T1 Faker on ICON status, retirement, and leadership.

[@moonfish817]

The best thing that our MVP of LoLesports is that he's always so humble, such a great icon for our scene. I hope he goes all the way again for number 4!

[@Golikol369258]

you know that most of those answers are just phrases, right?

[@pratikroy227]

@@Golikol369258 Anyone who ever have seen Faker for period of time would tell you there is no human being as kind and humble as him. He is iconic for a reason or two one being ofcourse he is GOAT of LoL there is no one close but the other more significant reason is he is a true icon when it comes to personality.

[@Bereli93]

​@Golikol369258 I see what you're saying but faker has been like this for all of his pro career, then there's also the added layer of translations, which I don't mean are bad - I couldn't know that myself, but that takes some of the flavour out of what is said aswell

[@Pitapat819]

@@Golikol369258 He’s introverted, which means impromptu speaking will never be his strongest skill. We can say his answers are safe or boring but… What does this have to do with his humility (which the original commenter is talking about)? There are lots of interviews from other people, even from his grandma, about him. Watch him crying on About Time with the terminally ill father and his son, who dreams of being a pro-gamer, and then giving such pragmatic advice in such a kind way. He said in an interview that he’s very conscious about his actions as he thinks he could be a bad influence to the youth that play LOL if he showed bad behavior.

[@Pitapat819]

@@Bereli93the translations are generally good, but the question about them having only 3 games against LNG vs JDG going 5 games and whether there’s an advantage that they got to hide some comps was a little off… it got translated as simply whether it mattered that they showed a lot of picks ahead of the JDG match

[@CokeFlakes]

The most amazing thing about Faker is that he is sooooo down on Earth, such a great character man...The day of his retirement will be one of the saddest in eSports history

[@PabloLopez-tz2zq]

He just say PR things like every other korean pro player does, if they say something a little bit off or cocky they got slammed by “fans” and even their own orgs.

[@lorenzjuhndomingo3393]

​@@PabloLopez-tz2zqhe didnt even said anything cocky before he was famous lol

[@fusionxtras]

​@@lorenzjuhndomingo3393s3 was a good time for the trash talk, now its so fucking boring. I want to see some ego in pregame interviews. Stake some of their reputation on these games.

[@lorenzjuhndomingo3393]

@@fusionxtras sure if toxic trait is what you want from players but not faker though being humble is somewhat make his fans respect him

[@Notmook]

only thing people found about his past was him answering some math problems on internet before he became pro. LOL he is as clean as it gets.

[@andrewofaiur]

I feel sympathy for Faker haters because they're missing out on the career of the greatest esports player of all time. Only when he's gone, will they come to regret hating on a legend whose like we will never see again.

[@anansi6344]

huh? who's missing out on him. they hate him out of respect. you can't miss out of this dominant a career.

[@fakerragingfanboy8420]

Not really, he is way too overhyped.

[@aintlessthan30shotsjaja57]

@@fakerragingfanboy8420 TRUE

[@nathanielrobles3284]

Nah. Hater's won't because they have misserable lives. They can't fix thwir lives so they tend to hate others for the feeling of like they are being better or okay but in reality they are just messed up. Mediocres who can't acomplish anything in life and hates their living. Happy people that are haply with their lives don't tend to hate others. So I just pitty these Faker haters.

[@nathanielrobles3284]

Faker gonna be remembered forever while these haters are just nobodies who can't and maybe won't achieve anything in their lives so they will just live bitter and hate 😅

[@Luque7]

@2:15 mis-translation by the interpretor. Question asked was: JDG showed a lot of picks in a 5 sets, whereas T1 only showed 3, but interpretor asked "You've showed 3 picks, will it make an impact on your next game that you showed a lot of your picks", which is why Faker's answer was, "Form will matter more, even though we showed our picks"

[@psychedelaholic]

Without this man on your screen T1 was reduced to 5 players running around like chickens with their heads cut off. It's hard to believe that subtracting one player can cause a 1st or 2nd place LCK team to immediately start losing to the bottom 3 teams. Almost all the macro calls you see in T1's games are orchestrated by Faker, guy is indisputably irreplaceable.

[@johnkirk1772]

whenever T1 made worlds, they made it into the top 4 teams, they were finalists 5 times in 10 years - 2013, 15, 16, 17, 22 - that's every second tournament...they won 3..the only constant has been Faker, he has been orchestrating that macro for 10 years..no one comes close

[@qawiemmt]

i only watch league of legends because of faker, he is league of legends

[@josephwong5859]

@@johnkirk1772 IKR yes 2nd place does not mean you’re the best but he is something to consistently push forward and 2nd place in region or world is nothing to scoff at yet people still think otherwise. One can only dream to get 2nd once. Just to put in perspective G2 went finals once it’s always brought up like they are the gods. Then faker did it multiple time just barely and alwys losing in the end people blame him and make him the worst… calling him bad. Haters really got no chills.

