The Top Laner That Carried Faker

This LoL documentary is on the history of Marin, the hidden carry behind the 2015 SK Telecom T1 roster. As great as Faker may be, SKT wouldn't have been able to do the things they did in the LCK (and at Worlds) if it wasn't for Marin and his top lane carry.

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[gbay]

Had to rush this video a little bit at the end so I apologize if it seems a bit unpolished. I've got a lot more exciting projects in the works though that I can't wait to show you guys :)

[sunneater]

"is Marin Happy?"
"Former League of Legends player SKT1 MaRin is Married"
LET"S FUCKING

[zaarongaming]

Really glad to see someone cover MaRin. He definitely gets overshadowed by the SKT organization and even other SKT top laners like Impact, but he's doubtlessly one of the best. One thing I would've liked to see in this video, though, was the 2015 SKT vs CJ Entus spring playoffs series, a set that went to 5 games MaRin ended up saving by being the only member of SKT to have survived a team fight and teleporting behind CJ (who were barrelling down mid lane to end the game) and killing their minions, resulting in SKT winning a pivotal game vital to them winning the playoff title.

[RawBerserker]

The last point is so true. He's got wife buff now, he should join back with a team and win Worlds.

[rivershen]

2015 SKT was the GOAT SKT
It's like, "Yeah, you've managed to keep an eye on Faker but how about MaRin that poses the same threat as Faker?"

[kingtoucan]

I think Marin was a player that needed a very specific team environment to flourish. I think SKT was one of the only teams that was able to provide him with that suitable environment and allowed him to be the great player that he was. SKT was also very patient with Marin, and still believed in him even through the tough losses and frustrations. Teams that Marin went to after his time in SKT simply could not sustain a suitable environment for him, or were not patient enough to keep him for the long run. You cannot have SKT without the legacy of Marin, and Marin cannot have his legacy without SKT.

[thrashyart]

I remember that exact korean finals in which faker was bench later on an interview he said that the reason he was bench is because Azir was so broken and he can't play Azir and Easyhoon was like the best Azir in the world and later that season Faker grinded Azir so much that he would still play the champion until now.

[Donole]

I just have to say that these kind of videos might not get the views they deserve now, but they will in time. You are documenting a very important era in gaming and in 10-20 years people will still look back to videos like this and enjoy them. Keep up the good work Gbay!

[optiping]

Everytime I find myself uninterested in competitive LoL, Gbay drops another bomb to draw me back in!

Also Gbay if you're reading this, you made me a Afreeca Freecs fan! Lets go!

[sionkim]

Marin streams in AfreecaTv. Its actually fun he plays alot of Pubg. Afreecatv community is so diff from twitch and its really fun to see him lead a amateur league team aginst other legends like Smeb Crown Pawn and others

[nofxd]

I think we can all appreciate how you let him have some humanity at the end there. Sports fandoms don't let their players be fully fledged humans too often. Was welcome.

[bingobongo]

Hell yea, Marin was awesome. I started playing/watching league in 2015. So season 5 worlds was very special for me.

[dickenstom]

I remember when everyone thought the Fiora rework was trash and Fiora was considered to be trash tier. Marin pulls her out in worlds and does one of the most devastating split pushes ever.

[thekilla]

It's great to see that even 6 years ago the greatest Reddit analysts were providing their professional input.

[SneazingWalrus]

That part at the end where he had Bangkok Titans come bow with them really got me in the feels 😭

[popo_irl]

MaRin was my favourite member of SKT and my favourite top laner of all time. He is the reason I still play Rumble (although I am a jungle main now). Thank you for this wonderful documentary on one of my favourite players ever, gbay. 😭

[brycebushey]

He brought them up to take a bow alongside SKT. This shit has me tearing up.

[HappyChimeNoises]

One of your best videos Gbay <3
Great writing + pacing + exciting moments throughout

[jnchuika]

Never forget that legendary semi-final vs CJ Entus when Marin saved the day by pulling the mid lane minions with MaoKai. To the date, that's one of my favorite plays ever.

[Poe_Tae_Toes]

And now he's the new Head Coach for the Team Liquid for the 2023 season! Had to come here and watch this after the announcement. Thank you for the informative and great documentary.