User:Utahr Rotpara

Greetings, I am Utahr Rotpara (though you can call me UR for short). Here is a page by me, about me, to let you all know a little about me.

A Little About Me
I was born in 1994 on a fne day in October. I lived my early years as any baby would, but as I began to speak, something became more and more apparent to my parents. I had interest, nay, an obsession, with animals, reptiles in particular. As I grew, I spent almost literally half the day on four legs, running around making strange hacking noises meant to be the ferocious roars of lions and tigers. My knowledge of the animal kingdom impressed and surprised many relatives, while at the same time my animalistic tenedencies scared others. To all that knew me, I was seemingly doomed to be an "animal doctor" (though I never had a desire to be a vet. I always wanted to be a field Zoologist.)

Then, one fateful night, my life was changed forever.

I walked into the living room to see my parents watching a movie. When asked, they said it was called "Jurassic Park" and suggested I watch. I complied, and sat down on the couch to enjoy the movie. I had no idea what I was in store for.

The scene changed in the movie to a view of a parked jeep in the middle of a tropical rainstorm. The car was next to what looked like a fence of some sort, but for unknown reasons it was very big. I opened my mouth to ask a question, when suddenly, something caught my attention. BOOM A thundering sound reverberated throughout the room. on screen, ripples appeared in a glass of water. I stared at the TV in wonder. BOOM I tried to imagine what that noise could possibly be. no matter how hard I thought though, nothing came to me. BOOM The sound was closer. My eyes widened as I watched for the ominous booming's source to appear. I couldn't beleive what I saw.

An enormous, scaly animal burst out of the trees. The massive creature had a large head filled with very long, very sharp teeth. It had puny forelimbs but powerfully muscled legs. My mind raced as I struggled to indentify the beast. Tyrannosaurus Rex. This was one of a few dinosaurs I had seen in books, but those looked nothing like this. The T-Rex pictures all showed ugly, clumsy creatures that looked like a cross between a shark and a toad. But this was nothing like that. This animal looked intelligent, deadly, and extremely powerful. One would even say it was beautiful, albeit in a monstrous, reptilian way. As I watched the creature destroy the safari cars on screen, I began to crave more sights of these dinosaurs. My need was filled. Enormous Brachiosaurs, speedy Gallimimus, and especially the vicious Velociraptors all captivated my interest, and suddenly, my mind had changed permanently. From that day onward, my one greatest interest has always been Dinosaurs.

Anyway, now that my Dinosaur ordeal is out of the way, here's a little more about me. I have played video games all my life. I was raised on the good Ol' NES, and later with the N64 and Gamecube. I used to play Super Mario platformers almost exclusively, until I got Metroid Prime. That's when my interest in the wonderful shooter genre started. I played Metroid Primes 1&2 a lot before finally getting DOOM. the grandfather of all shooters greatly increased my love of FPS, and sure enough, I soon had an Xbox 360 and Halo 3.

Originally I refused to play instruments or sports, preferring video games and Dinosaur Encyclopedias to seemingly mindless pysical and instrumental activity. But eventually, I accepted the ideas. I began playing the Baritone Horn in 4th grade, and I began Football in 5th grade. I fell in love with both, and am now an accomplished Baritone, Valve Trombone, and Tuba player as well as Offensive Lineman.

An interesting note about me is my lack of interest of not only playing an instrument, but music in general when I was young. I have already mentioned that I grew to enjoy playing in bands, but my musical taste has only recently begun development. The reason for this is Guitar Hero, which I only recently began playing. I received an iPod last Christmas, despite the fact I thought I'd never need one. Now, I have finally realised that I do enjoy listening to music, Rock being my favorite kind. My favorite bands include Metallica, Iron Maiden, Queen, Led Zepplin, AC/DC, and Black Sabbath, all of which fill up my iPod with a few other random songs (one of which is the Halo Theme) and lots of Weird Al. Some of my favorite songs include Stairway to Heaven, Bohemian Rhapsody, Down With the Sickness, Bodies, Number of the Beast, Call of the Ktulu, Enter Sandman, Hot For Teacher and way too many more.

One thing that has not dramatically changed about me is my sense of humor. My humor has been called dry, but I refer to it as 'a nice, even balance of everything'. The things that make me laugh the hardest are Monty Python, Red vs. Blue, and that stupid, random brand of internet humor. If I try to make a joke and you don't understand it, don't be worried. In fact, I am secretly laughing at myslef as I write this page, and I don't even know why.

I've always loved reading and watching movies, and I guess my interest has remained fairly much the same in these areas. I am a Sci-fi/fantasy fan, and the movies I watch and the books I read always are one of those two. I have always said that I would never want to read a book about a regualr person because I am one (Tom Sawyer bored me to tears because of this). My favorite books include Jurassic Park (surprise), the Inheritance cycle, the Harry Potter series, The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World, the Halo novels, I am Legend, and a few I forget. My favorite movies are King Knog (the 2005 remake was great. I love the V-Rex battle, its my favorite scene in cinema), Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Jurassic Park (another surprise), Ironman, te Dark Knight, Austin Powers, and lots more.

My Halo History
I first started playing in 2008 when I got an Xbox 360 for Christmas. I immediately got hooked on Halo 3 with all its crazy aliens and excellent online multiplayer. Though I started late, I rapidly learned a great deal about the Halo series. I began reading the novels, watching RvB (and laughing myself to tears), and learning as much as I could on Halopedia. Soon enough, what was to many people :"Grab the Assault Rifle and hop in the Jeep!" was to me "Grab the MA5C and hop in the M12LRV!" I had officially become the (second) biggest Halo, freak fan in my school! I now frequent the Halo wikis to pick up info on new maps and Halo Wars.

Me and Halopedia
Admittedly, I have done very little on the site so far. My only current contribution is my user name's namesake, Utahr 'Rotpara, though I plan to make many more contributions. The whole reason I came to this site was to write the story behind my Halo 3 character, and I intend to do that, some day...

Because I came here to write a story, I have a lot of ideas and thoughts. New charcters, weapons, vehicles and more all float around in my head. I realise that it will take a while to write all these articles, but I do love to write, so I don't mind. don't be afraid to criticize my work, I'm a total n00b to fan fiction and I would like to know how to make my content better. Be forewarned though, I have a tendency for anger, so don't go too hard on me. Remember, I'm only a n00b.

My wonderful Creations
Utahr 'Rotpara (Don't worry, there's more to come.)