A smaller streamer on Twitch has taken down the probably best player in the world, Dizzy, in the shooter Apex Legends . How he cursed and escalated is remarkable or concerning.
This is the situation: The streamer ComedyRussel has about 3600 followers on Twitch. So he is a relatively small fish in a big pond.
Player Dizzy, on the other hand, now has almost 500,000 followers. The 18-year-old is considered the “best player in the world” in Apex Legends and owes his rise on Twitch to the success of the game.
Dizzy was in February alongside Shroud one of the big winners on the streaming platform.
Dizzy is a really big deal in the game – and is therefore also a “high-profile target.” Smaller streamers like ComedyRussel can make a name for themselves by taking down Dizzy.
Then they get publicity and attention, they think.
This is the scene: Player ComedyRussel insults and yells excitedly as he unexpectedly encounters Dizzy in a match of Apex Legends. You can tell how his pulse races.
First he squeals, then he yells: “I can’t lose to Dizzy – we don’t lose to this trash.” In an initial firefight, ComedyRussel seems to have the upper hand and hits Dizzy.
Now he chases the fleeing Dizzy, repeatedly yelling “Bitch, are you scared? Are you scared, bitch?”.
When ComedyRussel eventually takes down Dizzy, he is ecstatic.
This is how it was for Dizzy: From Dizzy’s perspective, the “epic moment” from ComedyRussel becomes just a normal action in the game.
Dizzy apparently had to deal with multiple enemies at once. His death was not a big deal for him. Top players die in the game, after all.
This is what’s behind it: The interesting thing here is that Twitch operates like the Wild West. Up-and-coming gunslingers hunt “celebrities” to make a name for themselves.
Many well-known Western heroes were shot by complete strangers, just because they wanted to become famous.
Well, the comparison is a bit off. Wild Bill Hickok was really dead, Dizzy just logs back in.
The incident involving Dizzy reminds me of a boy who hunted the star player Ninja during his New Year’s tournament in Fortnite. For the boy, it was the biggest moment of his gamer life, while for Ninja it was just a normal action.
