nani17
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Never forget Star Wars kid
Sorry for the potato quality I am Irish
May 4, 2017 11:56 AM
nani17
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Sorry for the potato quality I am Irish
zenmaster11
This remains incredible
goofyboots81
Love the spark when he slashes the wall on accident.
ThePaleRider1
I was made fun of mercilessly in school because I looked like him. I can only imagine how bad he had it. Did change my image massively...
ThePolarMole
Cant wait to one day show my grandkids the wonder that is the beginning of memes.
Model29
Throwback
ParanoidandSarcastic
It's an older gif, sir but it checks out
IveBeenSlackingMyWholeLife
aren't we done embarassing this poor child on the internet yet?
Ochoda
I would love to see an unorthodox, burly Jedi. Would be a killer addition.
Automatomatic
I wonder what change in the fight caused him to fully extend the second blade.. such masterful technique.
RumbleBum
"I am Irish"
AnUpvote
Man that dude is so star wars.
VeryOddlySpecific
This potato is awesome! Though, I'd expect nothing less than awesome potatoes from the Irish
BerserkerKing
Star Wars Kid is my spirit animal. Fucking love this guy
moderatbothsides
Didn't that kids try to kill himself because of this. Let him fucking go, Jesus how long does he have to pay for having fun
Sejanus1964
I did dumb crap as a kid. Thankfully there is no record of it. Let it go.
swaggiep34
May the 4th be with you
lucillethelooseseal
http://imgur.com/uYyMX
Yourmomthinksitsfunny
Down vote because this kid was bullied to shit after this. Some things should be forgotten.
Flyms
i think he is proud of it now. I mean we praise him. Why shouldnt he....
Bigcurly2000
Yep, and the vid was originally posted as a cruel prank in the first place so it should have died before it ever got off the ground
iwasdoingfinelurking
He's now a lawyer, after having fought the depression that came with the cyber bullying he faced after the video went viral. He's standing!
xRadeon
A long time ago, in an Internet far, far away...
xRadeon
STAR WARS KID
MonolithOfSexualProwess
Its amazing how some neon green tips can turn a stick into something cool as shit. Even when wielded so poorly.
ICantBelieveItsNotGif
Man that is a badass edit. Hope the kids is doing ok, heard he had a breakdown after this went viral back in the day
Undrave
He's like a lawyer now? He also does conferences in schools about cyber-bullying.
ICantBelieveItsNotGif
Oh that's great to hear :)
kiffvertigo
Potato quality is acceptable for things that were created when the internet ran on potato power
GandalfTheHEYHEY
Image last seen a long, long time ago in a galaxy far, far away.
Mechlai
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k25_Vo22qy4
CrappyCupcake
He was on Tony hawks underground 2, last I saw him
AgentTempest
I remember when it took almost an hour to download this video, and AOL were giving away free internet access with every PC magazine
spinalterror36
I'd be proud to be this guy now that the graphics give it justice. Good work
MysteriousLeigh
Ikr, he's kinda kicking ass.
spinalterror36
A heal hero...(fighting back tears) a national treasure one might say
DoctorFartPhD
http://imgur.com/y0c71hs
DoctorSvenHoek
http://imgur.com/jkFCIrA
stokedthisusernamewasavailable
Is that Michael Cera??
MossfromIT
Yes, It's a scene from Arrested Development.
thearcheopteryx
There it is. +1 George Micheal. Always Upvote Bluths. Always.
BeanMiner9RBLX
i need a season 5 in my life though :(
thearcheopteryx
We all do my friend. We all do.
manupug
do you know that he had to go through therapy because of this video (the original) and every one made fun of him?
Blackbirdd
I'm glad somebody posted this.
LoozyTop
But he also totally sued their asses and made bank.
MrJane12
Boo fucking hoo
scuuubasteve
Probably not the only reason he needed therapy
phatmanskinnycan
Pretty sure he actually put down that myth - might be wrong though
NeighborlyAdvice
He also sued and made some massive cash.
nahallacman
Idk why you got downvoted. He did sue the people who stole the video and put it online. They settled out of court and he didn't get much.
