xQc

About

Félix Lengyel, better known by his online handle xQc, is a Kick and Twitch streamer and former professional Overwatch player. The streamer is often referred to by his fans as Juicer due to "juice" being his signature word.

Online History

In September 2016, xQc started his professional gaming career as a main tank for the Overwatch team Q?, with the roster picked up by North American eSports organization Denial Esports in the following month.^[1]

In 2016 and 2017, xQc played professionally as a main tank for of Overwatch teams Denial Esports and YIKES!, later rebranded as Arc 6.^[1] During the same time, xQc continued streaming on Twitch, primarily playing Overwatch.

On October 28th, 2017, Overwatch League franchise Dallace Fuel announced that xQc would be joining the roster for the inaugural Overwatch League season.^[2]

In addition to Overwatch, xQc has also streamed other video games, including Apex Legends, Fortnite, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice and other single- and multi-player titles.

On March 11th, 2018, Dallas Fuel announced that xQc had been released from the roster.^[3] The announcement followed two suspensions received by the player for improper behavior.

In 2017 and 2018, xQc played for Team Canada as the main tank in Overwatch World Cups.

Reputation

On stream, xQc is known for his over-the-top behavior, often loudly vocalizing his excitement and frustration, as well as trash-talking his opponents. One of the most-viewed videos on his YouTube channel features him reacting to a summary of his career by theScore eSports (shown below, left). Months later, he reacted to another career summary with a more satirical tone (shown below, right). Due to xQc's habit of doing react content on stream, he has been often called a React Andy by fans.

Memes

Memes about xQc often originate from viral clips taken from his stream to poke fun at his hectic antics and hasty speech. Compilations of those exist on YouTube with millions of views accumulated throughout the years.

Go Agane

Go Agane is xQc's catchphrase which became popular in Ovewatch League meme culture during early 2018. On social media, the phrase has been used in reference to xQc since May 10th of that year.^[4] On May 26th, Redditor u/Penta-Duck asked "What does “GO AGANE” mean in OWL twitch chat?" on /r/Competitveoverwatch.^[5] On June 7th, user Exacl1bur submitted a definition of the phrase on Urban Dictionary.^[6] On August 30th, musician Constera posted a music video titled "GO AGANE" (shown below) which has gathered over 1.5 million views in less than two years.^[7]

Cheeto

In meme lore of xQc's community, Cheeto refers to a clip in which xQx reacts to footage of a cheetah posted by Instagram user @lisatorajaqueline^[8] and misscalls the animal as "Cheeto". On October 29th, 2018, Redditor ThatSteemBloke^[9] shared the clip on /r/LiveStreamFails and gained over 3,300 points in less than a month, and since, the word has become a popular reference among xQc and his viewers. On November 15th of the same year, the emote xqcCheeto (shown below, right) was submitted to FrankerFaceZ^[10] by user scorae_ and soon it was added by xQc as a channel emote; however, he removed it on January 2021.^[11]

On YouTube, the clip became viral and has gathered over 1.8 million views as of March 2021 (shown below, left).^[12]

Fandom

As of July 2021, on Twitch, xQc has over 6 million followers and 390 million views.^[13] His Twitter account has more than 1 million followers^[14], and his Instagram profile has over 380k followers.^[15] His subreddit, /r/xqcow, over 208k subscribers.^[16] His YouTube channel has upwards of 1.6 million subscribers and 800 million views.^[17] His Twitch channel skyrocketed in popularity in April 2020 and it became the most-watched on Twitch in 2020.^[18] From mid July to mid September 2020, xQc was the most viewed Among Us Twitch streamer, with over 10 million watch hours in that period.^[19][20]

Criticisms

During his eSports and streamer career, xQc has been involved in a number of controversies.

In November 2017, xQc received a three-day matchmaking suspension for "misuse of the report system", after reporting a number of teammates and opponents for invalid reasons on stream.^[21]

In December 2017, xQc received a seven-day suspension for intentionally throwing ranked games, also on-stream.^[22] On December 19th, xQc issues an official apology for the incident.^[23]

On January 19th, 2018, xQc made a homophobic remark towards openly gay Houston Outlaws player Austin "Muma" Wilmot while trashtalking him on stream.^[24] On the same day, xQc brought his apology to the player on Twitter.^[25] xQc was subsequently fined for $2,000 and granted a four-match suspension, later expanded to more matches.^[26]

On March 9th, 2018, xQc received another fine and suspension for using TriHard Twitch emote "in a racially disparaging manner" on stream and on social media.^[27] The suspension ultimately led to xQc's release from Dallas Fuel roster.

On November 18th, 2020, xQc received a 7-day ban from Twitch for stream sniping DrLupo during a Twitch Rivals Fall Guys tournament.^[28] On the 15th in the tournament, it appeared as though a different stream sniper had given DrLupo a free win. While both xQc's and DrLupo's teams were in a tiebreaker for 3rd place, xQc sat out to stream snipe DrLupo so his own teammate could get 3rd.^[29] Some criticized xQc for cheating and poor sportsmanship while others pointed out^[30] that Fall Guys has public lobbies, allowing anyone to stream snipe.

Personal Life

Félix Lengyel was born on November 12th, 1995 in Laval, Quebec, Canada.

Search Interest

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