Ever wondered who the mouse known as Chuck E. Cheese was before he was the mascot of the restaurant/arcade chain? Well, now we know it was more dark than a children’s cartoon character should be!

Years ago, a back story was given to the aforementioned pizza-loving rat, that detailed his childhood in the St. Marinara’s Orphanage, his passion for the song, “Happy Birthday,” a pong tournament, a near-death experience with a pizza chef and stage fright.

You can check out the full story here.

Chuck E Cheese’s backstory went viral recently when a Business Insider editor tweeted about it.