Ma Xixi

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Ma Xixi (马西西)
Alias(es)	Aizi (“Shorty”); Boss Ma; President Ma
Gender	Male
Affiliation	CSBOY; Steel Helmets
Occupation/Role	CS:GO streamer, commentator, former professional player, Steel Helmets coach and owner
Status	Active
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Background / History

Ma Xixi was a professional CS:GO player before becoming a prominent streamer and commentator. By the time Jiang Yang comes to stay with him during summer vacation, he is known for entertaining broadcasts despite routinely poor in-game performances. He hires Jiang Yang as a summer assistant to manage chat, read donations, and help maintain the stream. 1 5

He is initially startled when the high-ranked player using the ID “Ma Xixi I’ll Top Kill You” turns out to be Jiang Yang. Although Jiang Yang’s rise appears suspicious to many viewers, Ma Xixi trusts his cousin’s talent and helps bring the matter before MO and the CSBOY community. 23 24 25

After recognizing Jiang Yang’s professional potential, Ma Xixi persuades Jiang Yang’s parents to support his esports career and helps arrange his entry into Steel Helmets. He later serves as the team’s owner and coach during its Major campaign, handling practical matters such as revenue distribution, travel support, and team administration. 25 26 47 77

As Jiang Yang’s career develops beyond Steel Helmets, Ma Xixi remains a frequent commentator on his matches and an important public link between Jiang Yang and the domestic CS community. Jiang Yang later invites him to appear in a CCTV documentary about his career and nickname. 113 248 249 250

Appearance

Ma Xixi is notably short, a trait that led viewers to nickname him “Aizi.” In his later years, he is described as unshaven and heavier than in his youth, contrasting sharply with Jiang Yang’s appearance. 5 10 248

• Was considered reasonably handsome when younger. 10
• Is nearly forty and acknowledges that age has affected both his form and appearance. 248
• Often appears visibly flushed or red-faced when Jiang Yang and the viewers mock him. 23 152 214

Personality

Ma Xixi is relaxed, humorous, and highly willing to turn embarrassment into stream content. He regularly banters with viewers, MO, and Jiang Yang, even when he is the target of the joke. 1 5 47

He can become heated after losing games or being ridiculed by chat, particularly when his skill level is questioned. Despite this temper, he remains self-aware enough to laugh at his own shortcomings and plays along with the community’s recurring jokes. 10 23 248

Behind the comedic persona, Ma Xixi is protective and practical about Jiang Yang’s future. He supports Jiang Yang’s decision to go professional, advises him against rushing into unsuitable team offers, and worries about the pressures of playing abroad. 25 48 77

Abilities & Skills

Commentary

Ma Xixi is one of the better-known CS:GO commentators in China, combining match analysis with a sharp, comedic delivery. 1 187

• Provides live play-by-play and tactical observations during Steel Helmets and Jiang Yang’s matches. 27 69 113
• Can identify strategic concepts such as the difference between raw aim, awareness, utility knowledge, and positional purpose. 138
• Has a reputation abroad as a “poison-tongued commentator,” much to his embarrassment. 214

Streaming & Community Engagement

Ma Xixi is a top CS:GO-category streamer whose broadcasts center on Ladder and PL matches, community banter, and co-streamed professional games. 1 136

• Recruited Jiang Yang as an assistant to manage chat and acknowledge donations. 1 5
• Uses his stream to showcase Jiang Yang’s early matches, which helped establish Jiang Yang’s public identity as “Cousin.” 24 250
• Turns his own losses, failed plays, and arguments with viewers into recurring entertainment. 10 23 248

Team Management

As Steel Helmets’ owner and coach, Ma Xixi supports the team beyond its matches. 47 77

• Helped Jiang Yang enter Steel Helmets and convinced Jiang Yang’s parents to allow his professional career. 25 26
• Funded rewards and travel support after the team’s qualification success. 47
• Set a transparent sticker-revenue distribution plan, prioritizing players and compensating Mingri Qing for her administrative work. 77
• Could not stand behind the team during a Major match because of visa issues, leading the players to jokingly “fire” him as coach. 77

Relationships

• Jiang Yang / young — Cousin, former summer assistant, player he helped introduce to professional CS:GO. Ma Xixi is proud of Jiang Yang’s success but is constantly teased and overshadowed by him. 1 25 77 248
• MO / Liu Ke — Longtime CSBOY partner and Steel Helmets colleague. They share a teasing rapport while jointly evaluating and supporting Jiang Yang’s career. 5 25 27
• Mingri Qing — Former assistant and Steel Helmets administrative support. Ma Xixi recognizes her work and ensures she receives a share of the team’s sticker revenue. 25 77
• Steel Helmets — Owner, coach, and public supporter of the team. He views the roster’s Major run as an important source of new vitality for Chinese CS. 47 77
• Wan Ji Qi — Fellow domestic commentator and streamer. Ma Xixi encourages Jiang Yang to maintain relations with Wan Ji Qi despite their own cousin relationship. 248

Story Role / Major Arcs

Jiang Yang’s Summer Internship

Ma Xixi brings Jiang Yang into his home and stream as a summer assistant. His poor CS:GO play and easygoing response to Jiang Yang’s criticism reignite Jiang Yang’s interest in the game. 1

Discovering “Ma Xixi I’ll Top Kill You”

Ma Xixi encounters Jiang Yang in ranked play without realizing the player taunting him through the ID is his own cousin. After the match, he learns Jiang Yang has rapidly reached the highest domestic ranks and shifts from disbelief to support. 23 24

Steel Helmets’ Rise

He works with MO to give Jiang Yang a path into Steel Helmets, then becomes one of the team’s loudest supporters as Jiang Yang carries the veteran roster through qualifiers and into the Major. 25 26 47 69

Major Coach and Family Supporter

Ma Xixi travels to join Steel Helmets during the Major, takes responsibility for team finances and logistics, and encourages the players to enjoy every additional match rather than be crushed by expectations. 77

Jiang Yang’s Career Beyond Steel Helmets

As Jiang Yang becomes an international champion, Ma Xixi continues to commentate his matches, joke about being left behind, and appear as part of Jiang Yang’s public origin story in the CCTV documentary. 113 214 248 250

Notable Quotes

“My cousin’s individual skill is maxed out, there’s nothing that can be done.” 113

“CS isn’t about fighting, it’s about social connections!” 248

“I never thought Steel Helmets would one day make it to the Major, nor did I ever imagine they’d reach the Legends Stage!” 69

Trivia

• Viewers call Ma Xixi “Aizi” because of his height; MO is similarly nicknamed “Shazi,” creating a recurring CSBOY naming joke. 5
• Jiang Yang’s early high-rank ID, “Ma Xixi I’ll Top Kill You,” used Ma Xixi’s own meme image as its avatar. 137
• Jiang Yang’s Major sticker contains a hidden little-horse design and an “mxx” reference to Ma Xixi. 83
• Ma Xixi completed a 5-kilometer run only after Jiang Yang repeatedly encouraged and physically pulled him along. 10