Otacon Report: 4 Spirit Beasts and a Turtle

/cue Pokemon Theme Song
I wanna be, the very best...

In just over a week, I have gone from "meh, yeah I have a hunter," to "ZOMG HUNTER I LOVE TAMING PETS GOTTA CATCH 'EM ALL!"
Yeah it's sad. It's also been quite a journey. It reminds me of my mindless farming in FF 12, where I would spend hours running back and forth between areas for a certain treasure spawn. BTW, random treasure spawns in Final Fantasy games = STUPIDEST IDEA EVER! (maybe after the junction system <.<)
In naming my hunter Otacon, after Hal Emmerich from Metal Gear Solid series, I decided to try and stick with that theme for my pets. I found a dog and named it Naomi Hunter ;). My devilsaur is named MetalGear REX. I named my wolf Sniper and my ghost cat Ocelot. Yes I think I'm incredibly clever.
However, the biggest challenge was of course trying to get the more coveted beasts, namely, the spirit beasts in Northrend. I had timing on my side; considering that Northrend is fairly empty now, I was easily able to obtain two of the 4 Northrend spirit beasts because noone was around.
NPC Scan is a must for these, and along with NPC Overlay, I was easily able to find them, even if it took a while.
NPC Scan is also a great way to give yourself a heartattack. Sure you can make the sounds less scary and loud, but then you might miss out if you don't hear it in time. So yeah, I gave myself 4 heartattacks (because I didnt use NPC Scan for Arcticus)

Arcticus (75)
My first tame was the spirit bear, Arcticus, namely because he was the first available. He was an easy fine, already waiting for me when I flew over to his roaming spot. I like his look because he's a ghostly druid like bear. The detail of his eyes, with the slight mask on them, looks awesome. I wish he was a normal tenancity pet, even though I have used ferocity pets for tanking anyways.

I named him Gekko, after a mass produced weapon in MGS4. Gekko means "moonlight" in Japanese.

Gondria (77)
I got Gondria before Loque'nahak because while I was waiting for Loque, I leveled a bit. Once I hit 77, I went off to see if he was there, and low and behold, he was waiting for me.

I named him Whisper because a guildie suggested it. He does look like a whisper doesn't he. I can't find any fitting names for him in MGS, so we'll see if I rename him. 

Loque'nahak (76)
And thus begins the true attempt to camp for a pet. This one took me 7 hours to obtain. I spent a few hours camping certain areas, and circling Sholazar Basin. The most unfortunate thing about Loque is that he has about 6 different spawn areas spread throughout Sholazar. It also made me nervous because I saw quite a few hunters come in and out looking for him.
I ended up leveling at the same time. My friend convinced me that the true pet I was after, which is true, is Skoll and that I shouldn't just wait around. I began leveling in Sholazar while making periodic runs around looking for Loque. Low and behold, NPC Scan went off and I had a heartattack, then was able to tame this beauty.

I named him Revolver (Revolver Ocelot) because I already named my ghost leopard Ocelot. He is by far the prettiest cat I've scene. I love that he is not entirely spectral, just his face.

Skoll (80)
The whole reason I started this has to do with Skoll, the lightening worg. Skoll was a bad challenge for me. I started camping late at night on Sunday, but I had opened at work at 6, meaning I was up at 5. With little sleep under my belt I tried staying up as long as possible, waiting for Skoll. The rumored spawn timers are 6-8 hours, and just when I was hitting my 5th hour camping, I crashed. No joke. Just fell asleep backwards on my bed. I of course got AFK logged and woke up to Deathwing's face. :( I spent the rest of the day camping. I had to leave for a couple hours to do errands. Then I left to spend time with my bf. I checked in every now and then at my BF's house, but to no avail. I was pretty sure he spawned while I was gone and someone snatched him up. I went home and my Bf helped me camp one of the three spots. Unfortunately for me, one of the spots being camped was by another Orc, and it was the one that seemed to be most "common".  We waited for four hours, with me checking in on the other Orc to see if he was still there. I figured if he wasn't he either gave up or tamed him. Luckily he didn't move much.
Then, a whisper came from my BF. :O! he said! I mounted up and was speeding over. There he was, after almost a 24 hour watch for him. I tamed him right away, and was giddy with joy! He is so awesome looking!

His name is Raiden, because of his lightning. Raiden in Japanese means lightning. I think, as far as MGS theme goes, it's a perfect match!

Terrorpene (81)
Super lava fire turtle! I wasn't looking for this one seriously. But man was this the toughest one to get. I was sweating. My BF and I are leveling together to 85, him on his pally, so I spent my off time unpacking my room some more and camping for him. After about 10 hours, another hunter showed up, and he would not go away. I moved away from him, and my NPC scan went off. BAM! Scared the shit out of me.
My heart was racing. Because this isn't just a jump down and tame him kind of pet. This required another action bar and some macros. Because he was out of range from the Night Elf, I dropped quickly, ate some buff food to increase my stam and haste, and then used a resistance potion to help fend off the lava and Terrorpene's attack. Terrorpene has a very harsh lava breath that he channels. It burns through your hp, and along with lava damage, it is no fun. I had my core hound out and cast ancient hysteria on immediately, before dismissing him. I popped a Potion of Speed, Deterrence and then started my tame. Boy the heart was pounding. Although my tame ended up being quick one, I watched in panic as my hp dropped, knowing full well that if I failed, Terrorpene would belong to the Nelf behind me. And finally, when I saw LOW HEALTH pop on my screen, Terrorpene shrunk and landed besides me. I did it! The nelf flew near me and targeted me, but didn't do much. I proudly showed him off for a few seconds, while eating some buff food to get my health high.

This guy has no name yet. I can't decide, and there's no turtle in MGS so I'm figuring it out. Look and Skin wise, he is hands down my favorite. The little details, like his lava cracked flesh, to the fire breathing from his mouth and the volcano horn that steams smoke, is absolutely gorgeous. I love that he is not exotic, and am excited that, as a tenacity pet, we have many adventures of soloing ahead of us.

More?
I've taken on a few other less challenging pets. Ashtail, the only purple-grey fox, Olm the Wise, a spectral Owl, and Aotona, a beautiful purple and blue Macaw bird, are also all mine. While searching for Loque, I also ran smack into King Krush, who was also swiftly tamed. I am having a blast finding different pets and making them mine.

Next
Will be Maddex, the scorpion, Sambas, the lion cat, and the last two spirit beasts, Karoma, the spirit wolf guide, and Ghostcrawler, the spectral crab. Idk if I want Ghostcrawler, but he's on the list.
Gotta catch'em all!