How a Braindead Boomer Became Valorant's Most Confusing Genius

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IGLs are known for their big brains and, what they often lack in firepower, they make up for with their swift decision making.
But in Valorant’s young history, a certain in-game leader has thrown this idea out the window. What sets ANGE1 apart isn’t just his age, it’s the fact that he is the rare IGL who isn’t afraid to take risks, get his hands dirty, and sometimes make some pretty goofy mistakes.
So, where did ANGE1 come from? How did he refine Valorant’s most frustrating playstyle? And is his refusal to adapt to Valorant’s ever-changing meta actually hurting his team?
Written by: Niall McCrossan (@niallmccrossan)
Hosted by: Dimitri Pascaluta (@DPascaluta)
Edited by: Sebastien Martin-Schultz (@sebdot)
Produced by: Alina Sotula (@ASotula), Jason Durante (@JayJay_Durante), and Danielle Rosen (@_DanielleRosen)
Thumbnail by: Emmanuel Adarkwah
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  • @Schue7ze
    @Schue7zeАй бұрын

    Just for reference, ANGE1 started his career in 2005, thats exactly the same year as Zekken was born, who just won Masters the other day.

  • @horyy8100
    @horyy8100Ай бұрын

    The Tarik "ANGEEEEEL" lives rentfree in my Head 😂😂😂

  • @courseFPS

    @courseFPS

    Ай бұрын

    Haha me too

  • @kuma8581
    @kuma8581Ай бұрын

    nah the som vs cgrs clip again 💀

  • @tuanbuianh1884

    @tuanbuianh1884

    Ай бұрын

    I rmb Som’s chat every time something related to the “cove” ppl jusr spam some braindead shit I feel sad for him man

  • @divypatel5451

    @divypatel5451

    Ай бұрын

    ​@tuanbuianh1884 Nah its just a joke between him and chat

  • @arjungnanavel509

    @arjungnanavel509

    Ай бұрын

    @@tuanbuianh1884he literally made the cove emote in this chat lol he’s fine with it

  • @Zhiham_

    @Zhiham_

    Ай бұрын

    @@tuanbuianh1884crazy? I was crazy once. They locked me in a cove. A harbor cove. A harbor cove with shorty and shorties make me crazy

  • @nou1534

    @nou1534

    Ай бұрын

    ​@@Zhiham_💀💀

  • @sositeado
    @sositeadoАй бұрын

    Dimitri: "the dude is ancient, he's 34 yrs old..." I felt old AF (I'm turning 33 in a week)

  • @gagagmzmsmzk5864

    @gagagmzmsmzk5864

    Ай бұрын

    You’re not 33 years old, you’re eternal

  • @floaterhill1848

    @floaterhill1848

    Ай бұрын

    By video game pro standard it is ancient sadly

  • @jmariepilapil2481

    @jmariepilapil2481

    Ай бұрын

    i just turned 30 😂 & i am a woman who still loves to play fps

  • @mezuki

    @mezuki

    Ай бұрын

    Happy advance birthday

  • @mehdiel2959

    @mehdiel2959

    Ай бұрын

    m 27 and I already feeling ancient

  • @avoidthevo1d
    @avoidthevo1dАй бұрын

    Ange1 is by far the most entertaining IGL to watch, bro is too funny

  • @chaosXgum

    @chaosXgum

    Ай бұрын

    Cap

  • @Mohammed_Aariz
    @Mohammed_AarizАй бұрын

    It seems like the new agent Clove is made only for Ange1

  • @eq_prod

    @eq_prod

    Ай бұрын

    1 word: tenz

  • @hellothere8381

    @hellothere8381

    Ай бұрын

    @@eq_prodyou dont get the joke

  • @eq_prod

    @eq_prod

    Ай бұрын

    oh i thought he was serious lmao mb

  • @hellothere8381

    @hellothere8381

    Ай бұрын

    @@eq_prod all good, the joke is that ange1 dies first so much and it “helps him igl”

  • @eq_prod

    @eq_prod

    Ай бұрын

    @@hellothere8381 ok lmao ty for the clarification

  • @Adrian-tz8kz
    @Adrian-tz8kzАй бұрын

    the way fns comfort som damn , hes a real friend man . that y som always duo with him even some people keep saying that fns is a burden in his rank game

  • @saubhadrsamod1040

    @saubhadrsamod1040

    Ай бұрын

    except for the aim duel it wasnt soms fault its explained in yt people just dont understand

  • @user-mx3tr3lu8y

    @user-mx3tr3lu8y

    Ай бұрын

    Can someone explain why som did not run away? He could have won the game if he run right? He knew where CGRS is.

