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Draco

2026-04-04T01:02:11Z

Gatorbox: /* Discography */

{| style="width:200px; float:right; border:1px solid black"
| <center>'''Cast Member'''</center>
|-
| [[File:Draco2024.png|200px|center]]
|-
| <center>'''Draco from Gatorbox'''</center>
|-
| '''First Appearance:''' 2012
|-
| '''Last Appearance:''' N/A
|-
| '''Portrayed By:''' André Bardin
|}
'''Draco from Gatorbox''' (commonly shortened to just '''Draco''' and also known as '''Dinopunk''') is an American writer, actor, and humorist. He is best known as the primary host of [[Gatorbox]] and made his on-camera debut on December 21, 2012 as part of the stream's "end of the world" apocalypse marathon by commentating the PlayStation game ''Apocalypse''. Originally a guest host, in 2013 he eventually became the lead anchor of the stream and its executive producer once the original production group abandoned the project and sold it to Draco. Since then he has appeared in almost every Gatorbox broadcast to date and as of 2024 has hosted over 400 Friday night shows.

When the original producers elected to cancel Gatorbox Draco inquired about obtaining the show's assets and continuing onward with it as a personal project. Gatorbox went off the air in March 2013 while Draco sorted out the details and successfully purchased the assets of the show. The stream returned later that year with its first [[Extra Life]] charity marathon hosted from the charity's event headquarters in Windcrest, Texas.

As the lead creator in charge of Gatorbox, Draco is responsible for nearly all of the channel's content and operations. He greenlights (and often writes and edits) the various miniseries produced by the stream such as ''[[Fanfiction Factory]]'' and ''[[GatorUNbox]]''.

==Personal Life==
[[File:Radio f 2002.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Draco from ''Code: BS''. (2002)]]
Draco is a graduate of Texas A&M University where he studied television production and formerly worked for KEDT-TV, a PBS affiliate in Corpus Christi, Texas. He is also a former theatrical actor, stand-up comedian, and singer. He began writing and performing comedy in 1995 as one half of the comedy duo Radio F. From 2004-2008 he was the lead columnist for [[RFSHQ]] and from 2015-2024 he authored over 200 articles for [[BattleBots Update]]. His work has been featured on various other websites such as VentureBeat, BitMob, ScrewAttack, and Atari Age. Between the late 2000's and early 2010's Draco did annual tours on the convention circuit performing stand-up comedy. From 2014-2017 Draco acted as the emcee and play-by-play commentator for super-regional events for FIRST Robotics.

In 2023, Draco received Extra Life's lifetime achievement award for raising over $10,000 total for the charity.

==Filmography==
* ''Code: BS'' (2001-2003, web series)
* ''The Radio F Show'' (2004-2006, web series)
* ''Daily Toons'' (2005, web cartoon)
* ''Let's Play!'' (2006, web series)
* ''The Miniclip Information Agency'' (2007, short film)
[[File:GMO2 set08.JPG|thumb|300px|right|Draco on the Twilight Foundry set. (2008)]]
* ''Rent To Own'' (2008, short film)
* ''Wake Me Up (Before You Go-Go To Blockbuster)'' (2008, short film)
* ''The YouTube Bargain Bin'' (2008, web series)
* ''Godmode: On'' (2009, web series)
* ''GMO2'' (2010, web series)
* ''[[Gatorbox]]'' (2012-, web series)
* ''[[Your Level Sucks]]'' (2015-2020, web series)
* ''[[What's Yiffin'?]]'' (2015-2017, web series)
* ''BattleBots'' (2016-2022, TV series)
* ''Rockport Strong'' (2017, short film) (uncredited)
* ''2 Old Pirates'' (2019-, podcast)
* ''[[Fanfiction Factory]]'' (2022, podcast)
* ''[[Articles of Conflagration]]'' (2026, web series, pre-production)
* ''Gatorbox Presents: The 100 Best Games of All Time'' (2026, web series, pre-production)

==Discography==
[[File:Standup12.JPG|thumb|300px|right|Draco on the "Live and in Person, Too!" tour. (2012)]]
===as Dinopunk===
* ''[[Echoes]]'' (2022, anthology)
* ''[[Eraser]]'' (2024, cover album)

===as [[Mille|Millé]]===
* ''[[SwordQuest: Earth, Wind, & Fire (& Water)]]'' (2026, single) - feat. [[Hydraphonics]]

===as André Bardin===
* ''Live and in Person, Too!'' (2012, live album)

===with [[Rockyowitz]]===
* ''[[Train Songs]]'' (2013, EP)

[[File:AtrRC2016.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Draco (center) with Attractivision. (2016)]]
===with Radio F===
====Comedy Albums====
* ''Stupid Stuff'' (1995, album)
* ''Adventures 'N Shit'' (1997, album)
* ''FUCK Radio'' (1999, album)
* ''Who Says?'' (2003, album) - unfinished/unreleased
* ''Infinity Items or Less'' (2009, album) - unfinished/unreleased

====Music Singles====
* ''1 2 3 4 Mega Beat'' (2001, single)
* ''Thumper'' (2001, single)
* ''Swimming with the Whales'' (2002, single) - with Big Macaroni Casey
* ''Monster Truck Rally'' (2003, single)
* ''Hello My Future Dance Mix'' (2006, single) - feat. Michael Blount
* ''The Golden Fantasy Dragon'' (2009, single) - feat. Tom O'Dell
* ''Name (You Kicked Me in the Balls'' (2010, single) - feat. Christian Chandler
* ''Tickle Yo Pussay'' (2010, single) - feat. Christian Chandler
* ''Monster Truck Rally (The Dream Achieved Mix)'' (2026, single) - feat. Army Armstrong & [[FPS Reflex|Reflex]]

====Music Albums====
* ''No More Lonely Nights'' (2001, album)
* ''Stuck on the Rollerslide'' (2002, album)
* ''Eleven Dollars in Ones'' (2002, album)
* ''Reptilian Agenda'' (2003, album)

====Compilation Albums====
* ''[[F-Sides: The Best of Radio F]]'' (2006, anthology)
* ''Conglomeraté: The Singles'' (2010, EP)
* ''Blue Spheres (The 2001 Demos)'' (2025, EP)
* ''[[You Can't Go Home Again]]'' (2025, anthology)

==External links==
* [https://twitch.tv/gatorbox Draco] on Twitch (as "Gatorbox")
* [https://www.speedrun.com/user/Gatorbox Draco] on Speedrun.com (as "Gatorbox")
* [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm16076843 Draco] on IMDb
* [https://open.spotify.com/artist/00jgjIqp3SK9U9Woy0Mk44 Draco] on Spotify

[[Category:Cast]]

School Days Desk

2026-04-04T00:52:27Z

Gatorbox:

The '''School Days Desk''' is one of the items sitting on the [[Shelves of Glory]] behind the [[Thinking Couch]] on the ''Gatorbox'' set. It was placed there starting with the February 27th stream in the 2026 season. It is a 1972 toy manufactured by Fisher-Price and belonged to [[Draco]] when he was very young; it was one of the handful of items stored in his garage that he made certain to find in the aftermath of [[Hurricane Harvey]] before allowing clean-up crews to start hauling debris away.

The toy, also known simply as a "Play Desk" on certain packaging variants, features a magnetic front slate that the included letters can be placed onto. The slate also doubles as a chalkboard and it came with several cardboard slats that cover the slate to teach users how to spell common words. Draco's is complete, though as a set prop only the magnetic letters are used due to the coating on the metal slate having become worn with age and moisture damage.

Each week Draco changes the message on the slate, usually to something relevant to the game being streamed. Years prior he received a small light box as a gift from [[Extra Life]] and had planned to do something similar with it, however the miniature box was too small to appear in focus on the camera (and became washed out when illuminated), so it was never used as set decoration. There was a [[COLA Tabs|COLA Tab]] redemption planned around the light box that would let viewers "buy" the sign to change its message to something else, however this incentive was not carried over to the Play Desk.

===Message Archive===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col"| Stream
! scope="col"| Game Featured
! scope="col"| Message
|-
! scope="row"| 2/27/2026
| ''Nat Geo TV: America: The Wild, Season 1'' (X360)
| NO YIFF ALLOWED
|-
! scope="row"| 3/6/2026
| ''Rugrats: Search for Reptar'' (PS1)
| RUGRATS SUCKS
|-
! scope="row"| 3/13/2026
| ''Ikai'' (NS)
| 5SPOOKY 7ME
|-
! scope="row"| 3/20/2026
| ''Monster Truck Destruction'' (PC)
| CHECK POINT
|-
! scope="row"| 3/27/2026
| ''Ikai'' (NS)
| (n/a)
|-
! scope="row"| 4/3/2026
| ''Supercar Collection Simulator'' (PC)
| SLOP WHEELS BEAT THAT
|-
|}

[[Category:Props]]

Bullion

2026-03-27T19:03:19Z

Gatorbox:

'''Bullion''' was a 250 pound Canadian heavyweight robot that competed at [[Robogames' Famous $5 Hot Dog|RoboGames]] in 2023 and 2024. It was built by Mattiator, a member of the Gatorbox community, and entered under the Team Jester banner. The robot was a two-wheeled ram bot with no active weapon similar to former BattleBots competitor "Kill-O-Amp" and lost both of its debut fights in 2023. Due to the robot's poor performance [[Draco]] made several jokes about it during the livestream of the event (namely always pronouncing its name wrong on purpose), however as a surprise for 2024 it was revealed that the Gatorbox channel sponsored Bullion for its next event and the robot entered battle bearing a large "GATORBOX" logo across its top panel of armor. Bullion again did not win any fights and was eliminated from the 2024 brackets almost immediately. The 2024 event was not livestreamed, so the surprise punch of a competitor brandishing the Gatorbox logo was not revealed to would-be viewers.

Due to numerous safety issues and incidents that happened at both RoboGames' 2023 and 2024 events the event was not held in 2025 and has not been held again since. Bullion has not competed at another event since its showing at RoboGames 2024.

[[Category:Memes]]

Robogames' Famous $5 Hot Dog

2026-03-27T16:46:32Z

Gatorbox:

{| style="width:200px; float:right; border:1px solid black"
| <center>'''Stream Emote'''</center>
|-
| [[File:Hotdog_telegram2.png|128x128px|center]]
|-
| <center>'''"$5 Hot Dog"'''</center>
|-
| '''Introduced:''' 2017
|-
| '''Retired:''' N/A
|-
| '''Shortcut:''' GBhotdog
|-
| '''Source:''' RoboGames 2017
|}
'''RoboGames' Famous $5 Hot Dog''' refers to a fictional item from the concession stand of the annual California robot combat event [[RoboGames]]. During a commentated restream of the 2017 event [[Draco]] found himself filling the idle time between fights with jokes and observations about the event and venue. When the stream chat asked him why the audience stands weren't full he replied that it was because all of the people were waiting in line at the concession stand to buy RoboGames' "famous" hot dog, which allegedly cost five dollars. Not realizing that this was an off the cuff joke, many people assumed that there really was apparently a good hot dog for sale at the event.

The 2017 restream of the RoboGames event attracted a number of unique visitors to the stream. Many of these viewers were fans of robot combat and came to the stream for the jokes and commentary. They took the "$5 hot dog" gag with them when they returned to their communities after the event and to this day the "RoboGames Famous $5 Hot Dog" remains an inside joke. The meme reached such a popularity that RoboGames officials eventually clarified that there was not a concession stand at the event and that they do not sell hot dogs. When asked about the hot dog during the 2018 event, officials jokingly stated that selling hot dogs was "too lux" for their tastes.

The fictional hot dog is commonly associated with its salesperson, '''Sam Freddy''' (portrayed by Draco). Sam is known for his nasally high pitched voice and apparent social anxiety. His defining character trait is he wholly believes in the quality of the products he has for sale, but lacks the personal confidence to be a good salesman and constantly stutters, misspeaks, or starts sentences over out of nervousness. His excitement normally causes him to offer special deals that aren't really deals at all (e.g. "buy one hot dog get a second at regular menu price"). When Sam speaks he often does so too close to the microphone resulting in audio clipping and very pronounced syllable popping.

Although the hot dog doesn't exist, it was still immortalized in emote form. The emote features a small hot dog topped with mustard with a green "$5" in the upper corner. It's commonly used any time Draco or someone else praises or talks about a product, game, movie, etc on stream.

[[Category:Emotes]]
[[Category:Memes]]

Bullion

2026-03-27T16:45:37Z

Gatorbox: Created page with "'''Bullion''' was a 250 pound Canadian heavyweight robot that competed at RoboGames in 2023 and 2024. It was built by Mattiator, a member of the Gatorbox community, and entered under the Team Jester banner. The robot was a two-wheeled ram bot with no active weapon similar to former BattleBots competitor "Kill-O-Amp" and lost both of its debut fights in 2023. Due to the robot's poor performance Draco made several jokes about it during..."

Tuna Boat Tony

2026-03-24T15:18:42Z

Gatorbox:

{| style="width:200px; float:right; border:1px solid black"
| <center>'''Cast Member'''</center>
|-
| [[File:TBT2020.jpg|256px|center]]
|-
| <center>'''Tuna Boat Tony B'''</center>
|-
| '''First Appearance:''' 2017
|-
| '''Last Appearance:''' N/A
|-
| '''Portrayed By:''' Mike Stewart, Jr.
|}
'''Tuna Boat Tony''' is an independent actor, tabletop RPG author, and former amateur wrestler. He's been a guest host on ''[[Gatorbox]]'' since 2017 and has co-commentated a variety of content, however he is best remembered for his role as [[Draco|Draco's]] wingman for all five broadcasts of ''Angels with Scaly Wings'' -- the dragon dating visual novel. Tony and Draco famously flopped badly and received the game's worst ending despite their efforts at courting the game's female characters.

In 2019 Tony and Draco hosted a playthrough of ''YIIK: A Post-modern RPG'' that famously took three years to finish due to the geographic distance between the two hosts posing a major barrier to getting their schedules to align. During the stream of ''YIIK'' Tony blurted out the phrase "[[PS5 REVEAL DATE?!]]" as a way to make fun of the shocked expression made by the game's protagonist because it resembled "clickbait" reaction thumbnails. The quote immediately became one of the most widely known and oft-quoted remarks in the history of the show. The emote that resulted from the outburst, [[Alex Yiik]], consistently places in the top five emotes used throughout the year on Twitch every year since it was added and has taken the #1 spot multiple times.

Outside of Gatorbox, Tony is a director and writer of independent films and web series; he is credited with working on ''[[Articles of Conflagration]]'' as a consultant. He's also a big fan of tabletop games and enjoys writing comprehensive breakdowns and analyses of various games and expansion sets, something he does on his personal website ''Collection Conquest''. For a period, a line of hand-painted tabletop game miniatures was available in the Gatorbox Store that he'd painted.

[[Category:Cast]]

Gatorbox (of Crayons)

2026-03-23T19:53:55Z

Gatorbox:

{| style="width:200px; float:right; border:1px solid black"
| <center>'''Gator Company Series'''</center>
|-
| [[File:LOGO crayons 2023.png|256px|center]]
|-
| <center>'''Gatorbox (of Crayons)'''</center>
|-
| '''Debut:''' July 6, 2022
|-
| '''Episodes:''' 11
|-
| '''Opening Theme:''' N/A
|-
| '''Cast:''' Draco (host, editor)
|}
'''''Gatorbox (of Crayons)''''' is a miniseries of [[Gatorbox]] and was streamed as the "[[First Friday]]" feature of each month from 2021 to 2023. In this show [[Draco]] sketches out replacement cover art for games in his collection that he doesn't have boxes for. It gradually evolved over time into being more of a "video game fan art" stream with Draco taking requests and ideas from viewers regarding what he should draw both for the game and the content relating to it.

The show's most prominent recurring jokes is how the artwork for every single game features a "T" rating from the ESRB where the "T" stands for something from the game itself (Treasure, Teamwork, Tales, Tentacles, etc).

One noteworthy episode of the show was for ''Super Mario Maker 2'' where the cover art drawn was titled "''[[Your Level Sucks]]: The Game''", which was then auctioned off following the conclusion of the show's second season (which used ''Super Mario Maker 2'').

==History==
The idea for the series came about after viewer Ghost of Cerberus sent Draco several Nintendo Switch cartridges during a ''[[GatorUNbox]]'' Viewer Mail segment. Since Switch games are small and easy to lose Draco ordered some empty cases online and placed the games inside, however rather than buy or print out replacement case covers he saw an opportunity to do something unique on stream. The first episode of ''Gatorbox (of Crayons)'' saw Draco create cover art for ''Minecraft'' and given the projects fair reception he decided to bring it back the following month. Since then he has gone with the guidance of the stream chat to create cover art for Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, and games for other consoles.

Following the conclusion of the 2023 season, ''Gatorbox (of Crayons)'' ended its run as the first Friday feature of every month. It was replaced by ''[[Blood, Sweat, & Tiers]]''.

=="Revival"==
In 2026, the series theming was brought back in name only as ''Gatorbox (of Crayons) II'' for freeform art streams that Draco began doing with a drafting table he acquired specifically for the purposes of using for drawing and painting.

==Episodes==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col"| Episode
! scope="col"| Game Featured
|-
! scope="row"| 1
| ''Minecraft'' (Switch)
|-
! scope="row"| 2
| ''SNK Heroines'' (Switch)
|-
! scope="row"| 3
| ''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker'' (Switch)
|-
! scope="row"| 4
| ''Hyrule Warriors'' (Switch)
|-
! scope="row"| 5
| ''Tales of Vesperia'' (Switch)
|-
! scope="row"| 6
| ''Super Mario Maker 2'' (Switch)
|-
! scope="row"| 7
| ''Mega Man 11'' (Switch)
|-
! scope="row"| 8
| ''Rampage: Total Destruction'' (PS2)
|-
! scope="row"| 9
| ''Monster Jam: Maximum Destruction'' (PS2)
|-
! scope="row"| 10
| ''NRA: Gun Club'' (PS2)
|-
! scope="row"| 11
| ''The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon'' (DS)
|-
! scope="row"| 12
| ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' (3DS)
|-
! scope="row"| 13
| ''Super Mario Maker'' (3DS)
|-
! scope="row"| 14
| ''Universal Studios Theme Park Adventure'' (GC)
|-
|}

[[Category:Shows]]

Gatorbox (of Crayons)

2026-03-23T16:03:47Z

Gatorbox:

{| style="width:200px; float:right; border:1px solid black"
| <center>'''Gator Company Series'''</center>
|-
| [[File:LOGO crayons 2023.png|256px|center]]
|-
| <center>'''Gatorbox (of Crayons)'''</center>
|-
| '''Debut:''' July 6, 2022
|-
| '''Episodes:''' 11
|-
| '''Opening Theme:''' N/A
|-
| '''Cast:''' Draco (host, editor)
|}
'''''Gatorbox (of Crayons)''''' is a miniseries of [[Gatorbox]] and was streamed as the "[[First Friday]]" feature of each month from 2021 to 2023, a place formerly reserved for ''[[Fanfiction Factory]]''. In this show [[Draco]] sketches out replacement cover art for games in his collection that he doesn't have boxes for. It has gradually evolved over time into being more of a "video game fan art" stream with Draco taking requests and ideas from viewers regarding what he should draw both for the game and the content relating to it.

One of the show's most prominent recurring jokes is how the artwork for every single game features a "T" rating from the ESRB where the "T" stands for something from the game itself (Treasure, Teamwork, Tales, Tentacles, etc).

==History==
The idea for the series came about after viewer Ghost of Cerberus sent Draco several Nintendo Switch cartridges during a ''[[GatorUNbox]]'' Viewer Mail segment. Since Switch games are small and easy to lose Draco ordered some empty cases online and placed the games inside, however rather than buy or print out replacement case covers he saw an opportunity to do something unique on stream. The first episode of ''Gatorbox (of Crayons)'' saw Draco create cover art for ''Minecraft'' and given the projects fair reception he decided to bring it back the following month. Since then he has gone with the guidance of the stream chat to create cover art for Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, and games for other consoles.

Following the conclusion of the 2023 season, ''Gatorbox (of Crayons)'' ended its run as the first Friday feature of every month. It was replaced by ''[[Blood, Sweat, & Tiers]]''.

In 2026, the series was brought back in name only as ''Gatorbox (of Crayons) II'' for freeform art streams that Draco began doing with a drafting table he acquired specifically for the purposes of using for drawing and painting.

==Episodes==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col"| Episode
! scope="col"| Game Featured
|-
! scope="row"| 1
| ''Minecraft'' (Switch)
|-
! scope="row"| 2
| ''SNK Heroines'' (Switch)
|-
! scope="row"| 3
| ''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker'' (Switch)
|-
! scope="row"| 4
| ''Hyrule Warriors'' (Switch)
|-
! scope="row"| 5
| ''Tales of Vesperia'' (Switch)
|-
! scope="row"| 6
| ''Super Mario Maker 2'' (Switch)
|-
! scope="row"| 7
| ''Mega Man 11'' (Switch)
|-
! scope="row"| 8
| ''Rampage: Total Destruction'' (PS2)
|-
! scope="row"| 9
| ''Monster Jam: Maximum Destruction'' (PS2)
|-
! scope="row"| 10
| ''NRA: Gun Club'' (PS2)
|-
! scope="row"| 11
| ''The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon'' (DS)
|-
! scope="row"| 12
| ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' (3DS)
|-
! scope="row"| 13
| ''Super Mario Maker'' (3DS)
|-
! scope="row"| 14
| ''Universal Studios Theme Park Adventure'' (GC)
|-
|}

[[Category:Shows]]

Steam Roll

2026-03-20T18:25:00Z

Gatorbox:

{| style="width:200px; float:right; border:1px solid black"
| <center>'''Gator Company Series'''</center>
|-
| [[File:NoLogo.png|256px|center]]
|-
| <center>'''Steam Roll'''</center>
|-
| '''Debut:''' February 2026 (Pilot) TBD (Main Series)
|-
| '''Episodes:''' 1
|-
| '''Opening Theme:''' N/A
|-
| '''Cast:''' Draco (host, editor) Artists TBD
|}
'''''Steam Roll''''' is a short-form comedy series taped offline and uploaded simultaneously to the Gatorbox YouTube and TikTok channels. It is the first, and currently only, series to be presented in the type of vertical aspect ratio synonymous with YouTube Shorts and TikToks (the show is filmed in 16:9 and heavily letterboxed to achieve the accepted standard for those platforms). Each episode of the show focuses on the collectible digital trading cards and assorted rewards associated with them (badges, emoticons, and backgrounds) for a given Steam game and gives a mostly sardonic critique of the assorted awardables.

The name of the show borrows the pun from the short-lived ''[[Steam Cleaning]]'' series regarding using "Steam" as a way to name the gaming platform in question but also using the word in a way to invoke the imagery of something else. In this case, Draco describes games as being "steamrolled" on the show to link it to the action associated with the construction vehicle of the same name, while the show's branding incorporates imagery of sushi rolls to play on the wording twice. The sushi parallel was drawn to future-proof the series for episodes that don't focus on a specific game, dubbed ''Steam Sashimi'' where traditional sushi without the rice and seaweed is used in the iconography instead.

A pilot episode of the show was shared to the Gatorbox YouTube channel in February 2026 under the name "This Is A Video For Something Called 'Steam Roll'", and the game highlighted was ''Weed Shop 2''. According to Draco, there was no particular significance to the game beyond being the one shown to him in the randomized banner gallery on the Steam Card Exchange homepage when he decided to quickly write and create a sample episode. Despite the pilot being a very rough cut that needed further refinement, reception to ''Steam Roll'' as a proof-of-concept was positive and Draco stated that he is planning on putting the series into production Q2 2026 with the goal being to have a semi-weekly upload on the same day of the week each time. The project was fast-tracked ahead of production complications with ''[[Articles of Conflagration]]'' and scheduling issues with other cast members of ''[[Off Air|Gatorbox is Off the Air]]''.

==Recurring Segments==
Established in the pilot episode, each installment of ''Steam Roll'' features the following segments in this order:

* '''Introduction''': The game is briefly described as its trailer plays.
* '''Professional Grade''': The artwork of each of the game's trading cards.
* '''Down Badge''': The game's five standard profile badges.
* '''Smiley Central''': The game's catalog of awardable emoticons.
* '''Living in the Background''': The game's catalog of awardable profile backgrounds.
* '''Foiled Again!''': The game's special "foil" variant badge.

Each segment is introduced with a brief title card that covers the top fifth of the screen (with the exception of the introduction as it serves as a cold opening with no title card). The featured game's foil badge was removed from the "Down Badge" segment and given its own showcase in order to turn it into a "game" that viewers can play. Because foil variant cards are exceedingly rare and it's unlikely players will obtain them through traditional drops or packs, Draco instead opted to add up the current Steam Marketplace value of each foil card to get the cost of "buying" the foil badge and turning it into a guessing challenge. After the total amount is revealed, which is usually exorbitantly high for what amounts to a digital good, he caps off the episode by inviting viewers to let him know in a comment how far off their guess was usually by way of incorporating a unit of measurement relevant to the game (for example, a "dimebag" in the case of the ''Weed Shop 2'' pilot). Viewers are also encouraged to name a game they'd like to see get "steam rolled" next.

==Episodes==
===Steam Roll===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col"| Episode
! scope="col"| Game Featured
! scope="col"| Release Date
|-
! scope="row"| Pilot
| ''Weed Shop 2''
| February 2026
|-
! scope="row"| 1
| ''Weed Shop 2''
| TBD
|-
|}

===Steam Sashimi===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col"| Episode
! scope="col"| Subject
! scope="col"| Release Date
|-
! scope="row"| 1
| TBD
| TBD
|-
|}

(Note: While ''Steam Roll'' and ''Steam Sashimi'' are listed separately here, they are considered to be part of the same overall series. The episode "numbers" on this page are mostly to assist with chronological reference as the series itself does not identify episodes with a number.)

[[Category:Shows]]

School Days Desk

2026-03-20T18:00:55Z

Gatorbox: /* Message Archive */

School Days Desk

2026-03-20T18:00:30Z

Gatorbox: /* Message Archive */

Steam Roll

2026-03-13T21:41:35Z

Gatorbox: Created page with "{| style="width:200px; float:right; border:1px solid black" | <center>'''Gator Company Series'''</center> |- | center |- | <center>'''Steam Roll'''</center> |- | '''Debut:''' February 2026 (Pilot) TBD (Main Series) |- | '''Episodes:''' 1 |- | '''Opening Theme:''' N/A |- | '''Cast:''' Draco (host, editor) Artists TBD |} '''''Steam Roll''''' is a short-form comedy series taped offline and uploaded simultaneously to the Gatorbox YouTube an..."

