The Dark Reality of an Esport SUPERSTAR

Today we are diving deep into what happened to oBo after he quit as a professional csgo player and what he's been up to. and let me spoil it to you, it's not good.
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#oBo #CSGO #ESPORT #DARK

[@SilentAttackTV]

If oBo finds this video I just want to say that the community loves you, and we want nothing but the best for you ❤️

[@CSGOInProgress]

EVERYONE in the CSGO community want to ser him on the top again. And i hope we soon will

[@Merciless_cg]

Washed player,rest in piss won’t be missed

[@joelhazlett2930]

​@Economy in Progress I played against him in MM and he was qued with a semi rager

[@arslan3064]

Obo you are loved ❤ come back soon we will always be behind you to support you

[@shcaboose]

Dude, this hurts my heart. My best friend and I matched up with obo in MM when he was fucking 9 years old. we used to play super regularly over the years, and I even talked to his mom to ask her if he would be allowed to join our ESEA team, because he was still just a baby, man. He was the nicest kid we had ever come across online, too. We always said he was gonna win a major someday, and when he beat Astralis in that final, I was so proud, even though we had completely stopped playing or interacting by that point. This is not withdrawal from Adderall. This is way, way more than that. I hope he is getting the help he needs. Stay strong, lil bud. Hang in there, and take it one day at a time.

[@monke5403]

Worse how?

[@figment285]

@@monke5403 seems more like a manic or psychotic episode, i take adderal and have stopped before and the symptoms are not this severe. its possible it is the adderall and he is taking a very large dose but its definitly other mental issues going on as well

[@f0da350]

@@figment285 Super sad to see. And the doses he has been perscribed as well are insane. I would speculate that the stimulant usage probably has to do with his weight issues as well as his mental health. I really hope he gets the help that he needs. Poor guy, still young. He can turn this around, i really hope he does.

[@mr.someone5679]

​@@figment285 not everyone has the same withdrawal symptoms, maybe he has a more severe ADHD. I have it too, and i would never take that shit, i prefer keeping my sanity over remaining concentrated for longer.

[@prol1shed995]

yea ofc, no one believes your made up fake story

[@charizard_uno516]

my irl friend is good friends with obo (also irl), they went to high school together, and he told me a while back how he was so disappointed in how obo ended up. i hope he recovers from this.

[@ReykapYT]

Just an Omaha thing

[@charizard_uno516]

@@ReykapYT true, just omaha things

[@barackhusseinobamaii2583]

I am friends woth Owen's brother, he is doing better. Haven't been over in a while to see him, but his brother is taking good care of him

[@manohar3626]

Man, obo was really good and then suddenly he disappeared

[@raccoroni.]

this is super sad man, i hope he gets the help he deserves :(

[@NovaAlstair]

he destroyed the super team compexcity which caused him to drown when he returned to North America

[@rare8567]

@@NovaAlstair he didnt destroy shit, covid destroyed compelxity like it did all other NA teams, get real. he chose to go back home with his family in a hard time, he clearly lied about it cos he felt bad. think before you post in future.

[@AiyukIsHim]

@@rare8567 if you think covid killed NA cs idk man

[@wasymcs]

feels bad for oBo. he was doing so good in complexity. wishing a speedy recovery for him :(

[@alexandreiss0agr276]

... he was high in that stream ...

[@sjuvanet]

yeah duh

[@Omenify]

as someone who heavily abused stimulants for half a year without being sober for a single day, i can tell you this isn't from adderall or from withdrawals. this is definitely an underlying condition.

[@meandab]

which could be a result of prolonged stimulant use without the need.. stop armchair diagnosing people you know nothing about.

[@kalopopzi1963]

​@@meandab you don't see the irony in Ur comment?? 😂

[@wrx1th873]

@@meandab there is absolutely no way a person like him needs THREE stimulant medications, they all do the same job affecting the CNS.