[@finance10102]

quit dreaming. his team is carrying him. If it wasn't for kiera or gum then he would have not made it.

[@ezrealmain1227]

@@finance10102 and what was his team like when he was gone? wanna go and tell me?

[@AMightyStorm]

I loved hearing him say "Hi, I'm Faker." in english. So endearing and I can't even explain why LOL it's just great.

[@dienekes6420]

Gotta be the biggest flex in LOL

[@doloran-]

GOAT, also hella cool that he clearly understood the questions in English

[@ashtonshephard3852]

That's where he retires to. He never stops playing league, he just goes to na when he's 40 and schools us in solo queue

[@noiramei]

So so so so happy you got approved for this. You deserved it dGon!

[@steliosp1770]

he reads books in english, he understands english perfectly. i wish he d just be more confident in speaking english. we saw him reading the selfish gene by Dawkins in a recent T1 video. in any case. love this man to bits. so so so so happy with their games since the C9 games. he s in prime form. i have all the confidence in the world in T1 to win it. T1 FIGHTING!

[@kokorochin01]

lol. if you don't respond in english and needs a translator, then he's obviously not, what the fuck are you talking about

[@xalerion6996]

absolute chads, they made little to no mistakes after GenG loss

[@BoboArcher]

Which video?

[@everythingwoohoo]

He also reads menus upsidedown 😂

[@Roflmao6173]

understanding is different from speaking, especially if you don't frequently practice the language your mouth and brain won't be used to forming the words. A lot of other people are the same way with various languages too.

[@gordonfreemanlaw]

Lets fucking go. DGON you are goated for this reason interview

[@sanhakim1335]

I feel bad for nonbilinguals cause the translator slightly alters the meaning of most things Faker says. Like, when asked how it was like to transition from a young player to a leader, Faker says "I may be the oldest, but in reality I think the most important thing at the end of the day is gameplay. I work hard and believe that if I just show good gameplay from the front, the other players will follow behind me." The translator wasn't wrong persay, but she left out the part where gameplay is more important than seniority to him, and makes it seem like Faker emphasizes his age's relation to his role more than he actually does.

[@amiteshpatil5672]

League is blessed to have such a person as face of league.Truly the GOAT🙌

[@Grizzleface]

how can you be a league fan and not be a faker fan

[@khi3v40]

Correction, esports fan. He's just that big.😊

[@thestoebz]

Some people hate successful folks

[@rayaqin]

I think it has to do with the kind of people who don't like to like something most people like, and prefer cheering for someone who in their view only few people can really appreciate. That makes them feel special, and they detest the kind of people who just jump on the main bandwagon of liking the most liked thing. This kind of bias is present everywhere in life, so it is not surprising that it is present in esports/league as well. He is a humble, friendly, ridiculously talented and intelligent person who strives to lift himself and others around him as high as he possibly can. Hating on a person like that is sad in my opinion.

[@Finallegend_]

@@khi3v40never played league, not a fan of watching it, and I still follow Faker

[@brunorocha5422]

Damn Dgon You are interviewing the absolute elite, enjoying the content and SO happy for you

[@bentucky4324]

Noooo. I felt that ending, no film in a fan Polaroid photo op with the GOAT.

[@dienekes6420]

Faker must be devastated to miss his only chance to get a picture with the GOAT T.T

[@expanddongpack]

faker's so lucky to get the chance to be interviewed by the GOAT dgon

[@imheretosleep]

Its quite the opposite actually

[@plus_James]

@@imheretosleep 🤓

[@expanddongpack]

@@imheretosleep nah im pretty sure i got it right

[@Pitapat819]

He didn’t even need translations for some of those questions. And he even reminded the translator to say that he’ll continue to do his best when she forgot that part in the last answer haha 6:17 It’s interesting how he said he wants to bring happiness/enjoyment to more people in the future… that means after LOL right? Because he specifically started it with “If I can… because I am currently a pro-gamer, I am focusing just on my gameplay for now but if I can…” Although that could mean as a streamer, I feel like he probably means improving the LOL-scene in terms of organization, environment, and probably exposure in the future hmm…

[@yvjyang]

THE MAN THE MYTH THE LEGEND, FAKER HIMSELF!!!

