CS:GO’s Cursed Superstar Resurrected: The Story of Hiko

Spencer “Hiko” Martin has pretty much been playing Counter-Strike since it came out. Regarded as one of North America’s longest-standing, OG, top-tier talents, he’s known to be one of the smartest players his region has ever seen.
The problem is that he’s also bar none the unluckiest.
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Edited by: Sebastien Martin-Schultz (@Seb_dot)
Voiced and Written by: Dimitri Pascaluta (@DPascaluta)
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[@Hiko]

Great watch. I appreciate it! ❤️❤️

[@swordlogicgamin8524]

FeelsStrongMan HIKO

[@texhnlyze6892]

You like that Hiko?

[@nameduser9143]

Hiko are you kidding me?!

[@kindalost2495]

NIICEE DUUDEE!

[@coryparsons6532]

Inhuman reactions

[@shyamsiva9357]

TheScore esport's "the story of" series is so good it's kinda insane

[@benmeyer5490]

the only one that isnt good is timthetatmans

[@drewkavi6327]

The story of Ceb is the best

[@Zach-bt2ky]

They’re always incredibly inaccurate and sensationalist. They are edited well, but personally there are tons of independent community guys who make much more quality shit

[@zyd7827]

@@Zach-bt2ky well if you have seen a lot ofthese, they are actually very repetitive, you just change the story

[@DemonCore618]

Came for the siege content, stayed because these dudes make every single esports look so awesome!

[@sephyy.c5360]

Every single "the story of" video summed up: 1. Sports injury 2. Someones brother introduced him to CS 3. Coldzera Jumping awp 4. Olofboost

[@arielmatiauda5110]

On the behalf of the video, the jumping AWP was against his team

[@zombiemachinery4868]

You forgot the Daigo parry.

[@kshitizlakhotia1318]

U forgot simple awp clip

[@frankreidpalmes9833]

You forgot to add SKT's dominance

[@AshTheGamerIsAwesome]

Moment 37!

[@dylanlollar6045]

Any one of the ten players in the map show up in the video; TheScore; "COLDZERA JUMPING AWP"

[@ravenn8984]

every team or player that coldzera kills these days The score : Yes

[@Nemanjaftn]

AHAAHHAHAA soo true

[@Blainne1]

Honestly the most overrated clip in history. It was not even skill based, just RNG. Literally happens in silver.

[@jasontang5216]

@@Blainne1 so the fact that something that unlikely happened in pro play isnt something that is impressive?

[@fletcherfarris4350]

Blainne1 the reason it’s held in such high regard is not because of the skill it took from cold to achieve it it’s because it sparked the fire in them that caused two of the greatest comebacks in csgo history and demoralized the entire liquid roster for that series it was the beginning of the only comeback to me that rivals c9 in map three of the 2018 eleague major

[@apollotbl]

So... So what we're saying here is... Hiko is the living embodiment of "can't have shit in Detroit"..

[@Ray.6406]

HAHAHAHAHAH that was a good one

[@rayzhang5551]

LMFAAAOOO IM DEAD

[@bonk7273]

That is so true

[@mauz791]

Now this is quality

[@TheCobCAP]

can’t even win no fucking championship in detroit

[@Neoxish]

One of the best na has produced,glad he's back to competitive although its not cs,I'll still support him

[@ilymarqueezy]

he seems really happy to have gotten the chance to return to the competition and he's probably one of the most passionate valorant players i've seen (sry if my english is bad i'm still trying to improve it) :)

[@sdv4914]

@@ilymarqueezy nothing wrong with your english :D

[@ilymarqueezy]

@@sdv4914 thx :)

[@chunkymilk1288]

Haha Stevie go brrr Nvm he’s bad now

[@SilentAttackTV]

It almost seems like he's doing better at Valorant. Maybe it's just compounding experience, but he's really sick at Valorant.

[@xdxd4310]

Every time he made an insane play, you know he was thinking, “do we like that chat?”

[@jagger9202]

we like that chat

[@ahmadauwad6912]

Let’s say hypothetically that we indeed like that chat

[@gabrielforsberg8744]

WE LIKE THAT

[@devilix123987]

Chat: Hiko are you kidding me?