{| style="width:200px; float:right; border:1px solid black"
| <center>'''Gator Company Series'''</center>
|-
| [[File:NoLogo.png|256px|center]]
|-
| <center>'''Steam Roll'''</center>
|-
| '''Debut:''' February 2026 (Pilot) TBD (Main Series)
|-
| '''Episodes:''' 1
|-
| '''Opening Theme:''' N/A
|-
| '''Cast:''' Draco (host, editor) Artists TBD
|}
'''''Steam Roll''''' is a short-form comedy series taped offline and uploaded simultaneously to the Gatorbox YouTube and TikTok channels. It is the first, and currently only, series to be presented in the type of vertical aspect ratio synonymous with YouTube Shorts and TikToks (the show is filmed in 16:9 and heavily letterboxed in editing to achieve the accepted standard for those platforms). Each episode of the show focuses on the collectible digital trading cards and assorted rewards associated with them (badges, emoticons, and backgrounds) for a given Steam game and gives a mostly sardonic critique of the assorted awardables.

The name of the show borrows the pun from the short-lived ''[[Steam Cleaning]]'' series regarding using "Steam" as a way to name the gaming platform in question but also using the word in a way to invoke the imagery of something else. In this case, Draco describes games as being "steamrolled" on the show to link it to the action associated with the construction vehicle of the same name, while the show's branding incorporates imagery of sushi rolls to play on the wording twice. The sushi parallel was drawn to future-proof the series for episodes that don't focus on a specific game, dubbed ''Steam Sashimi'' where traditional sushi without the rice and seaweed is used in the iconography instead.

A pilot episode of the show was shared to the Gatorbox YouTube channel in February 2026 under the name "This Is A Video For Something Called 'Steam Roll'", and the game highlighted was ''Weed Shop 2''. According to Draco, there was no particular significance to the game beyond being the one shown to him in the randomized banner gallery on the Steam Card Exchange homepage when he decided to quickly write and create a sample episode. In this pilot, Draco demonstrated the series' standard format which includes these recurring segments:

* '''Professional Grade''': The artwork of each of the game's trading cards.
* '''Down Badge''': The game's five standard profile badges.
* '''Smiley Central''': The game's catalog of awardable emoticons.
* '''Living in the Background''': The game's catalog of awardable profile backgrounds.
* '''Foiled Again!''': The game's special "foil" variant badge.

Each segment is introduced with a brief title card, though in the pilot episode placeholders were used in lieu of production-level artwork. The featured game's foil badge was removed from the "Down Badge" segment and given its own showcase in order to turn it into a "game" that viewers can play. Because foil variant cards are exceedingly rare and it's unlikely players will obtain them through traditional drops or packs, Draco instead opted to add up the current Steam Marketplace value of each foil card to get the cost of "buying" the foil badge and turning it into a guessing game. After the total amount is revealed, which is usually exorbitantly high for what amounts to a digital good, he caps off the episode by inviting viewers to let him know in a comment how far off their guess was usually by way of incorporating a unit of measurement relevant to the game (a "dimebag" in the case of the ''Weed Shop 2'' pilot). Viewers are also encouraged to name a game they'd like to see get "steam rolled" next.

Despite the pilot being a very rough cut that needed further refinement, reception to ''Steam Roll'' as a proof-of-concept was positive and Draco stated that he is planning on putting the series into production Q2 2026 with the goal being to have a semi-weekly upload on the same day of the week each time. The project was fast-tracked ahead of production complications with ''[[Articles of Conflagration]]'' and scheduling issues with other cast members of ''[[Off Air|Gatorbox is Off the Air]]''.

[[Category:Shows]]

Steam Cleaning

2026-03-12T17:56:11Z

Gatorbox:

The Super Mario 64 Anti-World Record Marathon

2026-03-11T19:53:02Z

Gatorbox: Created page with "'''''The Super Mario 64 Anti-World Record Marathon''''' was a 24-hour livestream event that aired across the weekend of July 5th & 6th, 2025. It was anchored by Draco who, for 24 straight hours, attempted a 120 Star speedrun of ''Super Mario 64'', one of the most popular categories in what is considered to be the most popular speedrunning game of all time. The gimmick however was that while all 120 Stars would eventually be collected, Draco did them in chunks of 20..."

'''''The Super Mario 64 Anti-World Record Marathon''''' was a 24-hour livestream event that aired across the weekend of July 5th & 6th, 2025. It was anchored by [[Draco]] who, for 24 straight hours, attempted a 120 Star speedrun of ''Super Mario 64'', one of the most popular categories in what is considered to be the most popular speedrunning game of all time.

The gimmick however was that while all 120 Stars would eventually be collected, Draco did them in chunks of 20 and in between each of these six parts he paused the game in order to complete one or more entirely different other Mario games to completion. In order to do this while meeting all technical requirements for a valid run a complicated stream layout was designed that featured two capture zones. The area on the left was reserved for the live line-in feed from the Nintendo 64 console and, in order to comply with the aforementioned technical requirements, was always visible no matter what else was happening on screen. The area on the right was used as a revolving door where every other game was completed, and upon finishing one of these extra games Draco would return to playing ''Super Mario 64'' on the other half of the layout. The goal was to obtain the absolute worst possible time to hit the bottom of the leaderboard.

The final time upon completion of the run (touching the large Power Star after defeating Bowser for the third time) clocked in at '''24 hours, 48 minutes, and 11 seconds'''. An entire 25% chunk of the Gatorbox VOD storage on Twitch was used to archive the complete run in full with no seams or cuts (again, to meet the technical criteria of the run), however when the run was submitted to Speedrun.com it was still rejected by the ''Super Mario 64'' leaderboard moderators. The reason provided on the rejection page was a reference to the "I'm happy for you or sad that happened, I ain't reading all of that" meme, however the run did violate one rule which specifically forbade runs that were done "intentionally slow". The idea for the anti-world record marathon was conceived in 2018 when this rule did not exist, but Draco was committed to performing the run nonetheless and did the entire 24-hour show knowing that when all was said and done the run would be considered invalid.

Despite the over-arching run of ''Super Mario 64'' being deemed invalid for the leaderboards, some of the individual side games did qualify as acceptable runs for their corresponding leaderboards. The "runs" of ''Super Mario World'', ''Super Mario World 64'', ''Super Mario Bros. 2'', and ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' were all accepted to their leaderboards. A supercut of Draco's mistakes throughout the main ''Super Mario 64'' run was also uploaded as ''This is How You Don't Play Super Mario 64'', a joke at the expense of the [[DarksydePhil]] act that Draco sometimes does on stream.

==Order of Segments==
* '''''Super Mario 64'' (Stars 1-20)'''
* ''Super Mario World'' (Famicom, Any%)
* ''Super Mario Land DX'' (Any%)
* '''''Super Mario 64'' (Stars 21-40)'''
* ''Super Mario Land 2'' (Any%)
* '''''Super Mario 64'' (Stars 41-60)'''
* ''Super Mario Bros. Special'' (Warpless)
* ''Super Mario World 64'' (SNES, Warpless)
* ''Super Mario World 64'' (Genesis, Warpless)
* '''''Super Mario 64'' (Stars 61-80)'''
* ''Super Mario World'' (11 Exit)
* ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' (Warpless)
* '''''Super Mario 64'' (Stars 81-100)'''
* ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' (Warpless)
* ''Super Mario Kart'' (All Cups)
* ''Yoshi's Cookie'' (SNES, Vs. Mode)
* ''Super Mario Bros.'' (Warpless, w/ 3DSEN)
* '''''Super Mario 64'' (Stars 101-120)'''

==Legacy==
The concept of an "anti" world record marathon was initially conceived by Draco in 2018. ''Super Mario 64'' was chosen as the game to give this a trial run with due to the fact that it was a popular speedrunning game, Draco knew the game well enough to complete a 120 Star run without needing any practice, the game could very easily be split into even segments (20 Stars apiece), and there were enough similar games in the series with which to fill 24 hours of time. To the knowledge of Gatorbox a "performance" of this kind had never been done before so there was also the angle of potentially generating some buzz that would benefit the channel and community, though ultimately this proved not to be the case.

Upon being asked if another game would get the "anti" treatment, Draco stated that he was not sure if there were any other suitable candidates and referred to ''Super Mario 64'' as a "perfect storm" of qualities that made the marathon possible. ''Sonic Adventure'' was brought up as a potential second candidate after the marathon, specifically an "All Emblems" run, however Draco declined at the time remarking that at no point in his life had he ever collected all of the Emblems period due to the extreme difficulty of some of them (specifically mentioning getting "S" ranks on every stage). He did agree that ''Sonic Adventure'' followed all the other same beats as ''Super Mario 64'' regarding being a popular game, the ability to be easily broken up into segments, and a surplus of shorter games that could quickly pad out a 24 hour schedule.

The future of the anti-world record marathon idea is indeterminate at this time, but Draco has said that if he plans on running another one he'd like to do a better job at making it a noteworthy event.

[[Category:Shows]]

School Days Desk

2026-03-07T02:38:33Z

Gatorbox:

School Days Desk

2026-03-07T02:35:09Z

Gatorbox: Created page with "The '''School Days Desk''' is one of the items sitting on the Shelves of Glory behind the Thinking Couch on the ''Gatorbox'' set. It was placed there starting with the February 27th stream in the 2026 season. It is a 1972 toy manufactured by Fisher-Price and belonged to Draco when he was very young; it was one of the handful of items stored in his garage that he made certain to find in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey before allowing clean-up crews to st..."

GBX Card Series

2026-03-04T21:49:45Z

Gatorbox:

The '''GBX Card Series''' is a set of fanmade Pokemon trading cards done in the style of cards seen in the late 90's (the "Wizards of the Coast era"). They were created by [[Draco]] and made available through the Gatorbox Etsy store. The series is referred to as "GBX" as shorthand for "Gatorbox" and in place of a rarity symbol the cards are instead numbered similarly to the Wizards "Black Star" promotional cards (GBX 1, GBX 2, etc). Originally only a MissingNo card was made available, however due to the residual success of sales of the card Draco decided to start producing more of them in different styles and retconned the original MissingNo card to "GBX 1" and began incrementing the identifier for each successive release.

GBX started as a challenge for Draco to adapt the abilities of the famous "MissingNo" glitch, who is not an official Pokemon and has never seen any official merchandise including cards, into the ecosystem of the original era Pokemon TCG. This idea spread into turning other pseudo-fictional Pokemon into real life analogues with unique Pokemon Powers never before seen in the TCG. Draco has stated that he is not interested in introducing any of the rumored "PokeGods" (Mewthree, Dimonix, Pikablu, etc.) into the GBX series stating that he wants the line of cards to focus only on either real Pokemon or anomalies that can happen within the boundaries of the games; he is also partial to creating cards that compliment the early years of the franchise with which he is most familiar and strives to make cards that are as accurate and balanced as possible in the context of that era.

The GBX cards do not have any established rarity or declared value, though some variants were made in limited numbers and could be considered "more rare". All cards are sold as novelties, however they were also created with the option for buyers to use them in an era-appropriate retro deck; the cards were designed and tested in the context of the original release and expansions of cards in order to provide a fair and competitive edge against other similarly-aged decks. They are not official merchandise and thus are ineligible for professional grading (CGC, PSA, and other services will send them back with a score of 0/UG "Ungradable"). Additionally, the GBX cards are not permitted for use in official tournament play; usage of GBX cards as "proxies" may be allowed depending upon the rules of specific events regarding proxy usage.

To date, none of the cards have been discontinued. While some of them have periods where they are sold out they are periodically restocked with new orders that are placed bi-annually. There is no set schedule for the introduction of new cards.

==Cards in Series==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col"| Number
! scope="col"| Card
! scope="col"| Type
! scope="col"| HP
! scope="col"| Attack 1
! scope="col"| Attack 2
! scope="col"| Weakness
! scope="col"| Resistance
! scope="col"| Retreat Cost
! scope="col"| Artist
! scope="col"| Released
|-
! scope="row"| GBX 1
| MissingNo.
| Colorless
| 10 HP
| '''Pokemon Power, Item Duplication:''' Whenever a Trainer card requiring the discarding of Energy, modification of damage, removal of damage counters, or the drawing of cards is played, its effect is applied twice. This power stops working if MissingNo. is Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed.
| '''Water Gun (20+):''' Does 20 damage plus 10 more damage for each Water Energy attached to MissingNo. but not used to pay for this attack's Energy cost. You can't add more than 20 damage in this way. (1W 1C)
| N/A
| N/A
| 1
| [[Draco|André Bardin]]
| June 2013[[#note1|1]] January 2024
|-
! scope="row"| GBX 2
| Articuno[[#note2|2]]
| Water
| 100 HP
| '''Pokemon Power, Quickfreeze:''' When you put Articuno into play during your turn (not during set-up), flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokemon is now Paralyzed.
| '''Ice Breath:''' Roll one die. Starting from your opponent's Active Pokemon, count until you reach the number shown on the die. This attack does 40 damage to that Pokemon. Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for this attack. (3W)
| N/A
| Fighting (30)
| 2
| Ken Sugimori
| April 2026
|-
! scope="row"| GBX 3
| Zapdos[[#note2|2]]
| Electric
| 100 HP
| '''Pokemon Power, Peal of Thunder:''' When you put Zapdos into play during your turn (not during set-up), flip a coin. If heads, target your opponent. If tails, yourself. Roll one die. Starting from the Active Pokemon, count until you reach the number shown on the die. Do 30 damage to that Pokemon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance.)
| '''Big Thunder:''' Flip a coin. If heads, target your opponent. If tails, yourself. Roll one die. Starting from the Active Pokemon, count until you reach the number shown on the die. This attack does 70 damage to that Pokemon. The Pokémon who used this attack cannot target itself. Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for this attack. (3E)
| N/A
| Fighting (30)
| 2
| Ken Sugimori
| April 2026
|-
! scope="row"| GBX 4
| Moltres[[#note2|2]]
| Fire
| 100 HP
| '''Pokemon Power, Firegiver:''' When you put Moltres into play during your turn (not during set-up), roll 1d4. Put that many Fire Energy cards from your deck into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward.
| '''Dive Bomb (70):''' Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing. (3F)
| N/A
| Fighting (30)
| 2
| Ken Sugimori
| April 2026
|-
! scope="row"| GBX 5
| Dragonite[[#note2|2]]
| Colorless
| 100 HP
| '''Pokemon Power, Healing Wind:''' When you put Dragonite into play, remove 2 damage counters from each of your Pokemon. If a Pokemon has fewer damage counters than that, removal all of them from that Pokemon.
| '''Slam (30x):''' Flip 2 coins. This attack does 30 damage times the number of heads. (3C)
| N/A
| Fighting (30)
| 2
| Ken Sugimori
| April 2026
|-
! scope="row"| GBX 6
| Charizard 'M
| Fire
| 60 HP
| '''Pokemon Power, Borrowed Code:''' As long as Charizard 'M is your Active Pokemon, prevent all effects of attacks, including damage, done to your Benched Pokemon. Your opponent's Trainer cards and your own Trainer cards have no effect on your Benched Pokemon. This power stops working while Charizard 'M is Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed.
| '''--:''' Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 40 damage and removes 1 damage counter from Charizard 'M. If tails, this attack does 20 damage to Charizard 'M and the Defending Pokemon is now Poisoned. (1F 1C)
| N/A
| N/A
| 3
| Louis Kohn[[#note3|3]]
| TBD[[#note4|4]]
|-
|}

1 Originally designed as a commission for a San Antonio, Texas business who opted not to purchase the card. It was reprinted in January 2024.

2 Based on the cards from ''Pokemon Trading Card Game'' for Game Boy Color and use the game's sprite art.

3 Revenue split with The Furry Comic Preservation Project, who also contributed the card art.

4 A preview of this card using placeholder art was revealed to the Gatorbox community in March 2026, before the card was released.

==Card Features & History==
===MissingNo. (GBX 1)===
The MissingNo card was originally designed by Draco in 2013 for a hobbies & collectibles store in San Antonio, Texas. Draco was commissioned to create a unique trading card for the store who wanted to use it as a way to incentivize customers to participate in their weekly tournaments. This in turn resulted in the added challenge of creating a new trading card that not only looked like it was printed in 1998 but could also work within the boundaries of the TCG without being overpowered or unbalanced. He finished the card, however the business that had commissioned him to make it opted not to pursue having the card printed. The store retained ownership of the card design as part of the initial deal however, which locked its availability and prevented Draco from making money off of it himself. The business in question eventually closed due to the COVID pandemic and in January 2024 Draco made prints of the card available online.

MissingNo as a glitch in ''Pokemon Red & Blue'' became famous for its numerous quirks and odd behaviors, however the one thing it was immediately known for was its ability to copy the player's items. This ability was worked into the card as a Pokemon Power, '''Item Duplication'''. The Power effectively doubles every Trainer card that is played so long as MissingNo is the active Pokemon in play by requiring its effects to be applied twice consecutively. This has the immediately obvious benefit of turning every Potion into a Super Potion and Energy Removal into a Super Energy Removal without the need to discard any Energy cards, but it also has a more pragmatic effect by reducing the effectiveness of key strategy cards such as Professor Oak. Whereas with a normal play of Professor Oak you'd discard your hand and draw 7 new cards, if MissingNo is in play the discarding would happen twice and drain the user's deck of 14 total cards while also losing 7 of those 14 immediately (because the action on the card states the player must discard their current hand). Because exhausting your deck is one way of losing the game, this Power makes cards such as Professor Oak undesirable plays as long as MissingNo's Power is in effect.

MissingNo also has one attack, '''Water Gun''', which is a reference to the glitch knowing the move two times in its roster of three attacks (the third one being Sky Attack). The Water Gun move on the card is not unique and its verbiage is copied from other Water-type Pokemon cards of the era; the attack does 20 standard damage with the option to add up to 20 more points of damage with additional Water Energy cards.

In ''Pokemon Red & Blue'', MissingNo is categorized with the unused "Bird" type which is believed to have been a placeholder for Flying-type. As such, the Pokemon was created as a Colorless card to match other Flying and Normal-type Pokemon. MissingNo was given 10 HP, a reference to the fact that its in-game defense stat is 0. The card's low HP is the primary way its power is kept in balance as literally any damaging attack or event will knock it out in a single turn.

The MissingNo card was a "slow burn" success for Gatorbox, selling over 400 copies (as of March 2026) since its introduction in early 2024. Excluding Patreon pledges, MissingNo card sales eclipse all other Gatorbox channel revenue sources combined (YouTube ad revenue, Twitch subscriptions, other merch sales, sponsorships).

===GBC Legendaries (GBX 2-5)===
Originally, MissingNo was the only card available from the Gatorbox store. Due to its success however, and requests from buyers, Draco elected to look back toward the video games to see if there were any other Pokemon or anomalies that could be translated into era-appropriate cards. The next release, which officially started the numbered GBX series, were four new cards based on the "Legendary" promotional cards seen in ''Pokemon Trading Card Game'' for Game Boy Color. These are the cards awarded to the player for beating the game and they are the three legendary birds (Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres) and Dragonite. These cards are unique within the TCG because with the exception of Dragonite (which was based on a specific Japanese promotional card that wasn't localized worldwide at the time the Game Boy Color game was released) none of them are able to exist in reality because they feature attacks or Pokemon Powers that are reliant upon programmatic randomness. The three legendary birds are among the only "official" fictional cards of the era, so as a challenge Draco retooled them to create feasible cards that could be used in a real physical deck while retaining as much of their original effects as possible (and fixing potential exploits at the same time).

Articuno's Pokemon Power ('''Quickfreeze''') and Moltres' attack ('''Dive Bomb''') were already based around flipping coins and did not need to be changed. However, Articuno's '''Ice Breath''' attack randomly targets one of the Pokemon on your opponent's Bench. To translate this randomness, Draco rewrote the attack to involve rolling a die and counting the number of spaces shown in order to randomly decide which Pokemon takes damage. Similarly, Moltres' '''Firegiver''' Power randomly gives the player between 1 and 4 Fire Energy cards; this was simplified into rolling a 1d4. Normally the Pokemon TCG does not utilize dice whatsoever, however these two solutions were the most straightforward way of adapting each ability into an easily understood action that can be conveyed with the smallest amount of text on the card.

Zapdos' card effects required using both coins and dice in order to translate the moves from code to paper. Because both of Zapdos' moves, '''Peal of Thunder''' and '''Big Thunder''', have the ability to target either side of the play field this requires flipping a coin as a mandatory first step to determine whether the attacks will target the player or the opponent. Then, one die is rolled and the number shown is used to determine the target similar to Articuno's attack. However, Zapdos was modified further in order to prevent the card from targeting itself; in the context of the Game Boy Color game Zapdos isn't included in the randomness calculation and because of this a very effective exploit for beating the entire game is to make a deck containing only Zapdos and 59 Energy cards. With Zapdos as the only Pokemon in play, who also cannot target itself, this means every turn Zapdos will do 70 guaranteed damage to someone on the opponent's side. To eliminate this exploit from being used in a real life setting, Draco worded the attack in such a way so that should Zapdos be the target of its own attack then the attack simply does nothing and the turn is passed. This prevents the player from using the "one Pokemon" strategy because if the initial coin flip causes the player to be targeted this means that no possible target will be found so the move does nothing.

While the Game Boy Color Legendaries don't exist as real cards they all used sprites based on real artwork that Ken Sugimori had done for the series that did not get used on other trading cards (most of them used artwork from prepaid phone cards). In order to prevent potential issues with copyright, Sugimori's original works were replaced with the sprite-based recreations of them seen in the video game.

===Charizard 'M (GBX 6)===
Charizard 'M is a variant of MissingNo from the original ''Pokemon Red & Blue'' games. It is an amalgamation of various other glitches that inherits the 'M variant of MissingNo's name (the only other one being the glitch located at hex value 0x00) as well as partial information from Charizard's entry, notably the sprite and Fire/Flying-type information. This particular glitch occupies the last place in the bank for Pokemon data, 0xFF, and because of this it's also a placeholder that reserves code used for the "Cancel" button in the game's menus. Charizard 'M crashes the game upon encountering it in battle, however it is possible to nullify these effects and force the Pokemon into the player's party by way of hacking or save game modification. While in the party, Charizard 'M's quirk of being used as a makeshift termination character causes everything under it in the party listing to be rendered invisible; players cannot heal these Pokemon at a Pokemon Center nor use any items on them. Charizard 'M itself can only be healed with a Revive or other similar item.

The glitch's unique abilities were brought into the TCG by way of a new Pokemon Power, '''Borrowed Code'''. This Power states as long as Charizard 'M is the active Pokemon in play that all effects of attacks and Trainer cards done to the player's Bench are negated as if the Bench was empty. The card's attack is a nameless one represented by two dashes, a reference to the null "Cooltrainer" move from ''Pokemon Red & Blue''. This is a very destructive glitch whose effects are based on the current contents of the game's working RAM, though due to repeating patterns in the game code there are a handful of common effects that usually happen when the move is invoked. As such, Charizard 'M's move was given a coin flip mechanic where heads deals 30 damage and heals Charizard 'M by 1 damage counter and tails does 20 damage to Charizard 'M but also poisons the opponent's active Pokemon. The poison effect is a reference to the "TMTRAINER" glitch that happens in-game where the enemy Pokemon assumes a poisoned, frozen, and burned status effect all at the same time and immediately takes massive damage from the burn. Because "burned" was not carried over into the TCG the attack instead defaults to poison damage.

The card art for Charizard 'M was contributed by Louis Kohn and is a mixed-media painting recreation of a 2013 sketch he'd done for a graphic novel that did not go into production. A limited number of alternate variants of the card were made that do use the sketch from 2013, however these cards were only made available via The Furry Comic Preservation Project and not from Gatorbox directly.

===Future Cards===
Future cards planned for the series include adaptations of both the hex 0x00 variant of 'M and the "Glitchy Nidorino" from ''Pokemon Red & Blue''. In the original video games 'M does most of the same things as MissingNo, so while the item duplication ability was used for MissingNo the 'M card is planned to play into how the glitch can corrupt the player's Hall of Fame data. This effect is worked into the card by way of another never-before-seen Pokemon Power where, as long as 'M is in play or on the Bench, the player can at any time have their opponent add one more card to their Prizes (theoretically going over the upper limit of 6). This effect can only be used once per game however, regardless of how many 'M cards the player has in their deck. 'M will also feature Sky Attack as its primary attack, since Water Gun was used on the MissingNo card.

Beyond that, other ideas include Croconaw, Lapras, and Nidoqueen. However no artists have been commissioned or chosen to make the art for these cards yet. Draco has suggested possibly basing the Lapras card on the episode of ''Gatorbox is Off the Air'', "Bootleg Lapras Goes to the Beach", and using a still from the show as the card art in reference to how some early generation Pokemon cards used photographs of sculptures and other media for their artwork.

==Limited & First Editions, and Misprints==
Some of the cards in the GBX series are "rarer" than others either due to an intentional limited run or due to mistakes during the production process resulting in "misprint" cards.

* '''MissingNo. (GBX 1):''' A single proof of this card from 2013 exists and was stamped with an embossing tool bearing the logo of the original commissioner.
* '''MissingNo. (GBX 1):''' The first three runs of cards are marked "GB 1" instead of "GBX 1", as the naming convention wasn't yet established.
* '''MissingNo. (GBX 1):''' Some of the second run of cards have slight alignment issues and as a result were sold at a heavily discounted "at-cost" rate.
* '''MissingNo. (GBX 1):''' The first three runs of cards (~500 cards) all have a misspelling of "requiring" in the Pokemon Power description. This was corrected in the fourth (GBX) print onward.
* '''Charizard 'M (GBX 6):''' Signed proofs of this card were donated to several Corpus Christi, Texas businesses including Tronix and Toy & Comic Junkie.
* '''Charizard 'M (GBX 6):''' A variant of the card using 2013 promotional art for an unreleased graphic novel was created for The Furry Comic Preservation Project to give out at their discretion.

[[Category:Props]]

GBX Card Series

2026-03-04T16:52:36Z

Gatorbox: /* Future Cards */

The '''GBX Card Series''' is a set of fan-made Pokemon trading cards done in the style of cards seen in the late 90's ("the Wizards of the Coast era"). They were created by [[Draco]] and made available through the Gatorbox Etsy store. The series is referred to as "GBX" as shorthand for "Gatorbox" and in place of a rarity symbol the cards are instead numbered similarly to "Black Star" promotional cards (GBX 1, GBX 2, etc). Originally only a MissingNo card was made available, however due to the residual success of sales of the card Draco decided to start producing more cards in different styles and retconned the original MissingNo card to "GBX 1" and began incrementing the identifier for each successive release.

