Why Skeppy's Career Has Been Dying

Summary

The video delves into the dramatic decline in viewership of Minecraft YouTuber Skippy, from over a hundred million views per month in mid-2020 to less than 10 million recently. It explores the impact of accusations of video fakery, involvement in scams, and failure to pay artists and competition winners. Additionally, it examines the shift in video quality and style, and the controversial friendship with fellow YouTuber A6D, which led to the disintegration of their popular trio. The video also addresses the broader implications of these events on Skippy's reputation and content, suggesting a possible connection between the controversies and the drop in viewership.

Takeaways

• 📉 The viewership of Skeppy's YouTube channel has drastically fallen from over a hundred million views per month in mid-2020 to less than 10 million per month recently.
• 🔍 Skeppy's reputation has been negatively impacted by accusations of faking videos, being involved in scams on Fiverr, and not paying artists or competition winners.
• 🤝 Skeppy's initial rise in popularity was fueled by collaborations with fellow Minecraft YouTuber a6d, which led to the formation of the group known as 'the trio'.
• 💡 The beginning of Skeppy's reputation decline was due to his association with a6d, who was accused of various forms of discrimination and inappropriate behavior.
• 🗣️ A6d defended himself against the accusations on Twitter, but his explanations and past statements led to further controversy and backlash.
• 📹 Evidence of Skeppy's video fabrications came to light when a6d exposed that their initial meeting video was staged, and other instances of potential deceit were questioned by the community.
• 💸 Skeppy faced allegations of not paying artists for their work and competition winners, which he addressed by stating that those not paid had not requested payment.
• 📢 Skeppy's content and personality changes, including a shift to a more intense and fast-paced editing style, have been met with mixed reactions from his audience.
• 🚫 Skeppy has been criticized for making inappropriate jokes and facing allegations of past abusive behavior, which he has vehemently denied.
• 🔧 The cumulative effect of the controversies and changes in content has led to a decline in viewership and a shift in the perception of Skeppy's channel.

Q & A

What was the initial reason for Skeppy's viewership decline?

Skeppy's viewership started to decline due to a combination of factors including accusations of fake videos, involvement in scams, failure to pay artists and competition winners, and a change in video style and quality.

How did Skeppy and a6d's friendship begin?

Skeppy and a6d's friendship began in late 2017 when a6d, being a fan of Skeppy, would regularly donate to his streams and invite him to his server for a video.

What was the original idea behind Skeppy, a6d, and Bad Boy Halo forming a group?

Skeppy, a6d, and Bad Boy Halo formed a group to leverage their unique strengths and create content together, initially launching as the Muffin Squad and later rebranding as the Trio.

What allegations were made against a6d that led to his reputation being questioned?

Allegations against a6d included ableism, transphobia, misogyny, and racism, stemming from a Twitter post that detailed his supposed wrongdoings.

How did a6d defend himself against the allegations on Twitter?

a6d defended himself by explaining that he had grown to hate the Minecraft stand culture and that some of the points were taken out of context or were nonsensical.

What was the turning point that led to the disintegration of the Skeppy, a6d, and Bad Boy Halo trio?

The turning point was when a6d posted a video exposing and destroying the credibility of Skeppy's videos, revealing that their first video together was fake.

What evidence was provided to suggest that Skeppy's videos were staged?

Evidence included a6d's confession that their first video together was fake, Tech Tom's revelation that Skeppy faked a Fiverr video, and inconsistencies in Skeppy's videos like the 72 pizzas incident.

What were the accusations regarding Skeppy's handling of competition prizes and artist payments?

Accusations included not paying the winners of his competitions and not compensating artists for their work, leading to public outcry and demands for transparency.

How did Skeppy respond to the accusations of not paying artists?

Skeppy responded by stating that all artists had been paid the amounts they requested, and any issues were due to artists not asking for payment.

What was the impact of the various controversies on Skeppy's content and personality?

The controversies led to Skeppy changing his content style and personality, which some viewers found too intense and less relatable, potentially contributing to the decline in viewership.