DouchebagDragonborn
If he did that today he would prob be a good among others, the ultimate meme
JayhawkSupreme
If it were me, i would tell everyone I knew, everyone I met. I would sell my giving soul to it
xrufus7x
If it had happened 10 years later, he probably would have. It was a different time.
SjetSakai
Salty people who will never have as much fun as he did doing this.
gambosa
But how can someone make fun of this, this is awsome
stinkinhardcore
The Internet was a different place back then.
shuttlecockinakumquat
~20 years ago, nerd shit and being a goof wasn't exactly pop culture.
JoeT85
Because people are horrible and the Internet is full of horrible people
gambosa
Yaeh thats fare
charsSpaceDancer
Fair*
AmatureSpaceCowboy
*you dont have to do that.
tacoparlor
It's pretty make-fun-of-able tbh. If it wasn't his idea to post it to the web, that's different, but if it was, kinda set himself up.
punkrockrat
Yeah, but it was stolen and uploaded by other kids to mock him :/
deegan258
He did not, though. He actually sued the guys who did it and won.
tacoparlor
Well then yes, it's shit
punkrockrat
I believe it was settled out of court actually
AmatureSpaceCowboy
Thats usually a win though, right?
AmatureSpaceCowboy
When this went viral it wasn't cool to be a nerd yet.
irongyrfalcon
We should Saint him
wurdtoyer
This is the most accurate answer by far.
JoeT85
They destroyed this kid. He had to move and became a hermit.
iixsephirothvii
Heard he's supposed to train a new star wars "girl" soon though
JoeT85
That'd be crazy funny
Undrave
He does conferences on cyber-bullying now.
MissyBumblebee
The guy lives (and grew up) in my hometown and it's not a big city. So yeah, it did damage to him, but he's not a hermit.
JeanSeb29
Was it in T-R or Shawi or someplace close?
MissyBumblebee
TR
WillJeSuis
Not sure if this is a star wars reference, heard he became a lawyer.
HmmICantThinkOfACleverUsernameRightNow
He did indeed.
Mikeiller
That's even worse!
Bytencoder
You're saying that he turned to the Dark Side?
ShamelessUpvoteWhore
starwars kid wants you to forget starwars kid http://o.canada.com/entertainment/celebrity/star-wars-kid-goes-on-a-media-blitz-10-years-later
junglejackass
'My fame was FORCED on me.' Comon man, don't be THAT Star Wars Kid.
Favri
Well, fuck...
pens9192
Never!!
ByronIsTakenSoImWritingMoreToFillThis
We made a promise not to though
WhiteSavage
when I saw this as a kid, I thought it was so bad ass
HmmICantThinkOfACleverUsernameRightNow
Sad, how mean people can be. I think it's cute/fun y, but in a very good-natured way. That kid didn't have anything to be ashamed of.
Grubenwolf
He seems like the kind of guy I would befriend in school. It's really annoying how these kinds of people get bullied. Fuck them.
Awesoman66theCactusLord
Problem is, memes can't be removed
snugtight
Just read the article. That's actually really shitty.
PuiPuni
I never knew he was from Quebec. As a fellow Quebecois, I feel sad now. :(
yeekee
People telling him to commit suicide?? They should take their own advice
Bibliotechina
Awww, that is so sad.
DobbyLivesHere
Mama Mia! That's a spiceya sauce!
Beholdthewang
Kid seems like a huge fucking pussy
FunkyZombie
"My fame was forced on me" Hehe
ISenseAChallenger
THE SITE IS FUCKING O CANADA
VoltronMudkipz
Honestly, I think the best way to get rid of the attention, is to embrace it. People tend to back off, when they see it doesn't bother you.
