MarkiLokuras

Marcos Barragán Rosado (born March 22, 1997), better known online as MarkiLokuras, is a Spanish YouTuber and content creator. He is known for playing Fortnite and with more than 1.6 million followers he is the 50th most followed Spanish Speaking streamer[2] on Twitch.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Barragán and the second or maternal family name is Rosado.
MarkiLokuras
Personal information
NameMarcos Barragán Rosado
Nickname(s)Marki
Born (1997-03-22) March 22, 1997
Talavera la Real, Extremadura, Spain
Career information
Games
Playing career2017–present
Team history
2018–2021Team Heretics
Twitch information
Channel
Years active2017–present
GenreGaming
Followers1.6 million
Associated actsTheGrefg
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2013–present
Subscribers1.04 million[1]
Total views128.7 million[1]
100,000 subscribers
1,000,000 subscribers
Last updated: 3 May 2023

Early life

Marcos was born on March 22, 1997, in Talavera la Real (Badajoz, Spain). On October 6, 2013, he created his YouTube channel in 2017 he started livestreaming on Twitch. In April 2018 he joined the e-sports team Team Heretics and early 2020 he moved to his gaming house[3][4] in Madrid and a few months after he moved[5] to the club's mansion[6][7] which is located also in Madrid. He left the club in February 2021 when he moved to Frankfurt, Germany to compete at the highest level in Fortnite. In February 26, 2023 he joined the e-sports team ZETA and early March moved to his gaming house.

Professional career

MarkiLokuras has competed professionally in Fortnite and in Apex Legends. His competitive stage is marked by his link to the Spanish team Heretics from April 2018 to February 2021. He currently competes in Fortnite being part of team ZETA.

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.[8] Despite his good level,[9] he failed to qualify for the 2019 Fortnite World Cup. On the other hand, he did manage to qualify[10] to the 2019 ESL Katowice Royale tournament in Katowice, Poland along with Ryux, his teammate at the time. But due to several bugs in the game[11][12][13] he couldn't manage to get into prizes. It has also performed well in other tournaments including the Fortnite Winter Royale[14] and the Fortnite Pro AM[15] charity event involving Streamers and Celebrities.

Social media career

Marki started his social media career[16] by uploading videos and making Minecraft livestreams. When Fortnite 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 Twitch and uploading videos to YouTube, as on both platforms he has more than 1 million followers. But he also creates content on other social networks such as Instagram, Twitter and TikTok.

Tournament results
Notable tournament placements
Date Game Location Event Placement Winnings (US$)
2019-04-13 Apex Legends Berlin, Germany TwitchCon Europe Showdown 2019 - Qualifier 1 15th $925
2019-02-19 Apex Legends Online Twitch Rivals: ALC Europe 2 5th $7,500
2018-12-01 Fortnite Online Fortnite Winter Royale Series 2018 (EU) 21st $1,500
2018-10-28 Fortnite Online Fortnite Fall Skirmish Series - Clubs Standings 2nd $10,000
2018-10-28 Fortnite San José, United States Fortnite Fall Skirmish Series - Week 6 - Stream-Vitational @TwitchCon 32nd $13,750
2018-10-12 Fortnite Online Fortnite Fall Skirmish Series - Week 4 EU 5th $20,000
2018-08-25 Fortnite Online Twitch Rivals x Fortnite Summer Skirmish Series - Week 7 EU (Day 2) 18th $925
2018-08-18 Fortnite Online Twitch Rivals x Fortnite Summer Skirmish Series - Week 6 EU (Day 2) 11th $4,175

Controversies

It has been at the center of controversy several times. The first was over an argument with his mother during a Twitch 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.[17][18][19][20][21][22] Such was the virality of this clip that it even appeared in a Netflix documentary[23] called Not a Game.[24] 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 Twitch platform for insulting that lasted several months.[25] Like the previous one, he also starred in several news in the press.[26][27][28]

On 24 January 2023 he was expelled from Minecraft Extremo for graves insultis to JCorko, other player.[29]

Filmography
YearTitleRoleRef.
2019La historia de MarkiLokuras - Team HereticsMain[30]

