Kripparrian
{{short description|Romanian-Canadian Twitch streamer}}
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{{Infobox Twitch streamer
| name = Kripparrian
| image = Kripparrian interview at DreamHack Bucharest 2015.jpg
| caption = Morosan (left) in an interview at DreamHack Bucharest 2015
| birth_name = Octavian Morosan
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|06|30|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Suceava, Romania
| nationality = {{Flatlist|
}}
| occupation = {{Flatlist|
- Twitch streamer
- YouTuber
- video game personality
}}
| spouse = {{Marriage|Rania Morosan|2014}}
| pseudonym = Kripp
| channel_name = nl_kripp
| years active = 2012–present
| genre = Gaming
| games = {{flatlist|
}}
| teams = Team Solomid
| followers = 1.5 million
| module = {{Infobox YouTube personality|subbox=yes
| channel_handle = Kripparrian
| years active = 2009–present
| genre = Gaming
| subscribers = 903 thousand
| views = 1.1 billion
| stats_update = August 1, 2024
}}
}}
Octavian Morosan{{cite web |author=Ben Parfitt |url=http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/fan-favourite-kripparrian-finally-makes-legend-rank-in-hearthstone/0154930 |title=Fan favourite Kripparrian finally makes Legend rank in Hearthstone |publisher=MCV |access-date=18 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160922125809/http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/fan-favourite-kripparrian-finally-makes-legend-rank-in-hearthstone/0154930 |archive-date=22 September 2016 |url-status=dead }} (born June 30, 1987){{cite web|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/TeamSolomid/comments/2umjea/team_solomid_player_biography_hearthstone/|title=Team SoloMid Player Biography! - Hearthstone - Kripparrian • /r/TeamSolomid|date=3 February 2015}} better known by his online username Kripparrian, is a Romanian-Canadian{{cite web |author=Wesley Yin-Poole |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-06-20-diablo-3-world-first-hardcore-inferno-completion |title=Diablo 3: world first Hardcore Inferno completion
|date=20 June 2012 |publisher=Eurogamer |access-date=18 September 2016 }} Twitch streamer, YouTuber and video game personality. He is known for his achievements on Diablo III, World of Warcraft, and Hearthstone, as well as winning the "Favorite Hearthstone Stream" and Most "Engaged" Viewers categories, and coming second in the "Highest Stream View Average" category at the Blizzard Stream Awards in 2014.{{cite web |author=Blizzard Entertainment |url=http://us.battle.net/wow/en/blog/12841349/and-the-winners-for-the-blizzard-stream-awards-are%E2%80%A6-2-10-2014 |title=And The Winners for the Blizzard Stream Awards Are… |publisher=Battle.net |access-date=18 September 2016 }} In June 2017 he achieved over one million followers on Twitch and as of October 2024, he has over 1.5 million followers.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/hearthstone-streamer-kripparrian-will-dust-all-his-extra-cards-tonight-tune-in-to-see-if-it-breaks-the-game/|title=[Update] Hearthstone streamer Kripparrian will dust all his extra cards tonight, tune in to see if it breaks the game|last=Marks|first=Tom|date=2017-06-02|website=PC Gamer|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-15}}{{Cite web|url=https://twitchtracker.com/nl_kripp|title=nl_Kripp - Streamer Overview & Stats|website=TwitchTracker|language=en|access-date=2019-09-15}}
Achievements
=''World of Warcraft''=
Kripparrian was a World of Warcraft player before beginning his streaming career, recognized for being the first person to complete the Ironman Challenge,{{Cite web|url=https://www.mmo-champion.com/content/2666-WoW-Ironman-Challenge-Completed-Blue-Posts-Fan-Art-Curse-Weekly-Roundup|title=WoW Ironman Challenge Completed, Blue Posts, Fan Art, Curse Weekly Roundup - MMO-Champion|website=www.mmo-champion.com|access-date=2019-03-11}} being in a leading US raiding guild, Exodus, as well as being a competitor of top Hunter DPS parses during that time.{{Citation|last=Kripparrian|title=Introducing Kripparrian (WoW)|date=2009-10-24|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFZb5wGr0qM|access-date=2019-03-11}} In mid-2010, Kripparrian had the highest damage per second benchmarks for the Hunter class in the game.{{cite web|url=https://www.engadget.com/2010/05/03/scattered-shots-secrets-and-myths-of-the-worlds-best-hunters/|title=Scattered Shots: Secrets and myths of the world's best hunters|author=Brian Wood|date=3 May 2010 |publisher=Engadget|access-date=18 September 2016}}
