DEF CON is made up of many people, all who know kung-fu and networking. Once per year, much like the quickening, they gather in Las Vegas to practice the arcane arts of drinking, socializing, debugging and crowd control. Without these core Goons™, DEF CON would not happen. It is due to their hard work and innate ability to survive on caffeine that allows the attendees to enjoy the con in a state of bliss.
The Dark Tangent
"When you can snatch this pebble from my hand."Superpowers: Multi-tasking, ability to exist with no food or sleep.
Best con moment: Having three network connections actually work.
Favorite con event: Not having the hotel blown up, TCP/IP drinking game.
Involved since: DEF CON 1
Web Page: You are here.
PGP Key: is here.
A
The guy who keeps the Hardware Hacking Village from burning down. Formerly involved with the DEF CON Movie Channel and the Scavenger Hunt.Superpowers: Prehensile hands, internal thermoregulation, and one way time travel.
Best con moment: Having LosT take up every waking moment of a DEF CON with his mystery challenge.
Worst con moment: Witnessing things that I'll never be able to forget in the courtyard of the AP.
Introduced by: LostboY
Involved since: DEF CON 10
PGP: By Request
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ACR0NYM
Info Booth GoonIntroduced by: pyr0? FAWCR?
Involved since: DEF CON 6
Contact: acronym [at] acronym [dot] com
Web Page: http://www.shapewerks.com/
Agent X
(The Infamous) Minister of SpeakersSuperpowers: Warps time, circuits & space, to assure the speakers and booze
are delivered on time.
Best con moment: Speakers; on time, on stage, on track.
Favorite con event: Drink, drink, bang bang.
Introduced by: Artimage (it's all his fault)
Involved since: DEF CON 6
PGP: By Request
Algorythm
Disinfo GoonSuperpowers: Able to raise vast sums for EFF by recommending people that want new programs donate.
Best con moment: bouncing press out of the SkyTalks anon panel
Worst con moment: having the anon panel decide SkyTalks wasn't good enough because there wasn't enough publicity.
Involved since: DEF CON 16
PGP: CFDF61DC
Contact: algorythm@gmail.com
Web Page: http://cruft.blogspot.com
AlxRogan
Vendor Goon ExtraordinaireSuperpowers: Limitless charm, zero tolerance for asshattery
Best con moment: Participating in the Wardriving Competitions
Worst con moment: Blowing our team's insurmountable lead at HJ
Introduced by: Roamer
Involved since: DEF CON 10
PGP: Look it Up
Contact: [handle] at gmail
Amazon
Swag Goon GoddessSuperpowers: Being bigger than everyone else.
Best con moment: I remember the vodka. :)
Worst con moment: I remember the vodka... :(
Introduced by: Fox & Q
Involved since: DEF CON 18, Goon since DEF CON 19
Contact: Invalid Query
Clutch
President of the PyR0 fan club/trying to locate LostboySuperpowers: DOSing ZOZ, being half as cool as Roamer
Best con moment: THAT stays in vegas...
Worst con moment: Saying goodbye at the end of every DEFCON. That ALWAYS sucks.
Introduced by: LostboY
Involved since: DEF CON 17
Contact: cdeanclarke@gmail.com
coleslaw
Contest GoonSuperpowers: Alcohol-related time travelling
Best Con Moment: That one time I got alcohol poisoning
Worst Con Moment: That one time I got alcohol poisoning
Introduced by: Pyr0
Involved since: DEF CON 15
Contact: coleslaw [at] prisoncamp [dot] net
Dead Addict
Helped DT with setting up and running DEF CON I. His contact juggling skills are most supreme.Superpowers: Can break anything, anytime.
Best con moment: Typing on an Enigma borrowed from the NSA museum
Favorite con event: Speaking, Listening
Introduced by: The Dark Tangent
Involved since: DEF CON 1
Doolittle
Production MaestroSuperpowers: Can Cloud the Minds of Men, Knows where people are, and what is actually going on.
Best con moment: Briefly knowing where everyone is, and actually what is going on.
Worst con moment: Being chased by hotel security and the FBI
Favorite con event: It happens in the hallways, and we laugh because of it.
Introduced by: Riverside
Involved since: DEF CON 10
Web Page: www.wyrdcon.com
effffn
Wireless Data and Beer Drinking Tzar @ NOCSuperpowers: Technopathy, Energy Sourcing, 2.4 Ghz interference ESP
Best con moment: Flipping the switch to have all of those APs to light-up the venue at once and start watching those malicious packets flowing through the network.
Worst con moment: Bad wiring for 1Q-trunks and crappy QoS at the bars.
