The Story of Shroud 2.0: The King of Twitch

Once upon a time, Michael "shroud" Grzesiek was a crispy, charismatic Counter-Strike pro. One of the most naturally talented players North America had ever seen.
But you already know that.
You also know that, after hanging up his AK for good midway through 2018, he began to cement himself as the universally adored variety streamer he is today. An affable, authentic phenom who couldn’t help but become the jaw-dropping, jack-of-all-trades aimbot we know and love.
You watched as Shroudy Rowdy went from a fan favourite to a rockstar. Beheld as Mr. CS:GO Clips himself became Mr. All Clips. Watched as the "King of Reddit" became the King of Twitch, Mixer, Twitch again and, well, pretty much anything involving shooting dudes in the face.
Here's the second part, of his story.
Written by: Dimitri Pascaluta (@DPascaluta)
Edited by: Sebastien Martin-Schultz (@Seb_dot)
Narrated by: Josh Bury (@ThrownGauntlet)
Produced by: Keith Capstick (@KeithCapstick) & Miles Hackett (@miles_hackett)
Production assistance by: Devin Coull
Thumbnail by: Brandon Mistele
Pastebin: controlc.com/ee1d2d71
Music used under license from Associated Production Music LLC (”APM”).
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[@Stoonks]

"Oh my god, there's an earthquake!" "What do we do?" "Play through it." *a true gamer*

[@wettyguy9835]

“We need that rank”

[@saharshsingh1366]

Worth it

[@Fancyllamas.]

Reminds of that video of a guy who told his sister to get in the bathtub but was playing fortnite and said” man i was just tryna get this dub”

[@remuvs]

If we die, we die with a W.

[@rizkisyarif14]

666th likes sackah

[@Retr0_Jm]

He is that good that they gave us a second one.

[@Materialist39]

He really is excellent and since his “story of” is so old I’m glad they gave him another one. I’ve gotten much more into twitch during quarantine and this guy just gets it.

[@philippscheithauer]

@@Materialist39 and not one person is complaining about it

[@halleyakutake6179]

X is next when his hot tub stream started probably

[@moshimic5628]

@@Materialist39 Same here ngl. I have known Twitch for quite a long time, but just recently jumped into it. The first thing I did there was following Shroud LOL and from experience, his streams are so fun and chill that I don't mind watching for hours in one stream

[@Ro-zp6le]

@@moshimic5628 you know it

[@StoneMountain64]

Hey that’s me saying “who else but shroud dude” !! 🤣

[@DLC32]

Nobody cares! The story is of shroud!

[@evadcarz978]

@@DLC32 Idiot. You don’t know stone mountain? Hahhahaha

[@suna7511]

@@DLC32 bruh this guy is uncultured

[@debkillz930]

@@DLC32 Shut up when you don't have any idea about anything or else you'll get flamed.

[@BLANK-zn4ck]

@@DLC32 Dude!! You are such a troll..

[@germa4249]

“The Story of Shroud 3.0: The King of OnlyFans”

[@aadijha3347]

lesgo

[@raiyansafwan5206]

Lesgooo

[@kngmari1248]

Nice Gintama pfp if that is Pakuyasa from gintama

[@micxed786]

@Asta Roth ....

[@deathangel4026]

He's actually dummy thick

[@ShardulM]

whoever makes these video intros needs a raise after every video they make

[@hughlevantjames905]

thats what I call a moment bro

[@sebdot_]

[@godoglove115]

I never rly realized how well they make those intros just took it as granted

[@haveltrahasdani3547]

No cap bruh

[@damassonlepcha6160]

its too good

[@Jaybird9x]

“WHY’D YOU PUT ME AGAINST THESE PEOPLE?!” God I love Jericho lmao

[@cheesypoohalo]

Yeah he's so damn funny but seems super underrated

[@CapitanoDyingByTheSword]

Represent!

[@riki9816]

you mean that guy who died on episode 4?

