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And the proud winner of a brand new Steampunk PC is... photo

Yeah, I know I always wax poetic when it comes to judging these contests. It's so hard, you guys are all so good, blah blah blah. It's true though: the Destructoid community has some of the most creative and clever individuals I've had the pleasure of brushing past in the comments, and you guys make it a true challenge (as well as a pleasure) to pick a winner.

For our Damnation steampunk PC contest, we were majorly impressed with quite a few of the entries. However, BattyAdroit blew us away on multiple levels. Not only did he show us what he felt steampunk was, but it brought it to the next level by showing us what Mr. Destructoid's steampunk incarnation would be. The spirit of his photoshoot truly embodied exactly what we envisioned for the winner of this contest. In other words, BattyAdroit, you are the proud owner on a brand new PC.

I hope you guys will join me in congratulating him on a fantastic job. Thanks to everyone who entered, and look for more chances to win pimp PCs (twelve of em, in fact) coming your way in the very near future!


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Freefall's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/20/2009 17:03
Freefall
There was really no other choice, truly amazing on every level.
Justice's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/20/2009 17:04
Justice
Congrats BattyAdroit, a very well deserved win.
brimtastic's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/20/2009 17:04
brimtastic
I do say that is pretty darn awesome.
Cyber Altair's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/20/2009 17:07
Cyber Altair
I was sad I couldn't take part but this made me realize nothing I did would have come close to this.
Gavin's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/20/2009 17:08
Gavin
Wow, that certainly is impressive...congrats to them for such a great job.
Magnalon's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/20/2009 17:08
Magnalon
Congrats again: the amount of work put into this is unreal.
Angra's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/20/2009 17:16
Angra
Congratulations, I'm so glad you won!
Catmurderer's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/20/2009 17:21
Catmurderer
I was was depressed the moment I saw this because I knew that it would win no matter what I tried. (so i kinda gave up...)
Awesome picture though
BattyAdroit's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/20/2009 17:29
BattyAdroit
:D

On behalf of the Destructamation crew - myself, Zizuph, Eerie, and my long-time friend/associate, photographer Andrew D. Watson, we sincerely thank everyone for their support.

We loved doing this, and we really wanted to deliver something special to you guys. Hopefully, this won't be the last collaboration between the four of us.

I felt that many of the other entries were equally strong, and in fact, I've had butterflies in my stomach all day thinking about it! There are some *extremely* creative people on this site - which is just one of several reasons that Destructoid stands as the premiere gaming-news community.

Again, we are extremely grateful for this opportunity and want to thank you all. <3

If you're interested, I will be posting a blog soon showing some rather silly pictures of the creation of the D-Mation helmet, as well as some thoughts on how the shoot was done!

-Thom G. Baybrook
Milestailsprowe's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/20/2009 17:38
Milestailsprowe
This is Amazing. How did he keep the metal head on this shoulders. Is it heavey?
thisissami's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/20/2009 17:41
thisissami
holy shit, that's incredibly impressive! a huge congratulations to you for both a job well done (since i haven't seen this before) and for winning the competition! i'm gonna say you truly deserve it, even though i've seen just a couple of the other entries, since i'm almost sure that nothing else can match it.
chris24680's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/20/2009 17:41
chris24680
To battyadroit
No you must stop talking to the people who made that with you you freakishly talented bastards, so others can win. (namely me)
Drake00991's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/20/2009 17:44
Drake00991
Congrats BattyAdroit! Enjoy that PC with a passion and desire to continue spreading your creativity around the world! You and your crew!
Eschatos's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/20/2009 17:52
Eschatos
I demand a sequel, starring this new PC.
Stella Wong's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/20/2009 17:54
Stella Wong
congrats! You made this contest and took it above and beyond. Definitely well deserved PC goes to your efforts.
pandemonium's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/20/2009 17:56
pandemonium
Congrats to the winner 'BattyAdroit'... not winning makes me feel bad about using my kid to try and win...
RiotMonster's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/20/2009 18:00
RiotMonster
His entry was clearly the best. Amazing work.
Congrats on the new PC!! =P
Haxan's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/20/2009 18:33
Haxan
Good show, dude. That was some stunning work.
AgentMOO's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/20/2009 18:34
AgentMOO
That is some amazing work on the costume, and the presentation is so impressive in the photos! Steampunk Mr. Destructoid playing croquet is just beyond words. Well earned, sir!
Niero's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/20/2009 18:54
Niero
Congratulations! If you didn't win, there's always #FNF :)
Silverback 55's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/20/2009 18:57
Silverback 55
Congrats, your entry was beyond awesome. You deserve it.
Wedge's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/20/2009 19:00
Wedge
Ha ha alarm clock ears.

I hope you actually make use of the PC.
BattyAdroit's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/20/2009 19:30
BattyAdroit
@Milestailsprowe: Well, most of the head is really made of foamboard, and modeled to look like copper/metal - in reality, it was probably only 10-15 pounds. A construction helmet is mounted to the inside by pvc pipe, so wearing it was just like wearing a headache inducing hat. :)

@Neiro: I've really wanted to check out the FNF, especially with the multiplayer aspect of Ghostbusters, and joining the Killzone team(s?) - maybe a personal endorsement from you is all that I've needed.

@Wedge: Oh yes, most certainly I will use this as my main PC - my current rig is starting to show it's age, I haven't upgraded it since 2003! - and I'm glad you noticed the ears!

@Everyone - thank you for the awesome comments. I am most certainly basking in the love today!
Sharpless's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/20/2009 19:30
Sharpless
I feel sorry for the competition. Ouch.
njsykora's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/20/2009 19:42
njsykora
This man brought a steam powered tank to a gunfight.
Qraze's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/20/2009 19:59
Qraze
i was gonna do a killer picture set but was blown away by batty's set. i'm glad that other guy didn't win, just joining a site for a contest and photoshoping the dtoid logo is fail.
Kyousuke Nanbu's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/20/2009 20:10
Kyousuke Nanbu
Seeing someone make such a huge effort and win fills me with joy, it restores my faith in the site a little, congratulations, you truly earned it.
Ali D's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/20/2009 20:51
Ali D
You're entry was the best, but everyone should check out some of the other entries for the contest because there were some really good ones.
TheBigFeel's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/20/2009 20:54
TheBigFeel
whoa!
VisMortua's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/20/2009 23:56
VisMortua
Wonderful work.
Aughndibi's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/21/2009 01:28
Aughndibi
This ABSOLUTELY deserved to win. Congratulations!
JLanphear's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/21/2009 02:23
JLanphear
Yeah, he absolutely deserved this win. INCREDIBLE work.
MechaMonkey's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/21/2009 04:08
MechaMonkey
Easily the most deserved win in Destructoid history. Simply tremendous.
Junpei Ace Defective's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/21/2009 04:30
Junpei Ace Defective
ichiban number one
BlackSunEmpire's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/21/2009 05:43
BlackSunEmpire
Awesome photos, congrats
infinity's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/21/2009 09:48
infinity
probably the coolest thing i've seen all day.
Fleet3000's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/21/2009 13:20
Fleet3000
that's one of the most epic things i've ever layed eyes on.
HammerShark's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/21/2009 16:18
HammerShark
Congrats. I was betting BattyAdroit or the jetpack would win it. I wonder who would've been second... Again, congrats!
Reginald's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/21/2009 22:07
Reginald
I'm glad I didn't waste my time entering now
aftermath242's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/21/2009 22:32
aftermath242
Sigh At least I lost to a worthy opponent! Congrats have fun with shipping, haha! till we meet again sirs.
Mr Gumsandals's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/22/2009 06:07
Mr Gumsandals
Congratulations. Your effort was truly worthy and inspired.
Knives's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/22/2009 17:07
Knives
Congratulations!! Obvious choice was obvious :P
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