I unfortunately never met the guy, as I’ve only been to one EVO, but I respected him for his glass sharp wit and for his Blackheart knowledge.
Dasrik, one of, IMO, the founding fathers and innovators of the modern day Blackheart. You shall be missed.
Like most of the good ones around here, Dasrik first earned my anger, and later my respect. Smart but not arrogant, good but not superior, funny but not cruel. He will be missed. GGPO buddy.
I did not know your brother on these forums Zaza, or in life. I do, however, know what it’s like to lose someone at such a tragic age as that and I don’t wish it on anyone. So tonight I’ll raise a glass for Dasrik, and another for my boy Jeff. May they R.I.P.
Might not mean much from someone who is little more than a mute lurker around these parts, but you have my sympathy and my prayers go out to you and all the rest of his loved ones.
I’ve been avoiding posting in this thread because for the last 6 months I’d been joking with Dasrik that he was on death’s door.
I talked with him a number of times in #srkgd (he wasn’t there that often) and we had a lot to talk about since I’m in pharmacy school, and he was on so many drugs and dialysis and whatnot and so we talked quite a bit about that stuff. After that, every time he logged in I’d make a joke like “wow you’re still alive!” or something along those lines. At one point I even made an RIP avatar of him “flash kicking into Heaven” back in October or so. I didn’t do it to be mean. Dasrik could take it, and I believe he and I both had fun laughing at his poor health. My personal belief is that humor is the key to surviving hardship, so I don’t regret the conversations I had, and I truly feel that my remarks helped to brighten his days, not dampen them. If not, that was at least my intention.
Dasrik and I got along well enough, but we had our differences. Dasrik was a real person. He was funny and warm, and also opinionated and judgmental. We disagreed on a number of things, but I feel he trusted me enough that when Insom was pissing him off by spamming a certain quote, it was me that he asked to try and do something about it.
There is no doubt that he died too early, but I do feel that he tried to make the most of the life he did have. He will be missed on IRC.
Humor is still my strongest way of coping with hardship, and I hope I’ve explained where I’m coming from enough so that people know that I’m doing this as sort of a remembrance to the interactions we had when he was alive; one last parting shot: In any case, as soon as I get my financial aid check this semester, I’ll be kicking what I can into the Dasrik donation fund, or as I affectionately call it, studiodasrik.com.
In all seriousness, farewell Dasrik, I hope you found the Heaven that you were expecting.
~quiche
…seriously.
As an 09er, I didn’t know Dasrik. But it’s still sad to see a member of the community go. Keep your chins up, ya’ll. RIP.
RIP Dasrik
We used to play a few games of Marvel maybe 3-4 years ago at Glady’s arcade, sad to hear he’s gone.
I’ve always known of his health issues, but just recently learned of his death (today actually), I would have made the service if I ran by this thread earlier.
I moved and we didn’t keep in contact, besides running into him on occasion in threads, wasn’t aware of what he was going through. RIP man, you have my respects.
“studiodasrik” made me 
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I’m really sorry for your loss Joe, I met Dasrik a few times SHGL although I don’t know if he remembered me. Wish you guys the best.
Just wanted to be the first to say it was a lovely ceremony. Zaza’s farewell speech to Dasrik literally left me in tears, but I thought it was a very touching send off. It was nice seeing all the familiar faces:
Mike Ross/clockw0rk/papa trunks/kaising/partyboy/justus/arlieth
also was nice to get the entire RiCo crew in the same room aka Walter/Thomas/Marcos/Jesse/Bill/Jal/Me/Pep/Tony/Carlos/Chip/Zaza/Dasrik/Jeremy/Quinton/Scary Tom
Definitely was fun sitting around and talking about the past.
holy fuck. RIP and my condolences. 
i still remember meeting him 10 years ago…
I think Joe should post the speech online if possible since well, he does reference the fighting game community and it was touching and funny at the same time.
my condolences. when i was first learning marvel, i always looked forward to reading dasrik’s posts-- very intelligent, articulate, and insightful. I remember in one specific post he talked about how Doom players shouldn’t be afraid of magneto. To this day I play by Doom by his philosophy. RIP
I remember Dasrik from MIG’s/Bruton’s message board, SHGL & James games tournaments, and team RiCo I remember his theory-crafting in MVC1 where Megaman can counter DWM 'cause Megaman can turn use rush super to counter WM’s proton cannon & war destroyers.
RIP my friend.
R.I.P. rik. make sure god gets caught in the MM infinite
I can’t imagine what the family is going through. May he rest in peace.
Dasrik.
You were probably one of the biggest dick I’ve met online and irl.
But it’s time for me to let that go. Rest in peace. Maybe next time we’ll be good friends.
Never met Dasrik, but I give my condolences. It’s very hard to lose a loved one. Especially one that was loved so much by everyone around him. RIP.
Logging in for the first time in years to give my condolences. I remember enjoying Dasrik’s posts way back in the day, when I used to lurk GD. RIP Dasrik.
R.I.P. Dasrik.