At 14, He Had Already Made $10,000 Playing Age of Empires 2

In December 2001, a 14-year-old Canadian finished 4th in the world at the World Cyber Games in Seoul, playing AoE2: The Conquerors. The Zone knew him as _IamChris; in the Legion Clan he was L_Clan_Chris, one of the most famous names in AoE2 history. This is his full story. This documentary follows _IamChris from the MSN Zone days and the golden era of 2001-2003, through the Legion Clan (where he became L_Clan_Chris), the lessons of the late 2000s, the comebacks (the Definitive Edition years and the $30,000 Battle of Africa 3 with MembTV in 2022 included), and the Kindle book he wrote in 2012, "Keys To 1vs1 Age of Empires 2". Real archive footage, his own words and his rivals'. CHAPTERS 00:00 Fourth in the world at fourteen 01:36 Act I · The kid on the Zone (1999–2001) 04:58 Act II · AoC really is my job (2002–2003) 08:07 Act III · The Legion Clan (1999–2007) 11:11 Act IV · The lesson (2008–2011) 13:12 Act V · Friends and rivals (2002–2011) 15:32 Act VI · The book (2012–2014) 17:50 Act VII · He keeps coming back (2014–2024) 22:31 Act VIII · The Situationist (2020–2026) 23:48 The honest ending ➡️ Live streams on Twitch:   / negodramaaoe   ➡️ Discord:   / discord   ➡️ NegoDrama AoE in Portuguese:    / @negodramaaoe   SOURCES & FOOTAGE (numbers as of Oct 2026) • Liquipedia (player page; Battle of Africa 3, MembTV, June 2022): https://liquipedia.net/ageofempires/C... https://liquipedia.net/ageofempires/B... • AoEZone/AoCZone threads (2009-2021), via the Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/2023/http... • Legion Clan site (legion.kz, lclan.com), via the Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/2003/http... • lch.free.fr, via the Wayback Machine: 2002 interview with _IamChris https://web.archive.org/web/2025/http... and RaFaL's hall of fame https://web.archive.org/web/2025/http... • Esports Earnings: https://www.esportsearnings.com/playe... • Goodreads, "Keys To 1vs1 Age of Empires 2":   / 19468261   • Team Liquid, "Age of Empires: a History and a Wiki": https://teamliquid.com/news/2021/11/1... • T90Official, tweet of 15 Aug 2020 (quoted): https://x.com/T90Official/status/1294... Games, interviews and commentary shown (short excerpts, editorial use): • Hera, History of AoE2 (also DauT's voice):    • The History of Age of Empires 2 (1999-2024)   • Nili_AoE:    • AoE2 History: World Cyber Games 2001   • ZeroEmpires:    • Top Experts League - Chris Interview      • GML - Chris Interview   • MembTV:    • DauT vs Chris 1st time on Definitive Editi...      • Too Much Talent vs QNA Last match to stay ...      • MR YO Lyx VIVI vs Capoch Dragonstar Chris ...   • Capoch:    • [EN] Chris is back and we we did 2v2 after...   • Dave AoE:    • Chris vs Daut Game 7   • NOVA:    • The LEGENDARY L_Clan_Chris is BACK! 🗺️ Dra...   • Daut Age of Empires 2:    • L_Clan_Chris is back!?   • The IamChris YouTube Channel (@IamChrisAge2):    • IamChris vs Capoch Arabia Ethiopians vs Khmer      • Chris Can Survive vs Mayans All In by Aliv...      • [iL] IamChris vs Hoang Showmatch Game 1      • IamChris vs Kamikaze | Arabia | Britons vs...   Music: the official Age of Empires II soundtracks © Microsoft. Age of Empires and Age of Empires II © Microsoft Corporation. This video was created under Microsoft's Game Content Usage Rules and is not endorsed or sponsored by Microsoft. Short excerpts of third-party videos and sites are used for commentary and education and credited above. If a clip is yours and you want it credited differently or removed, contact us. Did you watch Chris play back in the day, or did you meet him on the ladder? Tell me your favorite Chris memory in the comments. If you enjoyed it, like, subscribe to NegoDrama AoE and hit the bell. #AgeOfEmpires #AoE2 #LClanChris #IamChris