EPTMVPSunChip, I remember he was the first person in the house to talk to me, asking why I put ketchup on my egg. To which I responded '미국 스타일' (America style). He stared at me like I was crazy, and that was all that chat had to offer the first time.
He was one of the first few Koreans here, as I mentioned, to constantly make efforts to talk to me, despite literally having 20-word vocabulary. At first we spoke through my broken Korean/his broken English and hand-gestures. He was such a kind person, and consistently went above and beyond to befriend me the entire time we lived together.
Today I woke up and found out that he decided last night to retire. He left the house today. Again, I watch the life fade, also like someone dying in front of my eyes, the passion of a pro-gamer had faded entirely... I had seen him getting more and more tilted over the last two months, but I didn't think it would end so abruptly. I feel like I'm being hit with a tidal wave of emotion, with hundreds of memories all flying back at once. I felt like I was going to choke on air when I tried to tell him good bye in Korean / tell him I will miss him.
Sunchip was one of the best AP mid's in the entire world. He was constantly in 2500+ ELO in Season 2, and 2300 in Season 3. He was at one point, the god of Bryan from Tekken, and one of the absolute best fighting-game players in all of Asia. He's getting older now, and with age comes more burden and problems. Seeing him break apart mentally over his passion for pro-gaming and having to face the way of aging was heartbreaking.
LoL in Korea is absolutely brutal, only offering a few tournaments each year, it is extremely top-heavy. You either win, or you are forgotten. Seeing such a great and legendary pro-gamer, not just at LoL, but a other games, finally concede has left me feeling empty on this day. He was unarguably one of the kindest Koreans I've ever met here, and it is so painful to see this happen.
선휘형, I'm so sorry we never talked more.
You were a god at fighting games, and a great AP Mid player too. I was honored to have lived in your presence. Hopefully you'll stay around in LoL a while longer and we'll have chances to meet again. I hope next time we meet my Korean will have improved drastically and we carry out a real conversation of some sorts. I thought of you like a brother while you were here, even if you were not able to tell that due to our inability to full communicate.형 진짜 죄송합니다 ㅜ_ㅜ 안녕히 가세요
