Towelliee

Legal name

Roberto "Towelliee" Garcia^[1]

Known for

Streaming World of Warcraft as a tank on Twitch and YouTube^[1]

Active since

World of Warcraft beta access in early 2004; streaming career marked at 13 years in July 2024^[1][14]

Guild

Death Jesters, Stormrage-US^[1]

Blizzard Community Spotlight

Featured January 2016 on the official World of Warcraft site^[1]

In-game tribute

NPC added as a Monk trainer in Thunder Totem on Patch 7.3.5^[2]

Coverage

Demon Hunter demo from BlizzCon 2015; Warcraft Arclight Rumble gameplay, 2022; Patch 10.1 developer interviews, 2023; The War Within interviews, 2024^[1][4][5][6]

Before streaming

Before World of Warcraft, Towelliee played Nintendo games such as Excitebike and Kung Fu from around 1986, then competitive Team Fortress Classic from 1998 to 2003, he told Blizzard Entertainment in a 2016 Community Spotlight.^[1]

His boss invited him into the World of Warcraft beta in early 2004.^[1] He named the moment he committed to playing as a tank: obtaining the sword Quel'Serrar in Classic WoW by stabbing Onyxia with the Ancient Blade.^[1]

At the time of the 2016 interview he belonged to the Death Jesters guild on the Stormrage-US realm, which he said had been active for 11 years.^[1] He also said the Legion expansion's Artifact weapon system would be the first time in 11 years that he planned to play DPS and healer roles as well as tanks.^[1]

Streaming

Blizzard's January 2016 Spotlight recorded nearly 80 million views on his Twitch channel and more than 71,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel, and listed his Twitch, YouTube, Twitter and Facebook pages as his official channels.^[1]

In July 2024 he marked thirteen years of streaming with a YouTube video titled "13 YEAR STREAM ANNIVERSARY".^[14]

He live-streams World of Warcraft on Twitch, where his stream titles as of September 2026 mentioned BlizzCon, the Race to World First and Mythic raid progress.^[7]

Kotaku identified Towelliee among the World of Warcraft Twitch streamers who publicly commented on the 2021 California DFEH lawsuit against Activision Blizzard after it was filed; he said he would not stream World of Warcraft again until Activision Blizzard issued a plan of action regarding the allegations.^[3]

26:39 13 YEAR STREAM ANNIVERSARY A YouTube video in which Towelliee marks thirteen years of streaming, published on his channel in July 2024, from his toast: "13 years, boys and girls, salute".

World of Warcraft coverage

Live from BlizzCon 2015, he gave a hands-on demonstration of the Legion expansion's Demon Hunter gameplay, which Blizzard re-watched in early 2016.^[1]

In May 2022 he released a video showing early gameplay of Warcraft Arclight Rumble and detailing around 70 single-player missions, Wowhead reported.^[4]

In March 2023 he interviewed Morgan Day, associate game director, and Steve Danuser, lead narrative designer, about Patch 10.1: Embers of Neltharion, an interview Wowhead reported on.^[5]

In April 2024 he published an interview with George Velev and Andrew DeSousa about the expansion The War Within on his YouTube channel, covering Mythic+ affixes, the Augmentation Evoker and raid buffs.^[6][12]

23:55 Demon Hunter Gameplay Blizzcon EARLY DEMO A recording published by Towelliee of his hands-on demonstration of Legion Demon Hunter gameplay from BlizzCon 2015, from a fight against a demon, after character creation.

0:28 Exclusive The War With Within Interview With George Velev and Andrew DeSousa A recording published by Towelliee of his April 2024 interview with the Blizzard developers about The War Within, from where he starts asking his questions.

4:33 Protection Paladin Hero Talents in Action | The War Within A recording published by Towelliee showing Protection Paladin Hero Talents gameplay from The War Within, released in April 2024, from the video's own "Templar gameplay demo" chapter.

Recognition

Blizzard Entertainment featured Towelliee in its Community Spotlight on the official World of Warcraft site in January 2016, publishing his legal name as Roberto "Towelliee" Garcia.^[1]

In Patch 7.3.5, an NPC named after him was added as one of several new Monk trainers in Thunder Totem, Wowhead reported.^[2]

Timeline

1. c. 1986 Began playing Nintendo titles including Excitebike and Kung Fu, according to his 2016 Blizzard interview.^[1]
2. 1998-2003 Played competitive Team Fortress Classic, according to his 2016 Blizzard interview.^[1]
3. 2004 Gained access to the World of Warcraft beta through his boss, according to his 2016 Blizzard interview.^[1]
4. 2015-11-10 Published a hands-on demonstration of Legion Demon Hunter gameplay from BlizzCon 2015 on his YouTube channel.^[1][11]
5. 2016-01-08 Featured in Blizzard's Community Spotlight on the official World of Warcraft site.^[1]
6. 2018-01-17 An NPC named after him was added as a Monk trainer in Thunder Totem on Patch 7.3.5, as reported by Wowhead.^[2]
7. 2021-07-23 Was identified by Kotaku among the WoW Twitch streamers commenting on the Activision Blizzard sexual harassment lawsuit.^[3]
8. 2022-05-03 Released early-gameplay footage of Warcraft Arclight Rumble, as reported by Wowhead.^[4]
9. 2023-03-01 Published a Patch 10.1 developer interview with Morgan Day and Steve Danuser, reported by Wowhead.^[5]
10. 2024-04-17 Released an interview with George Velev and Andrew DeSousa about The War Within on his YouTube channel.^[6][12]
11. 2024-07-13 Published "13 YEAR STREAM ANNIVERSARY" on YouTube.^[14]