What is TriHard?: The Story Behind Twitch's Most Controversial Emote [A Trip Down Meme-ory Lane]

Twitch chat is an important part of the experience for many esports fans. For years, Kappa has been one of Twitch’s most popular emotes. But it has recently been challenged by an unlikely contender: TriHard.

Written & Hosted by: Josh Bury (@ThrownGauntlet)
Produced/Edited by Miles Hackett (@miles_hackett)
Production Assistant: David Rabinovitch

Video and Audio Credits:

Mrs Doubtfire “Oh Shit” clip
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7m8_QLnRBFo
Courtesy: 20th Century Fox

TriHard Speedrun Yoshi's Island
Courtesy: Twitch.tv/trihex

"Be Our Guest" from "Beauty and the Beast"
Courtesy: Disney

‘The 20 Million TriHard Scandal’
Courtesy: Twitch.tv/Ice_Poseidon

TriHard Banner on Ice Poseidon's stream
Courtesy: Twitch.tv/Ice_Poseidon

We Hit One Million! #Dohnation
https://youtu.be/hOPKVHP9eUs
Courtesy: Mark Dohner

Ice Poseidon's TriHardmobile
Courtesy: Twitch.tv/Ice_Poseidon

DreamHack Austin 2016 Grand Final
https://www.twitch.tv/dreamhackhs
Courtesy: DreamHack

Twitchcon 2016 Panel (with chat)
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/92310171
Courtesy: Twitch.tv/Give PLZ Theater


Music used under license from Associated Production Music LLC (”APM”).

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