[@9419cmcc]

I would've really liked to hear Faker expand on some of these answers. Just a tip for future interviewing, listening to an answer and following up with another question to get further explanation is often equally if not more interesting than continuing on with your next prepared question.

[@EmikoZue]

I think most interviews now days are within a script. Meaning, the guys that has been interviewed has a list of questions handed to him/her ahead of time, so they can think of a good answer. Also, by having a list of approved questions, companies are able to avoid controversial or unwanted topics that may affect the person who is being interviewed.

[@jorgeboria6452]

felt that pain at the end when you said "there is no film"

[@Vilelavolume11]

THE MAN THE MYTH THE LEGEND, dGON HIMSELF!!!

[@aloneforeveralone]

Faker is the most consistent player since 2013 even after in his prime he still the unkillable king !!

[@daweidaweibljat1928]

he is soooo humble and down to erath it is so cool to listen to him.

[@bastianvalero4612]

Love these interviews, good questions and mainly the composure you have at asking them cuz you're very prepared or whatever it is, good work dgon

[@rij6541]

HI I'm Faker. Yeah I totally don't know this guy luckily he introduced himself. Truly humble.

[@birdsareneat818]

Honestly, it's so impressive how Faker needs 0 translations to understand dgon. And his English speaking is quite good as well. Translator is basically just there for dgon

[@jaengonzalez6377]

Great interview ,surprised how some questions faker didn’t even need a translator to understand

[@raymondandsweetheart7150]

It wouldn't surprise me if t1 wins worlds. They make a movie about it.

[@xalerion6996]

If I can fucking watch a 1.2hrs of Guma documentary, I can watch 3hrs documentary of T1 journey starting 2021

[@jsceo]

@@xalerion6996 1.2hrs is not 1h20min actually

[@LDSKsylar]

Also I love how you interview and would love to see more of you

[@hayleyc1369]

Faker was asked how helpful it is that he got to hide some games and hide some drafts and the translator misunderstood the question and asked faker the complete opposite question in korean🤔

[@TheSquirrelbeast]

DGon, you need some iconic intro music for the opening. It would really fit in well and help make your videos more recognizable.

[@scottmoore7539]

The goat DGon interviewing the goat Faker, hell yeah you love to see it

[@brrynach]

I don't think there's any sport or esport that has someone like Faker where everyone just loves them as the goat. The gap between Faker and any other pro's accomplishments is ridiculous and he's universaly loved. He's such a GOAT that people just wanna see him become more of a GOAT. Faker in worlds just feels right. His presence just makes the entire tournament x1000 more exciting :)

[@theUnknown08]

Glad you got the interview Dgon. I’m just wondering did he answer a single question you asked? 😂

[@sonny1601]

I first saw you from powerspikes few weeks ago! Nice content and nice interview : )

[@Nora-c4y]

NICE Interview dGon ! Very cool !

[@connerbradley5408]

FAKER I LOVE YOU

[@connerbradley5408]

lol

[@maciekmaciek8296]

Huuge W Dgon, great interview

[@christianochoa6878]

Hey Dgon I liked the interview. I just wish you played it a little less safe and asked some more thought provoking questions concerning the series they have just played and are going to play

[@pique3124]

Daddy Faker❤

[@IntoMUSIClikeThat]

damn getting the faker interview before Travis

[@Jdubayou]

That's good, Travis is just a riot mouthpiece anyway.

[@lovelyn2947]

Faker❤❤❤❤❤

[@Pastelbluesox]

Awesome interview dgon

[@Elainyan]

Gaps scout and still not happy with his performance, what a chad

[@rafayetrasti6191]

Daang Dgon pulling all the big fishes.

[@reelbigpokemon]

The Goat interviewed by the Goat interviewer, epic!

[@anakinskywalker212]

loving all the interviews dgon!

[@OkRico]

holy the goat was next to u how was it ?

[@cedrichofstetter4057]

"Hi, I'm Faker"

[@exxent88]

Haven't seen Faker play out of his mind like this in years and he isn't satisfied with his performance, thats just scary.. JDG should be scared

[@user-st8fx7iq1c]

I click an interview video before finishing watching the series and spoil it for myself NICE

[@WhiteDeviluke]

holy shit can't believe u got interview with faker

[@Richardlizhu]

Wow, it's great how he doesn't need a translation from English to Korean

[@wowJhil]

There is no way that you had a camera prepared buy had no film when taking selfie with Faker??! :o

[@kiwi5265]

Man ur questions are so nice but the answers are rly PR heavy :D

[@ouistiti12]

Am I the only one noticing that sometimes the GOAT speaks for about a minute and the traduction is done in two sentences ?

