| “ | Cheeto. | ” |
―xQc[1] | ||
Félix Lengyel ([feliks lɑ̃ʒɛl]; born: November 12, 1995), better known online as xQc (formerly xQcOW), is a Canadian Twitch streamer, YouTuber and former competitive Overwatch player.[2] Félix is known for playing as a tank for Team Canada in the Overwatch World Cup and has also played other games such as League of Legends and StarCraft.
Username[]
Félix's username stands for "Félix Quebec Overwatch".[3]
At one point when Félix first started out, he decided to change his username; he thought about 'xQc' as a possible name. Though, when he went to verify the name, he instead pressed validate, which then gave him the name without any confirmation if it was available or not. He accepted the name, partially due to him not wanting to pay another $15 for a second name change.[citation needed]
Content[]
xQc created his personal YouTube channel on March 8, 2015. Félix's videos consist of livestream highlights, compilations, livestreamed personal Q&A's, ban appeals, and let's plays that were all streamed on his Twitch channel.
His livestream highlights are edited and uploaded by Arthium, and the rest of his content is uploaded by Daily Dose of xQc. The videos are never uploaded by xQc himself, but instead by his editors.
He does livestreams every day for about 10 hours on average, with his longest one being 357 hours long.[citation needed]
History[]
Félix was born in Laval, Quebec on November 12, 1995 but has previously lived in Los Angeles, however he currently lives in Québec City.[4]
In 2016, Félix joined an Overwatch E-Sports team named Q? and played as a tank for the team. In 2017, Dallas Fuel of the Overwatch League announced that Félix would be joining their roster. Though when competing in the team, he has caused multiple controversies and was ultimately released from Dallas Fuel on March 11, 2018.[5][6]
Félix also plays other games other than Overwatch such as Fortnite. He currently is signed to Luminosity Gaming.[7] Félix streams on Twitch on a daily basis and is one of the site's most popular streamers.
Achievements and awards[]
Awards[]
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2017 Overwatch World Cup | Most Valuable Player | Won | [8] |
| 2018 | 2018 Esports Awards | Streamer of the Year | Nominated | [9] |
| 2020 | Canadian Game Awards | Best Streamer | Nominated | [10][11] |
| 2020 Esports Awards | Streamer of the Year | Nominated | [12] | |
| 2021 | 2021 Esports Awards | Streamer of the Year | Nominated | [13] |
| 2022 | The Streamer Awards | Best GTA Role-play Streamer | Nominated | [14] |
| Streamer of the Year | Nominated | |||
| Canadian Game Awards | Best Streamer | Nominated | [15] | |
| 12th Streamy Awards | Streamer of the Year | Nominated | [16][17] | |
| Just Chatting | Won | |||
| 2023 | The Streamer Awards | Best Variety Streamer | Won | [18] |
| Streamer of the Year | Nominated | |||
| 13th Streamy Awards | Streamer of the Year | Nominated | [19] | |
| Just Chatting | Nominated |
Records[]
He is the most watched Twitch streamer as of 2022, with 221.43 million hours watched by viewers all over the world.[20]
Partnerships[]
He is sponsored by GFuel. He has his own GFuel flavor, known as "The Juice" which consists of: fruit punch, orange, pineapple, and watermelon flavors.[21]
In June 2023, he signed a $100 million non-exclusive deal with streaming platform Kick.[22]
Personal life[]
Félix is of Hungarian descent.[23]
He has one brother, Nick.[24] His dad knows that he is a streamer and has appeared in one of his videos.[25] In the past he dated AdeptTheBest[26] and also NYYXXII.
Controversies[]
Stream-sniping DrLupo[]
On November 2020 during a Fall Guys Tournament, Lengyel was caught attempting to "stream-snipe" DrLupo during a Twitch Rivals tournament at GlitchCon. GlitchCon's Twitter account tweeted that they would be banning Lengyel for 6 months. This marked the fourth time he was banned from Twitch Rivals.[27]
Promotion of gambling[]
Lengyel has been a strong critic of gambling in the past, saying that gamblers are "scummy" and he wouldn't take advice from "someone who promotes gambling to children." However, he himself gambled on stream "for fun" in April 2021, and when he was criticized, he replied that it "wasn't serious."[28]
In May 2022, he started to incorporate gambling into almost all of his streams. He was sponsored by a website for his gambling as well.[29] Detractors pointed out that his fanbase, which consists of mostly young teenagers and adults, could imitate his controversial behavior. Felix stopped streaming gambling in October the same year, when Twitch banned the genre from the website.
