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Like a Roc – Marcus Dickinson, right, has dropped 45 pounds and toned up to become more like his online persona, Roc Wieler from "EVE Online."
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Like a Roc – Before his weight loss transformation, the 6-foot tall Dickinson weighed 230 pounds and was 33% body fat.
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Like a Roc – Dickinson married his wife, Farah Iqbal, in 2009. "(At the time) I thought I didn't look too bad," he says. "I have a hot wife so I must be doing OK."
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Like a Roc – Iqbal says she keeps Dickinson from crossing the line into becoming totally like Roc. "I like men that are balanced," she says. "I like them to have a feminine side and a masculine side."
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Like a Roc – Roc is a "bad-ass, no-nonsense, military character," Dickinson says. "He's better than me in so many ways."
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