Zak Not Kyle

Zak Not Kyle is an independent English speaking VTuber. He began as a YouTuber in January 2021 before becoming a PNGTuber in September of 2023. He made his VTuber debut in February of 2024. He primarily streams on Twitch and makes videos on YouTube.

Personality[]

Zak is a bratty and eccentric personality on his streams. He is prone to "crashing out" on streams, especially in competitive bouts of fighting games.

He has a passion for gaming, specifically fighting games like Mortal Kombat, Street Fighter, Killer Instinct and more. He also has an affinity for other nerdy interests and beauty.

Appearance[]

1.0[]

Zak has blonde hair styled as a bob with a comb-over and blue highlights. He has hair pins on both sides of his head with large light blue cat ears and sports a black and yellow crop top and shorts. He also has a puffy jacket in his normal outfit with various shades of blue and green along with black boots.

2.0[]

Zak has blonde hair that is slightly more unkempt than his last design. He has hair clips and chains on his design and a tiger tee shirt with neon colors. He has orange knee pads, chains, tiger ears and a tail.

History[]

Background[]

Zak started his YouTuber journey making League of Legends videos discussing skins and upcoming champions in the game. Eventually, he would retire this content after a few years of doing it.

Zak pivoted his YouTube content toward content surrounding fighting games in May 2023 and would abandon League of Legends content altogether.

2023[]

In September, Zak began streaming as a PNGTuber on YouTube. During this time, he bounced around between Twitch and YouTube before deciding to remain on YouTube.

In December, Zak reached 1,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.

2024[]

On 9 February, Zak made his official VTuber debut as an independent talent. His debut stream lasted for eight hours and included a lore video produced by him and his first VTuber model.

On 5 April, Zak celebrated his birthday and debuted his second outfit on the same day.

On 28 April, in association with his friend LioConvoy, Zak would release a four hour long video documenting his story of verbal and emotional abuse from former art commentary YouTuber Hopeless Peaches. This video would become his most popular on his YouTube channel.

On 21 May, Zak debuted his third outfit, a cosplay of Jubilee from X-Men.

In June, Zak debuted his fourth outfit, his Twink Secretary outfit, along with new merchandise.

On 29 July, after a back and forth with YouTube support due to several age restrictions on his livestreams, Zak announced that he would be leaving YouTube as a streaming platform and move to Twitch.

On 4 August, Zak reached Twitch Affiliate status.

On 24 September, Zak announced an indefinite hiatus from all streaming and video activities, citing a breakdown that had occurred causing him to step away. He did not give an exact date of return.

On 17 October, Zak posted a teaser for his 2.0 debut with no definite return date.

In December, Zak returned to making fighting game videos on YouTube.

On 27 December, Zak would begin his list week videos, hoping to make it a tradition.

2025[]

On 21 January, Zak released another teaser for his debut, giving a final debut date of 8 February 2025.

On 8 February, Zak had his 2.0 debut, showing off a new cover of Charli XCX's pink diamond, along with a new model, emotes, overlays and more.

On 5 April, Zak hosted his 20th birthday subathon, which he broke several goals for.

(ZAK_NOT_KYLE_VTUBER_DEBUT)_NEW_FIGHTING_GAME_VTUBER_JUST_DROPPED!_-_Zak_Not_Kyle — (ZAK NOT KYLE VTUBER DEBUT) NEW FIGHTING GAME VTUBER JUST DROPPED! - Zak Not Kyle

Zak's debut stream.

Fans[]

His fans are known as the Rave Kitties.
His oshi mark is the headphone and cat emojis.
His fans will stream snipe him in tournaments, specifically in Street Fighter.

Quotes[]

"You brought the brat back to life, so now you get to live with the consequences." - Cyber Alley Cat, Episode 1, to Ivan.
"Ayo, shut the fuck up! I'm having a monologue!" - Cyber Alley Cat, Episode 1, to Ivan.
"JUMP AGAIN!" - Zak in a YouTube short.

Trivia[]

Lore[]

Zak is a felon in his lore.
Zak has a partner in crime and a found family father, Dr. Ivan Alva.
* Ivan is responsible for bringing Zak back to life in Cyber Alley Cat, Episode 1.
* Ivan does not swear in drastic contrast to Zak's consistent profanity.
* Ivan is the opposite of Zak in many ways. While they both are spies, Zak works from a nefarious perspective, while Ivan works for the betterment of NeoCity, where they both live.
* Ivan commonly has to correct Zak's documentation for things like employment and police reports for espionage missions.
Zak's parents are missing in his lore.
Zak has a criminal record consisting of multiple felonies.
Zak is part android and has a chip inside of his choker that gave him life after Ivan found him nearly dead in the alleys of NeoCity.
Zak has multiple crime families that want him dead.

Likes and Dislikes[]

Zak loves Korean and Japanese snacks, including Pocky, mochi, boba, etc.
Zak loves fighting games but has a notable dislike for Skullgirls.
Zak loves neon colors and despises neutral tones.
Zak really enjoys DC Comics and doesn't like Marvel. The only exception to this is that he likes X-Men.
Zak is a massive Charli XCX fan, even mentioning that he would make an outfit on his Twitter inspired by her album, brat.
Zak hates spiders.

Miscellaneous[]

Dr. Ivan Alva is currently voiced by LioConvoy, a toy review and commentary YouTuber and friend of Zak.
Zak is a dancer in real life and occasionally talks about his time as a competitive dancer and choreographer.
His main design is influenced by scenecore outfits and neon color palettes.
His inspirations to be a VTuber include Mint Fantôme and Dokibird.
Zak has had fans stream snipe him in fighting game tournaments, notably when a viewer beat Zak in the first round of a Blanka tournament in Street Fighter 6 and that fan made top 4.
Zak is a real life fighting game commentator.

Gallery[]

(ZAK NOT KYLE VTUBER DEBUT) NEW FIGHTING GAME VTUBER JUST DROPPED! - Zak Not Kyle

The Cyber Alley Cat (ZAK NOT KYLE VTUBER LORE EP. 1)

External Links[]

Media[]

Zak Not Kyle - YouTube Channel
zaknotkyle - Twitch channel
@ZakNotKyleINC - Twitter Account
https://zak-not-kyle-shop.fourthwall.com/ - Merch Website
zaknotkyle - Throne Shop
zaknotkyle - Instagram Account