Asterisk

Chase Dykstra (formerly known as Epicness TV) (known as Asterisk stylized in lowercase, born April 11, 2011) is a Canadian OSM creator and music producer, who joined the OSM community in early 2023 and released episodes of his Operating System Mockups series in late 2023. 
== History ==
=== Discovering OSM (December 2022-October 2023) ===
On a Discord group chat DM, Chase gets introduced to a Windows mockups series from one of his friends, ChaseDJ549. The first OSM video he ever watched was from former OSM creator Spriteclad. 
=== ETV's Operating System Mockups era (October 2023-present) ===
On October 1st, 2023, Chase released his first episode of his OSM series, with partial mockups done by ChaseDJ549 and TBIL, as the episodes are mostly collaborations. It gained attention from multiple OSM creators such as ChromaticAeternus, WindowsDude95, and others. The majority of the mockups were made using Adobe Photoshop.
Chase would then release his second OSM episode on December 17, 2023. The thumbnail is designed by RDesign. This is the first episode to feature Chase's fictional OS line, Vermilion.
Chase then did a special non-collaborative episode titled "A FICTIONAL WORLD." It excluded Windows, Linux, and other operating systems. It focused mainly on other tech and non-tech companies.
=== "asterisk" Era (May 2024-present) ===
Chase made an announcement on his YouTube channel stating that he would rebrand to a new name and new look since his channel was based on posting original series for his online network of the same name. Then, on May 19, 2024, he rebranded to the name "asterisk."
== Trivia ==
* The end of his third episode featured a GoAnimate segment as satire and filler, despite not being in the GoAnimate community.
* Chase is a really big fan of American industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails, so much so that he featured "Closer" and "The Day The World Went Away" in his OSM intros. 
* He is a moderator for The Blueberry Hub.
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