Grian

> "*Minecraft is my game.*"
> ― Grian's YouTube Slogan
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**Charles Batchelor** (born: August 9, 1993 (1993-08-09 [age 30]), better known online as **Grian** (pronounced Gree-an; formerly **Xelqua**) is a British Minecraft YouTuber who made huge success after uploading a video titled 5 Easy Steps To Improve Your Minecraft House. He also loves taking pictures of his cats, Maui and Pearl.

## Childhood

**Grian** was born on August 9, 1993, in England. At the age of 7, however, he relocated to Japan, and he later moved to the United States of America because of an invitation from his friend, Samuel Gladiator (Samgladiator), where he attended the 3A Public High School Academy High School in Little River, Texas.

At a very young age, Grian wanted to be an actor.

## Grian's Wife

**Grian** and his long-time girlfriend, Bethany got **engaged** in August 2019. The YouTuber posted two Instagram photos announcing the proposal: One showed the gorgeous sea and blue sky that provided a romantic backdrop for the special moment, and the other showed the engagement ring on **Grian's fiancée's** finger. They married in summer 2020.

## Personality

* His favorite food is Sticky Toffee Pudding.
* He loves Christmas.
* He enjoyed the TV Series After Life by Ricky Gervais.
* He likes the Dancing Hot Dog Meme.
* He has better days when he's away from Social Media.
* He loves Batman.
* He's not a morning person.
* He loves walking around London and looking at all the houses.
* He likes Seals.
* He likes cartoons.
* One of his favorite games is The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask.
* His favorite Pokémon is Dewgong.
* His favorite color is red.
* For a short while, Grians name was Sun

### Minecraft

**Grian** has a special Minecraft Building style, which he calls "**Grian Style**", it's a much more detailed and variated than Mojang (the developer's of Minecraft)'s style.

**Grian**'s Redstone skills are not very good, as he's said it himself several times, but he can often make contraptions work, but they are often a complete mess or "put together with duct tape".(*Reference Needed*)

He likes blowing things up with TNT (as evidenced from Evolution SMP).

**Grian'**s personal favorite in the Mob Vote was Mob B (Phantom).

## Minecraft SMPs

### The World of Arkus

The World of Arkus (or Minecraft: The World of Arkus) is an SMP founded by **Grian** in 2016, **Grian** supposedly cancelled the SMP in the same year it was founded.

### Minecraft Evolution

Minecraft Evolution (commonly referred to as Evo) was the first major SMP that **Grian** created, the SMP lasted 51 episodes.

### HermitCraft

HermitCraft is the first SMP that **Grian** didn't help create nor did he create it himself, he joined HermitCraft in Season 6 on July 19th, 2018.

### Third Life SMP/Last Life Smp

Third Life is a semi-hardcore, whitelist only server in which Grian either owns or co-owns. This series includes many of Grian's friends from other SMPs such as Hermitcraft and Evo and has many unique attributes that are explained in Grian's first episode, airing on April 20th, 2021. The series has been renamed to Last Life, with the first episode being published 21 September 2021.

## Guest Appearances

*No HermitCraft or Minecraft Evolution Guest Appearances*

* Grian: The Cat Whisperer
* I am the new Grian
* It's the End of the World!!! - Minecraft Disasters
* My Thoughts on the Science Fair (I didn't like it)
* Tokyo Soul - KILL JASON! #13 (Minecraft Roleplay)
* Tokyo Soul - QUEEN OF ENGLAND! #22 (Minecraft Roleplay)
* Tokyo Soul - THE SUPER STORE! #11 (Minecraft Roleplay)
* Grian Keeps me Alive in DON'T STARVE TOGETHER
* WORST vs BEST BUILDS EVER? W/ Grian
* Minecraft | LEARNING TO BUILD w/ Grian
* Disasters w/ Grian
* BARELY SURVIVING in Don't Starve Together with Grian
* Insomnia 57 Q&A w/ Taurtis, Samgladiator and Grian!

## Collaborations

Both PearlescentMoon, Iskall85, GoodtimeswithScar, and Mumbo have been on his channel multiple times.

## Vacations

### Mega Vacation

**Grian** went on a "*Mega Vacation*" in 2016 with his girlfriend (now wife), he uploaded a vlog about the experience, on the vacation **Grian** travelled to: Slovenia, Venice, Montenegro, Croatia, Greece, and Turkey.