Introduced by: Lockheed
Involved since: DEF CON 13
PGP: 0x978B09AA
Contact: effffn [at] defconnetworking [dot] org
Web Page: http://www.defconnetworking.org
FAWCR
Information Booth - Dis-information LeadSuperpowers:
- Strong liver
- function with minimal sleep
- lightning speed jap slap
- knee capping
Best con moment: Hard to pick just one, but probably harassing the reporter @ DEF CON 18
Favorite con event: DEF CON 9 and the seeing the Haxor girls with all the cellulite hanging out.
Introduced by: Russ
Involved since: DEF CON 8
Contact: fawcr at defcon dot org
Web Page: www.securitytribe.com
Froggy
Speaker GoonSuperpowers: The goon that hugs you back.
Best con moment: That thing with that girl at pool 2 with vodka in 20 ounce bottles and a sharpie.
Worst con moment: Playing hero at Pool 1 and almost breaking my knee.
Introduced by: jnazario
Involved since: DEF CON 8
Contact: froggy@notacon.org
Web Page: notacon.org
G. Mark
Minister of InformationSuperpowers: Hold higher clearances than Priest
Best con moment: Having my son be promoted to Goon
Worst con moment: Wife charging the Hacker Jeopardy stage at DEF CON V while swinging her purse like a mace. (Who told her what happens when you get a Double Jeopardy question right?)
Introduced by: Accident
Involved since: DEF CON 4
PGP: 0x51BD908F (http://pgp.mit.edu/)
Web Page: http://www.gmark.com
g-zigg
Swag Booth Ziggy GoonSuperpowers: Gamma ray skillz and space doodoo pistol
Introduced by: Beckie Mossman
Gattaca
Speaker Goon. Nasty, brutish and short.Superpowers: Delivers bricks of enlightenment via high speed cranial infusion. Devouring the souls of project managers. Flexible morals.
Introduced by: Rich Mogull
Involved since: DEF CON 8
Web Page: http://www.liquidmatrix.org/blog/
gLoBuS
Swag Booth GoonSuperpowers: The ability to mostly remember where we keep stuff in the stock area.
Best con moment: I'm still under an NDA for that one...
Worst con moment: "Sorry, we're all out of that shirt in that size."
Introduced by: Sunsh1ne
Involved since: DEF CON19
Contact: karl@fosaaen.com
Goekesmi
Speaker Ops DispatchSuperpowers: Making problems go away through the power of communication and coffee.
Best con moment: Watching people recognize me for the first time out of Defcon's context.
Worst con moment: Walking into a presentation room with a visibly angry audience, a speaker provoking them, and knowing I was going to have to clean it up.
Introduced by: AgentX
Involved since: DEF CON 12
Contact: goekesmi (at) gmail (dot) com
Web Page: http://www.goekesmi.com/
Grifter
Vendor Goon, Scavenger Hunt and Movie Channel Organizer. New whipping boy & lab munkey.Superpowers: The Ability to shuffle being a Goon, Vendor, Numerous Event Organizer, and sometimes Speaker on almost absolutely no sleep without ending up "Smelling like a Goon".
Best con moment: speaking at the con
Worst con moment: Watching people start to leave Sunday night.
Favorite con event: The Scavenger Hunt
Introduced by: Russ
Involved since: DEF CON 9
Contact: grifter at defcon dot org
Web Page: www.rootcompromise.org
Hackajar
Speaker GoonSuperpowers: Winning humperdink award more times then humperdink himself!
Best con moment: Earning black badge after four PTSD inducing years of Scavenger Hunt
Worst con moment: Not at liberty to discuss pending litigation at this time
Introduced by: Russ AKA Vertigo
Involved since: Attending: DEF CON 8 Gooning: DEF CON 12
Contact: hackajar [at] gmail [dot] com
Web Page: http://site.vegassummit.org/
Heather
Network Dominatrix and Controller of Bitches!Superpowers: Network Dominatrix and Controller of Bitches!
Best con moment: "Ok, this jack works!"
Worst con moment: "Jack # 42, ya got anything? How about now? Alright lets try the next one...."
Favorite con event: Beer Drinking!
PGP Key: Around.
Introduced by: VideoMan@DC9
Involved since: DEF CON 9
Contact: Yeah, right!
Web Page: web pages are for weenies!
idontdrivecars
aka Dapper Dan.Assistant to Mr. Agent X.
And making sure you eat food and drink water... and beer.
Superpowers: I am imdb.
Introduced by: Agent X
Involved since: DEF CON 20
Contact: nah
Web Page: What's a web page?
