User:Tuxedo Mark

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[edit] Education

Mark Moore (b. October 18, 1978) was born in Chicago, Illinois to Polish immigrants. Mark attended Locke School in kindergarten (1983-1984) and St. William's School in first and second grades (1984-1986).

Mark and his parents moved to the unincorporated town of Homosassa in Citrus County, Florida in June of 1986, when Mark was 7 years old.

Mark attended Homosassa Elementary School in third, fourth, and fifth grades (1986-1989); Lecanto Middle School in sixth, seventh, and eigth grades (1989-1992); and Lecanto High School in ninth, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth grades (1992-1996).

Mark graduated from high school in 1996 at the age of 17 and then attended Central Florida Community College at its Citrus County campus in Lecanto until December of 1998, graduating with honors and receiving an Associate of Arts degree in Business Administration.

Mark then attended Saint Leo University at its satellite location on the main Central Florida Community College location in Ocala, Florida, as well as a few classes at its main campus in Saint Leo, Florida from 1999 until 2001, graduating and receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration.

[edit] Employment

Mark worked as a night stocker at the Crystal River, Florida, Kash n' Karry supermarket from June of 2000 to November of 2001.

In November of 2001, Mark started working as a cashier in the Inverness, Florida, Wal-Mart. Due to a conflict of interest between the two companies, Mark had to quit his job at Kash n' Karry. In December of 2001, Mark was terminated from Wal-Mart for unknown reasons.

In 2001, Mark's sister had e-mailed him an application for Vocational Rehabilitation. Mark was assigned to an employment specialist at the Lecanto office of the Center for Independent Living of North Central Florida. In late February or early March of 2002, Mark was hired by the company as an Information & Referral Specialist (a part-time, afternoon receptionist).

Due to turmoil, firings, and turnover at the Lecanto office, Mark was made a full-time employee in July of 2003. He was later reduced back to part-time status in 2005.

Mark took a second job as a night stocker at Kash n' Karry in July of 2005 to compensate for his reduced weekly hours at the Center, this time at the Homosassa store.

Mark quit both jobs in September of 2005 when he made the decision, at his mother's suggestion, to move in with his sister in the Chicago suburb of Morton Grove in Illinois.

Mark moved on October 1 and, soon after, got a job as a courtesy clerk (bagger and cart pusher) at the Niles, Illinois, Jewel-Osco supermarket. The plan was for Mark to get a well-paying job to allow his mother to move up to Illinois with him and buy a new house. However, this has proven to be unfeasible, so Mark moved back to Homosassa, Florida, on March 19, 2006 and started searching for new employment.

On July 17, 2006, Mark started working at the Kmart in the Crystal River Mall as a night stocker. He was later moved to daytime, where he continued doing general stock, straightening, and unloading the truck. Mark became a cashier in early 2007.

[edit] Ethnicity and Nationality

Mark Moore is of Polish descent and is a first-generation American.

[edit] Religion

Mark Moore is, officially, a Roman Catholic Christian. However, he is open to and accepting of most religions and denominations, and he rejects the idea of the superiority of Christianity.

[edit] Politics

Mark Moore is an independent, considers himself liberal, and usually votes for Democratic Party candidates.

Mark voted for Al Gore for President of the United States in the United States presidential election, 2000; Bill McBride in the Florida gubernatorial election, 2002; John Kerry for President of the United States in the United States presidential election, 2004; and Jim Davis in the Florida gubernatorial election, 2006.

[edit] Role Models

The following are some of the people that Mark Moore admires:

[edit] Music

Mark Moore likes primarily 1980s Pop music, 1980s Rock music, J-Pop, and J-Rock.

In particular, Mark likes the following music artists:

[edit] What Mark Moore Watches

[edit] News Programs

Mark Moore regularly watches ABC World News Tonight.

When living in Morton Grove from 2005 to 2006, Mark watched CNN, particularly:

[edit] Internet Fandoms

Mark Moore started the online Captain N: The Game Master fandom on February 27, 1997, when his website, The Unofficial Captain N Home Page, went online. It is the first Captain N website on the Internet, and it remains online to the present day.

Mark later created Bayou Billy's Bungalow, the first and only website dedicated to the NES video game, The Adventures of Bayou Billy.

Mark later created Starlight Jem, a website dedicated to the animated series, Jem.

Mark later created Spirit of Supergirl, a website dedicated to Supergirl.

Mark has written fan fiction for Archie, Battle of the Planets, Captain N, Batman Beyond, Beast Wars, Birds of Prey, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Escaflowne: A Girl In Gaea, Final Fantasy, Forgotten Realms, Jem, NASCAR Racers, Pokémon, Resident Evil, Sailor Moon, Smallville, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Voyager, Supergirl, Vampire Hunter D, and The X-Files.

Mark usually uses the user names Tuxedo Mark or spiritofsupergirl on the Internet.

[edit] Wikipedia Contributions

Mark Moore's largest contribution to Wikipedia to date is creating the Kumi Miyasato article out of devotion to his favorite J-Pop singer.

Mark also created the Arlene Banas article.

Mark also contributes to the following articles, though his contributions don't always stay:

[edit] The Mobile Suit Gundam Tournament FAQ

[edit] What is Mobile Suit Gundam Tournament

"Mobile Suit Gundam Tournament" is a fan fiction series that I'm writing, based on the Gundam metaseries.

[edit] How many stories will there be?

