The Story Of Tyler1 2.0: Gaming's Ultimate Freak of Nature

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Tyler "Tyler1" Steinkamp is one of the biggest League of Legends personalities that the game has ever seen, and thanks to his unconventional antics, his brutal honesty, and his dedication to proving his doubters wrong, over the last 10 years he's become the living embodiment of the game's solo queue experience.
From the moment he emerged on the scene, Tyler1 has divided League fans with how he's carried himself, but beyond his brutish, hulking, 7 foot tall gigachad exterior lies something that even his biggest detractors can marvel at and respect: an undying commitment to proving himself as the ultimate competitor - a goal he achieved by hitting Challenger rank in all of the game's roles.
But for a fiercely competitive individual such as Tyler1, conquering League of Legends simply wasn't enough. He needed a new arena to set his sights on on dominating, and it's one that few could have ever imagined...
This is his story.
Written by: Niall McCrossan (@niallmccrossan)
Narrated by: Sebastien Martin-Schultz (@sebdot)
Edited by: Jason Durante (@JayJay_Durante)
Produced by: Brendan Fahey (@Drillbit_) & Danielle Rosen (@_DanielleRosen)
Thumbnail by: Bennett Grainger
Footage Credits: pastecode.io/s...
Special thanks to Atlus (@Atlustv) for his time and contribution to this project.
Music used under license from Associated Production Music LLC (”APM”).
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[@arthasmenethil5748]

we need a story of asmongold 2.0

[@Neity_]

The biggest achivement is after all that, after the thousands of hours of torture, he's still somehow somewhat sane.

[@phamchithien]

its cus he work out ... working out helps alot to keep your sanity

[@arran4285]

And i don't think he was mostly sane to start with

[@LelouchOfBritannia]

he was never sane, but he's the champ

[@kunsan3121]

id like to think he was a well put together person who was super quiet and chill and then he started playing lol

[@PandaKnight-FightingDwagon]

@@kunsan3121 I imagine that off stream he's pretty normal. Can't imagine an adult woman having a kid with the version of him we see on stream

[@ItsWhatever736]

He's grown so much. As a person. Not literally.

[@Sg190th]

haha

[@lukaskillua4577]

hahahahaa u little b hahahahaha

[@davidesp00]

also literally wym

[@CheesyHotDogPuff]

He doesn't need to, he's already 6'5".

[@ghhhp]

😂😂😂😂 physically not mentally

[@Limbomber]

its so funny it took him like 5 games of dota to get his league ban lifted

[@Jaaziar]

riot knows tyler is gonna take all attention to dota instead of league. good decision by riot

[@kfpemployeeno.568]

Challenger in 5 roles, a GM at chess, and now a father? Dang, he's winning at life.

[@nigahiga878]

not GM

[@masterflamewing234]

@@nigahiga878give him 4 months

[@mh19926]

🤓​@@nigahiga878

[@ciaojay7025]

He's not a titled player at chess.

[@n4gauge]

@@nigahiga878 not yet

[@ZacHHackable]

My insane conspiracy theory is that Tyler one saying “if you’ve been playing chess since you were three and you’re not grandmaster, your life has no value” cut levy so deep that he decided to grind chess like Tyler to get that title

[@1nterzept661]

I would be happy the day Riot puts him on LoL’s Hall of Fame. Dude has contributed so much to the community not only in League but also gaming in general.

[@kardoors]

THE STORY OF TYLER1 2.0!!!!! i scream to my mother (illaoi) as i have my third autistic meltdown of the day. she tries to beat me but i flash (f) away and live to fight another day. DOPA DOWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@georgethegreat3114]

what is this

[@morclockseven6427]

​@@georgethegreat3114A running joke

[@roboterson]

@@georgethegreat3114 If you go to any Tyler1 video on his channel, all of the top comments will be like this. A story that makes a play on the title of the video and either has to do with league, Tyler or both.

[@PicesQ]

Fighting games could be the next huge thing for Tyler. The genre, which is both competitive and individualistic, is a perfect suit for him.

