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ENTRY No. 013 / VIDEOS / 2005

Leeroy Jenkins

A careful plan, ruined instantly by one shouted name.

The origin

Recorded game footage shows a group planning a raid in detail while one absent player returns and charges in shouting his own character's name.

How it spread

It became one of the best-known gaming clips ever made, referenced in the game itself and far outside it.

What it means

The person who ignores the plan. It works because everyone has met one.

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Short editorial summary written by Random Access Memes from the sources above; the wording is ours, not theirs. Every link was checked for a live response on September 13, 2026.

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