PANews reported on January 4 that NBA legend Scottie Pippen posted on the X platform: "Motivation is not built on dependence, but on resilience. Leaders don't fall... they rise again. Kekius Maximus is proof of that." In response, Elon Musk said on the X platform: "I started a new role called Percy Verence."

Earlier news reported that Musk changed his personal profile picture and nickname to Kekius Maximus , and then about three days ago changed the profile picture and nickname of the X account back to his original appearance (Elon Musk), and related concept coins all plummeted .