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[[Image:Cara3.jpg|thumb|Hugo "Cara" van der Wolk]]
 
[[Image:Cara3.jpg|thumb|Hugo "Cara" van der Wolk]]
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'''Hugo''' "'''''Carathorn'''''" '''van der Wolk''' has been playing [[Perfect Dark]] ever since the release of the game, and is still speedrunning and improving his times as of today.<br>
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'''Hugo "''Carathorn''" van der Wolk''' has been playing [[Perfect Dark]] ever since the release of the game, and is still speedrunning and improving his times as of today.
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He has changed his name to Carathorn from Hugo Boss, as he wanted to use an overall 'game name', which he has used in other games like [http://www.imperialconflict.com/ Imperial Conflict] as well.
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==Joining "The Elite"==
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Hugo first decided to join [[The Elite]] in April 2005, as Hugo Boss, but later changed his name to Carathorn as he wanted to use an overall 'game name'. He had used this before in other games such as [http://www.imperialconflict.com/ Imperial Conflict].
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==Joining "The Elite"==
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Thus in October 2006 he rejoined as Hugo but was initially ranked relatively lowly since he had not played Perfect Agent yet. His Agent and Special Agent times were decent however.
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Carathorn had decided to join in April 2005, as Hugo Boss. In October 2006 he rejoined as Carathorn. However, he has been speedrunning before his joining for several years already.
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When Carathorn joined [[The Elite]] he was ranked low in time, because he had not played [[Perfect Agent]] yet. Though his [[Agent]] and [[Special Agent]] times were more than good.
      
==Getting to the top 100==
 
==Getting to the top 100==
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Carathorn used to only play Agent and Special Agent during the years he had owned [[Perfect Dark]]. Therefore some of his Perfect Agent times were a disaster. In September 2006 he decided to improve some of these 20+ minutes times, as the only way to really improve in the Perfect Dark rankings was to play this difficulty. By doing this, he has improven his total time with more than an hour. By the time all these 'disasters-times' were gone, Carathorn managed to get into the top 100 time rankings, by completing ''Maian SOS Perfect Agent'' in 2:45. This achievement was done on November 9th 2006. Almost 4 months later, on March 7th, Carathorn managed to get into the top 100 in points as well.
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==2006/2007/2008==
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In September 2006 Hugo decided to improve some of his 20+ minutes PA times, as the only way to really improve in the Perfect Dark rankings was to play this difficulty. By the time all these 'disasters-times' were gone, he had managed to get into the Top 100 time rankings, the final time cut coming by completing ''Maian SOS Perfect Agent'' in 2:45 on November 9th 2006. Almost 4 months later, on March 7th 2007, Hugo managed to get into the Top 100 in points as well.
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From the time Carathorn rejoined The Elite, he has almost improved all his times. During the time he rejoined the elite and now Carathorn has really improved himself, as can be seen by the PRs he has gotten lately. [[WAR%21|WAR!]] Agent 0:26, [[Carrington_Villa:_Hostage_One|Villa]] Agent 1:10 are examples. Moreover, he holds 5 World Records as of now, with his latest [[Chicago:_Stealth|Chicago]] Agent 0:15 achieved on February 29th 2008. He is still continuing with playing Perfect Dark and will keep on improving his times. Especially in the so called ''Perfect Dark Nights'' with [[Max_Bout|Red Bull]] his amount of new PRs are amazing.
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In August 2007, Carathorn has received the NTSC version of Perfect Dark and got 14 PRs in the next 2 days. He has steadily gained rankings ever since. On the 29th of February Carathorn has announced his unhoard with 17 PRs. With this unhoard he cut off 4 minutes of his Total Time and gained more than 700 points. As of now, Carathorn is ranked 26th in Points and 23th in Time on the [http://www.the-elite.net/PD/elite.htm Perfect Dark Rankings] and climbing!
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==2007 onward==
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Hugo has improved all his times regularly since rejoining The Elite and has now reached a very high standard with times such as [[WAR!]] Agent 0:26 and [[Villa]] Agent 1:10. Many of his times have come on so called ''Perfect Dark Nights'' with [[Red Bull]].  
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In August 2007, Hugo received the [[NTSC]] version of Perfect Dark and got 14 PRs in the next 2 days. He has steadily gained rankings ever since and on the 29th of February 2008 announced an unhoard of 17 PRs. With this he cut off 4 minutes of his Total Time and gained more than 700 points. As of now, Hugo is ranked 26th in Points and 23rd in Time on the [http://www.the-elite.net/PD/elite.htm Perfect Dark Rankings] and climbing!
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He holds 5 World Records as of now, with his latest [[Chicago]] Agent 0:15 achieved on February 29th 2008.
    
