About

Jerma985, commonly referred to as Jerma (real name Jeremy Harrington) is a former Youtube Let's Player turned Twitch streamer, professional video gamer and voice actor, particularly known for his video commentaries of Team Fortress 2, the Jerma Rumble and other comedic game play videos, in addition to co-op commentaries with other Youtubers such as STAR_^[1], Ma3la^[2] and Boo^[3].

Online History

Origin

Jerma's first video (shown below, left), "TF2- Spy: Goldrush (First Commentary)" was uploaded on June 11, 2011, where he introduced himself whilst commentating on a recorded play-through of the Spy class on the map Goldrush on Team Fortress 2. On the same day, he would later upload a video of him playing the Medic class on the map Dustbowl (shown below, right).

Spread

As Jerma began posting more and more videos over the years, the range of his videos expanded beyond just Team Fortress commentaries. He began covering other games, such as Grand Theft Auto and the Pac-Man series, as well as generally unusual and hilarious game play, like playing TF2 using a voice-recognition software to control his character (below, right).

One of his most popular videos is "Fat Guy Engie", where he reacts to the at-the-time newly added "Level Three Chin"^[4], posted on June 19, 2014, and has over 1.1 million views.

STAR_

STAR_, also known as Niichts, is another Let's Play Youtuber and close friend of Jerma's. The two of them often posts videos featuring one-another, commonly playing either co-operatively or against one another.

Voice Acting

On top of commentating and playing video games, Jerma is also a professional voice actor. He has worked on many different games, as well as having a Newgrounds account^[5], and vocing his own characters in his videos for added comedy value.

Related Memes

Characters

Being a voice actor, Jerma frequently throws in additional fictional characters (voiced by himself) into his videos as a means of adding more humor to them. Amongst noticeable examples are: Grandpa (left), a fictional character who is supposed to be Jerma's grandfather who occasionally reviews and plays games on Jerma's behalf and gets into all kinds of mischief; the Byeahs (middle), a race of obese hobos from Grand Theft Auto; and the Shpee (right), a term coined by Jerma referring to the Spy class from Team Fortress 2.

Jerma Rumble

The Jerma Rumble is a series of videos where Jerma pits various video game characters, such as Gordon Freeman, Gabe Newell and Pac-Man, fellow Youtubers and several of his own creations, like The Egg, Grandpa, Batboy and hundreds of Byeahs to boot, in a wrestling arena from the game WWE 2014.

Rat Movie

On November 6th, 2014, Jerma uploaded a YouTube video titled "Rat Movie: Mystery of the Mayan Treasure" (shown below, left). The video garnered over 1.8 million views in under six years. He posted a sequel, "Rat Movie 2: The Movie", on April 7th, 2015, gaining over 1.2 million views in five years.^[1] The videos are characterized by their antiquated, poor computer animation and absurdist humor.

When the Imposter is Sus / Sus Jerma

Sus Jerma refers to a series of shitposts based on an edited image Jerma985 in which he is given an eerie, unnatural smile, usually captioned with the catchphrase When the Imposter Is Sus. The meme gained popularity in /r/jerma985 subreddit and in the streamer's Discord, later spreading to Twitter and Instagram.

Personal Life

Jerma was born on September 22nd, 1985. He resides in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Various Examples

Search Interest

External References

^[1] Youtube – STAR_

^[2] Youtube – Ma3la

^[3] Youtube – Boo

^[4] Team Fortress Wiki – Level Three Chin

^[5] Newgrounds – Jerma