[@MosesBaker-sk1wv]

I can’t wait for the 2xko rage

[@WingsOfADream1]

naw, he needs that cerebral kinda game not timing and awootism

[@waruwaru752]

i don't know i haven't seen him play mechanically hard champions so i don't think he would do well in fighting games which require fast reactions and mechanical play (i might be wrong so correct me if i am)

[@yoshi0e344]

Yes. He would go soooooo hard on fighting games

[@phamchithien]

his commitment to anything he do is worthy of respect ... on top of being entertaining XD ... he is a exemplary case of commiting to anything you do and you will be successful ...

[@OSEAN64]

If tyler tries the hardest fighting game and manages to get max rank then he is undoubtedly the BEST OF THE BEST of gamers out there.

[@ghostamity5116]

The fact that he did all this, is still sane, and still has an enjoyable time with his community and is generally a fun and friendly person is absolutely insane to me.

[@mordsven]

He is an actual prodigy in terms of not giving up...

[@mercoro]

I just love tyler1 by the sole fact that every riot employee must hate him but they're forced to deal with him since he's one of the biggest content creators for this game, its so good to rewatch the video of him whopping phreak ass. Literally he represents everything that league is supposed to be about.

[@dangu5332]

In my opinion his drive to be the best at what he can do is very inspiring.

[@evenbrobyfoss277]

Tyler is the defintion of a short king

[@TacoZ24]

Bro he’s 6’5 what you on about?

[@Rifterssss]

​@@TacoZ24 that's short tho. He's not in Philippines

[@MarshallCubed]

When tyler calls you stupid it doesn't mean you're actually dumb. He's actually just that much smarter

[@xjp7245]

tyler1 the most goated reformed person ever

[@timothyward1122]

I love when people try with their sponsor ads, it makes them feel like a school project and it makes me happy. I literally rewinded to watch yours. If you have to do something then do it the best you can :)

[@Sneaky_5]

From a legendary gamer to a legendary father! Big T is, and always will be, BUILT DIFFERENT!

[@MinaChon-mb4jy]

You guys forgot t1's biggest accolade He's a dad

[@domokuo6318]

Knowing him he's gonna pop out 3 more and train them so he can finally have good teammates

[@MosesBaker-sk1wv]

True

[@cockroachjohnsen9664]

They did not forget, you didn’t watch the whole video. Spreading misinformation is so much fun I guess. Getting likes for it is even better.

[@Texansfan59]

Even bigger accolade he is actually there for his child and not a dead beat dad

[@CJManning86]

Tyler1 is like the Happy Gilmore of Chess... what a legend.

[@Xiriusly-rs5db]

He also recently mentioned reacting to the Dantes drama that one of reasons he grinded chess non-stop was because he went through a similar traumatic experience with his wife and that grinding would distract him from thinking about that trauma.

[@moony_97]

Wow that's wild. I wonder what happened. I love tyler1 he's a good and entertaining dude.

[@SlashRules228]

18:17 whats crazy is that a chess GM is telling someone that they hit the ceiling and should stop playing. A game of chess, a game that is literally all about learning and improving

[@PerryMcCall18]

I can only imagine how good he'd in fighting games.

[@JCardinal13]

I think tyler1 is perfect candidate for LOL Hall of Fame because his journey from being toxic trashtalking player to the embodiment of true fans of a game 👏👏👏

[@junsake2797]

bro i love how t1 seems like just some yelling lovable idiot but he can get serious when it actually matters

[@JK-gm6kk]

Nice to see someone that's well rounded, and breaks both the gamer, powerlifting chad and chess wizard stereotypes

[@AwakeNonVal]

Bro is the indomitable human spirit

[@blastfiend7478]

That’s Tito Ortiz

[@thesilentassassin1167]

Has same level of CTE as Tito

[@3khoDance]

Bro is 6’5” though 💀

[@adamhenriksson6007]

Stil waiting for the T1 debut into SC2. That would be absolutely legendary. Edit: 27:35 😂😂😂The editor definetly knew what they were doing... You cannot tell me this edit was by accident..

