Gootecks is still upset at Twitch for removing his PogChamp emote YouTube\/Cross Counter TVFighting game icon and the former face of the Twitch emote PogChamp Ryan \u2018Gootecks\u2019 Gutierrez explained he\u2019s still angry at the streaming site for removing his emote back in January of 2021. Gootecks\u2019s face was formerly one of the most popular emotes on Twitch. PogChamp was used by viewers whenever a hype moment took place on stream to visualize their reaction, normally one of shock and surprise. The term remains popular to this day, as many with a Twitch lexicon often vocally say \u201cPoggers,\u201d \u201cPog\u201d and other variants of PogChamp. However, the Gootecks hasn\u2019t been the face of PogChamp for awhile, and has since become KomodoHype following a site-wide poll. Thanks @leahmndz01 for having me on the show! First time I\u2019ve sat down for an interview since the PogChamp drama that kicked off 2021. Lots of spicy takes and hot topics that made for an interesting chat https:\/\/t.co\/0R5L7Z2Ewr \u2014 gootecks (@gootecks) August 23, 2021 The reason Twitch removed the emote stems from Gutierrez\u2019s comments on Twitter asking if there would be civil unrest when a woman was shot and killed during the infamous Capitol Hill protests. While Gootecks did respond to Twitch removing the emote in a YouTube video weeks after the incident, on August 23, he discussed it during podcast called \u201cLocal Landing.\u201d First, Gutierrez explained how Twitch allegedly never even asked him for permission to use his face as a global emote to begin with. (Segment begins at 18:00) Gootecks says Twitch never asked for permission \u201cThere was a very long legal\u2026 it never escalated to a lawsuit, but I\u2019m no stranger to them. I knew them. So, they used my face for years. Literally years, until our lawyers worked out a deal,\u201d he claimed. \u201cWithin hours of me posting this spicy tweet on Twitter, Twitch makes this statement on Twitter about how PogChamp is no longer going to be what pops up in chat.\u201d According to Gootecks, the fact his comments weren\u2019t directed at Twitch, had nothing to do with gaming, and didn\u2019t even happen on their platform, their decision was a bad one. \u201cIt\u2019s been used literally millions of times!\u201d he exclaimed. \u201cThe vast majority of which don\u2019t even know that it\u2019s me. They just know PogChamp guy.\u201d He also took issue with Twitch claiming that he was \u201cencouraging violence\u201d with his tweet. \u201cOnly a violent person would read what I said and think that!\u201d he blasted. A bit later on in the podcast, he complained that there were \u201cnever any expectations\u201d or a \u201ccode of conduct\u201d from Twitch in regards to PogChamp. We’ve made the decision to remove the PogChamp emote following statements from the face of the emote encouraging further violence after what took place in the Capitol today. \u2014 Twitch (@Twitch) January 7, 2021 Gootecks calls Twitch\u2019s decision a \u201cknee-jerk reaction\u201d \u201cI didn\u2019t sign up to be the face of Twitch. In fact, the way that they would use the emote on their site, actually isn\u2019t what we had agreed upon anyway,\u201d he revealed. \u201cBut since we were business partners, I\u2019m like \u2018whatever.\u2019\u201d He added that he was never told to \u201ctone it down on Twitter\u201d and had been making statements previously that Twitch may not have agreed with. \u201cTo me, what they did was such a knee-jerk reaction. Literally, like three hours, right? And clearly, whoever was making that decision, I don\u2019t even think that they were aware of the deal that we have in place,\u201d he added. \u201cCause if they did know, it would have gone up the ladder.\u201d While Gootecks disagrees with how the situation was handled, he did end up getting paid when all was said and done, but he didn\u2019t elaborate on how much the licensing deal with Twitch was actually worth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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