Low Tier God

Dalauan Sparrow, also known online as Low Tier God, is an American gamer and YouTuber known primarily for his involvement in the Street Fighter fighting game community.

Low Tier God
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
OccupationYouTuber
YouTube information
Also known asDalauan Sparrow, LTG
Channel
Years active2006–present
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Career

In 2014 Sparrow engaged in a notable feud with another member of the fighting game community named Viscant. The feud, which began after a handful of matches led to the pair trash-talking each other online, eventually culminated in a grudge match hosted by Wednesday Night Fights, with Sparrow ultimately losing to Viscant.[1][2][3]

After Sparrow claimed that no Super Smash Bros. player could defeat him in Street Fighter V, he played against Jason "ANTi" Bates. Bates defeated Sparrow in the series, which included a perfect round.[4]

In April 2020, Sparrow made homophobic and transphobic comments about gamer Christina "CeroBlast" Tran during a livestream. Sparrow later pointed out racist comments made by Tran. Capcom then banned both players from their fighting game tournament events.[5][6] After the incident, Vice Media and Polygon stated that Tran's racist comments received much less attention than Sparrow's transphobic comments.[7][8] Tran was subsequently un-banned by Capcom for "showing remorse" for her inappropriate behavior, while Sparrow's ban remains in place.[9]

LowTierGod is widely known for being a rage-quitter, and often blacklists opponents that beat him in games to prevent matching up with them in the future.[10]

Other media

Low Tier God first appeared on television in April 2018 after being invited to be a contestant in The Challenger: Street Fighter V. Produced by ELeague, the TBS series was a reality television show with contestants living together in a shared environment and competing against each other for a prize,[11] similar in spirit to Survivor and The Real World.[12] The series was set in Atlanta, Georgia and featured Sparrow together with six other contestants. The five-part television series was seen as TBS's first attempt to foray into esports reality television. In the promotional material for the series, ELeague’s trailer showed Sparrow as a "clear villain" in the show, but after the show, fellow contestant Rob Burney said that they are now friends.[13]

Filmography
Year(s) Title Role Episodes Refs
2018 The Challenger Himself 5 [14]

See also

References
  1. "Grudge Match Season 4 Premier Low Tier God vs BT Viscant FT10". level up productions. 23 October 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2021 – via YouTube.
  2. Chavez, Steven 'Dreamking23' (5 May 2016). "Viscant vs. Low Ti3r God, the runback: Watch these two players square off once again, this time in Street Fighter 5". EventHubs.
  3. "Casuals: Panda x Gaming, the Fight Card Promoter". Red Bull. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  4. "Anti on joining Immortals, trash talking and practicing with Zero". ESPN. 13 September 2016. Archived from the original on 24 July 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  5. Michael, Cale (24 April 2020). "Capcom bans CeroBlast, Low Tier God from all events". Archived from the original on 5 February 2021.
  6. "Esports Arena: Capcom Bans Two 'Street Fighter' Pros After 'Offensive Statements' Surface". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 30 April 2020.
  7. "Inside the World of Fighting Games | RESET". Retrieved 10 April 2021 – via YouTube.
  8. Epps, De'Angelo (16 June 2020). "Black lives have always mattered in the fighting game community". Polygon. Archived from the original on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  9. "Capcom unbans CeroBlast following racist comments, issues ultimatum". GINX. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  10. Diaz, Zach (1 July 2021). "Streamers Who Became Famous For Their Rage Quits". Looper.com. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  11. "ELEAGUE To Debut Its First Reality TV Show Featuring Fighting Game Pros On April 20". 5 April 2018. Archived from the original on 29 November 2019.
  12. "ELEAGUE Announces First Esports Reality Series -- The Challenger: Street Fighter V". Archived from the original on 17 April 2021.
  13. "This Street Fighter V pro is using a reality show to make a name". 10 May 2018. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  14. "ELeague's "The Challenger" Reality Show Doesn't Know Which Audience to Cater To". 24 April 2018. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021.
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