The tattoo was the first and most important part of the filming as it showed that Connor is truely hardcore when it comes to gaming.
He'd seen the Tattoo in the window of a local tattooist and asked if it would be possible to film the tattoo being done. The tattooist thought it was an odd request but was happy to. It was arranged that Connor would get the tattoo and that Sam and Sy would take turns in doing filming or taking pictures.
How the tattoo looked in the window.
Connor looking nervous before leaving to get the tattoo done.
Connor arrived at the tattooist and confirmed that it was going to cost £90 and take upto 2 hours to be completed it was also confirmed that Connor was only going to get the tribal symbol and not the water background.
No going back now. Shane the tattooist can be seen readying the tool of torture.
Sy can be seen filming the tattoo as Connor feels how painful it is to have ink injected under the skin. But no tears.
The outline took about 40 minutes to do and according to Connor wasn't as painfull as he'd expected but it still hurt alot.
The tattoo took nearly 2 hours to complete and after it was sprayed with surgical spirit (very painful), smeared in cream and then cover in cling film. Connor was told not to do any heavy lifting and to wash the tattoo in an hour and keep it clean and dry. He used Savlon 3 times a day after cleaning.
The final result was amazing and well worth the pain according to Connor. He has noticed after it took nearly 3 weeks to heal that he'll have to go back and get it topped up as it's a bit patchy in parts. Connor is not looking forward to that but as it's not costing him any extra so it's worth it.