The Story of FormaL: The Greatest FPS Player of All Time

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  • Опубліковано 28 лис 2024

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  • @ShadowD3mon25
    @ShadowD3mon25 Рік тому +445

    FormaL speaking that Halo championship into existence makes him one of the coldest pros to ever touch a controller. Always been my favorite FPS pro to watch and it was incredible watching him turn back time to win in Halo after he retired from CoD. H4F baby lol

    • @malazan6004
      @malazan6004 Рік тому +18

      What a perfect way to silence the haters after mw2019 and CW seasons also

    • @nutz0148
      @nutz0148 Рік тому +1

      If Mark Mcguire and Barry Bonds have an asterisk, then so does Formal.

    • @Lykitysplit
      @Lykitysplit Рік тому

      💯

    • @1upJeCK
      @1upJeCK Рік тому +1

      @@nutz0148 huh?

  • @RK9.
    @RK9. Рік тому +329

    FormaL's story is as close to a story from a writer's script as you're ever likely to see. I would have never imagined that he'd be standing on the Halo Champs stage as the winner after his "Read if you're H4F" twitlonger after Cold War. One of the greatest pros we've seen across every e-sport out there.

    • @FreshBoxLive
      @FreshBoxLive Рік тому +5

      When he beat optic in Raleigh that was surreal what a wild year.

    • @jordanamundson4129
      @jordanamundson4129 Рік тому +8

      Got to be at halo world Champs. You could feel the emotion coming off the stage at the end when they were presenting the trophy. Was awesome to get to witness it in person

    • @AMPStorm
      @AMPStorm Рік тому +2

      H4F?

    • @AMPStorm
      @AMPStorm Рік тому +3

      @@jordanamundson4129 after everything that aPG has been though it must have been amazing. Also Trippy and Lucid winning their first LAN event ever. Special moment for sure.

    • @dizzyrasclart1013
      @dizzyrasclart1013 Рік тому +5

      @@AMPStormhorny for formy silly

  • @limeprime9059
    @limeprime9059 Рік тому +47

    It’s so crazy as I’m watching those reach clips you see names still in the halo scene obviously now. They’ve known eachother for YEARS at this point. Pistola, Lunchbox, aPG, etc. just insane to see a lot of them still in esports, competing or coaching. Also insane to probably play formal first in halo then see him dominate in cod then come back to halo and win a world championship against the people (pistola) and with someone (aPG) he’s played against like a decade ago. Insane to me.

    • @JustSomeGuy009
      @JustSomeGuy009 8 місяців тому

      Most of the names went back to H2 and H3

  • @sneakdza
    @sneakdza Рік тому +21

    First player to win a lan event on halo & call of duty? Then first player to win champs on lan in halo & call of duty ? The goat 🐐

  • @ChiefEW
    @ChiefEW Рік тому +18

    world champs in two of the biggest shooting game franchises with the best k/d in both yea he’s the best

  • @jwalker2906
    @jwalker2906 Рік тому +43

    This one is the one. Did amazing justice to formal. What a fucking legend

  • @JasonWW.
    @JasonWW. Рік тому +8

    He is so calm under pressure. Patient but persistent in his gameplay

  • @alexbolington2819
    @alexbolington2819 Рік тому +21

    Holy shit what an amazing documentary. As someone who got into competitive cod bc of T2P and that optic dynasty I’m so happy to see formal continue to dominate.

    • @bryanwouters443
      @bryanwouters443 Рік тому +1

      ya been watching formal since he joined optic in AW good to see him take over in Halo

    • @alexbolington2819
      @alexbolington2819 Рік тому +1

      @@bryanwouters443 take over again you mean. He was already a beast back in the day before he switched to cod

  • @Snaggums
    @Snaggums Рік тому +7

    I love this documentary. Really filled in some gaps for me as I'm primarily a Halo watcher and just recently started getting into pro COD. Trying to go back and watch some of the series from earlier titles.
    I'd love to see something like this covering Shotzzy someday, hopefully after he creates a legacy in COD. The way he burst onto the Halo 5 scene with insane movement was something I'd never seen before, then he turned around and did the same thing in COD. Insane.

