Thomas better known by his online alias Sykkuno, is an American Twitch Streamer and YouTuber known for his gaming content.
Sykkuno is known for his incredibly polite and kind personality. He is very modest and loves trolling his friends. Sykkuno is a “streamer for fun” and only plays games he actually enjoys that also include his friends. Anyone that interacts with Sykkuno tends to love him as he always tries to make people laugh and have a good time.
Career[]
YouTube[]
Sykkuno created his YouTube channel in 2011. Since then, he has accumulated over 2.5 million subscribers. Video are uploaded almost daily to his channel. Sykkuno’s videos consist of the content that he streams which include, but are not limited to, Among Us, Minecraft, Valorant, GTA. (Fun fact Sykkuno had an older channel named "Sykku" This fact was discovered by Aunikah).
Sykkuno starts streaming at YouTube Gaming on May 3, 2022, titled "First Stream !!".
Twitch[]
Sykkuno streamed 5-6 times a week on Twitch for thousands of adoring fans and 4 million followers. He's also been ranked 46th on popular streamer on twitch.
Social Media[]
Sykkuno is not an avid social media user and can only be found on few platforms.
His most “active” social media is Twitter, where he likes posts and occasionally tweets.
Sykkuno also has an Instagram, where he posts pictures of his dog, Bimbus, a couple times a year. Upon being a house member of the Leak House, Sykkuno has also posted pictures of Kkatamina's cat, Lil' Cat.
Although his social media presence is scarce, he has a large community on Twitter known as Syktwt. Fans of Sykkuno that interacts with each other and share memes, stream moments, photos and more.
Personal Life[]
Sykkuno is the middle child of 2 sisters, but his sisters are not into gaming.
Prior to streaming, Sykkuno worked for Samsung as a software developer. During his occupation, Sykkuno was involved in the development of the Samsung Galaxy S7 and S8 phone models. Because he was in the development team, he was able to receive both the S7 and S8 phones for free. However, all of his family members use Apple products, and they nag Sykkuno to get an iPhone as Sykkuno's text bubbles are not blue. Thus, he sold his free Samsungs to get an iPhone, essentially purchasing an iPhone free of cost.
Sykkuno's family also has a Bichon Frise Poodle named Bimbus. Bimbus is best known as Sykkuno's trademark alongside the Among Us leaf. When Sykkuno unlocked emotes on Twitch, his first emote was of Bimbus. Although Sykkuno does not have full-time ownership of Bimbus, he does visit his dog often.
Trivia[]
- Sykkuno was confirmed to be a housemate at the OfflineTV house on August 24th, 2020[1] on the 32nd episode of the OfflineTV Podcast.
- By his own preference, he does not have a manager nor does he belong to any organization.
- Sykkuno currently lives in Los Angeles, but previous lived in Las Vegas, since it was more affordable, where he just stayed inside all day so he can avoid getting cooked by the hot desert sun in the summer and the blistering desert cold in the winter.
- Sykkuno is 1 of 7 content creators in the OTV circle streaming on YouTube, the others being Valkyrae, Fuslie, Ludwig, Lilypichu, Myth, and CouRageJD.
- Sykkuno is prone to simping for various streamers, notably Corpse, Rae, Jacksepticeye, Toast, Ludwig, and Edison Park.
- On the other hand, several streamers have "simped" or shown attraction towards Sykkuno due to his wholesome personality or his attractive looks, such as Ludwig, Jacksepticeye, Ninja, Minx, SupCaitlin, Jordan Fisher, Myth, and Toast.
- Sykkuno was 1 of 2 cameos in the OTV Robodog video, the other being Kkatamina's chicken Nabi.
- His "trolling" gameplay often varies from tricking his friends to losing, choosing riskier options instead of safer options, or even deliberate gameplay moves that often both impress and irritate his fellow streamers.
- Despite downplaying his skills and being the lower-tier Bronze League, he sometimes exhibits unusually good gameplay at Valorant, hence naming himself the "Bronze Demon." He has often defeated, surprised, and impressed several professional Valorant players both through highly-skilled gameplays or his "troll" moves such as preference for knife kills and razes.
- Sykkuno is half Vietnamese and half Chinese; however, he doesn't know much of the languages.
- When he was in school, he was scared of showing his first B+ test to his parents due to his strict upbringing. He flushed it down the toilet, which clogged it and ended up getting him in trouble anyway.
- Sykkuno released his first line of merch on April 15, 2022 through the website of sykkuno.shop
- sykkuno.shop has closed since May 8, 2022 and merch is set to ship out by August 2022
Quirks/Inside Jokes[]
- Eats frozen burritos
- Microwaves his coffee
- Lives in Ryan’s basement
- Ben Jammin
- Needs to pay his water bill
- Praise Bingus
- Girls aren’t into him
- Steaks for Bimbus
- Admires Shark Girl ("Gawr Gura"@hololive)
- Indirectly reminding his friends of their embarrassing moments
Quotes[]
- “What is up guys? It's Sykkuno here!”
- “Oh Jesus!”
- "Oh God!"
- "Actual sicko!"
- "You guys actually killed him!"
- "Girls aren't into me like that"
- "Well, would you look at that, the game's started!"
- "I just got lucky."
- "I was trying to help!"
- "I'm a genius!"
- “I have a genius strategy”
- ”That’s a whole bunch of gift subs, thanks a bunch!”
- "Good enough for me.
- ”Gotta pay my water bill”
- "According to my calculations..."
- "ummm so... how is the weather?"
- "Agh my leg!"
- "Surely: [I can...] [this will work!]"
- "There's no way this won't work!"
- "Its gone bad guys, its gone bad."
References[]
- ↑ OfflineTV Podcast (2020-08-24). Sykkuno Moves Into the OfflineTV House (Video). OfflineTV Podcast Clips.