Drachenlord: The hatred on the net has made him a YouTube star and the hunted
Created: 01/07/2023, 20:55
By: Thomas Eldersch
The dragon lord is known for his love-hate relationship with his fans.
They have now made a game out of chasing the ex-YouTuber downright.
Munich – Things have calmed down around the native Franconian and former YouTube star Drachenlord after his channel on the video platform was blocked for violating the guidelines.
This broke away one of his main sources of income.
Now he provides his fans or rather his haters (in German: haters) with videos on social media platforms such as TikTok and Twitter.
According to his statement, the love-hate relationship with his followers almost drove him to suicide.
The dragon lord's domicile in Middle Franconia was often a magnet for his haters
Rainer Winkler – better known as Drachenlord – has meanwhile achieved a certain degree of fame.
The 33-year-old even managed to attract the attention of ZDF chief satirist Jan Böhmermann.
He even protected the former YouTube star.
Something his followers didn't give him.
They love to systematically attack him and follow him both online and in real life.
They call it the "Dragon Game".
This went so far that numerous anti-fans besieged his house in the tranquil community of Altschauerberg in the Middle Franconian district of Neustadt an der Aisch-Bad Windsheim.
His haters regularly gathered in front of the dragon lord's former house, so that the police often had to move in.
© David Osswald/dpa
Again and again the police had to move to Winkler's former parental home.
The YouTuber also shared it himself.
This went so far that he ended up in court for assault.
However, he got off with a black eye once more.
The verdict in March 2022 was only one year probation.
The public prosecutor had previously demanded a sentence of two years and three months.
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Dragon Lord announces suicide on TikTok
In the same year, Winkler sold the house in Altschauerberg and has been traveling through Germany as a nomad ever since.
He lives on the proceeds from the sale of the house and allegedly on an advance on a TV documentary about him.
But, as
Bild
writes, “the most hated man on the internet” is recognized everywhere.
His location is immediately shared on the internet.
The 33-year-old responds to this on his social media channels.
"All I ever wanted was to do what I enjoy doing," says Winkler.
"I am not perfect.
I'm not the prettiest.
I'm not the smartest either.
Maybe I'm everything you just don't like.
But one thing I'm definitely not: a bad person."
The love-hate relationship between Winkler and his "fans" is fueled again and again by him.
He can neither with nor without her.
However, this went so far that he wanted to take his own life live on the Internet.
The TikTok platform then reacted.
"To show the world what bullying does to people," he says.
"Unfortunately, my live function was blocked after this statement because everyone reported me." It remains to be seen whether the dragon game will ever end.
According to the
picture
statement, his haters claim that they would leave him alone if he disappeared from the Internet.
However, Winkler doesn't want that: "I can't do anything else."
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