Toxic, Fallen, Redeemed: The Return of Stewie2K

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5 күн бұрын

Stewie2K became a CS:GO legend when he and the rest of Cloud9 defeated the FaZe Clan superteam at the Boston Major.
But after several years of hopping from roster to roster, Stewie seemingly left pro CS behind for good. Accused of being difficult to play with, with his results lacking, Stewie turned away from the scene that made him a star. With no pro experience in CS2, it seemed like he was finished with competing at the highest level.
That is, until one of the best Counter-Strike teams in the world needed him once more.
Written by: Josh Bury (@ thrown_gauntlet)
Hosted by: Dimitri Pascaluta (@ DPascaluta)
Edited by: Connor Dunn (@connordunn_)
Thumbnail by: Emmanuel Adarkwah
Produced by: Alina Sotula (@ASotula), Connor Dunn (@connordunn_), and Danielle Rosen (@_DanielleRosen)
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@winallwright5636 3 күн бұрын

G-Stew will go down as one of my favorite events for CS

@badumtss5555 3 күн бұрын

It was a good week if you are a G2 and a Stew fan

@yeahno555 3 күн бұрын

@@badumtss5555 I can't even imagine living a life of horror like that

@Vrapt0r. 3 күн бұрын

@@yeahno555 Imagine being an Astralis follower since TSM days to the glory days and what is now. It's all copium and nostalgia.

@MrThemrleon 3 күн бұрын

Nice name tho G-Stew

@zsgamerboy 2 күн бұрын

The crowd in person was electric!

@KadeSimpsonMusic 3 күн бұрын

people say he had a 0.88 rating and bottom fragged but he literally was an entry fragger/space taker. He might not have top fragged or whatever but he had significant impact on some rounds plus forced ither teams to play uncomfortable positions which allowed G2 to capitalize on him being aggressive and forcing stuff.

@beaugrif 2 күн бұрын

Tbh I think anyone with a brain agrees that Stew always strengthens the teams he plays with

@pex1049 2 күн бұрын

I remember the caster gave stew's stat that he has low rating but he has 90+℅ trade on all his deaths.. that will tell you that G2 implemented him that way.. worked and they won

@Rwilkinson85 2 күн бұрын

@@beaugrif you must live in the states 🤣

@dmvbawse4265 2 күн бұрын

@@beaugrifevil genius and mibr would disagree.

@beaugrif 2 күн бұрын

@@dmvbawse4265 Literally all of your comments are from lurking and hating😭 Shut up pls, EG was always a dumpster fire and Brazil CS is dead/oversaturated. And Stew was still always good😹 Really talented support calling, and versatile as a team player

@Fosterhoch8473 3 күн бұрын

Probably some of the most fun ive had watching CS was IEM Dallas. Hoping Stew can land somewhere.

@zemo32 3 күн бұрын

Screw the drama…those were some good fucking cs games. That tournament run got me into watching pro cs. Still don’t feel like NA has its team…but I could be wrong. Fun video❤

@thebiglebrowski3695 2 күн бұрын

There is a concept in military sieges called the 'Forlorn Hope'. It is the first unit into a siege and they end up taking the brunt of any traps that the defenders have laid and almost everyone in the unit ends up dying. Stewie was G2's Forlorn Hope. He wasn't intended to survive. He was intended to make the rest of the round (siege) go smoothly.

@idontlikestuff 2 күн бұрын

Jesus christ yall americans gotta make it into some damn folklore book he just playing dawg. It wasnt some magical performance that singlehandedly won G2 the game. He did his part, sort of good. And thats it lol.

@bradenvaughan9639 2 күн бұрын

@@idontlikestuff you are weird

@thebiglebrowski3695 2 күн бұрын

@@idontlikestuff I am from the UK but nice try ... As if a fucking American is talking about forlorn hopes pmsl. I never said that he won them the game singlehandedly. I actually said exactly what you said but using an analogy. He fulfilled his role ... which was that of forlorn hope. G2 essentially used Stewie to set up trades and take the game from being a 5 v 5 to being a 4v4. That meant that instead of being 4 teammates and a stand in against 5 teammates they were often 4 teammates against 4 teammates. Just like how a forlorn hope was intended to take away the traps and stuff that the defenders in a siege had set up to give them an advantage.

