This thread is one to sum up VS Realms most tragic loss and biggest ripper Wolverine. Many of us knew Wolverine as the "NEW FRESH" Ripper to grace VSRealms. Well after some research I have found out some pretty interesting facts about our slain enemy Wolverine. Before I go into details here are some things I wish for you NOT to do on this thread.

1. Flame/Bash my thread just because it's probably the 10th Wolverine thread. What I am doing here is a significant comparison too 2 very likely rippers; The biggest ever to hit Realms. So just read and make your posts CONSTRUCTIVE.

2. Report this post for SPAM, as it isn't, this thread is a summary of Wolverine's recent actions and like I said in #1 a comparison.

3. SPAM this topic in general. Do NOT post unless you are willing to give INPUT that will benefit our knowledge. For instance do NOT post "I traded with Wolverine" "Here is our deal" or "I am going to file fraud everyone else do it to" and Etc...

4. Have conversation's on this thread. Please only post INPUT relating to the subject, do not respond to other's posts giving your view on it, keep this thread STRICTLY general to what I am talking about.


Well now that that is out out of the way onto the main point of this thread (Note: I am not listing any Address'/Phone #'s/Names for LEGAL purposes).

After 2 weeks of research, I have found out that Wolverine the biggest ripper on VSRealms and probably the biggest ripper I have ever seen in comparison with SythronXxX have a relation with that same ripper. Wolverine I believe is SythronXxX! Yes it is true, but this is MY OPINION, no one elses. Before we get into hardcore evidence lets take a look at some ethical relations...

Wolverine
- Rips MASSIVE amounts at once
- Is Conceded about it (Hides It)
- Rips A LOT of people at once
- Keeps a low profile until Bad Trader threads hit
- Does BIG deals involving High End cards
- Rips were consistent, racked in about $1500-$2000 worth

SythronXxX - From what I researched/remember
- Ripped A LOT of people
- Built up a reputation of 20 Refs or so before Ripping
- Made reasonable offer's slightly tipped in opposing trader's favor
- Concealed and kept a low profile
- Used friends in "High Places"
- Did HUGE Deals/Made HUGE offer's
- His Rips involved A LOT of High End cards on his side
- His Rips were consistent, he racked in about $2000 worth.

I do not know about you but I see A LOT of similar traits between these 2 rippers. Funny thing from what I remember from being ripped by SythronXxX about 2 years ago and then again by Wolverine is what lead me to find this. Thanks to [FD]Swordfish and Tombster212 for bringing up the past Revelation of SythronXxX on another thread. Well after doing a bit of comparison to what these rippers had in common it lead me to farther my investigation, so I took a trip back to YugiohRealms and tried to dig up all the dirt I could on SythronXxX, which was VERY worth it. As I said I am not going to list anything for LEGAL purposes but I suggest if you do not believe me go do some research yourself. Now that we have looked Ethically into these 2 rippers style of scamming lets look at fact.

Wolverine + SythronXxX Connections
- Live's in same COUNTRY, PROVINCE, CITY
- Live on SAME street
- Have VERY similar names from what information I dealt with (Initials)
- Similar styles in Ripping
- Both very smart, very cunning and ethically identical

This is NO coincidence. I highly believe we are dealing with the same person here, maybe he moved across the street or got a friend involved with his Schemes. What ever the matter this new found evidence is astonishing. Now after realizing this I farther my research, turns out SythronXxX's "Buddy" malik_isztar was ripping people on YugiohRealms AGAIN! This was about 2 months ago I Believe. Now, either we are dealing with 1 VERY smart ripper here, or 2 people, SythronXxX who is Wolverine and malik_isztar OR malik_isztar who is Wolverine and SythronXxX. What is funny is that SythronXxX has come back on his FIRST account Sythron and claimed a "Misunderstanding" between him and malik_isztar (Who also Lives in the same City as SythronXxX and Wolverine). All this can be found by going to www.YugiohRealms.com and searching "Sythron".