[@chiefqueefing4818]

CHAT LOVED THAT

[@coluurs5660]

This vid is about hiko and coldzera clip is still here

[@magnus007s]

Yes because coldzera got the 4k against hikos team

[@PoP-vm4pp]

@@magnus007s 4k right?

[@rokizas416]

after that coldzera clip they made comeback, destroyed liquid and hiko went down the hill in cs go,

[@magnus007s]

Rudra yeah my fault

[@andrewchen1099]

MaG wasn’t an ace

[@maximilianoleon2]

this truly is the dark timeline, imagine hiko wins that mayor with simple

[@ravenn8984]

"Hiko ,are u kidding me , he is gonna for it they're gonna win the round , Hiko picks up a triple and cloud 9 winning what" So iconic

[@iansullivan8]

Coldzera AWP ace: *exists TheScore: "I can milk you"

[@cycotic2536]

That wasn’t an ace

[@philipsabet7493]

TACO killed Hiko

[@makai0s]

4k**

[@adamusowaty4607]

Who cares about coldzera they won causr of taco noobs

[@mauz791]

@@adamusowaty4607 bruh what? Cold's jumping AWP (and Taco's cleanup) brought them back, and they won the finals because of that, and Liquid kept wasting utility or something like that.

[@jojyoyo]

rewatching after they won first strike lowkey got me emotional

[@svenarons7462]

Same man, same

[@tenz1905]

Same

[@F4T4L.]

im i the only person who see Hiko in all the old csgo clips and thinks about how well he has done with his weight lost gj hiko keep it up :)

[@bzrkval]

F4T4L040 I was just thinking that

[@LimabeanStudios]

It's really fantastic to see.

[@riz6118]

Congrats Hiko on winning the first ever Valorant Major. If this video had came out only 5 months later, it would have been the perfect ending to such a great story.

[@marbollsmb3116]

We've gone past from the "older brother introduced me to CS" to "Friend's older brother introduced me to CS" jokes aside, he's a legend in my books

[@yvesmija]

yeah prepare to continue his story starting by him getting jebaited by 100 Thieves. this guy is always wronged and he truly is a good guy i hate to see him get older and not get major success.

[@eddie1144]

YVES MIJA how did he get jebaited

[@manuelrafanan3867]

Eddie the roster surrounding hiko in 100T is god awful

[@SCRKT007]

what do u expect, 100T always have shit rosters except their cod team

[@davidelsea1296]

@justin rogers Oh the crack you be smokin

[@parispc]

@@SCRKT007 Their Fortnite team is really good if you want to consider that

[@PixelatedBlu]

I just want to see him do well so bad.

[@samael1385]

Your wish has been granted, my child

[@r0N1n_SD]

Whenever Hiko comes up in feed, I watch. Not only for his insane clutches also for Cold's jumping ace and Simple's no scope... Never gets old

[@jarviz17]

Here after 100T won the first strike NA

[@n4meless24]

Hiko is the deus-ex machina of every fps clutch situation where he's involved, much love to him.

[@Michael-qq1zz]

"What, OMG, INHUMAN REACTION!!!" best quote in cs, change my mind

[@vertico474]

Jumping double

[@Odychatz]

"HE GETS BOTH KILLS.... AND THE GRAND FINAL CONTINUES... that one always gives me the chills.

[@zupina3000]

They've made it work

[@Fleischgewordener_Sterbehelfer]

WHAT IN GODS NAME WAS THAT FROM SNAX?!?!?

[@maarten7601]

“And twistzz shows us that maplesyrup is just another form of liquid” always gives me chills

[@sketchyforlife]

He’s carrying the 100Thieves roster already, I’m afraid history is going to repeat itself.

[@holtcannon3541]

same

[@svenarons7462]

@@holtcannon3541 welp

[@sudhanshusharma1783]

100T won !!!!

[@deadchannel2468]

Now they're all good

[@nabieladrian]

Reject failure, return champion.