@idontlikestuff 2 күн бұрын

@@thebiglebrowski3695 Brother I do not read books on youtube. You should go to a forum or something. Bye.

@mio2540 Күн бұрын

@@idontlikestuff smile for once in your life

@kent-ingestensen5371 3 күн бұрын

He came into a team after 2.5 years away from tier 1, People talking shit about k/d has really no idea the importance of teamplay, freakin silvers 😂 if you get space / info ur doing the dirtywork. He even said he wouldnt just go in and change their playstyle. Put some respect on this Legends name!

@lotrdude13 2 күн бұрын

Like you don't even mention us bringing Anubis back to OT despite the massive deficit?

@sentryion3106 2 күн бұрын

I mean they lost that map so it doesnt really matter

@prismatic3695 Күн бұрын

@@sentryion3106Even if they lost the map, it was still a nail biter and deserved at least a mention instead of a hard cut to the last round in ot

@sannii2222 Күн бұрын

@@prismatic3695 i agree

@inzta 2 күн бұрын

I love how the extra coach guy is the most excited when they win

@RocketFluffy 3 күн бұрын

Hello guys, greetings from Serbia :D

@dark1646 3 күн бұрын

before we end the video at the start haha liked and subscribed :D

@leschulse5248 3 күн бұрын

I think Stewie got a huge benefit by playing in a team with that quality. I´m sure that made him stay calm and gave him space to play on his best he can at the moment.

@Demdem650 2 күн бұрын

No his role within the team was basically like a sacrificial lamb. He would entry frag, support and create space. All of those things would result in him generally dying more often and having less kills. Reason he was able to come back so well was because he was willing to do whatever was required and not what he wanted. Niko loved stew for that reason as he was the igl. New team member plus new igl for that event, doesn’t seem as bad if egos don’t come into play (obviously didn’t since they won the event)

@DankezJ 3 күн бұрын

didn't expect this but damn

@kenagames4667 3 күн бұрын

I love how you address this topic with such honesty.

@White__Ink Күн бұрын

Fun vid. And i really appriciated a postive post after earlier this week's weaker post about Stewie's drama. Shine some positive light on an NA icon.

@LUITESLIFE 2 күн бұрын

Don't think he even needed Redemption, but it was awesome to see him back and I hope he sticks around for more.

@rzeecs 2 күн бұрын

G2 smart thing to do on getting stew so they have the crowd advantage xd

@NicholasEllis-rs3nx 2 күн бұрын

Mp9 highlight over Parkinson’s Spray control

@leondinh6913 3 күн бұрын

I was waiting for this for way too long. ❤️❤️

@ssbmDMT 20 сағат бұрын

Champions always find a way.

@Kylarro Күн бұрын

A well deserved story for the smoke criminal

@kiljaeden5405 2 күн бұрын

Stew is that guy that you need in desperate times, a gambler with a hail mary, which may be a bust, or if he hit another, he might get a blackjack

@MisterDoomHimself 2 күн бұрын

Solid players. Shows Nexa 😂😂

@Kenny_the_WBSK Күн бұрын

"buda, meditate all you want but you're going home" is single handedly the hardest line a commentator ever said XDDD

@bannanafruitsalad 2 күн бұрын

Hope yall cover the recent mang0 win. Crazy that he's still able to do it this late in his career

@stabbix 2 күн бұрын

king activities, forever a legend.

@MultiStarboard 2 күн бұрын

STEWART 2000 POG

@tlvu1can663 2 күн бұрын

Remember this run, remember this story, the story of G-Stew

@cstinybaby 3 күн бұрын

hell yeah i been waiting for this LFG

@evnya Күн бұрын

Don't let anybody report on CS except Dimitri. Just don't.

@dragrmonson8524 Күн бұрын

Not mentioning them coming back and forcing OT on anubis in the grand finals when they were down 5-12 is crazy

@r3ichel24 3 күн бұрын

That was myfirst cs event... sheeesh im going to the Major next year!

