The Story Of Tyler1 2.0: Gaming's Ultimate Freak of Nature

Tyler 1 is not what you expect him to be get this off me he's reformed he's a powerlifter but he's more than that he's the king of League it's done officially done I am aing problem on the fing Rift he's Challenger in every role in League of Legends like he is one of the best on the planet in every role in League of Legends he is a freak he is a behemoth he is a genuinely impressive human being he's a chess feed I don't think there has ever been a dedication to chess quite like this I think this man is more dedicated to chess than hikara Nakamura Magnus Carlson and stockfish combined the amount of analysis that he does game review that he does this is otherworldly he's the voice of an entire Community you have completely killed any passion or any playability of this game for me and perhaps most importantly he's a competitor I'm him I'm him this is the story of a man who evolved a man who went from banned to reformed to something more who conquered a game over and over only to learn who he truly was this is the story of Tyler 1 we won [Music] Tyler 1 began his career as one of the most polarizing figures in League of Legends but after a ban early on Tyler reformed himself and quickly became one of the most popular streamers in the community if you're not going to participate in the group activity then leave Tyler's unbanned stream was huge his return made him one of the most popular content creators twitch had ever seen which of course Riot couldn't ignore how did this amazing friendship come about yeah well you see uh I was informed one day that I had no Mana no Mana you have no Mana [ __ ] you have no mana and I needed to find a solution to this problem and I found a man who buys six tiers in half his games and I realized the solution was right here I want to welcome Tyler one to the desk how is your experience been I mean it's not as easy as it looks as it being a broadcast it's not it's not that CH okay no you're right it's not it's not easy as it looks doing stuff on the fly but all all all in all uh I think also has been awesome yeah it has you you've been awesome as well thank you you're going to make me have to fly home did you ever expect to play on the nalcs stage uh of course but I mean I was going to make my debut next season but I mean this works too congrats on that dominating performance uh that's it for us I'm going to toss it back to dash thank you very much Tyler I must say I'm a little worried for my own job now in what has to be Riot's craziest U-turn ever they traded Tyler W's ban for a handshake and a key to the kingdom every day more of his dreams were becoming a reality he was on top of the world Ian came in after that very first like incredible wave of of players came in and and like flooded that market it was almost like a smart business decision that he made he was then you know the one he was the the guy doing the ridiculous numbers the one that was able to you know almost keep League of Legends at the top of the twitch there was a series of photos of uh Faker in you he looked a little under duress I look listen to me what I swear to God I made him laugh sorry I didn't to hurt you I made him very strong he's the guy with the big arms that was interviewing I was curious what you thought of him from those pictures uh I think he's a very uh bright guy is it hard is it hard work tell us work it's streaming hard work probably not what you do because you just sit there and react to videos all day but my work yes it's hard but success brings its own issues Tyler was getting stagnant twitch is a hungry Beast to remain at the top you need new content all the time and Tyler needed something new to conquer something people thought he couldn't so he found it the rooll is easy and I am here to prove it period in the discussion in January 2020 Tyler one set his sights on taking a fresh unranked account all the way to Challenger while only playing jungle tired of hearing that he wasn't good enough to Jungle that it was the hardest role in the game Tyler decided to prove his doubters wrong he even took a break from streaming to focus his efforts solely on grinding and then in May after 1,800 matches he returned to stream to decree the ultimate jungle diff gentlemen Lads ladies GS you are looking at right now a challenger challer jungle but if anything that only accentuated Tyler's need for something more after spamming the same role for years on end he'd become understandably bored league is immensely frustrating to solo q and Tyler could attest to that more than almost any player alive I I somebody feeds in my game I tilt I tilt I lose I lose lose I lose I lose I lose I lose five times in a row somebody Dodges over the years Riot has made League of Legends more and more of a team game they've made a real effort to ensure that no one player can carry or ruin a game in some small part because Tyler spent his early years really trying to do one or the other but in turn this Reliance on four internet strangers to have the same level of Engagement as you the same communication style as you the same level of game knowledge as you has made solo C a horrific experience but between cheating career death with his unbanning and his relationship with Riot Tyler one's entire brand was Shackled to League twitch was built on single game streamers flexing at the top of the game and he was League's top streamer all that said Tyler didn't hate League at least not yet he was just frustrated with complacency with players who weren't on his level Tyler wanted to be the best the jungle challenge gave him a much needed reminder that he wasn't happy unless he was grinding he'd found a way to satisfy his unquenchable drive to be the best at everything and