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Doa and the CJ mascot. A Proleague sub-plot.

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DoA
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Korea (South)599 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-09-23 03:47:31
September 23 2012 03:44 GMT
#1
As Torch and I set out for COEX Mall I was excited to see my second Proleague finals. I went with the knowledge too, that by going I would have to confront one of my greatest fears:

CJ Entus' mascot.

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Why does he hang out in abandoned basements? Why is there what appears to be a single, child's sandal on the floor next to him? Suspicions rise...


I wanted to watch Starcraft though. The possibility of getting to see Leta, Effort, Stork, and Jangbi among others (Roro) caused me to swallow my un-ease and go to the event in-person anyway. I knew if worse came to worse I could always count on my old buddy, Torch, to help out if things got rough.

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Torch correctly answering the question "How many teams are there in the Proleague finals?". I knew I could trust him.


We got to the event in time to see the opening ceremonies. It felt amazing being back in the land of Starcraft again and I couldn't wait for the games to get started.

It was just then I noticed a familiar shape near the front of the room...

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Can't quite make it out...


I couldn't be sure. I told myself it was just another Leta fangirl. I zoomed in for a closer look.

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Enhance.


There was no mistaking it. I'd know that round, white shape anywhere. I tried to slouch in my seat, but it was too late. IT SAW ME.

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*shudder*


For a time CJ's Mascot just paced the front of the arena, waving a flag about and trying to pretend it hadn't noticed me. I knew it had seen my tweets. It was only biding it's time. Then I got a message from Lilsusie. She had greats seats in the very front and wanted us to join her. I knew that would put me closer to the terrifying creature, but I couldn't turn the opportunity down. This was the last time Brood War would be played in a televised match after all. I moved up, carefully watching for any sudden movements from the CJ Mascot. The seats were great!

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I mean really great.


Only one row separated me from the stage. I couldn't have been more psyched! Between one of the games I noticed a few of my old house-mates from the GOM house days across the aisle. As I chatted with Slog and Naniwa I felt a presence behind me; not evil, but something far worse. A sensation of nothingness. A void of un-reality where words like "emotion" or "existence" don't make sense. I turned to face what I knew was there.

A flash of white and suddenly I felt deceptively soft cartoon gloves encircle my throat. The CJ's mascot moved with unbelievable speed...

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A grip like steel.


My pulse pounded as I fought for air. Was this the end? Torch desperately tried to pull the mascot's arms away, but it had incredible strength. It's cold, dead eyes and expression-less face stared into my face as it's grip tightened.

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CJ's mascot felt no emotion at all as it crushed the life from me.


I knew I only had seconds before I lost consciousness. My brain scrambled to think of anything that could help me reason with the mascot. I was barely able to croak out a simple truth. I didn't know if CJ's mascot would understand. For all I knew he never even watched the games. He hardly ever faces the screen during them. "Effort is my favorite KeSPA Zerg to watch right now..." I said. Suddenly the grip loosened. CJ's mascot removed his hands from my neck. I didn't hear any words come from the rotund being in front of me, but I sensed some sort of speech in my very thoughts. "Effort... friend... you... friend?" I had flashbacks of the Lovecraft short stories I used to read and knew that without a doubt the CJ mascot was not from here. Maybe not even from our universe... As I considered this revelation a feeling of care and friendliness began to emanate from the mascot. The cold, blank stare became warm and inviting. I knew I had been accepted and would be welcomed at CJ matches in the future. The nightmare was over.

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A new bond between global Starcraft 2 fans and KeSPA is born as Effort himself looks on from the CJ bench.


All in all a great Proleague finals. It's good to be back. (picture is results-spoilery)

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I cast, therefore I am.
BLinD-RawR
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
ALLEYCAT BLUES50107 Posts
September 23 2012 03:48 GMT
#2
I may have mentioned it before but in my mind onester is by far the worst mascot...ever.

yes worse than shogun or flashcot (Flashcot isn't bad just creepy but hey he has character).

either way good to know you had a great time because watching on stream was pretty dull.
Brood War EICWoo Jung Ho, never forget.| Twitter: @BLinDRawR
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8mmspikes
Profile Joined January 2012
United States1704 Posts
September 23 2012 03:52 GMT
#3
Encounters with another kind o_o you are one of the few survivor materials
Suppy fan | ヽ༼ຈل͜ຈ༽ノ WELL MET ヽ༼ຈل͜ຈ༽ノ | http://www.twitter.com/8mmspikes
sour_eraser
Profile Joined March 2011
Canada932 Posts
September 23 2012 03:56 GMT
#4
Haha. 5/5 Funny

