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He is not the same child who appeared in the Gates series during his childhood. (Just to be clear.) | He is not the same child who appeared in the Gates series during his childhood. (Just to be clear.) | ||
==Overview== | |||
He gained recognition through videos reposted from YouTube and the MAD videos created using them. He is utilized as a human-powered Vocaloid and is also referred to as the German Vocaloid. | |||
When he first appeared online, he was called “Unreal Gamer” because he was playing the PC FPS game ‘Unreal Tournament’. Later, when the game was imported to Japan, he became known as “Unreal Boy”. As video sharing sites like pya! emerged, his current name became established. In English-speaking regions, he is known as the “Angry German Kid” (AGK for short). Other names include “Der echte Gangster,” “Slikk,” and parts of his real name like “Leopold.” | |||
He frequently loses his temper over things like slow loading times, but he claims it's all acting. Whether he suffered from FPS syndrome or was simply a noob back then remains a mystery. | |||
The oldest extant Keyboard Crusher video is numbered sm167, marking a long history on NicoNico. His image was also used as the banner for the YouTube board on 2ch, which handles streaming sites. | |||
In 2014, TBS TV featured Keyboard Crusher videos as an example of internet addiction. | |||
However, Leopold was not internet-addicted, so he was merely caught in the crossfire. | |||
==And now...== | |||
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==More information about Keyboard Crusher== | ==More information about Keyboard Crusher== | ||
Revision as of 17:28, 19 February 2026
Keyboard Crusher refers to a German boy (then 14 years old) who destroyed keyboards in anger.
His real name is Leopold Norman (more on that later). He is also known by the abbreviations KBC, Kibokura, Kikura, Crusher, etc.
He is not the same child who appeared in the Gates series during his childhood. (Just to be clear.)
Overview
He gained recognition through videos reposted from YouTube and the MAD videos created using them. He is utilized as a human-powered Vocaloid and is also referred to as the German Vocaloid.
When he first appeared online, he was called “Unreal Gamer” because he was playing the PC FPS game ‘Unreal Tournament’. Later, when the game was imported to Japan, he became known as “Unreal Boy”. As video sharing sites like pya! emerged, his current name became established. In English-speaking regions, he is known as the “Angry German Kid” (AGK for short). Other names include “Der echte Gangster,” “Slikk,” and parts of his real name like “Leopold.”
He frequently loses his temper over things like slow loading times, but he claims it's all acting. Whether he suffered from FPS syndrome or was simply a noob back then remains a mystery.
The oldest extant Keyboard Crusher video is numbered sm167, marking a long history on NicoNico. His image was also used as the banner for the YouTube board on 2ch, which handles streaming sites.
In 2014, TBS TV featured Keyboard Crusher videos as an example of internet addiction. However, Leopold was not internet-addicted, so he was merely caught in the crossfire.
And now...
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More information about Keyboard Crusher
See Japanese Keyboard Crusher wiki: https://w.atwiki.jp/bananathinking/