= ''Diablo III'' =
Kripparrian completed the Diablo III video game at "Inferno" difficulty (the highest in the game at that time) with his friend Krippi, just over a month after it was launched. The achievement was done before patch 1.0.3, which made the game easier, and both players used "Hardcore" characters in the feat, which are lost forever when the characters are killed in the game.{{cite web |author=Chris Carter |url=http://www.destructoid.com/d3-player-earns-world-first-hardcore-inferno-completion-229837.phtml |title=D3 Player earns world-first Hardcore Inferno completion |date=20 June 2012 |publisher=Destructoid |access-date=18 September 2016 }}
= ''Hearthstone'' =
Kripparrian is the second most popular Hearthstone streamer of all time.{{Cite web|url=https://twitchstats.net/game/138585-hearthstone/average/alltime|title=Most Popular Hearthstone Streamers alltime - Average viewers|website=twitchstats.net|access-date=2020-12-05}} He competed in the Innkeeper's Invitational Hearthstone tournament at BlizzCon 2013.{{cite web |author=Marla Desat |url=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/128590-Blizzard-Announces-Hearthstone-Invitational-Tournament-at-BlizzCon |title=Blizzard Announces Hearthstone Invitational Tournament at BlizzCon |date=11 October 2013 |publisher=The Escapist |access-date=18 September 2016 |archive-date=11 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131011003734/http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/128590-Blizzard-Announces-Hearthstone-Invitational-Tournament-at-BlizzCon |url-status=dead }} He has achieved "Legend rank", the highest ranking in the game's ladder system, which he reached in August 2015. However, Kripparrian is more known as an Arena, and more recently, Battlegrounds, player, where he is able to achieve high victory streaks despite having drafted poor cards. He is noted for his fun and innovative Hearthstone decks and spearheaded efforts, along with his wife, Rania, towards making Challengestone, a Hearthstone deckbuilding competition.{{cite web |author=Dillon Skiffington |url=http://www.vg247.com/2015/05/27/deck-aggregation-is-hurting-the-hearthstone-community/ |title=Deck aggregation is hurting the Hearthstone community |date=27 May 2015 |publisher=VG 24/7 |access-date=18 September 2016 }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/kripp-on-the-future-of-hearthstone-they-might-be-outpaced-by-an-indie-card-game-eventually/|title=Kripp on the future of Hearthstone: "They might be outpaced by an indie card game eventually"|last=Clark|first=Tim|date=2016-09-14|website=PC Gamer|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-11}} GamesRadar listed Kripparrian's Twitch channel as one players should watch.{{cite web |author=Ben Barrett |url=http://www.gamesradar.com/10-great-gaming-feeds-you-should-be-watching-twitch/ |title=10 great gaming feeds you should be watching on Twitch |date=21 March 2014 |publisher=GamesRadar |access-date=18 September 2016 }}
Kripparrian, AmazHS, and Frodan commentated the Hearthstone World Championship at Blizzcon 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.dailydot.com/esports/kripp-amaz-frodan-cast-world-championship/|title=Kripp, Amaz, and Frodan expected to headline Hearthstone World Championship cast|first=Callum|last=Leslie|website=The Daily Dot|date=October 20, 2015|access-date=November 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151126062437/http://www.dailydot.com/esports/kripp-amaz-frodan-cast-world-championship/|archive-date=November 26, 2015|url-status=dead}}
Morosan's streams garner 50,512 viewers on average.{{cite web|url=http://twinge.tv/channels/nl_kripp|title=nl_Kripp @ Twinge|date=22 July 2017}} In January 2017 and September 2018, he achieved first place in the first monthly "Top 100" leaderboard for North America players in the "Arena" game mode.{{cite web|title=Top 100 Arena Players – January 2017|date=February 9, 2017 |publisher=Blizzard Entertainment|url=https://playhearthstone.com/en-us/blog/20497687/top-100-arena-players-january-2017-2-9-2017|access-date=June 30, 2018}}{{Cite web|url=https://playhearthstone.com/en-us/blog/22568649/top-hearthstone-players-september-2018|title=Top Hearthstone Players – September 2018|website=playhearthstone.com|language=en-us|access-date=2018-10-23}}
Personal life
Before his streaming career, Kripparrian worked as a computer technician after dropping out of college, where he was studying physics and mathematics.
