Shishka

“Everything will be gone long before me. When the first living thing was born, I was here, waiting. When the last living thing dies, my job is finished. I'll put the chairs on the tables, turn out the lights and lock the universe behind me when I leave.”

~ Shishka on Himself Shishka, along with Stosh, was one of the first Forum Ninjas on Bungie.net. Shishka was a contract worker for Bungie and was well known for both his avatar (which struck fear into those who opposed him) and the fact that his appearance was strikingly similar to that of Lord British. He is well known for his "Take No Prisoners, Show No Mercy" approach to moderating the forums, which has made him either highly looked upon, or hated with a passion.

[edit] HistoryShishka, whose real name is Chad Armstrong, has been a Bungie Studios fan longer than most current Bungie Employees have worked there, and before he became an employee had already met several of them at fan events such as LAN parties and Bungie Fanfest.

In August 2004, Shishka was hanging out on the halo.bungie.org IRC chatroom when Lorraine McLees signed in looking for help with Halo 2 screenshots and other Halo 2 promotional art materials. Shishka, who was about to move to Seattle anyway, offered to help out.

Shishka's first day at Bungie in 2004 was his second day living in Seattle, and lasted 36 hours, spilling over into the next day as well. Shishka was hooked and Bungie accepted him as one of their own.

Shishka's primary duty over the course of his two-year employment at Bungie was to keep Lorraine McLees sane by helping her out in any way possbile. He created most of the Halo 2 swag and promotional material made for the game, as well as his Halo character appearing in many screenshots and the Halo 2 Attract Reel. He also served as a Forum Ninja, developing a reputation as a strict-but-fair moderator.

Near the beginning of 2007, Shishka resigned as a moderator and Lorraine-assistant when he moved to Texas (along with Max Hoberman and quite a few others from various game development companies) to help form a new company Certain Affinity.

While working with Certain Affinity, Shishka helped to build the Halo 2 after-market multiplayer maps Tombstone and Desolation by creating geometry, textures and shaders alongside artists Brad Jeansonne, Chris Wood, Dean McCall, and Steve Pietzsch.

Shishka returned to Bungie in mid-March of 2008 as the Community Playlist Designer, deciding what we play when we load up Halo 3 Matchmaking. Shishka has had his moderator powers restored and has created a new, more menacing avatar for himself.

[edit] TriviaShishka has been in the Bungie community for many years. He could be considered a long-time veteran. Shishka founded the Seventh Column group, Igni Ferroque. Shishka sucks (according to Frankie). Shishka stars in the Bungie Pocast 041008 on iTunes! DO NOT ASK FOR VOICE BAN!!! Frankie's way of getting back at Shishka after losing in a Humpday Challenge.[edit] Related LinksShishka's Website

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