Who is Leeroy Jenkins?
Leeroy Jenkins sent us the message that games should be fun to play first and foremost - they shouldn't be about repetitive chores or hard work. Yes, there is actually a deep underlying philosophical meaning... Well, maybe not really. It's just a hilarious video of a WoW guild raid gone bad... Enjoy.
The Original Leeroy Jenkins YouTube Video
This is what started it all...
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Interesting Facts About Leeroy Jenkins
Some information from behind the scenes.
- The real name of the person who created the Leeroy Jenkins character is Ben Schulz. You can see him in the interview video below. At the time the video was made, he was in the guild called "Pals for Life". Just in case an opportunity appears, Ben has started a business named "Leeroy Jenkins Entertainment".
- Leeroy's server was the Laughing Skull (PvP). After his video, "A Rough Go" (you can see it on YouTube module above) started gaining popularity, that server was flooded with people starting characters like iluvleeroy or leeroyroxx and flooding the poor guy's chat window 24/7 with "LEEEROOOOOY JEEEEENKINS" whispers.
- Leeroy's video is a so called "machinima" - that is, a movie filmed in a video game. Since WoW now has over 10 million subscribers, it's no wonder there are so many WoW videos created. What's phenomenal about "A Rough Go" is that it became so popular with it's relative simplicity and low quality.
- The video takes place in Upper Blackrock Spire, the Rookery room. Short for UBRS, it is an instanced raid dungeon in World of Warcraft that takes a lot of people to beat.
- A lot of people have voiced several seemingly valid reasons why this video is staged. The author hasn't officially confirmed or denied these claims, so it's up to you to decide. Personally, I don't think it matters either way: it's just something funny to watch.
- The surprising popularity of Leeroy Jenkins includes: a character in video game Mass Effect (Richard L. Jenkins, who rushes into battle and dies); a spoof done by Dueling Analogs webcomic; countless mentions in various blogs online; and even on T-Shirts ("I love Leeroy") worn by Asian girls. It's a legend that's up there with phenomenons like All Your Base!
What Do You Think?
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Leeroy Jenkins Remix
Yet another funny video inspired by Leeroy.
Leeroy Jenkins Remix
High quality download links available at: http://www.warcraftmovies.com/movieview.php?id=38604 A full remix of the well known Leeroy Jenkins video, animated from scratch to a remix of the audio. The song was too good to pass up. :) Video editing: Chaosvex (Zenedar, EU) Music creation: Funtastic Power! http://www.keaton-world.com/music.html for download (look for Leeroy). Voices: A Rough Go Enjoy! Edit: The WCM intro song is: Cradle of Filth - Dance Macabre (Saffron's Curse Remix).
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Get Yourself a Leeroy Jenkins T-shirt!
Lots of great T-shirts, stickers and other LJ stuff from CafePress.
Interview with Leeroy Jenkins on Blizzcon 2007
See how the legendary Leeroy looks in real life.
BlizzCon 2007 - The Lounge with Leeroy Jenkins
Epileptic Gaming's djWHEAT sat down with the legendary Leeroy Jenkins to discuss what's going on in life, and what he's doing at BlizzCon 2007.
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Leeroy Jenkins Spoof Videos, Parodies And Referrences
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Leeroy Jenkins Stuff on eBay
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Interesting Links
For those who want more info about Leeroy!
- LJ on Wikipedia
- Like always, Wikipedia provides a nice and detailed, if a bit dull, article on the Leeroy Jenkins phenomenon.
- Leeroy on UrbanDictionary
- According to UrbanDictionary, "leeroy" already became a noun and a verb! ("He totally pulled a leeroy", or "that dude leeroyed us there").
- The Legend of Leeroy Jenkins
- A nice long article on LJ and an interview with Ben Schulz by Joel Warner on Denver Westworld News.
- WarcraftMovies.com
- Your source for WoW movies, including of course the famous one with Leeroy.
Comments
Shout out for Leeroy!
Did you like the video, or maybe thought it was stupid? Let us know what do you think about Leeroy Jenkins!
ManicSpider wrote...
As a WoW fan myself, I love Leeroy, though I think I would have physically gone over and killed him myself if he'd been in my raid group :)
Posted April 26, 2008
CareBaer wrote
Leeroy's a fake, the "number crunching" gives it away.
Posted March 18, 2008
druidspwn wrote
haha i once talked to leeroy i used 2 play on that server!! cool !
Posted March 17, 2008
Chadrew wrote...
That video was pretty funny, the part I liked most wasn't Leeroy running into the room alone, but the hilarious reactions of his guildmates.
Posted March 17, 2008
Thomas wrote
I have just one thing to say...
LEEEEEROOOOOOY JEEEEEENKINS!!!!111
Those spoofs were pretty good, "repeating of course"... lol
Posted March 17, 2008
Leeroy Jenkins, Still Popular Online:
- The Legend of Leroy Jenkins Megapost
- It all started with this classic World of Warcraft video (above) where the notorious Leroy Jenkins ruins his party's 4 hour long Dungeon Raid by ignoring the plans and and gets everyone killed- very classic, very nerdy, and definitely a ...
- Dupe bug (Leroy jenkins World of Warcraft)
- When you are on the Ratchet boat, heading from ratchet to BB, right before it goes into the loading screen at the end of the echo isles there is a delay. (...)
- Leroy Jenkins a WoW Master
- Leeroy Jenkins is legendary. commenter. Woosk Said,. June 20th, 2009 @6:13 pm. GD! LEROY!!! commenter. kege Said,. June 20th, 2009 @7:47 pm. leader: *plan plan plan* leeroy: *afk* leader: *discuss discuss discuss* ...
- TEH GLADIATORS - WoW Arena Comic
- So today's episode is the first of a two-part mini-series starring everyone's favorite Paladin - Leeroy Jenkins! In my mind, someone is yet to produce a funnier World of Warcraft video than the original Leeroy. The thing that makes that ...