@n55_n8 3 күн бұрын

WE HAWWWWWT

@D2attemp Күн бұрын

I hope we see him in the next Major

@Steven-up2gy 2 күн бұрын

As a solid NA CS hater... Stew deserves props for his efforts in Dallas, it's really shitty that there is people out there trying to detract from it.

@complexgio5237 22 сағат бұрын

THERE HAS GOT TO BE MORE EVENTS IN NA HONESTLY WE ARE DIFFERENT ON HOME SOIL

@justinvx 3 күн бұрын

goddamn this like the 12th video yall made about stewie

@thedeadlysun13 3 күн бұрын

Say what you want about stewie, but he has been part of two of the greatest stories in CS history. I guess niko was also involved in both, just not in the same way lmao.

@r0N1n_SD 3 күн бұрын

Lamo 😅

@Nochizaa 2 күн бұрын

well, its 3 actually Boston Major with Cloud 9 Intel Grand Slam with Team Liquid and now this

@p33p94 2 күн бұрын

Rating doesn't matter when you are making space and getting your 1's running into site.

@rico_felipe 2 күн бұрын

Te quiero mucho Dimitri

@nono-es1zl 15 сағат бұрын

They tried to ruin his career over a cup of coffee he showed those coaches in the end

@Eidolon5150 2 күн бұрын

SEND THEM HOME

@MyNameJefff 2 күн бұрын

What the deuce

@idontlikestuff 2 күн бұрын

Leave it to Stew to get invited, given a chance at redemption, winning and then crying about it lol

@SaintCrossX 3 күн бұрын

So, is hunter the problem in G2?

@Stealth3742 2 күн бұрын

NA super team next year when the IBP bans are lifted

@gianluccaagrella7039 2 күн бұрын

i guess the crack was worth. legend NA player and all time

@JohannElliott 3 күн бұрын

Where we thinking stewie goes

@thereportoftheweek787 3 күн бұрын

Probably a team like nouns or party astronauts. Maybe nrg with nitro?

@rpb4865 3 күн бұрын

Back to streaming for 2k viewers

@kye4216 3 күн бұрын

Maybe tier 2 if he’s lucky

@hamzamasood9097 3 күн бұрын

Not G2 after that interview.

@JohannElliott 3 күн бұрын

@@hamzamasood9097 did you see his tweet?

@IamG3X 3 күн бұрын

Haters came out huh.

@aria8928 3 күн бұрын

He has the potential to be top10 NA if someone decent signs him for some reason

@kye4216 3 күн бұрын

He had a 0.8 rating dude.

@aria8928 3 күн бұрын

@@kye4216 yeah but there are only 9 other players in NA😅

@SnitchandSnacks 2 күн бұрын

@@kye4216 All of the sudden, the "ratings" mattered lol.

@ursabear1627 2 күн бұрын

top 10 NA while NA being at the bottom so it dont matter 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@aria8928 Күн бұрын

@@ursabear1627 hey, we have like 3 top20 players. 4 if you count halzerg

@ApolloNasty 3 күн бұрын

No way we got the GStew video before GTA 6…

@ethanblack5642 2 күн бұрын

I comment to help statistics

@Rei-ts9fl 2 күн бұрын

monesy and niko carried g2 until they champion

@eclipse1161 3 күн бұрын

If only Stew knew what PR is. I know he didn’t say anything particularly harmful in the podcast but the fact that someone was able to build a whole new narrative COHERENTLY based on out of context quotes tells you how little he cares about his words. That alone is more than enough to sway a team’s interest away.

@Runatta 2 күн бұрын

LOL even the presidents with some of the best PR people get their words taking out of context, there is nothing you can do, if someone wants to it will happen.

@mateigabriel3442 Күн бұрын

he destroyed the monitor at min 11-12 so a bit toxic and tr4sh xddd

@LayKxD 3 күн бұрын

What blows my mind is that C9 is basically an empty roster. And Stew could fit there. Please bring back NA CS cloud9 please.

@kye4216 3 күн бұрын

He’s not good enough for tier 1

@thedeadlysun13 3 күн бұрын

I wholeheartedly agree, but when it comes to CS seeding they are currently a russian team, to become a NA team again requires more work than just buying an NA roster, valve has also recently changed how qualifying for events works which has given even less ways to qualify for NA teams, essentially making it nearly impossible to get to tier 1 as a new team, which c9 would have to do as they would be starting from scratch in NA.

