As reported earlier, the drama between streamer Cậu Vàng – the one-champ Yasuo most famous in the Vietnamese League of Legends scene and his close younger brother has garnered significant attention from the gaming community. In this story, the lines between right and wrong are not clearly defined as both parties have their clips and posts rebutting each other quite fiercely. Therefore, recently, after posting an explanation clip, Cậu Vàng had to livestream again to… explain one last time about this incident.
However, during the second livestream meant to summarize and answer the community’s questions, Cậu Vàng’s clip was unexpectedly “shut down” with a notification from YouTube: “This clip has been removed for violating our community guidelines.” More than 20,000 viewers at that time were completely surprised and could no longer access the link.
Previously, during the livestream, Cậu Vàng was still conversing with everyone, even opening donations for “wealthy” Rim to continuously donate and chat. He expressed concerns about the health of his “younger brother” and the indifferent attitude of his brother. Although he was exposed by his “younger brother”, he still referred to him as “bro” and didn’t angrily insult him like some others might.
Perhaps due to violating YouTube’s policies, Cậu Vàng’s Bí Kíp Troll Team channel has not been able to resume livestreaming or post new clips. His secondary channel, Loài Vàng, also cannot post new clips to explain why the livestream was unexpectedly “shut down”. Currently, contacting him is extremely difficult as Hưng Hại Não shared that he has been hacked on his personal Facebook, and many fake accounts have appeared shortly after.
The fact that Cậu Vàng was livestreaming when his clip was suddenly removed can be seen as a timely “silencing” action by some “force,” according to the conspiracy theories of many gamers. It’s possible that during this livestream, the clip received a large number of reports in a short time, which led to its immediate removal. Could these reports have come from supporters of Cậu Vàng’s “younger brother”?
In another development, while on the first day, Cậu Vàng was heavily criticized by many when his “younger brother” exposed him for asking for help, “living dirty”, and exploiting labor… just after Cậu Vàng’s heartfelt explanation clip, it seems that the tide has turned, and many fans of the “younger brother” have begun to support Vàng. Some even went to the newly created channel of the younger brother to criticize him for being “dishonest” and “biting the hand that feeds”…
Although the drama has not reached a conclusion, objectively speaking, Cậu Vàng is the one who funded the partnership, hiring the younger brother to play in a “player-caster” format (the player – the commentator). When the collaboration did not meet expectations, Vàng naturally had the right to terminate the partnership. Meanwhile, the younger brother seemed to have become too emotionally invested in the collaboration. Therefore, when the division of earnings didn’t meet his expectations, he turned against Vàng, wanting to separate, and then exposed him…
This is also a very common transition in the streamer/caster profession, although it is rare for them to expose each other like this, so many gamers are just now learning about it. One fact is that most gamers prefer to watch Cậu Vàng primarily for his commentary style, not necessarily for his Yasuo plays. Therefore, the younger brother’s confidence in his skills being “above” Vàng may not guarantee his success. If he cannot engage viewers with charm and handle situations skillfully, it will be challenging to attract an audience. Regardless, time will tell who can go further in this scene.