AB

## AB Ayad

**AB (Abdullah Ayad)** or **Starkilla** (born 1992) is a crew member of the H3 Podcast. His first appearance on the podcast was in H3 After Dark #2.

## Background

AB is from Dearborn, Michigan. He is married to Lena, and they are both Muslim. AB started medical school but eventually dropped out and worked as a waiter. He started his YouTube channel StarKilla in October 2018. On the August 28, 2020, episode of After Dark - #2 Ethan introduced AB as his new employee.

## AB's Burrito

>     *"It looks good, there's just no information"* - Ethan Klein
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To help promote one of the show's sponsors, the H3 crew took turns cooking and showcasing their HelloFresh meals. AB's attempt at producing a photogenic meal consisted of a rather bland image of unknown ingredients wrapped in a plain tortilla. Since then, AB's burrito has been featured ironically in several HelloFresh ad reads:

* First Appearance: H3TV #8 @43:17
* 2nd: After Dark #51 @53:50
* 3rd: Off The Rails #13 @42:06 (ft. Ian’s soup)
* 4th: H3TV #16 @40:01
* AB’s Redemption: After Dark #59 @41:15
* 5th: Off The Rails #21 @1:46:59
* 6th: H3TV #19 @50:39
* 7th: After Dark #62 @40:48
* 8th: H3TV #21 @1:35:10

(credit to u/muchafterfeeling)

AB later revealed more details pertaining to the burrito:

* In an Instagram post, he admitted to secretly taking a second photo of the burrito from a different angle
* On After Dark #65, he confessed the 'burrito' was actually a chicken quesadilla
	+ He claimed the burrito's fold and ambiguity were intentional because he had "put meat in it" and didn't know if the meals were supposed to be vegetarian

abs burrito by u/pimpinpspIan's soup (for comparison)What the 'burrito' is actually supposed to look like

## Creator Clash

AB fought against Hundar from muscle party in the 2022 Creator Clash. On April 15, 2023, he will fight Dad in the Creator Clash 2.

## Flocka

In H3TV #48, AB temporarily acted as the show's sound producer while Zach was on vacation. AB assumed creative control and made the unilateral decision to introduce the flocka soundbite with no context or reason. The soundbite originated from an episode of *The Eric Andre Show* in which Eric's cohost, Hannibal Burress, expressed his enthusiasm for American rapper, Waka Flocka Flame. Since then, AB has been assigned the unofficial role of backup sound producer and will spam "flocka" or its many variations when filling in for Zach.

Zach, however, does not appear to be a flocka fan. While his first reaction to flocka was seemingly gracious, Dan later revealed in H3TV #58 that Zach had deleted all of AB's custom flocka files. Therefore, AB requested that "flocka" be withheld from competing in the 2022 Sound Bite Tournament because he "love[s] Zach". Zach rejected AB's offer and claimed to be unbothered by flocka. Having thereby earned the Sound Lad's approval, flocka was permitted to compete.

During the tournament, flocka's performance exceeded expectations, defeating some of the show's most popular soundbites and advancing to the semi-finals:

### The 2022 Sound Bite Tournament

See the Main article: *2022 Sound bite Tournament*

 Andrew Tate - "That's the game."
 Olivia - "It's happening!"
 Hasan - "Adolf Hitler, dude, hahahahahaha!"

It should be noted that flocka's last round sparked controversy amongst the fandom and created tension between Hasanabi heads and fupa troopers. During the tournament, Hasan was streaming on twitch and used his audience to rig the polls in his favour. In response, AB and Ethan conspired to match Hasan's underhanded tactics by calling him a "cracker" on his livestream. This would violate Twitch community guidelines and result in a ban of the Hasanabi channel (for the second time). However, out of respect for Hasan, AB, ultimately decided to turn the other cheek and concede to *"Adolf Hitler, dude, hahahahahahaha!"* Given how close the results were, many fans believed that flocka could have easily defeated Hasan's soundbite and advanced to the final round if the poll's integrity remained intact.

### Flocka's True Origin Story

In a shocking twist of events, Zach revealed that he was the one who originally pulled flocka from *The Eric Andre Show*.  In fact, he played flocka one year before AB appropriated it for himself.

