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[[Image:Clemens.jpg|thumb|David Clemens]]

[[Image:Clemens.jpg|thumb|David Clemens]]

'''David Clemens''' is 21 years old and resides in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. He is presently the [[Goldeneye]] Champion. David has met fellow eliter [[Bryan Bosshardt]] several times, one occasion while the pair were the top two ranked Goldeneye speedrunners in the world.

'''David Clemens''' is 21 years old and resides in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. He is presently the [[Goldeneye]] Champion.  

== Before The Elite ==

== Before The Elite ==

David became very interested in speedrunning Goldeneye in 2006 after watching many World Record videos. He obtained [[Depot]] Agent 0:26 as his first WR and in late 2006 joined The [[Elite]].  

David first became interested in speedrunning Goldeneye in 2006 after watching many World Record videos at [[Speed Demos Archive]]. Later that year he completed [[Depot]] Agent 0:26 and subsequently joined The [[Elite]] in November.  

== Early Goldeneye Career ==

== Early Goldeneye Career ==

Shortly after becoming a member, he achieved more of the common WRs such as [[Runway]] Secret Agent 0:23, [[Surface 1]] A 1:03 and [[Archives]] A 0:16. This was quickly followed by a pair of 55s on SA/00. The first sign that he was destined to push beyond the more widely obtained WRs was after he obtained [[Bunker 1]] 00 1:08. Only two other players ([[Jim Barrett]] and [[Ilari Pekkala]]) had posted this time previously, and only [[Bryan Bosshardt]] and [[Wouter Jansen]] had better. A month later he had tied Bryan and Wouter with 1:07.

Shortly after becoming a member, David achieved more of the common World Records such as [[Runway]] Secret Agent 0:23, [[Surface 1]] A 1:03 and [[Archives]] A 0:16. This was quickly followed by a pair of 55s on SA/00 difficulty.  

== Rise up the Ranks ==

The first sign that he was destined to push beyond the more widely obtained Records was after he completed [[Bunker 1]] 00 1:08 in January 2007. Only two other players ([[Jim Barrett]] and [[Ilari Pekkala]]) had posted this time previously, and only [[Bryan Bosshardt]] and [[Wouter Jansen]] had better. A month later he had tied Bryan and Wouter with 1:07.

Following Surface 2 00, David made a name for himself as he went on to tie a several of Bosshardt's personal records over the spring and summer, eventually achieving several other untied WRs including Surface 2 SA 0:53 and Bunker 1 00 1:04 which are still untied.  

In April of 2007, David achieved his first untied World Record, [[Surface 2]] 00 1:28, which remained untied for most of the year.  

After tieing several more existing WRs towards the end of the year, David went on a spree in the Winter, untieing WRs all over the place. He got a pair of Archives 54s on SA/00, shortly after getting [[Bunker 2]] SA 0:46 (2 second untied at the time), [[Aztec]] SA 1:38 (though he eventually got 1:36), Aztec 00 1:43 (no longer a WR or his PR), [[Control]] SA 4:10 (now 4:07), [[Caverns]] SA 1:20 and 00 1:37, [[Dam]] 00 1:57, Surface 2 00 1:26 and Bunker 1 SA 0:21.

Following this success, he went on to tie a several of Bryan's personal records over the spring and summer, eventually achieving several more untied World Records including Surface 2 SA 0:53 and Bunker 1 00 1:04, which are still untied.  

His most recent and one of the most maxed WRs in GE is [[Egyptian]] Agent 0:45.

After matching still more existing WRs towards the end of the year, David went on a spree in the Winter, lowering WRs all over the place. He got a pair of Archives 54s on SA/00, shortly after getting [[Bunker 2]] SA 0:46 (2 second untied at the time), [[Aztec]] SA 1:38 (though he eventually got 1:36), Aztec 00 1:43 (no longer a WR or his PR), [[Control]] SA 4:10 (now 4:07), [[Caverns]] SA 1:20 and 00 1:37, [[Dam]] 00 1:57, Surface 2 00 1:26 and Bunker 1 SA 0:21.

 

By this time he was closing in rapidly on Bosshardts Number One ranking.

== Goldeneye Champ ==

== Goldeneye Champ ==

The most accepted date on which David passed Bryan for first place is February 9, 2008, when Bryan Bosshardt made a [http://perfectdarkelite.yuku.com/topic/13452 topic] about this achievement.  It is believe that the record which was completed to give Clemens the upper edge was a mediocre personal record of [[Facility]] 00 Agent 0:55, however since neither player was fully ranked during a large span of time due to their proof issues, it could have been any of Clemens' Personal Records between January 1 and March 1, 2008, which gave him first place.

The most accepted date on which David passed Bryan for first place is February 9, 2008, when Bryan Bosshardt made a [http://perfectdarkelite.yuku.com/topic/13452 topic] about this achievement.  It is believe that the record which was completed to give Clemens the upper edge was either [[Facility]] 00 Agent 0:54 or Surface 1 Agent 1:02, however since neither player was fully ranked during a large span of time due to their proof issues, it could have been any of Clemens' Personal Records between January 1 and March 1, 2008, which gave him first place.

David continued to rise past Bryan, but so did [[Rayan Isran]]. These two are in constant competition, obtaining untied world records frequently, to which the other player will tie the record in a only a few days.  Some examples of this phenomenon are [[Silo]] Agent 1:02, [[Control]] 00 Agent 4:11, Control Secret Agent 4:07 and [[Surface 1]] Agent 1:02.  Rayan is yet to pass David as Goldeneye champion.

David continued to rise past Bryan, but so did [[Rayan Isran]]. These two are in constant competition, obtaining untied world records frequently, to which the other player will tie the record in a only a few days.  Some examples of this phenomenon are [[Silo]] Agent 1:02, [[Control]] 00 Agent 4:11, Control Secret Agent 4:07 and [[Surface 1]] Agent 1:02.  Rayan is yet to pass David as Goldeneye champion.

== Outside Gaming ==  

== Outside Gaming ==  

David Clemens has almost no interest in the elite outside [[Goldeneye]]. He very rarely initiates in conversation with non-Goldeneye players on AIM, and is even more sparsely seen in the elite chatroom.  He has stated that he does not care at all about the [[2008 Elite Summer Contest]], or any Elite Summer Contest at all.

Outside of The Elite, David has a strong interest in meteorology, music, movies and nature. His favorite bands are New Order, Joy Division, Depeche Mode, Nine Inch Nails, Assemblage 23 and Christian Death. His favorites movie series is Indiana Jones and he also has a small scale interest in archaeology.

Outside of the-elite, David has a strong interest in meteorology, music, movies and nature. His favorite bands are New Order, Joy Division, Depeche Mode, Nine Inch Nails, Assemblage 23 and Christian Death. His favorites movie series is Indiana Jones and he also has a small scale interest in archaeology.

David has met fellow eliter [[Bryan Bosshardt]] several times, one occasion while the pair were the top two ranked Goldeneye players in the world.

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