swirldude is a Board 8 regular that has been around since 2003. He was known for being an author in The Fanfiction Project and was co-commissioner of NCAA Games in 2005-2006. swirldude is also the official, undisputed Knuckles the Echidna fanboy on Board 8. swirldude is a stats topic regular, despite appearing less in 2009 than in the past. He blames the boredom of 4-way matches. Knuckles vs Magus was the best match in GameFAQs history, for obvious reasons. swirldude also got the First Vote in 2003's Ryu vs Duke Nukem matchup.