Jenn
Info BoothSuperpowers: financial panther, drinking, carpet angels
Best con moment: Oooh, Sealab 2021! (and the rest of DEF CON 12)
Introduced by: Chris, Russ
Involved since: DEF CON 10
Jerel
Info GoonSuperpowers: Clean socks
Best con moment: Closing Ceremonies - 2009 'ish Storming stage with 'I <3 Nikita' boxers and tees. Phat32 was on stage receiving award and actuated the storming by stripping down to his 'I <3 Nikita' boxers and tees.
Worst con moment: Having two new shirts swiped while I was drinking
Introduced by: Lizzie / Nickerson
Involved since: DEF CON 17
Contact: 0.jerel.0 (at) gmail (dot) com
jjarmoc
Swag Booth GoonSuperpowers: Transmutation of beer into urine.
Best con moment: Being both a Speaker and Goon at DEF CON 19.
Worst con moment: Saying good bye on Sunday.
Introduced by: Sunsh1ne
Involved since: Attendee since DEF CON 15, Goon since DEF CON 18
Contact: jjarmoc@offenseindepth.com
Web Page: www.offenseindepth.com
kampf
kampf-of-all-tradesSuperpowers: Ability to blend in and be seen at the same time.
Best con moment: Gooning my way into a Caezar's Challenge party and playing music for hours on synthesizers with the winner of the first Badge Hacking contest.s
Worst con moment: The goggles, they do NOTHING!
Introduced by: Shatter, Grifter.
Involved since: Scavenger Hunt at DCX, Goon since DCXI
Contact: google it
Web Page: http://zzq.org
Leila T
Info Booth GoonSuperpowers: The ability to melt your face with a smile
Best con moment: The beard contest and mohawk con!
Worst con moment: Rope barriers! (to block the tv)
Introduced by: FAWCR
Involved since: DEF CON 19
Lockheed
Chief Network Operative & NOC MasterSuperpowers: Master of the 72-Hour Buzz, Networking Blindfolded
Best con moment: Priest's Drinking Song.
Worst con moment: Flipping my car - twice!
Favorite con event: Spot The Fed
PGP Key: 0xBB794089
Introduced by: Dark Tangent (DC3)
Involved since: DEF CON IV
Web Page: http://www.defconnetworking.org// & http://www.random-ether.net/
Madstringer
Info GoonSuperpowers: 3x the patience of mere mortals, inability to desire offspring, love of any alcohol that starts with the letter "W".
Best con moment: Being glad that I'll never remember the worst con moment.
Worst con moment: Pissed that I'll never remember my best con moment.
Introduced by: Self
Involved since: DEF CON 16
PGP: F09D7AF0
Major Malfunction
QuartermasterSuperpowers: Leap tall routers in a single hop, crimp RJ45s with eyebrows, freshen tan with IrDA.
Best con moment: Priest exorcising Schneier.
Favorite con event: Keeping Bad Kitty's photo album up-to-date.
PGP Key: on key servers.
Introduced by: Zac, DT
Involved since: DEF CON 5
Contact: majormal at pirate-radio dot org
Web Page: www.alcrypto.co.uk
Medic
Purveyor of high-quality information to the uninformed.Superpowers: with cat, sed, awk and grep, i could take over the world.
Best con moment: DEF CON 10 - Hacker Jeopardy. Losing it all on a daily double and drinking to make up the points. Or winning the Mystery Box challenge.
Worst con moment: The tent on the roof of the Alexis Park.
Introduced by: roamer
Involved since: DEF CON 10
PGP: 0xE1D416E1
Mojostico
Info GoonSuperpowers: The ability to change metabolizing alcohol into tasty pastry treats.
Best con moment: MC Frontalot!
Worst con moment: Having a friend take my car keys back to a different state.
Introduced by: Mar
Involved since: DEF CON 20
Neil
Keeper of the Site & Designer of all things DEF CON.Superpowers: Content wrangling, drawing hot chicks and bending CSS to his will. Ability to produce designs out of thin air.
Best Con Moment: Seeing it all come together.
Worst Con Moment: Designing temp badges while everyone else is partying (or sleeping).
Favorite Con event: Traversing the parties, sharing some Jameson with friends, & chillin with all of you brilliant folks.
Introduced by: Nikita
Involved since: DEF CON 14
Contact: Neil [at] defcon ]dot[ org.
Nikita
Brigadier General Momma Bear, Speaker Org.Superpowers: Getting speakers selected, organized and to the show with minimal loss to life or frontal lobe damage to all those involved. Appearing sober when it counts. Finding DT. Making "it" work. Never smelling like a goon, despite the odds. Can find a 3x black t-shirt and sell it in under 60 seconds.
Best Con Moment: "The schedule is finished, done, final, for real this time."