  • @saubhadrsamod1040

    @saubhadrsamod1040

    Ай бұрын

    @@user-mx3tr3lu8y at the time when som harbour ults another creator did a simulation and he found out that if som ran away cgrs could have planted the bomb

  • @saubhadrsamod1040

    @saubhadrsamod1040

    Ай бұрын

    @@user-mx3tr3lu8y he had to delay him and once he finished the mag of his vandal cgrs was too close and that part of map is very weird takes a lot of time to get out of sight

  • @saubhadrsamod1040

    @saubhadrsamod1040

    Ай бұрын

    there is a 2-3 sec interval in which if he would have ran he might ve been safe but thats too big of a risk

  • @bananananananananahanah
    @bananananananananahanahАй бұрын

    What a timing for this video because Navi just won the CS2 Major.

  • @JMlolVal
    @JMlolValАй бұрын

    Ange1 read prx like a book in copenhagen

  • @acegikm2274

    @acegikm2274

    Ай бұрын

    tbf it isnt an insane feat to read the team who's strategy is literally their slogan

  • @hellothere8381

    @hellothere8381

    Ай бұрын

    @@acegikm2274their slogan is W gaming but how they press W isnt as readable as you think

  • @leosimvuiseng2926

    @leosimvuiseng2926

    Ай бұрын

    Tbh cis region also similar to apac play aggressive

  • @tehpanasmanis5662

    @tehpanasmanis5662

    Ай бұрын

    Well bunch of prx player comes from 1.6 too, and forsaken did alot play like that at 1.6 server lmao

  • @MultiSmokinTrees
    @MultiSmokinTreesАй бұрын

    That suygetsu 4k to win masters is one of the nastiest clutch of all time.

  • @blank9793
    @blank9793Ай бұрын

    Holy shit, ANGE1YL vid? Love that guy. Man is an actual OG. I still remember DTSGaming, PiNG, OG VP, OG Hellaisers, and damn... Those days seeing the newer HellRaisers rosters just going head to head against the different rosters of some of my favorite orgs. I remember those years fondly. Then in 2020 they disbanded and w0nderful went to Team Spirit... Kinda ironic now that he just won the Major with NaVi... and "ANGE1" now plays for NaVi's Valorant squad... Fuck I'm old...

  • @Pendrivefr
    @PendrivefrАй бұрын

    Nooooooo not that suygetsu clip

  • @emilianorosario5935
    @emilianorosario5935Ай бұрын

    the som cgrs cove clip better appear in every valorant video like coldzera's jumping 4k.

  • @Patinu
    @PatinuАй бұрын

    You guys forgot to tell the most amazing thing! FPX and Na'Vi have the most winrate when ange1 is dead (more than when he is alive xD)

  • @EmannHomeless
    @EmannHomelessАй бұрын

    I heckin love ANGE1. Despite NAVI with og FPX roster not performing well (yet), the success and performance is not the sole reason i love watching them. I just love watching Grandpa ANGE1 in EMEA and Grandpa JessieVash in APAC

  • @user-lb9id2fo1d
    @user-lb9id2fo1dАй бұрын

    yall should do second video about navi and aleksib after that major win

  • @asitmajumder9452
    @asitmajumder9452Ай бұрын

    12:51 ayoooooooooooooo.........man leaking secrets................

  • @serious3653
    @serious3653Ай бұрын

    0:37 fns is a real one

  • @hamsterpique1204
    @hamsterpique1204Ай бұрын

    thescore surprises me everytime with the most disrespectful disgusting titles lol

  • @Filacki

    @Filacki

    Ай бұрын

    +1

  • @thinhhoang3338

    @thinhhoang3338

    Ай бұрын

    Right? Like I get what they mean by braindead, but damn... Sounds like it can be taken out of context very easily

  • @Naevak.

    @Naevak.

    Ай бұрын

    @@thinhhoang3338 how are you going to take braindead out of context

  • @thinhhoang3338

    @thinhhoang3338

    Ай бұрын

    @@Naevak. It can be insulting, which in this case, isn't

  • @Naevak.