Outlines

00:00

📉 Decline of Skeppy's YouTube Channel

Skeppy's viewership has plummeted from over a hundred million views per month in mid-2020 to less than 10 million recently. This decline is attributed to a damaged reputation due to accusations of video fakery, involvement in scams on Fiverr, failure to pay artists and competition winners, and a shift in video quality and style. The initial decline in reputation, however, stemmed from his friendship with another Minecraft YouTuber, A6D, which began in 2017. Their collaboration led to the formation of the 'Muffin Squad', later rebranded as 'The Trio', which significantly boosted their popularity. However, allegations against A6D for being racist, misogynistic, and transphobic, along with his defense and subsequent controversy over using the N-word, led to a fallout with Skeppy, impacting Skeppy's channel.

05:01

🔍 Skeppy's Video Authenticity Questioned

A6D, amidst his own Twitter drama, exposed the inauthenticity of Skeppy's videos, revealing that their first meeting was staged. This revelation raised doubts about the legitimacy of other videos, such as one where Skeppy supposedly ordered 72 pizzas but only showed three. Tech Tom, a user who created a Fiverr ad for an anti-Skeppy server, claimed that Skeppy faked a video by never actually accessing the server he advertised, further damaging Skeppy's credibility. Skeppy's response to these allegations was to distance himself from A6D and end their friendship, leading to the disintegration of 'The Trio'.

10:02

💸 Skeppy's Controversial Business Practices

Skeppy faced further controversy for allegedly not paying winners of his events and artists whose work he used. While some claimed they were scammed out of their prizes and payments, Skeppy countered by stating that he paid all who requested it, and those who weren't paid didn't ask. This issue, along with other controversies, led to a Twitter backlash and calls for Skeppy's 'cancellation'. Despite some allegations being proven false, the cumulative effect of these events took a toll on Skeppy's image and content creation.

15:03

📉 Skeppy's Content Shift and Audience Reaction

Skeppy's content style evolved to a more intense and fast-paced format, reminiscent of Mr. Beast Gaming, which some viewers found off-putting and less relatable than his earlier work. This change, along with the controversies, led to a decline in viewership and a shift in audience sentiment. Some fans expressed nostalgia for the old Skeppy, while others criticized the new style as a copy of other YouTubers. The content's intensity and the controversies surrounding Skeppy have contributed to a change in his audience's engagement with his channel.

Keywords

💡Viewership

Viewership refers to the number of people who watch a particular program or channel. In the context of the video, it discusses the decline in the number of views Skeppy's YouTube channel received, going from over a hundred million views per month to less than 10 million, indicating a significant drop in audience engagement.

💡Reputation

Reputation is the beliefs or opinions that are generally held about someone or something. The video script mentions Skeppy's reputation taking a hit, suggesting that public perception of him has been negatively affected, which could be a contributing factor to the decline in viewership.

💡Fake Videos

Fake videos are those that are staged or scripted to appear genuine but are not. The script discusses accusations that some of Skeppy's videos were fake, which could have damaged his credibility and trustworthiness among viewers, leading to a decrease in viewership.

💡Scams

Scams are fraudulent schemes to make money or achieve some other form of advantage. The video mentions Skeppy's involvement in bizarre scams on Fiverr and his failure to pay artists and competition winners, which could have eroded trust among his audience and collaborators.

💡Content Quality

Content quality refers to the standard or level of excellence of the material presented. The script indicates that there has been a perceived decrease in the quality of Skeppy's content, which might have disappointed viewers and led them to seek entertainment elsewhere.

💡Video Style

Video style encompasses the creative approach and presentation of video content. The script suggests that Skeppy's video style has changed, possibly making his content less appealing to his original audience, contributing to the decline in viewership.

💡Minecraft YouTuber

A Minecraft YouTuber is a content creator who focuses on the game Minecraft. The video discusses Skeppy, who is a Minecraft YouTuber, and his interactions with other creators in the community, which are central to the narrative of the video.

💡Drama

Drama, in this context, refers to conflicts or controversies that create tension or public interest. The video script details various instances of drama involving Skeppy, which may have attracted negative attention and affected his channel's reputation.

💡Trolling

Trolling is the act of deliberately provoking or upsetting others, often for one's own amusement. The video mentions instances where Skeppy and others engaged in trolling, which is presented as a part of their content creation strategy but also as a source of controversy.

