"I'm gay, black and hairy … and the best eSports player of the year," says SonicFox at the Game Awards | e-SporTV

– It's a great honor. I like a lot playing video games competitively. I've never done it for fame … As you may know – or many do not know it – I'm also a super gay. I would like to send a message to my LGBTQ + friends who have always helped me throughout my life. Obviously, I'm a hair, so a safeguard for hair. All I have to say is that I am gay, black, hairy – pretty much everything a Republican hates – and the best sports player of the year , I suppose. Thank you very much, "said SonicFox.

Student at the New York Institute of Technology, SonicFox debuted in fighting games at the age of 13 with the Mortal Kombat series. At 20, he won the Dragon Ball FighterZ competition for the Evolution Championship (EVO) and the grand finale of the series Injustice 2 Pro.

He participated in the Game Awards against Hajime "Tokido", legend of Street Fighter, and "JJoNak" Sung-hygeon Bang from the New York Excelsior Overwatch League team.He was also nominated in the Best Moment eSports category for the match against Goichi "GO1" in the Dragon Ball FighterZ final of This year's EVO

– I've always done it to make new friends and build relationships with communities, so I think for the moment I want to give a boost to the team that helped me all the way: Echo Fox I want to give a boost all my friends at home and my best friend, Jon "dekillsage". He helped me a lot during his life – added the player.

] In an interview with the Kotaku website, SonicFox revealed that it was beginning to be s & # 39; 39; interest in the character of the blue fox aged about 10 years. At age 16, he started using fox ears in tournaments to build confidence. He is now the highest paid player in the fighting games community and Furry culture is present at all the highlights of eSports.

According to the International Anthropomorphic Research Project, the term furry describes a diverse community of fans, artists, writers, actors, and actors. Most create by themselves an anthropomorphized (fursona) animal character with which they identify and can function as an avatar within the community. Some wear elaborate costumes or accessories, such as ears and animal tails, or pose as anthropomorphic animals in online communities such as Second Life.