The name "couch purple pepe da hutt" first appeared as a private reference on Matt Furie's To Do list. Furie does not typically name characters publicly, and no artwork was introduced at that time. Later the same day, an artwork matching the note and its accompanying diagram appeared quietly in a separate Patreon post, linking the two through timing and visual alignment.

"A rare Pepe: Couch Purple Pepe Da Hutt exists first as a note in Matt Furie's hand, then as art. That sequence matters."

This documented origin sets Couch Purple Pepe Da Hutt apart from typical memes. The name came first, written privately by Furie himself, followed by the artwork—making it one of the few Pepe variants with traceable authorial intent from the very beginning.