How an Evil Org Ruined a League of Legends Prodigy 

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The only one who cared about him are his team mates and the coaching staff. I hope Kyle is doing well now.

That EG roster with Danny and Jojo was probably my favorite roster of all time too :( it always felt like they were never out regardless of how behind they got early due to the faith in Danny's team fighting

So they're just evil and aren't geniuses?

The Warren Buffet of Esports, She really cut us short of the most promising NA player in over a decade. It's sad we lost that one gem we NA needed as hopeful shine of bright new light.

That tweet sent from Danny’s account was truly the nail in the coffin. I have never read a more “gun to your head” social media post in my life

Danny is a legend. I wish him the best

did bro really just promote a boosting site?

It is a shame that such a bright career was so short. I will always remember his Baron steal and penta-kill against TL - it felt like that was the play that gave EG the momentum to beat TL and eventually win the 2022 Spring Finals. I am glad that such an epic moment was played on a big stage like the NRG stadium!

I hope that someday Danny comes back to pro. He deserves at least one more showing

Unironically ,he was the reason i started watching LCS after like 3 years of not caring about it .The fact that he could get a highlight almost every game especially late when it mattered most ,brought a lot of entertainment to a not so enjoyable region to watch .

also Impact being the goat in terms of play and teammate for going to management

Danny was one of the few LCS players i actually liked. He was always respectful and humble

As a former teacher and subsequent SPED educator, this could have been avoided if they just drop 4k and hire a specialist care giver for SPED children. Danny doesn't just have autism, he has Asperger's, you can't hold them in the same light as normal people. Something like having the same meal every day might seem like a temper tantrum to normal people, but it's just the way their brain is wired. If the org already know his pre-existing condition, it should be known what would happen if they don't draft up a consistent routine just for him specifically. Everything else afterwards is straight up lethargy from handling a SPED kid so EG start mistreating him because they know he's easy to pushover. Idk the laws in US, but if this happened in Germany, the government and outside organizations would have went after EG hard.

I miss this kid so dang much... 😢 He was an absolute shining star for the LCS!! 🌟 Had such a chill, down to earth personality in every interview, and had better mechanics than any home grown American player since Doublelift! What a player... I hope that Kyle is doing well in life right now. Even during his short LoL career, he brought so many wonderful moments and memories to us fans that we'll NEVER forget. ❤ Miss you, Danny! Take care.

putting subtitles of what you're saying every other sentence killed this vid

Thank you for making this video!! I was an EG fan and watching his breakout split is my favorite era of lol esports since like 2014 C9. I have heard bits and pieces of this story but a nice cohesive breakdown like this was great. Danny deserved better. One has to imagine he couldve had a long and prosperous career in lol esports if not for EG ruining him. Hope the guys doing better nowadays

Danny should have been allowed to develop in the NA goat. Made that EG tram look better than they had any right to be.

Whoa whoa whoa, back 2 back videos? Christmas came in July

He plays lost ark at a pretty high level nowadays.

thank you so much for this video, i always wondered what happened i had no idea all of this actually happened

Danny would have unarguably become the NA goat if his needs were taken seriously. The world lost someone who could've taken NA to a world championship because of EG's mismanagement. I hope he's doing ok now.

Danny was such a star. I’m so sad he is not in the lcs anymore. I hope he is doing well.

i didn't watch much lcs but when i saw him play Danny was a god im sad they he was exploited by such scum and put under such pressure i hope he is doing well now no one deserves to go through that

L sponsor. Hey, at least you got your bag.

As tragic as it is that especially in the west the biggest problem with LoL eSports by far is the horrible organizations and the exploitation of players, at the same time that couldn't possibly be more fitting for League and riot games.

Business wise it just makes zero sense why they would invest in Danny. Esp if they weren’t going to uphold a healthy environment that he requires to remain functional.

The fact that EG is still allowed to compete in any esport is infuriating

happy to see you got a sponsor on this vid! i love your vids

I've loved EG since OG Halo days. Was super excited for the NA talent we had that season. This entire situation just ruined the org for me. What a lagend though, I hope if he finds love for gaming again, he goes to streaming so we can all support him.

imagine if tl had picked up danny.

I was there at the LCS finals weekend and witnessed his penta at baron against TL (my favorite team😢) I hate what happened to him. He had such a bright amd strong career ahead of him.

