#crafekster

Norwegian artist, Lethal League veteran and in the top 6 of the Jawbreakers Stunfest Qualifier

Where do your name and its variations come from?

Long time ago, around 2006, a boy named himself... "Im gonna be Craft2299! hyuk!" out of inspiration of Crafting in World of warCRAFT. (Not minecraft). As he progressed and matured, this name changed: Craft-Crafter-Crafxter-Crafekster. The meaning has been lost and as such, he is now known as Crafek. Most mispronounce it with "Kraifek", and that is just funny.

How do you feel about your performance in this tournament?

Im very happy about it. All fights made me make audible loud sounds of laughter, but especially my last one versus Cherry. I couldnt be happier. It sounds corny but I really do love a good fight.

What was your strategy preparing for and competing in the tournament?

This may sound odd, but I was not that much prepared. I dont spend as much practice time as some other people do. I participated on the tournament a day prior, to warm up to a tournament day. I also worked a bit on my "Kill Moves" with nitro, its something you see me do often. But generally I try to be in a comfortable place in life and have a good mood. I feel that I play the best that way.

During the tournament I heard kirbbbb had been training your Nitro, any truth to that?

As of now/being asked this, there has been very little training. But he did exchange a trick that I did use once or twice during the tournament to my success. However, he has adopted me only recently so the training has just begun. But he did give lots of cheer during this small time so Im going to have to come back and repay him.

Which was your hardest match of the tournament?

Cherry was a very hard match that brought out an even better version of me for the "almost" comeback. But Daio was the one who brought me down to Loosers bracket almost effortlesly. (Pretty much effortlesly).

What surprised you most about the tournament?

Personally, the support and Cheer that I got from people! It is totally undeserved but I am grateful. But across the tournament, is how many doomboxes there was. Fighting doombox is pretty different than fighting other characters, seeing him often kind of normalises this difference a bit I feel.

Is there anyone you didn’t face that you wish you did?

I was ready for Neer. I do admire and am inspired by his playstyle and I feel like I have some kind of grasp against it despite him being better than me, but didnt get to perform against him.

Do you remember where you first saw Lethal League and what hooked you?

Totalbiscuit made a video on it for LL1, which was close to the games release. I bought it almost instantly due to how interresting and fun it looked and had the halmarks of a fighting game (A genre I love).

What’s your current Lethal League experience?

Semi casual, 400hr in LL1, 100hr in LLB

Who are your main/side/counter character picks?

Nitro and dice are my mains. I try to main Nitro, hes got flow with his super.

What are your favourite character outfits?

Raptors Ex outfit

What are your stage preferences?

Any long stage (For nitro), avoiding short stages against characters who do well on short stages.

What input method do you use?

Controller

You've made a lot of visual modifications for Lethal League. Have you ever looked at modding Lethal League Blaze or would you like to?

Yes! But I cannot tell you to expect anything soon. Blaze is different, and if im going to mod the visuals in anyway, it has to be drastic. The game is 3D, which poses layers of problems that I actually havent touched on yet. Im looking forward to figuring those out when I find the time.

Lethal League modification

What are some other games you play?

Soul calibur, Tekken, Street Fighter, Sea of Thieves etc

Will you come to Stunfest?

Sadly no, for monetary reasons, its been a while since ive been to a tournament personally. And I do wish I could join a big one like stunfest.

Is there anything else you’d like to say to the community?