    @Naevak.

    Ай бұрын

    @@thinhhoang3338 No it is definitely meant to be "insulting"

  • @neptuuna9107
    @neptuuna9107Ай бұрын

    some people call him first death ange1 before lol

  • @GGTyr0nn
    @GGTyr0nnАй бұрын

    we get a vid about the guy who made the lower bracket run possible aswell?

  • @yuchenhan207
    @yuchenhan207Ай бұрын

    ANGEL WITH CLOVE WILL WIN VCT

  • @dzaesonp8599

    @dzaesonp8599

    Ай бұрын

    literally built for him

  • @nah0725

    @nah0725

    Ай бұрын

    Yep it's his agent

  • @jerms99
    @jerms99Ай бұрын

    you guys gotta work on your titles.

  • @sunnyside832
    @sunnyside832Ай бұрын

    I don’t think “braindead” is an appropriate terminology for this.

  • @Dinkin_Flicka
    @Dinkin_FlickaАй бұрын

    "I'm having a lot of fun right now". I feel like a lot of current CS and VALO players don't have this mindset. You play games for a living, there's gotta be something fun about that, right?!

  • @DeadEyeScope-LTD
    @DeadEyeScope-LTDАй бұрын

    Legend has it, Ange1 witnessed the moment when Pangaea broke.

  • @Sebbos
    @SebbosАй бұрын

    Didnt know the old CS legend was still going strong in valorant. Nice

  • @carlj7491
    @carlj7491Ай бұрын

    nah Ange1 Jett destroying old Fnatic is crazy 😂

  • @Popmycherryyo
    @PopmycherryyoАй бұрын

    tbf, the whole "mechanics get worse with age" are USUALLY meant as reaction etcetc.. And it has been proven wrong a few times already. Of COURSE it deteriates IF you don't play the game, but if you continue playing the game or just practicing reactions, IF it goes down/gets slower, it's not even a amount that is worth mentioning (I think the average FPS' reaction time is somewhere around 0.250 seconds, or was that the average persons...can't remember the details) I think the biggest detriment with older players is time, time to practice, time commitment and just...burn out. You seldom START playing at 30+ or at old age, you start as most zoomers nowadays, at around 10 years plus minus a few years. And if you're 34, well, that's 24 years of gaming :P Hard to keep the same interest and enthusiasm going for that long. Which is prolly also why he found it so much fun to start Valorant over cs, which I can testify for myself as well. Used to play 1.x like an idiot back in the day, like I'd say 6+ hours a day on non-school days and MORE in the weekends, and I wasn't even a pro. After like 10ish years with that and the release of csgo, I was just so fed up with the game. I blamed "csgo being bad" but it was honestly just burnout. Anyways, cool to see a older person having the drive, even if it is in a e-sport title I don't follow (I swear I've seen his name back in the cs 1.6 days tho..like in tournaments :P) I just wish more e-sport teams would dare to gamble on "old" players...aka people over 24+..instead of just dumping them immediately. I can imagine there are some pros, like maturity in a team enviroment.

  • @exilliantm
    @exilliantmАй бұрын

    I had the occasion to see ANGE1 on stage and the guy is really such a vibin guy, amazing.

  • @MyViibez
    @MyViibezАй бұрын

    i tired to skip this video since last night but it keeps showing up on my home screen. so here i am.

  • @ewan1462
    @ewan1462Ай бұрын

    angel is about to become vct god with the introduction of clove

  • @stitenajxD
    @stitenajxDАй бұрын

    Imagine angel playing clove. Her reyna like util and angels madness lol

  • @nah0725
    @nah0725Ай бұрын

    Clove and angel a match made in heaven 😂😂

  • @andylawlzz
    @andylawlzzАй бұрын

    clove was practically designed for angel to play

  • @chaniellechanel7458
    @chaniellechanel7458Ай бұрын

    Ardis being an EMEA spy makes sense

  • @patezilla5026
    @patezilla5026Ай бұрын

    We need an Aleksib asap! He just went god mode and won cs2’s first major.

