This European ethnicity is 50% of Ian’s heritage.
What is Italian?
This champion is Ian’s highest mastery in the toxic cesspool known as League of Legends.
Who is Sett?
This Pokémon is National Dex #003
What is Charizard?
This green haired protagonist represents a popular shonen series with powers known as Quirks.
Who is Izuku Midoriya AKA Deku?
y = mx + b is also known as this.
What is the Slope-Intercept Form for Linear Equations?
This genre is Ian’s favorite while working out.
This massive, widely acclaimed RPG series bears a popular silent swordsman as its long-running protagonist.
What is the Legend of Zelda series?
The first Pokémon Ash Ketchum ever caught (NOT his first Pokémon)
What is Caterpie?
This heavily martial shonen series has a special place in Ian’s heart for all the insane hype moments its fights produce.
What is Jujutsu Kaisen?
This fuckass song was played 6 times this trip.
What is Spaghetti by LA SSERAFIM?
This amazing club was an important presence in Ian’s life in high school.
What is the Super Smash Bros. Club?
This Pokemon is the first ever designed by the game’s creators.
What is Rhydon?
This highly philosophical and emotional series discusses themes such as life, gratitude, and love through its long-lived elven protagonist.
What is Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End?
This is the name for the tendency to notice/remember facts and details that support one’s views.
What is Confirmation Bias? (NOT cherrypicking)
This joyous, wonderfully celebrated day of the year is the birthday of our magnanimous king, Ian.
What is May 31st?
This dinosaur-related series had 3 installations, with 1 game on the DS and 2 on the 3DS, forming the foundation of nostalgia for Ian.
What is Fossil Fighters?
This dark Pokémon with a red and black color palette is Ian’s second favorite.
What is Zorua/Zoroark?
This series whose name translates to “Legit trash” is the hot new shonen whose author worked closely with Fujimoto on Chainsaw Man.
What is Gachiakuta?
These are 3 rhetorical modes of persuasion.
What are Ethos, Pathos, and Logos?
This shonen anime with a black-haired protagonist is the first series that Ian ever watched an episode of, joining his friend partway through the series at a sleepover.
What is Sword Art Online?
This long-running, highly niche JRPG series set in the continent Zemuria has unparalleled continuity between games, spanning 13 installments in total. (This is worth 1000 cuz it’s insanely ball knowledge)
What is the Trails series?
This two-stage Pokémon line is Ian’s favorite. (Hint: The second stage is popular (but I liked it first cuz I break the mold like that))
What are Riolu and Lucario?
This anime is surprisingly part of a mystery/detective video game series, being the finale after 2 games (that then had another game tacked onto it years later).
What is Danganronpa 3?
This emotional story game is the only piece of media (perhaps only thing ever) to make Ian cry for a full hour, even before the beautiful piano song in the ending.
What is Omori?