Mr Sark

# The Early Year

Mr Sark [a.k.a **Scott Matthew**] is believed to have been born in April 8, 1975 into a Mormon family.

Sark was raised Christian from an early age, noting that he partook in a 'Mormon Mission' during his youth and that one year he received a bible from his parents for Christmas. Sark described himself as being a 'nerd' in high school, an assertion he has supported on several occasions with various anecdotes, once stating "I was peeing the bed until I was well into my seventeenth year of life, I would say." However, Sark is known to casually lie with a straight face in order to amuse himself (see below), so anything Sark says about his personal history must be taken with a grain of salt. An avid reader to this day, Sark has long been a voracious fan of fantasy literature, mentioning how he once read J.R.R. Tolkien's 'The Hobbit' twelve times in fifth grade. Perhaps conversely, his interests growing up also included partying and rave subculture.

# Pre-G4 and Machinima

Much of Mr. Sark's origins remain conjectural, as he enjoys making things up to amuse himself and make his friends and fans laugh, and as such has offered several different, often contradictory stories of his life prior to gaming. For example, despite having only been born in 1976, Sark has made numerous references to his alleged actions in the Vietnam War, which ended in 1975. On a related note, Sark once stated on his own channel that he was in fact born 'several centuries' ago. After the release of the film *Fight Club* in 1999, Sark and his roommate purportedly hosted their own fight club in their house for several months, sustaining serious injuries in the process. Sark recalled how on one occasion he 'got kicked so hard in the face by a professional kickboxer' that 'bubbles blew out of [his] tear ducts' if he laughed too much.

# Machinima Respawn

Sark first appeared as the host of Respawn on 18 December 2009, originally styled as the 'Premier online destination for gameplay videos'. Originally intended as the sole host, shouting-out other gamers on the channel, the model was altered slightly when Sark was joined by fellow co-hosts, Hutch and later, SeaNanners at the beginning of 2010. During his time at Machinima, Hutch and SeaNanners came to regard Sark as their de facto 'mentor', Hutch later recalling in a vlog that Sark acted like an 'older brother' to him. As a result, Sark came to be affectionately nicknamed 'Papa Sark' among the Machinima staff. Despite holding a relatively senior position (Managing Producer) and being considered Hutch and SeaNanners' 'boss', Sark was known to joke around and take part in hijinks around the office, creating a fun atmosphere that became a staple of Respawn videos.

# The Respawn Persona

Well known for his use of satire, Sark developed a number of colourful and often perverse alter-egos, throughout his time on Respawn. In particular, Sark professed himself to be a Vietnam Veteran, often suffering from PTSD-induced 'Vietnam Flashbacks'. Co-star, HollywoodAngels1983 suffered from a related condition. Sark later revealed his desire to become a 'creature of pure energy' and to no longer be constrained to the limitations of his transitory human form, describing it as 'a waste of time'.

# Post-Machinima

Sark now streams on Twitch (themrsark) and uploads gaming commentary to his personal channel on YouTube (TheMrSark), usually alongside fellow ex-hosts from Respawn including the likes of Hutch, Nanners, Tebjz and APL. Sark appeared in episodes 6 and 8 of APL Fisher's 'YouTube Game' Series. Some of the more prevalent games featured on Sark's channel include Grand Theft Auto, Prop Hunt, The Hidden, CS:GO, Verdun and the Sniper Elite series. Among his fan base, Sark is renowned for his meticulous and highly stylised editing which he often uses to enhance narrativity and provide extra on-screen insights.

# Trivia

* The name "Mr. Sark" is a reference to the character "Sark" from the 1982 film, *Tron*. The "Mr." was added when the name "Sark" was taken on Xbox Live.
* Sark's favorite film is *Predator* (1987).
* Sark has arachnophobia, as evidenced by his deep fear for the tarantula in glass he and APL once unboxed.
* Sark was once beaten up by a man dressed similarly to Sagat from Street Fighter in a neighbourhood 'fight club' started by his friend, as refrenced in episode #39 of the Official Podcast.
* Despite his Christian background he seems far from religious and often mocks his own and other religions.
* Sark often ridicules cultures, ethnicity and background, as evidenced by a girl with the last name of Hussain, whose questions didn't even get answered because Sark had one of his flashbacks concerning her last name. Sark pretends to be an extreme racist every now and then, but is good friends with Hollywood, who shares some of his Vietnam-vet-like flashbacks, as seen when they were playing the Hanoi Black Ops 1 map.
* Sark is known to his fans as Papa Sark, and his age is often made fun of by other members of Respawn.
* Sark dislikes fat people.
* Sark is a self-described "incredible football coach."
* The Sniper Elite zombie version that he and some other Respawn members often play has become a bit of a joke, because there are often multiple months between episodes and everyone keeps losing track of what they were doing before.
* Sark often jokes about his superiority, mainly because of his skin color and the fact that he's taller than most other Respawn members. He once mockingly said "I'd punch /through/ you" when asked who'd win in a fight between him and APL.
* Sark hates hobos and said that he'd make a game called "Hobo Stomper" when asked what kind of game they'd design if they could.