  • @protroltrolol6695
    @protroltrolol6695Ай бұрын

    "teams need a leader" paper rex be like NO

  • @maxlanglois958
    @maxlanglois958Ай бұрын

    The thing is, you can still have very sharp reflexes in your 30s if you never stopped. Even if you start training today, you can still achieve some amazing feats. We now know that you are only really an adult at 45 years old thanks to advances in neuropsychology and such. Is it time to shatter these myths about age in eSports? I think so. Especially because it is way less taxing on the body than sports like hockey. And btw, if you're curious, go look at Jaromir Jagr's career. That'll tell you everything you know about age and sports and how it is not an universal law at all.

  • @Truck_Berserk
    @Truck_BerserkАй бұрын

    Next VCT boutta get crazy with clove being the new meta ⚰️⚰️⚰️⚰️

  • @HalfbowTV
    @HalfbowTVАй бұрын

    excited for NaVi CS video

  • @troua2001
    @troua2001Ай бұрын

    Props to fns 0:37

  • @catboyfloofy5604
    @catboyfloofy5604Ай бұрын

    “ANGE111111111111111111111111” - Tarik

  • @DerrickWasCracked
    @DerrickWasCrackedАй бұрын

    Maybe Ange1 is why they put TenZ on Omen

  • @lingguoxu1909
    @lingguoxu1909Ай бұрын

    Bro gonna abuse Clove for sure

  • @yo-yoma3406
    @yo-yoma3406Ай бұрын

    I love this roster man

  • @ReidanTan
    @ReidanTanАй бұрын

    14:10 HAHAHHAHA

  • @Tom-vk2rv
    @Tom-vk2rvАй бұрын

    Was always a fan of angel happy to hear he is doing good

  • @kuruzicaradawd3820
    @kuruzicaradawd3820Ай бұрын

    Is this guy the Zeus of Valorant ?

  • @jowern0224
    @jowern0224Ай бұрын

    video about jinggg plz

  • @misterme1134
    @misterme1134Ай бұрын

    Its ok guys he can now int with Clove and still smoke!!!!

  • @impuls3548
    @impuls3548Ай бұрын

    okay joking but I think that people, gamers, just have to learn a lot about this man and his Ego control

  • @will8157
    @will8157Ай бұрын

    I get the whole “let’s call anyone older than me a boomer” culture but just to be clear: 34 is a millennial.

  • @user-yq1eb8gi6b
    @user-yq1eb8gi6bАй бұрын

    kinda sad to see that dosia and simple won majors meanwhile ppl meme'd him in val 💔

  • @WreKMann
    @WreKMannАй бұрын

    Thats quite the title

  • @ohlookitsadumbperson1169
    @ohlookitsadumbperson1169Ай бұрын

    Ardiis the special agent to throw

  • @yowiewowie8388
    @yowiewowie8388Ай бұрын

    Summary of this video: Ange1 old, he don't care

  • @chris-lh6ol
    @chris-lh6olАй бұрын

    Watching ange1 against heretics on breeze was..... interesting......

  • @Skippydogo
    @SkippydogoАй бұрын

    The Hooxi of valorant

  • @therealcancerofyoutube8174
    @therealcancerofyoutube8174Ай бұрын

    Washed CS pro become world class in Valorant, classic

  • @LegalGas1
    @LegalGas1Ай бұрын

    People sayin clove is for tenz nah clove is for angel

  • @KirbosCorner
    @KirbosCornerАй бұрын

    clove must make ange1 broken

  • @shivansh9813
    @shivansh9813Ай бұрын

    the title is wild

  • @162manoj
    @162manojАй бұрын

    So you are saying he's a clove main? gotcha

  • @freakunicorn
    @freakunicornАй бұрын

    I'm 39 y.o. and still playing Valorant

  • @Ravensgale
    @RavensgaleАй бұрын

    I love how we're considering someone in their 30's to be a boomer now. 😂

  • @DDDDDD-li6wi
    @DDDDDD-li6wiАй бұрын

    that title maan

  • @dilon1911
    @dilon1911Ай бұрын

    Bruh the title is crazy fr

  • @lunarivanguard
    @lunarivanguardАй бұрын

    Ange1 gonna main clove

  • @LIF3nOOb
    @LIF3nOObАй бұрын

    Wohey dimitri the man!

