NinjaCow64

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NinjaCow64
NinjaCow.jpg
NinjaCow (and the Formatics) with the Brown note.
First appearance16 August 2013
Story involvementDRAW Your Own Story: At Plot's End
Notable characters
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Nickname(s)Ninja, NC
GenderMale
ReligionSaberism
NationalityAustralian
"I'll confess, I'd feared some Dadaist spam like in IOT. Colour me pleasantly surprised. :)"
Thorvald of Lym
"The Dadaist Spam comes later. :p"
— NinjaCow64

NinjaCow64, commonly abbreviated NC (rarely, NC64) is an Australian CivFanatic, iconic for his love of memes and Dadaist humour, and for his staunch defence against Off-Topic's remaining reactionary chuds. A veteran IOTer, he runs its chat server alongside Seon and hoplitejoe.

NinjaCow began following DRAW Your Own Story circa The HAAAAAX, and proposed the premise for At Plot's End.[1] He was an early contributor to the new thread, laying the groundwork for the Faceless Man plot.[2] His final contribution was in April 2014;[3] his character remained briefly attached to the Styles brothers' adventurers before being abandoned after the Rose Gold Empire mini-plot.[4]

NC also participated in Omega124's 2014 Write Your Own Story revival with a plot about a struggling writer inducted into the magical Order of Wordsmiths.[5]

Character bio

"HOW WAS I MEANT TO KNOW THAT THE MAN WEARING A NINJA SUIT TALKING TO HIMSELF IN A PARK WAS ACTUALLY COMPETENT!"
Agent Brown

NC's first comic, depicting Kevin Rudd's counter-coup against Julia Gillard ahead of the 2013 Australian federal election, also inadvertently predicted Tony Abbott's victory.[6] Declaring himself dictator of Australia, Abbott ratifies POPA–SIPPA in the country, and for extra security, replaces the broadband network with string. NinjaCow enters the story despondent that without Internet access he can't even break the law, arguing with the Formatting Crew that he has nothing to do. They are interrupted by a mysterious brown-coated figure, who hands him an envelope crucial to "the future of internet freedom".[7] Later that day while watching the news, he learns he has been labeled part of HELNO, a false-flag astroturf created by Thatcherite Britain. Narrowly escaping arrest by Paula Miyazaki, he smuggles himself aboard a flight to Coruscant,[8] only to be confronted by Miyazaki on the airport tarmac who fights him with superpowers. When NC points out the splash damage is endangering innocents, the Lawful Good officer falls catatonic. NC proceeds to infiltrate the SCP Foundation with the help of a passport forger.[9]

NinjaCow addressing the Faceless Man during the New Moon confrontation, depicted in Garry's Mod as Sub-Zero from the Mortal Kombat franchise.

While Ninja fails to clear customs, a random act of Haruhi Suzumiya breaches the perimeter and he sneaks in anyway, meeting Stylesjl's crew. Dr. Hastings discovers the package contains a Trojan horse virus and a lead to its source, a retired SCP Agent Brown.[10] Fleeing Haruhi's antics, they encounter Delia's group, and together track down Brown. He reveals the Internet is an unregistered Anomaly that generates supernatural energy, of which Pul Wat Aa barely skimmed the surface; a much more sinister conspiracy is being orchestrated by the "Faceless Man", who seeks to funnel all Internet traffic through a hub on the New Moon, and thereby take control of the Internet's power. Brown confesses he gave the envelope to NC expecting him to be captured; subsequent analysis would upload the virus and permanently destroy the Internet. Instead, NC's arrival at the SCP Foundation exposed the plot to the conspirators. When NC refuses to assist, Brown states he will not interfere with them further, but in turn will brook no interference in his own mission, leaving them to the mercy of the authorities.[2]

Escaping in the Comet Observatory,[11] the party sets course for the New Moon, arriving on the scene just as Agent Brown is trying to recruit CivGeneral.[12] During the ensuing argument, the Faceless Man makes a psychic broadcast detailing his manifesto and offering rewards to those that willingly aid him. Brown proposes a truce, but NC refuses point-blank, leading to another superpower-charged fight.[13] The group flees the Moon's self-destruct sequence after Stylesjl accidentally teleports Brown to safety.[14] Mistaking the Formatting Crew for latent psychic abilities,[2] Rosalina performs an exhaustive study of NinjaCow's mind.[15] Due to Stylesrj's Photobucket comics being resized beyond legibility, NC's further involvement is unclear: when Stylesjl et al. bail on the Fellowship of MYAR, Ninja stays with Delia's team, covering their escape when Miyazaki accosts them in the Rose Gold Empire.[16] He is last seen alongside Martha Shepard.[4]

Other ventures

NinjaCow was a regular participant in Imperium Offtopicum, where his affable attitude and mediative reputation vaunted him to host of IOT's final Chatango server following the user base's revolt against Mosher in 2016. He was a founding member of the succeeding Discord server, and while he is not the owner, acts as de facto head mod of the surviving troika. Having come to power promising an accountable administration, NC has been criticized for inconsistent enforcement and arbitrary bans conducted beyond the scope of the server rules, admitting in 2021 that politics were policed based on moderators' private opinion.[17]

Alongside mechaerik, he is known as a devoted follower of Artoria Pendragon from the Fate franchise by Type Moon.

See also

References

  1. https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/the-dyos-consul-dyos-xi-2009-2013.330900/page-201#post-11245082
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/draw-your-own-story-at-plots-end.502368/page-14#post-13078021
  3. https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/draw-your-own-story-at-plots-end.502368/page-17#post-13163842
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/draw-your-own-story-at-plots-end.502368/page-21#post-13415582 (Photobucket)
  5. https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/write-your-own-story-the-sun-also-rises-for-writers.523212/page-2#post-13229150
  6. https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/draw-your-own-story-at-plots-end.502368/page-5#post-12709204
  7. https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/draw-your-own-story-at-plots-end.502368/page-9#post-12936785
  8. https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/draw-your-own-story-at-plots-end.502368/page-13#post-13034136
  9. https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/draw-your-own-story-at-plots-end.502368/page-14#post-13063206
  10. https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/draw-your-own-story-at-plots-end.502368/page-14#post-13064859 (Photobucket)
  11. https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/draw-your-own-story-at-plots-end.502368/page-15#post-13091920 (Photobucket)
  12. https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/draw-your-own-story-at-plots-end.502368/page-15#post-13131276
  13. https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/draw-your-own-story-at-plots-end.502368/page-16#post-13155151
  14. https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/draw-your-own-story-at-plots-end.502368/page-16#post-13158777 (Photobucket)
  15. https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/draw-your-own-story-at-plots-end.502368/page-17#post-13191055 (Photobucket)
  16. https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/draw-your-own-story-at-plots-end.502368/page-20#post-13354348 (Photobucket)
  17. https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/argentina-iii-argentina-is-missing.659762/page-20#post-16092873