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Godtone

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Chang.
Godtone
Chang in 2019
Personal information
Born
Chang Chia-hang
EducationChung Yuan Christian University
Twitch information
Channel
Years active2013–present
GenreVideo gaming
Followers557,000
YouTube information
ChannelsGodtone&PowerRoger
(統晨大戲院)
Subscribers259,000
(2 February 2024)
Total views202 million
(2 February 2024)
100,000 subscribers
Esports career information
GameLeague of Legends
Playing career2023–present
RoleJungle
Team history
2023–presentHell Pigs
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese張嘉航
Simplified Chinese张嘉航
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhāng Jiāháng
Tongyong PinyinChang Chia-hang
Asiagodtone
Traditional Chinese亞洲統神
Simplified Chinese亚洲统神
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYǎzhōu Tǒng Shén
Godtone
Traditional Chinese統神
Simplified Chinese统神
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTǒng Shén

Chia-hang Chang (Chinese: 張嘉航), better known as Godtone (統神), is a Taiwanese Twitch streamer and YouTuber known for his blunt and impassioned commentary. He is a frequent subject of internet memes, most notably "Godtone carrying hot pot".[1] He debuted in 2013 as a League of Legends streamer and occasionally plays the game professionally as a jungler for Hell Pigs, a team which he founded and owns.

Career

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Chang first starting live streaming League of Legends on Twitch in February 2013. His screen name is a combination of the character for barrel (桶), a reference to the in-game character Gragas and is mistakenly typed as a different character (統), and the character for deity (神). At his peak in 2015, Chang was one of the most-watched Twitch streamers in Taiwan, drawing around 10,000 viewers per stream.[2] He once held the rank of "Challenger" on the Taiwanese server, which the highest tier of players, and participated in several esports tournaments.[3]

In 2017, Chang started a YouTube channel to upload vlogs, but the channel gained little attention in the beginning; meanwhile, his popularity on Twitch decreased. In 2020, Chang left Twitch and started streaming on a new platform, Lang Live [zh].[2][4]

In July 2021, Chang collaborated with Toyz in a livestream to promote the mobile game Moonlight Blade Mobile (天涯明月刀M). The two engaged in several of in-game battles, most of which Chang lost. As a punishment for losing, Chang was told to change his in-game name to "Toyz's Dog", who became enraged and refused to do so. After the event, Toyz posted a highlight reel from the livestream, which further angered Chang. The two continued to argue over the Internet, and Chang claimed that he felt disrespected by Toyz's taunts throughout the stream.[5][6]

In April 2024, in response to Mickey Huang's child pornography scandal, Chang commented that he believed the scandal was not a serious matter and that he would like to have sex with minors as well. After the comment, several companies terminated their collaboration with Chung. His YouTube channel was also terminated.[7][8] On the other hand, Justin Wu (吳崢) and Miao Poya criticised Chung's comment, and had debated with him.[9][10]

"Godtone carrying hot pot"

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"Godtone carrying hot pot" (統神端火鍋) is an internet meme that circulated in early 2021. The video depicts a man who looks like Chang carrying a big pot, then slipping onto the ground and repeatedly saying "itai", the Japanese word for "painful". The original video is believed to be from Latin America.[11] The meme was commonly used in a bait-and-switch manner that's similar to Rickrolling.[12] Chang clarified that the man in the video is not him, but later parodied the video on social media.[13]

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In 2013, Chang insulted a police officer and the moderator of the League of Legends board on the online forum PTT. In 2014, he appeared in court, where he was charged with slander and served a 2-year suspended sentence.[14][15]

In 2016, Chang appeared on a Facebook page created to promote the mobile game The Legend of Heroes (超神英雄傳說), but the page was suspended by Facebook for unknown reasons. The game's developer, Wayi, refused to pay Chang the full amount for the job, claiming that Chang had a negative public image that led to poor publicity for the game. Chang sued Wayi, and a court ruled in his favor.[16][17]

In 2019, Chang was involved in a traffic accident in Zhonghe District, New Taipei, and a video surfaced of Chang engaging in a heated argument with eight men. Chang's fans subsequently doxxed the other men and flooded their workplaces with negative reviews online; meanwhile, Chang urged his fans to be rational. A police investigation found that Chang was not at fault, and one of the other men was charged with defamation.[18][19]

Personal life

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Chang (center) and his older brother (right) at a video game expo.