==Other activities==
 
==Other activities==
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'''Hugo''' "'''''Carathorn'''''" '''van der Wolk''' is also involved in the [http://perfectdarkelite.yuku.com/topic/13643 Project ''The Elite's Anthem''] where he will compose a song with other Eliters. This is described by Carathorn as follows: "''We compose, write, record and totally produce our own Anthem.''" When this Anthem will be finished, is not known yet. He also made digital versions of all Red Bull's videos and has been involved in Video Proof Analyzing as a semi-professional video editor.
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Hugo is also involved in the [http://perfectdarkelite.yuku.com/topic/13643 Project ''The Elite's Anthem''] where he will compose a song with other Eliters. This is described by Carathorn as follows: "''We compose, write, record and totally produce our own Anthem.''" When this Anthem will be finished, is not known yet. He also made digital versions of all Red Bull's videos and has been involved in Video Proof Analyzing as a semi-professional video editor.
    
==Contributions==
 
==Contributions==
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Cara played online poker together with Red Bull, in order to win money so they could buy Rayan Isran his NTSC console and NTSC PD Cartridge. Rayan Isran was ranked 3rd at that time, and they decided to give him this present that he, according to Cara and Bully, "deserved because of his great talent". Some reaction from The Elite were:<br>  
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Hugo played online poker together with Red Bull, in order to win money so they could buy [[Rayan Isran]] his NTSC console and PD Cartridge. Rayan was ranked 3rd at that time, and they decided to give him this present as he, according to Cara and Bully, "deserved because of his great talent". Some reaction from The Elite were:<br>  
 
''"Incredible generosity!"<br>
 
''"Incredible generosity!"<br>
 
''"omg you guys are super generous and doing a great favor to ge & pd speedrunning."'' <br>
 
''"omg you guys are super generous and doing a great favor to ge & pd speedrunning."'' <br>
 
''"What a great contribution to the elite you guys are making!"''''<br>
 
''"What a great contribution to the elite you guys are making!"''''<br>
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in December 2007, Rayan Isran got his NTSC Console shipped all the way from USA to Pakistan, and quickly became the new Champion with an amazing lead, that still stands today.
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In December 2007, Rayan received his NTSC Console shipped all the way from USA to Pakistan, and quickly became the new Champion with an amazing lead, that still stands today.
    
==Other Games==
 
==Other Games==
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''Carathorn'' is not only skilled at Perfect Dark, but is a top player in almost every game he plays seriously. For example, he has made some awesome movies of [[Super_Monkey_Ball|Super Monkey Ball]], which can be found at the [http://www.smb-theatre.com/ SMB Theatre].<br>
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Carathorn is also a big fan of Super Mario, in which he owns almost every game from the NES to the N64. Moreover, games like ''Crysis'', '' Heroes of Might and Magic III & V'', ''Rollercoaster Tycoon 3'' and ''Diddy Kong Racing'' are among one of the favourite games of Carathorn.
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Hugo is not only skilled at Perfect Dark, but is a top player in almost every game he plays seriously. For example, he has made some awesome movies of [[Super Monkey Ball]], which can be found at the [http://www.smb-theatre.com/ SMB Theatre].
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He is also a big fan of Super Mario, in which he owns almost every game from the [[NES]] to the [[N64]]. Moreover, games like Crysis, Heroes of Might and Magic III & V, Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 and [[Diddy Kong Racing]] are among his favourite titles.
    
==Personal Life==
 
==Personal Life==
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In his free time, Hugo van der Wolk has been making music since he was 6 years old. He invests a lot of time in becoming a fulltime musician, and his lastest project is an Electro/Minimal Live-Act together with DJ Roel H (see external links). Hugo lives in Haarlem, a city next to Amsterdam, and is currently following the course "International Music Management" at the university of Haarlem.
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In his free time, Hugo has been making music since he was 6 years old. He invests a lot of time in becoming a fulltime musician, and his lastest project is an Electro/Minimal Live-Act together with DJ Roel H (see external links). Hugo lives in Haarlem, a city next to Amsterdam, and is currently following the course "International Music Management" at the University of Haarlem.
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rt-bfqh0jWE Cara's Theme Song Summer Contest 2008] - Written en Produced by Cara himself
 
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rt-bfqh0jWE Cara's Theme Song Summer Contest 2008] - Written en Produced by Cara himself
 
* [http://www.geocities.com/Carathorn_pd Carathorn's Perfect Dark Times Page]<br>
 
* [http://www.geocities.com/Carathorn_pd Carathorn's Perfect Dark Times Page]<br>
 
* [http://www.geocities.com/RedCar_Coop Carathorn's Perfect Dark Cooperation Times Page] - All Cooperation times done with [[Max Bout|Red Bull]]<br>
 
* [http://www.geocities.com/RedCar_Coop Carathorn's Perfect Dark Cooperation Times Page] - All Cooperation times done with [[Max Bout|Red Bull]]<br>
 
* [http://www.myspace.com/roelhhughw Roel H & Hugh W Myspace website] - Website of his latest music project
 
* [http://www.myspace.com/roelhhughw Roel H & Hugh W Myspace website] - Website of his latest music project
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{{2008 Elite Summer Contest}}
 
{{2008 Elite Summer Contest}}
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