Nate "Pixelkid" Starr
...and friends
...and friends
by Nathan Gold
2004 - Applania
Prince Borp Applan is born in Applania to King Drep Applan.
April 6th, 2005 - Earth
Nate "Pixelkid" Starr is born in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America, Earth.
July 28th, 2005 - Applania
Borp's sibling, Boop Applan, is born in Applania to King Drep Applan.
May 29th, 2006 - Earth
Nate's brother, Arthur "Sonicboy/Omega" Starr is born in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America, Earth.
August 14th, 2006 - Venus
Brooklyn "Melody" Jones, granddaughter of Mayor James Nerys, is born in TecTown, United States of America, Venus.
2011 - Earth
Nate & Arthur Starr lose their parents in a robbery, so the U.S. Government takes them into custody, experimenting on the brothers at Area 51.
2015 - Earth
Nate & Arthur Starr are released from Area 51, having signed Non-Disclosure Agreements, and are given a normal life on Earth. Nate's body, having somewhat resisted the effects of genetic experimentation, gains super speed and a high intelligence level. Arthur's body wasn't so lucky however, and now operates at a much faster level than humans normally would; Arthur now has the ability to move at the speed of sound.
April 6th, 2018 - Earth
A large, metallic figure is trying to cause Yellowstone National Park, which houses a powerful volcano, to erupt. Nobody has the bravery required to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation. Nate Starr decides to take care of it, and builds an acidic projectile-based weapon through the use of an old flamethrower and some soda. He is presented as a hero for saving America, because nobody else wanted to do it.
Sources:
PixelPlayer's Quest - Game (2018)
Pixelkid's Quest Remastered - Game (2020)
April 6th, 2018 - (Alternate) Earth -> The Null Space
A large, metallic figure is trying to cause Yellowstone National Park, which houses a powerful volcano, to erupt. Nobody has the bravery required to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation. Nate Starr decides to take care of it, and builds an acidic projectile-based weapon through the use of an old flamethrower and some soda. He fails, and the metallic figure leaves through the entrance of the volcano. Suddenly, loud crackling is heard from the entrance of the volcano. Soon after, Nate is met with an unknown yet familiar figure, claiming to also be Nate Starr. The stranger explains they are from an alternate universe in the future, where things played out differently. Nate doesn't believe the faker, and battles him, obviously losing the fight. He notices that the other Nate uses similar tools to him, and he decides to believe the future version. He lets Future Nate leave the volcano, but then is suddenly whisked away somewhere. Nate awakens in a strange place, but then he looks to his side, finding Future Nate is there with him.
Sources:
PixelPlayer's Quest - Game (2018)
Pixelkid's Quest Discovery - Game (2018)
June 2018 - Earth
Nate tracks down the man who killed his parents and traps the murderer in a small device that's disguised as an electronic casino game. Some have seen Nate intentionally losing the game and staring at the Game Over screen for some reason.
Sources:
Blackjack - Pixelkid Casino - Game (2018)
July 18th, 2018 - Venus
Having been watching TV, Nate Starr is informed of the Venus colony TecTown suffering a crisis, as three volcanos are getting ready to simultaneously erupt. He spends some time building a rocket ship, and then flies to Venus, taking care of two out of three volcanoes. TecTown first responders prevent the third volcano from erupting, and the colony holds Nate as a hero once again for saving many lives. Arthur Starr, having been abandoned on Earth, runs around on the Sky Playground, which Nate built for him years prior.
Sources:
Pixelkid's Quest 2: A New Planet - Game (2018)
Pixelkid's Quest 2 Remastered - Game (2022)
Sky Playground Zone - Pixelkid's Quest 2 Spinoff - Game (2018)
August 25th, 2018 - Applania
On their way home from a hike, Boop Applan, prince of Applania, discovers their home village is enveloped in a fiery dome. As they step into the dome, they feel the hot, dry air. The only thing they can hear beyond the crackling wind is the unsettling growl of something moving slowly in the distance. Boop deduces the fiery dome is coming from a nearby volcano and enters it, on a mission to save their family. Boop fails, getting trapped by somebody, and sent all the way to Venus, hypnotized and manipulated in order to attempt to kill their best friend, Nate Starr.
Sources:
Boop's Quest - Game (2018)
August 29th, 2018 - Venus
A volcano on Venus is getting ready to erupt and destroy TecTown, Nate's new home. He hasn't heard from his best friend, Boop Applan, for quite some time, and believes these two events are linked. Nate decides to venture into the volcano with his new jetpack, ready to fight the enemy zombified Applanians and find Boop. He finds, fights, and rescues Boop from the volcano, unable to save the zombified Applanians inside. However, while escaping, Nate finds a small gem. He touches it, and it sends him and Boop to an alternate dimension called the "Alpha Space," where the two go on a short cooperative adventure to return to Venus.
