James Farr

James Farr , also known as DoomWhale, is an American YouTuber, animator, artist, and director who's known online for his animated parodies and original series, such as Xombie, Trainsformers, Super Mario Busters, and Super Smash Wars. He also creates short animations taken from let's play clips for YouTubers Jacksepticeye and ZackScottGames.
==Personal life==
James was born in Orange County, California in 1979 where he spent his time drawing in notebooks, dressing up in costumes, and playing the Atari 2600 and NES. He bought his first computer in 1983 called the Commodore 64 when he was four years old. He says it helped teach him to spell, read, and write simple programs. In 1987, James' family moved to Owasso, Oklahoma where he lived in an extreme religious household, where they practiced prejudice against feminism and gay rights and where James was homeschooled. 
In 1999, James graduated from college and taught himself Adobe Animate (formerly Macromedia Flash), where he got his first job at Film Roman where he pitched his first show, Weeble. In 2003, James created Xombie on Newgrounds, which would spawn into comic books and a cancelled movie deal. He is currently married to Claire Farr and has two children.
==Content==
===Xombie===
Xombie is an animated action, horror series originally created in 2003 which involves a self-aware zombie named Dirge who helps a human girl named Zoe survive a post-apocalyptic world. James had originally created the series on Newgrounds where 10 episodes were released which concluded in 2007. The series would become popular online where a comic series would be published, a planned animated series, and merchandise. 
On February 26, 2017, the series was revived into Xombie: Dead Ahead which involves a grown-up Zoe looking for Dirge to get his help in finding her mother to stop the apocalypse. This series is currently ongoing with three episodes. 
===Trainsformers===
Trainsformers is a parody, comedy series created in 2009 which involves Vector and Thomas the Tank Engine, who can transform into the robot, Opthomas Prime protecting the Island of Sodor from evil trains. Some episodes parody the Power Rangers and the , while also making self-aware jokes about the series and the Transformers films. There are currently six episodes in the main series, with other videos including behind the scenes and unboxings. 
===Super Smash Wars===
Super Smash Wars is an action series created in 2013 that recaps the Star Wars film series but replaced with Nintendo characters. The series recaps the original and sequel trilogy films which involves Link teaming up with a group of rebels to stop Ganondorf and his empire. The series doesn't feature voice acting and the only dialogue featured is written. There are currently eight episodes in the series, though the prequel trilogy and The Rise of Skywalker have yet to be parodied. 
===Super Mario Busters===
Super Mario Busters is a parody series created in 2013 as a part of his movie and game mashup series. These videos recap the Ghostbusters films but replaced with elements from the Super Mario and Nintendo games, where a group save their town by sucking up ghosts. Some of the episodes are created as if they were an actual video game, such as imitating the gameplay of the Mario Party series. There are currently four videos in the series which parody all four of the Ghostbusters films. 
==Trivia== 
*In 2009, James worked alongside Dreamworks to create a live action adaptation of Xombie, but it would be cancelled due to the Writers Guild Strike and other projects being developed.
*James was involved in the art direction of two video games, Brawl of Cthulhu and Toejam and Earl: Back in the Groove.
*He directed and wrote a Pac-Man fan film which he made with Steelhouse Productions.
*James has worked with Dreamworks, Hasbro, New Line Cinema, TokyoPop, and Studio B.
*The character, Cerberus was inspired by James' dog he had as a child named Paws.
*He made an album in 2020 called Death Blow under the name, Doomwhale.
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