OutOfCharacters

@outofcharacters.bsky.social

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yugioh video essayist | essay library cabal member | married to @dullakhannah.bsky.social‬ 💕 | he/him socials: https://linktr.ee/outofcharacters the essay library: theessaylibrary.com/

a picture of the outofcharacters guy, grinning and rubbing his chin
A photo of the main stage of the NAWCQ in Minnesota
A picture of neo the magic swordsman stamped with the url "www.youtube.com/OutOfCharacters" and my channel logo
A picture of yusuke's persona goemon from persona 5
A photo of the lineup of team aqua from omega ruby and alpha sapphire
a picture of the yugioh card aleister the reminiscent behind a picture of outofcharacters and the twitch logo
A YouTube thumbnail of Joshua Schmidt with half of his face being that of the schmidtjack. His face is surrounded by various yugioh competitive platforms (the YCS logo, wcq logo, world championship, duel links, and master duel). The video title is "about wanting too much", and the thumbnail has the text "goat is washed" below the face.
A picture of Google search results for "out of characters". The first result is the out of character podcast.
a picture of the outofcharacters face and a twitch logo over the yugioh card art for the card "El Shaddoll Meshahrail"
An AI summary below a youtube video: AI-generated video summary Quality and accuracy may vary. Farfa Highlights analyzes the intricate decision-making processes required in high-level Yu-Gi-Oh! through the lens of game theory. By examining competitive match scenarios and the strategic use of payoff matrices, this exploration demonstrates how assessing risks, card interactions, and the concept of inevitability can fundamentally influence gameplay outcomes at the tournament level.
a picture of a match history thumbnail from the ygo omega website. outofcharacters playing shaddoll beat smocquote playing crystron. outofcharacters' deck is listed as shaddoll, infernoid, void, and has a picture of el shaddoll winda, infernoid decatron, and void apocalypse.
A picture of the yugioh card "how did dai get here?"
A picture of the OutOfCharacters avatar with the text "10,000 subscribers" next to it and balloons and YouTube thumbnails in the background.
A picture of nimble angler drawn on with marker. It is marked with text designating it as a food token from mtg
a screenshot of a thumbnail from the "Joshua schmidt plus" youtube channel. the video is titled "this game BROKE ME". Josh is on the thumbnail holding his head in his hands, while the wojosh looms behind him. mirrorjade the iceblade dragon and sky striker ace - raye are in the background, indicating the video is about a branded vs. sky striker match.
a picture of the outofcharabers channel with 10,000 subscribers
a picture of 2 silhouettes of people beneath nibiru the primal being
a screenshot of ascii art of toya minami burying his head in his arms and crying after losing at the 2012 dragon duel world championship.
a screenshot of an analytics page on youtube. the information displayed is "9.93k subscribers, 44 videos, 993,151 views"
level 0 warrior jokul with 0 xyz material
a screenshot of a hand of yugioh cards. k9-17 izuna is a pendulum monster, when normally it is not
A screenshot of ygo omega. Vallon the super psy skyblaster is negated and appears to be level -126
A screenshot of TCG player showing dimension shifter at 20 cents
A very normal looking branded dracotail list
A picture of the convention hall at the Lansing regional
a screenshot of ygo omega's online portal for tcg ranked. the panel shows 1465 Elo, master rank, with 54 wins and 14 losses.
a screenshot of a premiere pro timeline. 5 minutes out of 30-40 have been completed
a screenshot of the outofcharacters profile on the omega website. I have 1029 rating, a diamond rank, and 38 wins with 11 losses.
a screenshot of a Joshua Schmidt thumbnail. The video is titled "I got very close this duelist cup!" with a picture of the half-schmidtjak josh, a silver trophy, and a 12th place finish.
a picture of 5 stick figures in a subway train. 3 of them have x'd out eyes, with the symbols for trinity, cross duel, and sped duel on their face. one figure with the symbol for domain format is thinking "I sure hope people like the new cardmarket video". one figure with the symbol for edison format is thinking "I can't wait for genesys to collapse, so *my* format can rise triumphant from the ashes".
a pair of youtube comments on a similar post to the one above. Youtube user DaBullFrog asks "What possible context could explain playing spirit reaper on ur wedding day?!" OutOfCharacters responds with "i think spirit reaper is a pretty defensible inclusion in a deck from this period actually"
a picture of me and dullakhannah dressed in a tux and wedding dress having champagne in front of a white curtain