💡Cancel Culture

Cancel culture refers to the practice of publicly calling out and withdrawing support from public figures who have done or said something considered objectionable. The video discusses attempts to 'cancel' Skeppy due to various controversies, which could have led to a loss of viewership and support.

💡Personality Change

Personality change in the context of the video refers to Skeppy's shift in on-camera demeanor and behavior. The script mentions that Skeppy changed his personality, which may have alienated some viewers who were accustomed to his previous style, thus impacting viewership.

Highlights

Skippy's viewership has plummeted from over a hundred million views per month in mid-2020 to less than 10 million per month recently.

Skippy's reputation has been damaged due to accusations of faking videos, involvement in scams, and failure to pay artists and competition winners.

The friendship between Skippy and fellow Minecraft YouTuber a6d began in 2017, leading to collaborative videos and the formation of the 'Muffin Squad', later rebranded as 'The Trio'.

The drama between Skippy and a6d, including allegations of racism and misogyny against a6d, led to the disintegration of 'The Trio'.

a6d exposed that their first video together, where Skippy met his 'French number one fan', was staged and not genuine.

Tech Tom provided evidence that Skippy faked a video by creating a non-existent anti-Skippy server for a Fiverr gig.

Skippy faced backlash for not paying the winners of his events and for not compensating artists for their work.

Skippy's response to the payment controversies was that he had paid all artists who requested payment, and those who weren't paid hadn't asked for it.

Skippy's tweet joking about beating a girl in a video game sparked outrage and accusations of insensitivity.

Skippy's content and personality have changed, with some viewers missing the old, more relaxed style of his videos.

The cumulative effect of the controversies has led to a decrease in the quality and viewership of Skippy's content.

Skippy's changing video style has been compared to Mr. Beast Gaming, with some fans finding it less relatable.

The drama and allegations have had a significant impact on Skippy's channel, leading to a loss of viewers and a change in content direction.

Skippy's response to the allegations has been mixed, with some accepting his apologies and others continuing to criticize his actions.

The transcript details the timeline of events that led to the decline in Skippy's viewership and the factors contributing to it.

The impact of social media and public opinion on content creators like Skippy is highlighted through the various controversies.

Transcripts

there are countless different reasons as

to why skippy's viewership has fallen

from over a hundred million views per

month in mid-2020 to sometimes less than

10 million per month recently sure we

can make it simple by stating the

obvious skeppy's reputation has taken a

bit of a hit over the last couple of

months however more specifically we'll

be looking at the accusations and

evidence for a bunch of his videos being

fake the bizarre scams he's been

involved in on fiverr his failure to pay

both his artists and the winners of his

competitions while at the same time

examining the decreased quality and

changing video style within the content

itself the most interesting part is that

the reason behind why his reputation

began to decline in the first place is

actually completely unrelated to any of

these previously mentioned points and

was rather derived from somewhat of a

strange place his friendship with

another minecraft youtuber by the name

of a6d skippy and a6d's friendship began

back in late 2017 when skeppy's channel

sat at around 200 000 subscribers at the

time a6d had simply been a fan of skeppy

and would therefore regularly donate to

his streams claiming that he was

skeppy's number one fan however a6d

wasn't really happy with simply being a

fan so he began to invite skeppy to his

server which skeppy would join for a

video with the goal of saying how his

number one fan would react i've been

getting a ton of emails to go on this

guy's server because apparently his

friend is my quote unquote biggest fan

after joining skeppy would find out that

a6d was actually french i think this is

the guy my biggest fan that's what i was

told and he's talking in that's french

right creating a language barrier which

resulted in a hilarious video with

comments such as this guy is hilarious

please do more videos with him the

collaborations between skeppy and a6d

continued during which they would come

up with the idea that a6d should troll

skeppy's other friend by the name of bad

boy halo this led to another video

called so the french server owner

finally trolled him in which the

hilarious dynamic between these three

minecraft youtubers was put on full

display how long did this take you to

build this like 14 years what is your

bill just save 14 just 14

14

14 days 14. 14 what

yes

yes

know which one days or hours

minutes how long did it take you to

build this this is really good yeah 14.