[@Blernster]

Honestly sounds like stimulant induced psychosis

[@ohmeeen]

@@Blernster it's unlikely. it's essentially the same psychosis you'd experience from being sleep deprived but the stimulants amp up those effects.

[@youngkeefstanka7822]

Great video, thank you for shedding some light on Obo without casting judgement. Hoping for the best for him, there's still time for him to turn things around. He could return to a pro roster if he wanted to. If he reads this I'm praying for him

[@jonathonlen8284]

This type of media is not productive whatsoever and does not seek to improve the state that oBo is in, but rather utilise the community's speculation of him as fuel for garnering views. Throughout the video, you make it quite clear that you do not care for oBo himself, but rather you "finally had the chance to finish" a youtube video. In itself, creating a video that brings attention to the state of a community member is completely fine, but the real issue is the usage of statements of opinion as fact about his well being, and the utilization of his story to fit a narrative of 'the Dark Reality of an Esport SUPERSTAR". This to me is clearly shown in the part of your video when analyzing a picture of oBo around the type stamp 4:08. Rather than creating a contrast and displaying how he use to look to how he looks now, you rather outright state without reason that he looks "awful" and "sick". This is then followed another opinionated claim that he "now looks ruined" . Because of this, it does feel like you are only framing these things in a way to fit a narrative that will succeed on KZbin, rather than trying to create a video that treats this situation with care, as it is quite a serious topic. At 7:28, you continue to speculate about his status, with oBo being either "mentally insane or a young person just trolling" due to comment about a 'witch'. Although it is agreeable that the way he is talking can be perceived as weird, saying that he is either "not mentally sane" or "just trolling" shows a lack of care for the depth of analysis, as there are many more technical explanations to his current state of health which is already unknown. Please ensure that if you are to create media centered around the health status of people within the community, approach it with an increased level of care and seriousness. Although the video has brought to light oBo's recent behaviour and perceived state of health, creating speculation can be a double-edged sword as we have seen with many prior influencers who have undergone psycho-analysis. The title itself "The Dark Reality of an Esports SUPERSTAR" implies to me that this is not a piece of media that is looking to get oBo help, but rather create buzz using his recent behaviour as the 'content.' This type of media feels incredibly reminiscent of channels such as Drama Alert that utilised people's mental health states as fuel to gain views. Please do not become that type of person. TLDR because essay: Using people's mental states as a way to garner views and fit your narrative is disgusting and does not seek to actually benefit oBo. Such a topic necessitates an increased level of care and seriousness to ensure viewers are correctly informed about oBo and that the media isn't damaging to the person being analyzed. Why would you use tags like #DARK on a serious video about a person's mental state.

[@aidanbabcock903]

completely agreed it is abhorrent to speculate on someones mental state from an image.

[@Wadupitdog]

Very well said, dude had an objective when he started making this video and skewed everything towards that end. Pathetic.

[@sheikhahmeda9993]

he lost it, sadly.

[@InternetAntagonist]

Finally, someone talked about oBo. It’s crazy to think that this guy had a large following alongside with Tenz & s0m, since a lot of people believed that these 3 were considered as the NA prodigies who could be able to save NA CS (sounds goofy but I ain’t joking lol). Also I don’t agree that minors, especially those who are under 16 or so, should be allowed to play professionally. These teenagers are still naive & immature, they haven’t really plan out the things they want to do in life then BOOM, they’re immediately struck with a huge amount of wealth & fame that could be mishandled without a proper guidance & responsibility. I feel like this is oBo’s case since he was exposed to adult life way too early & he wasn’t prepared for it. That’s just my two cents. 13:04 also just realized that we came up with a similar conclusion. Good video mann.

[@TheLopiola]

i dont know if under age or teens should not play at a professional level,but 100% sure that they need company of people who care about them,maybe a therapist could be good for starting,but overall u should be living whit your family and friends.

