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== Characters ==
There are main protagonists.

-] ]] is a Cameraman from whom we see the story unfold.

-]] is a distinguished member of the Black Cameramen.

an-Titan ]] is a colossal mechanical cyborg engineered by The Alliance, inherited predominantly from both the Cameramen and the Speakermen, to combat the Skibidi Toilets at a significant level.

-Titan ] ] is a mechanical colossus created by The ], fabricated from multiple components and attachments sourced from the TV Men.

-Titan ]<nowiki/>man is a massive humanoid robotic entity, composed of an extensive array of loudspeakers and other robust mechanical units, assembled from the components of the Speakermen, manufactured by The ].

There are main antagonists.

-] Skibidi ] is the largest among the Skibidi Toilets and the main antagonist of the Skibidi Toilet YouTube shorts series.

-] Skibidi ] is one of the main antagonists within the realm of the series, primarily featured in the Skibidi Toilet YouTube shorts series.


== Reception and influence == == Reception and influence ==

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YouTube series and internet meme

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Skibidi Toilet is a web series of YouTube videos and shorts created by animator Alexey Gerasimov and uploaded on his YouTube channel DaFuq!?Boom!. The series features a storyline about a war between toilets with human heads and humanoid characters with electronic devices for heads. Since the first short was posted on 7 February 2023, Skibidi Toilet has become viral as an internet meme across various social media platforms, particularly among Generation Alpha. As of October 2023, Gerasimov's channel has over 32.5 million subscribers and 12 billion views overall.

Plot and characteristics

The series documents a conflict between singing human-headed toilets—the titular "Skibidi Toilets"—and humans with CCTV cameras, speakers, and televisions for heads. Episodes often feature Skibidi Toilets attacking the character that the viewer looks in the perspective of. The viewer is sometimes rescued by other characters. As the series progresses, the Skibidi Toilets become larger and equipped with lethal weapons. Business Insider describes the series as "an endless arms race as both the toilets and their foes stronger fighters". The series features no dialogue and does not have a clear plot.

Mashups of the songs "Give It to Me" by Timbaland and "Dom Dom Yes Yes" by Biser King appear in each episode as the theme of the Skibidi Toilets. "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" by Tears for Fears also features in some videos as the theme of the human resistance.

Background and production

Skibidi Toilet is produced by Alexey Gerasimov (born 1998), also known as "DaFuq!?Boom!" and "Blugray". Since 2014, he has been learning animation on his own without a formal education. His channel has produced a few prior viral hits, such as when his video I'M AT DIP, which features several characters from Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, accumulated over 45 million views.

Every episode is produced using Source Filmmaker, a free Valve-published 3D computer graphics software, often used to create and edit clips and movies online, primarily using video game assets. The creator has said he uses this software because "it allows me to work easier and faster with assets that I need doing animation, direction, writing, and editing myself." The music prominently featured in the series was popularized due to a TikTok dance video posted by the user @yasincengiz38, which was also an internet meme befor¥ the series' release.

The creator of Skibidi Toilet cites TikTok user Paryss Bryanne's adaptation of this meme, in which Bryanne moves in a jerky fashion with quick cuts, as inspiration for his series. Some assets are taken from video games Half-Life 2, Counter-Strike: Source, and Garry's Mod.

Characters

There are main protagonists.

-POV Cameraman is a Cameraman from whom we see the story unfold.

-Plungerman is a distinguished member of the Black Cameramen.

an-Titan Cameraman is a colossal mechanical cyborg engineered by The Alliance, inherited predominantly from both the Cameramen and the Speakermen, to combat the Skibidi Toilets at a significant level.

-Titan TV Man is a mechanical colossus created by The Alliance, fabricated from multiple components and attachments sourced from the TV Men.

-Titan Speakerman is a massive humanoid robotic entity, composed of an extensive array of loudspeakers and other robust mechanical units, assembled from the components of the Speakermen, manufactured by The Alliance.

There are main antagonists.

-G-Man Skibidi Toilet is the largest among the Skibidi Toilets and the main antagonist of the Skibidi Toilet YouTube shorts series.

-Scientist Skibidi Toilet is one of the main antagonists within the realm of the series, primarily featured in the Skibidi Toilet YouTube shorts series.

Reception and influence

The magazine Dazed characterized Skibidi Toilet as "frenetic, unpredictable, funny and at times genuinely unsettling". In The Know compared the animation to a mobile game, describing it as having "choppy movements and exaggerated facial expressions". According to Distractify, the channel is popular with a younger viewer base. Many publications highlighted a viral tweet, in which a user @AnimeSerbia called the series Generation Alpha's Slender Man. Insider claimed the series exemplified the start of a new generation gaining prominence, using the relationship between millennials and Gen Z as an example, a stance that Indy100 repeated, who commented that " will be facing the same mocking and ridicule they dished out to Millennials." News.com.au elaborated that " is a timely reminder that Gen Alpha are on the horizon".

According to Tubefilter rankings, by the end of April 2023, "DaFuq!?Boom!" entered the fifty most viewed YouTube channels in the United States, at 33rd place. Editor Sam Gutelle remarked that animators "used to struggle with the demands of the YouTube algorithm; now it’s possible to get millions of views with a bunch of pixelated toilets." By June, the channel had achieved a milestone of five billion views, making it the most viewed YouTube channel in the US during that month. Gutelle noted that previously, the channel existed largely under the radar, except for a few "animation diehards in the meme community".

Trend specialist Phil Ranta explained that the serialization of the series made it so that "people had a reason to come back". They also explained the series' "genuine" feel and just plain luck boosted its popularity. Skibidi Toilet has sparked many fans to create and post fanworks on TikTok and YouTube.

In July 2023, several Indonesian newspapers and netizens claimed that Skibidi Toilet had a harmful effect on very young children, dubbing it "Skibidi Toilet Syndrome" (Indonesian: Sindrom Skibidi Toilet). This term later spilled into neighboring Malaysia, where one kindergarten teacher stated that the series contained an "incomprehensible storyline, promotes violence, and has creepy and grotesque visuals" unsuitable for viewing by children under 7 years old. By the end of August, it had spread around the world, establishing itself as an internet meme.

An official video game released for Android and iOS devices titled Skibidi Toilet: Toilets Attack, which was released on June 18, 2023. The game was a collaboration between developer InfluencerApps and DaFuq!?Boom!.

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