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Who is FaZe Jarvis? Here's why #FreeJarvis won't work to bring back the gamer on Fortnite after permanent ban

As per a Screen Rant report, FaZe Jarvis's publicity stunt that landed him one of the harshest bans Fortnite has ever delivered

FaZe Jarvis has been banned from Fortnite once again after streaming on Twitch even though his ban was still in effect. The ban is not new. It's been almost one year that the YouTuber was permanently banned from the online video game developed by Epic Games for using aim hacks. As per a Screen Rant report, it was his publicity stunt that landed him one of the harshest bans Fortnite has ever delivered.

Back then, the former FaZe Clan Fortnite pro posted a montage of himself using third-party software called Aimbot to win games. Although the clip has been removed from YouTube now, it was reuploaded by a number of other channels. Soon after the fiasco, he posted a teary-eyed apology for sharing the cheating video and regretted using aimbot.

Who is FaZe Jarvis?

A 19-year-old gamer from Surrey, FaZe Jarvis stormed into the gaming arena with his Fortnite streaming videos. Born as Jarvis Khattri on November 11, 2001, he is a member of a gaming organization, FaZe Clan, who was raised in London, England alongside his two brothers named Frazier and Chandler.

With over three million YouTube subscribers and almost 400,000 Twitter followers, he joined the clan on April 23, 2019, and posted his first YouTube video on Jun 29, 2014, playing Call of Duty: Black Ops II. As per The Sun and Nailbuzz reports, his brother Frazier Kaye, director of the popular Call Of Duty gaming group, has an estimated net worth of $1million from his YouTube channel and brand deals.

Why was he banned from Fortnite?

Back in 2019, Jarvis shared cheating hacks with his followers. In a video, he used third-party software called Aimbot which gives players an advantage in Fortnite. Epic Games took quick action and banned Jarvis from Fortnite permanently. Even after his apology video on November 3, 2019 — where he confessed he wasn't aware of the consequences of showing himself cheat — the ban wasn't lifted.

In statements made to both The Sun and TMZ, the developers stood by their decision. "We have a zero-tolerance policy for the usage of cheat software," an Epic Games spokesperson told The Sun and TMZ. "When people use aimbots or other cheat technologies to gain an unfair advantage, they ruin games for people who are playing fairly."

They also reiterated that their official Community Rules forbids cheating of any form and reserves the right for Epic to take action of the severity of their choosing based on various factors. Going by the strict action, it didn't seem like the ban could be reversed anytime soon.

His return to Twitch and immediate ban

On September 11, 2020, Jarvis shared an update with his fans saying, "It’s been nearly a year since Epic banned me. Tonight @ 6PM PST I’m playing Fortnite for the first time back on Twitch. See you there," he tweeted. His post soon collected over 3,000 retweets and 46,000 likes and led to quite a bit of frenzy on the micro-blogging site as fans couldn't control their excitement. However, it seemed like an attempt to deceive Epic Games and it failed within minutes.

"Jarvis is live with 50k viewers playing Fortnite and hasn’t been banned yet," one tweet read and another fan tweeted: "JARVIS GOT UNBANNED LETS GOOOOOO @liljarviss." What's more, one fan tweeted, "Jarvis and the FaZe staff after making $50,000 from a 15-minute stream."

The happiness, however, didn't last too long. The FaZe star hadn't even finished his first match when he was kicked out and confirmed the ban in a followup tweet. "At least let me get the dub smh," he wrote. 

Industry insider Rod Breslau tweeted, "An Epic Games spokesperson has confirmed Jarvis is still banned from Fortnite so he must want to compete with leafy on speedrunning the fastest ban possible." Mocking the entire fiasco, one Internet user said: "This man go banned mid-game @jarvis #FreeJarvis." Another Twitter user posted: "Jarvis tried to play Fortnite and blocked out his username. Didn’t even make it halfway through a match before Epic banned him again."  

The hashtag #FreeJarvis soon started trending as many fans asked Epic Games to let him be back on Fortnite. "#freejarvis@FortniteGame
it’s about time to let it be, everyone in the entire community agrees..." one tweet read and another said, "Why does Fortnite not just let Jarvis play? #FreeJarvis." Another Twitter user said, "#FreeJarvis HE GOT BANNED AGAIN LMFAO @liljarviss IT WAS GOOD TO SEE YOU PLAY For 10 mins."

Jarvis isn't the first streamer to attempt a return to a game while being banned, but his attempt was tweeted by thousands of fans.