[@lennartniehof7649]

Jericho's personality is so fun, it makes every video he makes just fun because of him

[@JarradKM]

Jericho is the man. Such a funny streamer/youtuber

[@wibisana5653]

"Among us ? No i only play real games" - shroud

[@SoCloseToToast]

A better sequel than Terminator 2?

[@MajuhsAlt]

Toastyyyyyy

[@SonofSparda3469]

Lol

[@dingostar2620]

hahahah

[@darmht6355]

lmao

[@DL-RC]

100%!

[@sword1066]

Whoever is the absolute god of an editor needs a raise. They added the best audio clip in the first 5 seconds "ok you're getting ba-" *realises who it is* "OMG ITS SHROUD"

[@atikshjain]

F

[@ICanHazRecon911]

I can literally see that clip in my head just off the audio lol

[@UnReaLFu]

"the spastic face of fortnite" had me giggling ngl

[@ronan7280]

fucking iconic hahaha

[@gauthamdm6477]

True that 😂😂😂😂

[@amos_bebeh]

Shroud > Spastic Face 👀

[@EmSixTeen]

Honestly wtf is that comment, so unprofessional

[@MessyGamer616]

@@EmSixTeen So accurate*

[@TotallyNotShiny_Stone]

The way Shroud being humble and chill is why he so loved and admired.

[@ardzwr]

21:05 Shroud roasting the sh*t out of among us in literally one sentence damn

[@miguelpereira9859]

Among Us is like Uno just some dumb shit to play with it friends

[@erinbarretto1340]

@@miguelpereira9859 Uno is great what are u talking about?

[@vanix9268]

@@miguelpereira9859 uno is a great, tf you talking?

[@cursedcommentsgenerator6115]

SHOTS FIRED

[@yadvendrakulkarni4698]

exactly man,its just cringe shit for streamer like pokimane and stuff,only kids care abt among us

[@solarbladee]

the first clip is gold lmao "ok you're getting- ...oh my god it's shroud"

[@Shazzgaming]

Only OG watch that live😂

[@loveyourself.8870]

I remember watching that years ago

[@Jakefromstatefarmmm]

Yo the hobbes profile picture

[@Shazzgaming]

@@Jakefromstatefarmmm what is that character name its cute tho

[@Jakefromstatefarmmm]

@@Shazzgaming its Calvin's stuffed tiger from Calvin and hobbes books look them up there great

[@colinbyrne2253]

22:38 Just incase anyone was worried, he came back and recycled the can.

[@lxDARK3VIL]

He made that clip to mock Summit right?

[@dagashanriczens.1155]

Lmao, I Was Actually Just Thinking About it🤣

[@Shween]

He always recycles the can.

[@undersc0r]

He always recycles the can

[@ravydias3369]

He always recycles the can doe

[@badger297]

These little mini documentaries you guys make about all the different streamers and pro gamers are some of my favorite videos on KZbin. Thank you

[@StoneMountain64]

I’m def a fanboi

[@irkurniawan1040]

Yo chief, you're here too? Let's wait they made the video of you next time 🥰

[@hayhay5656]

I just aspire to forget to pull my chute like you C.O.

[@zera8231]

Hey stop commenting u have enough liked already

[@MrSamsoniter]

Your Yolo on the Battlefields are what got me into watching streamers.

[@darmht6355]

hi dad

[@mooon6783]

Real people know that the highlight of this video was seeing TheRussianBadger wearing the Tachanka helmet

[@roadtoawesomenessxd]

The only KZbinr I straight up stopped watching what a douche

[@kusakabe9976]

@@roadtoawesomenessxd what did he do?

[@swolshrimp]

@@roadtoawesomenessxd for real what did he do? Like we would all want to hear your input

[@HartTheHunter]

@@swolshrimp a bunch of false allegations started by some smaller people to take him down but were proved to be fake but I guess some People didnt know it was debunked

[@swolshrimp]

@@HartTheHunter hot damn, thanks for the info, cant believe the things someone do for clout

[@aryan1046]

So great, he needed a second one.

[@Senzawa69]

i mean shroud story is their most viewed viewed video that's why

[@aryan1046]

@@Senzawa69 or also bc he’s an aimgod lmao

[@eagle7015]

@@Senzawa69 that's how I found this channel .

