Summary
Maximillian Miles Christensen (born September 23, 1983), best known under the alias Maximilian Dood, is an American YouTuber and Twitch streamer. Considered a prominent figure in the fighting game community, Christensen primarily makes video content on various fighting games, such as Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat and Killer Instinct. He is also known for his grassroots efforts to organize fighting game tournaments along with his campaigns to revive various fighting game series.
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| Born | Maximillian Miles Christensen September 23, 1983 | |||||||||
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| Years active | 2007–present | |||||||||
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| Subscribers | 1.63 million[1] | |||||||||
| Total views | 1.13 billion[1] | |||||||||
| Associated acts | Did You Know Gaming? | |||||||||
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| Years active | 2014–present | |||||||||
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| Games | Fighting | |||||||||
| Followers | 1.2 million | |||||||||
Last updated: August 6, 2023 | ||||||||||
Early and personal life edit
Maximillian Christensen was born on September 23, 1983, and is a native of Los Angeles, California.[2] Before becoming a YouTuber, he had worked as an animator and illustrator.[2] Christensen is married; his wife, Jessica, gave birth to their daughter, Ripley, in 2020.[3]
In October 2021, Christensen's financial information on Twitch was revealed after a massive leak.[4]
Internet career edit
Video content edit
Christensen created his Maximilian Dood YouTube channel in 2007, and after being fired from his job as an online video game producer in 2011 began to make videos as a full-time job.[2][3][5] His content primarily revolves around fighting games, covering titles from fighting game series such as Street Fighter,[6][7] Mortal Kombat,[8][9][10] Tekken[6] and Soulcalibur.[7] As of 2024 his YouTube channel has over 1.6 million subscribers and his Twitch channel has over 1,300,000 followers.[2]
Christensen's style of content combines aspects of informative walkthroughs and reaction-based playthroughs.[2][5] He created the web series Assist Me! for Capcom's Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 game which discussed the game's mechanics, characters and various strategies.[2] In his Mortal Kombat videos, he showcased how to perform different fatalities alongside humorous "hidden character" intros.[8][10] Several of his Mortal Kombat videos which featured such gruesome fatalities were eventually demonetized and age-restricted in 2019, following the release of Mortal Kombat 11.[11][12] In January 2017, his video on Injustice 2 received coverage for showcasing the improvements made to the character models on the game from its initial footage in 2016, detailing the flaws on character faces such as that of Supergirl and Wonder Woman and speculating that NetherRealm Studios had polished the game before its initial release.[13] Besides fighting games, Christensen has made videos on other video games such as showcasing a Bayonetta 2 easter egg involving a reference to the Nintendo series Star Fox, which received coverage from Eurogamer in 2014.[14] Christensen has also made a sizeable amount of content surrounding his favorite game of all time, Final Fantasy VII, and its related titles from The Compilation of Final Fantasy VII and the Final Fantasy VII Remake project.[15][16]
Following the closure of Machinima in 2019, Christensen was dropped from the multi-channel network due to his Assist Me and Boss Rage videos receiving copyright claims for their usage of music.[17][18]
FGC activities edit
As a prominent member of the fighting game community (FGC), Christensen is known for organizing grassroots fighting game online tournaments alongside campaigning for the revival of several fighting games. In August 2021, Christensen created a social media campaign advocating for a rerelease of the 2000 fighting game Marvel vs. Capcom 2, which had been delisted from multiple online stores due to licensing issues between Marvel and Capcom; initially slated to make a comeback in Evo 2020, the game ultimately did not make an appearance due to the cancellation of the event. Christensen's campaign led to #FREEMVC2 trending on Twitter and Mike Mika, the studio head for Digital Eclipse, expressing interest in re-releasing the game.[19][20][21] In June 2019, two years prior to his Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 campaign, he had created a Killer Instinct campaign to revive the series which also trended on Twitter.[22]
In January 2021, Christensen hosted a Killer Instinct tournament which he streamed on Twitch under a partnership with Twitch Rivals. In addition to being a fan of the series, he had previously worked with developer Iron Galaxy to create promotional material and character trailers for the reboot. The stream reached over 41,000 concurrent viewers.[23][24] On May 24, 2021, Christensen also hosted a Mortal Kombat X Lives tournament with Ryan "Mr. Aquaman" Kablik hosting the qualifiers on his YouTube channel two days prior.[25][26] However, the tournament was stopped and subsequently postponed due to an incident involving multiple players having their personal information leaked during the livestream. Christensen and Twitch Rivals announced that they will hold the second part of the event in the future.[27]
Other works edit
Christensen appeared in two episodes of Did You Know Gaming? in 2014, discussing trivia on Street Fighter and Killer Instinct.[28][29] In 2021, it was announced that he will appear as an assist character in the beat 'em up game Jitsu Squad.[30][31] In July 2023, a special cosmetics collaboration between Christensen and Naraka: Bladepoint was revealed and released.[32]