[@head-faceitplayer]

@@TheLopiola It all depends on the person, it would be wrong to refuse someone an extreme valuable chance of chasing their dream because a lesser than average amount can't handle it. It being a concern of the employer, employing personell to help the youngster and maybe even reference the parents to someone that could teach them how to better honestly evaluate whether their kid could handle it, I'm all for. My little brother got scouted by a sportsteam in another country with a private school to develop talents when he was 14 and moved there a couple months later when he became 15. He has now been there over 4 years. He tipped the scout about another talent from our country but he moved back 5ish months later unable to do it.

[@torsyenlee2920]

monesy is doing well

[@justrob1453]

Tenz and Som are all Hype, it should have been leaf. I dont agree that minors shouldn’t be allowed to compete, if you were paying attention to the Video, the time that complexity was turning into a juggernaut team in NA was the time COVID was at an all time high and every NA Team was planning to move to EU, and it took a huge toll on oBo mental health while being away from home and Family. It’s just a combination of unfortunate circumstances.

[@SzkShirakawa]

Obo was actually good, a crucial part of the original col project. Tenz and s0m were just all hype.

[@890xz]

Crazy how sick and obo played together and both are going manic

[@prescribedarmday]

whats a happening with sick?

[@swarduski6084]

Context ?

[@yamaNGap]

in the end I think both of them will be G or T like typical depressed people in America in general.

[@mlghaxx1421]

@@yamaNGap what do u mean by g or t

[@spaceriot23]

@@prescribedarmday and got arrested several time because public outrage, got into drugs etc

[@TheLopiola]

great video man,its really sad seen a guy who lose such a big chance because of drugs. I think its time that the gaming community stands up and talk about this problems(drugs,stress,high training hours with low rest time,travel and more),this thing should not happen to anyone.

[@xenomxrph]

like any other sport? That aint the Adderall talking..

[@yyyynwm9106]

Most sane mp5 user:

[@jdayayy2148]

😂

[@williamrhys5015]

LOOOOOL

[@milesmadrigal8813]

used to be a good friend of obo before he disappeared really miss him and only want the best for him hope he knows me and all his old friend are still here for him

[@Pedro-S1lva]

this is so sad,i wish all the best to him and his family,this kind of addiction is not easy to overcome but i know he will heal from it soon

[@gamingtogeth3r]

Stay strong brother. Toughest fight youll ever be in is the fight against yourself to kick a habit. I spent nearly a decade fighting myself every day with a heroin habit and even now, 6 or 7 years clean its still tough but things are 1,000,000x better than they were. Fight it with everything youve got and you'll make it out the other end.

[@rikingg5629]

the fact that he is just one day older than me makes me feel super weird

[@maxer1271]

good video, waited for some update on how's he doing. Hopefuly he will get better

[@OBlee00]

If oBo finds this video, and sees this message. I just want to say I hope you get better, adderall is not your friend. Listen to the people around you - you may not think it at this time, but they care for you and have your best interests in mind. Stay strong, address your illness, seek professional help and you will get through this. Truly, The csgo community.

[@0u7break13]

He never really went missing. He always pugged sometimes on faceit and even Q'd FPL albeit he left at halftime without saying a word

[@roo8919]

He played against me a few months ago and shit all over me and my team he must have been on the adderal

[@Blackwell0102]

The complexity curse, him and Sick both went schizo.

[@eljoqe342]

yea cause in col they give adderall and amphetamin for free to players. konfig was fighting at malta last year, blameF uses roids and poizoN is in some shady mafia shit nowdays. sus as f

[@grimfandango229]

It seems to me that he was pushed into stardom too early, found himself stuck in a place where he didn`t understand the language and culture, separated from his family and when he made the decision to return to America because he couldn`t take it, got flamed by the community that had no idea what he had been through, and then the dcotors didn`t want to have to deal with him, and put him on silly high doses of drugs that are know to affect the brain instead of actually giving proper council. I don`t think people really understand how deeply this can affect someone mentally, especially at his age. It truly is a sad story and I wish the best for him.