[@MambaSR]

It's shroud baby

[@chugalingus4642]

the Jericho clip is legendary. He's such a good creator.

[@dontquitnoob1347]

F in the chat for that dude that didn't get to play Apex with shroud

[@AndyTandy]

Alright, this is what the mousepad will come in

[@galvvv2746]

Lmao

[@mihabolero4684]

Looogi-tech, shrouuuud

[@saharshsingh1366]

KEY-BOARD

[@alodolus179]

MOUSE

[@mada6985]

Headset. Gawd damn!

[@conrie0110]

Finally a good TheScore video. Why can’t every video be in this style? This is awesome! Great narrator. Great editing. Not in your face with weird hand gestures but focusing on the topic! Absolutely great! That’s why I subscribed!

[@eoin5628]

That intro was the greatest thing I've seen in a while

[@ayushelking]

I am a simple man. I see shroud , I click.

[@kyepf3604]

Haha 69 likes

[@kyepf3604]

NNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOO WHO ADDED A LIKE?

[@mealroby6055]

Haha 99 likes

[@achoprtv]

You guys are what ESPN wanted to be, incredible video deserves 10x as many views as it has

[@danielZ90X]

Great job on these videos! Please keep them up!

[@Menacinggg]

“The OG shroud, and the spastic face of Ninja.” Quality reference right there. These longer, well edited videos are the best. Keep it up

[@NightBreakerDK]

The Story of Shroud 3.0: How The King of Twitch moved to KZbin Gaming, And became the new King of KZbin

[@warstroke442]

Ur describing DrDisrespect

[@Z0KTAR]

The Story of Shroud 4.0: How the King of KZbin Gaming moved to Facebook Gaming and became the New King of Facebook

[@NightBreakerDK]

@@warstroke442 I would said, Shroud is a King, but the 2 time aka DrDisrespect is a Emperor, a GOD Emperor, and even kings kneel before a God Emperor.

[@NightBreakerDK]

@@Z0KTAR but I believe more in KZbin than Facebook. But sure. 😋

[@DannyHsn]

Shroud isn't even the king of twitch score being biased as usual

[@Stevemcgarrett96]

22:50 , 23 years old accountant here. Love him.

[@shibadoge5960]

29 year old account here, love him also!

[@Khj583]

27 years old accountant here. love him.

[@NightingaleFlorine]

im surprised so many accountants watch shroud

[@everythingsucks7559]

"The story of shroud 3.0 : The king of valorant " incoming

[@r0beh280]

Love these videos, the quality is superb 👌

[@jokur7]

"wtf, shroud's like one of my bestfriends"

[@BLANK-zn4ck]

When you know this man can't have a game without an insane clip in it, you got to make a second video on him.

[@monsterkiller4747]

Honestly he's bad at fighting games he tried to play mk11 because there was a multi games tournament but he didn't do well at it because i think he never played this type of games

[@BLANK-zn4ck]

@@monsterkiller4747 dude he played on a controller and a fighting game..from what i know the last fighting game he played was street fighter 10 years ago lol.

[@LimySilver2]

I remember being in a ping lobby with shroud a while back. He got stream sniped but while he was there he wrecked shop. It was amazing to watch that kill feed

[@davidjohnmeguiso3123]

One of the most satisfying and perfect video that I've ever seen. Just a big fan of Shroud!

[@daveauburn1561]

shroud goes to walmart will always be the pinaccle of sponsored content

[@RawStreak]

true

[@shadomtv2307]

"There's only one King,And it's looking like Me" - The Moment everyone was waiting for ! 🙂

[@NB-cq4dq]

amazing vid compliments! this one really stands out for me keep up the great vids on your channel

[@jeielothniel4794]

Been waiting for this... Satisfying to watch the person who make it all possible the motivator.

[@lohzn]

7:56 poor Ninja they had to add that clip lol

[@arcanask]

He's never gonna live that amount of cringe down. Ever.

