First of all, it was very hard for me to make this post? but I strongly believe everyone has the right to know about Fayte. To some he was a friend, someone to idolize, a legend or even more more, however to me, Colton was family, a brother to me. We met back in early 2004, I remember the day clearly as I stumbled into a West Coast lobby to watch people whore. I would always randomly join a random west coast/east coast server (Coming from Pros/tXo server) to show the players about improv, I would beat them in score doing improv while they were still doing ?whore? lines. However, it wasn?t about showing off, to me it was about maybe showing someone a new way to play, to influence someone and bring someone over. Guess who that person was, it was Fayte.
Me and Fayte talked about this throughout our life time, he told me when he saw me play he was in ?aw? because he never seen someone play like that before. That is when I brought Fayte over to join my clan and got him to join the pros server, which at the time was iFS (improv Flow Style). Which eventually became eX. I watched Fayte grow through out my years, as he slowly got better and better, to the point he used to message me and and joke around and say ?looks like the student surpassed the master? (which he did, 1000x fold). Now I am not going to go much further than that when it comes to THPS, since I can go on and on about our times on THPS, so I will end that chapter here.
Even when we stopped playing THPS for a bit, we played Socom 2 together, which he became really good at. I remember seeing him start Socom 2 as a noob and then seeing him come out as probably one of the best players I have seen play S2. At one point, we had lost contact for about 4-6 months? it was during my college year actually when I was playing World of Warcraft (WoW). Surprisingly I got in contact with Colton once again and we reconnected. To add on the that surprise, he was also playing WoW too. He played a Rogue and a Deathknight (the same class I played). Both of us were the top of our class in the servers we played so naturally we would go on about who was stronger, who played the better class, etc? In the end, Colton was the winner of that.
So?what this all comes down to and what I ultimate want to say about Colton was that any game he touched he would dominate in. He was gifted, a genius. To add to that, I always believed Colton would become really successful in his life. Being a hard worker and always being dedicated with a laser focus on what ever he was trying to accomplish. It wasn?t until last year, November 7th of 2015 where we finally met when he was visiting Southern California for Blizzcon 2015. Colton was one of the most amazing people I have ever met in my life. I will be honest, I was very awkward so the very first thing I did was reach out to shake his hand? Colton grabbed my hand pulled me in and said ?C?mon man, we have known each other for over 10 years, you can?t give me a hug, lol? then proceeded to hug me. Colton really is one of the coolest and kindest people I have ever met. We went to watch a movie and ended it there, hoping to meet again one day?
Unfortunately? although I wish that this day would never have come, especially at this age? Colton has taken his own life? It?s very unreal that I have to write this part, but I believe everyone needs to know.
Colton was facing a dark time in his life, with no one in real life to turn to, he turned to both me and Mike (Mike.tLT). I have to give all my thanks to Mike as he was there more for Colton (as I was traveling out of the country when I was talking to Colton) till the very end. I would talk to Colton, but from our conversations, whatever he was going through he could not hear my words in the end? Nor the words from Mike? There was a darkness that Colton was facing, but sadly no one was physically there for him. It has been a rough time for everyone who was there for Colton. Sleepless nights, I never knew how much I could cry, how much pain I would feel from this. I know some of you may joke about me or whatever, but I was deeply hurt, filled with anger and sadness for what has happened. Mike also has shared the same pain and I have to thank Mike because he was there before Colton decided to take his life. From across the world? Mike stayed up and got in contact to get the police on their way to Coltons place?. Unfortunately? it was too late..
Colton, I wrote you my feelings in Skype and I hope you read them. To those who were close to Colton/Fayte, who he has affected, I encourage you to write something to Fayte. I know wherever he is, he will be there to read your message.
Colton? I love you and there will never be a day where I will forget about you. At this point? I will never be able to play THPS the same again knowing you are not here to be there to play with me or to even play yourself. I love you man, I wish you were here right now? but I know you are suffering no longer.
Rest in Peace Colton Challis, December 28th 2016.
Love you,
Matt (Dragon)
For myself, as I am personally nearing the end to the THPS series with this incident? I would like to say my good bye to you all as well. Some may have seen me play as Mortal, only a few knew it was me, but I want to also say that I am grateful to have met every single one of you. THPS has made me who I am today, so from me to you? Never forget where you came from. I will be on for at most a couple more weeks, I love you all.
I will leave you all with these vids of Fayte...
Some non THPS ones..