But I still prefer Evil Bunkie>Onester
"What's the f*cking point of censoring a letter if everyone and their mother knows what it stands for.... F*cking morons"
Kreggar
Profile Joined September 2011
United States83 Posts
September 23 2012 03:58 GMT
#5
jajajajaja good story DoA. The pure terror...*shudder*
StarCraft is the hardest, most beautiful game in the world.
Bibbit
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
Canada5377 Posts
September 23 2012 04:06 GMT
#6
Haha this was great. I freaking lost it at the first picture of the choking :D
Xeris
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
Iran17695 Posts
September 23 2012 04:21 GMT
#7
it's incredible how much bigger proleague is than GSTL (i.e. kespa vs esf events). the scope is mind blowing
twitter.com/xerislight -- follow me~~
GoSuSocrates
Profile Joined March 2011
206 Posts
September 23 2012 04:25 GMT
#8
lol I love the death grip picture..love the whole blog Erik <3
www.itsgosu.com | twitter.com/GoSuSocrates
neobowman
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Canada3324 Posts
September 23 2012 04:27 GMT
#9
Haha, that's great.
aRyuujin
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States5049 Posts
September 23 2012 04:32 GMT
#10
Man onester is even more evil than i thought
can i get my estro logo back pls
cybertopo
Profile Joined February 2010
Spain525 Posts
September 23 2012 05:44 GMT
#11
The CJ mascot is the reason we should legalize abortion
Hurr Durr
markrevival
Profile Joined January 2012
United States222 Posts
September 23 2012 06:45 GMT
#12
too creeped out. im going to have nightmares for weeks :s
supernovamaniac
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
United States3046 Posts
September 23 2012 06:48 GMT
#13
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Come on guys, he doesn't bite.
ppp
Arco
Profile Joined September 2009
United States2090 Posts
September 23 2012 09:29 GMT
#14
Hahaha, great blog. That mascot is scary.
Skeggaba
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
Korea (South)1556 Posts
September 23 2012 09:36 GMT
#15
Tried to be nice, but had it in for me too i believe ...
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Bisu[about JD]=I was scared (laughs). The force emanating from his facial expression was so manly that I was even a little jealous.
lilsusie
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
3861 Posts
September 23 2012 11:51 GMT
#16
LOL that was great, Erik!
Follow me on Twitter for pictures of cute gamers and food! https://twitter.com/lilsusie
GTR
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
51424 Posts
September 23 2012 12:16 GMT
#17
i regret never getting a picture with the retarded cj mascot
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AnachronisticAnarchy
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United States2957 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-09-23 14:37:30
September 23 2012 13:08 GMT
#18
Ok that was pretty funny. Freaking hilarous, actually. I cracked up.
How did you get the strangling pics, though? I mean, I don't think you could just say "Strangle me for the camera!"
"How are you?" "I am fine, because it is not normal to scream in pain."
Wintex
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Norway16838 Posts
September 23 2012 13:54 GMT
#19
Doa, you are too awesome. Onester is my favorite <3
The Bomber boy
SpeaKEaSY
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States1070 Posts
September 23 2012 16:27 GMT
#20
lolol great post, would get creeped out again A++++++
Aim for perfection, settle for mediocrity - KawaiiRice 2014
Proseat
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
Germany5113 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-09-23 18:20:16
September 23 2012 18:17 GMT
#21
ROFL, didn't actually expect that first strangle pic, haha!

Onester from afar is sorta smiling (and really focusing on Doa in the crowd like a creep), later he is not. Strange...

5/5
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itsjustatank
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Hong Kong9152 Posts
September 23 2012 18:40 GMT
#22
Hey Doa, would we be able to use these images on Liquipedia?
Photographer"nosotros estamos backamos" - setsuko
surfinbird1
Profile Joined September 2009
Germany999 Posts
September 23 2012 18:47 GMT
#23
That was fucking hilarious.
life of lively to live to life of full life thx to shield battery
]343[
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
United States10328 Posts
September 23 2012 22:23 GMT
#24
LOLOL nice 5/5
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DoA
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Korea (South)599 Posts
September 23 2012 23:59 GMT
#25
On September 24 2012 03:40 itsjustatank wrote:
Hey Doa, would we be able to use these images on Liquipedia?


Ha. Yeah, of course!
I cast, therefore I am.
itsjustatank
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Hong Kong9152 Posts
September 24 2012 00:20 GMT
#26
Thanks!
Photographer"nosotros estamos backamos" - setsuko
Beorning
Profile Joined June 2011
United States243 Posts
September 24 2012 02:36 GMT
#27
Oh my lord that was hilarious
Hesmyrr
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Canada5776 Posts
September 24 2012 02:56 GMT
#28
Haha I did not see that choke coming.
"If watching the MSL finals makes you a progamer, then anyone in Korea can do it." - Ha Tae Ki
Dox
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Australia1199 Posts
September 24 2012 08:11 GMT
#29
Holy fuck hahahaha, I haven't laughed at a blog this hard in ages. Nice work. :D
@NvDox | Plantronics Nv: Rossi . mOOnGLaDe . deth . JazBas | @NvSC2 | @NvCoD | @NvLeague | @NvHearthstone | @NvDotA2 | @PLT_MF
spbelky
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States623 Posts
September 24 2012 18:08 GMT
#30
Suuuuuuuper creepy
On another (unrelated) note... how tall is doa? he looks tall
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