Heroicmade their entry in the Dota 2 space this year by building a South American team based in Brazil.
Does having the best nickname in Dota put any pressure on you to perform?
Yes, thank you, I agree.
I do think I have the best nickname in Dota as well.
It has such a nice ring to it, and I think the pun is quite funny.
I settled for this nickname when I was 15 years old, I think.
It’s been eight years now since I have this nickname and I still love it.
What made you decide to switch to SA?
I am just doing a world tour.
I started in the EU, I went to NA and now it’s time for SA.
Next year I will go to Southeast Asia.
No, that’s a joke.
It’s just opportunities that I followed.
I’ve been open to proposals and opportunistic with the teams that I’ve joined.
I’ve always been very motivated when joining teams, no matter what region they were from.
I joined a team in NA because it was the best team that I could join at that time.
It was pretty rough playing from Europe in NA.
Joining Heroic now came pretty naturally.
You are full of surprises, Davai Lama.
I assume you also speak Dutch.
In what other languages are you fluent?
I speak more or less six languages.
I also studied German in school.
And then my Russian is relatively basic.
For sure, exactly.
That was the main goal when I started to learn Russian.
I always liked to learn a new language just for the sake of it.
I did actually get offered by a Russian team recently, but I decided to go with Heroic.
I think other players should realize this as well.
Languages are a big thing.
You open a lot more options and opportunities for yourself by learning a new language.
We saw your celebration pool dive from the balcony when you guys qualified for DreamLeague.
What should we expect from you next?
What are you going to do if you guys qualify for Riyadh Masters or TI?
I guess it depends on the setting.
I would love to do more stunts.
The pool jump was very convenient at that time.
It was a very nice pool with a balcony above.
Did you practice that?
No, it was the first time I jumped from there.
I studied the situation a little bit, though.
I knew that the pool was deep enough to not hurt myself.
Let’s go back to talk about the team a bit more.
Heroic is an organisation with a rich history in Counter-Strike, making its first venture in Dota 2.
How is the vibe in the team, how are you guys adapting to each other?
The vibe is great.
The team was formed with the idea that the players on the roster would work very well together.
And that’s better than forming a super-star roster hoping that they will bring results instantly.
The super-star term comes with a lot of ego in Dota 2.
We want to do things step by step.
We succeed in that.
We qualified for DreamLeague Season 22 and for ESL One Birmingham 2024.
DreamLeague Season 22 is Heroic’s first tournament.
Did you set a goal for this event?
We don’t really have a goal for it.
Unfortunately, Heroic were eliminated after the first group stage at the currently ongoing Season 22.