GTA RP bans[]
Lengyel has been banned multiple times on the well known GTA role-play server NoPixel, for varying reasons. He has been mainly criticized for his short temper as well as out-of-character moments, which often ruin other player's experiences.
Lengyel has also faced criticism over his fanbase, who would brigade other roleplayers' streams and harass them if the latter had a bad encounter with Lengyel in-game. Lengyel was permanently banned from playing on NoPixel near the end of May 2021. He was eventually unbanned from the whitelist server after two months of playing on the public server.[30]
r/place raid[]
On April Fools' Day 2022, Lengyel decided to stream himself vandalizing other paintings on the experiment with the help with his fanbase.[31] He gained a lot of hate due to this.
Copyright infringements[]
Kick streams[]
In June 2023 during one of Félix's first streams on the site Kick, he was warned by a Kick staff member to stop streaming to avoid a DMCA takedown, after he streamed more than an hour of the film The Dark Knight on a "movie night". He promptly stopped the stream and deleted all VODs.[32]
Reaction content[]
On July 28, 2023, YouTuber Bub Games criticized Félix for "reacting" to the entirety of LEMMiNO's video "The Kennedy Assassination: Inside the Book Depository" on stream and uploading said stream to YouTube, all while adding almost no commentary or criticism from his side.[33] SomeOrdinaryGamers also joined in and engaged in a debate with xQc on Twitter over whether streams were legitimate fair use or stealing.[34] In a later stream, Lengyel commented, "I paused like crazy, I added a lot of commentary... the chat was getting mad at me."[35]
In August, neo tweeted a clip of xQc "reacting" to his video "The Densest City on Earth" where he left the stream 5 seconds into the video, only to return 10 minutes later.[36] He also revealed that xQc reacting to his video had little effect in the rate of viewership, as evident by the analytics graph.[37] xQc along with HasanAbi has faced a lot of backlash as a result of this.
Later on August 8, he attended a debate with Ethan Klien from h3h3Productions over his abuse of fair use and transformative content.[38] xQc try to get his point across by saying that anybody would watch him do the worm than Ethan Klien podcast but failing, later that infamous clip won h3h3 award for best moments. [39]
Fandom[]
He calls his chat members "juicers".[40] His fans include Aiden Wallis, a software engineer for Twitch who also made Fossabot and Twitch Bot, and is one of his chat moderators.
In-jokes/memes[]
- Félix's chat members calls him "Mr. Cow" because of his name, xQcOW.[41]
- He is widely known for his "low IQ" when playing games, such as Portal 2. Because of this, chat members call him a "Pepega". He is sometimes extremely "Bayzed" (based#Etymology 2) against women in some of his livestream clips.[42]
- When playing a game and struggling at an objective, he "malds" and smashes his keyboard, sometimes screams at other players and his chat members. Often when facing some topics, Félix likes to talk a lot, which in turn make chat members spam the "xqcTake" and "Muted Microphone" emotes.[43]
- He usually fails at completing objectives in "children's" games, as chat members would say.[44] Although failing at other games, he is very skilled in Overwatch.
- When playing a horror game, if he is scared he will usually do his "soy" scream while chat members type the "WutFace" emote.[45]
- He is known for is occasional outbursts of rage when playing games, as well as his slurred speech whenever he talks fast.
Trivia[]
- Félix speaks English and French.[46]
- He is 6'2" (188 cm).[47]
- His favorite Spider-Man actor is Andrew Garfield.
- He often ends his stream with him saying "SHEEEEEEEEESH" and doing the pose.[48]
- He is currently working on a TV show, as seen in this clip. He has not said anything about this ever since.
