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World Of Warcraft: Everything you need to know about Leeroy Jenkins (video)

In the early days of World of Warcraft, a video went viral making the character of Leeroy Jenkins an overnight sensation. What made him so popular?

Newsroom August 23 05:13

With 19 years under its belt, World of Warcraft has become host to a lot of memories for fans of Blizzard‘s Warcraft franchise. Some fans joined WoW as early as the aftermath of Arthas Menethil’s fall to darkness. Meanwhile, others joined to face new threats that have come to Azeroth, or even traveled back in time to forge a new timeline. Interestingly, outside WoW’s main story, players also forged wonderful memories of their own.

For instance, groups of players partaking in Raids surely have compelling memories of their times in high-octane boss fights. However, in terms of legendary stories, perhaps none would fare more than Ben Schulz and his legendary character, Leeroy Jenkins. Who is Leeroy Jenkins and what happened before, during, and after this legendary video?

9. The Video In Question

Players new to World of Warcraft may or may not have heard about the infamous video. Essentially, this ancient relic of the internet depicts the raiding guild, “PALS FOR LIFE,” meticulously planning their next course of action in Upper Blackrock Spire.  Originally, they were meant to plan how to clear the Rookery, a dangerous room filled with dragon eggs waiting to hatch and wipe the raid. Meanwhile, the player known as Leeroy sits off to the side, flagged as AFK (away from keyboard).

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However, in the middle of planning, Leeroy becomes active and says, “All right, chums, time’s up, let’s do this.” His character then immediately rushes blindly into the Rookery while screaming, “Leeroy Jenkins!” Leeroy’s guild mates pause for a second to digest what was happening before rushing to his aid. Unfortunately, Leeroy’s drastic action did cause a party wipe. Before the video ends, Leeroy said, “At least I have chicken,” a line that would go down in internet history.

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