finding items now, I needed yet another storage character, so I created him as a play on BROC.

The Big Imp - Yet a third storage character. Believe it or not, Broccoli's bank is FULL with god units. Since I didn't want to appear to have a food fetish, I switched threads for his name.

CxO Seraph - This HUnewearl is my newest character, as well as my first official Crazy Outcastz character. In anticipation of v.2 and following some clan restructuring, I decided to create her. I have yet to play her,but when version 2 comes out, expect to see this angelic being wandering the hallowed halls of PSO!