Cellbit

Rafael Lange Severino{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=14 February 2022 |title=Rafael Lange (Cellbit) - biografia, altura, irmãos, idade, namorada, fatos |url=https://gshowbbb.com/rafael-lange-cellbit/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518202820/https://gshowbbb.com/rafael-lange-cellbit/ |archive-date=18 May 2022 |access-date=2 January 2023 |website=Gshow BBB |language=pt-BR}} was born on 11 February 1997{{Cite web |last=Ehrlich |first=Marcio |date=28 March 2019 |title=Banco do Brasil lança campanha com Cellbit para falar com jovens |url=https://janela.com.br/2019/03/28/banco-do-brasil-lanca-campanha-com-cellbit-para-falar-com-jovens/ |access-date=14 January 2025 |website=Janela Publicitária |language=pt-BR}} in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, but was raised in Carazinho, in Rio Grande do Sul when he was three years old. He has two older brothers, Henrique and Felipe, and a cat named Mina, who passed away in 2017.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-kEgTd_eMg |title=quase uma homenagem. |date=16 September 2016 |last=Cellbit |access-date=14 January 2025 |via=YouTube}}{{rp|loc=0:12|quote=Se você me acompanha há mais tempo, você deve se lembrar dessa gata. O nome dela é Mina, ela tá comigo desde antes de eu começar a fazer vídeos. Vocês já viram ela em um monte de vídeo do canal antes de eu me mudar aqui pra São Paulo. Então... ela tá morta, ela tá morta.|language=pt-BR|translation=If you've been following me for a long time, you might remember this cat. Her name is Mina, she's been with me since before I started making videos. You've already seen her in a lot of videos on the channel before I moved here to São Paulo. So... she's dead, she's dead.}} His interest in puzzle games began at the age of nine years old, when his brother, Henrique, introduced to him the game Notpron, an online puzzle browser game known as "the hardest enigma on the internet".{{Cite AV media |last=Cellbit |date=10 July 2017 |title=O ENIGMA DO CELLBIT CRIANÇA |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0C2tVa4flU |access-date=21 November 2021 |website=YouTube}}{{rp|loc=1:21|quote=Quando eu tinha uns nove anos de idade, o meu irmão chegou pra mim e me botou na frente do computador que a gente tinha. Ele abriu um site chamado Notpron e falou: "Resolve".|language=pt-BR|translation=When I was about nine years old, my brother came to me and put me in front of the computer we had. He opened a website called Notpron and said: "Solve it".}} Henrique and Lange, in less than a year, were able to solve 139 out of the 140 levels available at the time, getting stuck on the last level for years.{{rp|loc=0:56|quote=Notpron tem 140 níveis. Eu e meu irmão [Henrique] passamos de 139. A gente tá na última fase, fazem seis anos.|language=pt-BR|translation=Notpron has 140 levels. My brother [Henrique] and I surpassed 139. We're in the last level, it's been six years.}} In 2016, Lange revealed in a YouTube video having anxiety disorder.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMaito_Hu1E |title=CELLBIT ESTÁ FICANDO LOUCO |date=16 August 2016 |last=Cellbit |access-date=25 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210720044347/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMaito_Hu1E |archive-date=20 July 2021 |website=YouTube}}{{rp|loc=3:44|quote=Então, basicamente, eu tenho alguma coisa chamado transtorno de ansiedade, sempre tinha desde pequeno|language=pt-BR|translation=So basically I have something called anxiety disorder, I've always had it since I was little}}

