Kristian Kelly(III)
- Art Department
Kristian began creating content on April 8th, 2020 in the heart of the Covid-19 pandemic. A recent college graduate at the time, Kristian was used to working 50+ hour weeks prior to the forced shutdown. Now stuck at home with nothing to do, he began live streaming on a video sharing platform known as Twitch. Kristian and his friends passed the time with online games as he often live streamed their sessions for them to see. Unexpectedly, Kristian, known as KellyKr22 on the platform, found a game that resonated with him: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. With the addition of SSBU live streams, Kristian's live streams took off with him being offered a Twitch Affiliate contract less than a month after his first stream. By 3 months into the journey, Kristian had over 250 followers and joined his first content team: Valence eSports (Formerly known as Helix). With more content came more followers and more collaborations with fellow streamers. One such individual, known as jerbq on the platform, went on to create his own game show titled: Bestie on the Hill. Kristian has served as a contestant on BotH twice now and poses one of the highest round win streaks (4) and win rates (~71%) in the show's history. In his first appearance during episode 3: Titan Unlimited, Kristian's new perspective, sense of humor, and passion for Smash Bros pushed him through multiple consecutive rounds until eventually being eliminated by TapeW just short of the finale. In his second appearance on episode 4: Cyunidottv, Kristian suffered a much earlier elimination. After advancing in his first round vs. Massive_Lee_Gaming, Kristian fell short to Nadoot after forgetting what the French flag looked like. Kristian has not appeared on any further episodes.