Chang is a graduate of Chung Yuan Christian University.[20] His older brother, Wei-hang Chang [zh] is also a video game live streamer that plays under the screen name Guodong (國動). Chang married his former agent in 2015, and his wife frequently appears in his YouTube vlogs.[21] Chang has two children.[22]

References

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  1. ^ 玄軒軒 (August 2, 2021). "又舔！統神暴怒語錄成為新一代迷因 今晚想來點「奶酪」嗎？". United Daily News (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  2. ^ a b 陳君毅 (August 11, 2020). "台灣最強直播主被挖走！亞洲統神離開起家厝Twitch，「過氣」傳言會成真嗎？". Business Next (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  3. ^ 魚丸 (July 25, 2020). "回顧統神S3以來電競夢　《亞洲電子競技公開賽》晉級四強追上巔峰". ETToday (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  4. ^ 溫博鈞 (April 30, 2020). "「浪PLAY」誕生「亞洲統神」鳳冠霞披喜孜孜". China Times (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  5. ^ 詹鎰睿 (July 20, 2021). "拖椅子的狗！統神、Toyz撕破臉互槓　掀網熱議：超精彩". SET News (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved November 9, 2021.
  6. ^ 玄軒軒 (July 20, 2021). "統椅大戰越演越烈！統神、Toyz「改名爭議」隔空互嗆火藥味濃". United Daily News (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved November 9, 2021.
  7. ^ Chen Cheng-yu; Jason Pan (April 11, 2024). "Prosecutors to re-examine Mickey Huang's case". Taipei Times. Retrieved April 22, 2024. Chang was quoted saying: "It is not such a serious matter... Even I would like to have sex with a minor." Following the outcry, seven companies yesterday said they had terminated their sponsorship deals with Chang.
  8. ^ 林士芬 (April 17, 2024). "統神挺黃子佼惹議YT頻道遭移除　網揭1規定：基本上被鎖臉了". upmedia.mg (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved April 22, 2024. 有網友今天（17日）突然發現統神的YouTube頻道已遭官方移除，引起熱議
  9. ^ 胡玟惠 (April 9, 2024). "統神挺黃子佼挨轟開直播狂嗆　吳崢反擊：這是國民黨認可講師？". upmedia.mg (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved April 22, 2024. 對此，吳崢也開直播回應統神的叫囂，指國民黨請統神當講師，統神卻認為持有未成年性私密影像不嚴重，他認為國民黨應表態是否接受這樣的言論。
  10. ^ 林高 (April 11, 2024). "苗博雅搬直播逐字稿打臉　統神直球對決慘敗：為我的無知道歉". Mirror Media (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved April 22, 2024. 統神昨晚（10日）再開直播，call in直球對決北市議員苗博雅，結果被苗博雅直接搬出統神直播的逐字稿打臉。
  11. ^ "【meme週記】台版瑞克搖！從統神端火鍋到白冰冰泡湯，你今天被釣了嗎？". United Daily News (in Chinese (Taiwan)). February 20, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  12. ^ 何立雯 (February 16, 2021). "40萬人都被騙！蒼藍鴿道歉影片瘋傳 網點開卻是統神端火鍋". China Times (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  13. ^ 李鴻典 (March 4, 2021). "端火鍋「一代一代」太累？統神突喊：到底出門有什麼意義？". SETN (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  14. ^ 許淑惠 (May 23, 2014). "亞洲統神出庭遭檢狂電　氣到臉漲紅". Apple Daily (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  15. ^ 馬瑞君 (July 7, 2014). "罵版主智障又辱警 亞洲統神被判刑". China Times (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  16. ^ 顏凡裴 (October 1, 2016). "告遊戲商吐錢　統神代言價碼曝光". Apple Daily (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  17. ^ 吳玫穎 (October 1, 2016). "統神怒告遊戲商 代言價碼意外曝光". China Times (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  18. ^ "2男子與統神行車糾紛 曾任職店家遭「統粉」灌爆忙喊冤". Liberty Times (in Chinese (Taiwan)). November 26, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  19. ^ "屁孩車禍怒譙統神「X你X」…雙方互告統神贏了！". SETN (in Chinese (Taiwan)). June 3, 2020. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  20. ^ 高宇震 (May 12, 2020). "母校被「黑」 統神批招名威：先挑釁道歉又塞弄". United Daily News (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  21. ^ 林偉帆 (June 4, 2020). "統神超漂亮老婆曝光！上萬網暴動：好像舒淇". EBC news (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved November 9, 2021.
  22. ^ 詹鎰睿 (August 8, 2021). "兩個孩子的爸爸！統神PO「大雨撐傘照」談爭議：我不後悔". SET News (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved November 9, 2021.
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