now that it was over there was only one thing he could do find a new one I didn't rank the Challenger top Lan starts today it took over a year 1,700 matches but Tyler reached Challenger in yet another role I'm trying to feel Ka I'm trying to feel Ka I'm on the inhibitor right now I'm feeling kais give it to me got him that's me you [Music] [Music] [ __ ] Big T does it but yet again and a classic 1 v9 performance [Music] out of my face [ __ ] oh finally yeah I finally win a game like this today it'sing done I told you toing easy Tyler was committed to proving he was just built different his past was behind him the brand was no longer about running it down it was about climbing the mountain of solo que again and again simply to prove that he could Diamond Master GM Challenger lower you say lower you're just stupid as obviously I'm doing Challenger vote let me carry guys I will carry you Big T mid Lan is so Mickey Mouse cupcake compared to top Lan it's crazy you want some Screaming H mid it's the mammoth man [ __ ] and it it was easy as by the way after hitting Challenger in a fourth roll it became obvious that while he was talking a big game Tyler was also playing one every day he put his money where his mouth was if he could just conquer support he'd be the first player to hit Challenger on all five roles live on stream Casey Mista we are starting support to Challenger today unless unless that's fuing 21 [ __ ] to game four we go after years of Bot Lane in an AM meta with strong and straightforward supports Tyler's game knowledge seemed to make this climb all but a foregone conclusion we won who wa that should also get us GM officially let's see it's really the hardest rule in the game I swear bro I mean I've been guys I'm trust me I'm 5,000 oh wait a minute I'm two weeks in next up [Music] Challenger W that's it it's St Tyler had done it from a toxic perab banded Draven one trick to Challenger on every role in League of Legends it was impressive from a technical standpoint sure but you could tell it carried an emotional weight as well Tyler had grown in server and out and it didn't go unnoticed says Tyler one on it look it's like uh five Challenger icons oh yeah wait I forgot about the letter congratulation on hitting Challenger on all five roles live on Twitch it's an achievement on a whole new level and proves once and for all that you are clearly built different from Bann to reform to built different congratulations again on this incredible your impact on the community is profound and we hope you keep enjoying League of Legends right along with us for years to come here's to the next challenge for a normal nonprofessional player this was the Apex there was nothing left to prove it's done officially done I am a problem on the [ __ ] Rift you hear me but then came the flip side of that realization there was nothing left to prove Tyler had for all intents and purposes beaten League Not only was there nothing left to play for but his Triumph had come at a cost it too had beaten him tested his sanity to the point of no return they laughed at us dude they laughed look at him you can't do it the the kids that laughed at us bro have quit League [Laughter] from that point on Tyler's patience with League was paper thin if I do not in today positive listen I am locking in Sion until this account is Diamond do you hear me I will try to win these games but I am so over this [ __ ] bro I'm going to lose my mind it was clear that even Tyler 1 the last of his ilk the grinder of grinders streamer of streamers was really and truly growing tired of league and I die this champ is completely by the way yeah no no no there's no look how many abilities this guy's spamming also look how look at all these abilities these guy spamming zero Mana issues so disgusting dude's playing Earth yeah I don't know that [ __ ] this game's so dead but remember Tyler one's whole identity was League of Legends he had the medals to prove it stepping aside from the game from his brand it was a massive career risk and yet Tyler wanted to be the best he wanted new mountains to climb the question was what grind could he Embark upon instead a shooter variety streaming none of that could satiate Tyler's insane desire to show that with enough time and energy he could do anything what Conquest could possibly be worthy of Tyler's inhuman ethic for years Tyler had been deep into powerlifting and even hosted a twitch Rivals event with other streamers in 2023 after after finishing his Challenger grind I'm doing well with the unu get up oh my God bro it's how you jump is it why it's not even letting me go up bro I'm pretty sure my PC is bugged but it's fine oh God it's over it's [Applause] over oh my [Applause] God and it it's it's additionally impressive because of like how much dedication is required for both looking like this and being this strong while also simultaneously being one of like he is so good at League of Legends too he's Challenger in every role in League of Legends like he is one of the best on the planet in every role in League of Legends which is like yeah no he is a he is a freak he is a behemoth he is a genuinely impressive human being it was yet another example of Tyler's ability to grind like no one else on earth when he set his sights on something gaming exercise nothing short of perfection could satisfy him in body and mind he demanded only the best of himself which is why when Tyler needed a new challenge he turned to the last place anyone would expect [Music] [Music] the hell Dimitri man we have to shoot the cash app ad right now why are you on your phone sorry my bank's notifying me that someone's trying to buy a stat track fire serpent with my money this is really bad dude don't you use cash app no I think this person's trying