no how no how many like is it days hours

don't just say 14 how many what 14 1

maybe

80 15

with this video also going on to gain a

view count in the millions skeppy a6d

and bad boy halo came up with a very

intelligent idea they wanted to turn

their trio into an official minecraft

group they launched initially as the

muffin squad however they'd later

rebrand to the trio in which they could

each leverage their own unique strengths

this is where skeppy's a6ds and bad boy

halo's popularity began to explode

alongside each other there were podcasts

troll videos challenges that release

trio texture packs receive their silver

play button or while skeppy's personal

channel would rocket past 2 million

subscribers it seemed like nothing was

going to bring the trio undone however

as always seems to be the case with

these minecraft youtubers some form of

allegations were just around the corner

for one of these trio members on the

20th of august 2020 an account by the

name of skye would make a post on

twitter reading things a6d has done

wrong a thread with a post referencing

four main points being ableism

transphobia misogyny and racism to be

fair to a6d some of the points made in

this thread are complete nonsense for

example the post states that because a6d

has simply defended cops in the past

he's a racist and because he said women

on twitch show their tits on streams for

views he's also a misogynist now whether

or not this activity actually

constituted racism or misogyny depends

on your personal views and is therefore

a pointless argument however it didn't

seem to matter twitter began to eat the

post up jumping on the bandwagon that

a6d was a horrible person feeling the

pressure from the whole situation a6d

would defend himself in a twitter post

explaining that he'd grown to hate the

minecraft stand culture by stating when

a6d started my only wish was to have fun

to discover a new language a new

community but then today i realized that

all i want is to find that minecraft

video idea for a week and to hope that

people aren't going to start drama about

me on twitter over dumb stuff that i

never said or was taken out of context

a6d would then go on to explain that he

thought the r word wasn't that big of a

deal stating and before continuing

because i know people are going to

compare it to the n-word the n-word is

not even remotely comparable to the

r-word even just in terms of power the

n-word has been used to dehumanize a

whole category of people while the

r-word was a medical term however a6d

would dig himself into his own grave

with this statement as he implied that

the n-word was something he couldn't say

before he'd be exposed for saying it hey

another drama yay so on this new episode

of cancelled there's me saying the

n-word so what was it well it's about

context but who cares of context anyway

right twitter with an attached photo of

as mentioned a6d saying the n-word it

stated that he was saying it because he

was testing a filter that he had set up

which would kick anyone who had said

that specific word however he'd still

receive a mostly negative response with

tweets such as there is no context

needed you shouldn't say the n-word now

you might be wondering why are we even

discussing this drama it seems

completely irrelevant from the main goal

of the video being the discussion of why

skeppy's channel has been on the decline

well it will be while a6d was feeling

the hate from this twitter drama that

presumably so the haters would focus on

someone else a6d would post a video

recording exposing and destroying the

credibility of skeppy's videos okay so

i'm telling you it's gonna be hard well

the video like the french server owner

was all fake skippy like asked me if i

could help him for a video and then i

said yes i didn't know at that point but

basically it was just uh faking having

sent him an email and then doing

basically what we did and he actually

knew who i was the whole time because he

he asked me to make the video at first

and send me a message like this remember

their first video together in which

skeppy was meeting his french number one

fan a6d for the very first time well it

turns out the whole video was fake a6d

and skeppy had actually been friends

prior to filming that video with a6d

explaining that he'd helped with

skeppy's thumbnails and editing in the

past that's also in this time that i met

skeppy we started to become friends i

made a few video editings for him and

some now suddenly things started to make

sense for example in the original french

server video a6d was supposed to be

skeppy's number one fan and had been the

one to email him asking him to join yet

when skeppy would join he was completely

oblivious to who skippy was additionally

in a past q a a6d had been asked about

why skeppy had believed the troll to

which a6d had somewhat of an unconfident

response because well as we know now he

was lying why did you troll cappy with

the french thing and how did you get

scabby to believe it

hey i was bored and he was down as a

response to the expose skeppy would

begin a live stream understandably

stating that he could no longer be

friends with a6d all i'm gonna say is

that i i can't be friends with a60 um

this has nothing to do with twitter

drama or any of that he knows why i know

