Ralph Pootawn

About

Ralph Pootawn is a green troll avatar on Second Life depicting smoking a pipe and holding a beer, who gained infamy online in several screenshots depicting the character spying on other users having virtual sex. He is often associated with an exchange in which a couple asks him to "pls go", to which he flatly responds "no."

Origin

Video game griefer Britbong^[4] claims to have created the Ralph Pootawn character while he was a member of the group W-Hat in Second Life to avoid having his main account banned. He then posted several screenshots of his trolling exploits on 4chan's /b/ (random) board in late 2009, where they initially gained traction.^[5] Some have disputed Britbong's claims, saying he has yet to provide evidence that he owns the original Ralph Pootawn account.

Spread

On January 2nd, 2010, DeviantArtist^[7] Zapkiller uploaded an illustration of Ralph Pootawn saying "No" (shown below).

On January 4th, YouTuber isuckatlinux posted a slideshow of the exchange in which Ralph responds "no" after being asked to "pls go" by a couple having virtual sex (shown below). In the coming months, the original screenshots circulated on Something Awful, BodyBuilding Forums,^[8] Facepunch^[6] and the GameFAQs spinoff site Luelinks.

On February 16th, 2010, Kotaku^[3] published an article about the troll character titled "The World's Greatest Second Life Troll." On April 4th, YouTuber Offertorium uploaded a slideshow of the Ralph Pootawn screenshots titled "ralph pls go" (shown below). On September 7th, 2012, BodyBuilding Forums^[9] member wego submitted several Ralph Pootawn screenshots to the misc board.

Ralph Bluetawn

The video game streaming site and YouTube channel Vinesauce has featured several videos of a blue-colored troll character named Ralph Bluetawn, who walks around Second Life disturbing other players (shown below).

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