Cr1TiKaL
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About
Cr1TiKaL is an online commentary YouTuber who is mainly known for his usage of droll humor and large amounts of profanity in his videos. Cr1TiKaL's is known for his tradition of adding "Gameplay and Commentary" to the end of the title of his videos of games while also adding "This is the greatest X of All Time" to his video descriptions. As of January, 2016, he has over 1.3 million subscribers on Youtube.
Online History
Cr1TiKaL started his Youtube channel in May of 2007 using the name "penguinz0." His first upload was on August 5th, 2007, titled "gears of war jetpack glitch (NO Standbye or lag switch) AP" showing off a glitch in Gears of War, gaining 200,000 views (shown below, left). On September 1st, 2014, Cr1TiKaL uploaded a video named "Holy Shit" after he reached 1 million subscribers gaining 530,000 views (shown below, right).
The two most popular videos on Cr1TiKaL's channel are his attempt at QWOP, uploaded on December 2nd, 2010, gaining 8 million views (shown below, left). And his video on Facade, uploaded on April 29th, 2011, gaining 3.9 million views. Cr1TiKaL's channel has amassed over 270 million views total ever since it's creation.
Voice Acting
Cr1TiKaL has expressed multiple times that he has a pursuit in voice acting. On May 17th, 2014, he uploaded a video, which gained 280,000 views (shown below, left), answering several questions by fans, and talking about his voice acting in Tropico 5. He has appeared in many other small projects and video games. On December 1st, 2015, Cr1TiKaL collaborated with Super Planet Dolan, appearing as a guest voice and gaining 1.7 million views (shown below, right).
Identity & Face Reveal
Cr1TiKaL's face and identity has always been a wonder to his fans because of how mysterious and quiet he is about his life. On June 14, 2013, Youtuber and animator SpeedoSausage uploaded a video featuring his personification of Cr1TiKaL, a man in a hooded red jacket covering most of his face. The video (shown below, left [NSFW]) gained 1.8 million views. Sometime in October 2015, Cr1TiKaL left a comment on one of his video "Paint the Town Red Gameplay and Commentary" with the name of his Snapchat account, "big_moist" where his face was revealed (shown below, right).
In addition, Charlie is the co-host of a popular comedy podcast known as the "Official Podcast", which is one of the most popular on Patreon with almost 5,000 supporters and revenue of over $20,000 a month.[2]
Personal Life
In his earlier years, not much was known about Cr1TiKaL, as his presence online was almost strictly limited to his Youtube channel, where he only talked about his life very briefly and answering small questions. On September 20th, 2015, he uploaded a video titled "About Me" where he delves shortly into his life and reveals himself that his name is Charlie. The video went on to gain 410,000 views.
These days he is much more open about his YouTube presence. His name is Charlie White, and he lives in Tampa, Florida with his girlfriend and pet dogs Tetra and Cayda, all of whom have appeared on his channel.(shown below)
Feud with Sneako
Sneako vs. Cr1TiKaL Beef refers to an online feud between social media influencers and streamers Sneako and Cr1TiKaL. Started by a stream in which Sneako criticized Cr1TiKaL over him making fun of his friend, the conflict escalated in March 2023 after Sneako threatened to shoot and fight Cr1TiKaL.
Search Interest
External References
[1] Youtube – penguinz0's Channel
[2] Patreon – Official Podcast