[@BOOMDIGGER]

Hikaru is still coping. Bro has a HUGE ego

[@ibby2015]

Tbf he is a top 5 chess player on the planet but he was undoubtedly wrong about Tyler1

[@guestofearth]

It's called Denial. That's the word you're looking for. Coping is doing something to soothe or numb the pain. People need to stop deep frying their brains.

[@notmetho906]

Its either hes memeing or just plain in denial cause tyler made him eat his words

[@yupcb]

yeah hikaru is a clown

[@WingsOfADream1]

@@yupcb hes not a clown hes human...

[@gigachadkartik]

What consistency, commitment, discipline and perseverance does to a man.

[@spooky_af3273]

Man i would love to see tyler playing fighting games, im sure he would make an excellent career is he grind as much as in chest

[@CaioSantos-yn5kb]

Tyler 1, Built DIFFERENT!

[@spcsandbag6517]

Man the craziest part about his challenges that nobody remembers is that he did them all with offmeta champs that basically nobody played.

[@reactivereplays5666]

2:00 The way Phreak flipped the script on the meeting of Tyler was top shelf!

[@lancesummers6072]

Getting challenger in all 5 roles really made him so much better at the game

[@MyAmvList]

This man is a true Competitive Gamer you didnt even show the time he did cooking streams man this guy did it all

[@melifiry]

You really had to be there to fully understand how dark is looked on him ever being unbanned.

[@baxtybf1]

He should play 2XKO and try and compete in that

[@MichaelJrCortes]

One stream that lives rent free in my head is like eight months after his league ban, man was so tilted that he just ran it down. He was “I’m running it down, I don’t give a shit” that game was his mid and Jg feeding extremely bad too.

[@richardslinger430]

Love him or hate him you can't deny he's a grinding machine

[@carloiankimilat7010]

Tyler is a beast but damn, the storytelling of your video though SHEEESH. Really got me hooked, man. Props to you guys!

[@lancea1202]

being a banned player in League then hitting Challenger rank on all roles is already a feat that deserves a Guiness World Record. and him having a high rank in Chess? this guy is a genius.

[@JK-gm6kk]

Brains and Braun

[@olivier4218]

He would honestly be the biggest streamer if he did variety. When he was banned from league his content was poppin

[@JonEffinZoidberg]

Good video :) Nice to see how TT has grown over the years. I'm happy to see him become a more mature version of himself even though he'll always make callbacks to his original self.

[@epoof]

this man is truly built different

[@westonwright5029]

Hardmode: watch this video without adjusting volume a single time

[@lilpoppa2k]

gotta drop these like every 2 years to remind everyone that TONKA is him ngl

[@mercoro]

2:00 we all know both of them didn't want to be there XD

[@iwuvu5940]

Hope Tyler remains on the internet forever

[@H3xCore]

i didnt think i'l ever say this to myself, but t1 really is the true face of league i have to admit it. dude went from a guaranteed loss to someone who can make that face after seeing their babies gender reveal. what a guy

[@redflag4255]

He is also a Tren user.

[@Tantakugames]

honestly this really shows the difference in mentality between riot vs blizzard with PVC

[@Bomberman64x]

21:34 I shed a tear 🥲

[@rsg_magfire]

The tyler1 arc keeps going

[@outa9796]

The yearly tyler 1 documentary

[@drrrd9536]

Ya should of used " you have grown roots my guy" clip that was hilarious lol. T1 makes me play league and every time I do I regret it

[@senshai1267]

He is an inspiration now . And a father . 🎉

[@AnxiousPenguin69]

Such a great episode🤝🏻

[@Zorplex.Gaming]

Camera has to pan down just to get him in with everyone

[@CJManning86]

I wish someone would do a video on what happened to all the people that left the analyst desk and interviewers too... Ovilee left and she didn't even recognize a star when she was interviewing one. Dash left and he was the best thing RIOT had for analyst desk. Etc.

