Many streamers on Twitch have hardcore fans, also known as “stans.” They are known for their devotion to their stars. However, some of these fans go too far and threaten anyone who might offend their favorites – or could even just potentially offend them.
This is the situation:
- The two streamers Sykkuno and Symfuhny are among the biggest streamers on Twitch.
- However, hardcore fans of both are causing trouble on Twitter. Fans of Sykkuno, for example, are sending the streamer Froste pictures of his house because he insulted their favorite.
- Another streamer, Brooke, is even being threatened with death – because she is allegedly cheating on her boyfriend Symfuhny.
Streamer makes a joke – Receives pictures of his house
This has happened with fans of Sykkuno: The streamer Erin “Froste” Puka, who previously worked for 100 Thieves, tweets that he is getting pictures of his house. This happens because he made a joke about the Twitch streamer Sykkuno: He said that fans of Sykkuno treat a 30-year-old man like a 12-year-old.
Froste had previously had problems with fans of a Korean boy band. Now it’s about the fact that he was not nominated for the Twitch Streamer Awards – while the streamer Sykkuno was.
The Streamer Awards were an event on March 13 with over 350,000 viewers, where Twitch streamers were awarded in various categories. Among them, Asmongold as the best MMORPG streamer, who didn’t even show up for the awards ceremony.
Sykkuno is one of the biggest streamers on Twitch with considerably more reach than Froste (via sullygnome). Furthermore, Froste is known for making silly remarks, which likely makes the sarcasm in his tweet more recognizable.
However, his remark sparked a discussion about who Froste even is and that he shouldn’t talk about their favorite. Froste then writes himself that he woke up to one of these fans sending him pictures of his house:
Brooke has been struggling with death threats for years
It’s even worse for the streamer BrookeAB (featured image). She still works for 100 Thieves and has been collaborating with the Twitch streamer Symfuhny for some time.
Alleged fans of Symfuhny, however, repeatedly claim to have seen evidence of Brooke cheating on her boyfriend. It apparently suffices if she simply speaks to someone else.
The consequence for her are death threats. She keeps pointing this out. In a recent tweet, for example, she shows a message from a user in which she is admonished to involve Symfuhny. They want to “have her killed and bound, while she is beaten and repeatedly stabbed until she is finally dead.”
The message was probably also about the Twitch Streamer Awards, but she has apparently been having trouble with such messages for quite some time.
Reporting does nothing – Twitter simply advises her to block the people, even though they clearly have hostile usernames like: “Your whole family will be beheaded.”
Esports commentator Jake Lucky also weighs in on the topic on Twitter. He highlights the two cases and notes that these people desperately need professional help.
In some cases, however, it unfortunately doesn’t stop with just fans and words. There have been instances where streamers were physically attacked:
