How Scump Became the King of Call of Duty Esports

Long-time Call of Duty fan favourite Scump has won everything there is in the esport, maintaining remarkable consistency across several CoD titles to keep competing at the highest level as a pro gamer since his first event in 2011. As part of a new series of stories from the world of competitive gaming, streaming and vlogging, Dexerto documents the journey of the player who commands more love from OpTic Gaming's Greenwall fans than any other OpTic member. | Dexerto.com
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[@ambientocclusion]

Can't believe it. I'm 21 now and it feels like yesterday I saw my first scump video on mw2. Wow.

[@willemludwig2631]

Why is he not posting anymore ?

[@bonytony8855]

Dr. Drae you were in diapers when this man entered the scene. You have no idea what you are talking about

[@13mrwwefan]

His first youtube video was on mw3

[@theuchihabrothers5016]

Dr. Drae same

[@DriickyGC]

that awkward moment when he didnt upload mw2

[@sirgreedy88]

How Scump Became the King of Call of Duty Esports....he killed alot..died less.

[@mym3atfat]

White Boy this ain’t fortnite boy

[@cld-lol]

I’m more of a FaZe clan fan than OpTic Gaming but I think everyone should and can admit Scump is the best Call of Duty player ever in its history

[@nilechristensen6957]

@@cld-lol karma>scump crim>scump

[@michiganboy9255]

@@nilechristensen6957 karma isn’t better than Scump. Karma is retired and washed. Crimsix on the other hand isn’t better but he’s isn’t too far from Scump

[@BopUkid]

@@nilechristensen6957 scums better talent and raw gunny skill, karma knows how to win and crim just gets OP teammates lol

[@scorpion9063]

"WHOS THE BEST IN THE GAME"

[@Hubiro]

ujqw he’s getting crossmap kills with a scorpion!

[@ary1374]

c6

[@nswaen1998]

Still givez me chills

[@remac2137]

Scump will always be the greatest of all time

[@regisdaniels354]

Karma by a longshot....Scump is King but Karma is the G.O.A.T.

[@bradleywells1071]

I feel I could take any1 in those days. Even NadeShot, scumpy and any1. I was in fact the craziest player there was. You couldn’t see me before I saw you. I need a video showing the people what “Era” in my own world was. -The best advanced warfare player there ever was and will ever be. Rip advanced warfare, I miss ya.

[@AlwaysOmni]

Regis Daniels to be honest looking at the rosters karma has been on he got backpacked to 2 of his rings. He has good game sense and snd skill but he isnt top tier in respawn or gunfights at all.

[@itsvoomy]

@@AlwaysOmni you are flat dumb if you think that...

[@Mason15858]

Nick Voumard yeah what was he thinking having an opinion and shit unbelievable

[@AndrewDoesLife]

Long live the King!

[@RussTNail]

Scump deserves it more than anyone

[@danielgrayam6758]

Karma literally has three rings he’s basically Brady

[@darloscarlos]

@@danielgrayam6758 thats why karma is the goat

[@lethalcontrols2]

Darlos Carlos 🤔

[@nandres21]

Wrong clip of X-Games Gold. That was their second gold medal

[@DexertoCSGO]

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[@gabrielbenitez3981]

Noticed that nade, clayster,proof and scump😢 they beat EG that tourney with everyone

[@anthonyboland9436]

The moment scump was made king was his mental bo2 scorpion kill streaks.

[@quintusiv4161]

Man was out here getting cross map kills with the skorpion

[@zombieKILz_115]

Quintus IV that wasn’t quite impressive any committed cod player that mains subs can aim like that if not better

[@quintusiv4161]

@@zombieKILz_115 twas just a little reference to a call one of the casters made during a game mate

[@zombieKILz_115]

Quintus IV alright I’m not a little virgin that watches esports every year brodie so sorry if I didn’t catch it

[@MonteYRM]

Josue Menjivar the clip is legendary you’re just out of touch

[@kitemuort9657]

2021 scump just won a 100k tournament

[@JustinOsmerIV]

This seemed more like the history of Optic Gaming wins....

[@efictionz4312]

Wait Scump used to be teammates with Aches and Teepee

[@miakhalifa3120]

Who watched this while watching scump

[@brianmorales3871]

He will always be the king

[@ALPHA_153]

Scump had the best individual player performance in a single season Change my mind

[@stellur_]

Bro what are you talking about, FormaL was by far the best player in IW hence why he’s the COD Champs MVP, scump wasn’t even the best on his team yet OG fanboys suck on him so hard it’s actually stressing to see.

[@dapstur880]

Lets all be honest tho. When scump retires dashy is next Bruce is the best bo4 player no questions asked.

[@ObsrvedPlays]

Dapstur Slays True say.

[@darthxfrodo]

If scump is the king... Then dashy is the prince

[@beretta523]

Depends, if Cellium keeps developing at the rate he is right now, he will be.

[@zachhollar7061]

Dapstur Slays ehhh. Bet K3 or dysmo would give any of them a run for their money.

[@dapstur880]

@@zachhollar7061 Lol thats funny 😂 ive played against this man. Never seen anyone just snap onto a player like that. Sometimes its like he has aim bot from mw2.

[@luisnunez4123]

Karma is the GOAT. Scump is better at slaying but Karma has the higher IQ in regards to clutch plays and sacrifices his KD to win objectives. He also has better callouts than scump and really analyzes the other teams strategies better in order to help his team.

[@reverandhale863]

Luis Nunez karma is truly the king imo

[@zach23ize]

@@reverandhale863 fr, Scump can lay down some hate to clear an obj, but his call outs are lackluster

[@jman4156]

Seeing everyone so young is so nostalgic😢

[@mindstate0671]

The Man The Myth The Legend....He deserves it all and more!!!

[@xperrf8260]

ive been waiting for this since the nade video

[@riotmakerzify]

Who remeber the comback CoL made against optic on express S&D BO2????

[@khurzyy5492]

calvin minick i do lmao, it’s stuck in my brain forever

[@riotmakerzify]

@@khurzyy5492 Same bro 5-0 comeback

[@Jadensound]

i wonder if scump has seen this

[@IAintHuman]

And bro to be honest this literally is a skim history of scump he didnt describe nothing he just kinda named an said what place optic came in on i mean pretty much every cod tournament but lol this was just a reminder of all the tournaments aha least that optic did good or bad in

[@skullyishere1002]

Do karma next plz

[@AlwaysOmni]

Just watching these minor infinite warfare clips just reminded me how weird and awkward the mechanics looked

[@NeoAxiom]

Karma is the GOAT. Crim is the BOT. Scump is the KING. TjHaley is the SND God. Dashy is the 360 no scope Edit: It's crazy how the 2 dynasty teams coL and optic both had members from seth's first teams.

[@imtheodor2549]

bet

[@Timmycoo]

TJ is the Iceman. Dashy is the Bruce. Because he's batman.

[@anthonyleon3660]

You missed the Fariko dynasty

[@realRize-_-]

NeoAxiom bro what? Crimsix is legendary 😂😂

[@pnthr8401]

Scump is King & GOAT he‘s untouchable 🐐👑

[@wpp9634]

Envy, the reigning world champ (2016-2017) and envy the reigning 2x world champion (2020-2021).

[@zZrx7.]

“It’ll be a long time before anyone can dethrone him “ gave me the chills , Scump is the King 👑 of CoD 💯

[@s66th]

DaddyAbraham you’re such a nerd lmaoo

[@zZrx7.]

demonlung lmao Ik I am 💀

[@blackjesus2067]

@@s66th 😂

[@romanbonifield2404]

Yes a new video! Scump the king of cods 👌👌

[@yellowlemonmothfreak]

I only watch CS pro play but COD pro play actually looks pretty sick to watch

[@clinkus7600]

Scump is a legend...

[@kenahenakew8761]

And then shroud showed up..

[@marcshawnlynch3910]

Shroud wont hit a single shot on controller 😂

[@lordvader3666]

Goatbe Bryant Nice b8.

[@Husani759]

Nice vid, man. Good quick quip. I miss the bigness of COD during COD XP. It felt like a new era in Esports.

[@douiieeRAW]

Beastly Theater shut the fuck up

[@ShaneRounce]

This is the most boring part of KZbin I've ever happened to stumble across. Who even are these people?

[@trashsir9162]

If you have ever been apart of the CoD community and dont know these people you are genuinely a disappointment. Stick to fortnite and apex lmao

[@ShaneRounce]

vZIVO I was too busy enjoying the games to pay any attention to this nonsense at the time. 🤷‍♂️

[@OMGYasuke]

Man...when Scump left Optic. That made a nigga almost cry. And the drama between Nade and Scump..hurt.

[@EclipseCoD]

I'm going to be critical here. This video did a piss poor job explaining how scrumpy is the best in call of duty esports. I wanted to know how he is the king of call of duty. Not how he lands 3rd and 4 whenever he gets to compete and how he had a slump that last a few years from advanced warfare to WW2. The king wins first place and is number one. You explained in this video how he lost to the clan he left for optic then left again. You make it out to be as if he lost a lot of games opposed to coming out on top frequently.

[@domainmusicandgaming]

This was so well put together my man! Nice work

[@APPupied]

Isn’t everyone on the team probably king?

[@themoderndaygamer637]

Scump is the GOAT then you got Karma and Crimsix after that

[@snowflexpxp1775]

COD ghosts was probably the worst designed call of duty game

[@Zoroarrkk]

The video was good but I feel some of the facts should be checked/some should be more focused on. - X-games clip was of AW champs, not Ghosts - No mention of how Aches kept knocking OpTic out of champs. He even put the dagger in at WW2 champs. - No mention of Damons 1v1 clutch against Panda which kickstarted the IW campaign back up. Just some small things. Nice video though!

[@kingstrap8159]

Crimsix is a much more well rounded player! So was Karma!

[@hotheadsteve1]

This needs to be 8 hours longer

[@user-yi4ev5lz7t]

All hail the king🤴🏼👑

[@rnxgic]

The best Duo was FaZe Temprrr and FaZe Fakiie

[@VitiV]

Couple misses: X games clips were from AW not ghosts where they first won gold. They won 3-1,3-0 at champs he had a .6 at stage 2 playoffs as well

[@raeus571]

check out NateGibson and Sirian

[@coltonriggs6553]

He may not be the goat but the king is influential, he rallies his followers under a common goal.

[@agonwestside9764]

who's here after the 100k solo win?

[@vladimirstroganoff4404]

And now OpTic as we know it is no more. #NRG

[@1jzaddy]

Always been a scump fan. Long live the King

[@krypjutsu129]

eSports Legend.

[@jeeahknee]

11:49 a young Edward Snowden

[@SylensApex]

Time 1:30 is that Lil Xan???

[@zachhollar7061]

Would really like to see scump and K3 battle it out.

[@TonyHerson]

K3?? 😂😂😂

[@juanmorales4224]

Why do NBA players retire at 37 but cod pros retire at 23? I just don't see scump retiring in his late 30s

[@ryankwak1811]

Once you’re famous enough streaming and YT probably outweighs the stress of competing for income, while in the nba your salary is probably way bigger than sponsorships especially if you aren’t a star

[@juanmorales4224]

@@ryankwak1811 ehhh im talking about the physicality of it, its not as rough as nba players

[@kentheengineer592]

scump was about not half bad around black ops 2 and now he's auctually a great player in the year 2020 for some complex movements i've been watching like 10's maybe 100's of seth's video's on youtube

[@joshprovance9733]

Ogre 2 video next.

[@JimBobe]

Orgo 2? Very hard class!

[@No_Remorse_1188]

I started watching scumps YT videos in 2012 and undoubtably one of the best. But lets be honest, Karma doesnt have the quick reactions anymore because he has too many champ rings on his fingers.

[@quinnoboyle3775]

He should have won AW and bo3 champs

[@mrpak7696]

Not really denial was the best during AW champs and Envy was the best at bo3 champs

[@precisem8758]

Can’t win everything dawg

[@chromedomo4826]

@@mrpak7696 if formal wins that 1v1 during bo3 champs I don't see anyone else stopping them

[@Cytax65]

I hate how he stands up and yells at the crowd so often, it just looks dumb lol

[@kovski666]

Let’s go huntsmen doot doot DOOT DOOT DOOT

[@claydenmurphy677]

Give us BO2

[@benjamincurtis6064]

Really the video was good but not why people called him the king. When in modes like tdm and hardpoint he would just make other pros look terrible. He would pull off so many outnumbered situations and win so many important 1v1s. Had nothing to do with his teams performance or overall standings just that he was kd slaying monster.

[@hydro2348]

Welp It not a Long Time CAUSE SIMP IS HERE AND CELLIUM IS HERE AND ILLEY IS COMING SO SCUMP IS ABOUT TO VANISH WILL THESE YOUNG GODS COME AND TAKE OVER COD MARK MY WORDS “ HOW DID SIMP TAKE THE COD CROWN FROM SCUMP THE KING “ ;)

[@JesusCervantes-vl4mb]

Scumpy!!!!!

[@jucsgo9951]

Am i the only one who thinks that CoD eSports is toxic as fuck? When i look at other esports there are so many nice guys and when i see this i see a lot of 20 year old bragging about who can jump more around corners and have the best aim with aim assistant, only my unpopular opinion from a COD and CSGO player

[@saabyy9282]

Personally think karma & Crim are the best but that's just me 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@shawnii9833]

Saahib Hussain u can make a case for karma but crim has been carried since advanced warfare

[@RealAssNando]

Karma, Scump, Formal will always be bae in my heart 💜

[@flowscs6835]

Crimsix, the man that went from halo to cod. The man that became the best AR player im the world. The only man that can compete with karma to be #1.

[@novaaceslegend3956]

@@flowscs6835 crimsix the one who just go 3-0 vs scump sure bud

[@flowscs6835]

@@novaaceslegend3956 whats your point?

[@novaaceslegend3956]

@@flowscs6835 scump just played against crimsix and went 12 and 2 in search and destroyed them on respawn scump the champ

[@flowscs6835]

1# I was talking about AR players mainly 2# This comment was 6 months ago and I was talking about past comp.

[@PhisyK]

LONG LIVE THE KING 👑

[@KabukiVsgaminglive]

Can someone tell me what song they used at the background at 3:35 PLEASE dexerto.

[@jason15431]

Esports is dead once he retires. It's already getting bad. Companies trying sale there part in Esports now. COD can't get viewers to watch now and the team's are so horrible. Optic can plug in a blind monkey and it ain't even close to anybody beating them. It's getting boring as he'll to.

[@SuperBinweevil]

Pop filter required

[@angrygamer2713]

We talking bout optic or scump?

[@ehatn]

Why are they all using controller. I though keyboard and mouse was better for COD

[@pgrthrilla5624]

I’m telling you sledgehammer can not make games ww2 was the worst cod once I heard scump was gonna retire I was upset but when bo4 came out and I see him playing it I knew his ass wasn’t leaving

[@XzGowXz]

He maybe the King but we all know the GOAT is Karma, notice how most his success comes with Karma on the roster.

[@Fluxerrr]

Karma is an amazing player but karma's success comes from his team. if karma stayed on optic nation in AW he wouldn't win anything cause his team wasn't good enough. scump was already winning without karma cause he had crim, and formal on his team.

[@iLazer]

Sad that he’s awful now, optic is no longer a cod team & scump will be leaving to NV.

[@Ace-hg3vx]

You might be the dumbest human being if you really believe he's awful.

[@xavierjones1530]

Why does treyarch always have to carry this fucking franchise I mean come on all of the best comp seasons since bo2 have been black ops

[@HJMStone]

the KING

[@michaelfellner9822]

Look. I get that People like his playstyle. Always exciting because hes having a high pace, loves to rush, sick reactions, insane shoots .. yes he is good, very good. If his in his mood he is insanely difficult to handle .. but is that enough to call him the "king of COD"? No. Because hes not a tactician, hes not good at analyzing, hes not the one whos making up Plays or calls out much .. and hes actualy missplaying more often, more often then many others in the Scene. Sure if it works it Looks "good" but just because it mightve worked out this time it doesnt mean it was a good Play in General. There are better Players out there, just two especialy for example: Karma and Rambo. Those guys had everything .. and theyre / were able to deal with any Problem Situation / Player they faced .. because they were able to outplay everything more consistantly then others. Theyre able to silence playertypes like Scump just by tactics. Scump is a slaying machine, thats it. Unfortunatly though People rate that higher then an Overall package. U dont just see that in COD but also in other games. Dont get me wrong, Scump is one of the best .. but hes far from beeing the best. Not just playwise, his earnings are less then the others also ( although as shown thats not my #1 Point so dont come @ me bcuz of that ).