Worst Con Moment: "Can you change the schedule to___"
Favorite Con event: Seeing Grifter's immaculate & masculine head of man hair.
Introduced by: The Dark Tangent
Involved since: DEF CON 10, Official goon since 13?
Contact: Nikita [at] defcon ]dot[ org
Noid
Chief Security GoonSuperpowers: Kung-fu grip, poor impulse control, spare liver for processing alcohol.
Best con moment: PoolCon
Favorite con event: Gooning
Introduced by: DT
Involved since: DEF CON 2
Web Page: www.23.org
PGP Key: is here
Panadero
Contest GoonSuperpowers: Alcohol drinker. Ran Guitar Hero contests at DC 15 and 16. Drinker of alcohol.
Best con moment: Watching the end of the Guitar Hero III Expert contest. Head to head, winner won by only 1 or 2 notes. Epic.
Introduced by: Russ
Involved since: DEF CON 14
PGP: 458513CF
Contact: panadero@gmail.com
pancho
Practitioner of VerbsSuperpowers: Form of Honeybadger
Best con moment: Man, it's all good
Worst con moment: Pending
Introduced by: The Internet
Involved since: Forever
Contact: In person
Pasties
Speaker Ops Goon aka A Speaker WhispererSuperpowers: No shame, a high pain tolerance and a penchant for ending up in strange places...
Best con moment: Ah now that... yeah... good times hahah
Worst con moment: It involves the night after I was given my handle...
Introduced by: AgentX
Involved since: DEF CON 19
PGP: 47153C17
Web Page: http://stelfox.net/
Priest
A big, mean, ugly, white guy.Superpowers: Classified.
Best con moment: Its all good.
Favorite con event: See above.
Introduced by: Noid
Involved since: DEF CON 4
Contact: priest@23.org
Project Chatter
Info GoonSuperpowers: Remaining calm in the face of asshattery.
Introduced by: Acr0nym
The Public
John Q. Public, Hall Monitor, Finder of ThingsSuperpowers: Doing what I do very well.
Best con moment: Something about a pool.
Worst con moment: I don't understand the question.
Introduced by: Pyr0
Involved since: DEF CON 4
Contact: tpublic at tno dot org
pwcrack
Speaker GoonSuperpowers: Crypto
Best con moment: Welcoming speakers to Defcon.
Worst con moment: It was agreed that we shall never again speak of that matter.
Introduced by: Dark Tangent
Involved since: DEF CON 16
PGP: http://www.pwcrack.com/pgpkey.shtml
Contact: pwcrack@pwcrack.com
Web Page: http://www.pwcrack.com
Pyr0
Senior Contest Goon /Retired Security GoonSuperpowers: Making things go BOOM, the ability to control large groups of unfriendly people with a single glance, and stealing all your infoz! (I'm in your corporation, bypassin' all your controls!)
Best con moment: I can't legally answer that.
Worst con moment: Realizing that some of the best people I have ever known will never be attending con again. (R.I.P. - PacBell/ P4ntz / Shadow / Ghent)
Favorite con event: Gooning / Drop kicking misbehaving children / 303 Party
PGP Key: on my servers :)
Introduced by: self
Involved since: DEF CON 6
Contact: pyr0 at pyr0 dot net | Web Page: www.pyr0.net
Redbeard
Vendor GoonSuperpowers: Superior keratin, ability to sit through 8 hour tattoo sessions
Best con moment: Sacking up and gooning
Introduced by: Roamer, GodMInusOne
Contact: redbeard [at] brianredbeard [dot] com
Web Page: http://www.brianredbeard.com
Reverend Gonzo aka Metalhead
Original Goon, Rabble-rouser & taller than PriestSuperpowers: Phear and Loathing
Best con moment: The flight into madness...
Favorite con event: Bad Craziness @ PoolCon
PGP Key: On keyservers.
Introduced by: Self introduced @ DEF CON I
Involved since: Pre-Planning DEF CON I
Contact: gonzo at goons dot org
Web Page: www.MusicScene.org
Rich
Speaker Ops, Team HTA, forensics.Superpowers: Have soldering gun, will travel.
Best con moment: Cult of the Dead Cow talk at DEF CON 7
Worst con moment: Doing shots Sunday early morning in front of a crowd. -- I swear, I though he said, "come up and shout with me".
Involved since: DC10, Goon since 7.
PGP: on key servers
Web Page: http://murphey.org
Rich
Contest GoonSuperpowers: Drum-fu
Best con moment: 303 party
Worst con moment: Not attending more DC's earlier on
Introduced by: Pyr0
Involved since: DEF CON 15, Goon since DEF CON 19
Contact: revbias at gmail dot com
Roamer
Grand Vizier of All Things VendorSuperpowers: Ability to party all night and still show up on time to open the Vendor Area.