At the age of 15, Lange began posting videos on his second YouTube channel, CellBits, which was posteriously changed to Cellbit.{{Cite web |last=Bicalho |first=Davi |date=13 March 2022 |title=Quem é Cellbit? Conheça um dos principais streamers do Brasil na Twitch |url=https://www.techtudo.com.br/noticias/2022/03/quem-e-cellbit-conheca-um-dos-principais-streamers-do-brasil-na-twitch-esports.ghtml |access-date=14 January 2025 |website=TechTudo |language=pt-br}} By 2012, Cellbit had published machinima style Minecraft videos. Soon after, he kept his channel focused on Portal 2 gameplay. He later returned to Minecraft content, but with a different format.{{Cite AV media |last=Cellbit |date=7 July 2017 |title=um video 100% honesto |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IV6tZ23_yvE |access-date=21 November 2021 |website=YouTube}}{{rp|loc=3:09|quote=Eu comecei fazendo filminhos de Minecraft, depois eu queria fazer um canal focado num jogo chamado Portal 2, e aí eu voltei a gravar minecraft, só que dessa vez eu criei outro formato. Aí eu saí eu saí do Minecraft e fui gravar G Mod [Garry's Mod], que é outro jogo completamente diferente. Aí eu parei de gravar G Mod e comecei a gravar só vários jogos aleatórios|language=pt-BR|translation=I started by making little Minecraft videos. Then I wanted to create a channel focused on a game called Portal 2, and after that, I went back to recording Minecraft, but this time I came up with a different format. Then I left Minecraft and started recording G Mod [Garry's Mod], which is a completely different game. After that, I stopped recording G Mod and started recording just a variety of random games.}} At the time, Cellbit and his family faced many financial hardships, specially considering his mother inability to work for the time being due to personal reasons.{{rp|loc=8:55|quote=Não é uma parada que eu gosto muito de falar, mas eu assim, eu não era- eu não era rico. Eu sei que eu sou branquinho de olho azul, e essas pessoas são privilegiadas na sociedade.|language=pt-BR|translation=It's not something I really like to talk about, but I was like, I wasn't- I wasn't rich. I know that I am white with blue eyes, and these people are privileged in society.}}

As of 2014, Lange began constantly posting gameplay videos of Garry's Mod.{{rp|loc=3:09|quote=Eu comecei fazendo filminhos de Minecraft, depois eu queria fazer um canal focado num jogo chamado Portal 2, e aí eu voltei a gravar minecraft, só que dessa vez eu criei outro formato. Aí eu saí eu saí do Minecraft e fui gravar G Mod [Garry's Mod], que é outro jogo completamente diferente. Aí eu parei de gravar G Mod e comecei a gravar só vários jogos aleatórios|language=pt-BR|translation=I started by making little Minecraft videos. Then I wanted to create a channel focused on a game called Portal 2, and after that, I went back to recording Minecraft, but this time I came up with a different format. Then I left Minecraft and started recording G Mod [Garry's Mod], which is a completely different game. After that, I stopped recording G Mod and started recording just a variety of random games.}} Later on, he stopped producing single games' gameplay content at all, focusing on playing random games in a saga format, such as Fugindo da Escola and the flash game Gênio Quiz. At the time, Cellbit was known online for his loud laughing and screaming, which many people saw as fake or forced.{{Cite web |last=Catharine |date=16 May 2015 |title=Confira os melhores vídeos do Youtuber Rafael Lange, o CellBits |url=https://febreteen.com.br/2015/05/confira-os-melhores-videos-do-youtuber-rafael-lange-o-cellbits/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200425140001/https://febreteen.com.br/2015/05/confira-os-melhores-videos-do-youtuber-rafael-lange-o-cellbits/ |archive-date=25 April 2020 |access-date=22 November 2021 |website=Febre Teen |language=pt-BR}}