A screenshot of the game crashing in Cimo's youtube video "I HOSTED A YU-GI-OH! DUNGEON DICE MONSTERS TOURNAMENT!!!" The video is a collaboration between cimo, theJWittz, Pharahmone, DistantCoder, and Team APS
A picture of Little Bit and Hugo the cats. They are laying on a red fleece blanket in front of a heating vent, with Little Bit very close to the vent and enjoying the heat
a screenshot of yugioh master duel showing a log of the effect of Nibiru the Primal Being resolving, tributing 3 copies of Blue-Eyes Spirit Dragon.
an email from Twitch. the text reads "Your emoticon prefix outofch is now active. You may now upload emotes for your channel on your Emotes dashboard. This is an unattended mailbox. To get support, please go to twitch.tv/help and log into your account to submit a request."
The Konami-translated effect text of Rex, Ride Fur Hire You can reveal this card in your hand; Special Summon 1 monster "Fur Hire" from your hand, except "Rex, Ride Fur Hire", then Special Summon this card. You can only use this effect of "Rex, Ride Fur Hire" once per turn. If a card(s) is added from the Deck to your opponent's hand, except by a card effect "Fur Hire", and you control another monster "Fur Hire" (except during the Damage Step): You can draw 1 card.
A picture of two trading cards, shipping archfiend and forbidden crown, from the yugioh trading card game
a screenshot of the channel zier too. The most recent video is titled "The Yugioh card game has lost the plot", with the thumbnail saying "trap cards have been erased from yugioh"
A screenshot of an email, titled "OutOfCharacters, congrats on 500 subscribers!" from youtube
a picture of the thumbnail for song "Confessions of a Rotten Girl/ ft. Hatsune Miku" from SAWTOWNE
discord conversation between outofcharacters and markthepage OOC: Maybe it's a sign of the times. Clearly, you should make a pivot and inseparably tie your identity as a player to a deck with clear success and promised longevity: mimighoul MarkThePage: Yes but unironically I'm vibing with Feather Storm OOC: i have bad news
a screenshot of a post on r/masterduel. the post is a video titled "Bad Apple!! but it's 2,135 Yu-Gi-Oh cards" The post has been manually removed by the moderators of the subreddit
A translation of the newly announced monster card Elvennotes Regina, translated by ygorganization Level 6 wind spellcaster/effect You can only use the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd effect of this card’s name each once per turn. (1) (Quick Effect): You can send 1 other “Elvennotes” card from your hand or face-up field to the GY; Special Summon this card from your hand. (2) If this card is Normal or Special Summoned to the center Main Monster Zone: You can Special Summon 1 “Elvennotes” monster from your Deck, except “Elvennotes Regina”. (3) If this card is sent to the GY as Synchro Material: You can add it to your hand.
A picture of a decklist with dracotail, k9, and VS.
A youtube comment by user @71507 on "The Case for Playing Bricks in Yu-Gi-Oh" that reads "This is how I learn there's a high tier Alice themed Yugi deck now. I hope my recent obsession with Alice media doesn't lead me to get into the game."
a screenshot of a thumbnail from channel "Joshua Schmidt Plus". The video is titled "I played in the December Duelist Cup!", and has a picture of half-wojakified joshua schmidt on the thumbnail beneath the text "Where is Dracotail?". In the background are pictures of maliss p dormouse and dodododo warrior.
A picture of a yugioh tournament in a convention center side room.
a wojak drawing of billy brake, former professional yugioh player and konami caster. he is wearing glasses and a polo shirt, and holding his hand up with a quizzical expression.
Farfa reacts to my video, and when I try to call him out for watching on 1.25x speed he shows that he's not.
A picture of my cat Hugo tucked under a blanket
a wojak of billy brake
A post from wolt that says "seeing Geoff kelee flirt with Ms piggy fuck fuck fuck I'm thinking of killing myself" and a gif of Yami yugi screaming and beating his fists on the ground Beneath it is a post from thempire Iain that says "the girls on my phone are jealous of Geoff getting to cuddle miss Piggy and they're correct". You just read that post above. Why did you need it here.
A picture of Little Bit the cat curled up on a red fleece blanket in front of the heating vent
a picture of a youtube studio AI generated thumbnail. A proposed title reads "Understanding Megalith: an archtype's unforeseen brilliance"
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A picture of a wall in a pizza place. The door to the bathroom is covered in furry stickers. A sign on the wall reads "one fur all, all fur one".
a mirror selfie of rama duwaji
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