Not every face reveal by content creators on YouTube or Twitch goes as planned, and some are not planned at all. MeinMMO shows you content creators whose reveals went wrong.
What is a face reveal? Not every content creator is known on the internet by their face. Many either use a mask, do not show their appearance in any way, or use an avatar. Most content creators do this to protect their identity or privacy.
Nevertheless, some communities are curious and demand a face reveal. Sometimes, content creators comply with this request, but the outcome is not always as desired. We present you with 4 content creators whose face reveals did not go as planned.
Dream
One of the most famous cases of a face reveal was the American Minecraft YouTuber and Twitch streamer Clay “Dream”. His YouTube videos about Minecraft received millions of views, but the YouTuber showed his face only in 2022. Before that, he hid it behind a simple smiling mask. His community eagerly awaited the moment he would reveal himself.
The YouTuber teased the reveal of his face in private FaceTime calls with other content creators, such as Pokimane or GeorgeNotFound. The reactions to his face were widely posted on social media to generate further hype.
In October 2022, Dream released the YouTube video “Hi, I’m Dream” and showed his face. However, the face reveal did not have the desired effect, as on X, formerly Twitter, the hashtag #PutTheMaskBackOn trended. Many from the community mocked the YouTuber’s appearance, created memes about him, and a few even insulted him.
The consequences: Around less than a year later, in June 2023, Dream revealed that the reactions heavily impacted him, and he would put the mask back on. Since then, Dream has not shown his face publicly. Dream’s face reveal is a well-known example that showing one’s face does not always have to go well.
Disguised Toast
The Twitch streamer Jeremy “DisguisedToast” Wang is now well-known everywhere by his face, but it wasn’t always like that. At the beginning of his career, he wore, as his name suggests, a toast mask whenever a camera was pointed at him. He shared the story of his face reveal in a video on Instagram.
In 2016, he accidentally turned on his camera without wearing his mask. Viewers immediately clipped the moment, and some people even tried to blackmail the Twitch streamer with it.
To give those people no basis for blackmail, DisguisedToast decided to simply reveal his face publicly. Although this face reveal was unintentional, it turned out relatively well for DisguisedToast, as his community reacted mostly positively.
Corpse Husband
Corpse Husband was a Twitch streamer who gained popularity especially in 2020 and 2021. Initially, he read horror stories on his YouTube channel, and then he streamed the game Among Us with other American streamers. He also attempted to make music on his YouTube channel.
He hid his actual appearance behind a drawn character and was heavily sexualized due to his very deep voice. His deep voice piqued the community’s curiosity about his appearance.
Corpse Husband never had an official face reveal; instead, alleged photos of his face circulated on social media in September 2021. Many believed that it was definitely Corpse Husband, although it was never officially confirmed.
Similar to Dream, the reactions were mixed, but the negative ones prevailed, leading Corpse Husband to withdraw from the internet. To this day, he has not returned; however, his former Twitch colleague Valkyrae mentioned in a stream (highlight on YouTube) that she still has contact with him and regularly plays games with him offline.
LetsHugo
Another German-speaking content creator made it onto this list: Hugo “LetsHugo” Godert is a Luxembourgish Twitch streamer who also did not show his face at the beginning of his career. Initially, he did not intend to show his face either, but two accidents forced him more or less to do so.
During a New Year’s stream, he wore a mask and had a camera pointed at him. During the stream, he accidentally tore it off his face. Hugo then immediately went offline and had the VOD deleted, but viewers had already taken screenshots.
In a later stream, his camera showed a still image of his face; an error that occurred after he had adjusted some settings on his camera offline. LetsHugo claimed that it had been his cousin, which the community initially believed.
After the last incident, LetsHugo initially withdrew but then decided to do an “official” face reveal alongside the then Twitch streamer Ungespielt, which he also uploaded as a YouTube video.
A face reveal is not always voluntary, and in some cases, it can even harm the careers of content creators. What do you think about our examples? Can you think of any more? Let us know in the comments! You can find another list of Twitch streamers here on MeinMMO: The 5 most important products of Twitch streamers 2024 ranked