[@lbaburaol2533]

Nobody: Score Esports: coldzera jump Awp, S1mple Drop no scope

[@PotatoGawds]

This was the perfect video to use both

[@Arrlic]

he still got brought into cs by a big brother just wasnt his lmfao

[@SB-tc7vd]

Of course the cold zera jumping awp clip is here, Its literally in every single CS:GO vid lol

[@weakengaming]

It literally stopped him from winning the major

[@jenjerx]

Something about that dude! His smile is absolutely gorgeous...are u kidding me?

[@fruitsnackmax]

Hopefully we see this man on the big stage sooner or later.

[@hitfromcs]

He retired from cs

[@wrsuper11]

He is on a good team on valorant !

[@barer7717]

wrsuper11 Lmao “good”

[@azmirjohari609]

@@wrsuper11 u mean the pubg player? Right.....

[@Trossardtf]

"What do I want do after I stop playing?" Valorant: I gotchu fam

[@Ray.6406]

i got ya homie

[@Hahahasuiiiii]

LMAO ofcourse theres the coldzera ace. Almost forgot about that

[@Hahahasuiiiii]

@@deni_ops lmao yep but does anyone even remember the kill from the other player xD

[@frozenburrito9313]

Hamza Sheharyar yeah me Taco with 1k

[@Hahahasuiiiii]

@@frozenburrito9313 cool

[@seekr99]

@@frozenburrito9313 Iconic Taco 1K

[@CodeCode]

no brain @Hamza

[@icongamingigamingmore7847]

Oh man, Hiko. A name that i will never forget. Been into cs on and off for years now and it seems that everytime i return Hiko pops up in my mind. I don't think i'd still have a flame for cs like i still do if it wasn't for him, possibly even gaming as a whole. From the bottom of my heart, Hiko, you're the freaking best. Keep on doing your thing and don't let anything hold you back!

[@ggwpbryan]

Hiko is my favorite valorant streamer, he's chill and compose everytime. He entertain his viewers as well

[@sumo9338]

2 years later Hiko still remains the the clutch master of counter strike is now also the clutch master of Valorant with this being said Hiko has retired from pro play and is now a streamer for 100 thieves sadly but we wont forget those LAN days and those oh so beautiful clutches.

[@colingong6006]

I really do hope Hiko finds success in this game, he deserves it.

[@thawunk1056]

Can we take a second, and appreciate how good this editing is

[@Chase11211]

In the first clip his teammates staring at him like “damn dog don’t make the cheats so obvious “

[@flortrupp]

and finger to mouth xD

[@FlySpyTV]

He is one of the greatest ....A truly legend with a nice character.

[@LimabeanStudios]

I really hope the 100T roster is actually competitive. They seem like they have potential but clearly it is not what Hiko thought he would get when he signed.

[@brysonrichey6707]

Captain Limabean apparently hiko signed off on that roster himself so 🤷‍♂️

[@sayansisodiya527]

The story of Dafran: eSports Pro Turned Farmer??

[@nyndoke7210]

worst decision he ever made. such a waste

[@wyler5725]

Nyndoke I think he’s fine with the decision. He’s absolutely nuts at every game he touches but competitive play is clearly not for him.

[@chkrbrdvans]

“Oh baby a triple!” Hiko is a good guy, I wish him all the luck.

[@sritejauppaluri4194]

Dude's an absolute clutch demon rn.

[@tr14d36]

one of the most lovable esports dudes out there

[@samwhite4257]

I swear the coldzera jumping 4k gives me goosebumps every time i see it

[@monsieur2376]

I only knew him recently when he played Valorant. Even tho i dont like the roster he playing with, i hope he's doing well.

[@Fushi]

Ah yes the jumping coldzera vid, cant have a story without it

[@jackandjeffhardy5765]

wait is that were that lines from? OH MY GOD INHUMAN REACTIONS is it?

[@dessert506]

Yes

[@jackandjeffhardy5765]

@@dessert506 thanks for confirming that god that's awesome too know

[@danielbourgoin3821]

was waiting for theScore to do a Hiko video in light of valorant/100 thieves pickup. so happy and excited to see what Hiko can do for the scene, hopefully some great story lines and huge plays.

[@moshiadnfusionfallfa]

And now they gave him a PUBG squad. This is gonna end in tears.

