Leeroy Jenkins ( video ) Leeroy Jenkins ( aka Ben Schulz ) is one of the most famous players / characters in " World of Warcraft " . The video has become a " World of Warcraft " phenomenon . After much debate and controversy , < PALS FOR LIFE > , Leeroy ' s guild , have admitted that this was a staged promotional video . They maintain , however , that it is essentially a faithful re - enactment ] of a true event . Leeroy ' s actions have caused the larger " World of Warcraft " community to use his name to represent any action that could be seen as potentially dangerous and / or incredibly stupid . The Leeroy movie is generally suggested to be a must - see for any and all WoW players . It has become a popular term for a person who causes a bad pull that causes a group wipe . In 2005 , Leeroy was also mentioned in a question about " World of Warcraft " on the TV game show " Jeopardy ! " . The video . The video was originally uploaded to video - sharing site Warcraftmovies on May 5th , 2005 . The video depicts an Upper Blackrock Spire raid group carefully planning out a method for clearing out the Rookery . The scene is the epitome of highly structured raid play , where order of battle , combat tactics , and numbers crunching are par for the course . Among the group is Leeroy Jenkins , sitting AFK and saying nothing while the rest of his extremely cautious group discuss tactics on how to safely defeat a boss in Upper Blackrock Spire ( to the point of calculating a 32 . 3333 % ( repeating , of course ) chance of survival ) . After a full minute into planning , before his party is properly prepared , however , Leeroy suddenly returns to his computer saying , " Alright , time ' s up , let ' s do this . . . " , then screams his signature line , " LEEROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOY JEEEEEEENKIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINS ! ! ! ! " and he charges blindly — solo , no less — into the battlezone . The other party members stand still for a moment confused , perhaps in shock , and then run after Leeroy with haste , yelling , " STICK TO THE PLAN ! STICK TO THE PLAN ! ! " to complete their original goal and to " rescue " the helpless crusader . Meanwhile , Leeroy has proceeded to aggro nearly every creature in the chamber , while the party is quickly overwhelmed and unable to coordinate . At this point , the party wipe s ( all members die ) and discovers that their Soulstone buffs have been exhausted . The movie concludes with the words " At least I have chicken " , which has become a secondary catch - phrase . Schulz has said that KFC is the guild ' s favorite snack , and that while Leeroy was AFK , he had gone to reheat some leftover chicken in the microwave . Schulz states that he was kicked out of the guild for about five minutes until they let him back in after the incident . He also stated that they used a soulstone after the event to rez everyone . Many people point to the video as THE premiere example of how the game can become far too serious , sapping the fun from the experience . Others would say that it shows how only teamwork and careful planning can lead to success when confronting high - end game content . Either way , the video is popular and fun . ( And on a side note , Leeroy is still part of the same clan today — guess they didn ' t take it too hard . . . ) Leeroy Jenkins is also featured in the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game as a legendary ally card , number 198 . Metzen was asked at the San Diego Comicon if the character will ever appear in . He thought it was a good idea . Only time will tell if it ever happens . The original player behind Leeroy Jenkins was invited for a guest appearance during BlizzCon 2007 . On stage , he recited the war cry of " LEEEEEERRROYYYYY JENKKKIIINNNSS " to the delight of the audience . He was said to be available at the after - party to meet and greet fans . The player . Leeroy Jenkins ' actual name is Ben Schulz , of Colorado , and he has been playing since Open Beta . He is a repair technician for industrial lighting . Although offered by EA to be a game tester after the Leeroy event , he turned it down . He came up with the name Leeroy Jenkins after a catchphrase / yell while playing StarCraft with some friends . Another perspective on the movie . The movie was staged , and to some , an obvious joke . Even before a < PALS FOR LIFE > member was interviewed on a gaming news network and stated that it was a reenactment of a previous event , people pointed out the various indicators for a staged event , including the following : Achievement . In patch 3 . 0 . 