[@JK-gm6kk]

Tyler vs hungrybox in a popoff contest

[@bronsondiamond2025]

He's also the king of content

[@EngineerDJ_Julius]

Tyler has more personality than everyone in the video

[@colasenpai88]

If i choose he should also be on the Immortalized Legends of LOL.

[@anthonymetaxotos8446]

Great video. Love yoh tyler

[@jordanaston7031]

The only streamer i can still watch, idk man.. he just doesnt get boring lol

[@JohnsonQi]

he is THE head dent canyon

[@Jin_923]

Bro did NOT just say he has more dedication in chess than Magnus Carlsen.

[@JK-gm6kk]

People have these things called opinions. I bet people would think you have some "bad takes", too

[@حسینموسوی-ه9غ]

We need a video for azzap

[@nighttimsina6381]

when i saw the thumbnail i thought it was about rey mysterio

[@stianaslaksen5799]

Somewhat sane is not the first words that pop into my mind when I think of Tyler1. 🙂

[@JK-gm6kk]

Dont think he's gonna lose any sleep over it

[@watataenjoyer]

Man could be the next johnny sins but he chose to be leagues biggest gigachad

[@WingsOfADream1]

T1 on top baby!

[@cheedoelo]

There will never be another

[@jadestephenn.taguran2089]

And now he will try wild rift

[@thisbranddoesnotexist592]

Holy shit. Thought he was just a short muscular guy. Gotta hand it to him, he does not looks too smart but goddamn he's got strong brainmuscles.

[@ssmcarpediemclashroyalegam9883]

Absolute BEAST.

[@Gundo.]

TYLER. MOTHER EFFING. ONE

[@kheyceecee]

Pretty sure Tyler1's achievement is Hall of Legends for League Streamers eligible.

[@Brandon0421]

I hated him at first. He was so loud, noisy and such a toxic person. But one day, I found myself liking this guy because despite all the negative things people say about him, he was so committed and Riot saw that. I love the new tyler1.

[@countsaintgermain393]

6:04 poor floofy kitty was just vibin :(

[@musclehamstr]

His next grind should be 99 runecrafting on OSRS

[@littlegirlshowSynch]

leveling rc is easy now lol

[@arondimeny9274]

Mad respects to Tyler. But when will you make a video about Azzapp? The mentality that he represents is the one thing that the LoL community needs right now the most.

[@charliecruz5640]

The guys an entertainer. Haters will hate.

[@darkxlght]

Tonka T built different indeed!

[@Anti-Zionist777]

I had to watch this video on 1% volume lol

[@pcplayz9185]

The TONKA T GLAZE

[@thejoe9175]

Its funny that Phreak was the first "enemy" young Tyler1 had and they reconcile and now Tyler is yelling at him for the patch him and his team made 😂😂😂

[@Diamond-dl3wu]

The only man on earth who can really flip the fom dog to god he at his lowest and yet counter hit every attack he took and fight back hard enough to swap the D and G Im not a fan of his stream(its get loud unpredictable 😂😂😂) but yet he gave me inspire To not give up Wish he try dota 2 tho(did he try it? im not follow him for a year)

[@xdplayah]

he tried dota in 2018, you may find some vods of his first games

[@freddienaga398]

He is the Godly Devils Advocate 😂

[@greggreg3209]

i wonder what would happen if tyler 1 played a fighting game

[@bensimmons4402]

27:42 that kids seen some stuff

[@CTKahuna]

27:17 Lmaoo this is hilarious

[@doublestarships646]

Jeez whoever thought putting Hamas Piker on this video should be fired.

[@MelonPython]

I wonder if he would be able to hit challenger playing one champ only like Teemo or someone who you never thought u could take challenger with

[@pikxoticsaquapets1575]

T1 should be in the League Hall of Fame next to Faker.

[@JK-gm6kk]

hE hIt tHaT bRiCk wALL. Like people suddenly stop improving with the kind of effort the dude puts in