  • @DIAZ91X
    @DIAZ91X Рік тому +4

    Formal has to be my favorite esports player. He's such a chill dude, and makes super smart plays. I've never really watched him until recently, with Halo, but he's definitely one of the best on controller.

  • @ismaelsierra9946
    @ismaelsierra9946 Рік тому +189

    Braking point never disappoints. Great content as always.

  • @mfgary5094
    @mfgary5094 Рік тому +13

    Winning a championship in CoD and Halo is pretty damn legendary

  • @Morphhh-
    @Morphhh- Рік тому +73

    literally teared up at the end when I saw formal tearing up after he won halo worlds. Good stuff RAB, making a grown man cry.

    • @Louqah
      @Louqah Рік тому +3

      And when he won against Optic, he didn't celebrate out of the respect. Damn what a legend

    • @tyggzy1695
      @tyggzy1695 Рік тому

      pretty sure that was just sweat bro haha

    • @nachofriend9087
      @nachofriend9087 Рік тому +2

      That's close to the gayest thing I've ever heard. Gather yourself friend.

    • @Louqah
      @Louqah Рік тому +5

      @@nachofriend9087 That's the close to the saddest thing I've ever heard. Gather yourself a friend.

    • @Morphhh-
      @Morphhh- Рік тому +1

      @@nachofriend9087 homophobe

  • @AMPStorm
    @AMPStorm Рік тому +12

    Great job including the Formal / Scump interaction at their first event. 👍
    You could have mentioned how all the Halo pros that grouped together in CoD failed but Formal, Enable and Crimsix found more success by branching out and surrounding themselves with actual CoD players.
    Formal was considered one of the best snipers in Halo also.
    Formal said that the Team Kalaber player Neslo was a fan of Formal because he played and watched multiple games so that's the only reason that Formal got a tryout and eventually picked up by the 2nd best team in the game at the time. Ironically Formal ended up replacing Neslo which is unfortunate.
    Also Formal has claimed that he has never left one team to join a team that he thought was better, only to get outplaced by them at the next event which is pretty remarkable given the amount of teams that he has left/joined.
    Halo player ACE uploaded a Halo 5 video where Formal is dominating on Halo 5 while competing in CoD.

  • @djwip
    @djwip Рік тому +22

    Can always count on Breaking point for great docu vids like this and with rab voicing it you know its great

  • @malazan6004
    @malazan6004 Рік тому +10

    I thought for a moment the title was a bit much but man Formal is an absolute monster man what a prestigious career

  • @lordinvincible2622
    @lordinvincible2622 Рік тому +5

    Ogre2 and Formal will forever be my favorite halo player beside pistola, Snipedown and T-square 🔥🔥🔥

  • @mandoceps1026
    @mandoceps1026 Рік тому +4

    Breaking Point, the algorithm introduced me to you and I am not disappointed. This video was very engaging and educational. Never knew much about Formal until now. 11/10. Well done my friend!

  • @JG_Nightmare
    @JG_Nightmare Рік тому +6

    Terrific job Rab and team. Incredible production.

  • @THEFuentes97
    @THEFuentes97 Рік тому +2

    Incredible video. Watched the whole year of halo competitive, and that world champ weekend was different. So happy for all of them, but APG and formal especially. A world champ in cod and halo. A true legend.

  • @tacticalrabacademy5189
    @tacticalrabacademy5189 Рік тому +14

    What a video. Good job Rab and RabPoint

  • @samgardner4667
    @samgardner4667 Рік тому +2

    The dude levels up in championship series. At his peak he was an absolute monster who could turn the tide of a match in short order. He could make teams one dimensional, completely shutting down lanes singlehandedly
    There will never be another vintage Formal.

