Aqua

Aqua
Basics
Location	United States (Michigan)
Time zone	UTC-5
Language(s)	English, Mandarin, some Japanese, some Spanish
Gender	He/Him
Birth date	March 30, 2006
Hongkongggag information
Current rank	Prestige
Social networks

Aqua is a member of 852 Resurgence. He is a member of the MRT Diaspora.

History

Aqua met Card0 on the MRT Server and was invited on March 21, 2021. Initially, Aqua was not very active, only occasionally participating in skribbl.io games.

In the third quarter of 2021, Aqua started participating in voice conversations and posted memes.

Aqua won the Best Memelord award in the 2021 Hongkongggag Community Awards.

Aqua initially joined as a Senator, but was quietly promoted to Vice later on. He was promoted to Prestige during Hongkongggag's 4th anniversary celebration on June 11, 2023.

Personality

In real life, Aqua is mostly quiet, except with friends and family, while he is more extroverted online, described as "unhinged" by Card0. Like many others, he enjoys making jokes at Card0's expense.

For the most part, Aqua has a very laid-back personality, characterized by his heavy sarcasm. However, he also occasionally shows a more serious side when needed, such as during his speeches at Hongkongggag and June 4th anniversary events.

Aqua joins voice chat fairly often, but only unmutes on certain occasions, usually later in the mornings or evenings. This is due to time differences with Hong Kong as his family members are still asleep when 852r is active, as well as microphone issues.

Politics

Aqua is known for frequently expressing support for the Republican Party and the Chinese Communist Party out of sarcasm (as well as "admiring" politicians like Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis), while he actually identifies on the center-left on the political spectrum and opposes extremist politics in general. He identifies as an American citizen first and foremost, while also identifying with his ancestoral home of the People's Republic of China. While he has expressed disapproval of actions done by their respective governments, he sees his American nationality and Chinese heritage as integral parts of his identity. Like most other members of 852R, he supports Hong Kong's pro-democracy camp. Economically, Aqua supports a form of capitalism with strong government intervention to protect workers and consumers, and opposes revolution as advocated by communism. Aqua holds socially progressive (including pro-LGBT) views and believes the government should not involve itself in citizens' private lives. He strongly supports free speech and opposes both SJW and "anti-woke" ideologies. This also stems from his laid-back and sarcastic personality, and aversion to oversensitivity.

While he identifies as gay, he refuses to identify as queer, unlike other members of 852R's LGBT community. This is because he sees his sexuality as his only "queer" trait, while in general his interests and personality lean masculine, which matches his cisgender identity. He has also expressed concerns about radicalism associated with the term. However, he does not believe the term is a slur, and respects others identifying as queer.

Trivia

• Aqua is gay.
• Aqua's Discord name is a shortened version of his Minecraft username, mi_aquamarine.
  • The username references Aqua's home state and birthstone, Michigan and aquamarine.
  • Despite this, Aqua frequently changes his nickname in 852R.
• Aqua and frogggggg founded Ruffism and were its first worshippers.
• Aqua owns the most companies on the Tsz Kong Political Sim, under his holdings company AquaCorp Tsz Kong.
  • Several subsidiaries, such as owotech and New World Ruff Bus (with Card0's consent), were imported from the MRT.
• Aqua can speak English, moderate Mandarin, basic Spanish, and a few phrases of the Hangzhou dialect.
  • Unlike other members, Aqua primarily uses Simplified Chinese characters.
• Since mid-2024, several other members named "Aqua" began joining 852r. While initially unaware, he now jokes about the other "Aquas" impersonating him.
• He has several alts on Instagram.
  • This includes Xianggangggag, a parody of Hongkongggag.
• He formerly had several alts on 852 Resurgence, including:
  • Carrie Chan, a roleplay account for Hong Kong Chief Excecutive Carrie Lam.
  • gd19371, also known as Hanbyeol and 夏美. The account makes posts praising Aqua in a romantic way, frequently calling him "Aqua-senpai".
  • 李家超, a roleplay account for Chief Executive John Lee. The account talks with random capitalizations and Chinese keyboard punctuation. This account was known by a series of names, notably JUAN MARTÍN PIETRO and 𝓜𝓮𝓵𝓸𝓭𝔂 𝓑𝓮𝓵𝓵𝓪 💗😻😊.
• Aqua has appeared on local TV in Michigan.
• Aqua is a fan of the Michigan State Spartans and the Detroit Lions, owing to his Michigan roots.
  • As a result he dislikes the Michigan Wolverines due to their rivalry with MSU, the Ohio State Buckeyes due to the general rivalry between the two states, as well as the San Francisco 49ers due to the outcome of the 2024 NFC Championship.