"Hello everyone, this is H- to the -usky Husky here, and we are back with some more StarCraft 2 action!"—Husky
HuskyStarcraft is a
YouTube channel starring Mike "Husky" Lamond, who casts
Starcraft II matches. Originating from Oregon, he gained his first 10,000 subscribers on a now-defunct
YouTube channel called "
EsportsReport
", covering
Starcraft Brood War professional games. Afterwards, he created the "
Husky Starcraft" account, covering exclusively
Starcraft II, which has since then exploded in popularity and fueled his own rise to prominence.
Known for his
enthusiasm and
Motor Mouth, he is currently the most popular English-speaking
Starcraft II commentator on
YouTube, with more than 600,000 subscribers and a regular viewership of 150,000 viewers. He also holds the number 1 most subscribed "Reporter" award. He shows a wide knowledge of
the players,
the tournaments, the strategies and the
metagame, although amongst other
Starcraft II commentators he's criticized for less analysis and more play-by-play (which he just accepts, as that's his
Signature Style).
Compared to other commentators, he is considered the most energetic and "fun", with his casts appealing to many fans of
Starcraft II who previously have never heard of it, and many people who enjoy watching
Starcraft II without owning the game. Unlike other commentators, he also avoids swearing in his casts. Most prominent is his new band, Nerd Alert, which he started with
Kurt Hugo Schneider and
ivyleaguepunk, which makes parodies and original songs based on
Starcraft; their "Banelings" song garnered more than 4 million views by the end of the first week.
The channel can be seen
here. He is also a prominent member of
The Game Station, frequently appearing in skits. He also has a
second channel, which he uses to post non-
Starcraft videos and unedited livesteam footage (including
Starcraft-related ones).
Compare and contrast with
TotalBiscuit and
Day Nine's
Starcraft II commentaries.
Provides examples of:
- Motor Mouth: Especially during the micromanagement-heavy parts.
- Promoted Fanboy: Very much so.
- Growing up as a fan of professional Starcraft Brood War commentary and gameplay, Husky is now one of the most well known English casters; he is also a fan of Day Nine, who frequently commentates with Husky now.
- Husky's fame as an amuteur commentator also led to him getting Beta keys to Starcraft II, which led to his channel mushrooming in popularity.
- Husky and Kurt were also, weirdly enough, fans of each other before they knew each other personally; Kurt just sent Husky an email one day asking if he wanted to create Starcraft-based music together, and a few months later Husky remembered the email and wrote in the draft for "Banelings".
- Real Men Wear Pink: Loves the color pink for some reason.
- Seinfeldian Conversation: A few minutes towards the start of every cast tends to be these. The opening of a Starcraft game tends to be boring economy building, but Husky doesn't like speeding games up in case something crazy does happen, and even when he prepares player stats to read out they often don't fill much time. To avoid awkward silences while he waits for the conflict to start, he rambles about pretty much anything that happens to hold his interest, from recent events in the Starcraft community to pulling off slick stunts on his desk chair.
- The Stoic: Seems to have no emotion outside of Starcraft casts. It's seriously like a switch was flicked and all the energy was turned off. Watch the second episode of The Game Station podcast, where he plays up the "emotionless man" haircut he recently got to absurd levels.
- Straight Man: Acts this way in the second The Game Station podcast. Mostly toward's Jesse's Wise Guy, but really to everyone.
- The Unfunny: Going with The Stoic outside of Starcraft; during the second The Game Station podcast, TotalBiscuit and Dodger are cracking up over Jesse Cox's jokes, while Husky stares straight on. Apparently, Husky had sworn to brace himself against Day Nine's humor, and has become immune to Jesse's.
- Verbal Tic: "I feel like...". Shared with his friends, too, such as Ahnaris Starcraft and Press Heart To Continue.
"...I hope you guys enjoyed it, and I'll see you guuuys next tiiime!"
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