Aris Bakhtanians
Aris Bakhtanians (born September 13, 1985), better known by his online alias AvoidingthePuddle, is an American video game streamer and a fighting game personality, mostly known for his involvement with the Tekken series.
| Aris Bakhtanians | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 13, 1985 Southern California, U.S. |
| 🏳️ Nationality | American |
| Other names | AvoidingthePuddle |
| 💼 Occupation | Streamer, Gamer |
| 🌐 Website | https://www.twitch.tv/avoidingthepuddle |
Early Life[edit]
Aris Bakhtanians was born on September 13, 1985. He has worked as an attendant at an Arcade game establishment and at a library in Southern California before pivoting towards the fighting game and streaming field.[1]
Career[edit]
Introduction to the FGC[edit]
Aris frequented the arcades during his young days, and after obtaining a Driver's license started going to the prestigious "SouthernHills Golfland" arcade[2], where many of the top players of the Southern Californian Fighting Game Community used to gather, a place considered as the hotspot of the American fighting game scene.[3] There he started playing Soulcalibur 2 and Tekken 5, which led him to competing at a local level.
Initial streaming years[edit]
Aris started streaming weekly tournaments held locally through the livestreaming service Twitch initially as part of the growing trend amongst the American FGC of live-streaming local events. The name of his channel "Avoiding the Puddle" was taken from the name of a command of Tekken & Soulcalibur character Yoshimitsu.[4] He mostly streamed personal favorites in the then present Tekken installment, old Resident Evil titles and playthroughs of the FromSoftware's souls games.
Transition into a full-time streamer[edit]
Aris shifted to full-time streaming after facing employment challenges in 2014.[5] He rose to prominence for his Tekken Tag Tournament 2 and Tekken 7 coverage, often acting as a conduit for casual fans providing entertaining and educational guides, a great help for a series known for its great complexity but lacking meaningful in-game guides.[6] He has also been a regular restreamer of official Tekken tournaments when not commentating, often amassing large viewer counts, sometimes pushing Tekken over the more popular Street Fighter title.[7] Since then, he has diversified his content, often streaming low-effort indie games in addition to his usual offering.
Commentary at Fighting Game events[edit]
Aris being a commentator at local events for multiple fighting games, started professional commentary for The King of the Iron Fist Tournament 2016 in Japan for the finals of the Tekken Professional Circuit that year.[8] Since then, he has been a common sight at major International tournaments like Evolution Championship Series and Tekken World Tour finals.
Accomplishments[edit]
| Year | Tournament/Award | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Evolution Championship Series (Soulcalibur 2) | 4th |
| 2004 | World Game Cup 2004[9] (Soulcalbur 2) | 1st |
| 2010 | Super Battle Opera 2010 USA Qualifiers[10] (Tekken 6) | Won |
| 2016 | Canada Cup (Tekken 7 Fated Retribution) | 2nd |
| 2017 | Tekken Content Creator of the Year[11] | Won |
| 2018 | Youtube Silver Play Button[12] | Won |
References[edit]
- ↑ Aris' Jobs Prior to Full-Time Streaming (+ Dodging a $5000 Bullet), retrieved 2021-04-09
- ↑ Roadsidepeek (2002-08-23), Southern Hills Golf, retrieved 2021-04-09
- ↑ FGC: Rise of the Fighting Game Community [FULL MOVIE], retrieved 2021-04-09
- ↑ Yoshimitsu Move List (Command List) | TEKKEN, retrieved 2021-04-09
- ↑ Deciding to Stream Fulltime - 2-Year Anniversary!, retrieved 2021-04-09
- ↑ "Tekken 7 Needs An In-Game Tutorial". Kotaku. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
- ↑ What Should be the FINAL GAME at EVO 2019?, retrieved 2021-04-09
- ↑ [T7FR] King of the Iron Fist 2016 Globals - Player Intros, retrieved 2021-04-09
- ↑ [Soul Calibur 2] WGC 2004 Grand Finals - Aris (Voldo) vs DTN (Nightmare), retrieved 2021-04-09
- ↑ Recalling the SBO 2010 Tekken 6 Qualifier, retrieved 2021-04-09
- ↑ Aris Is Your 2017 Tekken Content Creator of the Year!, retrieved 2021-04-09
- ↑ Aris Receives The Silver Play Button! Celebrating 100k+ Subscribers!, retrieved 2021-04-09
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