Best con Moment The Goon Band
Worst con Moment: The first Goon Band show
Introduced by: Russ
Involved since: DEF CON 8
PGP: On my servers
Contact: roamer at def con dot org
Web Page: https://defcon.hackingyour.net
Russ
The "ideas guy"Superpowers: Part Dr. X, part Lex Luthor, and part Tony Stark.
Best con moment: All day of every day at DEF CON rocks!.
Favorite con event: The Contests
Introduced by: Himself at DCVI
Involved since: DEF CON 6
Contact: russ at defcon dot org
Web Page: www.securitytribe.com
Sanchez
Info Booth GoonSuperpowers: Ability to make tacos and burritos disappear in the blink of an eye.
Introduced by: AlxRogan, Jen and Medic
Lisa Schaefer
Swag Team LeadSuperpowers: Knockout Smile
Sparky
NOC Goon, and resident NOC BartenderSuperpowers: Cat herding, working without sleep, and the ability to turn a hangover into a stung disposition ☺
Best Con Moment: First time I bring my wife and 9 months later we have a wonderful baby boy !
Worst Con Moment: Tearing down every year :(
Introduced by: Squeek and Luiz
Involved since: DEF CON 11
Contact: I'll contact you.
Sqweak
Minister of Data Transport & Newcastle ConsumptionSuperpowers: Able to quash large bottles of alcohol in a single swig, especially while crimping cables and testing jacks. Monkey Feet...OF DOOOOOOOM.
Best con moment: When 303 pushed Shipley in the pool at DC9.
Worst con moment: Everytime I show up with one less friend. (R.I.P. Ghent, Kam & Josh)
Introduced by: Self @ DC6
Involved since: DEF CON 7
Stealth
Superpowers: Ninja art of invisibility
Best con moment: Really can't talk about it except to say that we won't be allowed back in that hotel again EVER.
Worst con moment: Had something to do with Pool 3.
Favorite con event: Hacker Jeopardy
Introduced by: self
Involved since: DEF CON 1
SunSh1ne
Senior Swag GoonSuperpowers: light, heat, energy
Best con moment: Once I saw the end of the swag line, it was amazing!
Worst con moment: "You have another pallet on the dock"
Introduced by: Heather
Involved since: DEF CON 14
Contact: sunsh1ne (at) sunsh1ne (dot) com
Web Page: sunsh1ne.com
TC aka Telecon
Contest Goon/303 godfather sortaSuperpowers: Cat herding
Best con moment: Spending all night drinking in the Monte Carlo with El Jefe and Major and then deciding to drive home before sleeping.
Worst con moment: See also: Best con moment.
Introduced by: Self, more or less
Involved since: DEF CON 4
Contact: telecon@gmail.com
TW
Registration Pit Boss & Creator of all things plastic. Best con moment: DC7 Art and Bruce in the sumo suitsWorst con moment: DC9 getting handcuffed by the LVPD (yes that ended the party in my room)
Favorite con event: Drinking
Introduced by: self at DC6, Goon since DC9
Contact: tw at goons dot org
Web Page: www.NotTheFed.com
"Uncle" Ira
DEF CON load master, tech & moral support.Superpowers: Acquisition and Sales of Cool Techno-Trinkets. ÜberMemory* In both Technical, and Obscure-Info Modes.
Best con moment: What? They won't let you on the plane with Gel-Cells? Send your suitcases home UPS!
Favorite con event: Hacker Jeopardy, DCshoot.
Introduced by: Dr. Nick 2000
Involved since: DEF CON 5
Contact: ira@meco.org
Web Page: www.meco.org
VideoMan
Networking GoonSuperpowers: Hacking, building, breaking, making.
Best con moment: Reverse engineering the Alexis Park's on-demand entertainment.
Worst con moment: When we made an eight foot tall cardboard cutout of Derek. He got to visit all of the best talks and room parties. Oh, and that time we got dry ice...
Favorite con event: CTF
Introduced by: Gonzo@DC6
Involved since: DEF CON 6
PGP Key: 7E41C888
Contact: videoman at defcon dot org
Web Page: http://dc612.org/
X-Istence (0x58)
Vice-president Pyr0 fan club (i.e. Pyr0's bitch)Superpowers: Absence of brain mouth filter.
Best con moment: Meeting all of the superstars Lostboy had been talking about for months!
Worst con moment: No idea ...