[@pyroboss3099]

The real questions is how do you get that hair so clean SHEEEEEEEEESH

[@user-id1ot6jk5o]

No matter what anyone says, Faker is the esports GOAT

[@Xiatys]

I love him

[@jameh2o406]

Let go T1 👌🔥

[@Kyle-km7eg]

"a lot of legends have started to retire" Proceeds to list names that aren't even 1/10000th of fakers legend lmao.

[@eyaangel618]

Well he said also in his face that "you are one of the best player" when he's the best tho so no surprise😂

[@whiter0se_]

poggers congrats !!

[@isaacEluggage12345]

King

[@dlz5709]

hahaha my man really pulled up with the polaroid

[@eFrog27]

Dgon getting the fanboy Polaroid at the end lmao T1 to finals inc.

[@deathprocess]

Two goats in one video are we at a fucking petting zoo lets go dgon

[@erickim3710]

"Hi I'm Faker" hahahaha like we're supposed to not know who you are. Just kidding. Great video

[@isabellamarais8494]

He has 3 world's trophies He is humble, he is controlled and such a hard worker. No one has come close , ever? If you hate Faker, you hate these good characteristics in a player. Haters are just idiots, you cant fix stupid. Don't compare him with anyone there is no comparison.

[@Astromythlete]

BRO YOU GOT FAKER IN THE INTERVIEW? WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

[@archique9701]

No film XD I’d ask for a picture too lol

[@jaeyongoh3816]

Wait is he able to understand some of these questions without translation? :o Or are those parts just edited out?

[@noobchocolatos9036]

in his stream, faker sometimes answering English QnA, with English, he understand English i think, just not too confident to show it

[@Dvst-vv2tp]

He does, just answer it on korean

[@Jdubayou]

Think he understands English very well just probably not confident in his speaking or feels like he can provide better and more thorough answers in Korean.

[@reysolo3672]

OMG DGON!!!!!

[@phantomhearts5577]

can the translator even translate? theres alot of um hm. eh part.

[@Phnx327]

NOOOO THERE'S NO FILM

[@Aserve1st]

His understanding of English language is very good

[@brandonlesko1099]

DGon !!!

[@reformedchater]

GOAT

[@sweeeeeeezy]

I hope you still got that photo

[@Cheezperson]

You love to see it

[@BlackOUT1448]

No need for a translater or edited out? Either way thanks for the interview

[@andyhuynh2625]

Faker understands English at a high level, but he doesn't feel confident in speaking it. So he needs the translator to translate his answer. He doesn't need them to translate the question.

[@thesnowarts943]

done. they really should give T1 an LPL title along with the World's title already😂

[@skaddyvenom7613]

🐐

[@maaboiiyo1886]

not the finals, free win for faker

[@MrGetownedLP]

DGON GOT THE GOAT WTF

[@matiasruizrestrepo6350]

Man introduces himself like we dont know who he is

[@OldKingMaple]

The GOAT himself

[@sonny1601]

I know! and there's Faker too! XD

[@deee21]

이게 만족스럽지 않다고??? 너무 좋다, 3세트 바텀다이브 벽플에서만 인간미를 느꼈는데ㅎ 4강도 부탁해요~~

[@noadio165]

Faker looking at the translator thinking, should I learn to speak English also?

[@unclesmarf9340]

THE FILM, DGON, NOOOOOOO

[@rinacastillo3071]

💔💔💔

[@zombieprodigyz]

Asking about the last two losses as worlds... Thats a terrible question.

[@CharlyBGoode]

I love the player but gosh his interviews are always so bland. Never goes in depth despite some questions being really interesting.

[@user-qf5kc7fo7q]

[@eshanthaperera]

I like how Faker just blue balls dGon over and over again by answering but not really answering the question. 😂 It really makes me wonder how carefully they have to screen their questions and the kind of instructions journalists are given from the management before they actually sit down with someone like Faker. Because dGon never pursues the answer either, which makes me think he's been instructed to stick to whatever Faker says and not pursue anything beyond that.

[@thedancingphantoms4004]

Idk why but he reminds me of Harry Potter

[@rayaqin]

you don't know why?

[@Anson-jc5yt]

chatgpt, is that you?

[@blucashesje]

Said it was in English but it was not. I hate that.

[@MauriceGucci]

The best face of lolesports you could've ever asked for. He deserves every penny and every bit of fame. May he win even more titles. Thank you, Faker!🐐

[@kidcapo8136]

If you think about faker is the Lebron James of League

[@SpaceZeee]

The goat wow