JonnyBlox

Jonny, better known online as JonnyBlox, is an American gaming YouTuber known for his news and gameplay videos.
==History==
Shortly after Five Nights at Freddy's was released on August 8th, 2014, a friend of Jonny's introduced the game to him. This first sparked Jonny's interest in the series and he would be hooked on the franchise ever since. He also revealed he often had nightmares about the first game after its release.https://youtu.be/81x5Wkh26cA?si=udjR2OUBM8Wfk5LG&t=831
Before the launch of the main "JonnyBlox" channel on May 25, 2017, Jonny would create his first YouTube channel named "Jonny_Blox." The original channel hosted Roblox content, with Jonny specifically recalling a Thanksgiving hide-and-seek special being uploaded to the channel. It seems the channel has since be deleted by Jonny.https://youtu.be/slZ4x8oNyWg?si=0W55oG-wR4M_3dv4&t=531 Before relaunching his YouTube career with Five Nights at Freddy's content, Jonny revealed he considered creating Minecraft or Fortnite content.https://youtu.be/slZ4x8oNyWg?si=f1tAoqJn_b7b-CWY&t=711
==Online Career==
=== FNaF News: ===
JonnyBlox is most known for running very popular Five Nights at Freddy's news accounts across YouTube and Twitter / X. His news videos on his channel are some of his most-viewed content and he's often credited as the first source of news by other creators on YouTube like Sheeprampage and 3C Films. His news coverage on Five Nights at Freddy's began in 2017https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_4fGpwsCNjo9eH5phoX79mROocI9sFOt and still continues to this day.https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_4fGpwsCNjoBksdLtWW94gOuyp8gHumF
=== Fazbear's Fortune: ===
On February 24, 2022, Jonny announced his Five Nights at Freddy's-themed trivia show called "Fazbear's Fortune."https://twitter.com/JonnyBlox/status/1496938022683742212 Streamed live on his Twitch channel, the show involved 3 guests answering questions throughout two trivia boards in a similar format to Jeopardy. It appears the show concluded in March 2022, however, there does not appear to be any archives of the show.
=== Blox Talks Podcast: ===
The Blox Talks Podcast is a podcast series hosted by Jonny and 2 guests in which they discussed various Five Nights at Freddy's topics.https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_4fGpwsCNjr96NpfbhvfyW1hB4Z-2Caf Only 3 episodes of the podcast have been uploaded, with Jonny expressing the poor performance of the episodes leading to the few videos that were released.https://youtu.be/9PPl_tTGCUc?si=J0dIHybawyCqoIaY&t=171 He does have a desire to continue the series, but noted several changes to the show would be made such as uploading them to his second channel and having the episodes be more one-on-one interviews with other creators.https://youtu.be/9PPl_tTGCUc?si=zf9Kuc5fiBM0hNCD&t=189
=== The Fazzies: ===
Announced in July 2021, The Fazzies (stylized in all capitals) is an award show and celebration of the Five Nights at Freddy's community hosted by Jonny.https://twitter.com/FazziesAwards The original announcement of the show was met with criticism, mainly on Twitter / X, which lead to the cancelation of the award show.https://t.co/ibOrU2Ef0v On February 16, 2024, Jonny announced the revival of the show to honor the year of 2023.https://twitter.com/JonnyBlox/status/1758571544748441884 Jonny has expressed the reaction and support to the revival of the show has been very positive, and that he hopes to continue the show for future years.https://twitter.com/jonnybloxalt/status/1760454126482182382
==Channels==
=== JonnyBlox: ===
Described as "your #1 place for FNaF News," this is Jonny's main channel which is dedicated to Five Nights at Freddy's content.https://www.youtube.com/jonnyblox News videos on the franchise, gameplay videos on its new video game releases, theories, and reactions to the Five Nights at Freddy's series are the main focus of the channel. The majority of the channel's content in its early years were playthroughs on Five Nights at Freddy's fangames, though Jonny has expressed a desire to upload fangame content to his second channel in the future.https://youtu.be/9PPl_tTGCUc?si=a3s96XTnacO7qlpf&t=253
=== JonnyBloxLIVE: ===
