Raelcun Profile Blog Joined March 2008 United States 3714 Posts Last Edited: 2011-07-05 07:57:16 #1



Today as I return from the celebrations and patriotism that is the Fourth of July in the States I found myself musing over the words of one FXO.Boss. During MLG Columbus as we stood watching the games, to the best of my recollection they went something like this. "The Koreans are smart people are not taking Code A spots they think it is better out here. Foreigners would prefer to stay at home than to come to Korea so now they send the Koreans out and start taking all our money; until we give in and go play in Korea with them. Korea is the place to be just not everyone knows it yet. -FXOBoss"



These words have struck amazingly true recently, and I come before you my friends not as a commentator, and not as a fan, but as a pale imitation of Paul Revere. As he went out to ride against the British I am here for you today, to proclaim a coming danger. It is not the British who are coming my friends, nay a far greater threat strikes upon our shores. Not those shores of America, and not those of England but to all of us who bear the title "Foreigner." The Koreans are coming...





They are coming, not by land not by sea but through the internet



Up until recently there has been much talk about how Korea is not the place to be, "The Foreign Lands" as they are known have many more tournaments on a regular basis. The Koreans were not pleased that Korean soil was not the StarCraft Mecca that it once was in Brood War; and they have now unveiled their grand strategy. The Koreans have launched their armies forth from Korean soil, and have started their campaign of terror upon "The Foreign lands." The term 'Foreigner' has always been in homage to the fact that real StarCraft has happened in Korea. Everywhere else was merely a pale imitation hopelessly trying to imitate the real thing that occurs in Seoul South Korea. So far in StarCraft 2 this has not held as true; there have been tournaments of grand scale hoping to challenge Korea for their throne. MLG has done well to recreate the atmosphere, but even they have been invaded. NASL the North American StarLeague is beset with Koreans as part of the attraction. More and more tournaments are finding Korean entrants knocking upon their doors. My friends these Koreans are not the last, more are watching and waiting ready to do their part. The Koreans are coming...





The chant of the crowd still rings in my ears "MMA... MMA... MMA..."



The front lines of the grand Korean invasion are already upon us, tournaments such as the Team Liquid Open are already under siege. The FXOpen Invitational Series has felt their wrath, and MLG once the strong home front of none Korean competition has already been taken. The top 3 in Columbus were Koreans. NASL has had some mixed results so far, but I tell you this we have only had a taste of what is to come. The Koreans are coming...



Lead by their preliminary troops they have invaded us, first breached by Hwangsin in the TL Open #16. In his wake many Koreans rushed to fill the gap in our defenses. The last two have been overrun by their comrades, and I tell you this their foot soldiers, their real army are still in training in secret. We've only seen the forerunners so far; ZENEXHack, PoltPrime, Hwangsin, ZENEXPuzzle, ZENEXIceCream, all hold top 8 spots in the Team Liquid Opens. The FXOpen Invitational series sees Koreans in the top spots with MarineKingPrime, oGsTheStC, GuMihoufOu. The Koreans are coming...





Puzzle is knocking heads in GSL and is invading the Foreign scene at the same time behind him marches a legion of Koreans training and waiting.



Born a Foreigner, trained in Korea one might draw parallels to The Last Samurai, where the lone warrior is thrust into the foreign lands and taught to fight like they do. HuK has long since been in Korea and it shows. His recent victories in DreamHack Summer and Home Story Cup #3 show his Korean training. He was once one of us but he is no longer, trained by the Koreans living with them now he is just as well another Korean invading soldier. Now joins the invasion that is to beset us. Perhaps he is the answer, maybe the only real answer is what the Koreans want. They want us to come to Korea to train, for this reason is why they invade us. The Koreans are coming...





Under that hoodie there lies the eyes of a killer, once Canadian now Korean he has been trained by them and now he looks upon our prizes with lust in his eyes.



