Desbug

Desmond (born: ), better known online as Desbug (or simply Des), is an American YouTuber whose channel mainly features compilations from Super Mario Maker 2, although he has been moving into variety content recently. Despite the occasional troll level or the more common occurrence where lag renders the level almost unplayable - two situations for which he has expressed immense irritation - he opts to play on Super Expert Difficulty in Cooperative multiplayer and currently enjoys an S+ rank in Competitive multiplayer.
Aside from the occasional lag, sabotage from the other players, losing rank points, etc., Desbug enjoys levels that are particularly creative. He is constantly keeping the mood light and entertaining with jokes that mostly consist of references from popular media (he has mentioned that he sometimes cuts the more unfunny jokes). He is also known to sometimes sing extemporaneously - making up the funny words on the spot - along with the in-game music.
Desbug takes inspiration from gaming Youtuber Alpharad, describing himself with quotes such as "Alpharad's self-proclaimed echo fighter" (a reference to Super Smash Brothers, a game series Desbug would play extensively on his channel). One of his goals for himself was to do a collaboration video with Alpharad. This was first achieved on September 24, 2020, in Alpharad's Among Us video "the fastest impostor victory", where Desbug can be seen playing in several rounds of the game with Alpharad and a few others.
In his About tab, he mentions that he likes to make people laugh through light-hearted jokes and references - mostly from MCU, CN, Nickelodeon, Disney/Pixar, etc. While being thankful for his current subscribers, he hopes his content will bring new people to his channel. The Persona video game series in particular has been a significant influence on his channel, even though he has never actually played the series in videos to date. His avatar picture features Joker, the protagonist of Persona 5, and his outros are both credits themes from Persona 5 spinoff games.
Desbug has recently started doing more and more varied content, playing games such as Fall Guys, Among Us, and Super Mario 3D All-Stars. While he still uploads Mario Maker videos every once in a while, it is unsure how his channel will continue, and whether he will shift his focus back to Mario Maker or progress in a different direction. He has stated that he is "going to start making whatever content that he wants to make, no matter what game it is or maybe even not game stuff" (source), so it is likely that his channel might undergo changes.
As a 10,000 subscriber milestone, he had a Q&A, which included a face reveal. He references his brother Chandler in some of his videos, saying that he always supported Desbug and was one of his first subscribers. 
==Super Smash Bros. Ultimate==
Desbug originally aspired to become a Smash-oriented YouTuber, and this was his main focus for the early part of his channel. However, although it is likely he still plays the game, he rarely does Smash content nowadays, only making videos to highlight newly released DLC characters.
===History===
Desbug has stated before that he first started making Smash Bros. content in late 2016. However, all of his previous videos were removed by him (either unlisted or deleted; it is unsure which) up until he started producing Super Smash Bros. Ultimate content on the day of its release, December 7, 2018. Very soon after, he posted a video called "What Your Smash Bros. Ultimate Main Says About You.", which attracted many new people to his channel.
He consistently uploaded Smash videos up until he switched the focal point of his channel to Mario Maker, which started around when he posted his first few videos for the game. The transition was quick enough so that it can be seen pretty easily when going through Desbug's videos. Desbug had previously stated that he would be willing to do content other than Smash with support, and the presence of that support is what probably helped this transition run smoothly.
===Series===
Desbug has made two different series so far. Both of these series have now ended.
==== The Ultimate Experience====
In this series, Desbug plays different characters online. Each video highlights a different character. The title of the series takes its name from the titles of the videos; each video is titled "The Ultimate [character name] Experience". The character is chosen either by Patrons, Desbug himself, or his commenters.
====Smash Challenges and More!====
In this series, Desbug tries out different challenges, such as playing against two extremely strong Ganondorf bots. This isn't really a series so much as a place for Desbug to put content different from his regular content, such as Q&A videos.
===General Information===
Desbug mains the character Joker, and previously mained Ridley before Joker's release.
==Super Mario Maker 2==
Until recently, this game had been the focal point of Desbug's channel. He made a variety of content, with at least one video for almost every game mode, although he most often played Competitive Online mode, striving to achieve an S rank, then an S+ rank. He finished his goal to complete 1000 endless easy levels for an in-game cosmetic item (namely the Dash Sweater). As of recently, he has addressed the fact that they YouTube Algorithm naturally favors his SMM2 content, and will make this channel mostly Super Mario Maker 2 content (with the exception of Mario Party).
