Marcos Barragán Rosado (born March 22, 1997), better known online as MarkiLokuras, is a Spanish YouTuber and content creator. He is known for playing ''

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'' and with more than 1.4 million followers he is the 12th most followed Spanish streamer on

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Early life

Marcos was born on March 22, 1997, in

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). On October 6, 2013, he created his

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channel in 2017 he started livestreaming on

. In April 2018 he joined the

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team Team Heretics and early 2020 he moved to his gaming house in

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and a few months after he moved to the club's mansion which is located also in

. He left the club in February 2021 when he moved to

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to compete at the highest level in ''

''.

Professional career

MarkiLokuras has competed professionally in ''

'' and in ''

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''. His competitive stage is marked by his link to the Spanish team Heretics from April 2018 to February 2021. He currently competes in ''

'' without being part of any team.

Fortnite

His biggest competitive achievement is second place in the ''Fortnite Fall Skirmish Series - Clubs Standings'' for which he earned a $10,000 prize, although his biggest prize was $20,000.00 for fifth place in ''Fortnite Fall Skirmish Series - Week 4 EU''. Despite his good level, he failed to qualify for the 2019

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. On the other hand, he did manage to qualify to the ''2019 ESL Katowice Royale'' tournament in Katowice,

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along with Ryux, his teammate at the time. But due to several bugs in the game he couldn't manage to get into prizes. It has also performed well in other tournaments including the ''Fortnite Winter Royale'' and the ''Fortnite Pro AM'' charity event involving Streamers and

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Social media career

Marki started his social media career by uploading videos and making ''

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'' livestreams. When ''

'' came out he changed his content and it is thanks to this game that he has achieved the numbers he has now. He is principally known for doing live streams on

and uploading videos to

, as on both platforms he has more than 1 million followers. But he also creates content on other social networks such as Instagram,

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and

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Tournament results

Controversies

It has been at the center of controversy several times. The first was over an argument with his mother during a

live stream in which Marki to de-stress hit a punching bag with a baseball bat while his mother was still in the room. This clip went around the world and starred news in all the Spanish media. Such was the virality of this clip that it even appeared in a

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documentary called ''Not a Game''. Marcos has explained on several occasions that this clip was taken out of context as he has a great relationship with his mother. The second one was due to a ban from the

platform for insulting that lasted several months. Like the previous one, he also starred in several news in the press.

Filmography

References

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External links

@markigang
on Instagram Spanish esports players Fortnite Spanish YouTubers Living people Twitch (service) streamers 1997 births Gaming YouTubers