An in-depth look at the career of Nicolaj “Jensen” Jensen, C9 midlaner and one of the most iconic NA LCS players today.

On May 30, 2015, Nicolaj “Jensen” Jensen stepped onto the North American stage to play his first competitive game. Of course, back then he wasn’t known by his real name, but rather by his handle—Incarnati0n. He was never supposed to get this far.

Two years ago, Incarnati0n was a high-Elo European mid laner that received the worst punishment a player could ever receive in League of Legends. He got permabanned.

His wrongdoings included “a consistent pattern of in-game verbal abuse, offensive behavior, and negative attitude”. Worst of all, he was accused of “unapologetically admitting to engaging in a series of DDOS attacks against high-Elo players.” For any other player, this type of ruling would spell the end of their career. But for Jensen – or rather, Incarnati0n – that was just the beginning.

The Danish prodigy

In any trade or profession, it’s exceedingly rare to encounter a talent so immense it overshadows 99% of the competition. But Incarnati0n was one of those extraordinary cases. While many fans have only learned his name from the competitive ruling, he was already getting traction in his home region as the next rising European mid laner. With staggering win rates on assassins and mages, Incarnati0n quickly became the star of countless montages.

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