Nickmercs

Nickmercs
Personal information
Born	Nicholas Kolcheff (1990-11-21) November 21, 1990 Michigan
Nationality	American
Residence	Detroit, Michigan
Spouse(s)	Emumita Bonita (m. 2020)
Twitch information
Channel	NICKMERCS
Years active	2011-present
Games	Apex Legends Fortnite Battle Royale Call of Duty: Warzone
Teams played for	100 Thieves FaZe Clan
Followers	6.1 million
Total views	171.1 million
Associated acts	FaZe Clan CouRageJD TimTheTatman Ninja DrLupo Swagg
Follower and view counts updated as of April 25, 2021.

Nicholas Kolcheff (born November 21, 1990), better known as Nickmercs (stylized in all caps), is an American Twitch streamer, YouTuber and Co-Owner for FaZe Clan who plays Fortnite Battle Royale, Call of Duty: Warzone and Apex Legends.

Career

Kolcheff is from Detroit, Michigan. He first built his name as a Gears of War professional in the late 2000s. He also played Halo professionally. During this time he had multiple confrontations with Ninja due to trash talking.

He started streaming on Justin.tv in 2010. He used his success in Gears of War to build a following. He created his YouTube channel in 2011 and made videos of Call of Duty and later Outlast. In 2018, Kolcheff joined Matthew "Nadeshot" Haag's organization 100 Thieves as a content creator. Kolcheff's channel consistently streamed to 5000+ viewers daily and his stream popped off when his squad broke the world record for total kills in Fortnite with 54, the record was later broken by xPolitics, MannyinCali, TozSlays, and JuicyMutt with 59 kills. Kolcheff won the first Fortnite Friday with SypherPK and earned $2,500.

Kolcheff is known for his aggressive play style, genius movement and domination in close quarters combat. He has earned over $130,000 in Fortnite prizes. Kolcheff developed an early rivalry with fellow streamer, Aydan, due to both being controller players. They are no longer rivals and often team with each other.

In May 2019, Kolcheff had a falling out and split from 100 Thieves citing failed promises and poor management. He joined FaZe Clan later that month.

Despite offers from rival streaming services, Kolcheff said he would stay with Twitch. Kolcheff has garnered upwards of 67,000 viewers on Twitch. He is estimated to have earned $6 million in 2019 and was the 10th highest earning gamer that year.

Nick is known in the gaming community as the leader of the MFAM, one of the most close knit gaming communities. He often gives back to his community through giveaways, supporting smaller streamers and putting together the MFAM bar-b-que, a free event for the MFAM members and their families. The BBQ features an array of games, food, giveaways and all around good vibes.

Personal life

On July 8, 2019, Kolcheff proposed to his longtime girlfriend Emumita Bonita on stream. They later married on October 10, 2020.

Awards and nominations

Year	Ceremony	Category	Result	Ref.
2020	11th Shorty Awards	Twitch Streamer of the Year	Nominated
	The Game Awards 2020	Content Creator of the Year	Nominated
	10th Streamy Awards	Live streamer	Won
2021	11th Streamy Awards		Pending
2022	The Streamer Awards	Best Battle Royale Streamer	Nominated

See also

• List of most-followed Twitch channels

External links

• Nickmercs on Twitch.tv