Sources:
Pixelkid's Quest 3 & Boop: Apple-ish Invasion - Game (2018)
Pixelkid & Boop - Game (2018)
September 27th-28th, 2018 - Venus
The same volcano as last time is about to erupt, however, some fiends have taken liberty in turning everyone into grayscale paper versions of themselves! Nate Starr explores the same volcano again to find the culprits who weaponized a volcano. This time, it's a group called the "HD Drawings," who seek to destroy Venus with fire after turning everything into flammable paper. Nate succeeds in stopping them, but at his usual award ceremony for saving TecTown again, the HD Drawings strike with airships! The drawings Nate faced have declared war on TecTown. He fights with his upgraded Gamer Dew gun, new radioactive blasters and his old shield generator in the war of TecTown and the "HD drawing" gang. Meanwhile, Boop seeks the main headquarters of the HD Drawings, with motivation from their failed journey to save Applania. Boop discovers that their sibling, Borp Applan, was assisting the enemy gang, and promptly defeats them. However, Borp, having one last trick up their sleeve, restrains Boop with their royal psychic abilities, and hypnotizes them once more, in order to defeat Nate Starr. After defeating the airships, Nate attempts to contact Boop, who mysteriously went dark without warning. He enters the volcano Boop went through, and is forced to battle Boop again. Nate wins, saves Boop, and the war is over, the HD Drawings having fallen. The duo go home, purchasing a laboratory, and they begin to experiment on the mysterious gem...
Sources:
Pixelkid's Quest 4: The Art of Time - Game (2018)
Pixelkid's Quest 5: Battle of the Crusades (Part 1) - Game (2018)
Boop's Quest 2: War & Super Boop - Game (2018)
Pixelkid's Quest 5: Battle of the Crusades (Part 2) - Game (2018)
October 24th, 2018 - Venus -> (Alternate) Earth -> The Null Space
After several tests were run on the strange gem, named "The Crimson," Nate & Boop build a machine to house it. Nate uses the "Null Machine" to inter-universally time travel into an alternate universe where things played out differently, bringing Boop along for the ride. The two land at Mt. Vesuvian, on Earth. They decide to venture through, as Nate got the timings somewhat wrong and landed them both after his adventure, but it should be safe enough. As Nate makes it to the final room in the volcano, he notices a younger version of himself standing on the center platform. Young Nate also notices Nate, and begins an attack. Nate wins the battle and convinces Young Nate that they are the same person. Nate and Boop decide to return to their time. However, due to Nate altering his alternate version's timeline, he begins to fade away. Boop sends Nate into an unknown area to avoid the destruction of time. Nate awakens in a strange place, but then he looks to his side, finding Young Nate is there with him.
Sources:
Pixelkid's Quest Discovery - Game (2018)
2018 - The Null Space -> Venus
Both Nates look around, wondering where they are. They decide to run, in search of a way home, and then spot a strange portal-looking object in the distance. Young Nate then takes charge and starts running towards it, Nate joining him. The two traverse a world made of their memories, and eventually reach the end of the line. Both Nates enter the portal back to reality, but they land near the Null Machine, which was destroyed by an energy overload. Past Nate is now stuck in a different universe...
Sources:
Pixelkid's Quest Discovery 2: The Null Space - Game (2018)
October 28th, 2018 - Venus -> Applania
Boop Applan decides to save Applania after living in TecTown for 2 months. Boop and his friend, Nate Starr, discovered the radioactive tools Nate used in the war heal the Applanians, so Boop sets off to fight Borp and save Applania! Boop heads over to Nate's old rocket ship and uses it to fly from Venus all the way over to Applania. Boop succeeds in their quest, but nearly dies in an explosion afterwards. They make it back to Venus safely, Borp being sentenced to execution by guillotine.
Sources:
Boop's Quest 3: Savior of Applania - Game (2018)
November 2nd, 2018 - Venus
The mayor of TecTown decides to hold a fighting competition, which immediately attracts the attention of Nate and Boop, who sign up almost immediately. The event also reels in Brooklyn "Melody" Jones, Borp Applan (who survived their execution), Young Nate, Arthur Starr, Funtime Puppet (Arthur's arch nemesis in a previous life), and a stranger named Dakbob, who wears a helmet from the Helo series' "Biggest Leader." Nate wins the tournament and recieves enough funding to continue the experiments at the laboratory.
Sources:
Pixelkid Fighters - Game (2018)