{{cite web |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/being-a-professional-hearthstone-gamer-is-harder-than-it-looks/ |title=Being a Professional 'Hearthstone' Gamer Is Harder Than It Looks |last=Butler |first=Blake |date=7 June 2016 |website=Vice |access-date=28 October 2018 }}
He is married to Rania Morosan (underflowR), who works as his manager and YouTube editor, as well as maintaining a YouTube channel with clips from the couple's life.{{Cite web|url=https://hearthstone.gamepedia.com/Kripparrian|title=Kripparrian|website=Hearthstone Wiki|language=en|access-date=2019-03-11}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/underflowR|title=Rania|website=YouTube|language=en|access-date=2019-03-11}}{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/underflowR|title=Rania ❄️ (@underflowR) {{!}} Twitter|website=twitter.com|language=en|access-date=2019-03-11}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/the-perils-and-pleasures-of-dating-a-popular-videogame-streamer/|title=What it's like to date a popular videogame streamer|last=Winkie|first=Luke|date=2017-11-08|website=PC Gamer|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-11}} They were married on October 31, 2014.{{Citation|last=Kripparrian|title=Three Years of Rania|date=2017-10-31|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29fXJ2FVcag|access-date=2019-03-11}}{{cite tweet|number=925211808214016000|user=Kripparrian|title=Dinged three years of marriage today! Happy anniversary Rania! What's the max level on this thing? @underflowR |accessdate=2019-03-11|language=en|date=2017-10-30}}
Morosan lived in Athens, Greece for a year and a half with his wife.{{Citation|last=Kripparrian|title=How Good Is Greece?|date=2015-05-31|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vi58FzKckBE&ab_channel=Kripparrian|access-date=2019-03-11}} They currently reside in Canada, in a house they designed and built themselves.{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gdo4NB9s-LI |first=Rania |last=Morosan |title=Rania & Kripp House Tour |website=YouTube}} The couple have two dogs, a German Shepherd named Dexter{{Citation|last=Kripparrian|title=How Good Is Dexter?|date=2016-10-02|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJQ3Afh836Q|access-date=2019-03-11}} and a Corgi named Fey.{{Citation|last=Kripparrian|title=Meet Fey, Our Corgi Puppy|date=2016-12-26|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1DyNK-NFZQ|access-date=2019-03-11}}
Morosan is a vegan.{{cite tweet|number=833950929938432000|user=Kripparrian|title=@EddytorMC im vegan |date=21 February 2017}}
References
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External links
- {{twitch|nl_kripp}}
- {{YouTube|u=Kripparrian}}
{{Hearthstone}}
{{Team SoloMid}}
Category:World of Warcraft players
Category:Canadian esports players
Category:Romanian emigrants to Canada
Category:Sportspeople from Suceava
Category:Canadian Twitch (service) streamers