GBX started as a challenge for Draco to adapt the abilities of the famous "MissingNo" glitch, who is not an official Pokemon and has never seen any official merchandise including cards, into the ecosystem of the original era Pokemon TCG. This idea spread into turning other fictional Pokemon and cards into real life analogues with unique Pokemon Powers never seen before in the TCG. Ideas discussed for future cards include the potential to adapt other glitch Pokemon into cards, such as "Glitchy Nidorino" and other variants of MissingNo ('M, Kabutops/Aerodactyl fossil, and Ghost), or to create unique cards based upon memorable inside jokes from previous Gatorbox streams (Nidoqueen from ''Pokemon Engrish Green Version'', Alakazam from ''Pokemon Cock Version'', and Croconaw who was a stand-in channel mascot before [[Nessie]] was introduced). Draco has stated that he is not interested in introducing any of the rumored "PokeGods" (Mewthree, Dimonix, Pikablu, etc.) into the GBX series as he says he wants the line of cards to focus only on either real Pokemon or anomalies that can happen within the boundaries of the games; he is also partial to creating cards that compliment the early years of the franchise.

The GBX cards do not have any particular rarity or declared value and are sold as a novelty, however all of the cards were created with the option for buyers to use them in an era-appropriate retro deck as they were designed and tested in the context of the original release and expansions of cards and do provide a fair and competitive edge against other similarly-aged deck themes. They are not official merchandise and thus are ineligible for professional grading (CGC, PSA, and other services will send them back with a score of 0/UG "Ungradable"). Additionally, the GBX cards are not permitted for use in tournament play.

==Cards in Series==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col"| Number
! scope="col"| Card
! scope="col"| Type
! scope="col"| HP
! scope="col"| Attack 1
! scope="col"| Attack 2
! scope="col"| Weakness
! scope="col"| Resistance
! scope="col"| Retreat Cost
! scope="col"| Artist
! scope="col"| Released
|-
! scope="row"| GBX 1
| MissingNo.
| Colorless
| 10 HP
| '''Pokemon Power, Item Duplication:''' Whenever a Trainer card requiring the discarding of Energy, modification of damage, removal of damage counters, or the drawing of cards is played, its effect is applied twice. This power stops working if MissingNo. is Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed.
| '''Water Gun (20+):''' Does 20 damage plus 10 more damage for each Water Energy attached to MissingNo. but not used to pay for this attack's Energy cost. You can't add more than 20 damage in this way. (1W 1C)
| N/A
| N/A
| 1
| [[Draco|André Bardin]]
| June 2013[[#note1|1]] January 2024
|-
! scope="row"| GBX 2
| Articuno[[#note2|2]]
| Water
| 100 HP
| '''Pokemon Power, Quickfreeze:''' When you put Articuno into play during your turn (not during set-up), flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokemon is now Paralyzed.
| '''Ice Breath:''' Roll one die. Starting from your opponent's Active Pokemon, count until you reach the number shown on the die. This attack does 40 damage to that Pokemon. Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for this attack. (3W)
| N/A
| Fighting (30)
| 2
| Ken Sugimori
| April 2026
|-
! scope="row"| GBX 3
| Zapdos[[#note2|2]]
| Electric
| 100 HP
| '''Pokemon Power, Peal of Thunder:''' When you put Zapdos into play during your turn (not during set-up), flip a coin. If heads, target your opponent. If tails, yourself. Roll one die. Starting from the Active Pokemon, count until you reach the number shown on the die. Do 30 damage to that Pokemon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance.)
| '''Big Thunder:''' Flip a coin. If heads, target your opponent. If tails, yourself. Roll one die. Starting from the Active Pokemon, count until you reach the number shown on the die. This attack does 70 damage to that Pokemon. The Pokémon who used this attack cannot target itself. Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for this attack. (3E)
| N/A
| Fighting (30)
| 2
| Ken Sugimori
| April 2026
|-
! scope="row"| GBX 4
| Moltres[[#note2|2]]
| Fire
| 100 HP
| '''Pokemon Power, Firegiver:''' When you put Moltres into play during your turn (not during set-up), roll 1d4. Put that many Fire Energy cards from your deck into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward.
| '''Dive Bomb (70):''' Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing. (3F)
| N/A
| Fighting (30)
| 2
| Ken Sugimori
| April 2026
|-
! scope="row"| GBX 5
| Dragonite[[#note2|2]]
| Colorless
| 100 HP
| '''Pokemon Power, Healing Wind:''' When you put Dragonite into play, remove 2 damage counters from each of your Pokemon. If a Pokemon has fewer damage counters than that, removal all of them from that Pokemon.
| '''Slam (30x):''' Flip 2 coins. This attack does 30 damage times the number of heads. (3C)
| N/A
| Fighting (30)
| 2
| Ken Sugimori
| April 2026
|-
! scope="row"| GBX 6
| Charizard 'M
| Fire
| 60 HP
| '''Pokemon Power, Borrowed Code:''' As long as Charizard 'M is your Active Pokemon, prevent all effects of attacks, including damage, done to your Benched Pokemon. Your opponent's Trainer cards and your own Trainer cards have no effect on your Benched Pokemon. This power stops working while Charizard 'M is Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed.
| '''--:''' Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 40 damage and removes 1 damage counter from Charizard 'M. If tails, this attack does 20 damage to Charizard 'M and the Defending Pokemon is now Poisoned. (1F 1C)
| N/A
| N/A
| 3
| Louis Kohn[[#note3|3]]
| TBD[[#note4|4]]
|-
|}

1 Originally designed as a commission for a San Antonio, Texas business who opted not to purchase the card. It was reprinted in January 2024.

2 Based on the cards from ''Pokemon Trading Card Game'' for Game Boy Color and use the game's sprite art.

3 Revenue split with The Furry Comic Preservation Project, who also contributed the card art.

4 A preview of this card using placeholder art was revealed to the Gatorbox community in March 2026, before the card was released.

==Card Features & History==
===MissingNo. (GBX 1)===
The MissingNo card was originally designed by Draco in 2013 for a hobbies & collectibles store in San Antonio, Texas. Draco was commissioned to create a unique trading card for the store who wanted to use it as a way to incentivize customers to participate in their weekly tournaments, which resulted in the added challenge of creating a new trading card that could work within the boundaries of the TCG that also was not overpowered or unbalanced. He finished the card, however the business that had commissioned him to make it opted not to pursue having the card printed. The store retained ownership of the card design as part of the initial deal however, which locked its availability and prevented Draco from making money off of it himself. The business in question eventually closed due to the COVID pandemic and in January 2024 Draco made prints of the card available online.

MissingNo as a glitch in ''Pokemon Red & Blue'' became famous for its numerous quirks and odd behaviors, however the one thing it was immediately known for was its ability to copy the player's items. This ability was worked into the card as a Pokemon Power, '''Item Duplication'''. The Power effectively doubles every Trainer card that is played so long as MissingNo is the active Pokemon in play by requiring its effects to be applied twice. This has the immediately obvious benefit of turning every Potion into a Super Potion and an Energy Removal into a Super Energy Removal without the need to discard any energy, but it also has a more pragmatic effect by reducing the effectiveness of cards such as Professor Oak. Whereas with a normal play of Professor Oak you'd discard your hand and draw 7 new cards, if MissingNo is in play that discarding would happen twice and drain the user's deck of 14 total cards. Because exhausting your deck is one way of losing the game, this Power makes cards such as Professor Oak undesirable plays.

MissingNo also has one attack, '''Water Gun''', which is a reference to the glitch knowing the move two times in its roster of three attacks (the third one being Sky Attack). The Water Gun move on the card is not unique and its verbiage is copied from other Water-type Pokemon cards of the era; the attack does 20 damage with the option to add up to 20 more points of damage with additional Energy cards.

In ''Pokemon Red & Blue'', MissingNo is categorized with the unused "Bird" type which is believed to have been a placeholder for Flying-type. As such, the Pokemon was created as a Colorless card to match other Flying and Normal-type Pokemon. MissingNo was given 10 HP, a reference to the fact that its in-game defense stat is 0. The card's low HP is the primary way its power is kept in balance as literally any damaging attack or move will knock it out in a single turn.

===GBC Legendaries (GBX 2-5)===
Originally, MissingNo was the only card available from the Gatorbox store. Due to its success however, and requests from buyers, Draco elected to look back toward the video games to see if there were any other Pokemon or other anomalies that could be translated into era-appropriate cards. The next release, which officially started the numbered GBX series, were four new cards based on the "Legendary" promotional cards seen in ''Pokemon Trading Card Game'' for Game Boy Color. These are the cards that are awarded to the player for beating the game, and they are the three legendary birds (Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres) and Dragonite. These cards are unique within the TCG because with the exception of Dragonite (which was based on a specific Japanese promotional card that wasn't localized worldwide at the time the Game Boy Color game was released) none of them are able to exist in reality because they feature attacks or Pokemon Powers that are reliant upon programmatic randomness. The three legendary birds are among the only "official" fictional cards of the era, so as a challenge Draco retooled them to create feasible cards that could be used in a real physical deck while retaining as much of their original effects as possible (and fixing potential exploits at the same time).

Articuno and Moltres had their abilities simplified into rolling dice. Articuno's Pokemon Power ('''Quickfreeze''') and Moltres' only attack ('''Dive Bomb''') were already based around flipping coins and did not need to be changed. However, Articuno's '''Ice Breath''' attack randomly targets one of the Pokemon on your opponent's Bench. To translate this randomness, Draco rewrote the attack to involve rolling a die and counting the number of spaces shown in order to randomly decide which Pokemon takes damage. Similarly, Moltres' '''Firegiver''' Power randomly gives the player between 1 and 4 Fire Energy cards; this was simplified into rolling a 1d4. Normally the Pokemon TCG does not utilize game dice whatsoever, however these two solutions were the most straightforward way of adapting each ability into an easily understood method that can be conveyed with the smallest amount of text on the card.

Zapdos' card effects required using both coins and dice in order to translate the moves from code to paper. Because both of Zapdos' moves, '''Peal of Thunder''' and '''Big Thunder''', have the ability to target either side of the play field this requires flipping a coin as a mandatory first step to determine whether the attacks will target the player or the opponent. Then, one die is rolled and the number shown is used to determine the target. Zapdos was modified further however in order to prevent the card from targeting itself; in the context of the Game Boy Color game Zapdos isn't included in the randomness calculation and because of this a very common exploit for beating the entire game is to make a deck containing only Zapdos and 59 Energy cards. With Zapdos as the only Pokemon in play, who also cannot target itself, this means every turn Zapdos will do 70 guaranteed damage to someone on the opponent's side. To eliminate this exploit from being used in a real life game, should Zapdos be the target of its own attack then the attack simply does nothing and the turn is passed. This prevents the player from using the "one Pokemon" strategy because if the initial coin flip causes the player to be targeted this means that no possible target will be found so the move does nothing.

While the Game Boy Color Legendaries don't exist as real cards they all used sprites based on real artwork that Ken Sugimori had done for the series that did not get used on other trading cards (most of them used artwork from prepaid phone cards). In order to prevent potential issues with copyright, Sugimori's original works were replaced with the sprite-based recreations of them seen in the video game.

===Charizard 'M (GBX 6)===
Charizard 'M is a variant of MissingNo from the original ''Pokemon Red & Blue'' games. It is an amalgamation of various other glitches that inherits the 'M variant of MissingNo's name (the only other one being the glitch located at hex value 00) as well as partial information from Charizard's entry, notably the sprite and type information. This particular glitch occupies the last place in the bank for Pokemon data, FF, and because of this it's also a placeholder that reserves code used for the "Cancel" button in the game's menus. Charizard 'M crashes the game upon encountering it in battle, however it is possible to nullify these effects and force the Pokemon into the player's party by way of hacking or save game modification. While in the party, Charizard 'M's status as being used as a termination character causes everything under it in the party listing to be rendered invisible; players cannot heal them at a Pokemon Center nor use any items on these Pokemon. Charizard 'M itself can only be healed with a Revive or other similar item.

The glitch's unique abilities were brought into the TCG by way of a new Pokemon Power, '''Borrowed Code'''. This Power states as long as Charizard 'M is the active Pokemon in play that all effects of attacks and Trainer cards done to the player's Bench are negated as if the Bench was empty. The card's attack is a nameless one represented by two dashes and is a reference to the nameless "Cooltrainer" move from ''Pokemon Red & Blue''. This is a very destructive glitch whose effects are based on the current contents of the game's working RAM but due to repeating patterns in the game code there are a handful of common effects that usually happen when the move is invoked. As such, Charizard 'M's move was given a coin flip mechanic where heads deals 30 damage and heals Charizard 'M by 1 damage counter and tails does 20 damage to Charizard 'M but also poisons the opponent's active Pokemon. The poison effect is a reference to the "TMTRAINER" glitch that happens in-game where the enemy Pokemon adopts a poisoned, frozen, and burned status effect all at the same time and immediately takes massive damage from the burn. Because "burned" was not carried over into the TCG instead the attack causes poison damage.

The card art for Charizard 'M was contributed by Louis Kohn and is a mixed-media painting recreation of a 2013 sketch he'd done for a graphic novel that did not go into production. A limited number of alternate variants of the card were made that use the sketch from 2013, however these cards were only made available via The Furry Comic Preservation Project and not from Gatorbox directly.

===Future Cards===
Future cards in the series include adaptations of both the hex 00 variant of 'M and the "Glitchy Nidorino" glitch from ''Pokemon Red & Blue''. In the original video games 'M does practically the same things as MissingNo, so while the item duplication ability was used for MissingNo the 'M card is planned to play into how the glitch can corrupt the player's Hall of Fame data. This effect is worked into the card by way of another never-before-seen Pokemon Power where, as long as 'M is in play or on the Bench, the player can at any time have their opponent add one more card to their Prizes (theoretically going over the upper limit of 6). This effect can only be used once per game however, regardless of how many 'M cards the player has in their deck. 'M will also feature Sky Attack as its primary attack, since Water Gun was used on the MissingNo card.

Future ideas for cards include Croconaw, Lapras, and Nidoqueen. However no artists have been commissioned or chosen to make the art for these cards yet. Draco has suggested possibly basing the Lapras card on the episode of ''Gatorbox is Off the Air'', "Bootleg Lapras Goes to the Beach", and using a still from the show as the card art in reference to how some early generation Pokemon cards used photographs of sculptures and other media for their artwork.

==Limited & First Editions, and Misprints==
Some of the cards in the GBX series are "rarer" than others either due to an intentional limited run or due to mistakes during the production process resulting in "misprint" cards.

* '''MissingNo. (GBX 1):''' A single proof of this card from 2013 exists and was stamped with an embossing tool bearing the logo of the original commissioner.
* '''MissingNo. (GBX 1):''' The first three runs of cards are marked "GB 1" instead of "GBX 1", as the naming convention wasn't yet established.
* '''MissingNo. (GBX 1):''' Some of the second run of cards have slight alignment issues and as a result were sold at a heavily discounted "at-cost" rate.
* '''MissingNo. (GBX 1):''' The first three runs of cards (~500 cards) all have a misspelling of "requiring" in the Pokemon Power description. This was corrected in the fourth (GBX) print onward.
* '''Charizard 'M (GBX 6):''' Signed proofs of this card were donated to several Corpus Christi, Texas businesses including Tronix and Toy & Comic Junkie.
* '''Charizard 'M (GBX 6):''' A variant of the card using 2013 promotional art for an unreleased graphic novel was created for The Furry Comic Preservation Project to give out at their discretion.

[[Category:Props]]

GBX Card Series

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Gatorbox: /* MissingNo. (GBX 1) */

The '''GBX Card Series''' is a set of fan-made Pokemon trading cards done in the style of cards seen in the late 90's ("the Wizards of the Coast era"). They were created by [[Draco]] and made available through the Gatorbox Etsy store. The series is referred to as "GBX" as shorthand for "Gatorbox" and in place of a rarity symbol the cards are instead numbered similarly to "Black Star" promotional cards (GBX 1, GBX 2, etc). Originally only a MissingNo card was made available, however due to the residual success of sales of the card Draco decided to start producing more cards in different styles and retconned the original MissingNo card to "GBX 1" and began incrementing the identifier for each successive release.

GBX started as a challenge for Draco to adapt the abilities of the famous "MissingNo" glitch, who is not an official Pokemon and has never seen any official merchandise including cards, into the ecosystem of the original era Pokemon TCG. This idea spread into turning other fictional Pokemon and cards into real life analogues with unique Pokemon Powers never seen before in the TCG. Ideas discussed for future cards include the potential to adapt other glitch Pokemon into cards, such as "Glitchy Nidorino" and other variants of MissingNo ('M, Kabutops/Aerodactyl fossil, and Ghost), or to create unique cards based upon memorable inside jokes from previous Gatorbox streams (Nidoqueen from ''Pokemon Engrish Green Version'', Alakazam from ''Pokemon Cock Version'', and Croconaw who was a stand-in channel mascot before [[Nessie]] was introduced). Draco has stated that he is not interested in introducing any of the rumored "PokeGods" (Mewthree, Dimonix, Pikablu, etc.) into the GBX series as he says he wants the line of cards to focus only on either real Pokemon or anomalies that can happen within the boundaries of the games; he is also partial to creating cards that compliment the early years of the franchise.

The GBX cards do not have any particular rarity or declared value and are sold as a novelty, however all of the cards were created with the option for buyers to use them in an era-appropriate retro deck as they were designed and tested in the context of the original release and expansions of cards and do provide a fair and competitive edge against other similarly-aged deck themes. They are not official merchandise and thus are ineligible for professional grading (CGC, PSA, and other services will send them back with a score of 0/UG "Ungradable"). Additionally, the GBX cards are not permitted for use in tournament play.

==Cards in Series==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col"| Number
! scope="col"| Card
! scope="col"| Type
! scope="col"| HP
! scope="col"| Attack 1
! scope="col"| Attack 2
! scope="col"| Weakness
! scope="col"| Resistance
! scope="col"| Retreat Cost
! scope="col"| Artist
! scope="col"| Released
|-
! scope="row"| GBX 1
| MissingNo.
| Colorless
| 10 HP
| '''Pokemon Power, Item Duplication:''' Whenever a Trainer card requiring the discarding of Energy, modification of damage, removal of damage counters, or the drawing of cards is played, its effect is applied twice. This power stops working if MissingNo. is Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed.
| '''Water Gun (20+):''' Does 20 damage plus 10 more damage for each Water Energy attached to MissingNo. but not used to pay for this attack's Energy cost. You can't add more than 20 damage in this way. (1W 1C)
| N/A
| N/A
| 1
| [[Draco|André Bardin]]
| June 2013[[#note1|1]] January 2024
|-
! scope="row"| GBX 2
| Articuno[[#note2|2]]
| Water
| 100 HP
| '''Pokemon Power, Quickfreeze:''' When you put Articuno into play during your turn (not during set-up), flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokemon is now Paralyzed.
| '''Ice Breath:''' Roll one die. Starting from your opponent's Active Pokemon, count until you reach the number shown on the die. This attack does 40 damage to that Pokemon. Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for this attack. (3W)
| N/A
| Fighting (30)
| 2
| Ken Sugimori
| April 2026
|-
! scope="row"| GBX 3
| Zapdos[[#note2|2]]
| Electric
| 100 HP
| '''Pokemon Power, Peal of Thunder:''' When you put Zapdos into play during your turn (not during set-up), flip a coin. If heads, target your opponent. If tails, yourself. Roll one die. Starting from the Active Pokemon, count until you reach the number shown on the die. Do 30 damage to that Pokemon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance.)
| '''Big Thunder:''' Flip a coin. If heads, target your opponent. If tails, yourself. Roll one die. Starting from the Active Pokemon, count until you reach the number shown on the die. This attack does 70 damage to that Pokemon. The Pokémon who used this attack cannot target itself. Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for this attack. (3E)
| N/A
| Fighting (30)
| 2
| Ken Sugimori
| April 2026
|-
! scope="row"| GBX 4
| Moltres[[#note2|2]]
| Fire
| 100 HP
| '''Pokemon Power, Firegiver:''' When you put Moltres into play during your turn (not during set-up), roll 1d4. Put that many Fire Energy cards from your deck into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward.
| '''Dive Bomb (70):''' Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing. (3F)
| N/A
| Fighting (30)
| 2
| Ken Sugimori
| April 2026
|-
! scope="row"| GBX 5
| Dragonite[[#note2|2]]
| Colorless
| 100 HP
| '''Pokemon Power, Healing Wind:''' When you put Dragonite into play, remove 2 damage counters from each of your Pokemon. If a Pokemon has fewer damage counters than that, removal all of them from that Pokemon.
| '''Slam (30x):''' Flip 2 coins. This attack does 30 damage times the number of heads. (3C)
| N/A
| Fighting (30)
| 2
| Ken Sugimori
| April 2026
|-
! scope="row"| GBX 6
| Charizard 'M
| Fire
| 60 HP
| '''Pokemon Power, Borrowed Code:''' As long as Charizard 'M is your Active Pokemon, prevent all effects of attacks, including damage, done to your Benched Pokemon. Your opponent's Trainer cards and your own Trainer cards have no effect on your Benched Pokemon. This power stops working while Charizard 'M is Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed.
| '''--:''' Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 40 damage and removes 1 damage counter from Charizard 'M. If tails, this attack does 20 damage to Charizard 'M and the Defending Pokemon is now Poisoned. (1F 1C)
| N/A
| N/A
| 3
| Louis Kohn[[#note3|3]]
| TBD[[#note4|4]]
|-
|}

1 Originally designed as a commission for a San Antonio, Texas business who opted not to purchase the card. It was reprinted in January 2024.

2 Based on the cards from ''Pokemon Trading Card Game'' for Game Boy Color and use the game's sprite art.

3 Revenue split with The Furry Comic Preservation Project, who also contributed the card art.

4 A preview of this card using placeholder art was revealed to the Gatorbox community in March 2026, before the card was released.

==Card Features & History==
===MissingNo. (GBX 1)===
The MissingNo card was originally designed by Draco in 2013 for a hobbies & collectibles store in San Antonio, Texas. Draco was commissioned to create a unique trading card for the store who wanted to use it as a way to incentivize customers to participate in their weekly tournaments, which resulted in the added challenge of creating a new trading card that could work within the boundaries of the TCG that also was not overpowered or unbalanced. He finished the card, however the business that had commissioned him to make it opted not to pursue having the card printed. The store retained ownership of the card design as part of the initial deal however, which locked its availability and prevented Draco from making money off of it himself. The business in question eventually closed due to the COVID pandemic and in January 2024 Draco made prints of the card available online.

MissingNo as a glitch in ''Pokemon Red & Blue'' became famous for its numerous quirks and odd behaviors, however the one thing it was immediately known for was its ability to copy the player's items. This ability was worked into the card as a Pokemon Power, '''Item Duplication'''. The Power effectively doubles every Trainer card that is played so long as MissingNo is the active Pokemon in play by requiring its effects to be applied twice. This has the immediately obvious benefit of turning every Potion into a Super Potion and an Energy Removal into a Super Energy Removal without the need to discard any energy, but it also has a more pragmatic effect by reducing the effectiveness of cards such as Professor Oak. Whereas with a normal play of Professor Oak you'd discard your hand and draw 7 new cards, if MissingNo is in play that discarding would happen twice and drain the user's deck of 14 total cards. Because exhausting your deck is one way of losing the game, this Power makes cards such as Professor Oak undesirable plays.

MissingNo also has one attack, '''Water Gun''', which is a reference to the glitch knowing the move two times in its roster of three attacks (the third one being Sky Attack). The Water Gun move on the card is not unique and its verbiage is copied from other Water-type Pokemon cards of the era; the attack does 20 damage with the option to add up to 20 more points of damage with additional Energy cards.

In ''Pokemon Red & Blue'', MissingNo is categorized with the unused "Bird" type which is believed to have been a placeholder for Flying-type. As such, the Pokemon was created as a Colorless card to match other Flying and Normal-type Pokemon. MissingNo was given 10 HP, a reference to the fact that its in-game defense stat is 0. The card's low HP is the primary way its power is kept in balance as literally any damaging attack or move will knock it out in a single turn.

===GBC Legendaries (GBX 2-5)===
Originally, MissingNo was the only card available from the Gatorbox store. Due to its success however, and requests from buyers, Draco elected to look back toward the video games to see if there were any other Pokemon or other anomalies that could be translated into era-appropriate cards. The next release, which officially started the numbered GBX series, were four new cards based on the "Legendary" promotional cards seen in ''Pokemon Trading Card Game'' for Game Boy Color. These are the cards that are awarded to the player for beating the game, and they are the three legendary birds (Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres) and Dragonite. These cards are unique within the TCG because with the exception of Dragonite (which was based on a specific Japanese promotional card that wasn't localized worldwide at the time the Game Boy Color game was released) none of them are able to exist in reality because they feature attacks or Pokemon Powers that are reliant upon programmatic randomness. The three legendary birds are among the only "official" fictional cards of the era, so as a challenge Draco retooled them to create feasible cards that could be used in a real physical deck while retaining as much of their original effects as possible (and fixing potential exploits at the same time).

Articuno and Moltres had their abilities simplified into rolling dice. Articuno's Pokemon Power ('''Quickfreeze''') and Moltres' only attack ('''Dive Bomb''') were already based around flipping coins and did not need to be changed. However, Articuno's '''Ice Breath''' attack randomly targets one of the Pokemon on your opponent's Bench. To translate this randomness, Draco rewrote the attack to involve rolling a die and counting the number of spaces shown in order to randomly decide which Pokemon takes damage. Similarly, Moltres' '''Firegiver''' Power randomly gives the player between 1 and 4 Fire Energy cards; this was simplified into rolling a 1d4. Normally the Pokemon TCG does not utilize game dice whatsoever, however these two solutions were the most straightforward way of adapting each ability into an easily understood method that can be conveyed with the smallest amount of text on the card.

Zapdos' card effects required using both coins and dice in order to translate the moves from code to paper. Because both of Zapdos' moves, '''Peal of Thunder''' and '''Big Thunder''', have the ability to target either side of the play field this requires flipping a coin as a mandatory first step to determine whether the attacks will target the player or the opponent. Then, one die is rolled and the number shown is used to determine the target. Zapdos was modified further however in order to prevent the card from targeting itself; in the context of the Game Boy Color game Zapdos isn't included in the randomness calculation and because of this a very common exploit for beating the entire game is to make a deck containing only Zapdos and 59 Energy cards. With Zapdos as the only Pokemon in play, who also cannot target itself, this means every turn Zapdos will do 70 guaranteed damage to someone on the opponent's side. To eliminate this exploit from being used in a real life game, should Zapdos be the target of its own attack then the attack simply does nothing and the turn is passed. This prevents the player from using the "one Pokemon" strategy because if the initial coin flip causes the player to be targeted this means that no possible target will be found so the move does nothing.

