In Fortnite , the biggest streamer on Twitch, Tyler “Ninja” Blevins, is often seen with other streamers. He is known for his long streams, which often involve trash talk with other Twitch streamers. However, one should probably not say: “Tfue is better than Ninja.”
This was the situation: Ninja had reached the end of a six-and-a-half-hour Fortnite stream. He was playing with his regular partner Reverse2k and had streamer Ben “DrLupo” Lupo along with Jordan Fisher, a U.S. actor, singer, and dancer.
When Ninja is seen on stream with his buddies like DrLupo or TimTheTatman on Twitch, there is usually a constant flood of banter. They tease each other, poke fun, and comment on what’s happening. The viewers want to be entertained.
In the scene in question, Ninja was drinking a huge tankard in Fortnite and commented at the end, “Oh, it says on the bottom: Ben smells like farts.”
The remark caught Ninja off guard: DrLupo simultaneously said: “Hey, donate 5 subs on Twitch if you think Tfue is better than Ninja.”
From then on, the mood shifted. The other streamers laughed, but Ninja became quieter. He said, “That felt personal.”
To which DrLupo replied, “You know, it’s never personal or always.”
For the rest of the match, no one spoke. DrLupo merely whispered: “The toxicity.”
This is what happened next: The match lasted about 8 more minutes. Ninja played the game out confidently and secured the victory. He only said, “Six and a half hours of streaming, I’m exhausted,” and then he was gone.
During the 8 minutes, people in the Twitch chat talked about it being a “weird situation,” a “strange silence,” that DrLupo probably doesn’t know how to joke and always takes it too far.
People who joined in said, “I’m confused, why is no one talking?”
This is how the clip is being reacted to: The clip has now over 210,000 views. On Reddit, people discuss and say that Ninja just bottled up his anger and it’s still simmering.
The old Ninja would have exploded, but the “new Ninja” controls himself to appeal to the younger audience.
Overall, DrLupo’s role here is viewed critically. He is considered a player of a different category and should not mock the well-known “high-skillers” Ninja and Tfue.
This is what lies behind it: Even though a lot of it is just banter – Ninja is an incredibly ambitious and driven player. Apparently, he can’t stand it when someone makes “Tfue” jokes at his expense, even if it’s an alleged friend.
Surely it was just a snapshot and he was simply exhausted after 6.5 hours, but this topic seems to occupy him nonetheless.
In 2018, Ninja still dominated Fortnite, but for a few months now, Tfue has been giving him serious competition on Twitch. He is currently the number 3 streamer on Twitch.
In contrast to Ninja, Tfue is qualified for the 2019 World Cup in Fortnite.
