I think I found where Irk came from.

belowi posted a pic said Sun, Nov 9th 2014 at 12:16am ET

Not surprisingly, a truly fitting meh origin: the AMC Gremlin.
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Thumperchick said Sun, Nov 9th 2014 at 12:37am ET:

But, Irk is a troll; not a gremlin!

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belowi said Sun, Nov 9th 2014 at 12:56am ET:

But the resemblance is undeniable.

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- @belowi no horns on the gremlin. Maybe distant cousins at best.
  
  ceagee said Sun, Nov 9th 2014 at 3:49am ET
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- @ceagee Maybe the gremlin was the mommy, and daddy troll has horns. Where's Maury P? BTW Irk, uhh, is your mom like divorced or anything?
  
  mehjohnson said Sun, Nov 9th 2014 at 10:51am ET
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somf69 said Sun, Nov 9th 2014 at 10:44am ET:

I believe he came from Mr. and Mrs. Irk

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Starblind said Sun, Nov 9th 2014 at 11:10am ET:

Irk totally wishes he had those chiseled, manly pectoral muscles.

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katylava said Mon, Nov 10th 2014 at 12:49am ET:

I'll give it to you because "a mediocre corporation" can also be abbreviated "amc"

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- @katylava And if AMC wasn't mediocre, nothing was.
  
  SSteve said Mon, Nov 10th 2014 at 2:14am ET
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- ceagee said Mon, Nov 10th 2014 at 2:29am ET
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- AMC? The conspiracy deepens...
  
  belowi said Tue, Nov 11th 2014 at 1:31am ET
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