Notoneendingps3
downvoting post, upvoting comment for starwars kid.
admiralawesome4213
Ah the good old Internet hug of death
AllTheWittyNamesWereTaken
Glad to see he didn't kill himself! I was wondering when I saw this post pop up.
somewherewhereIdontknowwhereIam
Sucks he didn't (and doesn't) have a sense of humor.
haveyouheardabouttheseinternetmemes
Pro tip kid: If you want people to forget about something, DON'T give interviews to publications asking to be forgotten, just STFU about it.
Farrit
'"This fame was forced on me" he tells two articles at once'. Did anyone else lol at that?
dictatorchang
What a pussy ass bitch, instead of whining about it, use the fame to get money, then use money for revenge, now you have revenge AND money
boamere
I feel that if he had gone with it later on he wouldn't have continued to be bullied but celebrated like he was on the internet
TheDaharMaster
Yeah but shitheels wanted him to kill himself tho:( Pretty sad
boamere
Poor git :/
grassomer
1)If every stupid video I made growing up in the 90's went viral, I would think twice about my creativity. We need to protect the youth's
grassomer
2) ability to express and be cray cray. We should resist making fun of under age kids. Just my opinion.Once your 18, well,that's the breaks.
melotprieks
Let's help him! I'm good at forgetting things. Aaaaaaand it's done. What's all this commotion about?
yeekee
Where am I?
DobbyLivesHere
Commotion? Huh? We're just a coupla guys... jawin'!
pancreas
Oh dude, the commotion is about this funny ass video. You have to see it!
melotprieks
I member.
thor0486
That's the internet for you. Remember that before you send your nudes...it's always gonna be there....ALWAYS.
Heisanevilgenius
He didn't send it. Some shitty kids in his class stole it and uploaded it without his permission and then the whole world mocked him.
coronalmassejection
ALWAYS..
Favri
That article is messed up: here's why this kid hates this video and wants it to disappear... and here's the video for you to watch!
Imgonnatipyouwell
Streissand effect. Once it's out there fighting it only makes it worse.
GreyPilgrim90
The line under the article title "my fame was forced on me, he tells two magazines at once." Sounds a bit sarcastic
Unquote
Doesn't mean you have to supply it.
TheUpdootist
Videos fucking funny, but the circumstances around it are pretty shitty. Him wanting the video to disappear isn't surprising.
IveBeenSlackingMyWholeLife
I think that makes it "not funny" though
aftri
What are those circumstances? It's the first time I see this
TheUpdootist
I haven't read about it in a while but pretty sure people other than himself uploaded the video as a way to bully. It was like one of the 1
seemetrollinh8in
He was basically the first internet famous person who didnt want to be internet famous. Now this shit happens every week.
TheUpdootist
To be fair, he was young and being faced with popularity that was based off of people laughing at him.
TheUpdootist
First viral videos so he got a bunch of ridicule and people wanted to interview him, though why who knows. Someone found out his identity 2
TheUpdootist
and it got worse. They sued the people and settled but he apparently still caught flak. Something like that. Not a pretty situation overall3
HalloweenAintTillManana
He sued the kids who uploaded it to the internet? Um how about don't record yourself doing weird shit and then leaving the tape lying around
Dagordae
So I shouldn't be held responsible for robbery if they leave their valuables someplace I can steal them?
HalloweenAintTillManana
It wasn't his tape...it was the schools. And they didn't steal the tape just uploaded the footage.
Nize426
Leaving your shit lying around isn't good, but it definitely doesnt justify uploading it without their permission. Kid wend through a lot.
LordDownvote
Filming yourself doing something you find fun for whatever reason is perfectly acceptable. Posting it to the internet without the person's -
LordDownvote
- consent is a giant cunt move. Same mentality as "well if you didn't want your nudes on the internet shouldn't take em lol". Cunt move.
LincolnSiixEcho
What if that's the only reason I take nudes?!
throbinwoo
Some serious cuntery indeed
PuiPuni
As a teenager my friends and I filmed ourselves doing all kinds of stupid things. Thank God the internet wasn't as much of a thing then.
