LizardLava

LizardLava (formerly known as LizardLava808) is an American YouTuber who makes music, gaming, and react videos. He is mostly known for being in PewDiePie's "LWIAY" videos.
==Content==
LizardLava's content mostly is about gaming. He is a huge PewDiePie fan and many of his videos are parodies on Felix's content. Such as "69 Shakers" being a parody of "Mine All Day" by PewDiePie. In his gaming videos on Minecraft, his avatar is similar to his real life counterpart with the white jacket with the "LIWAY" logo, glasses, and brown hair. As seen from Lizard's background, he owns a set of PewDiePie head phones and chair. Lizard also plays other games though like and Raft.
==100M Subscriber Play Button Give Away==
On October 18, 2021, PewDiePie gave LizardLava his 100M subscriber play button as Lava's wedding gift. LizardLava then posted this on JackSucksAtLife's subreddit https://www.reddit.com/r/JackSucksAtLife/comments/qb0ark/i_have_itgive_me_your_best_offer_jack/ to the point where it got over 3.2k upvotes. Later, JackSucksAtLife made a video called "I'm BUYING PewDiePie's 100 Million Red Diamond Play Button" where Lizardlava sold the playbutton to him in exchange for money to buy a house for himself and his wife, Hanna.
== History ==
Lizardlava's rise to internet fame began on October 21st 2019, when he posted an image of himself posing with pewdiepie merchandise to r/pewdiepiesubmissions on Reddit, where it amassed more than twenty thousand upvotes and was featured in a video uploaded by Pewdiepie. He pointed out the fact that he had two Pewdiepie themed Gfuel shakers. This gave Lizardlava the idea to take a picture with more and more each week, getting featured in Pewdiepie's videos each time, until he had 69 shakers on November 25th 2019. It was around this time that reddit user u/RageBrage would create r/Lizardlava808, a new community for fans of Lizardlava.
He had promised to give out his shakers to fans, but after reaching out to people and exchanging information, he realised he could not go through with it. He was also facing backlash for asking to appear in one of Pewdiepie's videos. This lead him to delete his original reddit account (u/lizardlava808). His subreddit, which had mostly gone quiet, experienced a resurgence when he disappeared. Pewdiepie's editor, Sive, managed to get a hold of him and asked to interview him for a video. The interview can be found here. On January 7th, he announced the video to his subreddit on a new reddit account called u/Lizardlava. 
After returning to Reddit, he also began uploading videos to YouTube. He made gaming videos, playing games such as Raft and Half-Life, and he reviewed memes posted to his subreddit in a series that he called LARM (looking at reddit memes), which has been going since February 7th 2020. Sive uploaded the interview to his channel on March 14th 2020, which, as of 2023, has over 600 thousand views. Sive started a GoFundMe so that he could afford to give away all the shakers, like he originally promised to do.
Lizardlava also continued to post to the Pewdiepie subreddit on his new account. On the 10th of December, 2020, he used subreddit and LWIAY to propose to his girlfriend, Hanna. In the post, he held an engagement ring and a whiteboard that said "Hanna, will you marry me?". The post made it to LWIAY and he filmed her reaction she watched the video. He posted it to reddit, with the title "SHE SAID YES EVERYONE!". Jackson and Hanna Keough got married on October 10th 2021. Following their engagement, Pewdiepie invited Lizardlava to be in a video. The video was uploaded on February 9th 2021. Shortly after his wedding, Pewdiepie sent him his 100 million subscriber award as a wedding gift. 
In January 2022, roughly three months after receiving the award, he and his wife decided to sell it to fellow youtuber, JackSucksAtLife, and they used the money to get a down-payment on a house, where the two live to this day. He explained the decision in a video, uploaded on January 27th, 2022. While most people were supportive, he did receive a lot of backlash, especially from Pewdiepie fans. Not long after this, he experienced burnout and slowly stopped making videos. In January, 2023, he returned to Youtube and promised to begin uploading at least one video per week for the whole year. After he returned to Youtube, he opened up about the situation with the 100 million playbutton and admitted that he regrets selling it. The video recieved lots of backlash from JackSucksAtLife's fans, however, Lizardlava talked with both JackSucksAtLife and Pewdiepie privately before the video was uploaded, and both understood.
After four months of consistent, scheduled uploads, Lizardlava's viewership and subscribers began to drop and he burned out and seemingly quit for good. He stopped uploading in April 2023 and on the 27th of May, he left his Discord server and privated all of his videos. When his fans reached out to him, he said "It was a good run". On July 2nd, he rejoined the Discord and posted this announcement:
"Dear Everyone,
I wanted to take a moment to address something important with all of you. Lately, I've been reflecting on my actions and choices, particularly my attempt to run from the past as if that could magically fix it. I now realize that facing the past head-on is the only way to truly grow and move forward. 
Another aspect I've noticed is my tendency to burn out after setting rigid schedules. I want to apologize for any inconsistency or sudden disappearances that may have occurred as a result. I acknowledge the need for balance and will strive to find a sustainable routine that allows me to create content while taking care of my well-being. 
Despite these challenges, I want you all to know how much I love and enjoy each and every one of you. Your support and presence mean the world to me. The genuine connection we've established is what makes this journey worthwhile. Your comments, messages, and interactions brighten my day and remind me why I do what I do. 
I am incredibly grateful for your unwavering support, especially during the difficult times. 
Thank you for sticking around, even when things may have seemed uncertain. Your loyalty and authenticity are the pillars that keep me motivated and inspired. 
Moving forward, I promise to be more transparent and communicative with you all. I value your feedback and suggestions, so please feel free to share your thoughts and ideas. Together, we can create an even better community where we can all grow, learn, and enjoy our time together. 
Once again, thank you from the bottom of my heart for being real, for standing by me, and for making this journey truly special. 
With love and gratitude, Jackson, LizardLava."
After making this announcement, he set all his videos back to public.
==References==
Category:Gaming YouTubers
Category:Music YouTubers
Category:American YouTubers
Category:Users who joined in 2015