Introduced by: Lostboy
Involved since: DEF CON 16
Contact: xistence@gmail.com
Web Page: http://bertjwregeer.com/
Zac Franken
Superpowers: Alcohol Consumption, SuperTeraUltraMegaMultiTasking, Haggling with Ira, Chainsmoking Xtreme, Equipment Scrounging, DT Locating, Schmoozing Hotel Management.
Best con moment: Suggesting to Winn that maybe he should become a game show host full-time.
Worst con moment: Escorting DT in the middle of a quad of goons out of the Monte-Carlo to avoid the cops.
Favorite con event: Hacker Jeopardy & TCP/IP drinking game
Introduced by: Himself
Involved since: DEF CON 2
zantdoit
Mystery Challenge GoonSuperpowers: Controller of LOST time and master of Tequila
Introduced by: LOSTBOY
Involved since: DEF CON 13
zendog
Speaker GoonSuperpowers: Ability to get speakers off the stage with a single stare.
Best con moment: Meeting a ton of great people.
Worst con moment: First year Kevin spoke at DEF CON I had to get him off the stage when his time was up. If screams and looks could kill.
Introduced by: Code24
Involved since: DEF CON 13
Security Goons
Blakdayz
A digital ninja/pirate hybrid.Superpowers: Eats Human badges for breakfast, can resurrect fallen goons, can manifest insanely hot females on command, and can code a better Stuxnet on a napkin.
Best Con Moment: Every moment. Every one.
Worst Con Moment: Attempting to walk back to my room on sunday after a 64 mile trek around the conference during the weekend. 2 feet. Stop. Repeat.
Favorite Con event: ScavHunt!
Introduced by: Noid
Contact: blakdayz [a.t.] g.m.a.i.l
b0n3z
Master of the Ginger Race and Cult LeaderSuperpowers: The only ginger to have a soul, drink mass amounts of alcohol, being paler than anyone at defcon.
Best con moment: That one time when that guy got beat up and then everyone peed on him.
Favorite con event: Gooning and drinking and gooning and drinking
Introduced by: Noid
Involved since: DEF CON 19
CHS
Security GoonSuperpowers: drinking, able to identify make of firearm from 50 paces, drinking, offroading, drinking.
Best con moment: drinking
Favorite con event: DEF CON shoot
Introduced by: Noid
Involved since: DEF CON V
PGP Key: http://www.23.org/~chs/gpg.html
Contact: chs at 23 dot org
Web Page: http://www.23.org/~chs/
Cjunky
Thirsty hacker & special ops goon.Superpowers: Zero-day exploits while chugging beer. uber-skipper. Ability to consume all alcohol in a 50 meter radius without moving his lips. Ability sense trouble through 8 feet of concrete. PoolCon co-founder. old school.
Best con moment: DEF CON Weights and Measures
Worst con moment: Being the Lone goon controling 50 males and one naked girl.
Introduced by: Zac
Involved since: DEF CON 6
cyber
Superpowers: Super Leopard Hair
Best con moment: VIP Extraction
Involved since: DEF CON 4
Dc0de
Security GoonSuperpowers: Volume +8, Can spot bullshit at 1000yds
Best con moment: being asked, "Hey, can you watch me for a few hours? I just took like 18 hits of acid..."
Worst con moment: err?
Favorite con event: Hacker Jeopardy, standing in as a Drunken Whore
Introduced by: Noid
Involved since: DEF CON 13
Web Page: www.dc0de.com
PGP Key: @ pgp.mit.edu
flea
Security GoonSuperpowers: I know when to say when, girlfriend
Best con moment: each successive moment has built upon the one before
Worst con moment: the time that guy in the black shirt did that thing
Introduced by: Pappy, kinda
Involved since: DC4
Website: http:// 23b.org/gallery/flea
Fox
Security GoonSuperpowers: Magic Touch,Telepathy, Making Vodka Vanish
Best con moment: Being yoinked out of the eternal reg line to pull shift on my second DEF CON.
Worst con moment: That one time, in that place, with the recorder...
Introduced by: Q
Involved since: DEF CON 15
Contact: AeroZaine@gmail.com
Gadsden
Security GoonSuperpowers: Superb rifle skills, able to cook over fire in 115F heat for hours, able to yell and people-herd for days at a time to make sure a good time is had by all.
Best con moment: All the Toxic BBQs, the AP days, the homebrew tastings.. the rest are classified.
Worst con moment: Pool 2 Girl, "The Asshole Incident", having ToxicBBQ cancelled.
Introduced by: Noid? Can't remember how I got roped into this...
Involved since: DEF CON 11
PGP: x90x90x90x90
Ghostwood
Security GoonSuperpowers: Hide bullshit through multiple "random" TSA searches; be two places at once
Best con moment: First goon shift
Involved since: DEF CON 14
Contact: [find it]
GodMinusOne
Security GoonFavorite Con Moment: Team Jesus at DC12.