### Slovenia

**Grian** went on a trip to Slovenia in 2017, he went to go skiing, **Grian** also published a vlog called Grian Goes Skiing.

### Japan (1)

**Grian** went on a trip to Japan one year prior to his second trip, not a lot is known about this trip.

### Japan (2)

**Grian** went on his second trip to Japan in May 2017, he published a vlog of the trip on August 4, 2017. In Japan, **Grian** visited Tokyo (mainly the East Side) and pet a total of 6 Shiba Inus.

### Sweden

**Grian** went on a trip to Stockholm, Sweden in 2017, as he was invited to Minecraft HQ. He also made a vlog of his time in the country.

### Iceland

**Grian** went on a trip to Iceland in 2018 with some friends, he also recorded a vlog of his time in the country.

### Norway

**Grian** went to Norway starting February 15, 2019 and ending February 20, 2019, he kept most of this vacation private, like not sharing his location and not making a vlog about it, this is the second vacation **Grian** skied on.

He possibly hired a car and drove to where he was staying, because his plane landed after the last bus to said location.

## Gallery

Grian with his Silver Play Button.Grian in MinecraftGrian with Bigbst4tz2.Fan-Art of Sherlock GrianGrian in Taurtis Clothes.Grian's Instagram Profile.Grian in the thumbnail for Hermitcraft 6: (LIVE)Grian in Norway.
## Trivia

* **Grian** has lived in his town for 20 years now, meaning that he moved in sometime in 2000.
* He has a degree in Biology.
* He is currently the 80th most subscribed UK YouTuber.
* He has a wide selection of Minecraft skins, some of which have still not been used.
* His estimated earnings are $55.2K to $883.2K yearly and $4.6K to $73.6K Monthly.
* He is a Discord Partner.
* He used to have an axolotl named professor nibbles
* He drives a white tesla model 3

## External Links

* YouTube Channel
* Second YouTube Channel
* Twitter Account
* Facebook Account
* Instagram Account
* Twitch Channel
* Discord Server
* Discord: **Grian**#4287
* Streamlabs
* Wynncraft Forums
* Wynncraft

## Milestones

### Subscriber Milestones

*Some of these Milestones are according to SocialBlade.com so they might not be 100% Accurate.*

* 100,000: September 2015
* 600,000: March 2016
* 700,000 April 24, 2016
* 800,000: June 2016
* 900,000: June 2016
* 1 Million, July 2, 2016
* 1.1 Million, July 2016
* 1.2 Million, August 24, 2016
* 1.3 Million, October 12, 2016
* 1.4 Million, November 30, 2016
* 1.5 Million, February 8, 2017
* 1.6 Million, April 26, 2017
* 1.7 Million, June 29, 2017
* 1.8 Million, August 27, 2017
* 1.9 Million, November 7, 2017
* 2 Million, December 31, 2017
* 2.1 Million, February 22, 2018
* 2.2 Million, May 15, 2018
* 2.3 Million, July 14, 2018
* 2.4 Million, August 1, 2018
* 2.5 Million, August 22, 2018
* 2.6 Million, October 21, 2018
* 2.7 Million, December 6, 2018
* 2.8 Million, January 1, 2019
* 2.9 Million, April 1, 2019
* 3 Million, May 9, 2019
* 3.1 Million, May 31, 2019[outdated]

He currently has 6.3M subscribers.[outdated]

### Viewer Milestones

*Some of these Milestones are according to Socialblade.com so they might not be 100% Accurate.*

* 60 Million, April 2016
* 70 Million, May 2016
* 80 Million, May 2016
* 90 Million, June 2016
* 100 Million, June 2016
* 200 Million, January 2017
* 300 Million, October 2017
* 400 Million, June 2018
* 500 Million, 15 December 2018[outdated]

## References

1. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g021TrvHI-c=26m21s
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/grian.html
3. ↑ https://heightline.com/grian-british-minecraft-gamer-youtuber/ Trivia Fact Number 3
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14. ↑ Wynncraft 1.12: The Mob Update - Animated Trailer (in description)
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23. ↑ Awh I love it! You obviously know how much I love Batman
Grian on Facebook November 28, 2015
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48. ↑ Wacky builds: Giant Snail House! (check description)
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50. ↑ BUILDING YOUR COMMENTS IN MINECRAFT #11
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