The two-and-a-half minute video is clearly meant to be a parody of battle royale games like therecently releasedCall of Duty: Warzone, in which Dr DisRespect is heading to a drop zone on a futuristic “military stealth spacecraft” and draws ridicule from his pilots for saying his confidence comes from playing video games. That evolves into a tirade about his years of growth where he says he’s “only halfway up” the mountain before jumping out of the vehicle and gliding into a Twitch building using a squirrel wingsuit.
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The splash screen at the end of the video emphasizes that the streamer is producing content exclusively on Twitch, which is also reflected in the text of the social media post pinning the video to the top of his Twitter account. Dr DisRespect is a big name on the platform with over four million followers, so it’s a good net with other streamers likeTyler “Ninja” Blevins recently signing onto Mixer.
Beahm’s professional wrestling-inspired character has grown far beyond its roots in a streaming career that started in 2015. It was recently announced thatDr DisRespect will publish a comedic memoirwith an accompanying audiobook.
The character has also met up with WWE wrestler the Undertaker on stream, teasing more crossover content to come sometime in the future. That was not even the first time the Twitch icon has made connections with the televised world, asDr DisRespect signed a deal with Skybound Entertainment, a production company owned byThe Walking Deadcreator Robert Kirkman, to create a TV series.
While not everyone is a fan of Beahm’s hyper-aggressive character, one that holds no qualms about calling out other streamers and trolling his colleagues, he undoubtedly resonates with audiences and will continue to be a huge monetary draw for Twitch. There’s certainly something to be said about a personality so potent that fans graft his image onto terrifying pop culture icons likeMr. X from theResident Evil 2remake.
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