Dean Snippit

Bugg has a brother and a sister. In 1996, Bugg got a Dachsund named Simon for his birthday. He became a precious pet in Bugg's life and would live on to be seventeen years old, and died of Cushing syndrome among other diseases. Later Bugg would own a Dachsund hybrid, Otto. Awhile before 2011, Bugg temporarily had an uncommitted YouTube channel that overtime had up to 14 videos, of some topic other than gaming.

In his young adulthood, Bugg wanted to be a filmmaker who works with famous Hollywood actors, among other things. But in his long-time habit of procrastinating, that and many other aspirations were not reached; and he came to learn that in order for one to accomplish their dream, a lot of effort must be put in. This experience would later lead him to appreciate with amazement positive feedback from his fans at the time of his 200th upload, in the second year of his channel, Bugg985, which he established when he was 26. This new YouTube channel was a commitment he intended to put effort into for as long as he could. Despite that early on the channel barely provided a living for him, Bugg put consistent effort into making videos for five whole years, until the transition.

His first upload onto Bugg985 was a commentary (as opposed to live gameplay) about the Spy in Team Fortress 2, which was and is Bugg's most played class.

Family
Bugg has a sister a few years older than him, who prior to 2012 married a man who serves in the Coast Guard. They had a daughter a year later, in August 2013. Having a baby relative for the first time was a significant part of Bugg's life.