NYT Article: 20 Years of Orcs, Guilds and Memes in World of Warcraft

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Leeroy Jenkins…how many times has our guild raid group managed a boss take down on this!!! I remember watching that video…but I was saddened to find out it was staged. I was new to the game at this point.

A meeeeeeeeme is booooooooorn.

While his party calculated how to execute a dungeon run in 2005, a player named Leeroy Jenkins doomed everyone by shouting his name and barging into a room that spawns dragons. It turned out that the reckless decision was staged. But the impact was real.

It was one of the first gaming memes to break into the cultural mainstream, creating a battle cry for boneheaded bravery that has been referenced in television shows and even in the House of Representatives. — A.B.