References
  1. "About MarkiLokuras". YouTube.
  2. Guiñón, Álvaro (March 13, 2021). "Los 20 mayores streamers españoles de Twitch". AS (in Spanish).
  3. Pascual, Alfredo (February 9, 2020). "La mansión de los 'gamers': entrenadores, cocineras y fichajes millonarios". El Confidencial (in Spanish).
  4. "Nos colamos en la 'mansión' madrileña de los gamers". Tele Madrid (in Spanish). 24 February 2020. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
  5. "Me he mudado a la MANSION HERETICS". YouTube (in Spanish).
  6. García Díaz, Jaime (July 15, 2020). "Team Heretics presenta la mansión para sus creadores de contenido". La Razón (in Spanish).
  7. Pastoriza, María (July 15, 2020). "Team Heretics nos guía en una visita a su nueva mansión". Dexerto (in Spanish).
  8. "FALL SKIRMISH WEEK 4 (1 WIN + TOP5)". YouTube (in Spanish).
  9. Pastoriza, María (Jun 27, 2019). "Marki Lokuras muestra su increíble habilidad de cara a la Fortnite World Cup". Dexerto (in Spanish). Archived from the original on June 29, 2021. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
  10. Espinosa, Pablo (January 31, 2019). "Team Heretics estará representado en la ESL Katowice de Fortnite con MarkiLokuras y Ryux". Area Jugones Sport (in Spanish).
  11. Romero, María (March 4, 2019). "Problemas técnicos empañan la ESL Katowice Royale de Fortnite". La Vanguardia (in Spanish).
  12. García, Francisco (March 3, 2019). "Un nuevo bug en Fortnite ha afectado a Ryux y MarkiLokurasY en ESL Katowice Royale". Dexerto (in Spanish).
  13. Merino, Álex (March 4, 2019). "Los españoles se quedan helados en Katowice". AS (in Spanish).
  14. Romero, María (November 27, 2018). "Siete españoles clasificados para las finales del torneo del millón de dólares de Fortnite". La Vanguardia (in Spanish).
  15. Garro, Juan (June 14, 2019). "Estos son los españoles, y todos los jugadores y famosos, que participarán en el Fortnite Celebrity Pro-Am". Xtaka Esports (in Spanish).
  16. eSports, Movistar (November 28, 2019). "MarkiLokuras: "Fortnite no es el mejor videojuego de la historia"". AS (in Spanish).
  17. Deportes, Antena 3 (July 7, 2019). "Un conocido youtuber español, apunto de agredir a su madre en pleno directo". Antena 3 (in Spanish).
  18. Ofrecio, Cristina (July 3, 2019). "El cabreo descomunal de un youtuber español cerca de agredir a su madre". SPORT (in Spanish).
  19. "Fortnite: MarkiLokuras, jugador profesional de eSports, pierde los nervios e insulta a su madre en un directo de Twitch". 20Minutos (in Spanish). 28 June 2019.
  20. "Fortnite: MarkiLokuras, jugador profesional del Team Heretics, insulta a su madre en directo". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 28 June 2019.
  21. "Fortnite: Un famoso jugador de Fortnite humilla a su madre en directo". El Plural (in Spanish). 30 June 2019.
  22. eSports, Redacción (June 30, 2019). "MarkiLokuras pierde los papeles discutiendo con su madre en un directo". Marca (in Spanish).
  23. "Denuncio a Netflix? Explicacion". YouTube (in Spanish).
  24. "Not a game". Netflix.
  25. "StreamerBans on Twitter". Twitter.
  26. M., María (March 4, 2020). "El streamer MarkiLokuras, de nuevo en el centro de la polémica". Marca (in Spanish).
  27. Deportes, Antena 3 (March 6, 2020). "El youtuber 'MarkiLokuras', vuelve al foco de la polémica". Antena 3 (in Spanish).
  28. eSports, Movistar (February 2, 2020). "Twitch banea el canal de Markilokuras". AS E-sports (in Spanish).
  29. Requena Molina, Nacho (25 January 2023). "Minecraft Extremo Día 7: MarkiLokuras, descalificado por sus fuertes insultos a otros streamers". Softonic (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  30. La historia de MarkiLokuras - Team Heretics (in Spanish), Team Heretics, retrieved 2021-04-09
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