[@realtalk5626]

very good video! your channel is underrated! subbed- for oBo i wish only the best and i rly hope hes fine, i wonder how this adderal thing startet.... i guess the teams made that possible. Sad story

[@cascadecs]

It's super sad for me because he's the only pro who found any success from Nebraska (where i'm from) and watching him fall from a very promising young player and now so much wasted talent has been a real shame. Mental health is important.

[@GoodKarma90]

Great video. I was a fan of Complexity when they had k0nfig and oBo, but I never knew what happened to him. What he is going through is more than just stimulant abuse/addiction. I've witnessed two people have bipolar manic episodes and I'm pretty sure that's what he's going through, but it could also be schizophrenia.

[@cosmotes]

I feel like it's schizo - he's constantly repeating the same things over and over and keeps bringing up the "witch"... unfortunate, we all miss him

[@NthraX]

very nice video, was wondering what happened to him, keep it going dude

[@vidaurremontoyaoscarignaci3005]

Nice video bro!!! I fell so bad for obo 😔

[@armchairowlyst]

before anything else: disclaimer that I am NOT a medical professional. it's possible what we're witnessing is a state of mania, which could then mean bipolar disorder. a lot of medications are used to treat multiple things and also affect people in different ways, and amphetamines specifically can make manic symptoms more apparent. once again, NOT a professional so take this with a grain of salt - more importantly, I just hope he gets the help he deserves for this situation because no one should live life without sufficient medical care.

[@fashioninnigeria4148]

he is manic as fuck. literally textbook case.

[@harriswillis]

here at 15 subs

[@bbgodR]

Been waiting for so long for someone to pick him up after he left EG. Forgot abt him, hope he comes bk dude was legit and I wanna see him play with against the big teams.

[@jimbobuz]

We love you oBo. You can get through this.

[@shwepp_YT]

Great vid

[@sibylkoji]

I miss oBo a lot and will love him forever. Hopefully he returns healthy and rejuvenated when CS2 releases. Please oBo come back to us, please ❤❤

[@Garoukls]

what would have happened to stew if he wasn’t a strong person is like seeing his history in obo young talent going alone in the journey of a csgo player without the proper help and guide really sad hope obo recover from this

[@yashamarkovskyy7501]

Hey just as a pointer. Try use different sound effects when popping stuff up. Good job on the vid though!

[@Mornings]

As a fan of cs I forgot about this guy hope he can get it together great young talent

[@tusharsehgal7464]

I used to wonder around 8-9 months back that where did Obo disappear, he was a good upcoming player, I tried searching but couldn't find anything on HLTV or youtube. Pretty sad all this happened which led to downfall of his career in csgo

[@WhosAston]

This is scary...

[@rezoLute18]

Even if you are prescribed Adderall and use it responsibility per the doctor's instructions, you WILL get withdraw when you stop taking it.

[@evertgarcia4480]

Same is happening with sick who plays mainly valorant. His mental state is also horrible.

[@chromeheartsonme]

that complexity team has had 2 schizophrenics on the team at the same time 💀💀💀☠☠ obo and sick on the same team

[@petruradu7242]

Sick is a schizo?

[@SpencerHurstDOTCOM]

Was gonna say this

[@toby5280]

Some weeks or months ago i got into a pug against obo and got a profile sign. I had no clue about literally any of this. This is just crazy, and I hope that everythings going to turn out okay

[@layz4657]

what's ur steam?

[@juuso4148]

​@@layz4657whats ur steam?

[@YonkoChris]

Damn that's sad

[@Baggerz182]

repent to God

[@ByeBaybe]

please get well, obo.

[@Robert.czuchaj]

this guy has only 130 subs??? great work man

[@CSGOInProgress]

Thanks

[@OneKC]

It's always been known that these larger orgs will funnel players into doctors willing to prescribe these stimulants so players can play long hours and perform with a stressful travel schedule. I hope he gets the help he needs.

[@ByeBaybe]

truuu. taking stimulants isn't always bad, but it's so easy to slip into awful patterns of abuse. especially when an individual has the money to support a bad habit.