  • @camobrien7705
    @camobrien7705 Рік тому +7

    I think overall Formal has to be the best controller FPS player of all time. To win tournaments In both CoD and Halo and getting a world championship ring in both games is just nuts to me. I don’t think anyone will ever do that again tbh

  • @crashandflowpodcast
    @crashandflowpodcast Рік тому +4

    Formal was the missing piece. He kept his ear on fate and followed through. What a thing to witness

  • @GarrettDanger_
    @GarrettDanger_ Рік тому +4

    That Infinite Warfare OpTic team was scary. Remember watching it live. They made other teams look like amateurs

    • @samuelmunoz1464
      @samuelmunoz1464 Рік тому

      This current optic Halo team feels the same way. I think only Faze and SSG have a chance. Sentinels need to prove themselves before I can put them on the list.

  • @KrispClimbs
    @KrispClimbs Рік тому +4

    Love this video! I've only recently got into call of duty eSports and these videos really help fill gaps in the history of cod🙌

  • @martskater123
    @martskater123 Рік тому +3

    Great content about Formal! I followed him all the way back since his Halo Reach career!

  • @hamdoggyy7844
    @hamdoggyy7844 Рік тому +12

    The FPS GOAT, another great documentary from Breaking Point, love this stuff. H4F

  • @DyleoDeals
    @DyleoDeals Рік тому +2

    Everyone talks about Scump, Karma, & Crim. Formal is in that conversation off the sole fact that he played multiple games.

  • @martinp485
    @martinp485 Рік тому +2

    Great video guys, congratulations. Really hope this gets the viewer numbers you deserve 👌🏼

  • @rogelioornelas9330
    @rogelioornelas9330 Рік тому +3

    My favorite player to date to watch and learn from across all the different cod titles. So happy to see him succeed especially under the green wall banner where he belongs 💚

  • @omagro8267
    @omagro8267 Рік тому +2

    He's worthy of the first ever full feature reenacted movie in theaters about esports. His rise to glory would be amazing to watch.

  • @supaswaggerz1
    @supaswaggerz1 Рік тому +5

    That Seth tweet was gold🤣

  • @terryw8853
    @terryw8853 5 місяців тому +2

    Ogre 2 is the GOAT, and it's not even a debate.

  • @trustcuz
    @trustcuz Рік тому +2

    great video, really well made. I knew he was a monster but this really solidified him as one of the greatest fps controller players of all time.

  • @erichwiegand2274
    @erichwiegand2274 Рік тому +5

    The most final of bosses

  • @mikeminard4115
    @mikeminard4115 Рік тому +1

    Thank you, Rab. Great stuff.

  • @happydaze1721
    @happydaze1721 11 місяців тому

    Love seeing that pic at the beginning where he's playing but also has a TV show playing to the side. That was my entire youth lol.

  • @ahhhnth
    @ahhhnth Рік тому +3

    Infinite is low key such a great game. Sure there can be improvements. But at its core it’s so much fun

  • @callancunningham9470
    @callancunningham9470 Рік тому +1

    Great editing and rab smacking it up as usual, great vid guys x

  • @phillylegion
    @phillylegion Рік тому +1

    Just won another tourney (HCS Fort Worth 2023)

  • @quentinanderson8456
    @quentinanderson8456 Рік тому +2

    Honestly probably the best console FPS player of all time.

  • @MiguelFlores-fs7qv
    @MiguelFlores-fs7qv Рік тому +1

    “Formal realized…. He wasn’t washed” 😂😂😂

  • @MrGamma789
    @MrGamma789 Рік тому +4

    I hope the man himself reacts to this

  • @joelacasse7323
    @joelacasse7323 Рік тому +7

    Well done on this video. You told his story brilliantly 👏

  • @brendanjudy478
    @brendanjudy478 Рік тому +1

    I remember thinking that attach was gonna risk it and run through the artillery. And he did

  • @BricksnLifts
    @BricksnLifts Рік тому +2

    Loved this video. Great work Breaking Point & Rab!

