Etika

Desmond Daniel Amofah (May 12, 1990 - June 19, 2019) better known as Etika was an American YouTuber and live streamer. He was most known for his over the top reactions to Nintendo Directs, notably his reactions to character reveals for the *Super Smash Bros.* series. He has also been a meme source on SiIvaGunner and was a contestant in the SiIvaGunner: King for a Day Tournament.

R.I.P 🙏

## History

Etika has actually had a presence on the Internet for a a long time, but didn't start gaining large popularity until 2014. Most of this earlier content has since been disowned by Etika, with him being embarrassed by it.

He created his original main channel on July 16, 2012, called EWNetwork, standing for Etika World Network. On the channel, he posted various videos and live streams related to Nintendo and other gaming-related news.

On October 23, 2014, Etika would upload the video MEWTWO DLC REVEAL!!! Etika's First Time Reaction to it!!! "MY D\*\*K" TURN DOWN VOLUME. The video shows Etika's live reaction to the reveal of Mewtwo returning to the *Super Smash Bros.* series as a DLC fighter for *Super Smash Bros. for Wii U & Nintendo 3DS*. The video quickly became the most viewed video on Etika's channel, and even got the attention of *Super Smash Bros.* creator and director Masahiro Sakurai, who reposted the clip on his Twitter.

In 2018, Etika's content would begin showing signs that he was dealing with mental illness, but this went either largely unnoticed or was mocked/thought to be a joke.

Etika would continue making videos and live streams after this until he went missing on June 19, 2019. The next day, he would upload the video "I'm sorry" to his alternate account TR1Iceman. This would be the final video he would ever upload, and the last footage of him ever to be recorded. He was later found and confirmed to be dead on June 25, revealing he had taken his own life.

Since this, many tributes and memorials have been made in Etika's honor, as well as much of his content being reuploaded to YouTube by fans.

## On SiIvaGunner

Etika, being extremely popular when the SiIvaGunner channel was new, has been featured as a joke in multiple rips. The first rip to reference Etika was "Battle! (Mewtwo) - Pokémon X & Y", which obviously uses his most famous video.

Etika would later also be featured as a contestent in the *King for a Day Tournament*. He was planned to return in the *King for Another Day Tournament*, but this was ultimately dropped due to the SiIvaGunner team expressing concerns for Etika's mental health. After his passing, "Lifelight - SiIvaGunner: King for Another Day" was uploaded as a tribute to him.

Etika was actually aware SiIvaGunner, their use of him in rips, and his presence in the *King for Another Day Tournament* before his passing. He also expressed sadness when he discovered that the channel had been terminated by Sony Music Entertainment Japan.

## Trivia

* Etika previously had a rap career on the Internet under the name Iceman Etika. He also had a previous professional modeling job.
* Etika referred to his fanbase as the JOY-CON BOYZ, named after the Nintendo Switch's Joy-Con controllers. The name is also often associated with the song "We Dem Boyz" by Wiz Khalifa.
* After Etika's passing, two (technically three) characters Etika had shown being a big fan of before were added to *Super Smash Bros. Ultimate* as DLC. The characters were Min Min from *ARMS* and Pyra & Mythra from *Xenoblade Chronicles 2*.