[@chumba378]

You should do a video on Hunter"SicK"Mims regarding his few tweets a couple of days ago and the 2 times he went to jail.

[@shawn_li]

Good channel!

[@Suckmyleftnutbro]

Def needs help hes crying out for help but will be forgotten

[@normantaffefiny8227]

Just remember people a doctor gave him these cocktails, a doctor.

[@BunnyEZ]

Or he could have bought them illegally.

[@normantaffefiny8227]

@@BunnyEZ i don't think street dealers stock Vyvanse sorry

[@BunnyEZ]

@@normantaffefiny8227 you can buy anything you'd like, just gotta know where to look. You can get literally anything. Feel free to correct me, but to my knowledge Vyvanse as wel as addreall and other stimulant drugs are illegal to purchase without a transcript from a doc, at least in Europe, I'm sure US is the same.

[@krushtyy]

As a young ambitious player trying to go pro in any game, the temptation of stimulants pops up sometimes. Theres plenty more obos out there that just never made it as far as he did i promise you.

[@jakobbierbaumer6472]

Constructive criticism: Hey i found it to be very distracting in between clips that the background was fully blurred out. Next time id just keep the normal clips without blurring.

[@jtg01dfish81]

Sick and obo on the same team. Man

[@stephenkyriakou4286]

Watching this and watching SicK lately who was also on complexity with him raises some real questions

[@swarduski6084]

Context ?

[@0j266]

​@@swarduski6084Sick joined Sentinels in Val , where after 2 years he was kicked and after 7 months of no pro play had a breakdown on stream then was arrested while having another breakdown at a ferrari dealership

[@0j266]

Really makes me question if they got introduced to Adderall at CoL and the problems persisted from there

[@stephenkyriakou4286]

@@swarduski6084 Sick is having eerily similar manic episodes now. It is scary to watch and heartbreaking.

[@An1m3]

I remember when sick got offended when someone tweeted him about how they didn't want another obo incident back in February. Crazy how more relatable these situations are as time passes.

[@s0meRand0m129]

he doomed career when he left Complexity during their peak

[@lucianalbrecht5830]

I always saw the next ropz in him. He would have become the next NA Superstar after twistz when he stayed in Europa... It Breaks my heart

[@ognano]

nicely done video, need to work on your english pronunciation though, that would be important going forward with this channel.

[@krampus_]

dude doesn't look sick at the start lol just unshowered, you can definitely get withdrawal from taking prescribed adderall, and the dosage is probably reasonable considering he's an adult and adderall/adhd medications are usually prescribed to kids (which would allow his tolerance to build up). very weird to make these claims about his usage when you know nothing about this stuff and only researched this for a video

[@p1va9]

Witch = his mom? I don't know, still gotta finish the video though and so far it's so good, thanks for your work Edit: nevermind, anyway amazing video really, I follow CS as an outsider from the community and I didn't know about oBo's story, only wish him the best in the future, hope he can turn his life around

[@CatfishBradley]

Looks more like adderall use than withdrawals. The negative symptoms compound over time when regularly using, ADHD or not; Vyvanse is even stronger than adderall. 70mg alone at his weight would be INSANE; Taking adderall and vyvanse daily is as bad if not worse than a full blown meth addiction.

[@BeauxGnar]

I dated a girl for several years that was abusing prescription stimulants. It's a tough situation and really sad to see, hes seriously going through a withdrawal induced psychosis. Once you go down the hole its hard to get out without the proper help and it seems like his family is not approaching it the right way.

[@iamclydieCS]

Oh man be safe obo

[@tedburwick8997]

he keeps saying he has a witch?? what does that mean??

[@jakubnajdek2527]

Stop with the blur pls

[@3vilS1r]

You dont just to have the skills to make it in any type of profession but you also have to have the mentality. He doesn't have the mentality to keep it together.

[@Weylo]

Damn was just wondering what he’s been up to nowadays and found this vid

[@yekica2792]

That sucks man..