This is Jonny's second channel which has seen uploads on Poppy Playtime, Fortnite, Five Nights at Freddy's fangames, reactions, and merchandise unboxings.https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo_eywMXex8o1z2vhd48CbQ Jonny has said he'll upload whatever he feels like uploading to this channel, letting it take on the role of an outlet for Jonny to openly discuss his interests.https://youtu.be/9PPl_tTGCUc?si=wVJGcGwHNp8YnsIm&t=258
=== The Fazzies: ===
This is a YouTube channel dedicated to uploading highlight videos and the acceptance speeches of the winners of The Fazzies, a Five Nights at Freddy's-themed award show created and hosted by Jonny.https://www.youtube.com/@FazziesAwards
==Trivia==
*Jonny's favorite Five Nights at Freddy's character is The Mangle.https://youtu.be/81x5Wkh26cA?si=DhlBR9ndx7Oue6Yh&t=925
*Five Nights at Freddy's Help Wanted is his favorite FNaF game, however, it's possible its recent sequel has taken that spot.https://youtu.be/Ar-CAHQ3RSE?si=e9xEDp5V_p_37jnu&t=98
*Flamethrower Bare Endoskeleton is his favorite character skin in Five Nights at Freddy's AR: Special Delivery.https://youtu.be/rpmDttBTP1g?si=TGCFRTngo_LOra0i&t=253
*He has officially collaborated with several merchandise companies to promote their FNaF merch including YouTooz,https://youtu.be/7g0UcAwqhNk?si=lFTm6xXMqWJWsySs&t=49 Hex,https://youtu.be/a3u4815krso?si=Sn1Kt54m2u_B2HNf and Pillow Pets.https://twitter.com/JonnyBlox/status/1627756047124295703
*He was one of the few YouTubers to receive a copy of Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach early.https://youtu.be/SjNKh0rDAVU?si=GPNiMN9Iex3DAiyP&t=18
*Jonny has made appearances in a few Game Theory videos, most notably in "The Cult of Glitchtrap" episode for discovering the "It's Me" easter egg in Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted - Curse of Dreadbear.https://youtu.be/fLVyv7U0cX0?si=igM4-mEeb-3kZDD_&t=456 
*Jonny frequently makes appearances alongside other FNaF creators on Dawko's charity streams.
**Jonny even sent Dawko a package of American FNaF candy, plushies, and action figures to review for a video.https://youtu.be/OYuHmrrQ-hA?si=k091W4pe2McIme2U
*In a September 2023 AMA video, Jonny confirmed he is an aromantic asexual, also abbreviated as aroace.https://youtu.be/Ar-CAHQ3RSE?si=Qo88q5JZmiWwW4MX&t=1029
*On a past livestream, Th3Badd3st mentioned that Jonny always uses a female avatar when playing games.https://www.youtube.com/live/sMkYalQxkGg?si=CEGvdyp6o5vfDeUB&t=5704
**This, alongside jokes in Tweetshttps://x.com/JonnyBlox/status/1685861551356387328?s=20 and during videoshttps://youtu.be/Ar-CAHQ3RSE?si=WTokY1vx23MLae-l&t=638 involving Jonny drinking estrogen, has led a portion of the fanbase to speculate that Jonny might be transgender. This is currently unconfirmed.
*Portal is his favorite video game series that isn't Five Nights at Freddy's.https://youtu.be/rpmDttBTP1g?si=T1k446BuJuCRU2sk&t=273 
*He has expressed interest in making Five Nights at Freddy's fangames in the future, even revealing he keeps a document to write down his ideas in.https://twitter.com/jonnybloxalt/status/1722325337999122467
*Jonny also revealed he's interested in making music and writing songs in the future.https://twitter.com/jonnybloxalt/status/1710785806229508431
*He's credited as the video creator and editor for Dheusta's "Goodbye Scott" music video.https://youtu.be/vKNTkXTOIwU?si=5ZcIC0E4GAeIZUP9
*Jonny is a Swiftie, a term given to someone who's a massive fan of Taylor Swift.https://youtu.be/Ar-CAHQ3RSE?si=QNjgiZhUKABcLUb2&t=992 He often posts about Taylor and her songs on his personal social media accounts.
*The Scream and Saw series are Jonny's favorite horror films, with Ghostface being his favorite horror slasher.https://youtu.be/Ar-CAHQ3RSE?si=07WwpWITPzA7NCaw&t=731
*Jonny has a cat named Milohttps://www.instagram.com/p/CT8kyXWjhUP/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== as well as two dogs.https://www.instagram.com/p/BvXZxFlnERb/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
*Johnny was born in 2005, he is 19 years old.
*His brother and other friends have appeared in his older videos, but it appears videos featuring them have been made private.
**This means the first video on Jonny's channel is private, as it features an IRL friend of Jonny's.
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Category:Gaming YouTubers
Category:American YouTubers
Category:Users who joined in 2017