[@risephoenix3916]

Hey I got some news for ya

[@starskeepcallingmyname]

whos gonna tell him

[@deadchannel2468]

Happy tears

[@acc6613]

That whole game against luminosity could easily be considered the biggest choke in CSGO history

[@alexhunkins8891]

of course the coldzera awp shot in every vid

[@EatinDatPuddin]

Dont forget the s1mple double no scope

[@alexhunkins8891]

@@EatinDatPuddin of course, I mean this is not fpl after all

[@MrBluePoochyena]

@@alexhunkins8891 Those clips actually fitted with this though, as it happened to Hiko and his team back then

[@dantesandstrom4680]

As a CS player, I see a lot of people talking down upon valorant within my community, but I will be forever thankful to valorant allowing me to be able to see some of my CS heros compete with passion again.

[@michaelgrasso100]

Who’s here after Hiko and 100T won Valorants first strike tournament?

[@vipulsingh8129]

Forward to today when Hiko's roster won the NA valorant First Strike❤️❤️

[@jatinchanchlani8982]

And he finally created history by winning valorant first strike tourney🔥🔥

[@BrandonS101]

Just saw that he won the first major Valorant event called First Strike with Nitr0, so happy to hear that he finally won a big event!

[@jesserunttujarvi]

7:26 "Titan - x6tence" 7:46 "x6tence - ENCE"

[@ephenx]

started watching Hiko's streams like a month ago, and was waiting for this video.

[@JacquiPenar]

it's either coldzera's awp or faker's "what was that?" clip

[@reganmotion4420]

Hiko seems like he was the best, but not anyone can clutch a 1v5 every round. He’s got this tho.

[@nmk1111]

spoiler: He is gonna be a successful coach and, he is gonna add some irl thing to his livestream

[@neo_tsz]

What I like about Hiko's style of play and teamwork is that he doesn't spam callouts or shout excessively. He really is as calm as people say. His aim is great. His personality is great. His plays are sick, and he's just fun to watch.

[@nikel762]

7:27 "Banned by Volvo"

[@abdullahibrahimhassan7301]

casual spotted

[@Abhi-ff2cr]

I really miss Hiko in competitive scenes. I remember watching a lot of his clutches and going crazyy. I wish him the best! and hope to see him back!

[@suecli8131]

"Oil my body"-hiko viewer

[@ktae9930]

One of the best stories on this channel

[@amoghphadke1304]

ok now why was coldzera's jumping awp just shown

[@ShrtStfflp]

they overuse the clip, yes. but that clip was against hiko and his team that allowed for a huge momentum shift in the tourney itself. so pretty relevant here.

[@mauz791]

@@ShrtStfflp one of the few times the clip was truly relevant lol

[@totallybasic_]

The moral is that "Age doesn't matter in gaming, If you just want to play you can play, If you have the spirit to do the stuff that needed to play the game."

[@gmv5562]

Who here after 100t first strike

[@hydrogenaesthetics5505]

All I can say is: The Legend is back.

[@Ray_-0]

0:52 is it necessary to put this clip in every faking video

[@dirtydevil403]

I bet, not even Cold is watching his own clip that often xD

[@reformedafk9784]

Atleast Ryu gets some rest

[@ryanfoley7325]

A rising talent video series might be kind of cool. Showcasing up and coming talent across various games

[@yodect]

First (I’m coming back in 24 hours to see if this blows up)

[@nomegalul7426]

Not your comment thats for sure

[@Lucas-ro6zf]

Dude you only commented "first" lol

[@corpsecandy2076]

@ 31 secs.....I remember watching that live, and losing my goddamn mind. Hiko has some of the cleanest, most well played clutches in NA history. The man plays CS like it's chess. One of my favourites in the scene.

[@imwithsmart7244]

The intro editing is insane.

[@deViant14]

He seems like the most likable of the pros from these videos.

[@TheJerbol]

As someone who has never watched a full CSGO match, I enjoy these spotlights on the stars and stories. That's what esports is about

[@ImSoGonzo]

I’ve always enjoyed watching Hiko play. Always has the ability to pull off some crazy clutch scenario.

