Kalash

From Sprite Wars

Kalash (AKA KALASH69/xshaddowkalashx/KALASHsixtynine) is a Sprite Wars veteran and Global Moderator. He served in the very first sprite wars as well as the second. Then mysteriously disappeared for a long period of time, sporadically popping up during various campaigns in various incarnations. Kalash returned to Sprite Wars years later and resurrected the many times previously failed Western Campaign, this time in it's 5th chapter. It was dubbed Sprite Wars V which took place on a seemingly fictional planet that was very close in size and population to earth on an island called Bivalve. However, after a great start, Kalash mysteriously disappeared once again, leaving the Western Campaign to once more die again. Most recently Kalash returned once more, to play a part in the second season of the Grand Campaign as a small Private Military Contractor.

Kalash generally always plays the part of the good guy, but on one rare and very short occasion he played the part of a villain, although unknown to most as his character as that villain was never revealed or released and furthermore that sprite was lost in a computer crash some time ago. Assisting The Man Who Knows in the Combine's quest for world domination by playing as the Civil Protection Overwatch division of the Combine. Soon after the start of the season with this army Kalash disappeared. Kalash is also the creator of the fictional continent in the south pacific "Pangea." He drew the very first map as well as came up with every set location on the map. Some locations were later revised. Kalash also did this with the island of Bivalve. He drew the whole map, named cities of which each had its own story and secrets, and created every background that was used in the campaign (Over 30 in total) to correspond with random locations, as well as key locations and cities in game.

As of August 2008, Kalash is back at home in Sprite Wars and gearing up for the new season of the Eastern Campaign. Hopefully to stay.

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Known Armies:

• Irish Republican Army
• The Jedi Knights
• The Republic's Clone Army
• C-CPO (Combine-Civil Protection Overwatch)
• Shaddow Korpse United Mercenaries (S.K.U.M.)
• American Defense Force
• United States Marine Corps
• United States of Dukes Marine Corps
• Black Blood Private Military Contractor
• Tactical Rescue and Assault Task Force (T.R.A.T.)
• Black Blood Motorcycle Club
• Satan's Outlaws Motorcycle Club
• United States Military Federation (USMF)

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Spriting Style:

Kalash's sprites tend to be very realistic and detailed. Weapons, vehicles, and uniforms look like their real counterparts. Kalash generally bases all of his army's equipment and weapons on real equipment and weapons. Kalash also makes most of his own sprites. Everything from weapons to vehicles, even to head sprites for characters. Kalash even uses colors from real objects to create his sprites. Uniforms and guns are all the colors they are suppose to be. Sometimes Kalash takes technology from various video games for use in his armies or sprites, many of his creations are heavily influenced by the Metal Gear Solid, KILLZONE, and Resident Evil game series.

Example: Custom F35B Fighter Jet as used by the Real United States Marine Corpse. [[1]]

Kalash often employs the aid of Adobe Photoshop when shading a newly created sprite. Photoshop is often also used to created a weathered look on his vehicles. Making them looks used and abused as opposed to shinny and new. Kalash also often uses photoshop when making effects in comics as opposed to using a sprite of the needed effect.

Kalash's specialties are in making custom weapons and vehicles as well as equipment for his sprites.

Example: Custom IRVING Bipedal Infantry as seen in Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. [[2]]