Mingus

### Associated Fictional Characters

Ghost (Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II), Sylvain (Fire Emblem: Three Houses), Jerma985 (Internet funnyman)

## Physical description

### Species

3 idiots in a trench coat

Mingus is a moderator of Shinx Appreciation Club. They first joined SAC on March 25th, 2021, originally as a bot user. They interacted with the server members such as Soggy and Glaze, and was eventually modded by Glaze in September of 2021. Their most iconic profile picture was a commission made by fellow server member and furry Mari.

Mingus is American, a fact which they are ashamed of, although they currently live in Germany. Mingus lives in Germany due to the fact that their stepdad is a government contractor, and the two of them work on the same military base as a contractor and Shoppette employee respectively.

Upon first arriving to Germany in March of 2021, Mingus made connections to numerous members of the server, which continue to the present. They interact with the server semi-frequently and moderate to the best of their ability, although some Incidents left them overwhelmed.

## Interests and Hobbies

Mingus has a strong addiction to video games across a broad variety of genres. This includes most Nintendo titles (specifically *Pokemon* and *Fire Emblem*), the *Elder Scrolls* series, and most recently, the *Call of Duty* franchise, of which they have purchased a large number of titles.

Beyond gaming, Mingus has an affinity towards pixel art, some of which was used as a banner during the Halloween season of 2022.

## Obsessions

Mingus has a very obsessive personality and often ends up hyperfixated on specific topics.

* **Pokémon**: Mingus discovered *Pokémon* at a very young age through their sister. They began collecting cards and watching the anime, eventually obtaining *Pokémon Pearl*\* for the Nintendo DS Lite as their first *Pokémon* game. Over the years, their obsession continued with each new game release, and their favourite *Pokémon* game of all time is *Pokémon Platinum*. Their favourite Pokémon overall is Grimmsnarl.
* **Fire Emblem**: Another one of Mingus' longest running obsessions, dating back to April of 2012 with the release of *Fire Emblem: Awakening*. The obsession progressed through the years, most recently centering around the game *Fire Emblem: Three Houses*. Notable characters Mingus fixated on were Chrom from *Fire Emblem: Awakening*, Xander from *Fire Emblem: Conquest*, and Sylvain from *Fire Emblem: Three Houses*.
* **Demon Slayer**: A relatively brief period of obsession, Mingus broke their years-long anime boycott in order to watch *Demon Slayer*. While this obsesion was short-lived, they spent a ridiculous amount of money on figures of various characters. Their favourite characters are Kyojuro Rengoku, Tanjiro Kamado, and Inosuke Hashibira.
* **Saints Row:** Despite their initial strong reservations on the Saints Row franchise as a whole, Mingus was convinced by their friend to give it a shot. They started first with Saints Row (2022) and initially thought it was super cringe and stupid, but very quickly got horribly addicted. Mingus then went on to play Saints Row: The Third, a bit of Saints Row 2, and Saints Row IV: Re-elected (in that order). They are an ardent supporter of the reboot, although they prefer to keep that information private. Mingus' favourite characters are Johnny Gat and Shaundi.
* **Call of Duty**: Mingus' most recent obsession, spurred on by their purchase of *Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II*. They have a long history of *Call of Duty* gaming, although it was largely limited to time spent playing 1-on-1 with their brother. They have purchased a large selection of *Call of Duty* games, including the original *Modern Warfare* trilogy, *Black Ops: III, Advanced Warfare, Modern Warfare (2019), Cold War, and Modern Warfare II.* Overall, their favourite characters are Simon "Ghost" Riley and John "Soap" MacTavish from *MWII,* and Russell Adler from *Black Ops: Cold War.*

## IRL Server Member Meetups

Mingus has met several members of Shinx Appreciation Club in real life.

### Glaze

On several occasions, Mingus and Glaze visited one another in their respective countries, the last of which consisted of a competitive Pokemon event in Frankfurt, Germany.

### Skaidus

During one of Glaze's visits to Mingus in Germany, Skaidus flew in from Spain to spend time with Glaze and Mingus. The highlight of the visit was a trip to Pizza Hut.

### Soggy

Soggy took the train to visit Mingus, arriving at the train station in the middle of the goddamn night. The two went to the gym, wandered downtown, and "Netflix and chilled", which consisted of watching the anime *Blue Lock* in its entirety. No sexual intimacy occurred between the two.

### T1biriy

Mingus visited T1biriy in his hometown, around 2 hours from their city. They spent the day exploring T1biriy's town with Mingus' parents. Mingus recalls the visit fondly, although they were suffering from a cold at the time.

## Relationships

Mingus is friends with a number of server members in Shinx Appreciation Club.

### Joris

Mingus and Joris have been friends for a long period of time, first developing at the height of Shinx Appreciation Club's Minecraft server era. The two played together with others such as Soggy and Glaze, eventually speaking privately as their friendship grew. Currently, the two speak daily and play games such as *Dead By Daylight* together, and share many common interests.

### Soggy

Soggy was one of the first members of Shinx Appreciation Club that Mingus bonded with. Over time, the two grew closer, most recently discussing topics on weight lifting. Notably, Soggy visited Mingus in Germany.

### SpaceTriceraCop

SpaceTriceraCop, or Evan, is one of Mingus' irl friends/coworkers. The two met through work, gradually becoming closer and eventually adding one another on Discord. Mingus has notably asked Evan to marry them on multiple occasions with each proposal resulting in a rejection.

## Trivia

* Mingus has numerous tattoos, one of which features the Crest of Riegan from *Fire Emblem: Three Houses*. A handful of their tattoos are handpoked.
* Their birthday is May 6th, 2000, exactly one day before Glaze's birthday, being May 7th, 2000.
* There are a small handful of stickers and emoji featuring their face, namely Moongus (Mingus' irl face imposed over the moon) and a now-deleted emoji which depicts an actual image of their Colorado state driver's licence.
* They have a habit of consuming alcohol and getting drunk, often followed by extremely strange and unusual messages sent to #casual. One example of such is the "Hitler hypothetical" incident.
* \*Mingus can't entirely recall which *Pokémon* game was their first. It was either *Diamond* or *Pearl*, but they recieved a copy of each game at around the same time, blurring their memory of specifics.
* Despite living in Germany, Mingus does not speak German.
* Despite being part-Japanese, Mingus does not speak Japanese. They did try to learn it once, but gave up.