why i'm willing to forgive him just not

today and i'm just leaving it is that

a60 would then host his own live stream

talking about skeppy which would deepen

the beef even further he made a stream

on me talking for like half an hour

saying things about me so that was the

only thing that really got on my nerves

a little bit the drama would also

unfortunately mark the official

disintegration of the skeppy a6d and bad

boy halo trio with skeppy stating this

isn't an easy post for me to make

however i've decided to step back from

the trio there were so many times where

i distanced myself from drama but always

found myself affiliated with it because

of the trio it was really draining for

me and that's something i don't really

want to be a part of however this wasn't

nearly the worst thing that had come

about as a result of the drama suddenly

people began to question whether or not

skeppy's other videos could have

possibly been fake for example there was

this video in which skeppy would

apparently order 72 pizzas to bad boy

halo's house yet skeppy wouldn't

actually show the entire phone call

during which he apparently ordered the

72 pizzas

hi what's the uh the most amount of

pizzas i can order i'm having a party

right now we don't have a limit oh okay

cool

all right have a good night i ordered it

then when the pizza showed up to bad boy

halo's house he'd only show three pizzas

being opened how do we know that he

didn't only order three pizzas and sit

them on top of a stack of empty boxes

plus there are only 37 pizzas in this

shot where are the other 35 pizzas that

you claim to order in both the title and

in the video a user on reddit would

notice that in another video titled i

got in a call with the scummiest owner

ever the scummy owner in the video

sounded suspiciously like his friend

zalcombe with a voice changer okay so

basically i was going through some of

skeppy's old videos i managed to find

the scummy stoner's voice sounded

exactly like zelkum so basically all you

have to do is just pitch up the voice

because he's just made his voice deeper

by turning the pitch down however all of

this was still just speculation i mean

come on there was no way they could

actually prove that any of these videos

had been faked right wrong in 2021 a

user by the name of tech tom would post

a twitter longer titled my experience

was skeppy and being scammed which began

by confidently stating that the

following is my account of my

interactions with popular minecraft

youtuber skeppy and how after being lied

to it led me to undeniable proof his

content is staged skeppy faked his

interaction on his newest fiverr video

the video in question was this one here

titled i joined an anti-skeppy server in

which as explained in the title skeppy

finds a fiver ad for an anti-skippy hate

server i was just sent this i will

invite you to anti-steppy minecraft

server about this dig calling all skeppy

haters dude are you serious why why are

you calling all skippy haters skippy

then goes on to purchase access to the

server for five dollars also mentioning

that he talked to the fiber seller prior

to purchasing access i have added the

server ip after communicating with the

fiverr legend himself i added it to my

server list followed by skeppy

apparently meeting the owner of the

anti-skippy hate server after loading in

oh what the heck this guy's joined ah

this is awkward my name is steph why is

your name skep because i despise him so

much the only thing was that this person

he met within the server wasn't really

the person who made the five ad in fact

the server he was in wasn't even the

anti-skeppy server at all it was just

some random server he had created and

faked for the purpose of the video how

do we know well the person we mentioned

previously who had written the twit

longer titled my experience with skeppy

and being scammed would take to tiktok

in a video explaining that he was the

one who created the fiverr ad for the

anti-skeppy server yet no one ever

bought access to it i've recently been

scammed by a youtuber with over 6

million subscribers you guys have

probably heard of skeppy he's pretty

popular all of his content is faked

through an interaction i've had with him

that led to a the whole sequence of

events i made this gig that you could

buy in invite to an anti-skeppy server

which i thought was kind of funny i

guess geppy thought it was pretty funny

too because he made a video on it except

he never actually went on the server in

skeppy's video he shows the package's

prices and then says he contacted the

seller and got on the server he would

have to pay to do that and here is all

the payments i've received on the

account zero you could see that he makes

it out to be that he's getting on a

server with the owner but as the person

who made this account that never

happened he's also lying about paying me

it's clearly insinuated when he shows

the packages and then goes on the server

that he paid the owner to get there but

that never happened so he went on what i

assume is a private server to record

this with this person who is not my

account this tick tock not only

definitively proved that some if not all

of skeppy's videos were fake but techton

also felt gypped that he hadn't actually

been paid for access to the server and