[@rachidba212]

This is what you get when you start winning lot of money at an early age. You just do not have any idea what to do with all the money

[@prosper999.]

No Its all about personality but more about family. It seems like he has terrible family. Look m0nesy he earns much more than oBo

[@rachidba212]

@@prosper999. monesy is in his home soil also he has been with navi since forever, and navi is a just a better gaming company than complexity. they know how to handle young players

[@thug588]

im pretty sure hes just fucked up, probably schizo, rich people dont deprive their kids of having money till theyre 18 yet they dont turn out like this lol

[@NoName-fn5ek]

He and sick should play together again

[@Masterdjpokemon]

Just came across this video... The dosage is actually insane, 60 mg of add, with 70 of vyvanse (max dose I think), is enough to power a dead person back to life

[@KaiRB26]

Sorry but he’s finished, that many stimulants wouldn’t surprise me if he goes to meth eventually

[@jinglemyberries866]

adderall is basically meth.

[@slownerd]

Getting Sen Sick vibes

[@FOEKROKA]

idk if I'd say superstar considering he never really made it anywhere. Yea he got signed to a pro team young but did nothing on that team.

[@Anton-os5lk]

No way that’s caused by 60mg aderall abuse. I take 56 for adhd and sure the first few days he would feel the good effects but 60mg would probably be too little in just a week or two even as someone who doesn’t need it. There’s more to this story

[@Bricktop1963]

ACE OF SPADES ACE OF SPADES

[@csgoproglobelElite]

You get adderall withdrawal even if you are taking it as prescribed. It’s common and everyone that has taken adderall goes through withdrawl. Not fun, but not a sign of abuse

[@ArunKumar-bp5lo]

he reached high level success and couldn't handle the low that comes with it

[@hannesslibrekh3772]

what is witch?

[@hydros1ty]

i dont mean to take away from the video but why are all of the clips while you're talking so heavily blurred? Its so hard to watch and pay attention to what you're saying

[@Fatkidlovecake]

7:57 this kid is high as a kite. Not withdrawing

[@BURRDAWG_]

Um you can get adderal withdrawl if you have adhd. I was on it for 10 years prescribed by my doc and quit cold turkey and went thru withdrawl.

[@SgtTraz]

scary stuff

[@AK--]

2:04 Blast premier definitely was not the biggest event of 2020. That would've been IEM katowice. Blast premier was on par with other online tournaments that year like ESL one cologne (europe) and Both EPL seasons aswell as the final blast premier tournament of the year

[@zhawmedia]

Algun resumen en español? no entendi bien el asunto

[@sergrojGrayFace]

Adderall is widely used as grey area doping in eSports, I wonder if that led him down this hole.

[@adam-xn8vz]

this dark reality is becomin more prevalent look at sick right now hes livestreaming his downfall and meltdown

[@switchblade2808]

he needs to go back

[@downnnnnn]

Wasn’t obo tariks replacement?

[@piggles1k]

Sounds like bro is mania 😢

[@wraithhuh5308]

reminds me of sick cs state lately

[@PrinceLullaby]

that aint no withdrawal, thats underlying schizo hope he gets the help he needs

[@fikr0]

this is what happens when you have everything you wanted at a young age

[@hungotuan4431]

Watching this vid, I’m glad m0nesy is enjoying life at G2 right now. His teammates may not be the best, but they all try to support him. They just feel like bros to me 😂

[@alexmorten9523]

What’s that stupid blur there for so long. So annoying. Good video tho

[@soju69jinro]

I used to take Concerta, Methylphenidate, and Ritalin. The withdraw is pretty bad. I have ADD, so I take it for medical reasons, still... this video is taking out of context.

[@Vari860]

This is much more than addy withdrawals

[@PERK-30]

When hes high is he still fragging tho?

[@devitus781]

aderall makes u 2x better

[@Timeless_Hour]

moral of the story don't play csgo ranked. This is the effect of 14k hours in csgo