to buy a year's supply of hair gel what do I do well if you actually read the script earlier instead of texting on your phone you would know that with cash app this wouldn't a problem they actually have awesome security features that help you protect your money oh yeah like what well if someone was making weird purchases on my account i' just open Cash app and lock my debit card with the Press of a button oh wow that is easy oh god I've got to call the bank this Clown's putting a bid in on fakers worlds winning underwear sorry guys what the hey can I borrow some cash the uh debit card I was using just like stopped working for some reason wait Demitri but weren't you just oh man screw it we're already behind schedule as it is are you ready to shoot of course who do you think I [Music] am Midway through 2023 Tyler set out to master the hardest oldest and most cerebral game in existence chess I am better than you it's simple resign resign Tyler is everything the average chess player isn't his emotional outbursts and sheer physique would make him stand out at any chess event and that's precisely why he picked the game is it worth taking this I misclicked I redo redo I told you before give me one undo I'm a notorious Miss clicker bro starting with an ELO of only 199 L even for a beginner he began spamming online chess matches and competing in online tournaments I didn't even know it even existed online ever since then that godforsaken moment it's all I have been doing it's taking over my life within a matter of months he'd six tled his ELO and was climbing at an almost unprecedented rate recently Crossing 1,000 ELO I have never seen something like this in my life before and in this video our protagonist is Tyler one Tyler one recently competed in the chess.com po Champs tournament and he wasn't that good when he started but you assle but despite his meteoric rise or perhaps because of it people doubted him I'm going to be honest though like I this is just tough love but I'm going to be honest like I I'm going to be honest like Tyler 1 I mean he needs to get back to League of Legends like he has hit that hard wall and he continues to play like I mean there's nothing wrong with it don't get me wrong like maybe he just likes being a masochist but like his his Improvement has he's basically hit the he's hit the wall the the wall that I've referred to a million times where like you just stop improving at a certain point what's crazy though is that Tyler refused to change who he was he didn't curtail his emotions to act like a chess player no he was still loud proud and undeniably Tyler won and he was winning Tyler started taking breaks from streaming to grind a chess and within a year he'd reached 1,700 ELO in Rapid chess after peaking at 1,800 Tyler one was ranked better than all but 10 to 12% of chess players in the world I don't think there has ever been a dedication to chess quite like this I think this man is more dedicated to chess than hikara Nakamura Magnus Carlson and stockfish combined the amount of analysis say that he does game review that he does this is otherworldly Tyler had once again reached an apex he was as good as any normal nonprofessional chess player could hope to be and proved he was more than just a great League player but the real kicker came when he went back to League you have completely killed any passion or any playability of this game for me Tyler's time away from League had caused an attitude shift chess was not a team game where other people could ruin your fun it had no developers no terrible patches awful metas or broken new characters for League's longest standing solo qu Survivor chess was a revelation sorry guys I can't play this it's a pile of [ __ ] the game suck on the chat like I'm not playing this I play chess byebye the fact was Tyler had come a long way since he'd started streaming but the thing he'd been streaming hadn't wait I thought I put timer wait what wait what I thought I wait did I have himer uh we can't remake you're [ __ ] me dare you're kidding while exhaustion was certainly a factor the reality is that Tyler was sick and tired of League he had matured a great deal he'd put in the work that Riot required of him and gotten better while League had arguably gotten worse Faker speaks out about the state of soloq solo Q isn't much fun these days used to be much more fun back in the days I think everyone has agreed that um there's like a problem with solo qu recently One By One The Circle of popular North American streamers had dwindled as more and more streamers turned to different games Tyler had unwittingly become the last streamer standing I was watching on a CutiePie last night dude I give him probably two weeks until I never touch this piece of [ __ ] again and because he was so dedicated so unquestionable in his skills Tyler was the closest thing the community had to a voice of relatab ability and reason I feel like he's now a voice for a lot of the people who are struggling with you know all of those issues in solq that can crop up and like having that mouthpiece it almost allows people to have the ability to feel heard because if they see that Tyler 1 is complaining about the same thing that they're complaining about well they're like oh there's 50,000 people watching this there's X thousands people watching this and so they feel a lot more like oh there might be a way that this is actually going to get addressed this is actually going to get changed and I think that it's uh it's very healthy not watching every item it's always with the stats of these people these people don't care it's it's like all numbers to them bro we don't give a [ __ ] what theing numbers fing say play the fuing game and see how it feels youing morons and yet despite the