- He sometimes shaves his beard on stream, and in front of the viewers.[49]
- He often types all his tweets with all caps.
- xQc has fellow Canadian streamer SmallAnt banned in his Twitch chat, after losing to him in Ludwig and MoistCrit1kal's "Hivemind" gameshow.
- xQc is also good in chess, after being taught by GM Hikaru Nakamura.
Quotes[]
General[]
- "Wow! [claps]"[50]
- "AHHH!! WHAT?! WHAT?! IT BUGGED! THE GAME'S BUGGED!"
- "HOLY FUCK! WHAT IS THIS GAME?!"
- "Cheeto."[1]
- "Top G, the Top Groomer."[51]
- "Don't focus on how low you have to dip, but focus on what you're gonna do when you dip back up and rise again, that's what's most important."
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 One and a Half Minutes of xQc Incorrectly Identifying Animals by Fimbel. YouTube. February 1, 2020.
- ↑ News anchors wish xQc a happy birthday by PepeLaugh. YouTube. June 10, 2020.
- ↑ xQcOW Explains His Name by Traxl. YouTube. December 19, 2020.
- ↑ https://www.sportskeeda.com/esports/news-i-m-moving-back-xqc-confirms-leaving-la-says-will-shift-back-canada
- ↑ xQc Reacts to The Story Of xQc by theScore esports by XQc. YouTube. July 28, 2019.
- ↑ xQc Reacts to Kai Watch 'The Story of xQc' by XQc. YouTube. November 30, 2022.
- ↑ xQc Joins Luminosity Gaming ANNOUNCEMENT! (with chat ) by TL BUSTA. YouTube. October 2, 2020.
- ↑ Damian Alonzo (November 9, 2017). Win or lose, the Overwatch World Cup was full of great storylines. PC Gamer. Archived from April 7, 2022 the original on December 17, 2021.
- ↑ Esports Awards 2018 | Esports Awards (April 26, 2021). Archived from the original on December 27, 2021. Retrieved on December 27, 2021.
- ↑ Streamer Nominee - xQc. Canadian Game Awards. Archived from the original on October 24, 2020. Retrieved on July 16, 2020.
- ↑ Canadian Game Awards : The Results. Canadian Game Awards (September 19, 2020). Archived from the original on June 18, 2021. Retrieved on September 23, 2020.
- ↑ Esports Awards 2020 | Esports Awards (April 27, 2021). Archived from the original on January 26, 2022. Retrieved on December 27, 2021.
- ↑ Esports.gg (November 21, 2021). Esports Awards 2021: Ibai wins Streamer of the Year, beating out Shroud, Dr Disrespect, xQc. Esports. Archived from the original on April 18, 2022. Retrieved on December 27, 2021.
- ↑ Max Miceli (February 22, 2022). All nominees for QTCinderella's Streamer Awards. Dot Esports. GAMURS Group. Archived from the original on November 16, 2019. Retrieved on March 15, 2022.
- ↑ Steve Vegvari (April 8, 2022). Introducing the Winners of the 2022 Canadian Game Awards. Canadian Game Awards. Archived from the original on May 4, 2022. Retrieved on April 24, 2022.
- ↑ Patrick Hipes (October 27, 2022). Streamy Awards Nominations: MrBeast Tops List Again. Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on November 6, 2022. Retrieved on October 28, 2022.
- ↑ 12th Annual Winners. Streamys. Streamy Awards (December 4, 2022). Archived from the original on October 30, 2022. Retrieved on December 5, 2022.
- ↑ Adam Snavely (March 11, 2023). Streamer Awards 2023: All results and winners for every category. Dot Esports. Gamurs. Archived from the original on March 12, 2023. Retrieved on March 12, 2023.
- ↑ Brian Brant (August 27, 2023). Streamy Awards 2023: Complete Winners List. People. Retrieved on August 28, 2023.
- ↑ Post on Twitter by @StreamsCharts, accessed on October 5, 2023.
- ↑ THE JUICE HAS ARRIVED! - xQc Reveals NEW G FUEL Flavor by XQc. YouTube. April 8, 2021.
