Pleasing a large number of viewers on Twitch can be exhausting, as streamers must remain vigilant throughout the stream while also dealing with negative, or worse, toxic users. As a result, Twitch streaming as a career becomes a balancing act that can be both enjoyable and exhausting.
Twitch streamers have been known to lash out at their viewers for a variety of reasons, ranging from toxic comments to playing pranks. We look at five Twitch streamers who completely lost it in front of their viewers during a live stream in this article.
Ninja
Tyler “Ninja,” a Fortnite sensation and Twitch star, was the most popular streamer on the platform during the Battle Royale game’s peak popularity. With over 100,000 followers, there were times when viewers would ask a little too much of the streamer.
In 2018, one such incident occurred when a viewer donated $20 and asked the streamer to listen to their music. Ninja snapped and blasted the audience, claiming that they couldn’t force him to do business with them on stream.
BadBunny
Nicole “BadBunny” is a well-known Twitch streamer who was dubbed the platform’s greediest streamer after she was caught yelling and arguing with viewers in her chat.
The Twitch streamer tried to guilt her viewers into subscribing to her channel by asking them for Twitch subscriptions.
Her rage at the audience became one of the internet’s most popular videos.
PewDiePie
Felix “PewDiePie,” one of the most well-known and well-known internet personalities of all time, has also lost his cool. When the streamer and content creator was seen playing the PlayStation exclusive game Ghost of Tsushima in 2020, the incident occurred.
PewDiePie’s PlayStation ID was accidentally leaked, and he received a flood of spam messages from his fans as a result. His fans and viewers are irritated with him.
xQc
On average, Felix “xQc” has 75k viewers per stream. Due to his massive following, the former Overwatch pro has occasionally gotten into arguments with viewers in his Twitch chat.
In July of 2021, one such incident occurred. He slammed people who labeled anyone who spoke out against toxic comments as “SJWs” during a Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War stream, before promptly banning the offending user.
Pokimane
Imane “Pokimane” Anys is one of Twitch’s most well-known female streamers and content creators. Since the start of her streaming career, she has gained millions of new followers. When dealing with them, she couldn’t help but lose her cool.
In 2019, she had one such incident when she was responding to a Reddit thread that included her. Her rage was directed at her “simps,” who used to make comments about the clothes she wore. Pokimane eventually lost patience with them and called them out on their toxic behavior, allowing her to stand her ground and deal with her haters.