[@CoBrA-KSR]

All I'm going to say to this is delusional

[@michaelfellner9822]

@@CoBrA-KSR If u cant bring arguements to a healthy comment u shouldve said Nothing at all. I could describe ur Response with one word aswell: Stupid. Nothing less. Just one more Thing: Is it a coincidence that Scump won / just started Winning his biggest titles when he had the smartest pros around him? Rambo, Karma, Crim .. even Aches. Those were the true master minds behind the success because there is more to Winning games / tourneys, especialy vs at the highest Competition then gunskill. Scump is insane but surely not the best.

[@CoBrA-KSR]

@@michaelfellner9822 you are the first person I have ever seen say scump isn't the king sure he isn't the goat but he is definitely the king if you disagree you probably haven't been watching cod for the past 7+ years

[@michaelfellner9822]

@@CoBrA-KSR "sure he isn't the goat but he is definitely the king" - this would usualy be enough for me to stop "arguing" with u. what a stupid scentence lmao. "you are the first person I have ever seen say scump isn't the king" + "you probably haven't been watching cod for the past 7+ years" Again, wtf? Did U even watch cod? Did U even read Videos / Chats in that time aswell? I did. There r many People out there saying Scump isnt the best / Karma or X is better. Many. Im following cod for a Long ass time now, surely more then u did kid. And ye im sure bout that bcuz ur mindset cant belong to a older Person ( or well shouldnt belong lol ) .. and im 27 myself. Surely having more Knowledge then u. Its fine if u celebrate Scump the most but get urself out of arguements bcuz u have clearly no freakin idea what ur talkin bout bcuz ur first two Responses were insanely stupid .. and a true arguement didnt even start yet, u failed on Basics lol. Just shhh.

[@mojothemaster]

ProGamers have the weakest daps

[@Sir-Red]

Sad thing is allot of people are better than all these pros , unfortunately not knowing how to contend is the cause, same as actual celebrity's

[@inducedbycoffee]

and the now disbanded.... optic gaming 1:21

[@AMA2much]

Only real ones know how hilarious that clip of FormaL at 11:07 is

[@user-or8mv7hu9j]

Scump will alway be the GOAT 🏆

[@alexandrufortescu1240]

of course the time he played ghosts was bad cuz thats the worst cod ever, puke

[@armanranjan3405]

Lezz gooo Scumpii!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Scump da LORD!!!

[@ls1camaro867hp]

That ending bow down is so cringey. If he watched that today he would even be like wtf was i doing there.... lol

[@nickb6618]

ls1camaro867hp not that cringe

[@YTCLeeMeN]

Nice piece, although it was distracting that sometimes the script was out of sync with the clips that were showing

[@michealkhatar6370]

The truth is difrent ther is only 1 god in mw3 and that's god khatar

[@rileygshep7606]

Only dashy can dethrone the king

[@rockenamigo5345]

The tourneys they talk about and what they show don’t line up.

[@kia2065]

Isn't Karma the goat?

[@rileygshep7606]

Long live king scumpi

[@tjvincenzi3695]

Catch me if you can like the gingerbread man you better have you gat in hand cuz man!

[@Dynamic0NE]

Notorious BIG

[@SuperBrendan3]

hes a fucking god with the saug but optic are so good hes not even top 3 on the team rn.

[@ConorMartiin]

fucking hell mate why so many adverts

[@brayandannunzio3797]

Scump is the Canelo Alvarez of cod

[@akajayy3227]

*NateGibson has entered the chat* *Scump has left the chat*

[@TonyHerson]

Nate plays on PC, so it's not really a good comparison