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The original was posted on /r/starcraft by /u/ExotiquePlayboy on 2025-07-12 15:34:20+00:00.

I was talking to my gf about soccer and she can’t name a single soccer player but she knows David Beckham and Ronaldo.

Who is the equivalent for Starcraft?

Starcraft 1 I think BoxeR. I think BoxeR still holds the Starcraft record for most views as one of his Brood War era matches peaked at 750k viewers then he founded SK T1 and is an icon in Korea in general.

Starcraft 2 I’d guess MarineKing. He was super popular and gained fame crossing over to League of Legends and was on Korean TV shows with K-pop groups like KARA.