I can see that you showed a lot of effort with how you edited this video :O

One of NA's best Adc talents in recent years and the org throws him away....what a joke

I miss Danny!! He was the reason I started to get super excited for LCS again. poor kid.

Imagine being the Warren Buffet of esports that you destroy a legacy esports org, then running away with it.

Whos the statue of at 19:08 ?

a healthy danny was a sight to be seen. i still remember watching him break down after a win…wish we knew that would be the last time he’d take the big stage. i really hope he’s doing well, fuck EG (not team, but uppers)

They absolutely failed danny and ruined what was likely his dream of being a pro gamer

Turns out they are just Evil…

Danny would never have done any better. He did not have the mental fortitude for pro play.

Typical shady business companies. Care more about their image and not think about how their view impacts other people

EG is such a horrible org. They destroyed multiple careers in CSGO aswell.

Impact Inspired Jojo Danny Vulcan EG 2022 - One of my favorite teams of LCS ever

How do you decide what random stuff to typeface onto the screen? Lol

When the corpa corpas and people are outraged

this video needs more traction

Damn... Guess EG lived up to their name 😵

He was the closest I could say to a young Doublelift/Stixxay he was just that good.

This is the equivalent of drafting Lebron and Steph then fumbled both.

I would say that while EG takes the brunt of the blame for Danny being forced into an early retirement... it would be unfair to say that they are sole people responsible for this outcome.... The fact that he had autism and even in the extreme case as well meant that even if he was properly accomodated for his entire tenure on EG, he would have eventually faltered... wanna know why? Because competitive League of Legends is super stressful... and on MSI we clearly saw him bomb when they went on a giga loss streak vs G2... The fact of the matter is that his family should have had more involvement on the daily business side of things and the moment things started to deteriorate which was a long stretch , they should have stepped in and forced him to go home and not after he was clearly completely burned out.... it's like watching a guy bleed to death and only stepping in when the bloodloss has reached lethal range. Clearly Danny was not in position to make decisions for his own well being.. Edit: It's also really weird for me to hear in the video that his parents only had communication with the executives... What the hell is that? North Korean camp detainment? Surely they must have had at least weekly talks with him... so idk it just feels like a case of greed or mass incompetence/negligence from all sides.

Wow i didnt know all the deets of the fall of eg in league til this. I can still hear phreak everyday calling dannys penta baron steal like yesterday. If you see this danny i miss you and you are one of many adcs ive looked up to to even play adc. God bless man❤

EG upper management should be tried and punished. To say the least, anything more I would say would be hate speech from me.

It is absolutely disgusting what EG did to Danny. I'm glad they are no longer in LCS and I hope the entire Organization fails and goes bankrupt. I hope Danny is okay now and if he makes a return to League Pro, it would be amazing to see him return and slap the LCS again. If he does come back, I hope he gets treated properly

Ask yourself this why did management stop caring when they won? because it wasnt benefiting the investors.. this is a huge problem with franchising.

Man, I'm still pissed about all the "tough shit, if you can't handle the pressure, you don't deserve to be a pro player" comments I saw around that time. It's like having a paraplegic working for you, taking away their wheelchair, and expecting them to keep working the same as before.

This or what Monte Cristo did to that girl

It was so sad to see what happened to Danny…. He was such a great player I feel lucky to have watched him play

0:58 Dr. D

I will always be a fan of Danny If there are a million fans of Danny I am one of them If there are a thousand fans of Danny I am one of them If there is one fan of Danny I am that one fan

yamikaze video pls

So my take is going forward teams will no longer take on people with mental disabilities to prevent any of this from happening in the future. It's a business, you get paid to play a video game and if you're the star of the team they expect you to put in the hours to stay that way and encourage the others to do the same. Should they have had people to help him? Yes, however that's more $ so I can understand the business (org) in this point as well. There is a reason you don't see any mental disability players in pro league of legends in LCK LPL LEC and as far as im aware LCS (major regions). It's business they don't want to pay extra when they're already paying players absurd amounts of money to begin with to play a game. EDIT: I know this sounds really harsh, I liked Danny he could of been the best ADC NA has ever seen if he kept playing but the reality is "Real World" Business will always win.