While the Game Boy Color Legendaries don't exist as real cards they all used sprites based on real artwork that Ken Sugimori had done for the series that did not get used on other trading cards (most of them used artwork from prepaid phone cards). In order to prevent potential issues with copyright, Sugimori's original works were replaced with the sprite-based recreations of them seen in the video game.

===Charizard 'M (GBX 6)===
Charizard 'M is a variant of MissingNo from the original ''Pokemon Red & Blue'' games. It is an amalgamation of various other glitches that inherits the 'M variant of MissingNo's name (the only other one being the glitch located at hex value 00) as well as partial information from Charizard's entry, notably the sprite and type information. This particular glitch occupies the last place in the bank for Pokemon data, FF, and because of this it's also a placeholder that reserves code used for the "Cancel" button in the game's menus. Charizard 'M crashes the game upon encountering it in battle, however it is possible to nullify these effects and force the Pokemon into the player's party by way of hacking or save game modification. While in the party, Charizard 'M's status as being used as a termination character causes everything under it in the party listing to be rendered invisible; players cannot heal them at a Pokemon Center nor use any items on these Pokemon. Charizard 'M itself can only be healed with a Revive or other similar item.

The glitch's unique abilities were brought into the TCG by way of a new Pokemon Power, '''Borrowed Code'''. This Power states as long as Charizard 'M is the active Pokemon in play that all effects of attacks and Trainer cards done to the player's Bench are negated as if the Bench was empty. The card's attack is a nameless one represented by two dashes and is a reference to the nameless "Cooltrainer" move from ''Pokemon Red & Blue''. This is a very destructive glitch whose effects are based on the current contents of the game's working RAM but due to repeating patterns in the game code there are a handful of common effects that usually happen when the move is invoked. As such, Charizard 'M's move was given a coin flip mechanic where heads deals 30 damage and heals Charizard 'M by 1 damage counter and tails does 20 damage to Charizard 'M but also poisons the opponent's active Pokemon. The poison effect is a reference to the "TMTRAINER" glitch that happens in-game where the enemy Pokemon adopts a poisoned, frozen, and burned status effect all at the same time and immediately takes massive damage from the burn. Because "burned" was not carried over into the TCG instead the attack causes poison damage.

The card art for Charizard 'M was contributed by Louis Kohn and is a mixed-media painting recreation of a 2013 sketch he'd done for a graphic novel that did not go into production. A limited number of alternate variants of the card were made that use the sketch from 2013, however these cards were only made available via The Furry Comic Preservation Project and not from Gatorbox directly.

===Future Cards===
Future cards in the series include adaptations of both the hex 00 variant of 'M and the "Glitchy Nidorino" glitch from ''Pokemon Red & Blue''.

==Limited & First Editions, and Misprints==
Some of the cards in the GBX series are "rarer" than others either due to an intentional limited run or due to mistakes during the production process resulting in "misprint" cards.

* '''MissingNo. (GBX 1):''' A single proof of this card from 2013 exists and was stamped with an embossing tool bearing the logo of the original commissioner.
* '''MissingNo. (GBX 1):''' The first three runs of cards are marked "GB 1" instead of "GBX 1", as the naming convention wasn't yet established.
* '''MissingNo. (GBX 1):''' Some of the second run of cards have slight alignment issues and as a result were sold at a heavily discounted "at-cost" rate.
* '''MissingNo. (GBX 1):''' The first three runs of cards (~500 cards) all have a misspelling of "requiring" in the Pokemon Power description. This was corrected in the fourth (GBX) print onward.
* '''Charizard 'M (GBX 6):''' Signed proofs of this card were donated to several Corpus Christi, Texas businesses including Tronix and Toy & Comic Junkie.
* '''Charizard 'M (GBX 6):''' A variant of the card using 2013 promotional art for an unreleased graphic novel was created for The Furry Comic Preservation Project to give out at their discretion.

[[Category:Props]]

GBX Card Series

2026-03-04T16:36:42Z

Gatorbox: /* GBC Legendaries (GBX 2-5) */

The '''GBX Card Series''' is a set of fan-made Pokemon trading cards done in the style of cards seen in the late 90's ("the Wizards of the Coast era"). They were created by [[Draco]] and made available through the Gatorbox Etsy store. The series is referred to as "GBX" as shorthand for "Gatorbox" and in place of a rarity symbol the cards are instead numbered similarly to "Black Star" promotional cards (GBX 1, GBX 2, etc). Originally only a MissingNo card was made available, however due to the residual success of sales of the card Draco decided to start producing more cards in different styles and retconned the original MissingNo card to "GBX 1" and began incrementing the identifier for each successive release.

GBX started as a challenge for Draco to adapt the abilities of the famous "MissingNo" glitch, who is not an official Pokemon and has never seen any official merchandise including cards, into the ecosystem of the original era Pokemon TCG. This idea spread into turning other fictional Pokemon and cards into real life analogues with unique Pokemon Powers never seen before in the TCG. Ideas discussed for future cards include the potential to adapt other glitch Pokemon into cards, such as "Glitchy Nidorino" and other variants of MissingNo ('M, Kabutops/Aerodactyl fossil, and Ghost), or to create unique cards based upon memorable inside jokes from previous Gatorbox streams (Nidoqueen from ''Pokemon Engrish Green Version'', Alakazam from ''Pokemon Cock Version'', and Croconaw who was a stand-in channel mascot before [[Nessie]] was introduced). Draco has stated that he is not interested in introducing any of the rumored "PokeGods" (Mewthree, Dimonix, Pikablu, etc.) into the GBX series as he says he wants the line of cards to focus only on either real Pokemon or anomalies that can happen within the boundaries of the games; he is also partial to creating cards that compliment the early years of the franchise.

The GBX cards do not have any particular rarity or declared value and are sold as a novelty, however all of the cards were created with the option for buyers to use them in an era-appropriate retro deck as they were designed and tested in the context of the original release and expansions of cards and do provide a fair and competitive edge against other similarly-aged deck themes. They are not official merchandise and thus are ineligible for professional grading (CGC, PSA, and other services will send them back with a score of 0/UG "Ungradable"). Additionally, the GBX cards are not permitted for use in tournament play.

==Cards in Series==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col"| Number
! scope="col"| Card
! scope="col"| Type
! scope="col"| HP
! scope="col"| Attack 1
! scope="col"| Attack 2
! scope="col"| Weakness
! scope="col"| Resistance
! scope="col"| Retreat Cost
! scope="col"| Artist
! scope="col"| Released
|-
! scope="row"| GBX 1
| MissingNo.
| Colorless
| 10 HP
| '''Pokemon Power, Item Duplication:''' Whenever a Trainer card requiring the discarding of Energy, modification of damage, removal of damage counters, or the drawing of cards is played, its effect is applied twice. This power stops working if MissingNo. is Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed.
| '''Water Gun (20+):''' Does 20 damage plus 10 more damage for each Water Energy attached to MissingNo. but not used to pay for this attack's Energy cost. You can't add more than 20 damage in this way. (1W 1C)
| N/A
| N/A
| 1
| [[Draco|André Bardin]]
| June 2013[[#note1|1]] January 2024
|-
! scope="row"| GBX 2
| Articuno[[#note2|2]]
| Water
| 100 HP
| '''Pokemon Power, Quickfreeze:''' When you put Articuno into play during your turn (not during set-up), flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokemon is now Paralyzed.
| '''Ice Breath:''' Roll one die. Starting from your opponent's Active Pokemon, count until you reach the number shown on the die. This attack does 40 damage to that Pokemon. Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for this attack. (3W)
| N/A
| Fighting (30)
| 2
| Ken Sugimori
| April 2026
|-
! scope="row"| GBX 3
| Zapdos[[#note2|2]]
| Electric
| 100 HP
| '''Pokemon Power, Peal of Thunder:''' When you put Zapdos into play during your turn (not during set-up), flip a coin. If heads, target your opponent. If tails, yourself. Roll one die. Starting from the Active Pokemon, count until you reach the number shown on the die. Do 30 damage to that Pokemon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance.)
| '''Big Thunder:''' Flip a coin. If heads, target your opponent. If tails, yourself. Roll one die. Starting from the Active Pokemon, count until you reach the number shown on the die. This attack does 70 damage to that Pokemon. The Pokémon who used this attack cannot target itself. Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for this attack. (3E)
| N/A
| Fighting (30)
| 2
| Ken Sugimori
| April 2026
|-
! scope="row"| GBX 4
| Moltres[[#note2|2]]
| Fire
| 100 HP
| '''Pokemon Power, Firegiver:''' When you put Moltres into play during your turn (not during set-up), roll 1d4. Put that many Fire Energy cards from your deck into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward.
| '''Dive Bomb (70):''' Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing. (3F)
| N/A
| Fighting (30)
| 2
| Ken Sugimori
| April 2026
|-
! scope="row"| GBX 5
| Dragonite[[#note2|2]]
| Colorless
| 100 HP
| '''Pokemon Power, Healing Wind:''' When you put Dragonite into play, remove 2 damage counters from each of your Pokemon. If a Pokemon has fewer damage counters than that, removal all of them from that Pokemon.
| '''Slam (30x):''' Flip 2 coins. This attack does 30 damage times the number of heads. (3C)
| N/A
| Fighting (30)
| 2
| Ken Sugimori
| April 2026
|-
! scope="row"| GBX 6
| Charizard 'M
| Fire
| 60 HP
| '''Pokemon Power, Borrowed Code:''' As long as Charizard 'M is your Active Pokemon, prevent all effects of attacks, including damage, done to your Benched Pokemon. Your opponent's Trainer cards and your own Trainer cards have no effect on your Benched Pokemon. This power stops working while Charizard 'M is Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed.
| '''--:''' Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 40 damage and removes 1 damage counter from Charizard 'M. If tails, this attack does 20 damage to Charizard 'M and the Defending Pokemon is now Poisoned. (1F 1C)
| N/A
| N/A
| 3
| Louis Kohn[[#note3|3]]
| TBD[[#note4|4]]
|-
|}

1 Originally designed as a commission for a San Antonio, Texas business who opted not to purchase the card. It was reprinted in January 2024.

2 Based on the cards from ''Pokemon Trading Card Game'' for Game Boy Color and use the game's sprite art.

3 Revenue split with The Furry Comic Preservation Project, who also contributed the card art.

4 A preview of this card using placeholder art was revealed to the Gatorbox community in March 2026, before the card was released.

==Card Features & History==
===MissingNo. (GBX 1)===
The MissingNo card was originally designed by Draco in 2013 for a hobbies & collectibles store in San Antonio, Texas. Draco was commissioned to create a unique trading card for the store who wanted to use it as a way to incentivize customers to participate in their weekly tournaments, which resulted in the added challenge of creating a new trading card that could work withing the boundaries of the TCG that also was not overpowered or unbalanced. He finished the card, however the business that had commissioned him to make it opted not to pursue having the card printed. The store retained ownership of the card design as part of the initial deal however, which locked its availability and prevented Draco from making money off of it himself. The business in question eventually closed due to the COVID pandemic and in January 2024 Draco made prints of the card available online.

MissingNo as a glitch in ''Pokemon Red & Blue'' became famous for its numerous quirks and odd behaviors, however the one thing it was immediately known for was its ability to copy the player's items. This ability was worked into the card as a Pokemon Power, '''Item Duplication'''. The Power effectively doubles every Trainer card that is played so long as MissingNo is the active Pokemon in play by requiring its effects to be applied twice. This has the immediately obvious benefit of turning every Potion into a Super Potion and an Energy Removal into a Super Energy Removal without the need to discard any energy, but it also has a more pragmatic effect by reducing the effectiveness of cards such as Professor Oak. Whereas with a normal play of Professor Oak you'd discard your hand and draw 7 new cards, if MissingNo is in play that discarding would happen twice and drain the user's deck of 14 total cards. Because exhausting your deck is one way of losing the game, this Power makes cards such as Professor Oak undesirable plays.

MissingNo also has one attack, '''Water Gun''', which is a reference to the glitch knowing the move two times in its roster of three attacks (the third one being Sky Attack). The Water Gun move on the card is not unique and its verbiage is copied from other Water-type Pokemon cards of the era; the attack does 20 damage with the option to add up to 20 more points of damage with additional Energy cards.

In ''Pokemon Red & Blue'', MissingNo is categorized with the unused "Bird" type which is believed to have been a placeholder for Flying-type. As such, the Pokemon was created as a Colorless card to match other Flying and Normal-type Pokemon. MissingNo was given 10 HP, a reference to the fact that its in-game defense stat is 0. The card's low HP is the primary way its power is kept in balance as literally any damaging attack or move will knock it out in a single turn.

===GBC Legendaries (GBX 2-5)===
Originally, MissingNo was the only card available from the Gatorbox store. Due to its success however, and requests from buyers, Draco elected to look back toward the video games to see if there were any other Pokemon or other anomalies that could be translated into era-appropriate cards. The next release, which officially started the numbered GBX series, were four new cards based on the "Legendary" promotional cards seen in ''Pokemon Trading Card Game'' for Game Boy Color. These are the cards that are awarded to the player for beating the game, and they are the three legendary birds (Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres) and Dragonite. These cards are unique within the TCG because with the exception of Dragonite (which was based on a specific Japanese promotional card that wasn't localized worldwide at the time the Game Boy Color game was released) none of them are able to exist in reality because they feature attacks or Pokemon Powers that are reliant upon programmatic randomness. The three legendary birds are among the only "official" fictional cards of the era, so as a challenge Draco retooled them to create feasible cards that could be used in a real physical deck while retaining as much of their original effects as possible (and fixing potential exploits at the same time).

Articuno and Moltres had their abilities simplified into rolling dice. Articuno's Pokemon Power ('''Quickfreeze''') and Moltres' only attack ('''Dive Bomb''') were already based around flipping coins and did not need to be changed. However, Articuno's '''Ice Breath''' attack randomly targets one of the Pokemon on your opponent's Bench. To translate this randomness, Draco rewrote the attack to involve rolling a die and counting the number of spaces shown in order to randomly decide which Pokemon takes damage. Similarly, Moltres' '''Firegiver''' Power randomly gives the player between 1 and 4 Fire Energy cards; this was simplified into rolling a 1d4. Normally the Pokemon TCG does not utilize game dice whatsoever, however these two solutions were the most straightforward way of adapting each ability into an easily understood method that can be conveyed with the smallest amount of text on the card.

Zapdos' card effects required using both coins and dice in order to translate the moves from code to paper. Because both of Zapdos' moves, '''Peal of Thunder''' and '''Big Thunder''', have the ability to target either side of the play field this requires flipping a coin as a mandatory first step to determine whether the attacks will target the player or the opponent. Then, one die is rolled and the number shown is used to determine the target. Zapdos was modified further however in order to prevent the card from targeting itself; in the context of the Game Boy Color game Zapdos isn't included in the randomness calculation and because of this a very common exploit for beating the entire game is to make a deck containing only Zapdos and 59 Energy cards. With Zapdos as the only Pokemon in play, who also cannot target itself, this means every turn Zapdos will do 70 guaranteed damage to someone on the opponent's side. To eliminate this exploit from being used in a real life game, should Zapdos be the target of its own attack then the attack simply does nothing and the turn is passed. This prevents the player from using the "one Pokemon" strategy because if the initial coin flip causes the player to be targeted this means that no possible target will be found so the move does nothing.

While the Game Boy Color Legendaries don't exist as real cards they all used sprites based on real artwork that Ken Sugimori had done for the series that did not get used on other trading cards (most of them used artwork from prepaid phone cards). In order to prevent potential issues with copyright, Sugimori's original works were replaced with the sprite-based recreations of them seen in the video game.

===Charizard 'M (GBX 6)===
Charizard 'M is a variant of MissingNo from the original ''Pokemon Red & Blue'' games. It is an amalgamation of various other glitches that inherits the 'M variant of MissingNo's name (the only other one being the glitch located at hex value 00) as well as partial information from Charizard's entry, notably the sprite and type information. This particular glitch occupies the last place in the bank for Pokemon data, FF, and because of this it's also a placeholder that reserves code used for the "Cancel" button in the game's menus. Charizard 'M crashes the game upon encountering it in battle, however it is possible to nullify these effects and force the Pokemon into the player's party by way of hacking or save game modification. While in the party, Charizard 'M's status as being used as a termination character causes everything under it in the party listing to be rendered invisible; players cannot heal them at a Pokemon Center nor use any items on these Pokemon. Charizard 'M itself can only be healed with a Revive or other similar item.

The glitch's unique abilities were brought into the TCG by way of a new Pokemon Power, '''Borrowed Code'''. This Power states as long as Charizard 'M is the active Pokemon in play that all effects of attacks and Trainer cards done to the player's Bench are negated as if the Bench was empty. The card's attack is a nameless one represented by two dashes and is a reference to the nameless "Cooltrainer" move from ''Pokemon Red & Blue''. This is a very destructive glitch whose effects are based on the current contents of the game's working RAM but due to repeating patterns in the game code there are a handful of common effects that usually happen when the move is invoked. As such, Charizard 'M's move was given a coin flip mechanic where heads deals 30 damage and heals Charizard 'M by 1 damage counter and tails does 20 damage to Charizard 'M but also poisons the opponent's active Pokemon. The poison effect is a reference to the "TMTRAINER" glitch that happens in-game where the enemy Pokemon adopts a poisoned, frozen, and burned status effect all at the same time and immediately takes massive damage from the burn. Because "burned" was not carried over into the TCG instead the attack causes poison damage.

The card art for Charizard 'M was contributed by Louis Kohn and is a mixed-media painting recreation of a 2013 sketch he'd done for a graphic novel that did not go into production. A limited number of alternate variants of the card were made that use the sketch from 2013, however these cards were only made available via The Furry Comic Preservation Project and not from Gatorbox directly.

===Future Cards===
Future cards in the series include adaptations of both the hex 00 variant of 'M and the "Glitchy Nidorino" glitch from ''Pokemon Red & Blue''.

==Limited & First Editions, and Misprints==
Some of the cards in the GBX series are "rarer" than others either due to an intentional limited run or due to mistakes during the production process resulting in "misprint" cards.

* '''MissingNo. (GBX 1):''' A single proof of this card from 2013 exists and was stamped with an embossing tool bearing the logo of the original commissioner.
* '''MissingNo. (GBX 1):''' The first three runs of cards are marked "GB 1" instead of "GBX 1", as the naming convention wasn't yet established.
* '''MissingNo. (GBX 1):''' Some of the second run of cards have slight alignment issues and as a result were sold at a heavily discounted "at-cost" rate.
* '''MissingNo. (GBX 1):''' The first three runs of cards (~500 cards) all have a misspelling of "requiring" in the Pokemon Power description. This was corrected in the fourth (GBX) print onward.
* '''Charizard 'M (GBX 6):''' Signed proofs of this card were donated to several Corpus Christi, Texas businesses including Tronix and Toy & Comic Junkie.
* '''Charizard 'M (GBX 6):''' A variant of the card using 2013 promotional art for an unreleased graphic novel was created for The Furry Comic Preservation Project to give out at their discretion.

[[Category:Props]]

GBX Card Series

2026-03-04T16:33:28Z

Gatorbox:

The '''GBX Card Series''' is a set of fan-made Pokemon trading cards done in the style of cards seen in the late 90's ("the Wizards of the Coast era"). They were created by [[Draco]] and made available through the Gatorbox Etsy store. The series is referred to as "GBX" as shorthand for "Gatorbox" and in place of a rarity symbol the cards are instead numbered similarly to "Black Star" promotional cards (GBX 1, GBX 2, etc). Originally only a MissingNo card was made available, however due to the residual success of sales of the card Draco decided to start producing more cards in different styles and retconned the original MissingNo card to "GBX 1" and began incrementing the identifier for each successive release.

GBX started as a challenge for Draco to adapt the abilities of the famous "MissingNo" glitch, who is not an official Pokemon and has never seen any official merchandise including cards, into the ecosystem of the original era Pokemon TCG. This idea spread into turning other fictional Pokemon and cards into real life analogues with unique Pokemon Powers never seen before in the TCG. Ideas discussed for future cards include the potential to adapt other glitch Pokemon into cards, such as "Glitchy Nidorino" and other variants of MissingNo ('M, Kabutops/Aerodactyl fossil, and Ghost), or to create unique cards based upon memorable inside jokes from previous Gatorbox streams (Nidoqueen from ''Pokemon Engrish Green Version'', Alakazam from ''Pokemon Cock Version'', and Croconaw who was a stand-in channel mascot before [[Nessie]] was introduced). Draco has stated that he is not interested in introducing any of the rumored "PokeGods" (Mewthree, Dimonix, Pikablu, etc.) into the GBX series as he says he wants the line of cards to focus only on either real Pokemon or anomalies that can happen within the boundaries of the games; he is also partial to creating cards that compliment the early years of the franchise.

The GBX cards do not have any particular rarity or declared value and are sold as a novelty, however all of the cards were created with the option for buyers to use them in an era-appropriate retro deck as they were designed and tested in the context of the original release and expansions of cards and do provide a fair and competitive edge against other similarly-aged deck themes. They are not official merchandise and thus are ineligible for professional grading (CGC, PSA, and other services will send them back with a score of 0/UG "Ungradable"). Additionally, the GBX cards are not permitted for use in tournament play.

==Cards in Series==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col"| Number
! scope="col"| Card
! scope="col"| Type
! scope="col"| HP
! scope="col"| Attack 1
! scope="col"| Attack 2
! scope="col"| Weakness
! scope="col"| Resistance
! scope="col"| Retreat Cost
! scope="col"| Artist
! scope="col"| Released
|-
! scope="row"| GBX 1
| MissingNo.
| Colorless
| 10 HP
| '''Pokemon Power, Item Duplication:''' Whenever a Trainer card requiring the discarding of Energy, modification of damage, removal of damage counters, or the drawing of cards is played, its effect is applied twice. This power stops working if MissingNo. is Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed.
| '''Water Gun (20+):''' Does 20 damage plus 10 more damage for each Water Energy attached to MissingNo. but not used to pay for this attack's Energy cost. You can't add more than 20 damage in this way. (1W 1C)
| N/A
| N/A
| 1
| [[Draco|André Bardin]]
| June 2013[[#note1|1]] January 2024
|-
! scope="row"| GBX 2
| Articuno[[#note2|2]]
| Water
| 100 HP
| '''Pokemon Power, Quickfreeze:''' When you put Articuno into play during your turn (not during set-up), flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokemon is now Paralyzed.
| '''Ice Breath:''' Roll one die. Starting from your opponent's Active Pokemon, count until you reach the number shown on the die. This attack does 40 damage to that Pokemon. Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for this attack. (3W)
| N/A
| Fighting (30)
| 2
| Ken Sugimori
| April 2026
|-
! scope="row"| GBX 3
| Zapdos[[#note2|2]]
| Electric
| 100 HP
| '''Pokemon Power, Peal of Thunder:''' When you put Zapdos into play during your turn (not during set-up), flip a coin. If heads, target your opponent. If tails, yourself. Roll one die. Starting from the Active Pokemon, count until you reach the number shown on the die. Do 30 damage to that Pokemon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance.)
| '''Big Thunder:''' Flip a coin. If heads, target your opponent. If tails, yourself. Roll one die. Starting from the Active Pokemon, count until you reach the number shown on the die. This attack does 70 damage to that Pokemon. The Pokémon who used this attack cannot target itself. Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for this attack. (3E)
| N/A
| Fighting (30)
| 2
| Ken Sugimori
| April 2026
|-
! scope="row"| GBX 4
| Moltres[[#note2|2]]
| Fire
| 100 HP
| '''Pokemon Power, Firegiver:''' When you put Moltres into play during your turn (not during set-up), roll 1d4. Put that many Fire Energy cards from your deck into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward.
| '''Dive Bomb (70):''' Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing. (3F)
| N/A
| Fighting (30)
| 2
| Ken Sugimori
| April 2026
|-
! scope="row"| GBX 5
| Dragonite[[#note2|2]]
| Colorless
| 100 HP
| '''Pokemon Power, Healing Wind:''' When you put Dragonite into play, remove 2 damage counters from each of your Pokemon. If a Pokemon has fewer damage counters than that, removal all of them from that Pokemon.
| '''Slam (30x):''' Flip 2 coins. This attack does 30 damage times the number of heads. (3C)
| N/A
| Fighting (30)
| 2
| Ken Sugimori
| April 2026
|-
! scope="row"| GBX 6
| Charizard 'M
| Fire
| 60 HP
| '''Pokemon Power, Borrowed Code:''' As long as Charizard 'M is your Active Pokemon, prevent all effects of attacks, including damage, done to your Benched Pokemon. Your opponent's Trainer cards and your own Trainer cards have no effect on your Benched Pokemon. This power stops working while Charizard 'M is Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed.
| '''--:''' Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 40 damage and removes 1 damage counter from Charizard 'M. If tails, this attack does 20 damage to Charizard 'M and the Defending Pokemon is now Poisoned. (1F 1C)
| N/A
| N/A
| 3
| Louis Kohn[[#note3|3]]
| TBD[[#note4|4]]
|-
|}

1 Originally designed as a commission for a San Antonio, Texas business who opted not to purchase the card. It was reprinted in January 2024.

2 Based on the cards from ''Pokemon Trading Card Game'' for Game Boy Color and use the game's sprite art.

3 Revenue split with The Furry Comic Preservation Project, who also contributed the card art.

4 A preview of this card using placeholder art was revealed to the Gatorbox community in March 2026, before the card was released.

==Card Features & History==
===MissingNo. (GBX 1)===
The MissingNo card was originally designed by Draco in 2013 for a hobbies & collectibles store in San Antonio, Texas. Draco was commissioned to create a unique trading card for the store who wanted to use it as a way to incentivize customers to participate in their weekly tournaments, which resulted in the added challenge of creating a new trading card that could work withing the boundaries of the TCG that also was not overpowered or unbalanced. He finished the card, however the business that had commissioned him to make it opted not to pursue having the card printed. The store retained ownership of the card design as part of the initial deal however, which locked its availability and prevented Draco from making money off of it himself. The business in question eventually closed due to the COVID pandemic and in January 2024 Draco made prints of the card available online.

