3 http://knowyourmeme.com/system/icons/191/thumb/leeroy_Final.jpg?1241111146 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeroy_Jenkins http://www.encyclopediadramatica.com/Leeroy_Jenkins http://macrochan.org/search.py?tag=Themes%3AGames%3AWorld%20of%20Warcraft%3ALeeroy%20Jenkins http://wiki.ytmnd.com/Leeroy_Jenkins http://knowyourmeme.com/system/icons/191/square/leeroy_Final.jpg?1241111146 2009-04-30T17:05:47Z World of Warcraft in-game video 2006 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= active video games, world of warcraft, yelling, youtube, viral, epic fail 16 <h2>Origin</h2> <p><strong>Leeeeeeeeeeerooooy Jenkinnnnns</strong> is a catchphrase first screamed by a <em>World of Warcraft</em> player of the same name, just before ignorantly charging headlong into battle and ruining his group&#8217;s carefully laid plans. <span class="caps">IRL</span> Leeroy is known as Ben Schulz.</p> <p>LET&#8217;S DO <span class="caps">THIS</span>!</p> <p><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LkCNJRfSZBU&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LkCNJRfSZBU&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /> <blockquote>The original video, well over 10M views (&gt;9000)</blockquote></p> <p>The video and numerous catchphrases (&#8220;at least I have chicken&#8221; etc) would become much parodied, Ben would keynote <span class="caps">ROFLCON</span> in 2008, and it would even appear as a question on the gameshow <em>Jeopardy</em></p> <p><img src="http://garlinggauge.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/leeroy_jenkins_jeopardy_clue.jpg" height="200" /></p> <h2>Spread</h2> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-N6sqdrJzVo">obligatory techno remix</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfSMLR-d8Iw">300 vs. Leeroy Jenkins edit</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUS53FPAcFY">Halo trailer Jenkins edit</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aH7s2BYbUAo" title="LOTR edit">Leeroy Jenkins at the Black Gates</a></li> </ul> <p>Jenkins&#8217; popularity may have led to <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2_ueohYRhU">the following</a> World of Warcraft-based Toyota Tacoma truck advertisement (&gt;3M views). Remember kids: memes beget ad campaigns. All your money are belong to&#8230; er,</p> <p><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/V2_ueohYRhU&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/V2_ueohYRhU&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></p> 2009-11-10T14:31:43Z 191 8 http://knowyourmeme.com/system/icons/191/original/leeroy_Final.jpg?1241111146