TikTok personality Malik Ambersley, who has become well known in recent months for his Spider-Man’s Miles Morales NPC livestreams, was robbed on camera at the end of April.
The NPC livestream trend grew in popularity mainly thanks to PinkyDoll, who pretends to be a video game NPC reacting to gifts sent to her by TikTok viewers.
Since her whirlwind debut, PinkyDoll, real name Fedha Sinon, has amassed over 1.7 million followers on the social media platform and at one point earned upwards of $3,000 per stream.
Other streamers, like Cherry Crush and Satoyu727, experienced similar success, inspiring others to join in the trend. One such TikTok creator was Malik, who livestreams as the popular title character from Spider-Man: Miles Morales by Insomniac Games.
His new gig, which mostly entails hanging out in various locations and thanking viewers as they send him gifts like roses, ice cream, and galaxies, is likely more fulfilling than his previous job as a Domino’s delivery driver.