"Consistently coming in 15th - 20th place for the duration of his professional contest career, Darren exemplified the average vertical skateboarder. Although many assume his Vertical Vampire moniker to be a nod to his affinity for black clothing and macabre movies and skateboard graphics, in reality it was bestowed upon him by his halfpipe peers who often noted that, when Darren took a run, it sucked the life out of the session."