MarkiLokuras

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Barragán and the second or maternal family name is Rosado.
MarkiLokuras
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Personal information
NameMarcos Barragán Rosado
Born (1997-03-22) March 22, 1997 (age 24)
Badajoz, Spain
NationalitySpanish
Career information
Games
Playing career2018–present
Team history
2018–2021Team Heretics
Twitch information
Also known asMarki
Channel
Years active2017–present
GenreGaming
Followers1.4 million
Total views35 million[1]
Associated actsTheGrefg
Follower and view counts updated as of June 2021.
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2013–Present
GenreGaming
Subscribers1.07 million[2]
Total views122.4 million[2]
YouTube Silver Play Button 2.svg 100,000 subscribers
YouTube Gold Play Button 2.svg 1,000,000 subscribers
Updated: June 2021

Marcos Barragán Rosado, better known online as MarkiLokuras, is a Spanish Youtuber and content creator. He is known for playing Fortnite and with more than 1.4 million followers he is the 12th most followed Spanish streamer[3] on Twitch.

Early life[]

Marcos was born on March 22, 1997, in Badajoz, Spain. On October 6, 2013, he created his YouTube channel and in 2017 he started livestreaming on Twitch. In April 2018 he joined the e-sports team Team Heretics and early 2020 he moved to his gaming house[4][5] in Madrid and a few months after he moved[6] to the club's mansion[7][8] which is located also in Madrid. He left the club in February 2021 when he moved to Frankfurt, Germany to compete at the highest level in Fortnite.

Professional career[]

MarkiLokuras has competed professionally in Fortnite and in Apex Legends. His competitive stage is marked by his link to the Spanish team Heretics from April 2018 to February 2021. He currently competes in Fortnite without being part of any team.

Fortnite[]

His biggest competitive achievement is second place in the Fortnite Fall Skirmish Series - Clubs Standings for which he earned a $10,000 prize, although his biggest prize was $20,000.00 for fifth place in Fortnite Fall Skirmish Series - Week 4 EU.[9] Despite his good level,[10] he failed to qualify for the 2019 Fortnite World Cup. On the other hand, he did manage to qualify[11] to the 2019 ESL Katowice Royale tournament in Katowice, Poland along with Ryux, his teammate at the time. But due to several bugs in the game[12][13][14] he couldn't manage to get into prizes. It has also performed well in other tournaments including the Fortnite Winter Royale[15] and the Fortnite Pro AM[16] charity event involving Streamers and Celebrities.

Social media career[]

Marki started his social media career[17] by uploading videos and making Minecraft livestreams. When Fortnite came out he changed his content and it is thanks to this game that he has achieved the numbers he has now. He is principally known for doing live streams on Twitch and uploading videos to YouTube, as on both platforms he has more than 1 million followers. But he also creates content on other social networks such as Instagram, Twitter and TikTok.

Tournament results[]

Notable tournament placements
Date Game Location Event Placement Winnings (US$)
2019-04-13 Apex Legends Berlin, Germany TwitchCon Europe Showdown 2019 - Qualifier 1 15th $925
2019-02-19 Apex Legends Online Twitch Rivals: ALC Europe 2 5th $7,500
2018-12-01 Fortnite Online Fortnite Winter Royale Series 2018 (EU) 21th $1,500
2018-10-28 Fortnite Online Fortnite Fall Skirmish Series - Clubs Standings 2nd $10,000
2018-10-28 Fortnite San José, USA Fortnite Fall Skirmish Series - Week 6 - Stream-Vitational @TwitchCon 32th $13,750
2018-10-12 Fortnite Online Fortnite Fall Skirmish Series - Week 4 EU 5th $20,000
2018-08-25 Fortnite Online Twitch Rivals x Fortnite Summer Skirmish Series - Week 7 EU (Day 2) 18th $925
2018-08-18 Fortnite Online Twitch Rivals x Fortnite Summer Skirmish Series - Week 6 EU (Day 2) 11th $4,175

Controversies[]

It has been at the center of controversy several times. The first was over an argument with his mother during a Twitch live stream in which Marki to de-stress hit a punching bag with a baseball bat while his mother was still in the room. This clip went around the world and starred news in all the Spanish media.[18][19][20][21][22][23] Such was the virality of this clip that it even appeared in a Netflix documentary[24] called Not a Game.[25] Marcos has explained on several occasions that this clip was taken out of context as he has a great relationship with his mother. The second one was due to a ban from the Twitch platform for insulting that lasted several months.[26] Like the previous one, he also starred in several news in the press.[27][28][29]