[@DeletedTaters001]

Facebo- Shroud: imma stop you there Facebook: don't you want to hear our offer ? No

[@xianhsian]

When you see Shroud, you know its hell of a wholesome content

[@mirza8617]

what a great documentary, LOVE IT!!!

[@astercast]

A well deserved high quality video for a king

[@humptydumpty9205]

I have seen this kid stream CS back in the day, grinding in the community headshot deathmatch servers for hours and hours and people just call it a mere talent his aim. I and other OG fans know that his aim was the prize of his hardwork.

[@Zuckerkome]

„This kid“ ??? Hes like 30 or something (idk, but not a kid)

[@ruhelshaikh7051]

@@Zuckerkome shroud is 26 rn, and op said 'back in the day' when shroud was a professional player, several years back

[@frailty7280]

1:53 i love the shot of the navi fan just frowning after that

[@opyshuichiro8809]

Awesome freaking video, love the guy, love it

[@sigmagaming1234]

“So this is what the mousepad will come in”

[@vaibhavnavale8427]

😂😂

[@Sherrypubg]

LOGI_TECH SH-ROUD

[@Foos3yOW]

Shroud is amazing, I don’t think anyone in the gaming community actually dislikes him as a person and as a gamer

[@mikehamelin7520]

I love that clip of ninja trying to get times square to floss. Ninja realized in that moment that he wasn't nearly as big as he thought he was. "I'm not that big" was the highlight of my night.

[@itsnotcolby]

im 19 ive been into games from the age of around 5, the second i started to play any shooters i learned about CS. C9 was my fav team and wen shroud left I used to watch him daily. I will always aspire to be like shroud

[@xphnyx9299]

Joined quicker then edp went too a girls house

[@bigdickbobby]

Cupcakes* you mean

[@p1geon165]

Yo what the fuck

[@minecraftEpicguy555]

Hello ninners

[@ninobrosas2398]

this is so sad

[@emperororange879]

Bruh same

[@RXBeegle]

8:57 this doesn't have to do with shroud, but a funny story about how when this earthquake went off, I was on the toilet and no joke, thought I was having vertigo, or something near me was going to fall over. I then only realized that it was an earthquake.

[@shanilarnabofficial6969]

Been a shroud follower for years now. This just got me emotional and I can't explain how lucky I feel to have lived an era where this guys existed. A maestro. The greatest the gaming world has ever seen

[@sdtrex1822]

The first video I watched of you guys was when you released "Shroud, the king of twitch". You guys got me into esports and it's games, so thanks for all the content over the years

[@garlicpress6453]

Bro all his clips give me chills

[@goldenoodles6281]

12:09 "why'd u put me against these people?!?! who ASKED FOR THIS!" LMFAO

[@eziothebest8636]

That frustration was justified coz skadoodle was his partner in that 2v2.

[@goldenoodles6281]

@@eziothebest8636 I didnt know that, but just going against shroud is already enough for me. It was still funny tho.

[@debeliq]

Very well made video!

[@bsiddarth7618]

He went to King of Reddit to King of Twitch. RESPECT.

[@ishowchopstick8270]

Shroud is one of the few good streamers that didn't get clout off of Among Us

[@krisnasom5306]

thats not a bad thing lol

[@ishowchopstick8270]

@@krisnasom5306 i know its not a bad thing im saying its a good thing

[@50733Blabla1337]

When did the word clout get used so much is it some genZ shit im too old to understand?

[@ishowchopstick8270]

@@50733Blabla1337 idk i saw it somewhere in a different comment so im just using it here

[@Senzawa69]

@@50733Blabla1337 yes.

[@MisterDoomHimself]

Shroud become a real OG, in almost every game.

[@dviant0056]

@Bin G Sniper main? 😂

[@kolache407]

Whoever edited that montage at the beginning needs a pay raise that was amazing

[@oppaipaisenpai3167]

that was a nice little intro really hyping up shroud i like it

[@rovheenconradbandola5166]

The script is amazing. Love the alliteration "pixel-perfect peaks" "sweet sincere super chill specter of death"

[@aviraltripathi5409]

I am from india and many of Indians don't know what he really is but they know his name and that's enough...........GOAT

[@xDeibu]

but yall know forsaken

[@bhanukashyap1115]

@@xDeibu yes bcoz he became a meme.

