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Let's say that this person did cheat. We can generally agree that cheating is not ethical. But what happens when their celebrity sits upon a foundation of lies and because of their celebrity they amassed some serious wealth. If they built such a large viewer base from cheating, is there any legal recourse here? Or will they be allowed to walk away with their bags of money and the mark of shame?

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Probably the biggest thing is he became famous from creating completely different videos. He didn't get his viewer base from cheating, he most likely cheated because he felt his skills deserved a good time but he didn't want to put in the grind which an RNG-heavy speedrun requires to get a good time. I recommend Karl Jobst's video on it, where he points out that skilled speedrunners don't cheat to get a better time, they cheat to get a good time faster.

What do you mean walk away? He is just getting started.

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