MissingNo as a glitch in ''Pokemon Red & Blue'' became famous for its numerous quirks and odd behaviors, however the one thing it was immediately known for was its ability to copy the player's items. This ability was worked into the card as a Pokemon Power, '''Item Duplication'''. The Power effectively doubles every Trainer card that is played so long as MissingNo is the active Pokemon in play by requiring its effects to be applied twice. This has the immediately obvious benefit of turning every Potion into a Super Potion and an Energy Removal into a Super Energy Removal without the need to discard any energy, but it also has a more pragmatic effect by reducing the effectiveness of cards such as Professor Oak. Whereas with a normal play of Professor Oak you'd discard your hand and draw 7 new cards, if MissingNo is in play that discarding would happen twice and drain the user's deck of 14 total cards. Because exhausting your deck is one way of losing the game, this Power makes cards such as Professor Oak undesirable plays.

MissingNo also has one attack, '''Water Gun''', which is a reference to the glitch knowing the move two times in its roster of three attacks (the third one being Sky Attack). The Water Gun move on the card is not unique and its verbiage is copied from other Water-type Pokemon cards of the era; the attack does 20 damage with the option to add up to 20 more points of damage with additional Energy cards.

In ''Pokemon Red & Blue'', MissingNo is categorized with the unused "Bird" type which is believed to have been a placeholder for Flying-type. As such, the Pokemon was created as a Colorless card to match other Flying and Normal-type Pokemon. MissingNo was given 10 HP, a reference to the fact that its in-game defense stat is 0. The card's low HP is the primary way its power is kept in balance as literally any damaging attack or move will knock it out in a single turn.

===GBC Legendaries (GBX 2-5)===
Originally, MissingNo was the only card available from the Gatorbox store. Due to its success however, and requests from buyers, he elected to look back toward the video games to see if there were any other Pokemon or other anomalies that could be translated into era-appropriate cards. The next release, which officially started the numbered GBX series, were four new cards based on the "Legendary" promotional cards seen in ''Pokemon Trading Card Game'' for Game Boy Color. These are the cards that are awarded to the player for beating the game, and they are the three legendary birds (Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres) and Dragonite. These cards are unique within the TCG because with the exception of Dragonite (which was based on a specific Japanese promotional card that wasn't localized worldwide at the time the Game Boy Color game was released) none of them are able to exist in reality because they feature attacks or Pokemon Powers that are reliant upon programmatic randomness. The three legendary birds are among the only "official" fictional cards of the era, so as a challenge Draco retooled them to create feasible cards that could be used in a real physical deck while retaining as much of their original effects as possible (and fixing potential exploits at the same time).

Articuno and Moltres had their abilities simplified into rolling dice. Articuno's Pokemon Power ('''Quickfreeze''') and Moltres' only attack ('''Dive Bomb''') were already based around flipping coins and did not need to be changed. However, Articuno's '''Ice Breath''' attack randomly targets one of the Pokemon on your opponent's Bench. To translate this randomness, Draco rewrote the attack to involve rolling a die and counting the number of spaces shown in order to randomly decide which Pokemon takes damage. Similarly, Moltres' '''Firegiver''' Power randomly gives the player between 1 and 4 Fire Energy cards; this was simplified into rolling a 1d4. Normally the Pokemon TCG does not utilize game dice whatsoever, however these two solutions were the most straightforward way of adapting each ability into an easily understood method that can be conveyed with the smallest amount of text on the card.

Zapdos' card effects required using both coins and dice in order to translate the moves from code to paper. Because both of Zapdos' moves, '''Peal of Thunder''' and '''Big Thunder''', have the ability to target either side of the play field this requires flipping a coin as a mandatory first step to determine whether the attacks will target the player or the opponent. Then, one die is rolled and the number shown is used to determine the target. Zapdos was modified further however in order to prevent the card from targeting itself; in the context of the Game Boy Color game Zapdos isn't included in the randomness calculation and because of this a very common exploit for beating the entire game is to make a deck containing only Zapdos and 59 Energy cards. With Zapdos as the only Pokemon in play, who also cannot target itself, this means every turn Zapdos will do 70 guaranteed damage to someone on the opponent's side. To eliminate this exploit from being used in a real life game, should Zapdos be the target of its own attack then the attack simply does nothing and the turn is passed. This prevents the player from using the "one Pokemon" strategy because if the initial coin flip causes the player to be targeted this means that no possible target will be found so the move does nothing.

While the Game Boy Color Legendaries don't exist as real cards they all used sprites based on real artwork that Ken Sugimori had done for the series that did not get used on other trading cards (most of them used artwork from prepaid phone cards). In order to prevent potential issues with copyright, Sugimori's original works were replaced with the sprite-based recreations of them seen in the video game.

===Charizard 'M (GBX 6)===
Charizard 'M is a variant of MissingNo from the original ''Pokemon Red & Blue'' games. It is an amalgamation of various other glitches that inherits the 'M variant of MissingNo's name (the only other one being the glitch located at hex value 00) as well as partial information from Charizard's entry, notably the sprite and type information. This particular glitch occupies the last place in the bank for Pokemon data, FF, and because of this it's also a placeholder that reserves code used for the "Cancel" button in the game's menus. Charizard 'M crashes the game upon encountering it in battle, however it is possible to nullify these effects and force the Pokemon into the player's party by way of hacking or save game modification. While in the party, Charizard 'M's status as being used as a termination character causes everything under it in the party listing to be rendered invisible; players cannot heal them at a Pokemon Center nor use any items on these Pokemon. Charizard 'M itself can only be healed with a Revive or other similar item.

The glitch's unique abilities were brought into the TCG by way of a new Pokemon Power, '''Borrowed Code'''. This Power states as long as Charizard 'M is the active Pokemon in play that all effects of attacks and Trainer cards done to the player's Bench are negated as if the Bench was empty. The card's attack is a nameless one represented by two dashes and is a reference to the nameless "Cooltrainer" move from ''Pokemon Red & Blue''. This is a very destructive glitch whose effects are based on the current contents of the game's working RAM but due to repeating patterns in the game code there are a handful of common effects that usually happen when the move is invoked. As such, Charizard 'M's move was given a coin flip mechanic where heads deals 30 damage and heals Charizard 'M by 1 damage counter and tails does 20 damage to Charizard 'M but also poisons the opponent's active Pokemon. The poison effect is a reference to the "TMTRAINER" glitch that happens in-game where the enemy Pokemon adopts a poisoned, frozen, and burned status effect all at the same time and immediately takes massive damage from the burn. Because "burned" was not carried over into the TCG instead the attack causes poison damage.

The card art for Charizard 'M was contributed by Louis Kohn and is a mixed-media painting recreation of a 2013 sketch he'd done for a graphic novel that did not go into production. A limited number of alternate variants of the card were made that use the sketch from 2013, however these cards were only made available via The Furry Comic Preservation Project and not from Gatorbox directly.

===Future Cards===
Future cards in the series include adaptations of both the hex 00 variant of 'M and the "Glitchy Nidorino" glitch from ''Pokemon Red & Blue''.

==Limited & First Editions, and Misprints==
Some of the cards in the GBX series are "rarer" than others either due to an intentional limited run or due to mistakes during the production process resulting in "misprint" cards.

* '''MissingNo. (GBX 1):''' A single proof of this card from 2013 exists and was stamped with an embossing tool bearing the logo of the original commissioner.
* '''MissingNo. (GBX 1):''' The first three runs of cards are marked "GB 1" instead of "GBX 1", as the naming convention wasn't yet established.
* '''MissingNo. (GBX 1):''' Some of the second run of cards have slight alignment issues and as a result were sold at a heavily discounted "at-cost" rate.
* '''MissingNo. (GBX 1):''' The first three runs of cards (~500 cards) all have a misspelling of "requiring" in the Pokemon Power description. This was corrected in the fourth (GBX) print onward.
* '''Charizard 'M (GBX 6):''' Signed proofs of this card were donated to several Corpus Christi, Texas businesses including Tronix and Toy & Comic Junkie.
* '''Charizard 'M (GBX 6):''' A variant of the card using 2013 promotional art for an unreleased graphic novel was created for The Furry Comic Preservation Project to give out at their discretion.

[[Category:Props]]

GBX Card Series

2026-03-04T16:17:11Z

Gatorbox:

The '''GBX Card Series''' is a set of fan-made Pokemon trading cards done in the style of cards seen in the late 90's ("the Wizards of the Coast era"). They were created by [[Draco]] and made available through the Gatorbox Etsy store. The series is referred to as "GBX" as shorthand for "Gatorbox" and in place of a rarity symbol the cards are instead numbered similarly to "Black Star" promotional cards (GBX 1, GBX 2, etc). Originally only a MissingNo card was made available, however due to the residual success of sales of the card Draco decided to start producing more cards in different styles and retconned the original MissingNo card to "GBX 1" and began incrementing the identifier for each successive release.

GBX started as a challenge for Draco to adapt the abilities of the famous "MissingNo" glitch, who is not an official Pokemon and has never seen any official merchandise including cards, into the ecosystem of the original era Pokemon TCG. This idea spread into turning other fictional Pokemon and cards into real life analogues with unique Pokemon Powers never seen before in the TCG. When GBX 2 through 5 were introduced they were based upon the "Legendary" promotional cards from the Game Boy Color game ''Pokemon Trading Card Game''; the Legendaries were not based on real cards and as such they feature Pokemon Powers and attacks that can only exist programmatically, so Draco retooled them just enough to work in a real game while retaining as much of their "randomness" as possible. The sixth card in the GBX series was based on "Charizard 'M", a unique variant of MissingNo with its own glitches and effects specific to it notably the ability to prevent damage and Trainer cards from affecting the player's Bench. Charizard 'M's attack ("--") is a reference to the highly destructive and unpredictable nameless move from Generation 1 and has the ability to deal direct damage, heal or damage Charizard 'M, or cause a Poisoned status effect.

Ideas discussed for future cards include the potential to adapt other glitch Pokemon into cards, such as "Glitchy Nidorino" and other variants of MissingNo ('M, Kabutops/Aerodactyl fossil, and Ghost), or to create unique cards based upon memorable inside jokes from previous Gatorbox streams (Nidoqueen from ''Pokemon Engrish Green Version'', Alakazam from ''Pokemon Cock Version'', and Croconaw who was a stand-in channel mascot before [[Nessie]] was introduced). The card planned for 'M in particular has a Pokemon Power that plays on the glitch's known ability to corrupt the player's Hall of Fame; this was translated into the TCG by way of an ability to add one more Prize card to your opponent's play field (only usable once per game at the discretion of the player). Draco has stated that he is not interested in introducing any of the rumored "PokeGods" (Mewthree, Dimonix, Pikablu, etc.) into the GBX series as he says he wants the line of cards to focus only on either real Pokemon or anomalies that can happen within the boundaries of the games; he is also partial to creating cards that compliment the early years of the franchise.

The GBX cards do not have any particular rarity or declared value and are sold as a novelty, however all of the cards were created with the option for buyers to use them in an era-appropriate retro deck as they were designed and tested in the context of the original release and expansions of cards and do provide a fair and competitive edge against other similarly-aged deck themes. They are not official merchandise and thus are ineligible for professional grading (CGC, PSA, and other services will send them back with a score of 0/UG "Ungradable"). Additionally, the GBX cards are not permitted for use in tournament play.

==Cards in Series==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col"| Number
! scope="col"| Card
! scope="col"| Type
! scope="col"| HP
! scope="col"| Attack 1
! scope="col"| Attack 2
! scope="col"| Weakness
! scope="col"| Resistance
! scope="col"| Retreat Cost
! scope="col"| Artist
! scope="col"| Released
|-
! scope="row"| GBX 1
| MissingNo.
| Colorless
| 10 HP
| '''Pokemon Power, Item Duplication:''' Whenever a Trainer card requiring the discarding of Energy, modification of damage, removal of damage counters, or the drawing of cards is played, its effect is applied twice. This power stops working if MissingNo. is Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed.
| '''Water Gun (20+):''' Does 20 damage plus 10 more damage for each Water Energy attached to MissingNo. but not used to pay for this attack's Energy cost. You can't add more than 20 damage in this way. (1W 1C)
| N/A
| N/A
| 1
| [[Draco|André Bardin]]
| June 2013[[#note1|1]] January 2024
|-
! scope="row"| GBX 2
| Articuno[[#note2|2]]
| Water
| 100 HP
| '''Pokemon Power, Quickfreeze:''' When you put Articuno into play during your turn (not during set-up), flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokemon is now Paralyzed.
| '''Ice Breath:''' Roll one die. Starting from your opponent's Active Pokemon, count until you reach the number shown on the die. This attack does 40 damage to that Pokemon. Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for this attack. (3W)
| N/A
| Fighting (30)
| 2
| Ken Sugimori
| April 2026
|-
! scope="row"| GBX 3
| Zapdos[[#note2|2]]
| Electric
| 100 HP
| '''Pokemon Power, Peal of Thunder:''' When you put Zapdos into play during your turn (not during set-up), flip a coin. If heads, target your opponent. If tails, yourself. Roll one die. Starting from the Active Pokemon, count until you reach the number shown on the die. Do 30 damage to that Pokemon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance.)
| '''Big Thunder:''' Flip a coin. If heads, target your opponent. If tails, yourself. Roll one die. Starting from the Active Pokemon, count until you reach the number shown on the die. This attack does 70 damage to that Pokemon. The Pokémon who used this attack cannot target itself. Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for this attack. (3E)
| N/A
| Fighting (30)
| 2
| Ken Sugimori
| April 2026
|-
! scope="row"| GBX 4
| Moltres[[#note2|2]]
| Fire
| 100 HP
| '''Pokemon Power, Firegiver:''' When you put Moltres into play during your turn (not during set-up), roll 1d4. Put that many Fire Energy cards from your deck into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward.
| '''Dive Bomb (70):''' Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing. (3F)
| N/A
| Fighting (30)
| 2
| Ken Sugimori
| April 2026
|-
! scope="row"| GBX 5
| Dragonite[[#note2|2]]
| Colorless
| 100 HP
| '''Pokemon Power, Healing Wind:''' When you put Dragonite into play, remove 2 damage counters from each of your Pokemon. If a Pokemon has fewer damage counters than that, removal all of them from that Pokemon.
| '''Slam (30x):''' Flip 2 coins. This attack does 30 damage times the number of heads. (3C)
| N/A
| Fighting (30)
| 2
| Ken Sugimori
| April 2026
|-
! scope="row"| GBX 6
| Charizard 'M
| Fire
| 60 HP
| '''Pokemon Power, Borrowed Code:''' As long as Charizard 'M is your Active Pokemon, prevent all effects of attacks, including damage, done to your Benched Pokemon. Your opponent's Trainer cards and your own Trainer cards have no effect on your Benched Pokemon. This power stops working while Charizard 'M is Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed.
| '''--:''' Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 40 damage and removes 1 damage counter from Charizard 'M. If tails, this attack does 20 damage to Charizard 'M and the Defending Pokemon is now Poisoned. (1F 1C)
| N/A
| N/A
| 3
| Louis Kohn[[#note3|3]]
| TBD[[#note4|4]]
|-
|}

1 Originally designed as a commission for a San Antonio, Texas business who opted not to purchase the card. It was reprinted in January 2024.

2 Based on the cards from ''Pokemon Trading Card Game'' for Game Boy Color and use the game's sprite art.

3 Revenue split with The Furry Comic Preservation Project, who also contributed the card art.

4 A preview of this card using placeholder art was revealed to the Gatorbox community in March 2026, before the card was released.

==Card Features & History==
===MissingNo. (GBX 1)===
The MissingNo card was originally designed by Draco in 2013 for a hobbies & collectibles store in San Antonio, Texas. Draco was commissioned to create a unique trading card for the store who wanted to use it as a way to incentivize customers to participate in their weekly tournaments, which resulted in the added challenge of creating a new trading card that could work withing the boundaries of the TCG that also was not overpowered or unbalanced. He finished the card, however the business that had commissioned him to make it opted not to pursue having the card printed. The store retained ownership of the card design as part of the initial deal however, which locked its availability and prevented Draco from making money off of it himself. The business in question eventually closed due to the COVID pandemic and in January 2024 Draco made prints of the card available online.

MissingNo as a glitch in ''Pokemon Red & Blue'' became famous for its numerous quirks and odd behaviors, however the one thing it was immediately known for was its ability to copy the player's items. This ability was worked into the card as a Pokemon Power, '''Item Duplication'''. The Power effectively doubles every Trainer card that is played so long as MissingNo is the active Pokemon in play by requiring its effects to be applied twice. This has the immediately obvious benefit of turning every Potion into a Super Potion and an Energy Removal into a Super Energy Removal without the need to discard any energy, but it also has a more pragmatic effect by reducing the effectiveness of cards such as Professor Oak. Whereas with a normal play of Professor Oak you'd discard your hand and draw 7 new cards, if MissingNo is in play that discarding would happen twice and drain the user's deck of 14 total cards. Because exhausting your deck is one way of losing the game, this Power makes cards such as Professor Oak undesirable plays.

MissingNo also has one attack, '''Water Gun''', which is a reference to the glitch knowing the move two times in its roster of three attacks (the third one being Sky Attack). The Water Gun move on the card is not unique and its verbiage is copied from other Water-type Pokemon cards of the era; the attack does 20 damage with the option to add up to 20 more points of damage with additional Energy cards.

In ''Pokemon Red & Blue'', MissingNo is categorized with the unused "Bird" type which is believed to have been a placeholder for Flying-type. As such, the Pokemon was created as a Colorless card to match other Flying and Normal-type Pokemon. MissingNo was given 10 HP, a reference to the fact that its in-game defense stat is 0. The card's low HP is the primary way its power is kept in balance as literally any damaging attack or move will knock it out in a single turn.

===GBC Legendaries (GBX 2-5)===
Originally, MissingNo was the only card available from the Gatorbox store. Due to its success however, and requests from buyers, he elected to look back toward the video games to see if there were any other Pokemon or other anomalies that could be translated into era-appropriate cards. The next release, which officially started the numbered GBX series, were four new cards based on the "Legendary" promotional cards seen in ''Pokemon Trading Card Game'' for Game Boy Color. These are the cards that are awarded to the player for beating the game, and they are the three legendary birds (Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres) and Dragonite. These cards are unique within the TCG because with the exception of Dragonite (which was based on a specific Japanese promotional card that wasn't localized worldwide at the time the Game Boy Color game was released) none of them are able to exist in reality because they feature attacks or Pokemon Powers that are reliant upon programmatic randomness. The three legendary birds are among the only "official" fictional cards of the era, so as a challenge Draco retooled them to create feasible cards that could be used in a real physical deck while retaining as much of their original effects as possible (and fixing potential exploits at the same time).

Articuno and Moltres had their abilities simplified into rolling dice. Articuno's Pokemon Power ('''Quickfreeze''') and Moltres' only attack ('''Dive Bomb''') were already based around flipping coins and did not need to be changed. However, Articuno's '''Ice Breath''' attack randomly targets one of the Pokemon on your opponent's Bench. To translate this randomness, Draco rewrote the attack to involve rolling a die and counting the number of spaces shown in order to randomly decide which Pokemon takes damage. Similarly, Moltres' '''Firegiver''' Power randomly gives the player between 1 and 4 Fire Energy cards; this was simplified into rolling a 1d4. Normally the Pokemon TCG does not utilize game dice whatsoever, however these two solutions were the most straightforward way of adapting each ability into an easily understood method that can be conveyed with the smallest amount of text on the card.

Zapdos' card effects required using both coins and dice in order to translate the moves from code to paper. Because both of Zapdos' moves, '''Peal of Thunder''' and '''Big Thunder''', have the ability to target either side of the play field this requires flipping a coin as a mandatory first step to determine whether the attacks will target the player or the opponent. Then, one die is rolled and the number shown is used to determine the target. Zapdos was modified further however in order to prevent the card from targeting itself; in the context of the Game Boy Color game Zapdos isn't included in the randomness calculation and because of this a very common exploit for beating the entire game is to make a deck containing only Zapdos and 59 Energy cards. With Zapdos as the only Pokemon in play, who also cannot target itself, this means every turn Zapdos will do 70 guaranteed damage to someone on the opponent's side. To eliminate this exploit from being used in a real life game, should Zapdos be the target of its own attack then the attack simply does nothing and the turn is passed. This prevents the player from using the "one Pokemon" strategy because if the initial coin flip causes the player to be targeted this means that no possible target will be found so the move does nothing.

While the Game Boy Color Legendaries don't exist as real cards they all used sprites based on real artwork that Ken Sugimori had done for the series that did not get used on other trading cards (most of them used artwork from prepaid phone cards). In order to prevent potential issues with copyright, Sugimori's original works were replaced with the sprite-based recreations of them seen in the video game.

===Charizard 'M (GBX 6)===

==Limited & First Editions, and Misprints==
Some of the cards in the GBX series are "rarer" than others either due to an intentional limited run or due to mistakes during the production process resulting in "misprint" cards.

* '''MissingNo. (GBX 1):''' A single proof of this card from 2013 exists and was stamped with an embossing tool bearing the logo of the original commissioner.
* '''MissingNo. (GBX 1):''' The first three runs of cards are marked "GB 1" instead of "GBX 1", as the naming convention wasn't yet established.
* '''MissingNo. (GBX 1):''' Some of the second run of cards have slight alignment issues and as a result were sold at a heavily discounted "at-cost" rate.
* '''MissingNo. (GBX 1):''' The first three runs of cards (~500 cards) all have a misspelling of "requiring" in the Pokemon Power description. This was corrected in the fourth (GBX) print onward.
* '''Charizard 'M (GBX 6):''' Signed proofs of this card were donated to several Corpus Christi, Texas businesses including Tronix and Toy & Comic Junkie.
* '''Charizard 'M (GBX 6):''' A variant of the card using 2013 promotional art for an unreleased graphic novel was created for The Furry Comic Preservation Project to give out at their discretion.

[[Category:Props]]

GBX Card Series

2026-03-03T19:55:16Z

Gatorbox:

GBX Card Series

2026-03-03T19:49:10Z

Gatorbox:

GBX Card Series

2026-03-03T05:03:38Z

Gatorbox: /* Limited & First Editions, and Misprints */

GBX Card Series

2026-03-03T01:36:08Z

Gatorbox:

GBX Card Series

2026-03-02T23:01:21Z

Gatorbox: /* Cards in Series */

GBX Card Series

2026-03-02T22:55:56Z

Gatorbox: Created page with "The '''GBX Card Series''' is a set of fan-made Pokemon trading cards done in the style of cards seen in the late 90's ("the Wizards of the Coast era"). They were created by Draco and made available through the Gatorbox Etsy store. The series is referred to as "GBX" as shorthand for "Gatorbox" and in place of a rarity symbol the cards are instead numbered similarly to "Black Star" promotional cards (GBX 1, GBX 2, etc). Originally only a MissingNo card was made availab..."

Blood, Sweat, & Tiers

2026-02-26T17:30:15Z

Gatorbox:

{| style="width:200px; float:right; border:1px solid black"
| <center>'''Gator Company Series'''</center>
|-
| [[File:NoLogo.png|256px|center]]
|-
| <center>'''Blood, Sweat, & Tiers'''</center>
|-
| '''Debut:''' TBA
|-
| '''Episodes:''' 0
|-
| '''Opening Theme:''' N/A
|-
| '''Cast:''' Draco (host, editor) Tuna Boat Tony (guest host) Kreal (artist) Tabitha Bunny (artist)
|}
'''''Blood, Sweat, & Tiers''''' is a side series on the [[Gatorbox]] channel where [[Draco]] ranks various collections of things on the website Tiermaker. The series was drawn up when tier list videos were popular online, though by the time the show entered production the fad had mostly passed.

The series has its own special layout featuring artwork drawn by Kreal and Tabitha Bunny and uses a logo that borrows the color spectrum made popular by Tiermaker. The name of the show itself is a play on the phrase "blood, sweat, and tears". ''Blood, Sweat, & Tiers'' assumed the place of the [[First Friday]] schedule slot in 2026, following ''[[Gatorbox (of Crayons)]]'' going on hiatus at the end of the 2023 season. Prior to taking the First Friday slot, ''Blood, Sweat, & Tiers'' received several trial runs as part of ''[[Gatorbox &CHILL]]'' in 2024 and 2025 where the series was filmed in lieu of running a traditional game stream. The first such stream happened at the end of the playthrough of ''Pokemon: Cock Version'', an offensive romhack of ''Pokemon Red and Blue'', where Draco and [[Tuna Boat Tony]] jokingly did a "smash or pass" rating for the Pokemon belonging to the first generation of characters.

==Episodes==
As of February 2026 no episodes of this series have premiered on the Gatorbox YouTube channel.

[[Category:Shows]]

The 100 Best Games of All Time

2026-02-23T16:40:41Z

Gatorbox: Created page with "'''''Gatorbox Presents: The 100 Best Games of All Time''''' (commonly shortened to just '''''The 100 Best Games of All Time''''') is a miniseries created by Gator Company. As the name suggests, the series catalogs the top 100 video games, however unlike many series like it the Gator Company list is differentiated by presenting itself as Draco's personal top 100. As such the project does not set out to definitively determine by way of critical reception, sal..."

'''''Gatorbox Presents: The 100 Best Games of All Time''''' (commonly shortened to just '''''The 100 Best Games of All Time''''') is a miniseries created by [[Gator Company]]. As the name suggests, the series catalogs the top 100 video games, however unlike many series like it the Gator Company list is differentiated by presenting itself as [[Draco|Draco's]] personal top 100. As such the project does not set out to definitively determine by way of critical reception, sales, or other conventional metrics the objectively "best" games of all time. Rather, Draco introduces it as a personal list upfront and states that he ordered the countdown by placing a heavy emphasis on what each game meant to him, how long he's played it, and how much enjoyment he received from it compared to others. Citing his nearly three decade history creating gaming-related content in some form, as well as having worked in the industry to varying degrees in that time, Draco says he believes he has a unique insight into the world of gaming and that while the 100 games on his list might not objectively be ''the'' best, "they are certainly worth your time to experience at least once".

''100 Games'' has been announced as a Gatorbox project dating as far back to 2019, however it has remained locked in a sort of "development hell" for most of the time that has passed since. The series has been included in every "The Year in Review / The Year Ahead" production post each January with varying degrees of progress noted each time, however in 2026 Draco stated that he is adamant about refusing to procrastinate and wants to have the entire script of the show done by the end of the year. ''100 Games'' shares a set with ''[[Articles of Conflagration]]'', another offline series, though the iconic purple checkered wall and Twilight Foundry sign seen in ''Articles of Conflagration'' are covered with a black curtain and in their place the set's centerpiece is now a large "100" illuminated by a custom-built lighting rig.

