Midnight Panthers
The official Super Smash Bros. Crew of the
Nintendo Wii & DS Club. In association with the
Black Cat Project.
Please note that this post will be
constantly updated with new members, snapshots, replays, custom stages, and other fun things from the crew.
Last updated May 3, 2008
with ANOTHER NEW MEMBER!
The Beginning
In March of 2007, I (known then as Burninator) started a system of Wi-Fi gaming ladders known as the Black Cat Project for the active members of the Nintendo Wii and DS Club. Hugely popular for a while, the Project eventually fell to the wayside. It's still entirely possible for the BCP to come back (and with Mario Kart Wii and Brawl out I imagine it would once again become very successful), but for now I have a different idea in mind. The old project's name was chosen because walking under a ladder is considered bad luck, as is a passing black cat. With so many ladders to climb (five at the height of the BCP's popularity), and the Black Cat watching over all of them, you needed to be good to reach the top.
This is a Super Smash Bros. Brawl crew (common competitive name for a Smash Bros. clan). Since I consider this crew to be an extension of the BCP (as it's a competitive W-Fi group of members in the NW&DSC), our name will be the Midnight Panthers--basically a bigger, deadlier Black Cat.
Goals
In the beginning, our purpose will be to help our members hone their skills and train to improve at SSBB. We'll all have members close to our skill level that we can play against, which is important when practicing anything.
After a while, we'll start looking for other groups to challenge. We'll have doubles matches, with two members of our crew fighting two from theirs, and small tournaments, where our overall standings will show us both whose team is better altogether and which has the strongest players.
Members
These are the current Midnight Panthers. Anyone that wishes to join but has not yet sent in their information is known as a Night Kitten.
Notes: Clicking on a member's name will take you straight to a blank PM directed at that member. Clicking on their AIM user name will add them to your Buddy List.
AerialAce!
Brawl Friend Code/Name: 4511-0152-2501 / A-Z
In-Battle Name: Ace!
Wii Number: 4358-3933-7338-7459
Mains:
(mostly
)
Seconds:
Instant messenger/user name: AIM /
Burninator755
Other Noteworthy Information: My younger brother (In-Battle Name: Zink) is likely to jump in during training matches. He's not eligible to join the crew since he has no forum account, but since he's close to me in skill he's worth playing. Decent Team Brawl player, too. Just ask me if you want to play against Zink. Also, I topped the Mario Kart DS ladder in the BCP. Let me know if you want to race.
Blazios
Brawl Friend Code/Name: 0989-1471-4627 / BLZOS
In-Battle Name: BLZOS
Wii Number: 3830-5892-7156-4010
Mains:
Seconds:
Instant messenger/user name: AIM /
BLZOS , MSN /
dickens.b@hotmail.co.uk
CharMaster006
Brawl Friend Code/Name: 3136-6234-3810 / David
In-Battle Name: David
Wii Number: 7331-5361-6560-9168
Mains:
Seconds:
Instant messenger/user name: AIM /
DavidisRAD6 , MSN /
DavidisRAD6@hotmail.com , Yahoo! / DavidisRAD6
Other Noteworthy Information: I'm ready and able to battle/ chat at a moment's notice if I am online, which is alot of the time.
Dimentio
Brawl Friend Code/Name: 0044-2509-3087 / DMNTO
In-Battle Name: DMNTO
Wii Number: 8380-4724-0602-8204
Main:
Instant messenger/user name: AIM /
Dimentio xXx , MSN /
xiao-xiao182@hotmail.com
Other Noteworthy Information: Every few weekends my WiFi may get a bit more laggy than usual, or just up and quit on me. Also a few of my friends may already be battling me if I'm online, but feel free to jump in for Practice matches.
fhqwhgads
Brawl Friend Code/Name: 1246-8371-5488 / Derek
In-Battle Name: FHQ
Wii Number: 5351-8767-5410-1513
Mains:
Seconds:
Instant messenger/user name: AIM /
lemmingsofdeath , MSN /
f-hqw-hgads@hotmail.com
Ho-oh Master
Brawl Friend Code/Name: 3136-6556-3039 / Zach
In-Battle Name: Zach
Wii Number: 6722-3251-1948-5767
Main:
Second:
Instant messenger/user name: Yahoo! / shadrahkzach , MSN /
shadrahkho-oh@hotmail.com
Other Noteworthy Information: I'm not online often but I will try to play as much as possible.
Ledian_X
Brawl Friend Code/Name: 3909-7249-5028 / CMF
In-Battle Name: CMF
Wii Number: 7986-7611-0899-8663
Mains:
Instant messenger/user name: AIM /
CferraLX
Other Noteworthy Information: Sometimes I might have to leave after a couple matches. Life's like that.