  • @TissueMe
    @TissueMe Рік тому +2

    We need a following into formals story in halo his wins

  • @FadedGunny1
    @FadedGunny1 Місяць тому

    Scump yelling to formal “you sexy man” 😂😂😂😂😂 w videos bro

  • @haydenknight9263
    @haydenknight9263 Рік тому +6

    My idol in the gaming world and the reason I started taking it seriously! , truly the greatest Of all time 🐐

  • @pneuma6421
    @pneuma6421 Рік тому

    Scump formal enable and crimsix was my (and im sure many others) favorite optic roster ever! Theyre teamplay was unmatched in that era

  • @8BitChad
    @8BitChad Рік тому +2

    I don't like the way you characterized OpTic's BO4 season. They were top 3 all year and made winner's finals at champs. They had a fine season.

  • @MossyTM
    @MossyTM Рік тому

    Great work guys! Hope this blows up.

  • @memebro3181
    @memebro3181 Рік тому +2

    One of the greatest FPS gamers

  • @B-RaZ
    @B-RaZ Рік тому

    Wow ... Great production ! Amazing job ! Formal is a LEGEND !

  • @tuckerriegler9759
    @tuckerriegler9759 Рік тому +6

    Formal used to get slapped in H3. I remember playing against him all the time. He was always a good player but he really didn’t come into the professional scene until reach came out

  • @Flobotsmetallica
    @Flobotsmetallica Рік тому

    That midroll ad with 0 setup had me thinking I missed something

  • @LiamsLyceum
    @LiamsLyceum Рік тому

    I will admit that Formal’s performance puts him up there. The only hitch you’ll have with Halo fans (sorry, COD is just not as fun to watch but I cheer on the Greenwall) is that Formal really started to shine in Reach, when Halo started going downhill. Ogre 2 likely has more chips than any other eSports player and he did it when Halo was THE game. I love both

  • @callancunningham9470
    @callancunningham9470 Рік тому

    Dam gotta give credit to enable for stepping up man, top man. Absolute chills when courage says that 1 simple line

  • @malazan6004
    @malazan6004 Рік тому +1

    Has anyone else noticed Optic Lucid of Halo kinda looks like Scump from the side and when they are shown as a team? It's almost like he's playing again with his homie on Halo to me.

    • @xMexicanxK
      @xMexicanxK Рік тому

      Lucid is called scump 2.0

    • @malazan6004
      @malazan6004 Рік тому

      @@xMexicanxK oh so its not just me? I found it really trippy watching those scenes of them playing together looked the same as formal and scump

  • @gungrave10
    @gungrave10 Рік тому +2

    The greatest "fps for console" player of all time

  • @Coukinou34
    @Coukinou34 9 місяців тому

    Formal Crimsix and Enable were all pro in halo and played all together in Optic Cod (Fun fact enable has no thumb in one of his hand )

  • @M_MWhiskey
    @M_MWhiskey Рік тому +3

    Truly the greatest FPS player of all time.

  • @covenszn
    @covenszn Рік тому +4

    another bang we love to see it

  • @chriscos1220
    @chriscos1220 Рік тому

    This is such an awesome video. Absolutely love Formal, favorite player to ever do it. Let's fucking go.

  • @Majesticali24
    @Majesticali24 Рік тому +3

    Jet packs was the best cod to watch ever!

  • @rararich4143
    @rararich4143 Рік тому +1

    Formals final transformation is Jack Black

  • @TheTicketHome
    @TheTicketHome 10 місяців тому

    Damn I just watched this and it made me so Proud to be Formal Fan (Go Optic) Bleed Green Forever! Amazing stats you put up. Amazing.

  • @REGIM360i
    @REGIM360i Рік тому +1

    I came from the future, he's still goated, just won the HCS Charlotte Major.

  • @ferny6509
    @ferny6509 Рік тому +2

    Thank you
    For the wonderful video

  • @Pryde_
    @Pryde_ Рік тому +1

    We love this. Everyone at Breaking Point are kings, especially my tactical daddy

  • @Bonkbork
    @Bonkbork Рік тому

    FormaL didnt have a place on Optic's COD Green Wall but on the Halo side, he does.

  • @LiamsLyceum
    @LiamsLyceum Рік тому

    Missed his final Halo event where he actually won with aPG at the Halo 2 anniversary invitational.

