Gamer Spotlight – trixie360 interviews ikillbambis

He’s a Sherriff’s Department 911 dispatcher in Augusta Georgia who’s part of the 360 Junkies community and actually loves animals. Say ‘bang bang!’ to ikillbambis!

trixie360: What’s the story behind your gamertag?



ikillbambis: I think it's very important that I let everyone know - I do not hunt nor do I condone the killing of anything unless it's in self defense. Especially deer, they are my favorite creatures on earth and my name is strictly metaphorical. Bambi first appeared as Bambi: Eine Lebensgeschichte aus dem Walde (a life in the woods) written by Felix Salten in Austria. In the novel creatures fear "He" (human hunters) as gods of the forest as they choose who lives and dies. The deer become aware that there are things that kill "he" and discover that their is "another" that truly controls life's outcomes - I chose to be ikillbambis because as a gamer we have those moments where we are truly godlike and unstoppable, those times we are the rulers of the forest, we are Bambi killers.

trixie360: Where do you live?

ikillbambis: I reside in Augusta, Georgia. The peach state! Ironically, if you buy a peach here it most likely came from South Carolina.

trixie360: What do you do for a living?

ikillbambis: I work for the Richmond County Sheriffs Department as a 911 operator and dispatcher.

trixie360: What’s the worst or weirdest job you’ve ever had?

ikillbambis: The worst job I have ever had was working for a Lowes Home Improvement store. I got the job after getting laid off and really needed work, the problem was that it was minimum wage and mid-winter which meant that I spent all my time outside in the freezing cold weather.

trixie360: How long have you been on Xbox LIVE?

ikillbambis: I have been an Xbox LIVE user for 3 years (even though the counter says 2).

trixie360: Do you have an arch enemy on Xbox LIVE?

ikillbambis: My enemies are all the kids whose parents use the Xbox as a baby sitter. I hate listening to screaming adolescent anger/self loathing mixed with rap music or emo screaming...

trixie360: I have emo adolescents living with me; don’t need any more. What’s your Xbox set-up like? You rocking the big-screen TV? Dolby sound?

ikillbambis: My living room setup is a 42in 1080p flat screen with surround sound system. I also rock and fully endorse a pair of Tritton AX720s HD audio headset!

trixie360: What’s the best feature of Xbox LIVE?

ikillbambis: The party system. I love being able to keep all of my friends in my party and take them to whatever game I'm playing or just keep them in the party to chat while I get my frag on!

trixie360: What is your favorite multiplayer Xbox game?

ikillbambis: I am a huge FPS fan and can honestly say that I am a Halo fan boy. Halo 3 is my favorite online Xbox game and is the one game I can pop in and have fun no matter what happens! Plus, I haz th3 Reconz!

trixie360: What is your favorite single player Xbox game?

ikillbambis: Easily Bioshock. I remember the first time I harvested a little sister (sounds wrong I know) as a reward for beating down a Big Daddy with a wrench... Fun times.

trixie360: How about your favorite Xbox LIVE Arcade game?

ikillbambis: Trials HD - The team at RedLynx did an amazing job with this game and it has awesome replay ability! I have literally logged almost 100 hours just trying to improve my times.

trixie360: What do you think is the best game of all time?

ikillbambis: *Hums the Halo theme and strums an air guitar to the theme of Halo 2* Once again I'm going with the Halo franchise. Although, it is a close call between this and the Half-life series.

trixie360: What do you think is the best film of all time?

ikillbambis: The Boondock Saints - "We're sorta like 7-Eleven. We're not always doing business, but we're always open." Troy Duffy is a genious.

trixie360: I still haven’t seen that. What do you think is the best album of all time?

ikillbambis: Broken - Nine Inch Nails. I could literally go on for years talking about how great this album is and how much of a genius Trent Reznor is.

trixie360: Rock Band or Guitar Hero?

ikillbambis: Rock Band has better game play and Guitar Hero has better songs. If it really came down to it I would go with Rock Band.

trixie360: What’s the funniest thing you’ve ever heard on Xbox LIVE?

