 this way I was so afraid of looking like an idiot," he recalls. "But now I’m in so deep that I can’t even hear those voices."

Blizzard uses Frodan and Brian "Brian Kibler" Kibler to cast the biggest Hearthstone matches.

There are Hearthstone celebrities like Kripparrian and Trump who’ve cultivated huge followings through endless arena runs and a relentless streaming schedule. There are Hearthstone pros like Pavel and Purple who’ve earned the respect of their peers through almost unbelievable competitive consistency and putting in marathon practice sessions with other pros. Frodan is neither. He streams irregularly and has no daily schedule, and though he's capable of finishing in the top 100 on ladder he has no tournament wins to his name.

None of which has stopped him from emerging as perhaps the most beloved, recognizable figure in Hearthstone's still young esports scene. As a broadcaster Chou is cheeky and suave, with the slight dash of acerbic wit necessary to give Hearthstone’s endless bad beats and righteous draws their character. It’s is a good place to be. And yet, he’s not quite satisfied. "If I just casted, and did only that, I think I’d get bored and kinda sad after a while. I wanna do more things," says Frodan. "So many people who do commentary—over the years, they move onto other projects, largely because they realize that there’s a lot more to explore with your influence than just yelling GG."

Sister act

Chou was a shy kid, or at least shyer than his sister, who was seven years his senior. "She was doing magic shows, puppet shows, and public speaking way before I was," he remembers, "I looked up to her a lot... I kinda wanted to be my sister." They grew up together in the frigid meadows of East Brunswick, New Jersey, and it was her who first nicknamed him Frodan. He kept that alias around as a permanent reminder of her affection.

The Frodan persona, as much as there is one, started to coalesce during his varsity years. Chou describes himself as a very civically engaged teenager. In high school he discovered a passion for political action, and became a strong, idealistic proponent for youth engagement. He got his hands dirty as a coordinator for
this way I was so afraid of looking like an idiot, " he recalls. " But nowadays I ’m in therefore deep that I ca n’t even hear those voices. " 

 Blizzard use Frodan and Brian " Brian Kibler " Kibler to cast the biggest Hearthstone match. 

 There are Hearthstone celebrities like Kripparrian and Trump who ’ve cultivate huge followings through endless stadium runs and a relentless cyclosis schedule. There are Hearthstone pros like Pavel and Purple who ’ve earned the respect of their peers through almost incredible competitive consistency and putting in marathon practice sessions with early pros. Frodan is neither. He streams irregularly and hold no casual schedule, and though he's capable of finishing in the top 100 on ladder he has no tournament wins to his name. 

 None of which has discontinue him from emerging as perhaps the most beloved, recognizable figure in Hearthstone's still unseasoned esports scene. As a broadcaster Chou is cheeky and suave, with the slight dash of acerbic wit necessary to give Hearthstone ’s endless bad beats and righteous absorb their character. It ’s is a good space to be. And so far, he ’s not quite satisfied. " If I just casted, and suffice only that, I think I ’d get bored and rather sad after a while. I wanna do more things, " says Frodan. " So many people who do commentary — over the years, they move onto other projects, largely because they gain that there ’s a lot more to research with your influence than barely yelling GG. " 

 Sister act 

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SIstEr Act

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B l izz ar duse sF ro dan a ndBrian " Brian Kibl er"  K ibler to cas t  t he biggest  He arthstone ma tch es.

T he rea re He art hston e cele b rities  like Kri pp a rriana nd Trum p wh o’ve  cultivated hugef ol l owings through  endle ss ar e n a r uns  and a rel en tless streami n gs c h edu l e. There areHearthstone pro s like  P ave l  and P urple  w h o’v e earned th e re spect oftheirp eers th r ough al most u nbe lie vabl e  c om pet it i vec on sis t enc y and pu tt in g inmara t h o n  pra cti ce s essio ns with other  pr os.F rod an is  neit her.  H e str eams i rregu la rly and has nodail y schedul e,an d t ho ugh h e 's cap abl e o f finis hing in the  t o p 10 0 on ladder he has  n o to urnament  winst ohi s  name.
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S is ter a ct

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TheF ro dan p er sona, as mu c h asthere  is one, s tart ed to coalesce du r ing his varsit y ye a r s.Cho u  des cr ibes himself a s a  v e r y civica ll y engaged t eenager.  I n  high  schoo l he d iscover e d  a passio n fo r p oliticalact io n , and b ec am e  a str ong,  i dealis tic pr o pone n t  for youth engag ement . He go t  hi s han ds  dirtya s acoordinato r for
 this_way I_was so afraid of_looking like_an_idiot," he_recalls._"But now I’m_in so deep_that I can’t even_hear those voices."

Blizzard_uses_Frodan and Brian "Brian Kibler" Kibler to cast the biggest Hearthstone matches.

There are Hearthstone_celebrities_like Kripparrian_and_Trump_who’ve cultivated huge followings through_endless arena runs and a_relentless streaming_schedule. There are Hearthstone pros like Pavel and_Purple_who’ve earned the_respect of their peers through almost unbelievable competitive consistency_and putting in marathon practice sessions_with other pros._Frodan_is_neither. He streams irregularly_and has no daily schedule, and_though he's capable of finishing in_the top 100 on ladder he has_no tournament wins to his name.

None_of which has stopped him_from emerging_as perhaps the most beloved,_recognizable figure in_Hearthstone's still_young esports scene._As a broadcaster Chou is cheeky_and suave, with_the slight dash of acerbic wit_necessary_to give Hearthstone’s_endless_bad_beats and_righteous draws their_character._It’s is_a_good place to be. And yet,_he’s_not quite satisfied. "If I just casted,_and did only that,_I_think I’d get bored_and kinda sad after a_while. I wanna do more things,"_says Frodan._"So many_people who do commentary—over the years, they move onto other projects,_largely because they realize that there’s_a lot more to_explore with_your_influence than just_yelling_GG."

Sister act

Chou_was a shy kid, or at least_shyer than_his sister, who was seven years_his senior. "She was_doing_magic shows, puppet shows, and public_speaking way before I was," he_remembers, "I looked up to_her_a_lot... I kinda wanted to_be my sister." They grew up_together in the_frigid meadows of East Brunswick, New Jersey,_and_it was her who first nicknamed_him_Frodan. He kept that alias around_as_a_permanent reminder of her affection.

The_Frodan persona, as much as there_is one, started to coalesce during his varsity years._Chou describes himself_as a very civically engaged_teenager._In_high school he discovered a passion for political action, and_became a_strong, idealistic proponent_for youth engagement. He got his hands dirty as a_coordinator for