===History===
The oldest video available of Desbug's where he plays Mario Maker is "Alpharad's Evil Mario Maker Levels", uploaded on July 3, 2019. Early on during Desbug's series, Alpharad gave him a shoutout in one of his videos for playing his levels, which influenced the number of people that saw his channel. He reached his first goal of S rank on October 24, 2019, and subsequently achieved his goal of S+ rank on June 30, 2020. While he is aware that there is another rank achievable past S+, he seems to no longer view it as a priority, seeing as it would take too long for him to be comfortable with and that his major goal was to reach S+, which has now been achieved. Shortly afterwords, he uploaded a video on 10/6/20 in which he lost his S+ rank. This was followed by many circumstances where he regained his S+ rank and lost it repeatedly. Recently, he uploaded a video that was his culmination of his Competitive Mario Maker series, in which he said that he wanted to no longer play the mode considering that he constantly loses his S+ Rank, and concluded the series with exactly 5008 points.
===General Information===
Desbug has expressed opposition against clear conditions, as they can be easily stolen, and levels that feature badly implemented mechanics such as auto-scrolling and limited visibility (dark levels). He has a particular disdain for players who sabotage his progress to the goal; he is known to hold playful grudges against these players - throwing them off the level, blocking doors, stealing their clear conditions, etc.
When Desbug meets his fans online, he often jokes that as fans it was their duty to carry him to the goal and/or give him the victory, as they all know how bad he was the game, and how much he needed the victories. On the rare occasion where a fan or a well-meaning player does give him the victory, he is surprised yet thankful. In mid-September 2020 Desbug promised to play fan-submitted Super Worlds.
==Pokémon Sword==
Desbug did a playthrough of Pokémon Sword on his channel. The series is large enough to get itself its own spot, even though it was never really the main focus of the channel.
===History===
Desbug's first Pokémon video was released 3 days after the game came out on November 15, 2019. He went on to eventually beat the game, releasing his eighth video on February 11, 2020. However, this was not his final video – he uploaded a supercut with some extra post-game content on May 20 that year, and a video highlighting the Isle of Armor DLC for the game 10 days after its release on June 17.
===General Information===
Desbug has stated before that the only Pokémon he is familiar with are the Generation 1 Pokémon. His favorite is Charizard, with his second-favorite being Gengar.
Desbug's team at the time of beating the game was as follows:
*A Lv. 61 Goodra nicknamed Gooigi (referencing Gooigi from the Luigi's Mansion games).
*A Lv. 60 Zweilous nicknamed King Ghidora (referencing King Ghidorah, the three-headed rival of Godzilla).
*A Lv. 63 Flygon nicknamed Mothra (referencing Mothra, a recurring character in the Godzilla franchise).
*A Lv. 60 Haxorus nicknamed Godzilla (referencing the fictional monster Godzilla).
*A Lv. 64 Duraludon nicknamed Kiryu (referencing Kiryu, the name for the third Mechagodzilla character).
*A Lv. 71 Charizard nicknamed Lizardon (its Japanese name).
==Other Content==
Early on, Desbug was reluctant to do variety content, and focused exclusively on Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, although he did express a potential desire to do variety content if the opportunity presented itself. However, the positive reception of his Pokémon Sword playthrough, as well as other miscellaneous variety content, showed Desbug that any following variety content would be well accepted, and Desbug took the opportunity, scattering variety content more and more. As of the time of this writing, he has undertaken more and more variety content, choosing to set aside Mario Maker.
The titles listed here are not a comprehensive list of all the games Desbug has played on his channel, but rather the most prominent ones. Games not listed here include Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Sonic Heroes, Mario Party 6, and Super Monkey Ball 2, among others. These have not been included because they have featured in very little videos, and so cannot be regarded as particularly important. However, the wide variety of content that has been undertaken in recent months does indicate Desbug's transition to include more miscellaneous content.
===Splatoon 2===
Desbug released his first Splatoon video on July 31, 2019, titled "BIG ROLLER". He stated in that video that he had played Splatoon 2 for some time earlier, but was just released a video for his channel then. Desbug apparently didn't intend to continue Splatoon on his channel, as the next (and only other) video was released on May 24, 2020 to highlight a special event within the game.
Oddly, Splatoon became semi-popular among Desbug fans. On his unofficial subreddit, the only user roles other than Mario Maker-related ones are Splatoon-related, and on Desbug's Discord server, fans continue to occasionally ask for Splatoon user roles or text channels.