### Cast and Crew Opinions on Flocka

* *"Making a mockery of Zach's art back there because all you do is flocka and people love it"* - Ethan Klein
* *"He hates that you get laughs with that because he works so hard"* - Ethan Klein
* *"Zach will probably quit if* *flocka wins*" *-* Dan Swerdlove

### r/flocka

Starkilla fans eventually created the r/flocka subreddit for flocka and AB-related memes.

Animorph Flocka by u/TreoyaFlakka by u/Treoya
## AB's Stories

### Grandma's Funeral

On H3TV #65, AB was exposed for telling two different versions of the same story. In the original story, AB told a joke at his grandmother's funeral that made everyone ~~clap~~ laugh. In the second version, his cousin told the joke.

After being publicly called out on reddit, AB admitted that the second version was a lie. He explained that he wanted to tell the story because the situation at hand was heavy, but that he frequently gets accused of lying and "making everything about himself". Therefore, in the second telling of the anecdote, he credited his cousin as the hilarious jokester. He also said his father was an attorney who frequently questioned him throughout his childhood; the implication being that he was conditioned to constantly manipulate the truth.

### Saving a Baby From a Burning Car

> *"He made sure to record it"* -Hila Klein
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In the Aug 27, 2021 episode of After Dark #48, AB claims he saved a baby from a burning car. According to his story, he was driving with Lena and saw a little girl standing alone on the side of a highway, which prompted him to pull over. After exiting his car, he came across the girl's parents struggling to remove their infant child from the back seat of a burning car. Due to his clout addiction and his toxic, outdated views on gender roles, he demanded the mother step away from her child so that he could play hero. He then assisted the father in getting the infant out of the burning car.

AB provided a video as evidence of this event. The video, recorded by Lena, does feature a burning car, but it only shows AB standing next to the family for about 9 seconds before running back to his car and speeding off into the night. The video does not show AB or the father rescuing the infant. The show inside joke is that AB faked the video.

### Seeing James Charles and Durte Dom at the Mall

According to AB, Durte Dom once walked up to him and said "hey man, nice jeans".

Supposedly, AB also took 2 pictures of 'James Charles' at the mall.

 *"I don't think it was him"* -AB

## References

1. ↑ Klein, Ethan (Host), Klein, Hila (Host), H3 podcast, (August 28, 2020), H3 After Dark - #2, (Producer: Daniel Swerdlove)
2. ↑ Klein, Ethan (Host), Klein, Hila (Host), H3 podcast, (August 22, 2022), Andrew Tate Banned On YouTube & TikTok - H3TV #48, (Producer: Daniel Swerdlove)
3. ↑  The Eric Andre Show (December 21, 2014). Lauren Conrad Part 1. The Eric Andre Show - Adult Swim. Retrieved on March 12, 2023.
4. ↑ Klein, Ethan (Host), Klein, Hila (Host), H3 podcast, (August 26, 2022), Andrew Tate Cries And Begs For Forgiveness, Ethan Enters The Metaverse - After Dark #81, (Producer: Daniel Swerdlove)
5. ↑ Klein, Ethan (Host), Klein, Hila (Host), H3 podcast, (Aug 29, 2022), Our Channel May Be Deleted - H3TV #49, (Producer: Daniel Swerdlove)
6. ↑ Klein, Ethan (Host), Klein, Hila (Host), H3 podcast, (November 21, 2022), Ethan Buries His Biggest Hater, World Cup in Qatar, Elon Unbans Trump - H3TV #58, (Producer: Daniel Swerdlove)
7. ↑ Klein, Ethan (Host), Klein, Hila (Host), H3 podcast, (December 13, 2022), Nikocado Calls Out Ethan, Elon Gets Booed At Chapelle Show - H3TV #61, (Producer: Daniel Swerdlove)
8. ↑ Klein, Ethan (Host), Klein, Hila (Host), H3 podcast, (December 16, 2022), The 2022 Sound Bite Tournament - After Dark #92, (Producer: Daniel Swerdlove)
9. ↑ Klein, Ethan (Host), Klein, Hila (Host), H3 podcast, (April 22, 2021), Jake Paul Fight Was A Disaster - H3 Podcast # 244, (Producer: Daniel Swerdlove)
10. ↑ Klein, Ethan (Host), Klein, Hila (Host), H3 podcast, (Aug 27, 2021), The Real Reason Why Families Ended, Mr Verified Winner - H3 After Dark #48, (Producer: Daniel Swerdlove)