There will be 50 "episodes", which is a standard length for a Gundam series.

[edit] Which Gundam universe is the series set in?

The series is set in a new universe, not an already-existing Gundam universe.

[edit] What is the series about?

The governments of the nations of the Earth have agreed to stop all war. Instead, a tournament will be held every 4 years, where a designated pilot from each participating nation will fight in a Gundam Tournament with giant mobile suits. The winning nation's government will control the Earth for the next 4 years. The series chronicles the First Gundam Tournament.

[edit] Why are you writing this?

I'm a Gundam fan, so I wanted to try my own unique take on the concept. Also, it's been almost 7 years (or 5, depending on how you look at it) since my last major fanfic project, a continuation of "Captain N: The Game Master", ended (my ongoing Supergirl fanfic series doesn't count, since I come out with those whenever I feel like it). I want to prove to myself that I can take on a weekly fanfic series and succeed.

[edit] Are there references to other Gundam series?

Yes. The series itself seems superficially like Mobile Fighter G Gundam, but it will be more realistic. There won't be any national stereotypes or super-powerful moves. It will feel more like Gundam Battle Assault 2, my favorite Gundam video game. There's even influence from the PC game, One Must Fall 2097.

The characters themselves come from various Gundam series. The primarily influences here are Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam, Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, Mobile Suit Gundam 0080, Mobile Suit Gundam 0083, Mobile Suit Gundam, and Mobile Suit Gundam: École du Ciel. Characters from Mobile Suit Gundam SEED and Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny will also appear.

[edit] Will there be influences from other series?

Music will be very important to the characters. This is an influence from Macross and Megazone 23.

[edit] How will this series differ from other Gundam series?

There won't be any Newtypes or anything similar. There won't be any space colonies. It will be entirely Earth-based.

[edit] Which characters will appear in the series?

This isn't an exhaustive list, mostly because I'm still figuring it out, but some characters that will appear are Emma Sheen, Christina MacKenzie, Sayla Mass, Fa Yuiry, Reccoa Londe, Nina Purpleton, Lucette Audevie, Lunamaria Hawke, Relena Peacecraft, Murrue Ramius, Miriallia Haw, Asuna Elmarit, Flay Allster, Catherine Bloom, Natarle Badgiruel, Dorothy Catalonia, Karen Joshua, Fraw Bow, Sally Po, Rain Mikamura, Mirai Yashima, Stella Loussier, and Lady Une.

[edit] A lot of girls, huh?

Yep. I'm drawn to female characters, so I'm using them.

[edit] Which nations are participating in the tournament?

There are 32 participating nations: Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, India, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Mexico, Niger, Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, Venezuala, Yemen, and Zambia.

[edit] When does the series start?

Episode 01 goes online on the first day of Autumn - Sunday, September 23, 2007.

[edit] Why Autumn?

I love Autumn. The series even occurs in Autumn.

[edit] Will the episodes come out on time?

I hope so. A new episode should come out on a weekly basis. Yes, that means that it will take nearly a year to run its course. I'm writing material ahead of time.

Of course, I live in Florida, the lightning capital of the United States, and I work at Kmart, which has an erratic schedule, so there's a chance that some episodes might be late.

[edit] How much of the series is done already?

I've written outlines for all 50 episodes, though not every detail and event has been determined yet. A lot of stuff will be determined as I write the episodes.

Speaking of the episodes, I'm writing them simultaneously, so I can work on whichever scene that I want whenever I want. I started writing the episodes on Thursday, June 21, 2007, the first day of Summer, at 10:30 AM, Eastern Time. This gives me a whole season to get enough material ready for Autumn.

Currently, I have parts of 12 episodes written.

[edit] How familiar are you with Gundam?

I've watched the original Gundam movie trilogy (in Japanese twice), volume 01 of the original series (in English once), all 50 episodes of Zeta Gundam (in Japanese once, in English twice), Char's Counterattack (in Japanese once, in English once), 0080 (in Japanese twice, in English once), 0083 (in Japanese twice, in English once), The 08th MS Team (in Japanese once), MS Igloo (in Japanese once), volumes 01 and 02 of Wing (in English once), Endless Waltz (movie in English twice, OVA series in English once), a volume of G Gundam (I forget which, in English once), and the Gundam SEED movie trilogy (in English once).

I've also played "Gundam Battle Assault" and "Gundam Battle Assault 2" for the Sony PlayStation and read volumes 01-06 of École du Ciel.

SEED and SEED Destiny are my weakest areas (I haven't even seen SEED Destiny), but I hope that the characters will come out well.

[edit] Is there going to be any kind of promotion for this series?

I plan to post to Usenet and message boards when the series premiere approaches.

I have also created a trailer for YouTube. You can view it here: [[1]]

The trailer isn't canon. While the characters pictured will appear, their backgrounds will be different. The uniforms and specific Gundams pictured are not canon for this series. The trailer is meant to give an overall impression of the series.

[edit] Where will the series appear?

The episodes will be posted on FanFiction.Net and MediaMiner.Org.

Once the series is complete, I hope to get it posted at Mecha Anime Headquarters.

[edit] Is there an official site for the series?

No. I considered making one, but I ultimately decided that my own Wikipedia page was a better "headquarters" for the series. Consider this page the hub of "Mobile Suit Gundam Tournament".

I have created an official blog for the series here: [[2]]

It will be regularly updated with information and pictures.