=== Luigi's Mansion ===
8 days after its release on Halloween of 2019, Desbug uploaded a video of his gameplay for Luigi's Mansion 3. The description in the video contained the following quote:
:"'If the demand is there for more variety stuff I could even continue Link's Awakening some more who knows. All I do know is I'll be doing a video or two on Pokemon when it comes out so look forward to small amounts of variety stuff like that in the future." '
This hinted at the large increase in variety content due to the generally positive reception of his first few variety of videos. While he never did continue Link's Awakening or Luigi's Mansion 3 on his channel, he did end up creating about 10 videos for Pokémon Sword, a lot more than his initial estimate.
Although Desbug only uploaded one video for Luigi's Mansion 3, he did create a video featuring the original Luigi's Mansion game on the GameCube on August 30, 2020.
===Link's Awakening===
On his channel, he played two episodes of Link's Awakening, a toon art style game and a remake of a Nintendo Game Boy game. He uploaded the first episode on September 21, 2019, a day after its release, naming his character "Sporgus." He released his second video on September 29, 2019, but didn't continue the series after that.
===Resident Evil===
Desbug played Resident Evil 2 and 3 once each on his channel, on March 16, 2020, and April 7, 2020, respectively. Both times, he had his friend Hayden with him, who featured in some other videos as well.
===Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout ===
One day after the release of the platformer battle royale game Fall Guys on August 4, 2020, Desbug released a video containing Fall Guys gameplay. He would go on to play the game for around a month before dropping it as the massive popularity of the game at release began to die down.
===Among Us===
Following the large popularity spike of the game Among Us, Desbug released a video on September 9, 2020 featuring the game. He would play the game on multiple occasions, mainly with other YouTubers. Some examples include Fyrus and Vernias. Similarly to Fall Guys, Desbug stopped playing Among Us after a short while, although he did release a video on December 27, 2020 featuring the game's release on the Nintendo Switch. 
===Super Mario 3D All-Stars===
Super Mario 3D All-Stars, a compilation of 3 old 3D Mario games released for the Nintendo Switch in late 2020, was featured by Desbug. He played all three of the games offered, starting with Super Mario 64, then playing Super Mario Sunshine, and then Super Mario Galaxy. Each game had 2 episodes devoted to it, so there were 6 episodes total.
Desbug has stated that he has fond memories of playing the games as a child.
=== Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury ===
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury was released for the Nintendo Switch in early 2021, to which Desbug made content based on. He played through Bowser's Fury, the new game mode, first. He also played through the entirety of Super Mario 3D World to Champion's Road (the last level in the game). He played as Toad, switching to Rosalina later in the playthrough, with fellow gamers RedFalcon (playing as Peach), Panga (playing as Mario, switching to Toad later in the playthrough), and raysfire (playing as Luigi) through the game's online multiplayer.
==Recurring Quotes/Jokes==
Note that many of these quotes are not exact, and instead used to provide a general feel for the recurring quote/joke.
=== General ===
General quotes/jokes refer to ones that are used in varying contexts and do not have specific context-based connotations.
* "Thank you, Nintendo." - Mild annoyance when the game connection is interrupted. The joke is not limited to Nintendo-run servers.
* "Not right!" - Reference to Doug Dimmadome
* "[Color] Mario" - A nickname he gives the five playable characters based on their color coding (Red, Green, Blue, Pink, and Purple in the case of Mario Party). This joke has been extended even further in some cases, such as Yoshi being "Dinosaur Mario" and Peach being "Girl Mario".
**List of all confirmed color Marios:
***Red Mario = Mario
***Green Mario = Luigi
***Blue Mario = Toad
***Pink Mario = Toadette, Peach, Kirby
***Girl Mario = Peach
***Space Mario = Rosalina
***Tomboy Mario (disputable) = Daisy
***Dinosaur Mario = Yoshi
***Capitalist Mario = Wario
***Purple Mario = Waluigi
***Dead Mario = Boo
***Wet Mario = Cheep Cheep
* "Beeg" - Sometimes used in place of the word "big".
=== Super Mario Maker 2 ===
These quotes/jokes are used exclusively or nearly exclusively in the context of Super Mario Maker 2.
*"Gamer points/[rank] gamer" - Refers to rank points and letter ranks with these nicknames. Example: +9 gamer points / S-rank gamer
*"Bulbous heads" - Referring to the heads of Toad and Toadette.
