Sykkuno

Thomas (birthday: June 4 1999), better known online as Sykkuno (pronounced sai-koon-oh), is an American YouTuber and live-streamer who is mainly known for his gaming content. He is also known for streaming video games such as Minecraft, Valorant, League of Legends, Among Us, and GTA roleplay. He also used to stream Just Chatting content on Twitch, where he would talk with his viewers. He used to stream on Twitch until 2022 and has continued live streaming on YouTube since.
==Personal life==
Sykkuno was born in the United States to parents of Chinese and Vietnamese descent. He has a master's degree in statistics and a bachelor's degree in mathematics, and formerly worked as a software developer.https://www.sportskeeda.com/esports/from-chemical-engineers-dropouts-top-5-streamers-famous He moved from Los Angeles, California to Las Vegas, Nevada in January 2021.https://x.com/Sykkuno/status/1350187278430138369
==Content==
===YouTube===
In August 2011, Sykkuno began his YouTube career making gameplay commentary videos of League of Legends on his old channel Sykku before transitioning to his current channel in January 2012.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kyf7GdtISK4 In August 2014, OfflineTV member LilyPichu posted an image of her and Sykkuno.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDqh8oCxfuQ
On May 3, 2022, Sykkuno broadcasted his first livestream on YouTube.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JXshFcd9Hk
===Twitch===
In late 2019, Sykkuno switched to streaming on Twitch, and started posting highlights on his channel. These highlights would feature Sykkuno and his friends usually playing with each other. In February 2020, Sykkuno began using a webcam. Prior to this, he almost never showed his face.
On May 12, 2020, Sykkuno was part of one of AustinShow's game show named Love or Host, which featured Jadeyanh.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzBdglfZ-Qg In the show, men (Rajjchelors) and women (Rajjchelorettes) choose "love" or "host" for a male/female contestant, "love" meaning that they have feelings for the contestant and want more of them, and "host" meaning that they simply wanted clout. Sykkuno ultimately won the show after choosing "love". 
A few weeks later, on May 27, 2020, Sykkuno returned to the show as a Rajjchelor.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1jhgD9mzwA In Sykkuno's Rajjchelor, all ten women on the show chose "love", making him the first ever person to get all loves on the show.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBrDo8HwV_I After the show, some of Sykkuno's friends began saying "one Rajj show", joking at how big he is. In June 2020, Brie Larson started to play Fortnite, and he played it with her.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwK-nflL7Uc?si=3UBhmCGua5R7kuig
====Leaving Twitch====
On May 1, 2022, Sykkuno announced that he no longer streams on Twitch. The next day, he announced that, starting on May 3, he would begin streaming exclusively on YouTube Gaming.https://twitter.com/Sykkuno/status/1521188183530123264https://twitter.com/YouTubeGaming/status/1521189132415950848https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iL0B-02b5M
==Merch==
On April 8, 2022, Sykkuno announced that he had collaborated with Valkyrae, Pokimane, Fuslie, Disguised Toast, and Kkatamina to release his own merch on April 15.https://twitter.com/sykkuno/status/1512506797445160960https://twitter.com/sykkuno/status/1515043672525467652
==Collaborations==
Along with the aforementioned streamers, Sykkuno has played, and usually plays, with other Twitch and YouTube streamers, such as Corpse Husband, Ludwig, and Nigahiga. He also plays with members of OfflineTV, such as Sydeon, Masayoshi, Yvonnie, and QuarterJade, as well as members of 100 Thieves, such as Valkyrae and TinaKitten. He is also the guest in the first episode of Ironmouse's talk show Speak of the Devil.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlmBYFNnZ84
On November 18, 2022, Sykkuno, Sharksprite vtuber, Rinkya, Artemis of the Blue Ch., bao, Cable, Aileen Hazumi and Taffie collaborated to play Among Us VR.https://twitter.com/sharksprite/status/1593425244714303488
==Quotes==
*"Um..."
*"Ehh."
*"I'm a [small] streamer for fun."
*"I just got lucky."
*"Girls just aren't into me like that."
*"I just got new lights."
*"I need to pay my water bill, guys."
*"That's more than I make in a week."
*"I'm charging in like a maniac!"
*"I can't kill him!" (referring to Corpse Husband in a game of )
*"I'm the biggest Toast simp."
*"Oh Jesus!" (Sykkuno whenever he's nervous or scared)
*"You guys actually killed him?! You're crazy!" (playing Among Us)
*"It definitely could've been me." (during a meeting in Among Us)
*"Arf arf!" (protecting Valkyrae in Among Us)
*"Babushka, babushka!" (before stabbing TinaKitten in Among Us)
*"Ah poop (nuggets)."
*"But that's beside the point."
*"Oh, no. This is bad. This is bad, bad, bad!"
*"I'm gonna do what I've always done. Just in a new place." (in his announcement video of switching to exclusively streaming on YouTube Gaming)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iL0B-02b5M
==Subscriber milestones==
==Trivia==
*Sykkuno is considered to have a higher female audience than most of his friends.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/Sykkunohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgZXpM18O4c?t=43
*He has a tick where he often touches his left earphone while talking.
*He has a dog named Bimbus who he posts pictures of most of the time.
*In an OfflineTV podcast posted on June 7, 2020, Sykkuno and LilyPichu talk more about the image and how Sykkuno gave Lily a bouquet of flowers because he thought "Lily must be hard to impress".https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQISekSfymM
==References==
Category:Gaming YouTubers
Category:American YouTubers
Category:Users who joined in 2006
Category:One million subscribers
Category:Two million subscribers