==Episodes==
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="font-weight:bold; text-align:center;"
! Episode
! Title
! Premiere Date
|-
| style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;" | 1
| style="font-style:italic;" | Games #100-91
| TBD
|-
| style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;" | 2
| style="font-style:italic;" | Games #90-81
| TBD
|-
| style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;" | 3
| style="font-style:italic;" | Games #80-71
| TBD
|-
| style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;" | 4
| style="font-style:italic;" | Games #70-61
| TBD
|-
| style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;" | 5
| style="font-style:italic;" | Games #60-51
| TBD
|-
| style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;" | 6
| style="font-style:italic;" | Games #50-41
| TBD
|-
| style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;" | 7
| style="font-style:italic;" | Games #40-31
| TBD
|-
| style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;" | 8
| style="font-style:italic;" | Games #30-21
| TBD
|-
| style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;" | 9
| style="font-style:italic;" | Games #20-11
| TBD
|-
| style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;" | 10
| style="font-style:italic;" | Games #10-1
| TBD
|}

==Companion Book==
Draco has stated that depending on how the series is received and well it performs that there is the potential for the show to be adapted into an expanded edition via a book that shares the same title as the show. There has been no significant progress on the book as the series itself has taken full priority, though Draco has mentioned that he plans to use the show's script as a starting point as something to flesh out and expand upon in further detail should the book project go forward.

[[Category:Shows]]

Gatorbox

2026-02-23T16:13:45Z

Gatorbox: /* Announced/Planned */

{| style="width:200px; float:right; border:1px solid black"
| <center>'''Gator Company Series'''</center>
|-
| [[File:Gatorbox textlogo 2016T.png|256px|center]]
|-
| <center>'''Gatorbox'''</center>
|-
| '''Debut:''' December 21, 2012
|-
| '''Episodes:''' 477 (as of 12/31/2025)
|-
| '''Opening Theme:'''
* "Dice on 8" by [[Beach Blanket Blammo]] (2012-2013, YouTube)
|-
| '''Closing Themes:''' 
* "Native Resolution" by [[Beach Blanket Blammo]] (2012-2014, YouTube) 
* Various by [[Rockyowitz]] (2015-2025, YouTube) 
* Various by [[Radio F]] (2025-Present, YouTube) 
* "Drifting Away" by Ryoji Yoshitomi (2018, Live) 
* "Goodbye Everybody" by Andy Merrill (2019-2021, Live) 
* "Drifting Away" by Ryoji Yoshitomi (2022-2023, Live) 
* "Superlove Drifting" by Robert Ruby (2024, Live) 
* "Livin' in Your Town" by Keiichi Suzuki & Hirokazu Tanaka (2025, Live)
* "Drifting Away" by Atsuko Asahi & The Mario Kart Band (2026, Live)
|-
| '''Cast:''' [[Draco]] (host, editor, writer) [[Nessie|Ness Devereaux]] (co-host) [[Tuna Boat Tony]] (guest host, writer) [[FPS Reflex]] (guest host, cameraman) [[Rockyowitz]] (guest host, composer) Just_Elesde (guest host) [[Trustsuperjail]] (guest host) DC Murray (guest host) Bloodskyes (guest host) Edweeb (guest host) Jumonji (guest host) Hellopayton (guest host) Akimbo Shark (guest host) Draco Sr. (guest host) [[Roastmaster]] (voice, writer) Suave Sniper (cameraman)
|}
'''''Gatorbox''''' is a weekly online show that showcases strange, obscure, or forgotten video games; [[GatorUNbox|vintage tat, thrift store finds, and unusual trading cards]]; and relics of internet culture such as [[Fanfiction Factory|fanfiction readings]]. It is predominately hosted by [[Draco]] who, since 2013, also acts as the show's executive producer. ''Gatorbox'' broadcasts its main show every Friday night at 9:00 PM (US Central).

"Gatorbox" as a generic name also refers to the show's website, community, and profile pages on websites such as Twitch.

==History==
Gatorbox debuted on December 21, 2012 through the platform Livestream with a marathon of mostly apocalypse-themed games. Broadcasters featured during this inaugural show included [[Draco]], Edward, Hydra & Rex, and [[Roastmaster]]. The original producers of the show funded the project from December 2012 through approximately April/May 2013.

When the producers opted to cancel the project Draco stepped up to request obtaining the rights to the show as well as its assets. A deal was brokered and Draco purchased most of the assets with the exception of the show's original name. He settled on renaming it "Gatorbox", a mistranslation of "alligator television" made using the website Translation Party. Draco revamped the show, moved it to Twitch, and replaced all of the former remote co-hosts with people he knew offline who could appear on-camera in the set he started building. He also introduced miniature series and offshoots performed and recorded live, the first of which being ''[[GatorUNbox]]''.

For the first few months of Gatorbox's production the series was credited to [[Flying Lizard|Flying Lizard Productions]], a loose-knit group of content creators from San Antonio, Texas who assisted Draco in the process of obtaining the rights to the show and getting it back online. Starting in approximately 2014 production of the show migrated over to [[Gator Company]], an in-house production group Draco formed specifically to work on Gatorbox and its series. Gator Company maintains the Gatorbox project to this day.

In 2025, the livestream started simulcasting on YouTube and Kick alongside the standard Twitch stream. This change was carried out as preemptive insurance against Twitch possibly shutting down as throughout 2024 and into 2025 the company had made several announcements and changes to their platform that hinted at serious financial troubles.

==Content & format==
Beginning with the format established by Gator Company in 2014, Gatorbox broadcasts every Friday night at 9:00 PM (US Central) via Twitch, YouTube, and Kick. It is currently broadcast on location from a set in Corpus Christi, Texas but in the past was produced out of Draco's apartment in San Antonio, Texas.

The average Gatorbox broadcast lasts for approximately three hours (until midnight). The first 45-60 minutes of each show are reserved for one of the many side series produced by the show. Most commonly this is ''GatorUNbox'', the channel's longest-running series, however [[First Friday|the first broadcast of every month generally features a side series]] instead. Starting with Gatorbox's 2020 season ''[[Gatorbox (of Crayons)]]'' assumed this role until it was placed on hiatus at the end of 2023. Previous First Friday miniseries include ''[[Fanfiction Factory]]'' (2018-2019) and ''[[What's Yiffin'?]]'' (2015-2017).

Following the opening segment Draco welcomes viewers with a more proper introduction that normally includes some brief updates on the show and any special announcements. After this he segues into the main show which usually features a video game of dubious quality or standing. The game is played until the end of the show where Draco returns to his hosting layout, thanks viewers for their support and participation, and rolls the credits. Games that are wrapped up in one stream (and in one recap video) are called "One Shots" whereas games that take multiple shows/videos to get through receive their own playlists on YouTube and Twitch.

Initially, Texas-based ambient trance artist [[Beach Blanket Blammo]] was tapped for providing music for the show. With the inclusion of [[Rockyowitz]] as part of the series cast in 2014 however, the show's music was switched over to Rocky's compositions. Rocky's music was used for an entire decade of Gatorbox programming until at the end of the 2025 the library of music was replaced again with [[Radio F]], the techno music group that Draco worked with in the early 2000's. Gatorbox traditionally has had no opening theme and instead ten minutes of music notable within the scope of online communities is featured, however the ending credits have been consistent with every season of the show. The music changes year to year, though "Drifting Away" from the soundtrack of ''WarioWare: Mega Microgames'' has been used the most often appearing in four seasons of broadcasts. Gatorbox's credits are normally based around the appearance of staff rolls from popular video games and movies including ''Fight Club'' and ''Game Boy Camera''.

==Shows produced and aired by Gatorbox==
===Current===
* ''[[After Hours]]''
* ''[[Articles of Conflagration]]''
* ''[[Blood, Sweat, & Tiers]]''
* ''[[Extra Life]]''
* ''[[GAME HELL]]''
* ''Gatorbox'' (main show)
* ''[[Off Air|Gatorbox is Off the Air]]''
* ''[[GatorUNbox]]''
* ''[[That's Not Lego!]]''

===Cancelled, Ended, or On Hiatus===
* ''[[Gatorbox &CHILL|&CHILL]]'', on hiatus (2019-2025)
* ''[[Community Game Night]]'', on hiatus (2020-2023)
* ''[[Dumb Jaded Idiot]]'', special streams only
* ''[[Fanfiction Factory]]'' (formerly ''Bad Fanfiction Theater''), on hiatus (2013, 2018-2019, 2022)
* ''[[Gatorbox (of Crayons)]]'', ended (2022-2024)
* ''[[Head2Head]]'', cancelled (2015)
* ''[[Idiot with a Screwdriver]]'', cancelled (2017)
* ''[[Like Minecraft, But With...]]'', cancelled (2014)
* ''[[Robogames' Famous $5 Hot Dog|Robogames]]'' (restream with commentary), ended (2017, 2023)
* ''[[Steam Cleaning]]'', cancelled (2017)
* ''[[The Tiger Game.com Experience|Tiger Game.com Experience, The]]'', ended (2015, 2025)
* ''[[What's Yiffin'?]]'', ended (2015-2017)
* ''[[Your Level Sucks]]'', ended (2015-2024)

===Announced/Planned===
* ''[[The 100 Best Games of All Time|100 Best Games of All Time, The]]''
* ''Gatorboox''
* ''[[GatorboXXX]]''
* ''[[The Needle Pop|Needle Pop, The]]''
* ''Steam Roll''
* ''[[WIKI-ty Wack]]''

[[Category:Shows]]

Gatorbox

2026-02-23T16:12:03Z

Gatorbox:

{| style="width:200px; float:right; border:1px solid black"
| <center>'''Gator Company Series'''</center>
|-
| [[File:Gatorbox textlogo 2016T.png|256px|center]]
|-
| <center>'''Gatorbox'''</center>
|-
| '''Debut:''' December 21, 2012
|-
| '''Episodes:''' 477 (as of 12/31/2025)
|-
| '''Opening Theme:'''
* "Dice on 8" by [[Beach Blanket Blammo]] (2012-2013, YouTube)
|-
| '''Closing Themes:''' 
* "Native Resolution" by [[Beach Blanket Blammo]] (2012-2014, YouTube) 
* Various by [[Rockyowitz]] (2015-2025, YouTube) 
* Various by [[Radio F]] (2025-Present, YouTube) 
* "Drifting Away" by Ryoji Yoshitomi (2018, Live) 
* "Goodbye Everybody" by Andy Merrill (2019-2021, Live) 
* "Drifting Away" by Ryoji Yoshitomi (2022-2023, Live) 
* "Superlove Drifting" by Robert Ruby (2024, Live) 
* "Livin' in Your Town" by Keiichi Suzuki & Hirokazu Tanaka (2025, Live)
* "Drifting Away" by Atsuko Asahi & The Mario Kart Band (2026, Live)
|-
| '''Cast:''' [[Draco]] (host, editor, writer) [[Nessie|Ness Devereaux]] (co-host) [[Tuna Boat Tony]] (guest host, writer) [[FPS Reflex]] (guest host, cameraman) [[Rockyowitz]] (guest host, composer) Just_Elesde (guest host) [[Trustsuperjail]] (guest host) DC Murray (guest host) Bloodskyes (guest host) Edweeb (guest host) Jumonji (guest host) Hellopayton (guest host) Akimbo Shark (guest host) Draco Sr. (guest host) [[Roastmaster]] (voice, writer) Suave Sniper (cameraman)
|}
'''''Gatorbox''''' is a weekly online show that showcases strange, obscure, or forgotten video games; [[GatorUNbox|vintage tat, thrift store finds, and unusual trading cards]]; and relics of internet culture such as [[Fanfiction Factory|fanfiction readings]]. It is predominately hosted by [[Draco]] who, since 2013, also acts as the show's executive producer. ''Gatorbox'' broadcasts its main show every Friday night at 9:00 PM (US Central).

"Gatorbox" as a generic name also refers to the show's website, community, and profile pages on websites such as Twitch.

==History==
Gatorbox debuted on December 21, 2012 through the platform Livestream with a marathon of mostly apocalypse-themed games. Broadcasters featured during this inaugural show included [[Draco]], Edward, Hydra & Rex, and [[Roastmaster]]. The original producers of the show funded the project from December 2012 through approximately April/May 2013.

When the producers opted to cancel the project Draco stepped up to request obtaining the rights to the show as well as its assets. A deal was brokered and Draco purchased most of the assets with the exception of the show's original name. He settled on renaming it "Gatorbox", a mistranslation of "alligator television" made using the website Translation Party. Draco revamped the show, moved it to Twitch, and replaced all of the former remote co-hosts with people he knew offline who could appear on-camera in the set he started building. He also introduced miniature series and offshoots performed and recorded live, the first of which being ''[[GatorUNbox]]''.

For the first few months of Gatorbox's production the series was credited to [[Flying Lizard|Flying Lizard Productions]], a loose-knit group of content creators from San Antonio, Texas who assisted Draco in the process of obtaining the rights to the show and getting it back online. Starting in approximately 2014 production of the show migrated over to [[Gator Company]], an in-house production group Draco formed specifically to work on Gatorbox and its series. Gator Company maintains the Gatorbox project to this day.

In 2025, the livestream started simulcasting on YouTube and Kick alongside the standard Twitch stream. This change was carried out as preemptive insurance against Twitch possibly shutting down as throughout 2024 and into 2025 the company had made several announcements and changes to their platform that hinted at serious financial troubles.

==Content & format==
Beginning with the format established by Gator Company in 2014, Gatorbox broadcasts every Friday night at 9:00 PM (US Central) via Twitch, YouTube, and Kick. It is currently broadcast on location from a set in Corpus Christi, Texas but in the past was produced out of Draco's apartment in San Antonio, Texas.

The average Gatorbox broadcast lasts for approximately three hours (until midnight). The first 45-60 minutes of each show are reserved for one of the many side series produced by the show. Most commonly this is ''GatorUNbox'', the channel's longest-running series, however [[First Friday|the first broadcast of every month generally features a side series]] instead. Starting with Gatorbox's 2020 season ''[[Gatorbox (of Crayons)]]'' assumed this role until it was placed on hiatus at the end of 2023. Previous First Friday miniseries include ''[[Fanfiction Factory]]'' (2018-2019) and ''[[What's Yiffin'?]]'' (2015-2017).

Following the opening segment Draco welcomes viewers with a more proper introduction that normally includes some brief updates on the show and any special announcements. After this he segues into the main show which usually features a video game of dubious quality or standing. The game is played until the end of the show where Draco returns to his hosting layout, thanks viewers for their support and participation, and rolls the credits. Games that are wrapped up in one stream (and in one recap video) are called "One Shots" whereas games that take multiple shows/videos to get through receive their own playlists on YouTube and Twitch.

Initially, Texas-based ambient trance artist [[Beach Blanket Blammo]] was tapped for providing music for the show. With the inclusion of [[Rockyowitz]] as part of the series cast in 2014 however, the show's music was switched over to Rocky's compositions. Rocky's music was used for an entire decade of Gatorbox programming until at the end of the 2025 the library of music was replaced again with [[Radio F]], the techno music group that Draco worked with in the early 2000's. Gatorbox traditionally has had no opening theme and instead ten minutes of music notable within the scope of online communities is featured, however the ending credits have been consistent with every season of the show. The music changes year to year, though "Drifting Away" from the soundtrack of ''WarioWare: Mega Microgames'' has been used the most often appearing in four seasons of broadcasts. Gatorbox's credits are normally based around the appearance of staff rolls from popular video games and movies including ''Fight Club'' and ''Game Boy Camera''.

==Shows produced and aired by Gatorbox==
===Current===
* ''[[After Hours]]''
* ''[[Articles of Conflagration]]''
* ''[[Blood, Sweat, & Tiers]]''
* ''[[Extra Life]]''
* ''[[GAME HELL]]''
* ''Gatorbox'' (main show)
* ''[[Off Air|Gatorbox is Off the Air]]''
* ''[[GatorUNbox]]''
* ''[[That's Not Lego!]]''

===Cancelled, Ended, or On Hiatus===
* ''[[Gatorbox &CHILL|&CHILL]]'', on hiatus (2019-2025)
* ''[[Community Game Night]]'', on hiatus (2020-2023)
* ''[[Dumb Jaded Idiot]]'', special streams only
* ''[[Fanfiction Factory]]'' (formerly ''Bad Fanfiction Theater''), on hiatus (2013, 2018-2019, 2022)
* ''[[Gatorbox (of Crayons)]]'', ended (2022-2024)
* ''[[Head2Head]]'', cancelled (2015)
* ''[[Idiot with a Screwdriver]]'', cancelled (2017)
* ''[[Like Minecraft, But With...]]'', cancelled (2014)
* ''[[Robogames' Famous $5 Hot Dog|Robogames]]'' (restream with commentary), ended (2017, 2023)
* ''[[Steam Cleaning]]'', cancelled (2017)
* ''[[The Tiger Game.com Experience|Tiger Game.com Experience, The]]'', ended (2015, 2025)
* ''[[What's Yiffin'?]]'', ended (2015-2017)
* ''[[Your Level Sucks]]'', ended (2015-2024)

===Announced/Planned===
* ''[[The 100 Best Games of All Time|100 Best Games of All Time, The]]''
* ''Gatorboox''
* ''[[COLA Incorporated Presents]]''
* ''[[GatorboXXX]]''
* ''[[The Needle Pop|Needle Pop, The]]''
* ''Steam Roll''
* ''[[WIKI-ty Wack]]''

[[Category:Shows]]

Gatorbox

2026-02-21T02:46:28Z

Gatorbox:

{| style="width:200px; float:right; border:1px solid black"
| <center>'''Gator Company Series'''</center>
|-
| [[File:Gatorbox textlogo 2016T.png|256px|center]]
|-
| <center>'''Gatorbox'''</center>
|-
| '''Debut:''' December 21, 2012
|-
| '''Episodes:''' 477 (as of 12/31/2025)
|-
| '''Opening Theme:'''
* "Dice on 8" by [[Beach Blanket Blammo]] (2012-2013, YouTube)
|-
| '''Closing Themes:''' 
* "Native Resolution" by [[Beach Blanket Blammo]] (2012-2014, YouTube) 
* Various by [[Rockyowitz]] (2015-2025, YouTube) 
* Various by [[Radio F]] (2025-Present, YouTube) 
* "Drifting Away" by Ryoji Yoshitomi (2018, Live) 
* "Goodbye Everybody" by Andy Merrill (2019-2021, Live) 
* "Drifting Away" by Ryoji Yoshitomi (2022-2023, Live) 
* "Superlove Drifting" by Robert Ruby (2024, Live) 
* "Livin' in Your Town" by Keiichi Suzuki & Hirokazu Tanaka (2025, Live)
* "Drifting Away" by Atsuko Asahi & The Mario Kart Band (2026, Live)
|-
| '''Cast:''' [[Draco]] (host, editor, writer) [[Nessie|Ness Devereaux]] (co-host) [[Tuna Boat Tony]] (guest host, writer) [[FPS Reflex]] (guest host, cameraman) [[Rockyowitz]] (guest host, composer) Just_Elesde (guest host) [[Trustsuperjail]] (guest host) DC Murray (guest host) Bloodskyes (guest host) Edweeb (guest host) Jumonji (guest host) Hellopayton (guest host) Akimbo Shark (guest host) Draco Sr. (guest host) [[Roastmaster]] (voice, writer) Suave Sniper (cameraman)
|}
'''''Gatorbox''''' is a weekly online show that showcases strange, obscure, or forgotten video games; [[GatorUNbox|vintage tat, thrift store finds, and unusual trading cards]]; and relics of internet culture such as [[Fanfiction Factory|fanfiction readings]]. It is predominately hosted by [[Draco]] who, since 2013, also acts as the show's executive producer. ''Gatorbox'' broadcasts its main show every Friday night at 9:00 PM (US Central).

"Gatorbox" as a generic name also refers to the show's website, community, and profile pages on websites such as Twitch.

==History==
Gatorbox debuted on December 21, 2012 through the platform Livestream with a marathon of mostly apocalypse-themed games. Broadcasters featured during this inaugural show included [[Draco]], Edward, Hydra & Rex, and [[Roastmaster]]. The original producers of the show funded the project from December 2012 through approximately April/May 2013.

When the producers opted to cancel the project Draco stepped up to request obtaining the rights to the show as well as its assets. A deal was brokered and Draco purchased most of the assets with the exception of the show's original name. He settled on renaming it "Gatorbox", a mistranslation of "alligator television" made using the website Translation Party. Draco revamped the show, moved it to Twitch, and replaced all of the former remote co-hosts with people he knew offline who could appear on-camera in the set he started building. He also introduced miniature series and offshoots performed and recorded live, the first of which being ''[[GatorUNbox]]''.

For the first few months of Gatorbox's production the series was credited to [[Flying Lizard|Flying Lizard Productions]], a loose-knit group of content creators from San Antonio, Texas who assisted Draco in the process of obtaining the rights to the show and getting it back online. Starting in approximately 2014 production of the show migrated over to [[Gator Company]], an in-house production group Draco formed specifically to work on Gatorbox and its series. Gator Company maintains the Gatorbox project to this day.

In 2025, the livestream started simulcasting on YouTube and Kick alongside the standard Twitch stream. This change was carried out as preemptive insurance against Twitch possibly shutting down as throughout 2024 and into 2025 the company had made several announcements and changes to their platform that hinted at serious financial troubles.

==Content & format==
Beginning with the format established by Gator Company in 2014, Gatorbox broadcasts every Friday night at 9:00 PM (US Central) via Twitch, YouTube, and Kick. It is currently broadcast on location from a set in Corpus Christi, Texas but in the past was produced out of Draco's apartment in San Antonio, Texas.

The average Gatorbox broadcast lasts for approximately three hours (until midnight). The first 45-60 minutes of each show are reserved for one of the many side series produced by the show. Most commonly this is ''GatorUNbox'', the channel's longest-running series, however [[First Friday|the first broadcast of every month generally features a side series]] instead. Starting with Gatorbox's 2020 season ''[[Gatorbox (of Crayons)]]'' assumed this role until it was placed on hiatus at the end of 2023. Previous First Friday miniseries include ''[[Fanfiction Factory]]'' (2018-2019) and ''[[What's Yiffin'?]]'' (2015-2017).

Following the opening segment Draco welcomes viewers with a more proper introduction that normally includes some brief updates on the show and any special announcements. After this he segues into the main show which usually features a video game of dubious quality or standing. The game is played until the end of the show where Draco returns to his hosting layout, thanks viewers for their support and participation, and rolls the credits. Games that are wrapped up in one stream (and in one recap video) are called "One Shots" whereas games that take multiple shows/videos to get through receive their own playlists on YouTube and Twitch.

Initially, Texas-based ambient trance artist [[Beach Blanket Blammo]] was tapped for providing music for the show. With the inclusion of [[Rockyowitz]] as part of the series cast in 2014 however, the show's music was switched over to Rocky's compositions. Rocky's music was used for an entire decade of Gatorbox programming until at the end of the 2025 the library of music was replaced again with [[Radio F]], the techno music group that Draco worked with in the early 2000's. Gatorbox traditionally has had no opening theme and instead ten minutes of music notable within the scope of online communities is featured, however the ending credits have been consistent with every season of the show. The music changes year to year, though "Drifting Away" from the soundtrack of ''WarioWare: Mega Microgames'' has been used the most often appearing in four seasons of broadcasts. Gatorbox's credits are normally based around the appearance of staff rolls from popular video games and movies including ''Fight Club'' and ''Game Boy Camera''.

==Shows produced and aired by Gatorbox==
===Current===
* ''[[Gatorbox &CHILL|&CHILL]]''
* ''[[After Hours]]''
* ''[[Articles of Conflagration]]''
* ''[[Blood, Sweat, & Tiers]]''
* ''[[Extra Life]]''
* ''[[GAME HELL]]''
* ''Gatorbox'' (main show)
* ''[[GatorUNbox]]''
* ''[[Off Air]]''
* ''[[That's Not Lego!]]''

===Cancelled, Ended, or On Hiatus===
* ''[[Community Game Night]]'', on hiatus (2020-2023)
* ''[[Dumb Jaded Idiot]]'', special streams only
* ''[[Fanfiction Factory]]'' (formerly ''Bad Fanfiction Theater''), on hiatus (2013, 2018-2019, 2022)
* ''[[Gatorbox (of Crayons)]]'', ended (2022-2024)
* ''[[Head2Head]]'', cancelled (2015)
* ''[[Idiot with a Screwdriver]]'', cancelled (2017)
* ''[[Like Minecraft, But With...]]'', cancelled (2014)
* ''[[Robogames' Famous $5 Hot Dog|Robogames]]'' (restream with commentary), ended (2017, 2023)
* ''[[Steam Cleaning]]'', cancelled (2017)
* ''[[The Tiger Game.com Experience|Tiger Game.com Experience, The]]'', ended (2015, 2025)
* ''[[What's Yiffin'?]]'', cancelled (2015-2017)
* ''[[Your Level Sucks]]'', ended (2015-2024)

===Announced/Planned===
* ''[[The 100 Best Games of All Time|100 Best Games of All Time, The]]''
* ''Gatorboox''
* ''[[COLA Incorporated Presents]]''
* ''[[GatorboXXX]]''
* ''[[The Needle Pop|Needle Pop, The]]''
* ''[[WIKI-ty Wack]]''
* Untitled art/painting stream

[[Category:Shows]]

Gatorbox

2026-02-21T02:45:40Z

Gatorbox: /* Announced/Planned */

{| style="width:200px; float:right; border:1px solid black"
| <center>'''Gator Company Series'''</center>
|-
| [[File:Gatorbox textlogo 2016T.png|256px|center]]
|-
| <center>'''Gatorbox'''</center>
|-
| '''Debut:''' December 21, 2012
|-
| '''Episodes:''' 390 (as of 12/31/2023)
|-
| '''Opening Theme:'''
* "Dice on 8" by [[Beach Blanket Blammo]] (2012-2013, YouTube)
|-
| '''Closing Themes:''' 
* "Native Resolution" by [[Beach Blanket Blammo]] (2012-2014, YouTube) 
* Various by [[Rockyowitz]] (2015-2025, YouTube) 
* Various by [[Radio F]] (2025-Present, YouTube) 
* "Drifting Away" by Ryoji Yoshitomi (2018, Live) 
* "Goodbye Everybody" by Andy Merrill (2019-2021, Live) 
* "Drifting Away" by Ryoji Yoshitomi (2022-2023, Live) 
* "Superlove Drifting" by Robert Ruby (2024, Live) 
* "Livin' in Your Town" by Keiichi Suzuki & Hirokazu Tanaka (2025, Live)
* "Drifting Away" by Atsuko Asahi & The Mario Kart Band (2026, Live)
|-
| '''Cast:''' [[Draco]] (host, editor, writer) [[Nessie|Ness Devereaux]] (co-host) [[Tuna Boat Tony]] (guest host, writer) [[FPS Reflex]] (guest host, cameraman) [[Rockyowitz]] (guest host, composer) Just_Elesde (guest host) [[Trustsuperjail]] (guest host) DC Murray (guest host) Bloodskyes (guest host) Edweeb (guest host) Jumonji (guest host) Hellopayton (guest host) Akimbo Shark (guest host) Draco Sr. (guest host) [[Roastmaster]] (voice, writer) Suave Sniper (cameraman)
|}
'''''Gatorbox''''' is a weekly online show that showcases strange, obscure, or forgotten video games; [[GatorUNbox|vintage tat, thrift store finds, and unusual trading cards]]; and relics of internet culture such as [[Fanfiction Factory|fanfiction readings]]. It is predominately hosted by [[Draco]] who, since 2013, also acts as the show's executive producer. ''Gatorbox'' broadcasts its main show every Friday night at 9:00 PM (US Central).

