KidSmoove

KidSmoove is a YouTuber who covers video games and a range of other topics. He is mostly known for being the resident "Xbot" of the Weapon Wheel Podcast.

Smoove in particular faces a lot of criticism for his credibility as a gamer, which has led to numerous controversies related to gaming challenges (see below).

He also has a separate channel "Apples & Oranges" where he speaks about non-gaming topics obsessively such as Trump, Tupac Shakur, and the "Cash me outside" girl.

KidSmoove is also the host of his own podcast series "Planet Xbox" in which he and various others discuss all things Xbox.

## Corporate Slave Awards

### 2017 Corporate Slave Awards

KidSmoove earned his CSA spot by claiming that consoles are about the hardware specs, rather than the gaming library. He also stated PC gamers aren't real gamers. He's a diehard Xbox fan, but is known to lose in Xbox games to those who do not even play Xbox games.

#### Round 1

KidSmoove was the 4th seed in the 2017 Corporate Slave Awards, but was upset by 13th seed Colt Eastwood (87 votes to 63 votes) in the first round. This ended Smoove's hopes of claiming the ultimate title given to the most elite corporate slaves.

## Controversies

KidSmoove has been involved in various controversies throughout his time on YouTube. Generally, they stem from potential cheating during challenges, which then leads to various Crumbsiders escalating the situation by creating response videos about Smoove's incidents.

### BleachGate

**For the complete story:** BleachGate Page

BleachGate was a controversy taking place in late 2018 involving KidSmoove and various others in the community. The incident began when Smoove noticed a trending story about the infamous stripper Blac Chyna who was promoting a brand of skin lightening cream on her Instagram page before her upcoming trip to Nigeria. Smoove took issue with the post, as did many others, but took things too far when he made a post that appeared to disparage black women in general for having a supposed "attitude problem."

### Ropegate

**For the complete story:** Ropegate Page

Smoove was the main instigator behind the Ropegate controversy of summer 2017 when him and Hard8 got into a heated argument about his attempt to complete an Uncharted 4 challenge set by GamerLivesMatter. The controversy was one of the turning points in the Weapon Wheel Podcast and a precursor to some of its later incidents.

### The Last of Us Challenge Controversy

**For the complete story:** Last of Challenge Controversy Page

In May 2020, KidSmoove was given the challenge of completing The Last of Us on Grounded difficulty for $800. The stipulations included beating the game in 30 hours (within the game) or in 15 days. This event led to a numerous amount of controversies and new classic memories within the Crumbside. These events include Smoove's rage moments, the first-ever live-flagging in Crumbside history, and many situations where KidSmoove potentially cheated to get through sections of the game.

#### Overview of Points Where/Why Potential Cheating Occurred

* The sniper section. KidSmoove was getting killed by the sniper for over two hours and was not improving over the course of two hours. He rage quit and shut the stream down. He began the next day stream by passing the area on the first try in 8 minutes.
* The generator station. BLACKB0ND created a video (See Firefly Section) to show how Smoove passed the location in nearly an identical manner to a video that helps individuals pass the section.
* The area with David. He was stuck in the area and shut the stream down. The next day he began the stream by passing it.
* The subway station. KidSmoove understood to sprint to the end of the location to attempt to bypass all of the infected. However, a first-time player would never guess to attempt that.
* The Firefly section. He was stuck for three hours and indicated that "I have no idea what to do." He shut the stream down. The next day he began streaming and passed the area by taking a route that was not taken at all the previous stream. Also it's important to note that throughout his entire playthrough, he did not know how to counter-punch enemies. However, on the day he passed it, he knew how to counter with ease.

## Trivia

* KidSmoove's name was originally based on his music aspirations as he was a one time aspiring rapper. Many of his older rap songs are still on his YouTube channel and he still does the occasional rap to this day such as his famous Switch Gang diss.

## Notable Quotes:

"Xbox is the best box and I am the best bot."