Involved since: DEF CON 7, Goon since DEF CON 10.
Contact: godminusone at godminusone dot com
PGP Key: Available on keyservers.
Web Page: http://www.godminusone.com
Jake23
Security Goon - Department of Fun EnforcementSuperpowers: Can hydrate via TCP, Ability to leap 20 stanchions in a single bound, Rotunda Sumo-wrestling world champion.
Best con moment: Managing a line of 1000+ humans by dancing at/with them.
Worst con moment: Leading Phreck to water, then making him drink it.
Introduced by: Self
Involved since: DEF CON 9, Goon at DEF CON 14
Contact: [redacted]
Web Page: [redacted]
JohnD
JD, never late for dinner, hey you, etc etc...Superpowers: The same as The Spleen if you know what I mean...
Favorite con event: Gooning
Best con moment: DC 12 Pool 2 security guard waking up on the lawn of the AP missing his uniform.
Worst con moment: DC 11, not letting people into speeches due to fire code.
Introduced by: Cal, Noid, and Uncle Ira (the usual 206 suspects...)
Involved since: DC11
JustaBill
"Can Do Anything"Superpowers: Mystical troubleshooting ability, electronics expert, Bay Area DEF CON Caravan organizer, founder and leader of Tri-Valley Security Group, knows where to find all the good parties.
Best con moment: Chillin' with other goons
Worst con moment: Gatorade (ask Cat about that)
Favorite con event: Saturday :)
Introduced by: Priest
Involved since: DEF CON 7
Web pages: www.billzhouse.com or www.TVSG.org
Kallahar
Security GoonSuperpowers: Ability to determine funny from not funny.
Best con moment: Tuesdays
Worst con moment: Knowing the answer to "did that drunk chick just shit herself?"
Introduced by: 23b
Involved since: DEF CON 11, Goon since DEF CON 17
KevinE
Security Goon and alcoholicSuperpowers: driving dangerously.
Best con moment: Watching AlexRogan make fun of a lady because she was waving her hands...and then watch him find out she was deaf.
Favorite con event: do the parties count as events?
PGP Key: On Key Servers
Introduced by: Chris
Involved since: DC 10 I think...
Lei
Security GoonSuperpowers: Sleep Deprivation
Best con moment: Winning the keg bot challenge by hacking the javaID badges.
Worst con moment: Anything to do with code brown.
Introduced by: Flea
Involved since: DEF CON 9, Goon since DEF CON 16
Favorite con event: Wall of Sheep
Londo
Security GoonSuperpowers: Able to be in any place at the con at any given time while maintaining adequate levels of booze as well as being the BBQ mistress running the Toxic BBQ.
Best con moment: There all good but winning a black badge was awesome!
Worst con moment: Value
Introduced by: Noid & Bink
Involved since: DEF CON 4, Goon since DEF CON 10
PGP: On Keyservers
Contact: Londo {at} Threeville {dot} Com
Web Page: http://www.blacklodgeresearch.com
lunaslide
Security GoonSuperpowers: Instantaneous, focused and unexpected rage. Winning smile.
Best con moment: Involves a golf cart, unfathomable amounts of booze and blatant disregard for vampire unlife.
Worst con moment: Monday morning hangovers and the rush to the plane.
Introduced by: Noid
Involved since: DEF CON 6, Goon since DEF CON 13
Favorite con event: TCP/IP Drinking Game
mattrix
Security GoonSuperpowers: Leader of ROM
Best con moment: Too many to recall, also ejected from that big party, you know the one.
Worst con moment: That Monday morning after the con is over.
Introduced by: Flea/Noid
Involved since: DEF CON 13
NOBODY
is NOT a GoonSuperpowers: None.
Best con moment: None.
Favorite con event: None.
Worst con moment: None.
Introduced by: None.
Involved since: None.
PGP: Servers.
Nynex
Security GoonBest con moment: Administering the 40oz basket.
Involved since: DEF CON 17
Contact: victrolla@ghettocode.net
Web Page: http://phatlabs.org
Pappy Ozendorph
Goon SupremacistSuperpowers: Cause Moderate Wounds (touch), Detect Law Enforcement (15' Radius), Auxiliary liver where my soul should be.
Best con event: Breaking up a rather nasty situation.
Worst con moment: I don't remember, and that is by design.
Introduced by: Noid
Involved since: DEF CON 2
P33v3
A midsized, mean, angry, Security Goon Cultist and Goon Spiritual AdvisorSuperpowers: Able to out the un-outable, find the un-findable, fix any cluster f**k, and herd any number of rabid cats.
