The Flash Season 2: 8 Ups And 3 Downs From 'Rupture'

11. Ups...

Leeroy Jenkins

This particular “up” is one of those things that will be a huge up if you have any idea of the reference. If not, it was essentially just Cisco Ramon saying a random word whilst a hologram of The Flash rushed a group of criminals. That word was simply “Leeroy”.

The Leeroy in question is Leeroy Jenkins, a name made famous for a widespread online video depicting a game of World of Warcraft. Whilst a group of gamers all gathered to discuss an attack plan ahead of going into battle, this intricate, formulated assault was brought to a crashing holt when Leeroy returned to the game (apparently he’d gone to get some chicken) and rushed into fight the good fight whilst bellowing his own name as a war cry of sorts. This in turn ruined the attack plan and saw all of the players massacred. But hey, at least Leroy had his chicken.

For anyone aware of this video, this was a brilliant grin-inducing “up” to start the episode. For those who have never heard of Leeroy Jenkins, though, take a little look at the brief clip below:

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Posted On: 6th May 2016

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