Malik Ambersley, known as the NPC Miles Morales on TikTok, has been arrested following a physical altercation during a livestream. The NPC streaming subgenre, where performers mimic non-playable characters and respond to specific interactions, has surged in popularity but faces unique challenges, including harassment and safety risks.
Malik’s recent arrest, coupled with past incidents like awkward confrontations and even robbery during a stream, has left fans questioning his actions and the growing pressures of performing in public spaces.
Highlights
- NPC streamer Malik, also known as Miles Morales, was handcuffed after seemingly starting a fight.
- The TikTok NPC subgenre has grown in popularity, but faces challenges like robbery and harassment in crowded areas.
- Fans and viewers have been left questioning Malik”s actions after this encounter as well as others, including awkward confrontations with security guards.
After being involved in a fight, Malik Ambersley, known as TikTok”s Miles Morales NPC, has been arrested. TikTok steaming has blown up in popularity over the past couple of years, and one of the biggest subgenres of streamers is the NPC, or non-playable character. Steamers will commit to performing as a certain character and then perform repeated actions in the role. In the same way that continuous interaction with an NPC in a game nets a player results they can expect, providing the steamer with specific gifts will often lead to related responses: if a user buys a TikTok rose item for NPC Miles Morales, he will consistently comment on how they smell.
NPC Miles Morales has gathered attention in the past for being found in precarious situations. Recently, TikTok”s NPC Miles Morales was robbed during a livestream, which allowed some to take a closer look at the potential difficulties that arise from putting on these types of performances. Especially in crowded places like New York City, there”s a risk that TikTok NPC steamers will run into various complications while filming.
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Ambersley posted a video of his own arrest with a caption saying he was trying to “make it back to his own universe,” but the reference to one of the biggest sci-fi movies of 2023 might not land so well. More footage of NPC Miles Morales starting a fight appears to further contextualize the event, however. In the video, Ambersley runs through a parking garage, shoves a woman, and jumps at a man, attacking him. Many were left curious about why he started the fight, and some have suggested that the group stole the lightsaber that Ambersley is holding later in that video.
Miles Morales NPC Gets Arrested
There does not seem to be a clear explanation why this situation has occurred yet, and after the fight and arrest, Malik posted a video depicting himself taking a break after “keeping the city safe.” Although other TikTok streamers like Malik have been harassed on camera in the past, that doesn”t necessarily mean that he was in the right for attacking someone in the ways these videos depict. Fans of official versions of Miles Morales might not be too happy with what Malik has been up to.Close
Malik has also seemingly been in the wrong in other public situations. For example, a previous video shows NPC Miles Morales awkwardly confronting a security guard, which left plenty of viewers pondering what the best way would be to handle strange occurrences with so many eyes on one”s actions. It will be interesting to see if Malik has more to say on the matter, and what those comments might be.
