King of Ohio / Don Pollo

About

Don Pollo (@donpollo2982), also known as the King of Ohio, refers to a Spanish-speaking TikToker named Agustin whose videos are usually taken in the car, eating food like rotisserie chicken, and are often interrupted by ringtones and other loud sounds emitting from his Android. After going viral in mid-2022 for the El Que Quiera Perder Su Tiempo sound, also known as El Que Quiera Perder El Tiempo, Don Pollo's audios were used for shitpost photo slideshows and were added to the Goofy Ahh sound bank. He was later dubbed the "King of Ohio" because he allegedly worked at an Ohio high school. Don Pollo is not actually from Ohio and instead lives in South Carolina. Don Pollo was pinned against TikToker Satoyu0704, nicknamed "Ohio Final Boss," in powerscaling edits that harked on the Only in Ohio trend.

TikTok Sounds

El Que Quiera Perder Su Tiempo

On June 14th, 2022, TikToker^[1] donpollo2982 posted a video in which he's eating a whole rotisserie chicken in his car. Soon after the clip starting, his Android phone starts to ring, interrupting his filming and forcing him to stop recording. However, he still uploaded the video and gained roughly 2.8 million plays and 442,700 likes in three months (shown below, left). On June 18th, TikToker^[2] islurwhenitalk_123 was the first to use donpollo2982's sound^[3] for a video showing Roblox characters that received roughly 7,400 plays and over 400 likes in three months (shown below, right).

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On July 21st, 2022, TikToker^[4] creemierr used the sound as the audio for a compilation of shitpost videos. The TikTok received roughly 328,900 plays and 63,500 likes in two months (shown below, left). Continuing into August 2022, the sound was used en masse. For instance, on August 1st, 2022, TikToker^[5] jason2.drippy used the sound for a similar shitpost compilation video, gaining roughly 328,200 plays and 67,000 likes in a month and a half (shown below, right).

In August 2022, the sound became associated with other "Goofy Ahh" sounds in multiple remixes. For instance, on August 18th, 2022, TikToker^[6] sebhaus slowed down the sound in a video that received roughly 49,500 plays and 5,000 likes in one month (shown below, left). On September 17th, 2022, TikToker^[7] elenemigodelaguila posted a video in which he recreated Don Pollo's speech, gaining roughly 346,800 plays and 63,700 likes in three weeks (shown below, right).

Other @donpollo2982 TikTok Sounds

Besides "El Que Quiera Perder Su Tiempo," other sounds from Don Pollo's TikToks earned usage on their own. For instance, on August 15th, 2022, TikToker^[8] oscarbaldovino used Don Pollo's audio for a shitpost compilation, gaining roughly 1.4 million plays and 263,800 likes in one month (shown below, left). On August 25th, 2022, TikToker^[9] profesordelbait used a Don Pollo sound for a compilation video of a headless chicken running on a treadmill and performing other tasks. Over the course of one month, the video received roughly 993,100 plays and 188,400 likes (shown below, right).

Don Pollo "King of Ohio"

In October 2022, TikToks started surfacing that related Don Pollo to the state of Ohio. This was mostly due to a video uploaded by TikToker^[10] kingeptol on October 18th, 2022, that allegedly showed Don Pollo working at their high school. The video received roughly 146,900 plays and 21,600 likes in 18 days (shown below, left). On October 27th, 2022, TikToker^[11] kingeptol posted another video showing images and videos of Don Pollo at work, gaining roughly 714,100 plays and 140,000 likes in nine days (shown below, right).

Fan edits and fancams emerged that more frequently referenced Don Pollo as the King of Ohio. For instance, on October 28th, 2022, TikToker^[12] donpollotheohioking posted a fan edit, gaining roughly 49,500 likes in eight days (shown below, left). Don Pollo himself also started to respond to the nickname as he reacted to his comment section in videos. For instance, on October 29th, 2022, Don Pollo posted a TikTok^[13] with a comment reading, "bro is scared bcs the comments are saying he's the king of ohio," in which he shouted, "Hola!" and laughed hysterically. The video received roughly 771,600 plays and 116,900 likes in one week (shown below, right).

King of Ohio vs. Ohio Final Boss (Satoyu0704)

Another TikToker named Satoyu0704 was given the nickname "Ohio Final Boss" in October 2022 and was powerscaled against Don Pollo on the platform. On October 27th, 2022, TikToker^[14] mceudceu_editsxs_10 posted the first known iteration of this phenomenon, gaining roughly 187,600 plays and 26,900 likes in eight days (shown below, left). On November 3rd, 2022, TikToker^[15] gilga973 posted their own edit that pinned the two against each other, gaining roughly 250,500 plays and 27,700 likes in two days (shown below, right).

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