Leeroy Jenkins
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About
Leeroy Jenkins is the name of a World of Warcraft character that famously screamed his name, just before ignorantly charging headlong into battle and ruining his group’s carefully laid plans.
Origin
The video was first uploaded to Warcraft Movies on May 11, 2005 by the guild PalsForLife.[1] In the original thread on the Blizzard Forums , the group asked for “constructive criticism” on their tactics. The post has been edited to include several download links to the video, proving that it was passed around via download and reupload.[2]
While the WarcraftMovies version of the video has only a little over a million hits, Leeroy has gained more attention on other video sites. The first YouTube instance was uploaded on November 19, 2005. This version only managed to accumulate ~350,000 views. A version uploaded on August 6, 2006, nearly a year after the original Warcraft Movies video, has the most views with over 19 million.
The Player
The character of Leeroy Jenkins is played by Ben Schulz, a student from Denver. Due to the popularity of the video, he has appeared at Blizzcon 2007 and delivered the keynote speech at ROFLCon 2008. Ben has been interviewed by GGL.com[4] and the local Denver site Westword.[5]
Spread
Leeroy’s break into mainstream media was a mention on College Jeopardy on November 18, 2005.
He also was shown appreciation by Blizzard by being added into the WoW Trading Card Game[6], Mini Figurine Game[7], and even as an achievement in the Upper Black Rock Spire Rookery.[8]
He’s been mentioned on The Guardian[9], Howard Stern[10], and has two entries on the WoW Wiki.[11]
Derivatives
Jenkins’ popularity may have led to the following World of Warcraft-based Toyota Tacoma truck advertisement, as noted by LaughingSquid.[12]
Deleted scene from 2009 movie Year One:
Sketch for a deleted scene from 2009’s Monsters Vs. Aliens:
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Search
Search queries for “leeroy jenkins” peaked in June of 2005 shortly after the video was released.
External Links
[1] Warcraft Movies – Leeroy Jenkins / 5/11/2005
[2] Cardplace – Archived WoW forums thread
[3] YouTube – Leeroy Jenkins / 11/19/2005
[5] Westword – The Legend of Leeroy Jenkins
[6] 1up – Leeory Jenkins Immortalized WoW Card
[7] TCGplayer – Leeroy Jenkins Mini Figurine Game
[8] WoWwiki – Leeroy Achievement
[9] The Guardian – Guerilla Gaming
[10] YouTube – Howard Stern
[11] WowWiki – Leeroy Jenkins, Leeroy Jenkins Video
[12] Laughing Squid – = World of Warcraft Toyota Tacoma Commercial
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