  • @cyphlee4874
    @cyphlee4874 11 місяців тому

    Formal is forever the OG of competitive fps. hes just that guy. he it

  • @whenisdinner2137
    @whenisdinner2137 Рік тому +1

    Formal has to be the only player of all-time in Esports history that is top 25 in two different Esports all time

  • @manu188
    @manu188 Рік тому

    2:23 seeing Ninja was kinda funny hahah

  • @LiamsLyceum
    @LiamsLyceum Рік тому

    Ambush with Pistola was nasty

  • @Simple.Wordless
    @Simple.Wordless Рік тому +1

    This video was really well done! The only thing that seems to be beating FormaL is his weight. I hope he can get it under control because of long term conditions like cancer, heart disease, and diabetes 🙏🏿

  • @kennethshaw2431
    @kennethshaw2431 Рік тому +1

    I'm so upset he doesn't play C.O.D with scump anymore best duo ever but he's a beast in halo an he loves it more than C.O.D an it's his life do with it as he please he still amazing to watch in halo 🙏

  • @iblakis
    @iblakis Рік тому +1

    formal really is the goat. cannot be denied

  • @justpoppinthings
    @justpoppinthings Рік тому

    I realize why I've never heard of this guy, he plays Call of Doodoo

  • @ianor2304
    @ianor2304 3 місяці тому

    It’s crazy that that team couldn’t adapt to boots in ww2 because they had “relied on gun skill and ability” - they had C6 and Karma!!

  • @facehunter504
    @facehunter504 7 місяців тому

    Formal was so fun to play with and against.. he was flat out disgusting! Miss those days.

  • @DyleoDeals
    @DyleoDeals Рік тому

    Goosebumps the entire video wow formal what a ride it’s been

  • @matthieulenders1366
    @matthieulenders1366 Рік тому

    3:00 get owned ninja

  • @sleer6306
    @sleer6306 Рік тому +3

    Maybe the goat console fps player but with counter strike it’s hard to say he’s the goat of everything

    • @PG.R3V
      @PG.R3V Рік тому

      If you think about it, halo less but cod as well gets the most attention and new talent flow consistently throughout the years. Plus the games are different every year. I feel like being the best at a game that hasn't changed for 10 years is a bit different

    • @DestroyNations
      @DestroyNations Рік тому

      He's pretty good at Valorant I wouldn't doubt this man would've been competitive at CSGO as well

  • @tieganthomas6813
    @tieganthomas6813 Рік тому

    talking about beating optic while wearing a optic hat is wild to me

  • @saadsalman2261
    @saadsalman2261 Рік тому

    Honestly optic should’ve got Atleast 2 out of those 3 rings but having champs mid year was absolutely criminal in ghost and Aw for formal

  • @timk8513
    @timk8513 Рік тому +1

    Crimsix was also a halo pro

  • @bigdaddy5303
    @bigdaddy5303 Рік тому

    Fantastic summary of formals journey from skinny young boy to fat young man

  • @jose________5953
    @jose________5953 9 місяців тому

    Damn didn't know he join fear with phizzurp. Rip phizzurp legend

  • @CD-fn7wd
    @CD-fn7wd Рік тому +2

    Extremely well done. Kudos to u sir

  • @Turtlesoup44
    @Turtlesoup44 Рік тому +2

    You see young ninja 2:20 time

  • @OCDGamer
    @OCDGamer Рік тому +1

    gotta love jack black

  • @xXLuK3Xx1
    @xXLuK3Xx1 Рік тому +1

    What a hero

  • @devn266
    @devn266 Рік тому

    seems formal just got burnt out at the end. Hes a legend.

  • @SKY13.
    @SKY13. Рік тому +1

    Lmao I remember playing with him back in 2008 thrash AF.... into a Fkn God.... the man is unstoppable

  • @Parker--
    @Parker-- Рік тому +2

    Snip3down is the goat. Most of the people here were still in diapers when Snipe started.

  • @LiamsLyceum
    @LiamsLyceum Рік тому

    Pistola has 23 chips, I miss the guy.

  • @nickromo6383
    @nickromo6383 Рік тому

    Optic needs him now more than ever. Formal CDL 2023?