Emily Beth Schunk (born January 3, 1998), better known as Emiru, is an American Twitch
streamer
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* a person who streams online on an internet platform like twitch or youtube
* Pennon, a small pointed flag
* Streamer, a kind of confetti consisting of strips of paper or other material
* Streamer, a common nam ...
and
cosplayer. She is primarily known for streaming ''
League of Legends'' and her cosplays on her
Twitch channel, where she has garnered more than 1,100,000 followers as of January 15, 2023. She is a content creator for the gaming organization
One True King.
Early life
Schunk was born in
Wichita, Kansas,
on January 3, 1998,
to a
German-American father and a Chinese mother. She grew up in
Wichita and graduated from high school in 2016.
Career
Schunk started streaming on Twitch in November of 2016 playing ''
League of Legends'', she later became known for this along with her
cosplays.
On August 28, 2020, it was announced that Schunk had joined the esports organization
Cloud9 as a content creator.
In 2021, the design of the newly released ''League'' champion Gwen was partially inspired by Schunk, whose cosplay was used as part of a reference board by a
Riot Games
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illustrator working on the project.
On January 2, 2022, it was announced that Schunk had joined gaming organization
One True King as a content creator, resulting in the end of her contract with Cloud9.
Schunk is represented by agency Ader Gaming.
Awards and nominations
References
External links
*
Cloud9 bio
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1998 births
Living people
American people of Chinese descent
American people of German descent
Twitch (service) streamers
Cosplayers
People from Kansas
YouTubers from Texas
People from Austin, Texas