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DECEMBER 2005
Joanna Dark
("Bounty Hunter")
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| Ahh December, month of mistletoe and
wine, presents and large credit card bills.
Last December our Honorary Oakley was
none other than Mrs Santa Claus; this
December though we're taking a look at
a videogame legend. Why? Because December
is also the month Europe sees the release
of the Xbox 360 and with it Perfect Dark
Zero. That is why we've chosen kick ass
girl super agent Joanna Dark to be our
Honorary Oakley for December 2005. |
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Joanna
Dark : A Quick Bio.
Full Name: Joanna
Dark
Date of Birth:
03/18/2000
Blood Type: O
Height: 5' 9"
Hair: Red shoulder-length
hair with distinctive blonde streak.
Distinguishing Features:
Star tattoo on neck (left
side).
Occupation: Bounty
hunter and bail enforcement agent.
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You Go Girl …
Joanna Dark was born in the USA
but moved to England with her
parents whilst an infant. Her
childhood consisted of globetrotting
with her parents (Jack and Chandra
Dark) as they tracked and captured
various elusive criminals. Joanna
Dark was trained from a young
age by her parents to ensure she
could take care of herself, whatever
the situation. In her adult life
she proves this is the case. She
is essentially a bounty hunter
and bail enforcement agent (as
it says in her handy bio).
She's a kick ass girl despite
being a little bit of a loose
cannon, with a temperament that
others worry may get her into
trouble (a temper that got her
expelled form the only school
attended, for smacking down a
bully). Still this temperament
and recklessness are what make
her such a dangerous protagonist.
She's also a bit of a master of
weaponry and melee combat, being
able to utilise whole arsenals,
much to the horror of her adversaries.
She's also a trained pilot and
able to drive and fix most vehicles
like a real pro. She's no shrinking
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Action Woman…
Joanna Dark is highly comepetitive and
she likes nothing more than adventure,
be it sports she participates in or
watches. She enjoys rock climbing, mountain
climbing, mountain biking, grav-boarding
(well she wasn't born until 2000 remember)
and Parkour (for those unaware this
is the free running people do in cities
that involves leaping from building
to building etc). She also enjoys non-professional
Death Match, and believes wholeheartedly
that life is all about excitement.
As you can tell she's competitive,
but with a laid back edge. She's not
a fan of 'suits' and has an ingrained
distrust of the 'Hypercorporations'.
She understands that some corporations
are only interested in the bank balance
and that this mentality is dangerous
to humanity overall.
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Where'd
She Come From?….
Joanna Dark is a video game hero created
by gaming developers 'Rare', a company
known in the realm of gaming for trying
things a little different and coming
up with some of the best games ever
made. You can tell they do things differently,
Joanna Dark could have easily slipped
into the 'male hero' category but Rare
went with a kick ass girl hero. Yay
for them.
Yes she's sexy, what else is new, but
in her original guise she was less so.
The release of the Xbox 360 incarnation
(Perfect Dark Zero) has meant Joanna
Dark has undergone a transformation
into far more of a sex kitten than she
was in previous version, which, is a
shame, but hardly non expected. She's
no worse than Lara Croft, other than
the weird coverage given in boy mag
FHM, but we won't mention that... oops
we did.
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A Game Girl…
In the videogame Perfect Dark on the
N64 Joanna Dark is an operative of the
Carrington Institute, essentially a
sort of secret service. Her sister (Velvet
Dark) works there also and makes a short
appearance. Due to her huge training
records with the Institute whilst a
recruit Agent Dark is apparently given
the nickname 'Perfect' thus the name
'Perfect Dark'.
Perfect Dark Zero is the latest incarnation
which will see Joanna Dark step foot
onto the Xbox 360 console. The game
is seen as one of the best launch titles
for the machine and has gamers, male
and female chomping at the bit to play
it. This is FPS action at its finest.
Books with stories of Joanna Dark's
adventures will also be available to
purchase. The first one titled 'Perfect
Dark: Initial Vector' by Gary Rucka
is set in the year 2020 when Corporations
control everything, ex--bounty hunter
Joanna Dark has unwillingly seen the
front lines of this war and steps up
to help.
The character of Perfect Dark spans
three gaming formats and has a book
about her adventures, she's about as
close to a female James Bond as you're
going to get.
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Get Your Game On Girl…
Joanna Dark, kick ass girl and videogame
heroine, what more could we ask for?
The reasons Joanna Dark has been added
to the archives of the Honorary Oakley
are obvious, she's strong, independent,
knows her way around a mini gun and
she fights for the good guys. That is
why we've made Rare's character Joanna
Dark our Honorary
Oakley for the Month of December
2005.
All pictures copyright
their respective owners.
Any pictures appearing here you feel
should not be will be removed immediately
This article is in no way connected
to or licensed by the rather brilliant
gaming company Rare.
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