Light-The-Archangel
Brawl Friend Code: 2191-7345-4545 / Light
In-Battle Name: Light
Wii Number: 6232-0272-2216-3236
Main:
Seconds:
Instant messenger/user name: AIM /
EnWhyCee14 , MSN /
Jordon_g4l@hotmail.com
Other Noteworthy Information: Thanks for accepting me into the clan! Lol.
Meta_Ridley
Brawl Friend Code/Name: 2750-0800-8369 / PNoob
In-Battle Name: GREEN
Wii Number: 5018-7494-2694-5776
Mains:
Second:
Instant messenger/user name: AIM /
MetaSarge
Other Noteworthy Information: If I stop moving mid-match, it is because my mom frequently calls me to do chores.
ScorpionX
Brawl Friend Code/Name: 4897-6258-4746 / Venom
In-Battle Name: Venom
Wii Number: 5262-0133-2110-9271
Mains:
Seconds:
Instant messenger/user name: MSN /
VenomX2000@hotmail.co.uk
ShinyFufu
Brawl Friend Code/Name: 2191-7323-4345 / DUNK
In-Battle Name: Fufu!
Mains:
Seconds:
Instant messenger/user name: N/A
Skater Trainer
Brawl Friend Code/Name: 1289-7896-1206 / SKTR
In-Battle Name: Shine (as Fox), SKTR (all other characters)
Wii Number: 5559-6919-6790-8659
Mains:
Seconds:
Instant messenger/user name: AIM /
SkaterTrainer34
Other Noteworthy Information: Don't send me a lot of wii mails because I hate checking them and replying and my parents are nosy and love reading everyone I get if I don't get to it first, only send me it if its totally needed.
Slick
Brawl Friend Code/Name: 4253-3330-6555 / Slick
Wii Number: 5720-3072-6961-8614
Mains:
Second:
Virtual Chatot
Brawl Friend Code/Name: 4425-1256-5494 / Mason
In-Battle Name: Mason
Wii Number: 2099-5422-9710-4222
Main:
Seconds:
Instant messenger/user name: AIM /
Virual Chatot , MSN /
masonwkid@hotmail.com
Current Night Kittens
Members that wish to join the Midnight Panthers, but haven't/can't yet for various reasons.
They'll be added to the roster as soon as they submit their applications.
BrawlMaster
Cairen
Imperator_Venit
ShinyFufu
Regarding Honorary Panthers
Family and friends are allowed to join any training matches, unless the players have a specific thing in mind. Just make sure they don't drag items or coin battles into serious practice games. This includes those playing on other Wiis. It's always good to add people to your Friend Roster.
This ONLY includes TRAINING battles. You cannot bring non-Panthers into challenges against other groups.
Communication
Most communication among Panthers is to be kept in Private Messages, but certain situations may require Wii-mails. There is also the possible future use of Pokémon Diamond/Pearl's voice chat for real-time communication in practice matches and Team Brawls, but that can be discussed at a later time.
UPDATE!
In order to set up matches you MUST use either Private Messages or AIM. We now require that each Panther have an AIM screen name (you can sign up for one
here). We encourage you to lie in the application. The Man doesn't need to know where you live. You DO NOT have to download AIM's normal software in order to use the messenger. Simply go to
meebo and use their free online AIM client if you don't wish to download it.
Information on the results of matches and war stories are allowed to be posted in the Club, but not pre-battle posts.
Joining
To join, simply PM the following information to
AerialAce!:
SPPF User Name: In the final roster, this will be a link to the PM system, so that you need only click a Panther's name to compose a message that's already addressed to the right person.
Brawl Friend Code/Name: This name is the one that shows up on your friend roster, so people know who you are when you start or join a match.
In-Battle Name: This is the one that floats over your head during Brawls, and keeps track of your control schemes.
Wii Number: For messages if SPPF is down, demonstration replays, custom stages and other fun things.
Main(s): Main character or characters used in serious or competitive Brawls.
Second(s): Secondary characters you use to mix it up while still playing seriously.
Instant messenger/user name: Name any IM services you use and your name within them. This is optional, of course.
Other Noteworthy Information: Just as it says.
Some time later I may require auditions to join, but for now the crew is open.
Downloadables
In the near future, this space will hold replays of our crew's battles, snapshots taken by our members, and possibly custom stages.
Character heads swiped from Smashboards' smiley collection. All other art will be made by AerialAce! unless otherwise noted.