BraxtonThePorcupine

Vance Latta, better known by the pseudonym BraxtonThePorcupine, is an American comedian and musician. He is known best for his Microsoft Paint animations and comedy videos which are uploaded between his two YouTube channels: BraxtonThePorcupine and Triple Buck Empire.
==History==
In 2013, Latta created his YouTube channel BraxtonThePorcupine.https://www.youtube.com/user/braxtontheporcupine According to him, the channel was originally intended to host an animated comic series featuring a porcupine named Braxton, which is where the name of the channel came from. The series never ended up being made, and Latta instead began using the channel to host a variety of short animations made with Microsoft Paint.
In 2016, Latta started to implement non-animated videos into the channel which he calls "rough improv sketches". These videos are typically filmed with a phone and feature Latta performing improvised comedy bits.
In 2019, Latta's video "Motivational Lizard"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGOQfLFzJj8 went viral after being shared on a popular Twitch stream.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWeUWSWJoUQ The video became a joke within the stream's community which resulted in the video gaining millions of views. The popularity of the video spawned a line of merchandisehttps://teespring.com/stores/braxton-the-porcupine created by Latta, as well as a line of vinyl figures and stuffed animals released by YouTooz.https://youtooz.com/products/motivational-lizard
==Triple Buck Empire (Zabwag)==
In 2013, Latta and his two brothers formed the sketch comedy YouTube channel Triple Buck Empire,https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNsEK31Y4mGW_rue4f1NgLw originally called Zabwag. The group uploaded semi-regularly until going on hiatus in 2017, which prompted them to rebrand and change their name. According the group, the hiatus was caused by all three members going to college in different locations.https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNsEK31Y4mGW_rue4f1NgLw/community?lb=UgzTAiXOEvUPs6pxd0d4AaABCQ As of 2020, the group has begun uploading again.
==Music==
In 2013, Latta released his first EP "Jubilant Pyramid" on Bandcamp, under the name Braxton The Porcupine. He described the EP as "an assortment of Lo-Fi Shoegaze/Post-Punk songs".https://braxtontheporcupine.bandcamp.com/album/jubilant-pyramid-ep In 2014, he released his first full-length album "Too Many Pineapples". Following a 5 year hiatus from music, Latta uploaded a demo titled "Demo '19" to Bandcamp, under the name Sudden Horse. He described the release as "5 tracks consisting of fuzzy Alternative Rock, with a variety of other influences including Prog Metal and Math Rock."https://braxtontheporcupine.bandcamp.com/album/demo-19 According to his Bandcamp page, he will no longer release music under the Braxton The Porcupine moniker.
==References==
Category:American YouTubers
Category:Users who joined in 2013
Category:Comedy YouTubers