As of 2016, he moved from the countryside to the city of São Paulo,{{Cite web |last=Soto |first=Cesar |date=12 August 2016 |title=Cellbit fala de fãs conquistados via YouTube: 'Nível saudável de fama' |url=http://g1.globo.com/tecnologia/noticia/2016/08/com-36-milhoes-de-inscritos-em-seu-canal-youtuber-cellbit-admite-fama.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211122115542/http://g1.globo.com/tecnologia/noticia/2016/08/com-36-milhoes-de-inscritos-em-seu-canal-youtuber-cellbit-admite-fama.html |archive-date=22 November 2021 |access-date=22 November 2021 |website=G1 |language=pt-br}} simultaneously shifting his content, leaving gameplays aside to focus on more serious topics. During July 2016, he posted a video criticizing the Minecraft community in Brazil and was informally referred to as "YouTube's judge" due to the video's virality.{{Cite web |last=Prado |first=Carol |date=22 September 2016 |title=Sexo, drogas e Minecraft: 'Novelinhas' ganham fãs e críticas no YouTube |url=http://g1.globo.com/tecnologia/games/noticia/2016/09/sexo-drogas-e-minecraft-novelinhas-ganham-fas-e-criticas-no-youtube.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627235826/http://g1.globo.com/tecnologia/games/noticia/2016/09/sexo-drogas-e-minecraft-novelinhas-ganham-fas-e-criticas-no-youtube.html |archive-date=27 June 2021 |access-date=23 November 2021 |website=G1}}

In February, Lange debuted as an actor at the movie Internet – O Filme, taking the role of Paulinho, a Street Fighter player that hides under the identity of a YouTuber.{{Cite web |title=Internet - O Filme |url=https://www.adorocinema.com/filmes/filme-250157/ |access-date=23 November 2021 |website=AdoroCinema}} As of July, Lange published his first video of the series "DO NOT BELIEVE HIS LIES", about the puzzle game with the same title. The game had a narrative of its own and was never completed by anyone, being discontinued in 2018. The YouTube series earned Lange the title "the enigma guy" online.{{Cite web |last=Feldmann |first=Simone |date=5 July 2017 |title=A mudança de Cellbit no YouTube: das gameplays de gritos para enigmas geniais |url=https://criadoresid.com/cellbit-no-youtube-gameplays-enigmas-geniais/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211122122016/https://criadoresid.com/cellbit-no-youtube-gameplays-enigmas-geniais/ |archive-date=22 November 2021 |access-date=22 November 2021 |website=Criadores iD |language=pt-BR}}

In 2018, Lange started constantly making live streamed content on Twitch.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=30 January 2023 |title=Quem são os maiores streamers da Twitch no Brasil |url=https://www.meioemensagem.com.br/midia/maiores-streamers-da-twitch |access-date=14 January 2025 |website=Meio e Mensagem - Marketing, Mídia e Comunicação |language=pt-br}} He got known quickly on the Brazilian Twitch community and became one of its most popular creators, reaching over 3.4 million followers on the platform.{{Cite web |last=Marques |first=Roques |date=6 October 2021 |title=135 streamers brasileiros receberam US$ 22 milhões da Twitch |url=https://ge.globo.com/esports/noticia/135-streamers-brasileiros-receberam-us-22-milhoes-da-twitch.ghtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211011144446/https://ge.globo.com/esports/noticia/135-streamers-brasileiros-receberam-us-22-milhoes-da-twitch.ghtml |archive-date=11 October 2021 |access-date=22 November 2021 |website=Globo Esporte |language=pt-br}}

