Who is Tango?

I’ve never really had a nickname. My name doesn’t really lend itself to one, and I guess nor does my character. So why Tango?

Well, believe it or not, I’m actually a trained ballroom dancer. I took years of lessons and specialised in latin dancing, specifically the tango. There’s something about the passion, almost lust, of a good tango that just gripped me, and I’ve spent many hours honing my skills in that particular area. Unfortunately the last time I sprained my ankle (which didn’t actually happen whilst playing football) I damaged the ligaments so badly that I probably won’t be able to dance the tango again. Still it was a good holiday that one, I’ve never seen the city so vibrant and alive as that night we danced our last tango, in Paris.

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Remember “You’ve been Tango’d!” and that fat orange bloke that did the ear drum rupturing slap? That was me. My fifteen minutes of fame. I was gutted when they pulled the advert though, all those kids copying me, bleeding earholes the length and breadth of the country, my finest hour! Still, I guess I should be proud as it’s one of those ‘cultural moments’ which everyone seems to remember.

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As a child I spent hours and hours doodling cars. As I grew and my artistic skills developed I started designing them, drawing multi-angle sketches, and came up with some pretty good ideas (little know fact: I helped co-develop airbags after my initial sketch was found at a friends house by his Dad who worked, at the time, for Rolls Royce). As I got older I started considering the impact cars have, and how they could be improved, what was the ultimate car design? Could a blend between efficiency, performance and style be achieved? I came up with the idea of narrow, electrically powered, car with space for two people one in front of the other. I called it the “Tango” (it takes two to..) and sold the idea to the newly founded Commuter Cars Corporation.

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I saved the ringpulls from 5 cans of orange Tango, sent them away and received Tango man in the post. He sits on my desk at work and the first time we played Halflife I was looking for a nickname in the game, spotted him and.. well it just kinda stuck.

Do/did you have a nickname? You did? Do tell.