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Philza

  • YouTuber, Twitch streamer
  • Phillip Watson
  • @philza
  • English
  • 38 years old
  • Pisces
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Philza became widely known after losing a Minecraft Hardcore world he had kept alive for five years. Phillip Watson, an English creator who uses the name Philza, documents building projects in a mode where death ends the run.[1][2][3]

The five-year world and Season 4

Watson created his YouTube account in 2006 and started with Halo 2 and Skate 2 uploads; his Twitch account, then on Justin.tv, followed in 2009.[2] On April 24, 2019, a baby zombie encounter ended with a spider killing his character, and the clip brought him attention beyond his regular audience.[4] His fourth Hardcore season began on May 11, 2019.[3] The growing audience enabled him to leave his retail job that year and stream full time.[5] He continued making project montages, including Endlantis and Flowerfall/NetherVoid, while preferring live streams to editing individual Hardcore episodes.[3]

MCC and Technoblade's fundraiser

On April 18, 2020, he won MC Championship 4 with Technoblade, TommyInnit and Wilbur Soot on the Purple Pandas team.[6] In September 2021, he joined Technoblade's charity stream as one of the Minecraft hunters pursuing him. The broadcast raised more than $323,000 for the Sarcoma Foundation of America in under four hours.[7]

The Sorry Boys

In February 2023, Philza joined TommyInnit, Wilbur Soot, Slimecicle and Ranboo in launching The Sorry Boys. Their YouTube channel combined sketch comedy with group vlogs.[8] The group went on an indefinite hiatus in March 2024.[2]

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Personal information

Real name
Phillip Watson [2]
Gender
Male [4]
Birthday
[2]
Age
38 years
Zodiac sign
Pisces
Birthplace
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom [9]
Based in
Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
Occupation
YouTuber [2]
Nationality
English [2]
Family
Married to Kristin Rosales since 2020. [2]
Siblings
Sister: Aimee.
Pets
Owned a bull terrier named Harvey.

General information

Language
EN
On Twitch since
11 January 2009
Twitch followers
4,285,661
Channel age
17y 9m
Twitch data updated
Category
Minecraft
Teams
Love Tropics

Sources

  1. "Minecraft player loses five-year-long game". BBC News. April 29, 2019. Retrieved September 21, 2026. Archived on September 19, 2026.
  2. "Philza". Wikipedia. Retrieved September 21, 2026. Archived on August 26, 2026.
  3. "Philza". Twitch. Retrieved September 21, 2026.
  4. "How it feels to die in a permadeath game after five years". PC Gamer. May 9, 2019. Retrieved September 21, 2026. Archived on April 12, 2026.
  5. "Dying once in a videogame changed this streamer's life forever". PC Gamer. April 10, 2020. Retrieved September 21, 2026. Archived on April 14, 2026.
  6. "Every MC Championship winner". Dot Esports. Retrieved September 21, 2026. Archived on September 22, 2026.
  7. "Technoblade and the Minecraft community raise $323K for cancer research in under four hours". Dot Esports. September 25, 2021. Retrieved September 21, 2026. Archived on March 24, 2024.
  8. "TommyInnit, Slimecicle, Ranboo, Ph1LzA, and Wilbur Soot say "Sorry" with new comedy group". Tubefilter. February 24, 2023. Retrieved September 20, 2026. Archived on September 2, 2026.
  9. "Philza". Japanese Wikipedia. Retrieved September 21, 2026. Archived on August 17, 2026.
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