This birthday wish from G2 Esports was done in a spectacular way by the official account on Twitter. Sergen “BrokenBlade” Çelik, their League of Legends top laner, was the lucky one who received such a thoughtful message along with a rose emoji. The tweet was very appropriate as it addressed the issue as “Topfather’s Day” and hence HELL YES! A flood of replies from the team’s nowadays optimistic fans took place with a lot of them linking the birthday with the team’s upcoming competitive match.
The G2 Esports crew, thus, regarded the whole incident as an excuse to party and that was pretty much their trademark. It is never just a simple “happy birthday” and thank you; no, they have to come up with a new holiday—Topfather’s Day. They even add a rose emoji and everything, which is, to put it mildly, an interesting choice. But the truth is, it does work. It has that strange but confident G2 vibe which is either lovable or baffling. The tweet has G2’s very essence; it just wishes BrokenBlade a very happy birthday with a heart and a link but it is in the replies that the real story unfolds.
Immediately, the community rallied around with support. I’m saying, like, very quickly. A flood of hundreds of replies with birthday greetings, hearts, and lots of nicknames poured in. Fans were calling him “king,” “goat,” “maquinon” (which is a Spanish term for like, a beast machine, more or less). The love is tangible, pero también… it’s mixed with a very specific gamer anxiety. The thing is, the birthday was hardly a stand-alone event.
One could almost deduce that the pressure was soon to be felt through a series of replies connecting the birthday directly to G2’s performance in the LEC. User @Mephisto472 bluntly asked, “What abt finally winning a game on his bd?😂” Ouch! But also, quite fair. Another user, @RaducuStef0000, was a little less direct, suggesting more like, a win as a birthday gift? G2’s reply to the similar sentiment was, “Birthday W is gonna taste so good 😋” So the pressure is ON! The situation is publicly recognized. I mean, it’s not just the fans wishing for a victory, it’s practically the org themselves saying, “hey, a victory would be a nice gift, just sayin’”.
That association of a player’s personal moment of joy and the team’s competitive duty at the very instance is a bit strange though. It turns a birthday from being merely a nice thing to a story—A plot twist. If they win, it’ll be a fantastic birthday script. If they lose… well, it’s just another rough day of a potentially rough season, but with the added disappointment of birthday celebrations gone wrong. What irony! Significant stakes for candle blowing and making wishes.
The replies also display a really cool mix of languages and inside jokes. One user, @who_is_pit, was all over the place with a long post in Spanish declaring him a “máquina, monstrenco, capitán de navío, maquinon,” and then he concluded with “Pick Riven be happy and make us happy.” Wow! That is so specific! It’s not merely “happy birthday” but a birthday wish added with a champion pick request. That’s taking fandom to a higher level! Another user, @Rexygaaar, was so ecstatic because he/she/they share the same birthday that he/she/they wrote, “Que suerte tuve de nacer el mismo día que el topfather!!!!,” which translates to “How lucky I was to be born on the same day as the topfather!!!!” G2 even replied to that, calling both of them GOATs. This is a nice little interaction, and it’s such a fan’s day plus long-lasting coolness by G2.
But wait, did I say anything? Oh yes, the vibe. The overall vibe is one of support but also tension. The absolute best man @cheriscoups is asking, “happy birthday goat ❤️”, while @Multiziomal_ freewheelingly strategizes his/her/their move, “Happy birthday goat… no content Monday please 🙏”. Does anyone care? Not in a birthday thread, seems to be the case. The community is always ON, always thinking about the brand and the performance even during a celebration.
It is not just a week or event anymore; it is a possible story arc in the season epic saga. The fans see the players as living characters in the story they are all writing together – one tweet and one match at a time. The emotional response for BrokenBlade shows how strong the emotional ties are with the fans, but the underlying current of wanting a win also.
