Nuke Incident
 | "Nuke Incident" has either missing content, has false information, has large formatting issues, is poorly written, has an extensive bias, or is illegible. Large portions or even the entirety of this article need to be rewritten. |
On August 2nd, 2022 Ox hosted a Twitch stream with Daniel while he was staying in a hotel. He intended to prank Daniel once meeting a $100 donation goal. The goal promise was to "Swap the video with a fake nuke warning." Ox would replace the CNN coverage he was showing Daniel over Discord with a fake EAS alert[1]. The alert portrayed a nuclear attack against highly populated American locations, including Los Angeles, which Daniel was "within 300 miles of". The donation goal was reached, and Ox initiated the prank against Daniel.
Initial Reaction
Upon seeing the EAS alert, he appeared confused, and he became visibly distressed. In a panic, he began frantically writing down notes on a piece of paper and pacing around his room, before leaving from his room to warn others at the lobby of the hotel.
Daniel had already been worried about US and China relations. This likely made him more susceptible to the prank. After learning about the prank, he broke a TV in his hotel room, and has been fearful of China since.[2], During the UCLA Arc this fear was used to manipulate him again.
Later Reaction
After returning to his room, he was informed by Ox that it was prank. This would cause a falling out between Daniel and Ox. Ox wasn't officially fired until the following day, August 3rd. Daniel alleged the real reason for firing Ox was because he had received a "restraining order from the "VanderWaal family"