ExplainingTheJokeIsFunnierThanThePunchline
I thought I read something about this kid going through a depressing phase after this went viral. Poor mate.
ekzeko
I know his cousin. He moved school twice following the viral hit.
simonezzmann
Possibly due to the torrent of abuse he received that and being the laughing stock of the internet. Having strangers laugh a u is not fun
Chimichanga007
Builds character
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ExplainingTheJokeIsFunnierThanThePunchline
elomons22
Dont be a dick
DobbyLivesHere
kind of a low threshold for "being a dick" there fella
elomons22
Oh sorry "fella"
weirdassgifinthecomments
Instructions unclear. Got my dick stuck in a dick...
elomons22
Hate that
KtotheUZGandaUn
Instructions unclear: Became a koala's penis
Juggernut
Upvoting for awareness. I know it's a classic, but this poor kid deserves to be left alone by the internet. Same with Technoviking.
itmeanspeaceamongworlds
But we love technoviking! I don't feel like he gets laughed at the same way this poor kid does.
DonkeyShow
....who would dare fuck with technoviking?
Locutius
http://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2015/07/20/where-are-they-now-techno-viking/
itmeanspeaceamongworlds
I'm pretty sure that's fake.
MankHoody
Fake news!
hispanicyankee
Yeah that's not actually the guy at all. Even before you know the photos of him they allegedly took are stock you can see the difference
Nietsallinav
The comments are great, "The bone structure looks the same" *completely different nose structure*
GIFxTED
Still better than JarJar
CanadaEhBuddy
Someone needs to tell him that, might help
chillFlamingo
That's Darth JarJar for you.
ProxyPlayerHD
JarJar's JarJar Jar
EarthAnimalArmy
up votes more wish i had
KrondorMocker
UltraLegoGamer
YOOSA WANNA PLAY A GAME?
toystory2wasok4
Yoosa fucked up
AngelicOrb
There is a theory that jar jar is the most powerful sith.
HarazhanGFsphone
That theory is just bullshit !!!
AngelicOrb
Even if it was, it's always good to think up theories like this. They make sense and they're very interesting.
HeywouldJablowme
The many YouTube videos on this subject are a lot of fun to watch
paxc151
You're just mad it makes sense
Garouleloup
http://imgur.com/tmfjgft
HeywouldJablowme
I hope they play that theory out in the upcoming movies. Wish Lucas didn't chicken out before.
AngelicOrb
The part that really got me was artoo bumping into him and the hyper drive then ends up leaking.
TomZarekVP
Robot chicken did it
Cere4l
a pretty damned shitty theory that even if it were true (which it quite simply isnt unless retconned) wouldnt make jarjar any less shitty
UltraLegoGamer
I already know one of Darth Jar-Jar's first victims...
AngelicOrb
Google theory and get back to me. You don't seem to be grasping this.
Cere4l
sure i do. but this is about as much a valid theory as me saying the sun shines purple.
AngelicOrb
Is there a theory you like more than any other or do you just dislike theories in general?
Hatianidiot
It's a good theory. You just don't like it. Dislike=/=bad.
Cere4l
watch clone wars. no matter how good of a con man you are... why the hell would he pretend when hes alone or do any of it in the first place
Hatianidiot
I saw it, and Palp's plan was just as convoluted as the Darth Jar Jar theory. It's a good theory because it recycles a hated character (1)
Hatianidiot
The force would be difficult to explain too. (5)
Hatianidiot
The series most hated character. It's like how Kylo represents ep. 7's need to live up to ep. 4, by needing to live up to Vader. (3)
Hatianidiot
In other words this theory works because it would be neat storytelling, not because it's airtight logically. If everything were logical, (4)
Hatianidiot
in a way that fits the story thematically. The new trilogy can revive the franchise by fixing the mistakes of the prequels, and kill off (2)