Awards and nominations edit
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Result | Ref. |
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| 2024 | The Streamer Awards | Legacy Award | Won | [33] |
| Best Fighting Games Streamer | Nominated |
See also edit
References edit
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- ^ a b c d e f "Maximilian Dood". Fortune. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ a b Rosenberg, Lizzy (September 24, 2020). "Is Maximilian Dood Married? The YouTube Star Has a Life Outside of Gaming". Distractify. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ Willcox, Ryan (October 18, 2021). "How much money does Maximilian_DOOD make streaming? – Twitch leaks 2021". Gamepur. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ a b Moore, Camille (October 4, 2020). "10 Things You Didn't Know about Maximilian Dood". TVOvermind. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ a b Brewer, Brie (June 6, 2017). "7 Great YouTube Gaming Channels to Check Out". Tom's Guide. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ a b Gurwin, Gabe (October 30, 2018). "Maximilian_Dood talks streaming and the fighting game community at TwitchCon". Digital Trends. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ a b Yin-Poole, Wesley (May 19, 2015). "Mortal Kombat X's old lady fights back with her own Brutality". Eurogamer. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ Saed, Sherif (April 6, 2015). "Mortal Kombat X: watch Goro tear people apart in new gameplay". VG247. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ a b Nunneley, Stephany (April 25, 2015). "This Mortal Kombat X "hidden character intros" video is rather humorous". VG247. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ Asarch, Steven (April 18, 2019). "'Mortal Kombat 11' YouTubers Struggle to Keep Bloody Content Monetized". Newsweek. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ Leri, Michael (December 2, 2019). "Mortal Kombat 11 gore likely pushes YouTube to update violent game policy". GameRevolution. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ Recio, Ike (January 4, 2017). "Injustice 2 News And Updates: Devs Improve Character Faces After Complaints From Fans". iTechPost. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ Matulef, Jeffrey (September 30, 2014). "Bayonetta 2 gets the best Star Fox Easter egg ever". Eurogamer. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ Klein, Dave (August 7, 2022). "I Heart Final Fantasy VII (ft. The Completionist, Maximilian Dood, and More!)". Gamespot. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
- ^ "Maximilian Dood's Ultimate Final Fantasy 7 Playlist". Retrieved February 18, 2024.
- ^ Weiss, Geoff (January 16, 2019). "Machinima Creators Just Got A Letter Telling Them That They're Now Part Of Fullscreen". Tubefilter. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ Alexander, Julia (January 19, 2019). "Machinima, one of YouTube's biggest and oldest channels, goes dark". The Verge. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ Bosso, Axel (August 31, 2021). "The quest to save Marvel vs. Capcom 2". Polygon. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ Coscia, Trevor (August 3, 2021). "#FreeMVC2, Explained: Why Everyone Is Talking About Marvel Vs Capcom 2". CBR. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ Parker, Jordan (October 16, 2021). "The internet is fighting to bring back 'Marvel vs Capcom 2'". The Webster Journal. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ Bates, Ash (June 24, 2021). "What Is Going On With Killer Instinct?". Cultured Vultures. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ Michael, Cale (January 25, 2021). "Maximilian Dood teases Killer Instinct Twitch Rivals event". Dot Esports. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ Michael, Cale (February 2, 2021). "Killer Instinct Lives breaks 40,000 viewers". Dot Esports. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ Michael, Cale (May 12, 2021). "Twitch Rivals, Maximilian Dood announce Mortal Kombat X Lives". Dot Esports. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ Travis, Cole (May 13, 2021). "Twitch Rivals Teams Up with Maximillion Dood to Run Mortal Kombat X Lives". Esports Talk. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ Michael, Cale (May 24, 2021). "Twitch Rivals Mortal Kombat X Lives put on hold due to players being doxed". Dot Esports. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ Hernandez, Patricia (March 24, 2014). "Seven Things You Might Not Know About Street Fighter". Kotaku. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ Good, Owen S. (October 12, 2014). "Arcades paid a pretty penny for Killer Instinct, and made a mountain of quarters". Polygon. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ "Maximilian Dood & Yooka-Laylee Revealed For Upcoming 2D Beat 'Em Up Game: Jitsu Squad!". Gamasutra. February 18, 2021. Archived from the original on March 8, 2021. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ Ippoliti, Enrico (February 20, 2021). "Jitsu Squad: Funded in less than a day on Kickstarter". GamesVillage.it (in Italian). Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ "Maximilian Dood X NARAKA: BLADEPOINT Collaboration Announcement". YouTube. July 5, 2023. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
- ^ Michael, Cale; Taifalos, Nicholas (February 18, 2024). "Streamer Awards 2024: All results and winners for every category". Dot Esports. Gamurs. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
