GroovyDominoes52

John Javier (born: )https://youtube.com/watch?v=K3IW11Dqbaw, better known online as GroovyDominoes52, is a Filipino YouTuber, musician, and Roblox game developer known for creating the YouTube series "ROBLOX NPCs are becoming smart!".
==Early History==
GroovyDominoes52 joined YouTube on October 18, 2011, and subsequently joined Roblox on May 19, 2012, under the account dominoes52. Although he initially forgot the password to this account, he managed to recover it later. Shortly after, he created the account GroovyDominoes52 using Roblox's word suggestion system at that time.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwQtVuokOkk?t=83
In 2013, GroovyDominoes52 developed his first games on Roblox, including Escape from Ao Oni and Destroy The White House and More!. Those were his first games.
By 2016, he gained notable attention with his YouTube video "ROBLOX Evolution 2004 - 2016," which garnered over a million views within its first year. That same year, he also uploaded "ROBLOX NPCs are becoming smart!", a video that would later inspire his most popular game.
In 2020, despite a decrease in his channel's prominence, GroovyDominoes52 released a video titled "bee." This track would become the main music for his popular game "ROBLOX NPCs are becoming smart!" and the bee featured in the video became his channel mascot.
==Later History==
===ROBLOX NPCs are becoming smart!===
In May 2021, the "ROBLOX NPCs are becoming smart!" series and GroovyDominoes52's channel experienced a significant boost in popularity following the release of the third installment in the series. This installment featured the "all endings" meme, which was widely popular at the time. GroovyDominoes52 subsequently developed a Roblox game inspired by his YouTube series. Prior to this, he had uploaded a video titled "bee.", which became the main music for the game and also accumulated a substantial number of views.
====Endings====
GroovyDominoes52 and his scripters began developing the game by incorporating various endings. The Normal Ending was inspired by his first video in the "ROBLOX NPCs are becoming smart!" series. The Smart, Troll, Friendly, Unstuck, and I'm Sorry My Bro Endings were based on ROBLOX NPCs are becoming smart! 3 (All Endings).
Initially, the endings focused on Carl and the gun he attempts to pick up, but the concept evolved into a broader range of scenarios. GroovyDominoes52 later introduced the Philippines and Bee Endings, drawing from NPCs are becoming smart ending suggestions! (Part 5). Subsequently, he added several more endings themed around bees.
He also developed three lava-themed endings based on NPCs are becoming smart ending suggestions! (Part 6). In late 2021, GroovyDominoes52 created two limited-time endings: Halloween and Christmas.
===2023 channel hack===
On February 2, 2023, GroovyDominoes52’s YouTube channel was hacked, renamed to "Tesla," and all videos were made unlisted. The hijacker used the channel to livestream meetings with Elon Musk and promote a cryptocurrency scam. After a few hours, the hacker conducted another livestream before YouTube terminated the channel for violating Community Guidelines.
By the morning of February 4, 2023, GroovyDominoes52 regained access to his channel, though he lost community posts, memberships, playlists, and the about section description. He subsequently published a video detailing the incident, offering advice on how to avoid scams and recover a compromised channel.
===Hospitalization===
On August 8, 2024https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqhsWpXQZtQ, Javier's lungs collapsed, necessitating hospitalization due to severe breathing difficulties. He announced a required hiatus of at least 30 days to recover, as noted in his posts and a video update.https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxyiFQ11z--UaMpwf7izhABdTMucwyY9Du
A week following surgery, Javier reported that his lungs continued to collapse despite the procedure. Approximately two weeks later, he was discharged from the hospital.https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxqJfGP7gzysUbzwjV1pLO7XaYv_OT3GP5 Three days after his release, he provided further details about his condition, revealing he had primary spontaneous pneumothorax, which affected his right lung without any apparent trigger.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eD-LTmpBhH0
==Trivia==
*He is a member of the Roblox Video Stars Program
**His star code is Groovy.https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxeeMgsqts637jATlJhDBck9-HGNjUu2pE
*He frequently mentions the date April 12, 1983.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9zAQritaSg&t=336shttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MMM1OwdaGM&t=901shttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Dq55Ax0eEg&t=606shttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWYM2erO7RM&t=046shttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ew6NUtlyIgA&t=761s
*He claims he has trouble understanding Filipino, which makes him embarrassed.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e22k_FGHRyg (he reacted to BeeBuYog, a Filipino YouTuber who played Groovy's game in that video)Description of this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWvGe_BpGxA
==References==
Category:Gaming YouTubers
Category:Filipino YouTubers
Category:Users who joined in 2011
Category:Music YouTubers