Kick streamer NICKMERCS is finally returning to Warzone nearly nine months after his CoD skin was pulled following a viral rant about Pride months in elementary schools.
Call of Duty and NICKMERCS have had a love-hate relationship that seemingly ended last year when the FaZe star sparked controversy online.
In June 2023, the streamer responded to a tweet about a news story where a brawl erupted over a school board’s decision to acknowledge Pride month, commenting, “They should leave little children alone.”
The backlash was swift. Despite Nick saying that he didn’t mean to upset anyone, Call of Duty removed his operator skin from the shop, promoting NICKMERCS to quit Warzone, but that hiatus appears to be coming to an end.
NICKMERCS returns to Warzone despite Pride month drama
In a post on X on February 6, NICKMERCS confirmed that he would once again be streaming Warzone.
The image features NICKMERCS’ operator skin arriving on the battlefield along with the caption “tomorrow” indicating a return to Warzone for the first time in many months.
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Tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/wUdGdAXUiA
— FaZe Nickmercs (@NICKMERCS) February 6, 2024
This decision comes even as the streamer has continued to feud with Activision for pulling his skin. Notably, he claimed he likely wouldn’t even stream MW3 over the controversy and even called the devs “rats” for releasing a skin similar to his.
However, Nick’s supporters are on board with the return to Warzone. Fellow streamer TimTheTatman, who asked for his Operator to be removed in solidarity with Nick, posted a video of him teaming with his friend, commenting “we’re so back.”
FaZe Swagg was excited too, posting a gif of WWE’s Undertaker emerging from out of a coffin.
— FaZe Swagg ☢️ (@Swagg) February 6, 2024
It’s unclear what exactly caused Nick to change his mind on CoD, but he wouldn’t be the first one to go back on his word. Notably, Dr Disrespect vowed to stop playing Warzone until NICKMERCS got his skin back and an apology from Activision, but has since played the battle royale on stream.
Expect to learn more about why NICKMERCS is back to playing Warzone tomorrow when his stream kicks off.