| I was born in 1986,
in the city of Portsmouth (south coast England), where I
now live (although I've resided in various other parts
of the country in the time between). I'm currently
studying at university, on a video games course - it's
part programming, part art and part business, but who
cares about that when they give out free consoles? As
you might have guessed, games are what I hope to make a
career out of, but I'm not sure what particular avenue
I'll go down yet. Whilst not my
legal name, Ikkarub is the one I'm best known as, both
online and off, and what I prefer to be called. The
origin of the name, since so many people ask, is 'Burakki'
backwards, Burakki being the Japanese name of the
Pokémon Umbreon (I'm a recovering Pokémon-obsessee). The
name actually came about as the result of a practical
joke, but it grew on me when people started shortening
it, and in the end it stuck. Various varients include
Ikk, Ikky, Ike, Ikka, Karu, Arub and Ikkabura - I don't
really have a preference.
I'm a self-confessed geek, Pokémon fan
and furry. Feel free to send hate-mail, I could use a
laugh. My 'fursona' is a tiger, but isn't a character -
it's just figure I use to represent myself online and in
my drawings, no history or personality. If I venture
amongst what's left of the Pokémon communities however,
I'll still go by my old Umbreon avatar. |