"lol prodigy" and "LCS" XD

Absolutely disgusting abusing a neurodivergent player just for money. Making his mental so bad and making him malnourished. As a neurodivergent player myself im disgusted.

He had one of the most insanely good rookie splits performace wise. Was awesome to watch. I fell in the middle with the controversy part of Danny's story. I think EG's upper management are greedy and lack empathy but that's pretty much any company tbh. Danny should have been benched earlier, that's on them for not allowing it. He had the money to seek mental health resources which he should have done imo. I don't think EG are this terrible org like some do, they just suck at the very top as so many others companies do as well. Another banger video btw.

Not really a prodigy, but yea it is poor treatment of a young person and this shouldn't be allowed or go unpunished, glad that at least EG is out of League scene, but this is prolly just a small dent in their overall business.

thanks for covering this! fuck EG!

Nice sketchy boosting site ad bro

damn

This is a great video, but why are you taking a sponsorship from a literal boosting service and advertising it like a legitimate thing? I get times are tough out here, but c'mon man.

The most fitting name of all time. Danny is the biggest what if of the LCS. If he joined C9 or TL he's the new Doublelift or Sneaky

Yeah fuck eg, when they left the league i was quite happy

crazy how video critisizes eg for ''business comes first'' while also having a boosting site as advertisement. Completely lost respect.

Funny how evil geniuses was actually evil

You just pump out banger after banger! So good, but please be careful for bornout, maybe take a step back

Another strong, independant, black woman in a leadership position ruthlessly demolishes a players health and destroys an organisation. Why are they always so heartless?

Can't he just work for a different org? Anyways does he still play League?

All my homies hate EG

lol

bro stop typing words every 5 seconds on the screen pls

Jeez this made me lose respect for EG. I’m not a big fan of them but I’ve seen their gp (mainly Valorant) and saw them as a solid Org. Then I see this is how they are with LoL? Hell nah

“Neurodivergent” lmao

As much as its EG's fault i don't think all the help in the world would have helped danny's metal health he should have got that sorted before deciding to play professional

I dont know why but why do most pro gamers look like they have brain damage or like they have had a stroke either the camera man needs to be fired or prolonged gaming is very bad for your health.

man, i wish things were different for him, deserved way better hope he is doing well nowadays

special talente? like it took him 8 years to get to challenger

Promotion of a boosting site... dude, that's as bad as the majority of sport's RU-vidrs promoting betting sites. I understand you gotta get that cash money. I really do. Prolly, promoting something that actively makes the game worse is not the play.

He needed to be in a team like g2 and right now we would have talk about him like one of the greatest western ad ever, so sad that they ruined such great potential .

Hopefully Team Liquid can pick up Danny and give him the home he needs and deserves.

Surely you’re not that desperate that you advertise a boosting service right? Even after making a “mental health awareness video” no shot right?

to be fair Danny was overrated. I mean his competition in NA were a super passive and washed DL, WildTurtle, Lost, Tactical the best being FBI an OCE import..

100 thieves ruined Danny. They constantly camped him with 3 people and Danny’s teammates weren’t able to punish the constant ganks.

Danny supposed to be the nxt doublelift

ooof elo boosting sponsor, im out

If you got coldfeet every time you're on stage it's not the orgs fault. Some players just don't have the mentality to play in front of a stage and that's ok but we should stop pretending every org is like tsm and every owner like Reggie.

The dude was meant to he something special in the game of league of legends. It was ruined for him

This doesn't sound like EG's fault at all lol. It sounds like Danny is a mental breakdown waiting to happen, regardless of how comfortable he was. He couldnt take the pressure, period. Id love to see someoneike him on an actual athletic sports team. He wouldnt even make it on my highschool wrestling team if he couldnt handle this type of training.

Let's not call Danny a prodigy cmon

This is a clickbait and inflammatory video. Danny was a great guy and a good ADC but the simple fact is that he didn’t want to keep competing. He quit the same day he qualified for WORLDS! Stop giving NA players a pass to be lazy when it’s time to lock in and compete for a trophy.

DANNY was, if I may say this bluntly... Limp wristed. Clear as day, you can see he was a soft soy drinking, stay in a bubble type of dude. He seemed to be gay, and EG I highly doubt did anything wrong. EG wasn't going to "entertain" Danny with his probably "particular" ways and his want's on a day to day basis. This is clear to see.