You might be wondering why my name is "The Dark One". Well, I was a stupid edge-lord preteen when I created my account, way back when. I honestly don't care for the name and I don't use it anywhere else. I have only kept it for the sentimental value. I am no longer an edgy preteen, but I am now a grown man with adult responsibilities. All around me has changed but this name. To change it now, after all of these years of using the name, would be the same as throwing out your favorite stuffed animal or toy from your youth. It's also the name that my Steam friends know me by. I am and forever shall be known, on Steam, as "The Dark One".

P.S. You may also notice that my original name was Fred23179... This was a throw away name that I used for the game Roblox, way back when. Young me was a big fan of the Youtuber known as Fred and I wanted others to think I was him. Unfortunately and obviously, the name "Fred" was taken, so I had to add the numbers "23179". As to what those numbers mean, they were our internet password at the time. The password was created by a Circuit City I.T. employee at the time. My mom and I think it was his birthday... Anyways, we have since changed that password for anything we used it for, so don't try... I was still an avid player of Roblox when I first created my Steam account; so naturally, I used the same name. I didn't keep it for long; for, I wanted my own identity. As mentioned, I was an edge-lord preteen and the rest is history.

Obviously, you all know that my name is "The Dark One", but who is the man behind this account? Well, my real name is Couwen and that is the name I use for most of the other websites that I have accounts on. I have been an avid PC gamer my whole life. My mother had a gaming pc back before I was born in 199X. So, naturally, she had a bunch of games for me to play as soon as I was born. Not only that, but she also had a PS1 and soon a PS2. I was a gamer out of the womb. Some of my favorite FIRST games in my life were the original Spyro trilogy, Nightmare Ned, Kidz Pix, Tomb Rader, and Twisted Metal 4, just to name a few.
Growing up, I continued to be an avid gamer. I later owned other consuls such as the Wii, Xbox360, DSi, 3DS, and Gameboy. None have ever kept my interest as long as the ever expanding technological advancements of PC gaming.
Out of elementary school, my first Valve game was Portal 2 for the Xbox 360. I instantly fell in love with Valve. I soon did my own research on their other games, which led to the begging for Left 4 Dead. It was my first "M" rated game. It took my mom some convincing, but eventually I convinced her that it was okay for me to play, since it was only "zombie violence." This led to the eventual purchase of TF2 for our PC. That also took my mom some convincing. It helped that the game's art-style was "cartoony" and not realistic. TF2 had to be my all time favorite Valve game at the time. I soon discovered their other games and Garry's Mod. Valve is now my favorite gaming company.
Today, I am a grown man who still plays games, when I can find the time. I now have a Bachelors Degree of Fine Arts; yes, I am an artist and I always loved art just as much as, if not more than, gaming. I have a long term relationship with my girlfriend, whom I met in high school. At the time of me writing this, we are going on 6 years now and we do plan on getting married when we are financially stable.
I have gone through A LOT over the years. Friends have come and gone. Loved ones have passed. The world has changed, Yet, steam is still here and I am still The Dark One. Steam has been a part of most of my life and will continue to be for years to come. It is part of my identity, at this point. It sounds silly, but I take pride in my Steam account. It is the one account that I have been able to keep for so long, and just looking at it brings me back to simpler times.
If you have managed to read this far, I thank you for reading. This only scratched the surface of who I am but it should give you enough of an idea. Sorry, it got kind of sappy there towards the end but I actually feel that way about Steam and Valve; unlike, those hacks over at Nintendo. To hell, with Nintendo. I'll rub the chubby toes of Gabe Newel any day of the week before I purchase a single console from the money sucking leaches over at Nintendo.