Filmography[]

Year Title Role Ref.
2019 La historia de MarkiLokuras - Team Heretics Main [30]

References[]

  1. ^ "MarkiLokurasY - Statistics". Twitch tracker.
  2. ^ a b "About MarkiLokuras". YouTube.
  3. ^ Guiñón, Álvaro (March 13, 2021). "Los 20 mayores streamers españoles de Twitch". AS (in Spanish).
  4. ^ Pascual, Alfredo (February 9, 2020). "La mansión de los 'gamers': entrenadores, cocineras y fichajes millonarios". El Confidencial (in Spanish).
  5. ^ "Nos colamos en la 'mansión' madrileña de los gamers". Tele Madrid (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-06-29.
  6. ^ "Me he mudado a la MANSION HERETICS". YouTube (in Spanish).
  7. ^ García Díaz, Jaime (July 15, 2020). "Team Heretics presenta la mansión para sus creadores de contenido". La Razón (in Spanish).
  8. ^ Pastoriza, María (July 15, 2020). "Team Heretics nos guía en una visita a su nueva mansión". Dexerto (in Spanish).
  9. ^ "FALL SKIRMISH WEEK 4 (1 WIN + TOP5)". YouTube (in Spanish).
  10. ^ Pastoriza, María (Jun 27, 2019). "Marki Lokuras muestra su increíble habilidad de cara a la Fortnite World Cup". Dexerto (in Spanish).
  11. ^ Espinosa, Pablo (January 31, 2019). "Team Heretics estará representado en la ESL Katowice de Fortnite con MarkiLokuras y Ryux". Area Jugones Sport (in Spanish).
  12. ^ Romero, María (March 4, 2019). "Problemas técnicos empañan la ESL Katowice Royale de Fortnite". La Vanguardia (in Spanish).
  13. ^ García, Francisco (March 3, 2019). "Un nuevo bug en Fortnite ha afectado a Ryux y MarkiLokurasY en ESL Katowice Royale". Dexerto (in Spanish).
  14. ^ Merino, Álex (March 4, 2019). "Los españoles se quedan helados en Katowice". AS (in Spanish).
  15. ^ Romero, María (November 27, 2018). "Siete españoles clasificados para las finales del torneo del millón de dólares de Fortnite". La Vanguardia (in Spanish).
  16. ^ Garro, Juan (June 14, 2019). "Estos son los españoles, y todos los jugadores y famosos, que participarán en el Fortnite Celebrity Pro-Am". Xtaka Esports (in Spanish).
  17. ^ eSports, Movistar (November 28, 2019). "MarkiLokuras: "Fortnite no es el mejor videojuego de la historia"". AS (in Spanish).
  18. ^ Deportes, Antena 3 (July 7, 2019). "Un conocido youtuber español, apunto de agredir a su madre en pleno directo". Antena 3 (in Spanish).
  19. ^ Ofrecio, Cristina (July 3, 2019). "El cabreo descomunal de un youtuber español cerca de agredir a su madre". SPORT (in Spanish).
  20. ^ "Fortnite: MarkiLokuras, jugador profesional de eSports, pierde los nervios e insulta a su madre en un directo de Twitch". 20Minutos (in Spanish).
  21. ^ "Fortnite: MarkiLokuras, jugador profesional del Team Heretics, insulta a su madre en directo". La Vanguardia (in Spanish).
  22. ^ "Fortnite: Un famoso jugador de Fortnite humilla a su madre en directo". El Plural (in Spanish).
  23. ^ eSports, Redacción (June 30, 2019). "MarkiLokuras pierde los papeles discutiendo con su madre en un directo". Marca (in Spanish).
  24. ^ "Denuncio a Netflix? Explicacion". YouTube (in Spanish).
  25. ^ "Not a game". Netflix.
  26. ^ "StreamerBans on Twitter". Twitter.
  27. ^ M., María (March 4, 2020). "El streamer MarkiLokuras, de nuevo en el centro de la polémica". Marca (in Spanish).
  28. ^ Deportes, Antena 3 (March 6, 2020). "El youtuber 'MarkiLokuras', vuelve al foco de la polémica". Antena 3 (in Spanish).
  29. ^ eSports, Movistar (February 2, 2020). "Twitch banea el canal de Markilokuras". AS E-sports (in Spanish).
  30. ^ La historia de MarkiLokuras - Team Heretics (in Spanish), Team Heretics, retrieved 2021-04-09

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