- ↑ Kellen Browning (June 16, 2023). Twitch Star xQc Signs $100 Million Deal With Kick, a Rival Platform. The New York Times. Archived from the original on September 8, 2023.
- ↑ Péter Birkás (2018-03-12). Kirúgták a botrányt halmozó magyar származású e-sportolót. 24.hu. Archived from the original on April 25, 2022.
- ↑ I Cooked Breakfast and Had My Brother Rate It by XQc. YouTube. July 11, 2022.
- ↑ My Dad Took Over My Stream by XQc. YouTube. October 28, 2022.
- ↑ The Tragic Ending of XQC and Adept EXPLAINED by BOZI. YouTube. February 11, 2023.
- ↑ xQc BANNED For Cheating And Stream Sniping DrLupo In Twitch Rival Tournament by PigChamp. YouTube. November 16, 2020.
- ↑ u/Polverise (April 25, 2021). Famous twitch streamer xQcOW promotes a gambling website live on stream to 150k+ people after previously taking a strong stance against promoting gambling live on stream. r/livestreamfail calls him out for his hypocrisy and chaos ensues. r/SubredditDrama. Reddit.
- ↑ u/aireil (April 25, 2021). xQc justifies his sponsored gambling stream. r/LivestreamFail. Reddit.
- ↑ xQc gets BANNED from NoPixel for doing this... by XQc. YouTube. April 5, 2021.
- ↑ Zackerie Fairfax (April 8, 2022). How xQc stole the show during r/Place 2022. Dexerto. Archived from the original on July 7, 2023.
- ↑ Theo Burman (June 19, 2023). xQc immediately risks ban from Kick by watching The Dark Knight. Dexerto. Archived from the original on August 14, 2023.
- ↑ Post on Twitter by @FilmsBub, accessed on October 5, 2023.
- ↑ Mukul Dutt (July 30, 2023). “Educate yourself”, SomeOrdinaryGamer retaliates back at xQc as their Twitter feud escalates. First Sportz.
- ↑ Meera Jacka (July 29, 2023). xQc responds to backlash over his reaction videos: “I know what people want”. Dexerto.
- ↑ Post on Twitter by @NeoExplains, accessed on October 5, 2023.
- ↑ Post on Twitter by @NeoExplains, accessed on October 5, 2023.
- ↑ Ethan Klein Embarrassed xQc In Heated Fair Use Debate by H3 Podcast Highlights. YouTube. August 8, 2023.
- ↑ xQc does the worm in front of 256K people by XQc. YouTube. August 8, 2023.
- ↑ A Juicer Infiltrated A Jubilee Video by XQc. YouTube. June 5, 2022.
- ↑ xQc removed 'OW' from his name, makes everyone keep looking for 'Mr Cow' and its so Despair.. by El Pepegalino - xQc Clips. YouTube. May 20, 2022.
- ↑ XQC ULTIMATE PEPEGA MOMENTS COMPILATION #1 by XQc. YouTube. May 8, 2020.
- ↑ XQC ULTIMATE RAGE & PEPEGA CLIPS COMPILATION by The Saga of xQc. YouTube. July 22, 2022.
- ↑ xQc bullied this 9 year old in a kids game.. by XQc. YouTube. August 4, 2022.
- ↑ xQc: SOY SCREAM | Compilation by SahaKit. YouTube. May 4, 2021.
- ↑ xQc Speaks French with his Brother Nick by XQc. YouTube. August 1, 2022.
- ↑ xQc's Real Height Exposed by XQc. YouTube. January 5, 2022.
- ↑ SHEEESH - xQcOW Stream Highlights #269 by XQc. YouTube. May 3, 2021.
- ↑ xQc Randomly Starts Shaving Mid Stream by XQc. YouTube. October 16, 2021.
- ↑ xQc Clap by SubjectGaming. YouTube. March 28, 2020.
- ↑ I DESTROYED ANDREW TATE - ft. Adin Ross and Hasan by XQc (2090s mark). YouTube. July 23, 2022.