In February 2020, Lange initiated his first RPG campaign called Ordem Paranormal RPG. During April of the same year, he created its second season, O Segredo na Floresta RPG.{{Cite web |last=Redação Utopista |date=27 July 2020 |title=As campanhas "Ordem Paranormal" e "O Segredo na Floresta", do mestre Cellbit, fizeram surgir novos adeptos do RPG de mesa no Brasil |url=https://utopista.com.br/2020/07/o-segredo-na-floresta-rpg-de-mesa/ |access-date=25 November 2021 |website=Utopista}}{{Cite web |last=Rangel |first=Taiguara |title=Tudo sobre Ordem Paranormal, RPG de Cellbit: como jogar, regras e cenário |url=https://mesaderpg.com.br/ordem-paranormal/tudo-sobre-ordem-paranormal-rpg-de-cellbit/ |access-date=25 November 2021 |website=Mesa de RPG|date=2 November 2021 }} In October 2020, Lange announced the campaign of the third season of his RPG series by the name of "Desconjuração" and, along with it, a crowdfunding campaign for his game project Ordem Paranormal: Enigma do Medo or simply Enigma do Medo, made in partnership with the indie Brazilian game developer company Dumativa.{{Cite web |last=Wakka |first=Wagner |date=20 October 2020 |title=Cellbit e criadores da Lenda do Herói lançam campanha para novo jogo brasileiro |url=https://canaltech.com.br/games/cellbit-e-criadores-da-lenda-do-heroi-lancam-campanha-para-novo-jogo-brasileiro-173240/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101102646/https://canaltech.com.br/games/cellbit-e-criadores-da-lenda-do-heroi-lancam-campanha-para-novo-jogo-brasileiro-173240/ |archive-date=1 November 2020 |access-date=22 November 2021 |website=Canaltech |language=pt-BR}}{{Cite web |last=de Toledo |first=Giuliana |date=16 December 2020 |title=Jogos de RPG batem três recordes consecutivos de crowdfunding no Brasil |url=https://oglobo.globo.com/cultura/jogos-de-rpg-batem-tres-recordes-consecutivos-de-crowdfunding-no-brasil-24798470 |access-date=19 January 2025 |website=O Globo |language=pt-BR}} The game was launched in 28 November 2024.{{Cite web |last=Arcanjo |first=Júlia |date=8 November 2024 |title=Enigma do Medo: Jogo indie nacional de Cellbit será lançado com alcance internacional |url=https://www.leiaja.com/tecnologia/2024/11/28/enigma-do-medo-jogo-indie-nacional-de-cellbit-sera-lancado-com-alcance-internacional/ |access-date=19 January 2025 |website=LeiaJá}} The goal for the beginning of the production process was of {{Currency|500000|BRL}} in 60 days. The initial goal was reached in 5 hours of its launching on the platform Catarse.{{Cite web |last=Dias |first=Guilherme |date=18 October 2020 |title=Jogo brasileiro com direção de Cellbit alcança financiamento em poucas horas |url=https://www.theenemy.com.br/pc/jogo-brasileiro-com-direcao-de-cellbit-alcanca-financiamento-em-poucas-horas |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210213051703/https://www.theenemy.com.br/pc/jogo-brasileiro-com-direcao-de-cellbit-alcanca-financiamento-em-poucas-horas |archive-date=13 February 2021 |access-date=22 November 2021 |website=The Enemy |language=pt-BR}} The crowdfunding got to its end at 846% of the initial goal, raising over {{Currency|4000000|BRL|linked=no}}.{{Cite web |title=Ordem Paranormal: Enigma do Medo |url=https://www.catarse.me/ordem |access-date=22 November 2021 |website=Catarse}} In September 2021, Lange announced the fourth season of his RPG, called Calamidade. In November of the same year, he announced his first rulebook called Livro de Regras - Ordem Paranormal RPG.{{cite web |author=Joga o D20 |date=2021 |title=Ordem Paranormal: RPG do Cellbit será publicado pela Jambô Editora! |url=https://jogaod20.com/2021/11/22/ordem-paranormal-rpg/ |access-date=30 November 2021 |website=Joga o D20}}

In July 2022, Lange launched three new spinoff seasons of his main project, the first one being O Segredo na Ilha and was initiated a week after its announcement. Furthermore, it was announced that a comic would be made featuring the first season of Ordem Paranormal. In October 2022, the second spinoff season of Ordem Paranormal began, called Sinais do Outro Lado. In 23 September 2023, the third spinoff of Ordem Paranormal was announced: Ordem Paranormal: Quarentena, featuring international content creators such as Roier, Quackity, Baghera Jones and Foolish, as well as Brazilian creators, being the first season that reached international proportions,{{cite web |last=Rangel |first=Taiguara |title=Ordem Paranormal: Quarentena bate recorde do Critical Role na Twitch |url=https://mesaderpg.com.br/ordem-paranormal/ordem-paranormal-quarentena-bate-recorde-do-critical-role-na-twitch/ |access-date=25 November 2021 |website=Mesa de RPG}} being later nominated for The Streamer Awards in the Best Streamed Series category.