  • @NamhadiNdemufayo
    @NamhadiNdemufayoАй бұрын

    Me watching this at 37:😂

  • @_Alpha_Skull
    @_Alpha_SkullАй бұрын

    Man the old Breeze brings back so much trauma 😭😭

  • @ljb1432
    @ljb1432Ай бұрын

    Zeus of Valorant ☕☕☕☕

  • @poohfps
    @poohfpsАй бұрын

    My favourite pro player

  • @fretchgranito2569
    @fretchgranito2569Ай бұрын

    Both Ange1 and Jessivash are 34 yrs old

  • @PHNSPR
    @PHNSPRАй бұрын

    you can skip to 4:53

  • @riskyy2493
    @riskyy2493Ай бұрын

    throwing? I was throwing once

  • @Dalauan_Sparrow
    @Dalauan_SparrowАй бұрын

    thats crazy

  • @themessychef._.
    @themessychef._.Ай бұрын

    Fns malding XD

  • @benzonsantos1065
    @benzonsantos1065Ай бұрын

    We

  • @rennytheevilest-8333
    @rennytheevilest-8333Ай бұрын

    Ardis sleeper agent

  • @kukacegy4592
    @kukacegy4592Ай бұрын

    Calling him braindead is crazy

  • @wedubus
    @wedubusАй бұрын

    i keep thinking theyre talking about me cus thats my name

  • @NoisyyCricket
    @NoisyyCricketАй бұрын

    So he plays like a Bronze player but can actually aim. Entire video summed up.

  • @ahmadpochinki1244
    @ahmadpochinki1244Ай бұрын

    4:58 bro let ange1 enjoy his life let him having fun in valorant he great igl, he rised so many young talented

  • @mysticlunala8020
    @mysticlunala8020Ай бұрын

    NA catching strays.

  • @myxhere4391
    @myxhere4391Ай бұрын

    som caught a stray

  • @superearth5256
    @superearth5256Ай бұрын

    Angel1 >> demon1🥴

  • @ethanblack5642
    @ethanblack5642Ай бұрын

    I comment to help statistics

  • @oldman7408
    @oldman7408Ай бұрын

    bro is older than Hiko 👴🏻

  • @toshiodocs
    @toshiodocsАй бұрын

    "braindead boomer" is too much

  • @ranzel1728
    @ranzel1728Ай бұрын

    pog

  • @justinragasa
    @justinragasaАй бұрын

    I am 36…

  • @t0eknee_tv824
    @t0eknee_tv824Ай бұрын

    HE PLAYED ALONG SIDE SEX GOD?!?!?!?! yeah this guy is goated still kicking ass idc

  • @snaouiyounes6915
    @snaouiyounes6915Ай бұрын

    GOAT

  • @radessthegoat
    @radessthegoatАй бұрын

    Наш козак

  • @protroltrolol6695
    @protroltrolol6695Ай бұрын

    cover ardiis again

  • @808flux
    @808fluxАй бұрын

    34 is not a boomer

  • @sepi_

    @sepi_

    Ай бұрын

    in esports thats like being 90 years old

  • @NamhadiNdemufayo

    @NamhadiNdemufayo

    Ай бұрын

    Dawg, we’re ancient. It’s good, let the kids have some laughs. It’s not like they’re ever going to have a mortgage. Let ‘em have this.

  • @VI.mp4

    @VI.mp4

    Ай бұрын

    ​@@user-cl8cl6qc5tit's just that most old people don't start playing games at their age and esports is too young for the players to actually have grown that old. The people who have been pro players since the beginning of the rise of esports are not older than 40 because esports hasn't been around for long enough.

  • @nailmasterjune

    @nailmasterjune

    Ай бұрын

    @@VI.mp4 What do you mean esports is young? Esports have been around for a very long time, CS started having tournaments since about 2002 and CSGO tournaments started around 2013. Even for other games like League of Legends or Dota 2, they've had tournaments for a long time and in this case, Ange1 has been playing in esports since around 2006 when he was only 17-18 years old.

  • @VI.mp4

    @VI.mp4

    Ай бұрын

    @@nailmasterjune you're proving my point. Compare esports to any other sport and tell me it's not young. Even the oldest players have only been since around 2004-2010 because before esports just wasn't a big thing. And they started when they were young themselves. That's why there's so little old pros.

  • @markssi4218
    @markssi4218Ай бұрын

    so hes just worse zeus?

  • @__Kainon__

    @__Kainon__

    Ай бұрын

    Nah, hes better

  • @user-sj8pb4tk4f
    @user-sj8pb4tk4fАй бұрын

    23 views in 1 min feelsbadman

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