This is one CONFUSING mystery ripper(s) we have here people. I do not want newbie's replying to this thread, only Veterans like [FD]Swordfish and Tombster212 and Etc... who actually are aware of these past problems.

Note: I have been notified of some "Conflicts" appearing on threads, so please for the sake of actually getting this/these people please keep all LEGAL information to a halt (Posting Address', City's, Phone Number's Etc...). Thank you

PS: I will add more as time progresses

Well, I don't know about you guys, but I plan on doing some detective work of my own. I've already spoken to the London PD and they would be happy to meet with me sometime during my winter break (dec 18-jan 25th). So, I plan on making the drive up there. Whether or not we confront The Ripper or make any progress is unknown and unlikely. Still, I hope we can eventually put this problem to bed.

It is him, my friend J who 'dealt' with Sythron last time kinda confirmed it for me, because of the name: M stand for Marlon.


Since he HAS done this before, and quite well, i think parents might be involved in this.. (he's 16 or 17 i believe)

What I don't get is why anyone would think he was smart. He made deals and didn't follow through. That's not exactly rocket science.

I'm also amazed that anyone could have been ripped off TWICE by the same person. I was ripped off once for a $3 card and I'll NEVER forget who did it. If another trader showed up from the same city, I'd be EXTREMELY wary.

Niles: The reason he was smart is because he took advantage of vsrealms's innocence. I mean, seriously, the biggest ripper before him ripped someone off what, a 10$ card? And it was one person? So a lot of people here weren't as wary when they were trading, just like i'm not wary of pickpockets when i walk in the streets. Now, in YGOrealms, he knew that people weren't as innocent, so he actually built up REAL references, then did the same Wolverine did. Pretty tricky guy.

I only do fairly small trades with people I don't know. And he offered me a deal, I didn't even bother to look at it because he already had a bad ref here. (this was before the big alert, just a small thread saying he went back on his word.)

look at pojo's forums i suspect a guy that goes under the name Malik_Isztar, he has the exact same trade list as wolverine and has the exact same wants as well

Well then just propose a trade over there and get the mailing address and you'll know for sure. Heck, if you bring him to the attention of the Nazis who run Pojo, I'm sure they'll be frothing at the mouth to do something to him.

*Note* everything is based on memory and my knowledge of the situation

Nothing really to say. I thought Jay dealt w/ Synthron... maybe not to the fullest.

Reasons why Wolverine is smart:
[1] Ripped loads of people
[2] Offered huge deals
[3] Realized that half of VSrealms's traders are suckers
[4] Very active on the forums, gaining trust
[5] As [FD] said, VSrealms was all happy and fun, and no one cared if you had 5 REFs or 50 REFs, they'd send same time anyway
[6] He found enough idiots (no offense) that will send to someone w/ 6 unproven REFs $100+ worth in cards

3,5,6 are kinda the same, but w/e.

I see the similarities between Synthron and Wolverine, except that Synthron built up his REFs, but thats proabably because YGOrealms wasn't full of fools, and have had some activity in the Bad Traders forum already.

~Tombster212

Well Tomb, not necessarily idiots, but just innocent and naive.

[FD]- An Idiot might have been a little harsh, but sending $100 worth of cards to some guy with unproven REFs is just... =/.

~Tombster212

highly- Yeah, he had like 50+ REFs, not 20. Everyone wants Jay here, he's the best anti-synthron guy we have. [Insert Bad Pun]

~Tombster212

HUGE EDIT:
After a weekends worth of researching I have found out that this Con Artist bastered might acually be all 3 poeple. From recent information I have uncovered on Yugioh Realms, Sythron Hacked malik_isztar in Sept (The time malik_isztar returned to the ripping scene). This was supposidly for malik_isztar hacking Sythron back in 02 and 03 or so to speak by Sythron's recent post which I believe is a cover-up. Wolverine might be Sythron who is Deck-Master KO! over on poj0 and YGORealms, also it turns out he was ripping under other names to before that. Be close on the match poeple. I will post up more info

I already talked to Jay, he can't do anything other than get into his account, change his password, etc.