Yes, the video that went viral before anyone knew what viral even meant is fake. That shouldn't taint the long-lasting history of "Leeroy Jenkins," but it certainly puts it in a new light. Although when it first gained fame, there were some that were skeptical of its authenticity.
People even asked the creators about it, and they'd respond without giving an actual answer. In he uploaded a first attempt at the video to raise awareness about net neutrality.
Here's what he said in the description for that video:. The rough cut features a weaker yell from Leeroy, and his friends laughing immediately. It's clear why they needed to try it again. And although most observers have suspected that the video was staged, this was before everyone had learned not to trust the internet. Vinson, an engineer at Kongregate, recorded the video. Not your father's Xbox controller Brush up on your driving skills in Forza Horizon 5 with the controller the pros use.
It was just mind boggling how incompetent people became in that room. Shortly after they published the video, Vinson recalls it exploding.
Once the clip was uploaded, it spread like wildfire. It was initially a joke between the guild members and was taken as truth by players of the game, turning Leeroy Jenkins into a World of Warcraft-wide internet sensation. Nearly everything from the entire video has been immortalised by fans, spawning separate memes.
A whole 12 years after the video was first uploaded, Ben Schulz — who made and played the Leeroy Jenkins character in WoW — came clean and confirmed it was a staged event. Despite this, Leeroy lives on in infamy in the WoW community and Blizzard even named an achievement after him that you can earn in the game. ES Money. The Escapist. The Reveller. The Optimist.
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