"Gatorbox" as a generic name also refers to the show's website, community, and profile pages on websites such as Twitch.

==History==
Gatorbox debuted on December 21, 2012 through the platform Livestream with a marathon of mostly apocalypse-themed games. Broadcasters featured during this inaugural show included [[Draco]], Edward, Hydra & Rex, and [[Roastmaster]]. The original producers of the show funded the project from December 2012 through approximately April/May 2013.

When the producers opted to cancel the project Draco stepped up to request obtaining the rights to the show as well as its assets. A deal was brokered and Draco purchased most of the assets with the exception of the show's original name. He settled on renaming it "Gatorbox", a mistranslation of "alligator television" made using the website Translation Party. Draco revamped the show, moved it to Twitch, and replaced all of the former remote co-hosts with people he knew offline who could appear on-camera in the set he started building. He also introduced miniature series and offshoots performed and recorded live, the first of which being ''[[GatorUNbox]]''.

For the first few months of Gatorbox's production the series was credited to [[Flying Lizard|Flying Lizard Productions]], a loose-knit group of content creators from San Antonio, Texas who assisted Draco in the process of obtaining the rights to the show and getting it back online. Starting in approximately 2014 production of the show migrated over to [[Gator Company]], an in-house production group Draco formed specifically to work on Gatorbox and its series. Gator Company maintains the Gatorbox project to this day.

In 2025, the livestream started simulcasting on YouTube and Kick alongside the standard Twitch stream. This change was carried out as preemptive insurance against Twitch possibly shutting down as throughout 2024 and into 2025 the company had made several announcements and changes to their platform that hinted at serious financial troubles.

==Content & format==
Beginning with the format established by Gator Company in 2014, Gatorbox broadcasts every Friday night at 9:00 PM (US Central) via Twitch, YouTube, and Kick. It is currently broadcast on location from a set in Corpus Christi, Texas but in the past was produced out of Draco's apartment in San Antonio, Texas.

The average Gatorbox broadcast lasts for approximately three hours (until midnight). The first 45-60 minutes of each show are reserved for one of the many side series produced by the show. Most commonly this is ''GatorUNbox'', the channel's longest-running series, however [[First Friday|the first broadcast of every month generally features a side series]] instead. Starting with Gatorbox's 2020 season ''[[Gatorbox (of Crayons)]]'' assumed this role until it was placed on hiatus at the end of 2023. Previous First Friday miniseries include ''[[Fanfiction Factory]]'' (2018-2019) and ''[[What's Yiffin'?]]'' (2015-2017).

Following the opening segment Draco welcomes viewers with a more proper introduction that normally includes some brief updates on the show and any special announcements. After this he segues into the main show which usually features a video game of dubious quality or standing. The game is played until the end of the show where Draco returns to his hosting layout, thanks viewers for their support and participation, and rolls the credits. Games that are wrapped up in one stream (and in one recap video) are called "One Shots" whereas games that take multiple shows/videos to get through receive their own playlists on YouTube and Twitch.

Initially, Texas-based ambient trance artist [[Beach Blanket Blammo]] was tapped for providing music for the show. With the inclusion of [[Rockyowitz]] as part of the series cast in 2014 however, the show's music was switched over to Rocky's compositions. Rocky's music was used for an entire decade of Gatorbox programming until at the end of the 2025 the library of music was replaced again with [[Radio F]], the techno music group that Draco worked with in the early 2000's. Gatorbox traditionally has had no opening theme and instead ten minutes of music notable within the scope of online communities is featured, however the ending credits have been consistent with every season of the show. The music changes year to year, though "Drifting Away" from the soundtrack of ''WarioWare: Mega Microgames'' has been used the most often appearing in four seasons of broadcasts. Gatorbox's credits are normally based around the appearance of staff rolls from popular video games and movies including ''Fight Club'' and ''Game Boy Camera''.

==Shows produced and aired by Gatorbox==
===Current===
* ''[[Gatorbox &CHILL|&CHILL]]''
* ''[[After Hours]]''
* ''[[Articles of Conflagration]]''
* ''[[Blood, Sweat, & Tiers]]''
* ''[[Extra Life]]''
* ''[[GAME HELL]]''
* ''Gatorbox'' (main show)
* ''[[GatorUNbox]]''
* ''[[Off Air]]''
* ''[[That's Not Lego!]]''

===Cancelled, Ended, or On Hiatus===
* ''[[Community Game Night]]'', on hiatus (2020-2023)
* ''[[Dumb Jaded Idiot]]'', special streams only
* ''[[Fanfiction Factory]]'' (formerly ''Bad Fanfiction Theater''), on hiatus (2013, 2018-2019, 2022)
* ''[[Gatorbox (of Crayons)]]'', ended (2022-2024)
* ''[[Head2Head]]'', cancelled (2015)
* ''[[Idiot with a Screwdriver]]'', cancelled (2017)
* ''[[Like Minecraft, But With...]]'', cancelled (2014)
* ''[[Robogames' Famous $5 Hot Dog|Robogames]]'' (restream with commentary), ended (2017, 2023)
* ''[[Steam Cleaning]]'', cancelled (2017)
* ''[[The Tiger Game.com Experience|Tiger Game.com Experience, The]]'', ended (2015, 2025)
* ''[[What's Yiffin'?]]'', cancelled (2015-2017)
* ''[[Your Level Sucks]]'', ended (2015-2024)

===Announced/Planned===
* ''[[The 100 Best Games of All Time|100 Best Games of All Time, The]]''
* ''Gatorboox''
* ''[[COLA Incorporated Presents]]''
* ''[[GatorboXXX]]''
* ''[[The Needle Pop|Needle Pop, The]]''
* ''[[WIKI-ty Wack]]''
* Untitled art/painting stream

[[Category:Shows]]

First Friday

2026-02-19T22:39:04Z

Gatorbox:

"'''First Friday'''" refers to a side series that takes the place of ''[[GatorUNbox]]'' during the first Friday night [[Gatorbox]] show of a given month. The concept was introduced in September 2015 when ''[[What's Yiffin'?]]'' opened a Friday stream instead of an unboxing. The series was meant to be a one-off gag however reception to the replacement show was positive so [[Draco]] and [[Roastmaster]] brought it back the following month where the show again assumed the place of ''GatorUNbox''. Draco ran the series on the first Friday of every month in order to allow enough time to pass for new material to be written for the show, though when ''What's Yiffin'?'' ended its run Draco continued the standard "first Friday" treatment for the shows that came afterward.

''[[Like Minecraft, But With...]]'' would've been the first side series to receive the "First Friday" treatment had it gone into production in 2014, however the series never entered full production over concerns of quick stagnation. ''[[That's Not Lego!]]'' would have also been a candidate for the feature while it was taped in 2023 had it not taken the place of ''[[Gatorbox &CHILL]]'' streams in order to quickly record the whole series in just a few months.

==List of First Friday shows==
* ''[[What's Yiffin'?]]'' (September 2015 - August 2017)
* ''[[Fanfiction Factory]]'' (July 2018 - February 2019)
* ''[[Gatorbox (of Crayons)]]'' (2020 - December 2023)
* ''[[Blood, Sweat, & Tiers]]'' (February 2026 - Present)

[[Category:Shows]]

Blood, Sweat, & Tiers

2026-02-19T22:38:02Z

Gatorbox:

{| style="width:200px; float:right; border:1px solid black"
| <center>'''Gator Company Series'''</center>
|-
| [[File:NoLogo.png|256px|center]]
|-
| <center>'''Blood, Sweat, & Tiers'''</center>
|-
| '''Debut:''' TBA
|-
| '''Episodes:''' 0
|-
| '''Opening Theme:''' N/A
|-
| '''Cast:''' Draco (host, editor) Tuna Boat Tony (guest host) Kreal (artist) Ghost of Cerberus (artist)
|}
'''''Blood, Sweat, & Tiers''''' is a side series on the [[Gatorbox]] channel where [[Draco]] ranks various collections of things on the website Tiermaker. The series was drawn up when tier list videos were popular online, though by the time the show entered production the fad had mostly passed. As of February 2026 it has yet to debut in edited form however there have been several streams as part of ''[[Gatorbox &CHILL]]'' where the series was filmed in lieu of running a traditional game stream. The first such stream happened at the end of the playthrough of ''Pokemon: Cock Version'', an offensive romhack of ''Pokemon Red and Blue'', where Draco and [[Tuna Boat Tony]] jokingly did a "smash or pass" rating for the Pokemon belonging to the first generation of characters.

The series has its own special layout featuring artwork drawn by Kreal and [[Ghost of Cerberus]] and uses a logo that borrows the color spectrum made popular by Tiermaker. The name of the show itself is a play on the phrase "blood, sweat, and tears".

''Blood, Sweat, & Tiers'' assumed the place of the [[First Friday]] schedule slot in 2026, following ''[[Gatorbox (of Crayons)]]'' going on hiatus at the end of the 2023 season.

==Episodes==
As of September 2024 no episodes of this series have premiered on the Gatorbox YouTube channel.

[[Category:Shows]]

Bit Sign

2026-02-06T22:35:42Z

Gatorbox:

{| style="width:200px; float:right; border:1px solid black"
| <center>'''Stream Emote'''</center>
|-
| [[File:Bitsign_telegram2.png|128x128px|center]]
|-
| <center>'''"Bit Sign"'''</center>
|-
| '''Introduced:''' 2018
|-
| '''Retired:''' 2021
|-
| '''Shortcut:''' GBbitsign
|-
| '''Source:''' Set prop
|}
The '''Bit Sign''' is a practical prop of the [[Gatorbox]] set. It was built by [[Draco]] and unveiled on August 3, 2018. It is a light-up marquee featuring one Twitch "Bit", or the equivalent of $0.01 USD in Twitch's digital currency (referred to as [[Twitch Pennies]] on-camera). The sign is made of polycarbonate and molded plastic and its imagery was hand-painted. It can be illuminated with a small clicker hanging off of the backside of the sign. The sign's frequent need of repairs and recurring periods of not working as expected are unintentional but have become the hallmark of the prop.

The Bit Sign is illuminated manually whenever viewers redeem Twitch Bits in the channel, usually as Draco reads the donator's message or responds sarcastically to the Bits. Originally the sign was going to interface with Twitch/Streamlabs API's in order to blink a number of times that corresponded to the amount of Bits redeemed, however this idea was scrapped when it was determined that a donation of 1,000 Bits (approximately $10.00 USD) would cause the sign to flash non-stop for over eight minutes. A secondary plan was drawn up that featured the use of multicolored LED lights to flash out an amount in steps equal to Twitch's Bit tiers but this was considered too complicated and a manual activation button was wired into the sign instead.

The Bit Sign prop was temporarily replaced with the [[Bit Jar]] in 2020-2021 but due to the frequent mess made by the Bit Jar the sign made a return and the jar was quietly retired. The Bit Sign was replaced again in 2023 with the [[Bezos Blaster]].

[[Category:Props]]
[[Category:Emotes]]

COLA Tabs

2026-02-06T22:24:47Z

Gatorbox:

{| style="width:200px; float:right; border:1px solid black"
| <center>'''Stream Emote'''</center>
|-
| [[File:Colatab telegram.png|128px|center]]
|-
| <center>'''"COLA Tab"'''</center>
|-
| '''Introduced:''' 2019
|-
| '''Retired:''' N/A
|-
| '''Shortcut:''' GBtab (FFZ)
|-
| '''Source:''' Channel currency
|}
'''COLA Tabs''' are a form of virtual currency available on Gatorbox's Twitch page. Viewers earn these non-monetary tokens by watching the stream, betting on prediction outcomes, and occasionally clicking a little treasure box that appears every 15 or so minutes. Contributing [[Twitch Pennies]] (monetary tokens) or maintaining an active Twitch subscription on the channel can award bonus COLA Tabs. COLA Tabs were introduced in 2019 as part of Twitch's "Channel Points" system, which Gatorbox was accepted into the beta of.

These tabs can then be redeemed for various stream events such as [[Bad Joke Book|reading a bad joke]], [[Dumb Trivia Fact|reading a piece of useless trivia]], or answering a question in the [[Texas Trivia]] game. There are also a constantly cycling selection of [[Sound Alerts|sound effects]] that can be triggered at any time while a game is being played. Higher-valued rewards include spinning the [[Prize-O-Matic]] to reveal what's inside one of the boxes, revealing one of the tapes in [[Cassette Roulette]], and a permanent VIP chat badge. (Retired high-value rewards included things such as picking the next Jackbox game during a community game night, changing the text on the small light-up marquee that used to be on the set, and having your own personalized [[Nightbot]] command.)

There is also a prize available for one million tabs named "[[The Most Expensive Chuck E. Cheese's Prize]]". This is a joke reward that is meant to be unobtainable, however at the end of 2024 MrHadesFlame became the first (and currently only) viewer to earn enough COLA Tabs to claim this prize. For his dedication to the channel, he was sent several screen-used props, pieces of former set decoration, and show memorabilia autographed by Draco, [[Tuna Boat Tony]], and [[FPS Reflex|Reflex]].

==Meta Games==
For the first half-decade of the Channel Points system Twitch provided little in the way of support or direction for the feature leaving Draco and other streamers to come up with things on their own. Draco settled on a number of meta games to play with the tabs with the hope that he'd be able to send physical awards to people who "won" the various games.

* '''[[FIRST]]''' - A 1 tab reward that is only redeemable once per stream to whomever gets to it ''first''.
* '''[[Grey Goo Pennies]]''' - A reward that starts every season at 1 tab, is redeemable only once per stream, and doubles in price the next time it is available.
* '''[[Literally Nothing]]''' - A reward that does nothing but costs a very steep 5,000 tabs. It can be redeemed an unlimited amount of times assuming the viewer can afford to do so.

As of 2026, Grey Goo Pennies is the only meta game that is still in play. Both FIRST and Literally Nothing had their redemptions tracked by an external chat bot that proved to be unreliable and stopped working mid-way through the only season it was used (2023) resulting in incorrect score totals at the end of the year. This led to both meta games being retired.

[[Category:Emotes]]

Nightbot

2026-02-06T22:07:38Z

Gatorbox:

'''Nightbot''' is one of the most popular chat bots in use on Twitch. It is active in thousands of channels and assists streamers, viewers, and moderators with common tasks. Gatorbox is one of the many channels employing the use of Nightbot.

Due to a general lack of programming knowledge in the languages Nightbot most commonly interfaces with Gatorbox's instance of the bot unintentionally became a negative inside joke. Nightbot is set up to remind viewers that they can follow Gatorbox on Twitch, subscribe on YouTube, and also download the FrankerFaceZ browser extension in order to make use of the channel's 100 custom emoticons. The issue is the timers that make sure Nightbot isn't annoying don't seem to work and often times the bot will spit out more than one of the reminders at a time when it's only supposed to post one of them every 30 minutes. While this was being worked on viewers took a liking to copying the exact phrasing of Nightbot's reminders and repeating them back in chat once Nightbot posts.

Aside from joke commands, Nightbot does see some practical use providing viewers with information such as links, FAQ's, and schedules during [[Extra Life]] marathons and other special broadcasts.

==Notable commands==
* ^ - Automatically responds to the user with two carats, "^^". Responding to a chat message with a carat is a common way of saying "I agree with this post". Additional users who agree with the post may follow up by responding to the single carat with two, and then three, and so on. Nightbot will immediately attempt to start a carat train by posting two, usually prompting someone else to respond to Nightbot with three. This is the most used command on the channel by a significant margin.
* !add - Added during the production of ''[[Your Level Sucks|Your Level Sucks 2]]'' specifically to catch "drive-by" chat spammers who would post codes to their shitty levels expecting the streamer to have a scraping tool that was collecting codes for them to play later and thus receive free exposure. Upon using "!add" Nightbot would activate and immediately disregard everything following the command (such as a level code) and respond to the user with a stern "No".
* !b - Posts the 🅱️ emoji.
* !deviantart - Posts a single 🦶 emoji.
* !fortune - Alleges to give the requester a random fortune, however all of them are "[[Bad luck and misfortune will infest your pathetic soul for all eternity|bad luck and misfortune will infest your pathetic soul for all eternity]]", a quote from ''Rocko's Modern Life''.
* !kazooie - Prompts one of 20 random quotes from [[Kazooie]] that often demean Draco or the game being played.
* !pixiv - Posts an elaborate Japanese-esque ASCII emoticon with the phrase "TENTACLE PORN" next to it.
* twitter - Simply saying the word "Twitter" will result in Nightbot interjecting telling you to "shut up about Twitter". It is the only command that does not include an exclamation point as its trigger.
* !whitebalance - Posts a block of white squares into the chat. This command's response is meant to be very attention-getting to let Draco know that the automatic white balance on the stream camera is causing the video feed to adopt an ugly tint, a setting that keeps resetting itself without making it obvious this has happened.

As time has marched on Nightbot's tendency to spam chat has been reined in and legitimately useful commands have been added to its internal list, though there are still plenty of joke commands for viewers to discover.

[[Category:Memes]]

Nightbot

2026-02-06T22:06:34Z

Gatorbox: /* Notable commands */

'''Nightbot''' is one of the most popular chat bots in use on Twitch. It is active in thousands of channels and assists streamers, viewers, and moderators with common tasks. Gatorbox is one of the many channels employing the use of Nightbot.

Due to a general lack of programming knowledge in the languages Nightbot most commonly interfaces with Gatorbox's instance of the bot unintentionally became a negative inside joke. Nightbot is set up to remind viewers that they can follow Gatorbox on Twitch, subscribe on YouTube, and also download the FrankerFaceZ browser extension in order to make use of the channel's 100 custom emoticons. The issue is the timers that make sure Nightbot isn't annoying don't seem to work and often times the bot will spit out more than one of the reminders at a time when it's only supposed to post one of them every 30 minutes. While this was being worked on viewers took a liking to copying the exact phrasing of Nightbot's reminders and repeating them back in chat once Nightbot posts.

==Notable commands==
* ^ - Automatically responds to the user with two carats, "^^". Responding to a chat message with a carat is a common way of saying "I agree with this post". Additional users who agree with the post may follow up by responding to the single carat with two, and then three, and so on. Nightbot will immediately attempt to start a carat train by posting two, usually prompting someone else to respond to Nightbot with three. This is the most used command on the channel by a significant margin.
* !add - Added during the production of ''[[Your Level Sucks|Your Level Sucks 2]]'' specifically to catch "drive-by" chat spammers who would post codes to their shitty levels expecting the streamer to have a scraping tool that was collecting codes for them to play later and thus receive free exposure. Upon using "!add" Nightbot would activate and immediately disregard everything following the command (such as a level code) and respond to the user with a stern "No".
* !b - Posts the 🅱️ emoji.
* !deviantart - Posts a single 🦶 emoji.
* !fortune - Alleges to give the requester a random fortune, however all of them are "[[Bad luck and misfortune will infest your pathetic soul for all eternity|bad luck and misfortune will infest your pathetic soul for all eternity]]", a quote from ''Rocko's Modern Life''.
* !kazooie - Prompts one of 20 random quotes from [[Kazooie]] that often demean Draco or the game being played.
* !pixiv - Posts an elaborate Japanese-esque ASCII emoticon with the phrase "TENTACLE PORN" next to it.
* twitter - Simply saying the word "Twitter" will result in Nightbot interjecting telling you to "shut up about Twitter". It is the only command that does not include an exclamation point as its trigger.
* !whitebalance - Posts a block of white squares into the chat. This command's response is meant to be very attention-getting to let Draco know that the automatic white balance on the stream camera is causing the video feed to adopt an ugly tint, a setting that keeps resetting itself without making it obvious this has happened.

As time has marched on Nightbot's tendency to spam chat has been reined in and legitimately useful commands have been added to its internal list, though there are still plenty of joke commands for viewers to discover.

[[Category:Memes]]

Black Ops One

2026-02-06T22:00:33Z

Gatorbox:

[[File:Black ops one.PNG|thumb|450px|right|An example of Black Ops One.]]
'''Black Ops One''' is the name of a font freely available from Google as part of their "Google Fonts" series of typefaces. Due to the free nature of the font and the fact that it was created by Google it is highly compatible with modern web browsers and is often included as a selectable option in many content management systems, namely WordPress. Starting in the 2020's the font began seeing more widespread use as its technological and military-esque look made it a popular choice for indie game projects. In 2015, when Black Ops One was a relatively new font however, [[Draco]] used it as the font for the header text on his website [[BattleBots Update]]. Black Ops One wound up being used throughout the entire lifetime of the project and in BattleBots Update's current state as an online archive it remains in use to this day.

In a 2024 feature of ''The Coin Game'' Draco noticed several of the textures in the game used Black Ops One for their lettering prompting him and several of the viewers to refer to it as "the BattleBots Update font". Upon spotting the font once Draco began seeing it used everywhere in the game in all sorts of places turning the act of finding the font into something of a game in and of itself. During a 2024 hangout stream of ''LiMiT's Room Escape Games'' the font was once again spotted on the side of a soda machine. It is also more notably used in the logo of the animated Dreamworks series ''Dinotrux''.

Starting with the 2025 season of ''Gatorbox'' Draco redesigned all of the on-screen alerts for things like followers and subscriptions to start displaying in Black Ops One, referencing the ongoing inside joke of spotting it in various places.

[[Category:Memes]]

CG

2026-02-06T21:57:13Z

Gatorbox: Created page with "'''CG''' is a term generally used during the production of a live television broadcast. It was originally an abbreviation for '''character generator''', referring to the software that generates on-screen text ("Chyron") and its operator, however it later became a backronym for '''computer graphics''' when digitized graphics became an industry standard. The position is also sometimes referred to as '''still store''' when it involves images specifically instead of text, ho..."

'''CG''' is a term generally used during the production of a live television broadcast. It was originally an abbreviation for '''character generator''', referring to the software that generates on-screen text ("Chyron") and its operator, however it later became a backronym for '''computer graphics''' when digitized graphics became an industry standard. The position is also sometimes referred to as '''still store''' when it involves images specifically instead of text, however the two terms are used interchangeably. More recently, references to this position are sometimes referred to as simply '''editor'''.

[[Draco]] picked up a habit of openly talking to a make-believe graphics engineer during Gatorbox broadcasts directing "CG" to put certain graphics up on the screen at certain times. For things that were taped with the intent to be edited later, Draco sometimes says "editor add this in" or "editor please cut this part", often leaving in that take and doing the complete opposite for comedic effect (Draco is also the post-production editor of the majority of Gatorbox content). In the late 2000's and early 2010's Draco worked for PBS affiliate KEDT-TV where one of his roles within the studio was the "CG" graphics engineer.

[[Category:Memes]]

Hot Wheels Racer

2026-01-30T16:15:17Z

Gatorbox:

{| style="width:200px; float:right; border:1px solid black"
| [[File:PLACEHOLDER.png|256px|center]]
|-
| <center>'''Mega Racer'''</center>
|-
| '''Released:''' TBA 2026
|-
| '''Platform:''' PC (Steam)
|-
| '''Developers:''' [[TrackMill Games]] [[Twilight Foundry]] [[Gator Company]]
|}
'''''Hot Wheels Racer''''' (also known as '''''Mega Hot Wheels Racer''''', and as '''''Mega Racer''''' in its 2026 digital edition) is a board game designed by [[Draco]] in 2001. It was created as a birthday gift for [[FPS Reflex|Reflex]] and was showcased in a 2018 broadcast of ''Gatorbox'' where the two played a best 2-of-3 contest using old Hot Wheels cars from their childhoods. While considered a prop of the stream, ''Hot Wheels Racer'' actually belongs to Reflex and hangs on the wall in his room of monster truck memorabilia.

The game, designed on a large piece of wood paneling, features gameplay similar to ''Candy Land''. A die is used to determine how far a player moves; rolling a 1-3 allows the player to move one space while a 4-6 allows them to move two. The game's track is designed around getting stuck at various points until the proper numbers are rolled in order to safely pass. The board is littered with hazards (blue spaces) and power-ups (orange spaces) plus two spaces that cause the player to lose a turn (striped spaces). A warp space is also present that allows players to skip two spaces on the board, however due to the conflicting design of the game's mechanics this warp is actually a required path in order to win the game resulting in one space on the board that is impossible to land on.

Draco and Reflex both played through the game while reminiscing about old times and in the end Draco won twice in a row and named himself "2018 ''Hot Wheels Racer'' World Champion".

==Digital Re-release==
Draco (operating as [[Twilight Foundry]]) partnered with [[TrackMill Games]] to create a digital version of the game under the title ''Mega Racer'' to avoid running afoul of copyright infringement. The project was announced in the early 2020's but was not finalized and completed until 2026.

The digital reissue of the game expands upon the original concept by introducing several new boards plus multiple cars to select from. Each car also has its own movement spinner, which replaced the simple "move one or two spaces" mechanic, and allows the cars to move between one and four spaces or activate the car's special feature (movement doubler, shield, etc). The original game board from 2001 with its simplified play mechanics is available as a secret unlockable mode.

[[Category:Props]]
[[Category:Games]]

Draco

2026-01-29T23:02:31Z

Gatorbox: /* Filmography */

{| style="width:200px; float:right; border:1px solid black"
| <center>'''Cast Member'''</center>
|-
| [[File:Draco2024.png|200px|center]]
|-
| <center>'''Draco from Gatorbox'''</center>
|-
| '''First Appearance:''' 2012
|-
| '''Last Appearance:''' N/A
|-
| '''Portrayed By:''' André Bardin
|}
'''Draco from Gatorbox''' (commonly shortened to just '''Draco''' and also known as '''Dinopunk''') is an American writer, actor, and humorist. He is best known as the primary host of [[Gatorbox]] and made his on-camera debut on December 21, 2012 as part of the stream's "end of the world" apocalypse marathon by commentating the PlayStation game ''Apocalypse''. Originally a guest host, in 2013 he eventually became the lead anchor of the stream and its executive producer once the original production group abandoned the project and sold it to Draco. Since then he has appeared in almost every Gatorbox broadcast to date and as of 2024 has hosted over 400 Friday night shows.