while not being paid five dollars wasn't

really that big of a deal at around the

same point in time it would be revealed

that skeppy had been scamming his

audience in more than one way for

example this thread would surface on the

invaded lands forum titled i got scammed

on a skeppy event which stated i won a

pvp lens event a few weeks ago yet

didn't get my prize skeppy told me i

would get it in about 48 hours yet it's

literally been weeks i've been checking

my paypal daily but i definitely haven't

gotten anything i'm really worried about

this and desperately have been trying to

get in contact but have nothing i have

proof i won the event and gave the right

information did i get scammed proof

literally just watched his building

competition video i won for the

watermelon build another user by the

name of chubby dog would then add to

this by stating i got scammed by skeppy

2. he was doing his first to find and

kill him event on invaded and the winner

got overlord and so he started and i

found him and killed him but he said i

forgot to start recording and so he

didn't even give me it skeppy big

scammer however it wasn't only

competition winners that hadn't been

paid by skeppy now recently skeppy has

been under fire for apparently not

paying his artist there were posts such

as this one reading a few people are

dming me asking about this so i better

just tweet about it no i was not paid

for the happy hoodie i was not asked if

i wanted to get paid nor asked

permission for paradigm to use it

however skeppy did have a pretty

reasonable response to these accusations

stating that all artists had been paid

the amounts that they requested and

anyone who hadn't been paid was because

they hadn't asked for payment i cannot

read minds i can't know what you want if

you don't tell me that's just simply

impossible

and i want to give you what you want i

want to over deliver i want everyone to

walk away from a situation being happy

but situations that came up today were

purely impossible for me to fix because

i was never told that there was any sort

of request shortly thereafter another

tweet would be posted by an account

named roris which read as a general

update three of the public artists have

been reached out to and have had their

issues and payment resolved by skeppy

personally the feedback from these

interactions appears positive skippy's

response called the twitter outrage but

only momentarily by this point it seemed

like there was always another issue

waiting for skeppy around every single

corner here we go again twitter is back

at it trying to cancel a minecraft

youtuber because they made a joke this

time the problematic content in question

was a tweet made by skeppy reading in

today's video i'll be beating a girl

followed by in bed wars resulting in a

new wave of hate against skeppy please

block me if you thought the joke skeppy

made was funny skippy would then delete

the tweet before posting a subtle

apology video to his second channel i

deleted the tweet because i genuinely

did not mean any disrespect toward

anyone in any way whatsoever if you know

me even a little bit that's not who i am

and if you have no idea what i'm talking

about basically i tweeted out this title

i used as a video and i basically dug my

own grave on twitter long story short

it's completely my fault i know that now

and it was just absolutely unnecessary

but i genuinely did not mean it in any

sort of negative way and i take it back

if i still can i just want to say i'm

genuinely so sorry however his response

to the drama only prompted his audience

to dig further for more damning tweets

they'd find posts such as this one

reading call my girl playstation because

she's five as well as a video in which

skeppy had said the f slur however the

worst thing to have come about as a

result of this cancellation attempt was

someone creating a burner account to

create a long string of fake allegations

stating that scepie had abused them as a

child to which skeppy would respond

stating this is absolutely ridiculous

i've never laid a finger on anyone ever

more than half of your story does not

align with my upbringing and i seriously

can't believe the extent some people go

to to bring others down this is complete

slander and defamation everything that

skeppy had been through began to have a

clear effect on his content and

personality there were tweets such as

who the hell told skaper to change his

entire personality while others such as

tommy innit stated that he used to enjoy

skeppy's videos yet had stopped watching

as the content had become too intense

now i'm not gonna lie i used to i used

to watch all of scappy's videos all of

them and he uploaded twice a day by

clicking this button right here this is

very intense just all right i hate to

say i miss the old skipping i'm not a

big fan of the the hyper editors in your

favor you know i feel like i could die

and i don't want to die it's a good

point skeppy's new style feels like a

bit of a mr beast gaming rip-off it's

fast-paced nature is void of that

relaxing relatability that was present

in the early days of his channel yet

it's hard to say if this has been a

positive or a negative as maybe if he

had never changed anything his

viewership might be even lower than it

is currently