ikillbambis: Even though ODST is out and Recon can be won by completing Road to Recon, it is always funny to hear people say, "Do you work for Bungie? How did you get Recon? You suck1!!!!111 IMA 50 in Lone Wolves!!!!?!!!!"

trixie360: What is your greatest Xbox LIVE moment?

ikillbambis: Recon armor. Unlocked and on my Spartan.

trixie360: What’s your favorite TV show?

ikillbambis: Squidbillies - Redneck squids from Georgia?! I'm all on it! "Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

trixie360: Who is your inner rock star?

ikillbambis: I'm not sure how to answer this... If I had to be in a rock band I'm pretty sure I would be in a metal band named "Death" - it's spooky, No?

trixie360: If they made a movie about your life, who should play you?

ikillbambis: Johnny Depp. It's a long shot but he is a great actor who could pull off my mediocrity while looking awesome.

trixie360: What’s your karaoke song?

ikillbambis: “Tom Sawyer” by Rush - I can kill this song and even hum the guitar solo's.

trixie360: Favorite cartoon character?

ikillbambis: GIR from Invader Zim. His crazy attitude and disregard for Zim's safety make for a good show.

trixie360: What super power would you like to have?

ikillbambis: Can I be a Super Saiyan? I don't like the whole powering up thing but think it would be awesome to fly and shoot energy blasts. Kamehameha!!

trixie360: If you could trade places with anyone for one day, who would it be?

ikillbambis: Bill Gates, I would sign an Xbox to myself and beg Bungie to give me a tour and a copy of every build for Reach.

trixie360: What celebrity would be the worst roommate?

ikillbambis: Carrot Top. He isn't funny and acts like a doucher since he bulked up.

trixie360: He is extremely ick. How many people are on your Friends List?

ikillbambis: Around 30, I keep it close with people I know and play with on a regular basis. There is always room for more though!

trixie360: Who's your favorite Superhero?

ikillbambis: Batman.

trixie360: Hot celeb you’d like to be stranded on a desert island with?

ikillbambis: Lady Gaga. For reasons too explicit to post on the interwebs.

trixie360: If you could be any video game character, who would it be?

ikillbambis: A Spartan from the Halo universe. It would suck to be taken away from everyone I know, but awesome to be able to dominate on the battle field.

trixie360: What’s the worst food you’ve ever eaten?

ikillbambis: There was a Chinese place that opened in Augusta called Imperial Garden, it was only open a week and then got shut down because there were frozen cats and dogs in the freezer. Take from that what you will.

trixie360: I take vomit from that. What’s the first video game you every played?

ikillbambis: I didn't really get into gaming until Super Mario came out. I was addicted and have since moved up with technology.

trixie360: What’s the last book you read?

ikillbambis: Bambi, a Live in the Woods.

trixie360: If you could go on tour with any band, which would it be?

ikillbambis: Nine Inch Nails - Always has good people on the lineup and awesome bands opening.

trixie360: What do you predict will be the 'next big thing' in gaming?

ikillbambis: I'm really liking what I have been seeing with the Project Natal and believe that if it is played right it can totally change the future of gaming.

trixie360: What do you think is the best thing about the Xbox 360?

ikillbambis: Xbox Live. I love online play and don't mind paying for this excellent service!

trixie360: What is the Xbox 360 Achievement that was hardest to get?

ikillbambis: More like a set of Achievements. The Road to Recon was awesome and painful at the same time, it was hard to find people willing to sit through three hours of Endure.

trixie360: What would you like to be doing in ten years?

ikillbambis: I would like to be living in Tennessee with my family still rocking the Xbox with my son! My family is awesome and my wife games so I don't see this as a problem. Can I give a couple shoutouts?

trixie360: Go for it.

ikillbambis: Shouts to the 360Junkies community, MDK, Seeson, Reighvin, Quagmire, Cleaner, Niki, calidrifter and anyone I forgot! Shout to Bungie for making great games and shouts to Sociablextina, Maxdyckhoff, ChristianH,Molten Slowa and last but not least the Whatis51 crew!!! and of course Trixie360 :)