Leeroy Jenkins
| Leeroy Jenkins | |
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| World of Warcraft character | |
Leeroy Jenkins as an NPC in World of Warcraft | |
| First appearance |
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| Created by | Ben Schulz |
| In-universe information | |
| Race | Human |
| Class | Paladin |
Leeroy Jenkins is a player character created by Ben Schulz in Blizzard Entertainment's multiplayer online video game World of Warcraft.
The character was popularized in a 2005 viral video of game footage. In the video, having been absent during a discussion of a meticulous battle plan, Leeroy returns and ruins it by charging into combat while shouting his name as a battle cry. The video became an Internet meme.
In response to the meme, Blizzard added Leeroy Jenkins into World of Warcraft as an official non-player character and as a minion card, and later as a cosmetic item in the online card game Hearthstone.