**"I will carry my bulbous queen." - When playing multiplayer and carrying Toadette.
**"Quit stomping on my bulbous head!" - Being jumped on while playing as Toad/Toadette.
* "Madlad/Mad-lass" - Refers to Boom Boom/Pom Pom. 
*"Little Timmy level(s)" - a badly made level, usually with terrible/aimless level geometry and/or no discernible design. Common features of little Timmy levels include powerup spam, enemy spam, and random doors/pipes/warp boxes.
**"Little Timmy" - Referring to the alleged creator of "Little Timmy levels". Often portrayed as a little kid who places random stuff aimlessly, usually as the polar opposite of a professional level designer. Little Timmies have been likened to little kids who play with Legos that, instead of creating something discernible, stick the pieces together randomly.
*"My fans deserve to know how bad I am." - When he runs into somebody called "Desbug fan", "Desbug's Son", etc.
* “Gimme a gun so I can shoot the real one!” - When Pom Pom turns into more than one Pom Pom; when he finds two people in a lobby with the same/similar names, avatars, and outfits
*"They can cook and I can't" - When referring to Skipsqueaks, an enemy resembling a mouse. The quote itself is a reference to the movie Ratatouille, which has a rat that can cook as the protagonist.
*"Go to the right!" - Desbug's number one rule in competitive Mario Maker. He frequently forgoes this rule in order to gain a powerup or explore a sub-area, and expresses regret if he loses the match because of his decision.
*"Yes! I stole the clear condition right at the flag!" - When Desbug takes the condition needed to clear the level from another player, right before the level ends. 
**"I hate clear conditions!" - This is usually said when someone bounces on his head and takes the clear-condition from him at the end of the level.
**Desbug has frequently expressed annoyance at the way clear conditions function in Super Mario Maker 2, even when he wins the level because of one. This is largely because the clear condition can be easily stolen from players in a number of ways, but is relatively difficult to obtain by oneself. This makes it so that some players will wait for others to obtain the clear condition, and then steal it right before the goal.
*"You son of a biscuit/bingus/bean!" - Desbug's sometimes-used replacement phrase(s) for 'son of a bitch.'
*"I died to a freakin' plant." - When Desbug loses to a Piranha Plant, Piranha Creeper, or Muncher.
*"That used to be my nickname back in high school." - When a level has a funny or potentially dirty name that he says was his high school nickname.
*"Which one of you is playing out of a McDonalds?" - When playing multiplayer in immense amounts of lag, as one player with a very bad connection can cause the entire match to lag. This quote is just an example, and the place in question, as well as the sentence structure, varies. (e.g. "I wasn't expecting the nighttime desert lag".)
*“Look at Toad’s open, exposed chest!” - When playing as Toad in the Super Mario Bros. style and commenting on his open vest
=== Other ===
These quotes/jokes have contexts tied to other games/situations.
* "Tou-kun/Too-kun" - Referring to the toucan costume from the game Fall Guys. "-kun" is a Japanese honorific used at the end of a name. Desbug deliberately pronounces "Toucan" as "Tou-kun" in order to make it seem like his character is an anime character, with the name "Tou" or "Too".
* "Put your lens on my lens/Let's touch lenses" - When two characters from the game Among Us stand right next to each other, so the visors of their spacesuits appear to be touching. The gesture is intended as a sign of friendliness.
*""The big house is haunted." My big dick *laugh* is haunted" - Desbug playing Jump King
==Trivia==
*He can read Japanese text and is learning the language currently.
*He has said that he will change his real-life name to Sasuke Uchiha when he reaches 500K subscribers. 
*His favorite playable character in Super Mario Maker 2 is Toad. However, he also plays as Luigi from time to time.
*The name "Desbug" is a combination of "Desmond", his first name, and "Lovebug", his girlfriend's nickname for him.
*Desbug's Discord server shut down on September 29, 2020, because Desbug felt it was a burden to his free time and personal goals.
*Although Desbug was originally somewhat family-friendly, he has recently been more prone to swearing and cursing.
*His girlfriend calls wigglers hamburgers.
* Lots of his older Mario Maker 2 multiplayer videos had MCU references in the thumbnails.
*His favorite PopTart flavor is Chocolate Chip.
*His Mother's favorite PopTart flavor is brown Sugar Cinnamon.
*His Brother's favorite PopTart flavor is Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough.
==Gallery ==
Desbug - Outro.png|Desbug's outro.
Screenshot 2021-01-31 The Ultimate Item Experience.png|Desbug's old outro.
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