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'''Ivan Nedeljkovic''' (better known as '''Ox''', or '''Oxis)''' was one of [[Daniel Larson|Daniel Larson's]] former [[management|managers]], and friend, most notably running the [[Social Media Accounts|Daniel Larson Twitch account]] and the subsequent links that branch off from it, assisting Daniel in various ways. He is also a very controversial figure in the Daniel Larson community, who many have criticized for blaming most of Daniel's actions on his mental illnesses or trolls who have gotten into contact with him.   

Over time managing Daniel has become too much of as hassle, resulting in Ox having to distance himself from his Entertainment Manager position. He still takes a small role in assisting Daniel such as being trying to be Daniel's point of contact in case he needs anything. Additionally, Ox has tried to help Daniel be sent to an institution where he will be away from the internet, although his attempts have ultimately failed.   

As of recent, Ox mainly lurks in places such as the Daniel Larson Reddit to defend him from [[Pedophilia|pedophile allegations]], despite there being overwhelming evidence of such things happening, along with trying to combat (often valid) criticisms against himself. Ox is mainly criticized and said to have a savior complex, along with being desperately obsessed with Daniel to the point of him coming off almost like a crazy ex girlfriend. It should also be noted that Ox controls the narrative of Daniel on TikTok and has led multiple people to beleive that Daniel is 100% innocent solely because of the fact he has been trolled, when in fact, he is not.

Ironically, In Ox's journey to help Daniel, he ultimately only caused Daniel, and the Daniel Larson community by extenstion, to despise him.  

== Prologue ==

Not much is known about Ox's early life, but some information can be gleaned from posts on the Daniel Larson Reddit and subsequent subreddit made about him.   

Ox first started his life in Michigan where he was an athlete in high school. After this, he took an interest in acting and moved out to Los Angeles to attend a school for acting, and while in California, he was cast in a movie called Hell Trip in 2018, where he played a character named Logan Turner.<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5328602/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm</ref>  

Following this, Ox took an interest in becoming a social media influencer, starting out on Tiktok account named OxTheGoat to document his "off the grid van life", where he made videos about his life living in an RV. He also had an Instagram account dedicated to his brief stint as a model, although it never took off or went anywhere, ultimately ending it. But in 2022, he rose to fame due to his TikTok content covering AIOPM's, lolcows with disabilities who use TikTok as their main platform. His channel initially focused on Daniel Larson and another controversial TikToker, Joshua Block, also known as [[World of T-Shirts|WorldOfTshirts]].   

Ox claimed that Daniel, along with many other disabled TikTokers were being manipulated into creating unsavory and often sexually explicit content by anonymous individuals trolling them. His TikTok about this topic quickly went viral, gaining hundreds of thousands of views within just a few weeks.   

However, in the summer of 2022, Ox began to face backlash after soon becoming one of Daniel's managers. Despite the backlash, Ox continued to create content with Daniel  and even went on to meet him in real life, even then, Daniel reacted negatively to Ox, going on to create multiple videos about Ox, even making one where he threatened to bomb his house.   

Many in the community criticize Ox for many of the same reasons they criticize [[Papa Gut]]. Ox seems to ignore Daniel's troubled past and instead blames Daniel's actions on either [[Manipulators|manipulation]] or [[Daniel Larson's health|mental illness]], and never holds Daniel accountable for himself, and Ox is seen as uneducated on who Daniel is as a person or the current situation he's in.

u/BrianTheLarsonist, a longtime moderator of the [[r/Daniellarson]] subreddit, came out in a [https://www.reddit.com/r/Daniellarson/comments/war230/to_address_the_current_situation_regarding/ post] stating that Ox had blocked all communication with him shortly before the attempted mass flagging campaign on the sub, in which Ox had insulted him numerous times and refused to listen to him regarding Daniel's SSI, and how Ox providing a certain amount over his income threshold could risk Daniel losing his SSI. It was later found this was never a problem because everything was in Ox’s name.

Other complaints with Ox include him having some form of hero complex in "saving" Daniel from trolls, in which he makes 3-minute-long Tiktok videos threatening action and stating he is gathering evidence against them. Some dub him a "clout chaser" but these claims are disputable.