July 1994 - A geek sits in front of his computer getting ready to play LucasArts brilliant game "TIE Fighter" (on 5x 3-1/2" floppies!) Wow, whattagame, YOU get to be an Imperial TIE fighter pilot! Neat-o! (or whatever exclamation people were using 20 years ago)
So, now I gotta come up with a name that would sound cool for an Imperial TIE pilot, hmmm. My real name's Kevin, so it's gotta have a "K" in it.....
I got it: "KrunK" Sounds masculine and tough - "Die you rebel scum!" Later, when I belonged to a couple of Tribes clans in '99 and early 2000's, I added a first name: Electronicus, so that I could flesh-out my Tribes back-story. Oh, if anybody understands what I'm talking about here, I belonged to the Blood Eagle Elders (BEE) and to the Knights Of Invictus (KOI).
It's KRUNK, not Crunk, and I, Kevin Watts invented it, not some Crazy dRUNK rappers in the 2000's. Jeex, there's even a rumor going around that Conan came up with the term before I did, but that's just a vicious lie.
I have used KrunK, or EKrunK or MrKrunK or KrunK500, depending on what's available, for all my game names and online handles ever since.
On a side note, my stepmother tried to order me a Colts jersey for Christmas this year, but the website for NFL offically licensed jerseys won't let her use "KRUNK" because it's obscene or offensive or innapropriate or prolly trademarked to Puff Daddy or something, Idaknow. Christmas at Dad & Judy's is this coming Sunday, so let's see how she did. Worst case scenario, I'll end up with some other dude's name on my back. *shudder* I'm 49, so I'm way over hero-worship and prefer only my name on my back...
Thanks for asking, nice thread.
Merry Christmas!