2 , there is an achievement called Leeeeeeeeeeeeeroy ! To obtain it , the player has to kill 50 whelp s in the Upper Blackrock Spire ' s Rookery , the same place where Leeroy and his guild wiped in the video , in under 15 seconds . Getting this achievement awards the player with the title < player > Jenkins . Cheering for the Whiter One . Leeroy ' s player stepped into controversy when he stated at BlizzCon 2007 that he would be cheering the " white " team in Starcraft tournaments , as in Caucasian . He explained , however , that " it came out wrong but like I ' ve tried explaining that before but until America televises video gaming to that extent and we have people that are that hyped about it . . . [ we ] are not going to produce [ the ] kind of players that Korea is producing right now . They are superstars . They play against the best and people strive to do that much harder than they do here . So in that , generally , Koreans kick the shit out of the white dudes . And that ' s what that was about . I was just doing that to root for the underdog " . Dialogue . The full dialog of the original video is difficult to reconstruct based on the material . As a consequence of this individual transcripts may vary heavily . Once < PALS FOR LIFE > discovered attempts of writing a transcript on Wikipedia , they got together and entered their own version at the Leeroy Jenkins Wikipedia entry . Although the dialogue portion was eventually removed , it is retrieveable from page history , and is now presented here . The finalized description on Wikipedia explains that " PALS FOR LIFE have now released as close to an ' official ' transcript as is likely to be seen . Since there was no script the P4Ls have tried their hand at remembering who said what . Some of the audio is too bad to hear clearly , even for the P4Ls . " The video was recorded from Anfrony ' s POV , and has no spoken lines . Basphemy is nicknamed " Bas " for short . Jamaal : [ talking to teammates outside the Rookery ] OK guys , these eggs have given us a lot of trouble in the past , uh does anybody need anything off this guy or can we bypass him ? Ritter : Uhh , I think Leeroy needs something from this guy . Jamaal : Oh , he needs those Devout Shoulders ? Doesn ' t - isn ' t he a paladin ? Ritter : Yeah , but that will help him heal better . I have more mana . Jamaal : [ sighs ] Christ . OK , uhh well what we ' ll do , I ' ll run in first , gather up all the eggs . We can kinda just , ya know , blast them all down with AOE . Um , I will use Intimidating Shout to kinda scatter ' em , so we don ' t have to fight a whole bunch of them at once . Uhh , when my Shouts are done , I ' ll need Anfrony to come in and drop his Shout too , uh so we can keep them scattered and not to fight too many . Um , when his is done , Bas of course will need to run in and do the same thing . We ' re gonna need Divine Intervention on our mages , uhh so they can AE , uh so we can of course get them down fast , ' cause we ' re bringing all these guys . I mean , we ' ll be in trouble if we don ' t take them down quick . Uhh , I think this is a pretty good plan , we should be able to pull it off this time . Uhh , what do you think Abduhl ? Can you give me a number crunch real quick ? Abduhl : Uhhh . . yeah , gimme a sec . . . I ' m coming up with thirty - two point three three uh , repeating of course , percentage , of survival . Jamaal : That ' s a lot better than we usually do . Uhh , alright , you think we ' re ready guys ? [ interrupted ] Leeroy : Alright chums , ( I ' m back ) ! Let ' s do this . . . LEEROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOY JEEEEEEENKIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINS ! [ runs into Rookery ] - Short pause - Forekin [ incredulous ] : . . . Oh my God he just ran in . [ runs in ] Ritter : Save him ! Jamaal : Oh jeez , stick to the plan . Forekin : Oh jeez , let ' s go , let ' s go ! [ follows ] Abduhl [ laughing ] : Stick to the plan chums ! Jamaal : Stick to the plan ! Forekin : Oh jeez , oh f * * k . Therien : Gimme a Divine Intervention , hurry up . Jamaal : Shoutin ' ! Therien : It ' s saying I can ' t cast ! I can ' t move , am I lagging , guys ? Spiffy : I can ' t move ! Forekin : What the — what the hell ? Spiffy : I can ' t AE ! Forekin : Oh my God . . . Abduhl : The eggs just keep respawning ! More respawning ! ! Forekin : I don ' t think you can cast with that s * * t on ! Spiffy : Oh my God ! Leeroy : We got em , we got em ! Basphemy : I got it ! I got it ! [ muffled shouts ] Spiffy : Take it off ! Take it off ! [ muffled shouts ] Jamaal : Jamaal ' s down . Jamaal ' s down . Forekin : Oh my God . . Jamaal : Godd * * * * * t Leeroy ! Forekin : God * * * * * t . . . Abduhl : Leeroy , you moron ! [ various other put - downs of Leeroy amongst group ] Ritter : I ' m on it . Basphemy : It ' s on Bas . Jamaal : Listen , this is ridiculous . [ Unknown ] : You d * * * * * s ! Forekin : I ' m down , Forekin down . G * * * * * * * t . [ shouting , then a pause , followed by other put - downs ] Basphemy : Bas is down . Abduhl : This is the ( drowned out ) th time we ' ve died on this , God ! Abduhl : Spiffy , rez us ! Spiffy , rez us ! Jamaal : Why do you do this s * * t , Leeroy ? Spiffy : I ' m trying ! Leeroy : [ cries ] It ' s not my fault ! Forekin : Who ' s Soulstoned ? Jamaal : We do have a Soulstone up , don ' t we ? [ everyone dies ] Think I need a Soulstone ? Abduhl : Yeah but I don ' t think we brought a Warlock . Forekin : [ noticing everybody is dead ] : . . . Oh God . . . Jamaal : Oh for - [ sighs , nearly chokes and swallows ] Great job ! [ Unknown ] : For Christ ' s sake ! [ indistinguishable babble ] Abduhl : Leeroy , you are just stupid as hell . Spiffy : Nimrod . [ Another Player ] : Oh my God . . . Leeroy : . . . At least I have chicken . Cultural references & aftermath . This event has even gone on to garner attention from Blizzard and Upper Deck Entertainment . The mock - website YTMND has a vast collection of pages involving Leeroy - jokes . Also , the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game features a Leeroy Jenkins trading card .