Best con moment: Seeing Dave Marcus meet Dave Marcus.
Worst con moment: Seeing some one foul themselves after passing out while fouling themselves having previously fouled themsevles just before they started to pass out.That's a trifecta of foulness.
Introduced by: Noid
Involved since: Attendee since DEF CON 1, Goon since DEF CON 15
PGP: @pgp.mit.edu
Pete
Security GoonSuperpowers: Being awesome
Best con moment: Goon Swim
Involved since: DEF CON 19
Polish Dave
Security GoonSuperpowers: true
Introduced by: CJ
Involved since: DEF CON 14
Queeg
Village DrunkSuperpowers: Able to leap a keg in a single bound
Best con moment: umm... I don't remember
Worst con moment: I don't remember
Introduced by: I don't remember
Involved since: I don't remember but DEF CON 8 sounded like a nice prime number
PGP: D.D.S.C.
Website: um.. something with 1`s and 0`s
Picture: http://23b.org/gallery/album168
quiet
Security GoonSuperpowers: shh
Introduced by: Riverside
Involved since: DEF CON 12
Skydog
Security GoonSuperpowers: Stripper-proof gloves
Best con moment: Goon Swim & Sunday Morning Pirate Raids on Deviant's talk
Involved since: DEF CON 14?
Contact: skydog at skydogcon.com
Web Page: skydogcon.com
Synn
Security GoonBest con moment: Making DT Drink with myself and Vyrus
Involved since: DEF CON 17, Goon since DEF CON 19
Tacitus
Security GoonSuperpowers: [redacted]
Best con moment: [redacted]
Involved since: DEF CON 10, Goon since DEF CON 17
Vidiot
Security GoonSuperpowers: Ability to download solid objects via P2P.
Best con moment: Speaking @ DC 14 and exposing the secret of the Mein Fraulein number stations.
Worst con moment: THAT hangover…you know the one.
Favorite con event: DEF CON shoot
Introduced by: Self @ DC11
PGP Key: On keyservers.
Contact: infidel at loljazeera dot net
Web Pages: http://dc213.org | http://projectevil.org
wham
Security GoonSuperpowers: *wham*
Introduced by: Noid
Involved since: DEF CON 19
xinc
Random security goonSuperpowers: Void warranties at thirty paces, sex-toy ninja
Favorite con event: DC-Shoot, carousing
Introduced by: Himself
Involved since: DC12, attending since DC7
Website: www.strangerthanfriction.org
In Memoriam
Poolboy
1992-2011Poolboy, aka Robert Conner Ashby, 19, of Ventura, passed away on Monday, Nov. 21, 2011.
Dr Nick2000
1977-2006Dr Nick aka Nick Jeremicah lost the battle against cancer in the fall of 2006.
He is survived by his parents, siblings, wife and two children.
Dr Nick2000 was 30 years old.
Ghent aka Branden Hancock
1977-2003Ghent aka Branden Hancock died of injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident.
He is survived by his mother and younger sister.
Ghent was 26 years old.
Josh
1978-2005Ted Turner Wannabe (DEF CON TV Engineer), RBOC, Network Flunkie, Deputy Schmoozer.
Superpowers: Taking over cable networks without breaking a sweat, Cabling/crimping for 36 hrs straight, reading minds of lame telco installers.
Best con moment: We now interrupt the regularly scheduled programming to bring you Cindy Salsa
Favorite con event: Hacker Jeopardy
Worst con moment: Fearing my life would end at the hands of a Lou Gosset Junior wannabe guard
"Died at sea after safe landing". Survived by his parents, sister and daughter.
Ned Cohen
Father of Joshua Cohen
Past Goons
Artimage
Gourmet chef. He also helps out with DEF CON, securing speakers like Bellovin and selling t-shirts like a madman.Superpowers: This list is far to long to put here. But many would say his ability to find navel lint even in the dark was the one that proved most useful.
Best con moment: Besting the mighty Bruce Schneir in a physical battle of strength, aka Sumo wrestling.
Favorite con event: Drinking.
PGP Key: Available on request.
Introduced by: Himself
Involved since: DEF CON 2
Bink
Master of Auditory and Visual Realities.Superpowers: Ability to work for 3 days straight. Ability to transform simple hotel convention rooms to alternate plains of reality
Best con moment: Not sleeping at all
Worst con moment: Not sleeping at all
Favorite con event: The club (never had time to see anything else... other things happen?)
Introduced by: Noid
Involved since: DEF CON 6
Web Page: www.23.org
Cat
Superpowers: Continuity
Introduced by: self
Involved since: DEF CON 8? 9?