Ali-A

Alastair James “Ali” Aiken"Alastair James AIKEN" Companies House. Retrieved January 10, 2020. (born: ), better known online as Ali-A (formerly known as Matroix), is a British gaming YouTuber and TV presenter on Ali-A's Superchargers whose YouTube content is mainly based on Fortnite: Battle Royale and Call of Duty. He has gained over 17 Million subscribers and is currently the 9th most subscribed YouTube channel in the United Kingdom as of June 2019. He is also the third most subscribed YouTube channel in the Fortnite community after being surpassed by Ninja and later LazarBeam.
==History==
Ali-A started his YouTube channel by the name Matroix and uploaded gameplay videos mainly playing Merry Christmas. Ali is known for his Fortnite and Call of Duty videos. He uploads Fortnite videos daily. In 2013, Ali-A started his second channel MoreAliA. Where he uploaded his famous Minecraft series as well as his "Ali-A's Adventure" series in Minecraft. Also now with "Ali-A's Island". Sometimes known for the hilarious memes, and iconic clickbait videos. He is known especially for his Fortnite content, and he has kept up with all the gaming trends. 
==YouTube Channels==
*Ali-A: His main channel, where he mostly uploads Fortnite related content. 
*MoreAliA: His second channel in which he uploads Pokémon GO, Minecraft, Vlogs and other game related videos on a regular basis.
*Ali-A Plays : His third channel where he uploads Call of Duty content. 
*Clare & Ali: His tertiary channel where he uploads videos with his wife, Clare Siobhan. Usually, they will upload vlogs and challenges on that channel. Also the proposal video is on that channel.
==Gaming Platforms Owned==
*PlayStation 3
*PlayStation 4
*Xbox One
*Xbox 360
*Wii U
*PC
*3DS
*DS
*iPhone
*Nintendo Switch
*Nokia Brick
==Legends of Gaming==
On September 19, 2014, Ali-A announced that he will be hosting a gaming tournament called Legend of Gaming. The first season didn't attract much attention but the second season was a big success. 8 legends was present in season 2: DanTDM, Deji, W2S, AshleyMariee, Ali-A, Calfreezy, TwiinSane and Syndicate. It is later revealed Ali-A won the tournament after beating Twiinsane by 100 points.
==Trivia==
*Ali-A also has a brother by the name Simon Aiken and lives with his wife, fellow YouTuber Clare Siobhan.
*Ali-A's Xbox Live gamertag is OMG its AliA, his PSN username is XxAli-AxX and AilAstiGMO.
*His second PSN account was banned from playing Call of Duty Advanced Warfare on January 14 for 6 hours due to an unknown reason.
*Once, a hoax occurred on Buzzfeed, stating Ali-A died in a car crash. However, this was not true, as Ali-A tweeted shortly afterwards. He also uploaded a video soon afterwards proving he was alive and well but was dead inside.
*Ali-A currently holds three Guinness World Records – the most subscribed and viewed Call of Duty channel and the highest amount of likes on a video in a second.
==Subscriber Milestones==
==Gallery==
AliAApperance.jpg|alt= Ali-A, in the snow, with two dogs
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