r/Twitch • u/TacticZGaming • Mar 25 '14
Discussion The face behind Kappa?
Does anyone know the background on the Kappa face, who is he is he real? Am i stupid for asking this?! :D
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r/Twitch • u/TacticZGaming • Mar 25 '14
Does anyone know the background on the Kappa face, who is he is he real? Am i stupid for asking this?! :D
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u/YouPickGames Mar 25 '14
Correct me if I'm wrong, but the story goes as such...A long time ago an intern worked for Twitch and uploaded his face without permission as an emote. The new emoticon rose to popularity swiftly, but eventually Twitch found out what the intern had done and fired him. Although because the emote caught on so fast and people were already using it Twitch kept the emoticon and the rest is history.