[@leblobfish4825]

This is where the Legendary meme came from " INHUMAN REACTION!!!!!! " Also where the legend born

[@Fearothy]

I'm starting to think Cold's jumping AWP clip is TheScore's favorite. Their CS videos dont exist without it.

[@crennips5669]

Hiko is the one of most underrated players in CS history i dont really know why. I remember old times when I watched his legendary plays live in past years man, I cant understand why he's underrated.

[@cyberevil101]

You guys make the best videos. SUCH GOOD EFFORT. THANK YOU

[@ojasveez]

One of the few likeable pros out there. Hope he wins a Valorant tourny and wins it well :)

[@pali1H]

Hiko and I came up together in the Michigan lan scene. We played on SLP together. Nice dude.

[@danielgrobbelaar9672]

It's quite funny that the Cold jumping AWP still made it into this video, but I'm just really happy the Olofboost didn't.

[@Lucky-wo1bb]

Watched it after Hiko's 100T won Valorant Strike NA tournament

[@shcaboose]

The thumb nail looks like Hiko grew a mullet. Fun stuff 👏🏼.

[@xdanyulson8911]

He's also Colorblind! WHAT A BEAST

[@TrigHao]

“the story of” series is so great and educational to anyone who wants to dive n understand the history/culture of professional gaming/gamers. Me for instance, no clue who these names were until i dove into the series.

[@govindsajeev5802]

After winning the valo tournament am i the only one who thought about this video? "HEy I CAN wiN CUPS" -HIKO

[@Tr4falgar1]

It’s really nice to see hiko succeed. He seems like a great dude

[@savior-]

so happy you released this, i love hiko

[@TheMadRandy]

Great vid! Always look forward to these type of vids. Hiko doesnt get enough credit man

[@michaellamore_]

bro this vid is so well edited man, every moment sends a chill down my spine lol

[@SwolePapi15]

Seeing old footage of Hiko is crazy, he is looking so much healthier now. Always nice seeing esports guys taking care of themselves

[@brunnaconstantino9299]

"Whatever the future holds": First Strike NA Champion

[@haveagoodday7590]

Before anyone comments about Hiko being cursed still with the making of 100T's roster, he clarified on a reddit comment that he was consulted with the making of the team and is fine with all of the four players on his team. He did have input with the team and said he didn't want to be the GM with sole control with its making. instead of just reading the title of reddit posts, you should look at the comments since a lot of reddit posts are misleading. if you heard this thru twitch chat, don't just believe everything in twitch chat although that should be obvious.

[@Hopdon]

if you watched his stream youd know he was under the impression he would be picking the roster, he said so himself on stream like 2 or 3 days before it was announced that he was gonna get put with 4 pubg players. He got boned by something out of his control again. of course he isnt gonna go and expose 100 thieves or say bad things about his current team his stream is popping off rn and whether he wins any valorant tournaments or not hes raking in the dough and knows his best move is to play nice. also no way he wouldve chose to be with that team, theyre all 4 talented but they clearly lack the mind-set and gamesense to be successful in the tactical shooter genre (except venerated his descision making is actually pretty solid for having switched over from a br)

[@flortrupp]

@@Hopdon if it isnt in his contract, then i say: "well hiko, you are a usefull idiot, who always get punished for blindly trusting people." FIrst rule, when you make a contract: it only counts what is written down in the contract, end of the story.

[@benhughes4913]

Well done honestly, that was an amazing intro.

[@vivekanand2970]

This kinda made me teary eyed...Hiko is obviously a great player but he is a LEGENDARY human being.

[@kylepoper1352]

Man I’ve been watching Hiko since the CoL/C9 days and I wanna see this man make it big and be on top

[@anonymityx8504]

Yooo, can we get another tribute story to Hiko cause he claimed his spot among the best of Valorant for his performance at First Strike NA, along with the stellar performance of 100T especially the insane lurks of Steel and the insane entries and duelist potential of Asuna. Valorant is really great to watch as an esports and I might even go to argue that it is more exciting and edge of your seat inducing than CSGO

[@milatay668]

I feel like this video would be 10x better if they reuploaded it with the news that he and his team won a the first ever Valorant Major