frustration despite the other avenues available to him despite clearly proving he could be the best at just about anything he sets his mind to Tyler has stuck with League because to a certain extent there must always be a king for the average player to Rally behind a hero for the solo Q Warrior an icon who struggles just like them it didn't matter if it was a question of balance or of matchmaking itself Tyler spent more time playing solo qu than almost anyone in the world his opinion meant something like this is legitimately inting okay let's right his we're playing for Dragon yeah he's randomly walking up yeah right okay getting just eating a hook just dying for fun where where s like the team's fighting right here what is he even doing by the way what is this dog [ __ ] by the way that's true no he's trolling here 100% that hook was kind of unlucky but just running it down po was inting him and if I got ined by anyone I'd be mad too Tyler had stuck with League through thick thin and everything in between he went from the face it never wanted to the one that on some level it needed these guys do not play the game and I said this months ago if they played theing game if if it was required that a balanced team member played what five to 10 solo games a day as as part of the job description I'd say five the I promise you the game would be better not just balance but also like the the when the client sucks like the Dodge issue like matchmaking issue these people don't understand what's wrong with the game because they do not play that is the problem and while no one Harbors any suspicions that he'll ever actually stop playing League he wouldn't be Tyler if he did the thing that makes Tyler Tyler is his resolve his stubbornness his ego his impossible drive to be the best at literally everything he does chess is not hard at all and 99% of these people haven't playing since they were literally birthed by the way I'm sorry if you're not Grandmaster and you've been playing chess since you were three and I'm going to say this harshly your life has no value Tyler 1 is undeniably one of the most vocal and integral instigators online gaming has ever had every day he sets out to better not only himself and his rank but the game we all love and hate you go through with my suggestion people's account names need to be their first and last name their Summoner icon IRL picture to queue up you have to be by each one of your teammates IRL I bet league would be a lot less toxic that's all I'm going to say and once he's done that he UPS the antie bettering himself in a way that no one else could he is brute forcing his way to chess expertise and it's working in 10 months he has gone from complete beginner not really knowing anything about Chess except for like the general rules to now a 1900 rated chess player in 10 months going from complete novice to this that's unheard of he is finding great success here just by beating his head against the wall for thousands upon thousands of games he is taking the chess.com World by storm the world of streaming has changed a lot since Tyler 1 first fired up twitch to run it down mid the biggest names of the era have moved on from just being one game streamers some are variety streamers some run content houses some even run massive events but you can still open twitch and see Tyler 1 streaming League I'm not buying this y bro 's bursting your bubble get a hexer is a you little [ __ ] she does true damage she's not AP she is not AP can you understand me you piece of [ __ ] yes he's learned new games yes his personality has changed softened and hardened over time but to become the Tyler one he is today he needed to step away he needed to unlock that hidden aspect of himself that none of us quite understood that Above All Else Tyler 1 is a competitor it's a Quadro Fork Quadro Fork oh my God the fork 1 2 three four five man fork and yeah he screams and swears and whines and complains but so do all of us the difference is that with Tyler it's in service of something greater something that very few players who've been around as long as he has still have the energy to fight for for Riot the ones who forced him to be better to follow suit I am queuing top mid that is true autofill against five players on rooll Riot face will tweet out yo losers Cube doesn't exist by the way explain this game to me explain how this game goes through please and what's amazing is that after all these years through all of his anguish he is still capable of loading up league and just having fun I hope you lose 20 games in a row you washed up genetic mutant go jump head first into a wall I am an atheist because there's no way Jesus could love you I ever saw you in the street I'd give you another de you and your nut sack looking head why you all say I my head looks like a muffin that's not even true I mean maybe a little bit all right and then for audio Source make sure you have whichever microphone you're using stop stop sup Su M J loud and clear Tyler has done a lot of growing up since his ban even though the things that shaped him have mostly stayed the same league is still league but Tyler is different you guys are trying for a baby yes okay spoiler alert yes it's about that time that T2 starts running around oh it's a girl it's a girl if someone had told you way back in 2016 that Tyler was the hero and the villain that League of Legends deserved you'd have called him crazy but he was he is and chances are he always will be i w I won I [Music] won hey guys thanks so much to every one of you who has been tuning 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Channel: theScore esports

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Id: 8uZ-9VNURwc

Length: 29min 11sec (1751 seconds)

Published: Sat Jun 29 2024