Obsession Star Inde Navarrette Used To Stream A Hit Video Game

"Obsession" has won at the box office, becoming one of the biggest movies of the year so far while cementing the popularity of the horror genre and indie filmmaking. In addition to masterful work by writer-director Curry Barker, the movie features a magnetically terrifying performance from Inde Navarrette as Nikki Freeman, a woman who is supernatually possessed via a talisman known as a wishing willow. After her friend Bear Bailey (Michael Johnston) wishes that she will fall in love with him, his wish proves to have sinister implications as the increasingly unhinged Nikki grows murderous in her fixation on Bear.

What "Obsession" fans might not know about Navarrette is that before her acting career took off, she was a Twitch streamer. Since Navarrette's profile has risen considerably through her starring role in "Obsession," clips of her Twitch streams have resurfaced online. Though not active for some time, Navarrette showed impressive gaming skills when she did stream, revealing herself as a true "Call of Duty" fan. These old clips underscore how multifaceted Navarrette's talents are, while highlighting her killer instinct within the realm of gaming.

Here is a brief overview of Inde Navarette's Twitch streaming history, including her expert first-person shooter skills.

Inde Navarette started streaming under the Twitch handle indenavarrette through the platform on July 8, 2022. Navarette hasn't streamed through this account for over a year, likely owing to her professional commitments working on projects like "Obsession." According to her profile stats, Navarette streamed a variety of titles rather than sticking to any one title predominantly. That said, the online community has focused on Navarette's particular expertise with the "Call of Duty" franchise in the wake of her big-screen breakout role.

Several of the more popular clips of Navarette center around one of the best "Call of Duty" games of all time, "Black Ops." Nonchalantly playing the game's multiplayer modes, Navarette is seen blasting through enemy players without breaking a sweat. Whether deftly shooting enemies from behind tree branches or quickly scoping and eliminating threats, Navarette is a stone-cold killer and much more calm and collected in her lethality than Nikki. In one clip, Navarette is seen casually dispatching incoming opponents while wearing a Toad hat from "Super Mario," heightening her geek cred.

This begs the question, what would it feel like to be a "Call of Duty" player knowing that you were just dunked on by Nikki Freeman?

Of course, Inde Navarette isn't the first successful actor to have a side hustle as a Twitch streamer, nor will she be the last. Given how much money top Twitch streamers make, the platform not only gives Hollywood talent a way to connect with fans but another potential area of revenue. Actors like Terry Crews, Shannon Woodward, and Thomas Middleditch have all maintained Twitch streams in addition to their acting careers. Twitch streaming from public figures isn't limited to actors either, with U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez also occasionally using the platform.

What makes Navarette's streaming career interesting is that actors like Crews and Middleditch had largely established themselves as public figures before getting into streaming. By the time that Navarette created her Twitch account, she was finding success as an actor, but nowhere at the same level yet. Navarette wasn't necessarily leveraging an established screen persona at the time, with her supporting role in "Superman and Lois" just a year old when she started streaming. As seen in the recently resurfaced clips, the young actor seemed to be streaming for the love of the game and definitely had the skills to back it up.

Navarette's rising star means she's too busy to keep up with "Call of Duty" these days, but here's hoping that she one day returns to Twitch in some capacity.