- "Keep it Fizzy!"
- ―A phrase commonly said at the end of his videos and announcements
Robert Daniel Orpilla, more commonly known online as Kuro the Artist or Kuro for short, is an illustrator, animator, writer, and filmographer. He is best known as the creator of the webcomic 5 Years Later.
Appearance[]
Kuro is a 5'11" Hispanic-Caucasian. He has dark brown hair and brown eyes.
In 2019, his Avatar took the form of a pale-skinned human with unkempt white hair and neon-blue eyes. He wore a black t-shirt with a blue skull printed on the front, blackish-blue jeans, a purple hoodie, and dark-grey sneakers. His left arm was designed to look similar to that of a Celestialsapien, with a purple version of the Ultimatrix around the wrist.
Since 2021, his Avatar was redesigned; it looks very similar to the 2019 design with certain differences. His hair is spiky and profound, his eyes appear bigger and wider, the colours of his clothing are more prominent with his purple hoodie now a brighter shade and having his blue skull symbol emblazoned on the upper left sleeve, he now wears a blue t-shirt with a comment printed on the front, and his dark grey shoes are replaced with purple and white ones with black soles and toes.
Personality[]
Kuro's passion for art is the driving force behind his lifestyle.
He is very intellectual and is very kind towards everyone no matter who they are and identify as whether it be gender or ethnicity, he shows this by hosting drawing booths at his local Pride events.
He likes to be very social and interactive with his audience but dislikes constantly being interviewed and critiqued on things he did not say.
He also likes to be called ‘Sweet Hubba Bubba’ by Fro.
History[]
Kuro was born on April 17, 1996, in Worcester, MA.
He graduated from High School and has completed one year of college before dropping out to focus more on his art.
His Facebook Page, Kuro the Artist, officially launched on January 12th, 2015, which was the first step towards his career.
He began writing 5 Years Later around October 2016.
Kuro officially founded the Ink Tank in June 2018.
On Feb 20, 2019, Kuro's YouTube channel reached 100,000 Subscribers.
On April 24th, 2019, the Kuro the Artist YouTube Channel was officially renamed to The Ink Tank.
Relationships[]
Hurshie Williams[]
Kuro first met Hurshie through YouTube in 2007. They've collaborated on numerous projects since. Hurshie eventually became Kuro's manager and co-founded the Ink Tank with him in June 2018.
Voice Acting Roles[]
And Beyond[]
5 Years Later: Motion Comic[]
Trivia[]
- The Orion Squad Member based on him is Chirp.
- Kuro has stated on a live stream that, if he could, he would eat the commissioned alien StarFissure.