@LayKxD 2 күн бұрын

@@thedeadlysun13 All valid points and probably the reason this won't happen. I think we just need a domino to reignite the NA team, because it would be easier to qualify if we had more teams. Steel sharpen steel type scenario. But also the American scene is just smaller than global scene. So I get them not wanting to commit unless they pulled off an insane roster.

@ScT- 3 күн бұрын

realistically, stew won’t join a team, he will keep getting stoned on stream playing cs pugs w NA content ppl, the same he’s been going on val for 2 years

@bobsagget5931 3 күн бұрын

You are late ...the Mauisnake interview...he's still toxic and has fallen once again.

@zexton4351 3 күн бұрын

wait till Richard Lewis shit on this XD

@kye4216 3 күн бұрын

Because everyone else is scared to say the truth that he didn’t play well and got carried my Monesy and Niko

@bboosss1065 2 күн бұрын

It was nothing special... Any other player was not recognized so heavily

@Free.Weejjj 3 күн бұрын

stewie the goat

@Highdraysh 3 күн бұрын

GSTEW

@moejoe998 3 күн бұрын

@hamzamasood9097 3 күн бұрын

Stew gelled with G2, it’s a shame he had to talk shit in the interview about them.

@Astrix321 Күн бұрын

hardcore NA glazing, giga cope

@rickeyw8137 3 күн бұрын

Ego2k

@FearTheIndoorHorseRancher 2 күн бұрын

NA CS 😂😂

@joeymiller5055 3 күн бұрын

dude wins an event and still cant shut his mouth.

@lucassmith4141 3 күн бұрын

he's just giving input on if there was any miscoms. He looks at the game tactically

@rpb4865 3 күн бұрын

@@lucassmith4141give me a break... All he does is talk. Bottom fragger in every game and has attitude problems

@snorlax7265 3 күн бұрын

@@rpb4865 it did help the team though get rid of any pressure

@Marseu880 3 күн бұрын

@@rpb4865 stew didnt even say anything bad brodie literally praised them and just gave input on his 1st experience with them did u not watch the interview

@kent-ingestensen5371 3 күн бұрын

@@rpb4865still ur yapping outta ur ass , listen Stew came back into tier 1 after 2.5 years. Had no idea how they played, only got a few pracs in a week before the event. He said all his roles in games became unclear and confusing as to lurk or take space. He literally went into an event in tier 1 and won. Fun fact he had the most assist at the event before the final. If it’s so easy you go win an event and become pro 😊

@hoangnguyen8698 2 күн бұрын

The competition for cs is so low that a washed na bot who hasnt played in over 2 years. Comes back as a standin and wins a tournament. I dont know whats worse The part time plumbers and dishwashers era. Or this era where theres a few good players that are carrying their team. The rest of players are mid af

@pumpknin6256 2 күн бұрын

go back to planting rice

@hoangnguyen8698 2 күн бұрын

@@pumpknin6256 cry is free

@somebodyanonymous5725 2 күн бұрын

The scene is pretty competitive, the Copenhagen Major showed that, where any team was able to beat anyone.

@hoangnguyen8698 2 күн бұрын

@somebodyanonymous5725 if donk zywoo monesy dont pop off and carry they lose. Rest of the teams are mid af. Except faze who have 4 superstars

@minibeech03 3 күн бұрын

more like still toxic, still fallen, not redeemed, never going to return. lol

@forestgoh87 2 күн бұрын

WITHOUT G-STEW, G2 CAN GO HOME EARLY KICK HOOXI SUCH A NOOB PLAYER, G2 MANAGEMENT STILL KEEP THIS BURDEN FOR ?>

@jaybeecaranza9471 Күн бұрын

actually in the hltv podcast, if it wasnt for the Nexa clutch vs Falcons and lose that match, they wouldnt be the champs of that tournament tbh

@nishantnayak3792 2 күн бұрын

What a pointless video, Stewie2k is not back , No good org in cs will even touch him, he did fuck all on the server in Dallas except bringing in home support in favor of G2. If you think he is back then you are absolutely deluding yourself. If you think I'm wrong comeback here after 1 year he will be in the same position he was before Dallas.

