Name/Nickname: Brian Gates

Age: 20          

Where do you live? Las Vegas

Occupation: Courier/student

How long have you been playing Vs. System? Since it came out

What are you playing today? Curve Sentinels

What was your best play or story today? I won the mirror match when my first five resources were four characters and a Genosha and my opponent hit the perfect curve.

What is your favorite card? Cover Fire

Who is your favorite superhero? Superman

What are your other major achievements in Vs. System? I’ve come first and second in PCQs. I’ve only played in 5 or 6 Vs. System tournaments.

Name/Nickname: Vidanto Wijaya/Vidi

Age: 20

Where do you live? L.A.

Occupation: None

How long have you been playing Vs. System? 5 months

What are you playing today? Curve Sentinels

What was your best play or story today? I pumped John Rich’s Bastion eight times, flipped Savage Beatdown, then Overload ed it. Oh, and nobody knows what Search and Destroy does.

What is your favorite card? Savage Beatdown and Overload. Go figure . . .

Who is your favorite superhero? Magneto

What are your other major achievements in Vs. System? Top 8 PC So Cal

Name/Nickname: Jeremy Borchardt

Age: 23

Where do you live? Southern California

Occupation: Customer Service rep.

How long have you been playing Vs. System? Since the beginning

What are you playing today? Medium Brotherhood

What is your favorite card? Lost City

Who is your favorite superhero? Pikachu

What are your other major achievements in Vs. System? None to speak of. I’ve done well in a number of Pokemon events.

Name/Nickname: Cesare De Leon

Age: 26

Where do you live? San Diego

Occupation: Data Entry

How long have you been playing Vs. System? Since March 2004

What are you playing today? Curve Sentinels

What was your best play or story today? Stopping a 35+ endurance point Teen Titans attack

What is your favorite card? Bastion and Puppet Master

Who is your favorite superhero? War Machine

What are your other major achievements in Vs. System? Nothing huge.

Name/Nickname: Jack Garrett

Age: 18

Where do you live? Las Vegas

Occupation: Student, bum

How long have you been playing Vs. System? Since it started

What are you playing today? Curve Sentinels

What was your best play or story today? In rounds 7, 9 and 10, my opponents accidentally game me the game

What is your favorite card? Savage Beatdown. I didn’t see it today.

Who is your favorite superhero? Daredevil

What are your other major achievements in Vs. System? First and fourth place in PCQs. I was qualified for both PCs.

Name/Nickname: Adam Prosak

Age: 23

Where do you live? Avondale, AZ

Occupation: Education – Special Education

How long have you been playing Vs. System? Since it started

What are you playing today? Teen Titans

What was your best play or story today? I killed people who didn’t play characters on turn 5. I also lost my deck in round 7. Alex Etzel dropped at 3-3 to give me a card-for-card copy of my deck.

What is your favorite card? Infinity Man

Who is your favorite superhero? James Davis

What are your other major achievements in Vs. System? Top 4 at the San Diego $10K

Name/Nickname: Josh Wiitanen

Age: 17

Where do you live? Sin City, Nevada

Occupation: Professional Rob Leander barn

How long have you been playing Vs. System? Since testing at So Cal

What are you playing today? The Brave and the Bold

What was your best play or story today? My opponent was at -6. I was at 32 and I team attacked his only character for 54, and he said “Wait, I might have something . . . ”

What is your favorite card? Iceman, Cool Customer

Who is your favorite superhero? The guy in the JSS 2001 shirt . . . I think he’s called “The Bulge”

What are your other major achievements in Vs. System? Fourth at the $10K in Dallas, fifth at the $10K in San Diego. Made money at both Pro Circuits, and I write for VsUniverse.com.

Name/Nickname: Tim Batow/Slippery Tim

Age: 18

Where do you live? Tulsa, Ok

Occupation: I work at Wizard’s Asylum Comics and Games, and I’m a senior in high school

How long have you been playing Vs. System? Since the DC Origins release

What are you playing today? The “Frychikn My Beloved,” which is mostly Gotham Knights with late League.

What was your best play or story today? Nothing incredible . . . I just got good draws.

What is your favorite card? Roy Harper. The most underrated is Bane Ubu

Who is your favorite superhero? Richie Williams (Onslaught)

What are your other major achievements in Vs. System? I did well at a few PCQs, I’m rated top 15 in Sealed Pack, came in second on the DC side at the LA $15K and 47th at Gen Con Indy.