When the original producers elected to cancel Gatorbox Draco inquired about obtaining the show's assets and continuing onward with it as a personal project. Gatorbox went off the air in March 2013 while Draco sorted out the details and successfully purchased the assets of the show. The stream returned later that year with its first [[Extra Life]] charity marathon hosted from the charity's event headquarters in Windcrest, Texas.

As the lead creator in charge of Gatorbox, Draco is responsible for nearly all of the channel's content and operations. He greenlights (and often writes and edits) the various miniseries produced by the stream such as ''[[Fanfiction Factory]]'' and ''[[GatorUNbox]]''.

==Personal Life==
[[File:Radio f 2002.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Draco from ''Code: BS''. (2002)]]
Draco is a graduate of Texas A&M University where he studied television production and formerly worked for KEDT-TV, a PBS affiliate in Corpus Christi, Texas. He is also a former theatrical actor, stand-up comedian, and singer. He began writing and performing comedy in 1995 as one half of the comedy duo Radio F. From 2004-2008 he was the lead columnist for [[RFSHQ]] and from 2015-2024 he authored over 200 articles for [[BattleBots Update]]. His work has been featured on various other websites such as VentureBeat, BitMob, ScrewAttack, and Atari Age. Between the late 2000's and early 2010's Draco did annual tours on the convention circuit performing stand-up comedy. From 2014-2017 Draco acted as the emcee and play-by-play commentator for super-regional events for FIRST Robotics.

In 2023, Draco received Extra Life's lifetime achievement award for raising over $10,000 total for the charity.

==Filmography==
* ''Code: BS'' (2001-2003, web series)
* ''The Radio F Show'' (2004-2006, web series)
* ''Daily Toons'' (2005, web cartoon)
* ''Let's Play!'' (2006, web series)
* ''The Miniclip Information Agency'' (2007, short film)
[[File:GMO2 set08.JPG|thumb|300px|right|Draco on the Twilight Foundry set. (2008)]]
* ''Rent To Own'' (2008, short film)
* ''Wake Me Up (Before You Go-Go To Blockbuster)'' (2008, short film)
* ''The YouTube Bargain Bin'' (2008, web series)
* ''Godmode: On'' (2009, web series)
* ''GMO2'' (2010, web series)
* ''[[Gatorbox]]'' (2012-, web series)
* ''[[Your Level Sucks]]'' (2015-2020, web series)
* ''[[What's Yiffin'?]]'' (2015-2017, web series)
* ''BattleBots'' (2016-2022, TV series)
* ''Rockport Strong'' (2017, short film) (uncredited)
* ''2 Old Pirates'' (2019-, podcast)
* ''[[Fanfiction Factory]]'' (2022, podcast)
* ''[[Articles of Conflagration]]'' (2026, web series, pre-production)
* ''Gatorbox Presents: The 100 Best Games of All Time'' (2026, web series, pre-production)

==Discography==
[[File:Standup12.JPG|thumb|300px|right|Draco on the "Live and in Person, Too!" tour. (2012)]]
===as Dinopunk===
* ''[[Echoes]]'' (2022, anthology)
* ''[[Eraser]]'' (2024, cover album)

===as [[Mille|Millé]]===
* ''[[SwordQuest: Earth, Wind, & Fire (& Water)]]'' (2026, single) - feat. [[Hydraphonics]]

===as André Bardin===
* ''Live and in Person, Too!'' (2012, live album)
* ''14% More'' (2026, live album)

===as André Bardin & The Gatorbox Band===
* ''Theme from "The Great Waldo Search"'' (2026, single)
* ''Endless Heights High (The Butterfly Dragon)'' (2026, single) - feat. [[Dr. Ocelot]]

===with [[Rockyowitz]]===
* ''[[Train Songs]]'' (2013, EP)

[[File:AtrRC2016.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Draco (center) with Attractivision. (2016)]]
===with Radio F===
* ''Stupid Stuff'' (1995, album)
* ''Adventures 'N Shit'' (1997, album)
* ''FUCK Radio'' (1999, album)
* ''No More Lonely Nights'' (2001, album)
* ''Stuck on the Rollerslide'' (2002, album)
* ''Eleven Dollars in Ones'' (2002, album)
* ''Reptilian Agenda'' (2003, album)
* ''[[F-Sides: The Best of Radio F]]'' (2006, anthology)
* ''Conglomeraté: The Singles'' (2010, EP)
* ''Blue Spheres (The 2001 Demos)'' (2025, EP)
* ''[[You Can't Go Home Again]]'' (2025, anthology)

==External links==
* [https://twitch.tv/gatorbox Draco] on Twitch (as "Gatorbox")
* [https://www.speedrun.com/user/Gatorbox Draco] on Speedrun.com (as "Gatorbox")
* [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm16076843 Draco] on IMDb
* [https://open.spotify.com/artist/00jgjIqp3SK9U9Woy0Mk44 Draco] on Spotify

[[Category:Cast]]

Draco

2026-01-29T23:02:08Z

Gatorbox: /* as André Bardin & The Gatorbox Band */

{| style="width:200px; float:right; border:1px solid black"
| <center>'''Cast Member'''</center>
|-
| [[File:Draco2024.png|200px|center]]
|-
| <center>'''Draco from Gatorbox'''</center>
|-
| '''First Appearance:''' 2012
|-
| '''Last Appearance:''' N/A
|-
| '''Portrayed By:''' André Bardin
|}
'''Draco from Gatorbox''' (commonly shortened to just '''Draco''' and also known as '''Dinopunk''') is an American writer, actor, and humorist. He is best known as the primary host of [[Gatorbox]] and made his on-camera debut on December 21, 2012 as part of the stream's "end of the world" apocalypse marathon by commentating the PlayStation game ''Apocalypse''. Originally a guest host, in 2013 he eventually became the lead anchor of the stream and its executive producer once the original production group abandoned the project and sold it to Draco. Since then he has appeared in almost every Gatorbox broadcast to date and as of 2024 has hosted over 400 Friday night shows.

When the original producers elected to cancel Gatorbox Draco inquired about obtaining the show's assets and continuing onward with it as a personal project. Gatorbox went off the air in March 2013 while Draco sorted out the details and successfully purchased the assets of the show. The stream returned later that year with its first [[Extra Life]] charity marathon hosted from the charity's event headquarters in Windcrest, Texas.

As the lead creator in charge of Gatorbox, Draco is responsible for nearly all of the channel's content and operations. He greenlights (and often writes and edits) the various miniseries produced by the stream such as ''[[Fanfiction Factory]]'' and ''[[GatorUNbox]]''.

==Personal Life==
[[File:Radio f 2002.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Draco from ''Code: BS''. (2002)]]
Draco is a graduate of Texas A&M University where he studied television production and formerly worked for KEDT-TV, a PBS affiliate in Corpus Christi, Texas. He is also a former theatrical actor, stand-up comedian, and singer. He began writing and performing comedy in 1995 as one half of the comedy duo Radio F. From 2004-2008 he was the lead columnist for [[RFSHQ]] and from 2015-2024 he authored over 200 articles for [[BattleBots Update]]. His work has been featured on various other websites such as VentureBeat, BitMob, ScrewAttack, and Atari Age. Between the late 2000's and early 2010's Draco did annual tours on the convention circuit performing stand-up comedy. From 2014-2017 Draco acted as the emcee and play-by-play commentator for super-regional events for FIRST Robotics.

In 2023, Draco received Extra Life's lifetime achievement award for raising over $10,000 total for the charity.

==Filmography==
* ''Code: BS'' (2001-2003, web series)
* ''The Radio F Show'' (2004-2006, web series)
* ''Daily Toons'' (2005, web cartoon)
* ''Let's Play!'' (2006, web series)
* ''The Miniclip Information Agency'' (2007, short film)
[[File:GMO2 set08.JPG|thumb|300px|right|Draco on the Twilight Foundry set. (2008)]]
* ''Rent To Own'' (2008, short film)
* ''Wake Me Up (Before You Go-Go To Blockbuster)'' (2008, short film)
* ''The YouTube Bargain Bin'' (2008, web series)
* ''Godmode: On'' (2009, web series)
* ''GMO2'' (2010, web series)
* ''[[Gatorbox]]'' (2012-, web series)
* ''[[Your Level Sucks]]'' (2015-2020, web series)
* ''[[What's Yiffin'?]]'' (2015-2017, web series)
* ''BattleBots'' (2016-2022, TV series)
* ''Rockport Strong'' (2017, short film) (uncredited)
* ''2 Old Pirates'' (2019-, podcast)
* ''[[Fanfiction Factory]]'' (2022, podcast)
* ''[[Articles of Conflagration]]'' (2025, web series, pre-production)
* ''Gatorbox Presents: The 100 Best Games of All Time'' (2025, web series, pre-production)

==Discography==
[[File:Standup12.JPG|thumb|300px|right|Draco on the "Live and in Person, Too!" tour. (2012)]]
===as Dinopunk===
* ''[[Echoes]]'' (2022, anthology)
* ''[[Eraser]]'' (2024, cover album)

===as [[Mille|Millé]]===
* ''[[SwordQuest: Earth, Wind, & Fire (& Water)]]'' (2026, single) - feat. [[Hydraphonics]]

===as André Bardin===
* ''Live and in Person, Too!'' (2012, live album)
* ''14% More'' (2026, live album)

===as André Bardin & The Gatorbox Band===
* ''Theme from "The Great Waldo Search"'' (2026, single)
* ''Endless Heights High (The Butterfly Dragon)'' (2026, single) - feat. [[Dr. Ocelot]]

===with [[Rockyowitz]]===
* ''[[Train Songs]]'' (2013, EP)

[[File:AtrRC2016.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Draco (center) with Attractivision. (2016)]]
===with Radio F===
* ''Stupid Stuff'' (1995, album)
* ''Adventures 'N Shit'' (1997, album)
* ''FUCK Radio'' (1999, album)
* ''No More Lonely Nights'' (2001, album)
* ''Stuck on the Rollerslide'' (2002, album)
* ''Eleven Dollars in Ones'' (2002, album)
* ''Reptilian Agenda'' (2003, album)
* ''[[F-Sides: The Best of Radio F]]'' (2006, anthology)
* ''Conglomeraté: The Singles'' (2010, EP)
* ''Blue Spheres (The 2001 Demos)'' (2025, EP)
* ''[[You Can't Go Home Again]]'' (2025, anthology)

==External links==
* [https://twitch.tv/gatorbox Draco] on Twitch (as "Gatorbox")
* [https://www.speedrun.com/user/Gatorbox Draco] on Speedrun.com (as "Gatorbox")
* [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm16076843 Draco] on IMDb
* [https://open.spotify.com/artist/00jgjIqp3SK9U9Woy0Mk44 Draco] on Spotify

[[Category:Cast]]

Rockyowitz

2026-01-29T23:01:03Z

Gatorbox:

{| style="width:200px; float:right; border:1px solid black"
| <center>'''Cast Member'''</center>
|-
| [[File:Rockyowitz2021.jpg|256px|center]]
|-
| <center>'''Rockyowitz'''</center>
|-
| '''First Appearance:''' 2014
|-
| '''Last Appearance:''' 2015
|-
| '''Portrayed By:''' Thomas Rakowitz
|}
'''Rockyowitz''' (commonly shorted to just '''Rocky''') is a Texas-based musician and former member of the band Off The Zodiac. He is currently pursuing a solo career in music and released his debut double album, ''The Musings of Balance'', in 2016. Since then he's continued to post sample tracks and works in progress to YouTube and Soundcloud. In 2025 his single "Bob-Omb Battlefield Rock", which was used as the title theme to the second season of ''[[Your Level Sucks]]'', was reissued in physical form as both a CD and cassette tape as part of the 10th anniversary celebration of the series.

Rocky is most well known as the musician behind much of the ambience heard in Gatorbox's videos and YouTube uploads however he was a guest host himself from 2014 to 2015. He would often play folly to Draco's jokes and would often do things like reading Amazon reviews for the games being played on the show. Clips and samples of his music was used in the outro cards of over 1,500 YouTube uploads between the years 2015 and 2025 until music from [[Radio F]] was swapped in during an overhaul of the channel.

==External links==
* [https://open.spotify.com/artist/6dFcH4RLs37Qn1Nq99JSab Rockyowitz] on Spotify
* [https://soundcloud.com/rockyowitz Rockyowitz] on Soundcloud
* [https://www.youtube.com/c/DrRockyowitz Rockyowitz] on YouTube

[[Category:Cast]]

Autopilot

2026-01-28T23:17:24Z

Gatorbox:

During Gatorbox's inaugural production run through Livestream, the '''autopilot''' was a collection of videos that would play to viewers while the stream was offline. The videos were curated by the Gatorbox cast and crew and generally followed the same half-hour pattern of a 10 minute Gatorbox video, 10 minute episode of ''Jontron'' or other similar show, and 10 minutes of various web culture videos. These half-hour blocks would then be randomized with station idents set up to play during the transitions from one to the next.

The autopilot was one of the most well-received aspects of the original Gatorbox show, however when the stream moved from Livestream to Twitch this functionality was not kept and the autopilot was retired.

==Revival==
In 2026, Draco stated his intent to make a second attempt at launching a 24/7 "always on" secondary channel that ran an endlessly looping shuffled playlist of ''Gatorbox'' content, "[[GatorboxTV]]". The vast majority of the content (>85%) is comprised of old ''Gatorbox'' content, however peppered into the database are several videos from non-Gatorbox shows that Draco has worked on. Also included in this small slice of content are old viral videos and other memorable pieces of web culture. While not a complete replacement for the original autopilot, GatorboxTV does act as something of an analog.

==Shows broadcast in the autopilot==
* 5secondfilms
* ''The Angry Video Game Nerd''
* Ashens
* ''Awesome Video Games''
* ''BattleBots''
* ''Broken Pixels''
* ''Cartoon Sushi''
* Cr1tikal
* Deeper Understanding
* Everything is Terrible!
* ''Gatorbox''
* ''Jontron''
* ''Mega64''
* RedLetterMedia
* ''Tim & Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!''
* ''The Whitest Kids U Know''

[[Category:Shows]]

Articles of Conflagration

2026-01-28T22:17:04Z

Gatorbox: /* Episodes */

{| style="width:200px; float:right; border:1px solid black"
| <center>'''Gator Company Series'''</center>
|-
| [[File:NoLogo.png|256px|center]]
|-
| <center>'''Articles of Conflagration'''</center>
|-
| '''Debut:''' Q2 2026
|-
| '''Episodes:''' TBA
|-
| '''Opening Theme:''' "Living in the Fast Lane" by Python Blue
|-
| '''Cast:''' Draco (host, writer, editor) Roastmaster (writer) Python Blue (composer) bayballchamp92 (cameraman) Suaved (cameraman) Draco Sr. (set design)
|}
'''''Articles of Conflagration''''' is an upcoming [[Gatorbox]] show that is currently in its pre-production phase. It is a comedy show recorded offline hosted by [[Draco]] where he reads and performs articles published by [[Twilight Foundry]] from their archives. The name of the show is a reference to the United States' ''Articles of Confederation'' with wordplay referencing "conflagration" (a massive fire) as an homage to [[Roastmaster]] whose work is predominately featured in the series.

Draco was inspired to make the series after reading several of the articles he wrote for [[RFSHQ]] between 2004 and 2008 on the air as part of the [[RFSHQ 20th Anniversary]] stream held on May 10, 2024. ''Articles of Conflagration'' is the first Gatorbox series aside from the main stream itself to debut with a dedicated set. The set features a large purple wall with a repeating pattern of rounded rectangle-like shapes in alternating shades of light and dark purple; this color scheme and pattern was taken directly from the background designed for the former Twilight Foundry media archive website. The large "Twilight Foundry" logo hanging behind the desk was created using the most recent version of the logo designed in 2014, this graphic was based heavily on the original Twilight Foundry logo that was created in 2001 (the original logo can be seen on the desk as a small business card inside a frame).

The show's title theme is "Living in the Fast Lane" performed by Python Blue, a cover of the title song from the MS-DOS game ''Jones in the Fast Lane''. The original track from the game was used for the opening credits of ''Roastmaster.avi'', an animated series that was to be created by Roastmaster exclusively for Gatorbox's [[Autopilot]] in 2012 however the producers of the series were unable to secure funding for it and as such it was never worked on beyond its initial announcement teaser.

==Format==
Draco welcomes viewers to each episode following the opening credits and introduces the subject. Before the episode starts proper Draco gets up from his desk to take viewers to the "Context Corner" where he provides some insight into "the way things were in the world" when the article to be featured was written. Because most of the episodes pertain to things written a decade ago or more this segment helps prime the viewer for some of the content which may have become dated in the years following its original publication. Draco returns to the main set to sit back down and perform the selected article. In a given episode of ''Articles of Conflagration'' the majority of the featured article is left intact with only nominal changes being made to clarify tone of voice or perspective. Draco acts as the author for every article using first person pronouns to refer to himself even if he was not the original author of the article in the episode. This is done to avoid confusion as relaying an entire story in a third person perspective proved to be difficult to follow in test recordings.

==Recurring gags==
* Draco starts every episode writing on a typewriter as the title credits finish, he is actually typing "[[These levels were made by kids]]" during each shot.
* The Context Corner, while specifically written into the series as a context vehicle, is something of a recurring gag itself.
* The desk ornament changes every episode, and is usually related to the theme of the episode, but no attention is ever drawn to it.

==Episodes==
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="font-weight:bold; text-align:center;"
! Episode
! Article Featured
! Premiere
! Source
! Author
! Org. Published
|-
| style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;" | 1
| style="font-style:italic;" | St. Joseph's Indian School Just Sent Me Shitloads of Gifts
| Q2 2026
| Gator Company
| Roastmaster
| c. 2011
|-
| style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;" | 2
| style="font-style:italic;" | ChatGPT, How Do I Find MissingNo?
| Q3 2026
| Original
| Draco
| New
|-
| style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;" | 3
| style="font-style:italic;" | Shows ABC Says are "More Popular" than BattleBots
| Q3 2026
| BattleBots Update
| Draco
| 09/02/2016
|-
| style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;" | 4
| style="font-style:italic;" | The Best and/or Worst of Sandra Lee
| Q4 2026
| Original
| Draco Roastmaster
| New
|-
| style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;" | 5
| style="font-style:italic;" | The Nutrisystem Challenge
| Q4 2026
| RFSHQ
| Draco
| c. 2006
|-
| style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;" | 6
| style="font-style:italic;" | What Else is on Discovery+?
| Q4 2026
| BattleBots Update
| Draco
| c. 2022
|-
| style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;" | 7
| style="font-style:italic;" | Namecheap's 144 Worst gTLD's
| 2027
| Twilight Foundry
| Roastmaster
| c. 2014
|-
| style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;" | 8
| style="font-style:italic;" | Every Super Mario 35th Anniversary Mission, Ranked
| 2027
| Gator Company
| Draco
| 04/05/2021
|-
| style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;" | 9
| style="font-style:italic;" | Dear Full Sail University, My Life is a Fucking Wreck
| 2027
| Twilight Foundry
| Roastmaster
| c. 2015
|}

[[Category:Shows]]

Off Air

2026-01-28T22:06:45Z

Gatorbox:

{| style="width:200px; float:right; border:1px solid black"
| <center>'''Gator Company Series'''</center>
|-
| [[File:LOGO offair 2019.png|256px|center]]
|-
| <center>'''Gatorbox is Off the Air'''</center>
|-
| '''Debut:''' April 25, 2019 (as "Off Air") TBA (as "Gatorbox is Off the Air")
|-
| '''Episodes:''' TBA
|-
| '''Opening Theme:''' N/A
|-
| '''Cast:''' [[Draco]] (host, editor) [[Roastmaster]] (writer) [[Tuna Boat Tony]] (writer) [[Fandramon]] (voice ([[Kazooie]])) Suave Sniper (cameraman) bayballchamp91 (cameraman) Doctor Ocelot (animator)
|}
'''''Gatorbox is Off the Air''''' (formerly '''''Off Air''''') is a special series produced outside of Gatorbox's standard streaming schedule. It is a free-form series that follows no particular theme or setting and each episode can be viewed as a separate entity. The show is written, taped, and edited entirely offline, hence its name "Off Air". The idea for ''Off Air'' was briefly explored in 2015 as a way to offer a behind the scenes look at production of the show, however this idea did not work out as planned due to a sudden relocation of the streaming studio and departure of several key cast members. The series was briefly revisited in 2019 as a review-oriented humor show but remained out of production for a considerable amount of time due to concerns over budgeting resources.

In 2025 the series was given a complete overhaul and renamed to ''Gatorbox is Off the Air'' to help differentiate it from other shows and concepts simply named "Off Air". The show has no opening theme or dedicated set and is instead a freeform comedy series focusing on specific topics and often begins with a cold opening that drops viewers straight into the point of the episode right away. Draco has stated that the revised version of ''Off Air'' is essentially a sort of "B-side" to his larger comedy series project, ''[[Articles of Conflagration]]'', and is a way for him and the show staff to explore non-standard ideas for videos that wouldn't "fit" the theme and setting of ''Articles''.

The series in all three of its iterations has been used as an incentive to get viewers and fans to support the stream either by pledging on Patreon or subscribing on Twitch as episodes of ''Off Air'' are commonly offered to supporters much earlier than the general public has access to. New episodes of the show debut live as part of a standard Friday night ''Gatorbox'' stream where they take the place of that week's ''[[GatorUNbox]]''.

==Episodes==
===As "Off Air" (2015/2019)===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col"| Episode
! scope="col"| Title
|-
! scope="row"| 2015-1
| The Making of "Mare Juice"
|-
! scope="row"| 2019-1
| Mountain Dew Game Fuel Review
|-
! scope="row"| 2019-2
| Extra Life's G-Fuel Sampler Pack
|-
|}

===As "Gatorbox is Off the Air" (2026-)===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col"| Episode
! scope="col"| Title
! scope="col"| Released
|-
! scope="row"| 1
| Fanatical: A $1 Steam Key Odyssey
| pre-production
|-
! scope="row"| 2
| FIGGYZ Sold Me Some Bird Magnets
| pre-production
|-
! scope="row"| 3
| BattleBots' Hot-Dogs-in-the-Crust Pizza
| pre-production
|-
! scope="row"| 4
| RESURRECT DEAD: Rockport's Toynbee Tile
| pre-production
|-
! scope="row"| 5
| Bootleg Lapras Goes to the Beach
| pre-production
|-
! scope="row"| 6
| YEAH, YOU WANT "THOSE VIDEOS"? HERE, NOW LET'S SEE YOU WATCH THEM!
| pre-production
|-
! scope="row"| 7
| (Untitled Something Awful retrospective)
| pre-production
|-
! scope="row"| 8
| (Untitled costume restoration project)
| pre-production
|-
|}

[[Category:Shows]]

Off Air

2026-01-28T21:29:14Z

Gatorbox: /* As "Gatorbox is Off the Air" (2025-) */

{| style="width:200px; float:right; border:1px solid black"
| <center>'''Gator Company Series'''</center>
|-
| [[File:LOGO offair 2019.png|256px|center]]
|-
| <center>'''Gatorbox is Off the Air'''</center>
|-
| '''Debut:''' April 25, 2019 (as "Off Air") TBA (as "Gatorbox is Off the Air")
|-
| '''Episodes:''' TBA
|-
| '''Opening Theme:''' N/A
|-
| '''Cast:''' Draco (host, editor) FPS Reflex (cameraman) Roastmaster (writer) bayballchamp91 (cameraman) Doctor Ocelot (animator)
|}
'''''Gatorbox is Off the Air''''' (formerly '''''Off Air''''') is a special series produced outside of Gatorbox's standard streaming schedule. It is a free-form series that follows no particular theme or setting and each episode can be viewed as a separate entity. The show is written, taped, and edited entirely offline, hence its name "Off Air". The idea for ''Off Air'' was briefly explored in 2015 as a way to offer a behind the scenes look at production of the show, however this idea did not work out as planned due to a sudden relocation of the streaming studio and departure of several key cast members. The series was briefly revisited in 2019 as a review-oriented humor show but remained out of production for a considerable amount of time due to concerns over budgeting resources.

In 2025 the series was given a complete overhaul and renamed to ''Gatorbox is Off the Air'' to help differentiate it from other shows and concepts simply named "Off Air". The show has no opening theme or dedicated set and is instead a freeform comedy series focusing on specific topics and often begins with a cold opening that drops viewers straight into the point of the episode right away. Draco has stated that the revised version of ''Off Air'' is essentially a sort of "B-side" to his larger comedy series project, ''[[Articles of Conflagration]]'', and is a way for him and the show staff to explore non-standard ideas for videos that wouldn't "fit" the theme and setting of ''Articles''.

The series in all three of its iterations has been used as an incentive to get viewers and fans to support the stream either by pledging on Patreon or subscribing on Twitch as episodes of ''Off Air'' are commonly offered to supporters much earlier than the general public has access to. New episodes of the show debut live as part of a standard Friday night ''Gatorbox'' stream where they take the place of that week's ''[[GatorUNbox]]''.

==Episodes==
===As "Off Air" (2015/2019)===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col"| Episode
! scope="col"| Title
|-
! scope="row"| 2015-1
| The Making of "Mare Juice"
|-
! scope="row"| 2019-1
| Mountain Dew Game Fuel Review
|-
! scope="row"| 2019-2
| Extra Life's G-Fuel Sampler Pack
|-
|}

===As "Gatorbox is Off the Air" (2026-)===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col"| Episode
! scope="col"| Title
! scope="col"| Released
|-
! scope="row"| 1
| Planet Fanatical: A Steam Key Odyssey
| pre-production
|-
! scope="row"| 2
| FIGGYZ Sold Me Some Bird Magnets
| pre-production
|-
! scope="row"| 3
| BattleBots' Hot-Dogs-in-the-Crust Pizza
| pre-production
|-
! scope="row"| 4
| RESURRECT DEAD: Rockport's Toynbee Tile
| pre-production
|-
! scope="row"| 5
| Bootleg Lapras Goes to the Beach
| pre-production
|-
! scope="row"| 6
| YEAH, YOU WANT "THOSE VIDEOS"? HERE, NOW LET'S SEE YOU WATCH THEM!
| pre-production
|-
! scope="row"| 7
| (Untitled Something Awful retrospective)
| pre-production
|-
|}

[[Category:Shows]]