[@aviraltripathi5409]

@@xDeibu who doesn't know that piece of shit , because of him the whole cs scenario died here he defamed india 😞

[@InfernoTune727]

i love badger in the intro with the tachanka helmet

[@WELD4000]

"Okay you're getting.. Omg it is shroud, shroud killed me " sums up how good shroud is, you see his name and you know he is better than Aimbot

[@BeardGangDaveee]

The 3v1 in that cod tournament is still one of the greatest gaming clips of all time. I can watch it 100 times and every time my jaw drops.

[@s7robe297]

Please do a doc on the cod4 promod scene. That era was electric

[@miichiro.]

Ive always liked shroud alot I don't watch twitch tho but the way he dominates any fps game he plays is amazing

[@epsilon_7470]

When I think of shroud I remember him watching a siege match and chanting "let's go boulder" when TSM was playing

[@itszaque5031]

This is awesome. Great dude to watch tbh, I like streamers who come across as calm collected and respectful. My favorite streamer Aculite (plays with Stonemountain64 often) has gone head to head against him a number of times and those are some of the most insane clips.

[@skyborn_cobra3006]

"Who else but shroud" perfectly describes who he is

[@Ro-zp6le]

Those Na'Vi and IBP clutches always make me nostalgic, so clutch.

[@justsomecatwithsunglasses1011]

When shroud's legacy is so great you have to make 2 "the story of" videos. GG

[@arushvandara8270]

damn these intros got me hyped

[@drifterapexTTV]

Well put

[@Ro-zp6le]

This is so well-made.

[@bad4blood712]

Tarkov isn't mansioned or showcased once, although it was Shroud's main game for months

[@Sanchitgoel10]

Its time for " STORY OF NITRO " DUDEEEE WE NEED IT

[@BobaJae.05]

Isn’t there multiple nitros

[@mist2057]

also WarOwl

[@neednot22]

12:37 True. Its insane how good he is at any fps that he touch. Casual gamer like me or any other people usually have some kind of an adaptive period every time we switch games, and it usually takes some time. But he didn't. It takes him only 1 or 2 rounds and he's already shooting heads again

[@idiot9359]

1:02 PERFECT :v

[@tripz7370]

I couldn't imagine the honour I'd feel if I was able to say "shroud killed me"

[@avs_ytb]

I saw and clicked it, he is legend and I am sure a 3.0 will be coming in 2-3 years.

[@kuunai6986]

you guys are going to have to make a 3.0

[@z3k673]

idk why but these videos are so addicting

[@1upJeCK]

Him calling shroud a savant so many times has me rollin

[@jahnavi4584]

True lmfaao

[@tesseract_uk]

shroud is the only streamer i understand people watching, i’ve never understood the whole personality streamer thing. if i’m going to watch someone play a game i’m going to watch the best person at that game and usually that’s shroud

[@ieradossantos]

4:19 I've never seen a snap like this before. Snapped hard

[@nicofourtysnow]

2 years later there is now a part 2

[@piki1325]

2.0 version of the best video score esports have ever made

[@wari136]

We need one for the Russian badger the content creator event for rainbow6 was funny as hell with him

[@abhinandhari7812]

He's one of those content creators who is just *chef kiss*

[@skii8809]

hes so good, they even made a second vid

[@dickcheesechampions6530]

Glad to see another enlightened brother 👍

[@rajatdey2066]

When Shroud picks up a game, he is already better than 50% of the players. --this still holds true

[@midniteyt7005]

i got chills!!!

[@sadhiksethi1243]

The people who made this video are op , the video and especially the ending were 🔥🔥🤩

[@sc4p3s]

1:54 I’ve seen the clip so many times that this guy’s face is so familiar

[@user-ln3bj9kn1p]

Shroud is the KING of FPS games!! His aim is too dang good that everybody calls him a hacker!! "KING OF REDDIT IS BACK" Crisps cleanlock boyzz!!!