@ggallin1908 2 күн бұрын

Late

@xhaxhabingz Күн бұрын

overrated! none of the actually teams knew Stewies play Style, that`s why Donk won with Team Spirit IEM Katowice 24. No one knew how this Kid is playing. So i think Stewie should do his comeback on CS2 and show everyone that he has still got it to compete with the TOP TIER PLAYERS AND TEAMS. ONLY ONE EVENT TO HYPE HIM af IS RIDICULOUS! Change my mind! (:

@kye4216 3 күн бұрын

Bro he had an 0.8 rating. Why is anyone acting like he played well.

@sumocake1 3 күн бұрын

Because guy been vaping weed playing for 2 years straight and wins another t1 for na and g2 performed, similar to when stew joined liquid before they ever won a trophy.(Liquid cant win a t1 trophy cs without Stew)

@kye4216 3 күн бұрын

@@sumocake1 This is not a win for NA just because an NA player was on the team bottom fragging the whole tournament. I agree with you it’s very surprising they managed to win with him on the team. But he wasn’t a big reason for them winning you could have replaced him with any other tier 1 player and Niko/Monesy could have carried them too.

@kkonutz 3 күн бұрын

Because it was hype, and if you watched the games he was mostly average and maybe died entrying without a kill. But mostly he is cheered cuz he was hype as shit.

@ronweasly778 Күн бұрын

2 words: entry fragger

@brkoCS 3 күн бұрын

Redeemed is already outdated given that trash interview he did with Maui

@user-ov5cu3tv7x 3 күн бұрын

Why you make it look like stewie talked bad about g2

@rickeyw8137 3 күн бұрын

He did

@kansaouri____2672 3 күн бұрын

@@rickeyw8137being honest=talking bad. Did u even watch the interview with mauisnake

@joeymiller5055 3 күн бұрын

not really back... good to see but, but he will fall back in too obscurity lol

@danielchudin1351 3 күн бұрын

guh guh guh guh 🤓

@gtg8828 3 күн бұрын

why were Hyping a dude the went 0.88 for the whole tournament like he didn't get his ass carried by Niko and Monesy

@gregbob5634 3 күн бұрын

1 min only 4 views? It is the falldown of theScore esports channel?

@t0fer 3 күн бұрын

Stew is not back lmao he is not up to par with the top teams

@izimonics2 3 күн бұрын

How does that make any sense at all? He literally just won a tier 1 event. Are you high?

@yeahno555 3 күн бұрын

How is he redeemed? My guy went onto a podcast and immediately aired dirty laundry. He's not a professional, people just like to glaze.

@timothy9979 3 күн бұрын

did you actually listen to what he had to say or did you just read the headline and ran with it? If you truly did listen to the podcast then you will know that the headlines that came out took his quotes out of context and it wasn't what he was trying to actually say.

@Spanxsy 3 күн бұрын

The score esports and glazing? Never /s😂😂

@Oceanman705 3 күн бұрын

@@timothy9979 glaze glaze glaze

@timothy9979 3 күн бұрын

@@Oceanman705rather be a glazer than a brainless sheep 🐏🐏🐏

@yeahno555 3 күн бұрын

@@timothy9979 lmao if thinking he's unprofessional is brainless, then NA CS is truly beyond saving

@hiimroo3120 3 күн бұрын

Bros still toxic. Said g2 wouldn’t win with any other standin. And then he went on stream after the event and aired all of G2’s internal conflicts for the world. Bros a great player but he’s a child, so arrogant and selfish

@normalrat 3 күн бұрын

There is absolutely nothing that Stewie said during that interview that wasn't 100% apparent in G2's own vlog of IEM Dallas. It was super clear that G2 was not in a great place and that's only been bolstered by Nexa's exit.

@dungeek2777 3 күн бұрын

@@normalrat Homie just read the article that was missing all the context instead of watching the actual interview.

@JSP8279 3 күн бұрын

@@normalratno for real ain’t no one watch the vlog. Literally TaZ was talking to a wall.