In February 2024, in a Twitter post, Lange revealed being asexual as well as having been through many situations of abuse and psychological trauma in his past relationships.{{Cite web |date=14 February 2024 |title=Streamer Cellbit rebate acusações de ex-namorada de suposta agressão sexual |url=https://diariodonordeste.verdesmares.com.br/entretenimento/zoeira/streamer-cellbit-rebate-acusacoes-de-ex-namorada-de-suposta-agressao-sexual-1.3478353 |access-date=14 February 2024 |website=Diário do Nordeste |language=pt-br}} He did this as a response towards, according to him, false, informal accusations of sexual abuse by his former girlfriend, Flávia Eloisa Gato, providing a detailed response, disputing the allegations and presenting a 19-page document addressing the claims. In the document, Lange addresses not only the most recent allegations, but also previous accusations of emotional abuse and relationship violence.{{Cite web |date=16 February 2024 |title=Quem é Flávia Gato, ex-namorada de Cellbit que o acusou de agressão sexual |url=https://www.band.uol.com.br/entretenimento/quem-e-flavia-gato-ex-namorada-de-cellbit-que-o-acusou-de-agressao-sexual-16668017 |access-date=20 February 2024 |website=www.band.uol.com.br |language=pt-BR}}{{Cite web |last=de Paula |first=Ana Beatriz |date=21 April 2024 |title=Entenda porque Cellbit processou 217 contas do X |url=https://www.terra.com.br/diversao/entenda-porque-cellbit-processou-217-contas-do-x,1d999471aabf71acae9aac2bb94b3b90i4cwo681.html |access-date=15 January 2025 |website=Terra |language=pt-BR}} According to Lange, his ex-girlfriend "had a pattern of manipulative behavior throughout the relationship".{{Cite web |last=Flávia |first=Kátia |date=15 February 2024 |title=Streamer Cellbit reage acusações de ex-namorada de agressão sexual |url=https://jornaldebrasilia.com.br/entretenimento/katia-flavia/streamer-cellbit-reage-acusacoes-de-ex-namorada-de-agressao-sexual/ |access-date=20 February 2024 |website=Jornal de Brasília |language=pt-BR}} Lange then sued multiple people due to the publishing of 217 Internet posts that "objectively imputed false offenses [towards him]".{{Cite web |date=19 February 2024 |title=Cellbit pede a remoção de [217] posts em processo contra o Twitter/X |url=https://nucleo.jor.br/garimpo/cellbit-processo-twitter/ |access-date=20 February 2024 |website=Núcleo Jornalismo |language=pt-br}}{{Cite web |date=20 February 2024 |title=Streamer Cellbit processa 217 contas no X, antigo Twitter; entenda |url=https://noticias.r7.com/ric/streamer-cellbit-processa-217-contas-no-x-antigo-twitter-entenda-20022024/ |access-date=15 January 2025 |website=Noticias R7 |language=pt-BR}}

Cellbit has accumulated 22.14 million hours of watch time in 2022, ranking ninth among the most-watched streamers{{Cite web |date=29 December 2022 |title=Quem são os streamers mais assistidos do Brasil em 2022 |url=https://ge.globo.com/esports/streamers/noticia/2022/12/29/streamers-mais-assistidos-do-brasil-twitch-2022.ghtml |access-date=14 January 2025 |website=ge |language=pt-br}} and 44.45 million hours of watch time in 2023, ranking seventh, both lists according to Globo Esporte.{{Cite web |date=21 December 2023 |title=Quem são os streamers mais assistidos do Brasil em 2023 |url=https://ge.globo.com/esports/streamers/noticia/2023/12/21/streamers-mais-assistidos-brasil-2023.ghtml |access-date=14 January 2025 |website=ge |language=pt-br}}

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