CoryxKenShin

"Haven't I proven myself over and over and over again"

- When picked quote

Cory DeVante Williams (born: November 9, 1992 [age 28]), better known online as CoryxKenshin, is an American gaming YouTuber. Fans refer to Cory as "THE SHOGUN HIMSELF". He is currently based in Farmington Hills, Michigan. He's been a YouTuber for about 12 years now, starting in 2009, and is known for being friends with other popular YouTubers, like POiiSED, 8-Bit Ryan, BangBangBrandon, YuB, MavAttack, Dashie, OGChan, RunJDrun, Tear of Grace, RaisiM1222, Krptic Unknown, iBerleezy, and JAY SAVAGE

History
Cory first joined YouTube on April 26, 2009 and uploaded his first video in May, when he was 17 years old. In October 2013, Cory played his first horror game, a survival game under the name, White Finger. The first game series he made was about the 1994 sports game called Super Punch Out!. Cory appeared in several gaming festivals such as Comic-Con International and PAX East, during which he met other YouTubers such as Muyskerm, Yamimash, LordMinion777, and Jacksepticeye. Cory is also known to play horror games, especially RPG horrors, but he has also played action games such as Bloodborne and Dark Souls. His favorite playthroughs are the videos about Outlast, The Evil Within, and Corpse Party.

Personal life
Cory DeVante Williams was born on November 9, 1992, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He was raised in Detroit, Michigan and currently lives in South Lyon, Michigan. Cory moved to South Lyon in 2017. He officially bought a house there for $415,000 on May 12, 2017. The house had 13 beds 0 baths and 2,705 sqft. He has a brother named Anthony, who appeared in one of his videos and a pet dog named Samson the Savage (also known as "Sam") who joined the Samurai Community on May 3, 2016. According to Cory, Sam is the first pet he ever owned.

Originally, Cory went to the University of Michigan but later dropped out to further pursue his YouTube career.

Cory makes it clear that he is of a Christian faith, adding verses to the end of most of his videos, as well as making many references to God on his channel On April 25, 2017, Cory announced in a video that he has Ectodermal Dysplasia, which is a rare genetic disorder which he inherited from his father: he has only 24 teeth instead of 32, and lacks any normal amount of hair on his body.

Hiatuses
Cory has become notorious for his hiatuses. Since the first in 2011 he has had a total of 11 hiatuses.

On September 30, 2011, Cory would take a 2 year hiatus, not uploading again until July 4, 2013. This is not a well known hiatus as his 9 month break is his most famous hiatus and the fact that this occurred when Cory was just a small Youtuber.

On February 16, 2016, Cory stopped uploading for 2 months. During this time, he wasn't active on Twitter, Instagram, and other social media platforms. On April 29, 2016, Cory announced he would return, and uploaded a video on April 30. He said that he apologized for not updating any of his social media sites and also apologized for leaving his fans in the dark about what was going on.

2 years later, on January 16, 2018, Cory stopped uploading again, yet this time it was for 4 months. Cory was on a trip before he stopped uploading. He returned on May 20, 2018, with a live stream in which he explained that he was not 100% ready, he wasn't well-rested, and that he just wanted to quit.

On September 20, 2018, Cory announced he was taking a hiatus from losing his aunt due to cancer. This hiatus was the shortest, lasting only 4 days. On November 16, 2018, Cory took another hiatus, but returned one month later with a comical skit video called "ASMR HORROR GAMES".

On May 8, 2019, he uploaded the video "THE 100-DAY STREAK IS OVER! 100 Upload Days In a Row." in which he explains that it has been always his goal to upload daily for 100 days before taking a 4-month break as a joke. He considered this a test of perseverance and hard work. However, he uploaded a gameplay video one month later on June 12, 2019, and said he was going to return on June 16, 2019, but did not. During this time he took many trips, notably one to Japan with his friend Dashie, and was spending a lot of time with his family. Cory would also remove his Instagram page in July 2019, but then re-uploaded it in September 2019. This hiatus was the 2nd longest, lasting 9 months long from June 28, 2019, to April 3, 2020. This is his most famous hiatus when compared to the others.

On May 31, 2020 Cory uploaded a video stating why 2020 was the worst year of his life. In the video, Cory stated that he needed to spend some time away from his videos and social media. He revealed that he found himself depressed and anxious because of YouTube. He stated that he wished his life could've amounted to more and he felt he spent too much time focusing on his videos and overthinking them. Cory left for two weeks until June 19 when he uploaded a video in which he plays The Last Of Us 2, in which he stated had to come back for.

Throughout both July and August Cory uploaded videos consistently however he stopped uploading after September 19, 2020. Cory's 9th hiatus would last for nearly two months, with him returning on November 6, 2020. Cory would again upload consistently until January 25, 2021, in which he stated in a community post that he had personal stuff going on, and couldn't upload that day. He stated he would upload the next day at 2:00 pm but did not, and had a brief 10th hiatus which would last until January 28, 2021.

Following his 9 million subscriber milestone upload on March 6, 2021, Cory has not posted on YouTube, Twitter, or Instagram, marking this as his 11th hiatus. On June 23, 2021, Cory reached 10 million subscribers. On August 26, 2021, Cory released a video titled "Regarding My Retirement" in which he announces he is not retiring, going back to school while still uploading videos to the public, and unboxes his new Diamond Play Button for hitting 10 million subscribers..