The Twitch Streamer Who Faked His Disability

When ZilianOP began his Twitch journey back in mid 2012, he would gain a reputation for his personality, gaming ability, and his physical disability as a wheelchair Twitch streamer. This would lead to donations, subscriptions and even a fundraiser to buy Zilian a new Wheelchair. However, on the 5th of April 2013, ZilianOP would end his career in seconds, after standing up from his wheelchair on stream. This video will cover the story of Twitch streamer, ZilianOP.

This is, The Streamer Who Faked A Disability For Donations

Thank you guys for watching, like and sub if you enjoyed, SunnyV2 XO ❤

This video was heavily inspired by WavyWebSurf's series on Zilian from back in 2020 titled "ZilianOP: The Twitch Streamer Caught Faking A Disability"

[justamicrowave]

The fact that the person who hacked his account was a friend is probably the greatest plot twist I have ever seen.

[conorjglennon]

I totally forgot about this guy. That moment he stands up and the girl is flabbergasted never gets old

[thetherrannative]

Honestly, being honest about his recovery journey would have probably gotten him _more_ support and _more_ donations than pretending to be wheelchair-bound the whole time. Never underestimate the power of compassion. Humans want to see each other getting better. Lying was the wrong move on every possible level.

[rennivirr]

Dude really just stood up and walked into his downfall

[nicholasbouchard]

I love how ive never heard of these people yet the stories are always told in the best way possible. Great job Sunny

[Minkfang]

Its important to note that most wheelchair users can still walk fine or have some level of mobility. Theres plenty of health conditions apart from paralysis that benefit from wheelchair use especially when out and about.

[wavywebsurf]

Hi Sunny, I appreciate you fairly covering this story. For viewers: Ever since I spoke with Zilian / Itsblooish back in 2020 and saw the prior photos of him in a wheelchair I realized much of what had been said about him in the past was mostly unsubstantiated bullshit. In my view, Zilian's biggest mistake was not updating his stream regarding his physical therapy progress. He never created a fake disability, and as far as I know he never told anyone he wouldn't be able to walk again. Rather Zilian was actively participating in physical therapy to regain his mobility and needed the wheelchair in the interim. But with him always in the wheelchair on camera, some viewers naturally assumed he was permanently paralyzed and were stunned when he stood up on stream. The clip goes viral, and the "handicapped streamer fakes a disability" narrative becomes part of internet history. Zilian was banned for faking a disability, which is something he provably didn't do. That said, he made many mistakes, which he has admitted to. He should have been updating his stream on his physical therapy and mobility status so a misunderstanding like this could never occur. I agree with Sunny, Zilian has learned his lesson and in my view should be given the chance to simply EXIST on the internet. So shoutout to Sunny and shoutout to ItsBlooish/Zilian. Take care folks.

[gamerhex]

The fact Twitch said they have "zero tolerance for this behavior" is the real joke. They protect streamers that do this all the time and ban the smaller ones. Twitch is the real joke

[gunsmokegaloreyt]

He had ONE job - to not stand up and walk on camera

HOW CAN YOU FUCK THAT UP

[xyz-dewb]

can't wait for every single streamer to react to this

[henryaung]

I'm fairly convinced that even though he clearly didn't mean to fake a disability from the get go, seeing how it garnered sympathy and support for him and his career he chose not to disclose his rehabilitation.

[Hello_Spaceboy]

I might actually have believed his bs "I just didn't think to tell people about it" story if he hadn't insisted that he fell and was in pain when he got up and walked away lol

[stookinthemiddle]

I mean, I'm a wheelchair user who can also stand/walk a little. So instantly assuming someone's faking when they stand is no bueno. But this dude is a piece of work with his gaslighting - he's the reason why folk like me have to fight for recognition of wheelchair users who can walk but still genuinely need a chair.

[TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

So he never meant to fake a disability, but why did he think it was a good idea to keep his rehabilitation progress a secret? Seems kinda suspircious how his girl would get shocked at him standing up in front of the camera, unless they talked about using and keeping up his disability as part of his image? On the bright side, he learned his lesson and decided to keep moving forward

[o-taco]

If he just said after the stream that he wasn't completely paralysed everything would have been fine. I know wheelchair users who can walk around but they still need a wheelchair. But he tried to gaslight the audience into thinking something else which really made it look like he was lying.

[bernlin]

That clip of him standing up and just simply walking away really is one of the greatest steamer moments in internet history. The utter lack of care and the simple devastation of just standing up is unparalleled. Most creators have to say something to do something violent/abhorrent. This dude got up out of a chair and ended his whole career 😆

[langerkackname]

The standing up wouldn't make me that suspicious. Even my Granny who needed a wheelchair could get out of it and do a few steps without it and yet she was bound to a wheelchair. It is his girlfriends reaction after he stood up that clearly indicates that they both knew they were faking it at that point.

[sethk]

It's the way he immediately lied about falling and injuring himself when caught that makes me think he intentionally omitted his recovery because it had become a successful part of his brand and identity.

[xravia]

He had a disability sure but clearly there was malicious intent there. His gf freaked out when he stood up on stream then he moved the camera. Afterwards he lies and said he fell. He knew what he was doing. I can't say I feel sorry for him.

[UniqueLove]

This one is both messed up yet hilarious at the same time 😂