Who is IceFrog? The Secret Identity of Esports' Most Reclusive Mastermind | OverExplained

Between Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Twitch and all the other social media platforms on the internet, you can basically watch someone’s entire life from start to finish in real-time.

And that means that certain public figures have become memetic celebrities, with cults of personality formed around them.

But one person has managed to become a celebrity without losing their anonymity. One person has spent years in the shadows, but is still revered as a god: IceFrog.

Written by: Daniel Rosen (@Daniel_Rosen)
Hosted by: Dimitri Pascaluta (@DPascaluta)
Edited by: Colten Gowan (@TheOnlyZoltan)
Animations by: Fermin Mulett
Produced by: Miles Hackett (@miles_hackett)

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Sound Effects Courtesy: soundsnap.com

Music used under license from Associated Production Music LLC (”APM”).

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