Scariest yet is the fact that we know the Koreans are not happy with what they have now. It seems all the Koreans are asking their teams to play in Foreign tournaments. They have set their eyes upon the foreign lands and the rich prizes that flow like milk and honey from the bountiful tournaments. Now the Koreans are taking this rich bounty back to Korea for this is only the start; their comrades see this rich bounty and want some of it for their own. They look to conquer us and take all of our prize money, our vaunted trophies, and of course our ladder points. Their foot soldiers are on the way, the real invasion is yet to come as more and more Koreans see what is to gain. They are forming their ranks and they prepare for the strike, to once again proclaim that Korea is the homeland of StarCraft. With the NASL finals drawing near and MLG Anaheim soon to follow I tell you this again my friends. The Koreans are coming...



The Koreans are coming... These words have struck amazingly true recently, and I come before you my friends not as a commentator, and not as a fan, but as a pale imitation of Paul Revere. As he went out to ride against the British I am here for you today, to proclaim a coming danger. It is not the British who are coming my friends, nay a far greater threat strikes upon our shores. Not those shores of America, and not those of England but to all of us who bear the title "Foreigner." The Koreans are coming...Up until recently there has been much talk about how Korea is not the place to be, "The Foreign Lands" as they are known have many more tournaments on a regular basis. The Koreans were not pleased that Korean soil was not the StarCraft Mecca that it once was in Brood War; and they have now unveiled their grand strategy. The Koreans have launched their armies forth from Korean soil, and have started their campaign of terror upon "The Foreign lands." The term 'Foreigner' has always been in homage to the fact that real StarCraft has happened in Korea. Everywhere else was merely a pale imitation hopelessly trying to imitate the real thing that occurs in Seoul South Korea. So far in StarCraft 2 this has not held as true; there have been tournaments of grand scale hoping to challenge Korea for their throne. MLG has done well to recreate the atmosphere, but even they have been invaded. NASL the North American StarLeague is beset with Koreans as part of the attraction. More and more tournaments are finding Korean entrants knocking upon their doors. My friends these Koreans are not the last, more are watching and waiting ready to do their part. The Koreans are coming...The front lines of the grand Korean invasion are already upon us, tournaments such as the Team Liquid Open are already under siege. The FXOpen Invitational Series has felt their wrath, and MLG once the strong home front of none Korean competition has already been taken. The top 3 in Columbus were Koreans. NASL has had some mixed results so far, but I tell you this we have only had a taste of what is to come. The Koreans are coming...Lead by their preliminary troops they have invaded us, first breached by Hwangsin in the TL Open #16. In his wake many Koreans rushed to fill the gap in our defenses. The last two have been overrun by their comrades, and I tell you this their foot soldiers, their real army are still in training in secret. We've only seen the forerunners so far; ZENEXHack, PoltPrime, Hwangsin, ZENEXPuzzle, ZENEXIceCream, all hold top 8 spots in the Team Liquid Opens. The FXOpen Invitational series sees Koreans in the top spots with MarineKingPrime, oGsTheStC, GuMihoufOu. The Koreans are coming...Born a Foreigner, trained in Korea one might draw parallels to, where the lone warrior is thrust into the foreign lands and taught to fight like they do. HuK has long since been in Korea and it shows. His recent victories in DreamHack Summer and Home Story Cup #3 show his Korean training. He was once one of us but he is no longer, trained by the Koreans living with them now he is just as well another Korean invading soldier. Now joins the invasion that is to beset us. Perhaps he is the answer, maybe the only real answer is what the Koreans want. They want us to come to Korea to train, for this reason is why they invade us. The Koreans are coming...Scariest yet is the fact that we know the Koreans are not happy with what they have now. It seems all the Koreans are asking their teams to play in Foreign tournaments. They have set their eyes upon the foreign lands and the rich prizes that flow like milk and honey from the bountiful tournaments. Now the Koreans are taking this rich bounty back to Korea for this is only the start; their comrades see this rich bounty and want some of it for their own. They look to conquer us and take all of our prize money, our vaunted trophies, and of course our ladder points. Their foot soldiers are on the way, the real invasion is yet to come as more and more Koreans see what is to gain. They are forming their ranks and they prepare for the strike, to once again proclaim that Korea is the homeland of StarCraft. With the NASL finals drawing near and MLG Anaheim soon to follow I tell you this again my friends. The Koreans are coming...