How Sparkschu Itai came to my life

喵杊君

Hello to all meow citizens. Today I wanted to share a story with you. A story, of my history of "Sparkschu Itai."
WARNING: Contains not-so-friendly contents

The Origin Story of "Sparkschu Itai"
It all started back in February 2015, when I was on DeviantArt. At the time, my username was pikakingbro0320. I was looking for cute things—cats, anime, and all sorts of stuff. That's when I found a user named Pichu90.

He seemed to really love Pichu, and since I've been a Pokémon fan since 2001, I immediately liked his work. His art was incredibly cute, and I even left a comment on his profile. The name of his Pichu was Sparks.

By the end of February 2015, someone reported me for harassing Pichu90 for liking him too much. I realized I had done something really foolish and felt completely crushed. It was a huge mistake.

I got my account back in April 2015 and started working on my own art, featuring a character named Pichu0320 the Pichu. Things were going well, but then a guy named Sumfag started criticizing my art.

I got so mad that I started spewing incoherent insults and nonsensical rants at him. I was only 19 and a complete novice on the internet. Because of that, my account was permanently banned on May 29, 2015.

I don't really have any strong feelings about it anymore, just a deep sense of regret and humiliation. Oh, by the way, I also used a username called "Sparkschu0172." I think I used it from maybe March to April 2015. The "0172" part is the National Pokédex number for Pichu, in case you were wondering. So yeah, a lot of stuff happened.

Anyway, you might be wondering why my name is "Sparkschu Itai." As I mentioned, I was inspired by Pichu90. His Pichu's name was Sparks, so I took the "Sparks" and the "chu" from "Pichu." I combined them (Sparkschu, with no space between "Sparks" and "chu") instead of using the "Pi."

And "Itai" is my real last name, and the pain (痛み、痛い) I've been thru. That's how my name became Sparkschu Itai.
Finally, I want to say this to Pichu90: Thank you for making me happy. If it weren't for you, my favorite name, Sparkschu Itai, would not exist. I am forever grateful.

— Sparkschu Itai