History WebVideo / Boogie2988

He's known for "Rambling" videos and videos where he gives his 2 cents on certain relevant topics in gaming/[=YouTube=] news, but is by far most famous due to his character Francis, an [[HairTriggerTemper easily agitated]] hardcore gamer with a comical lisp who is often recorded by his sister (played by Boogie's wife Dez), who makes him rage for one reason or another. One of Francis' rage videos was featured on ''WebVideo/EqualsThree'', which [[ColbertBump was Boogie's first claim to fame]] and set him on the road to success. In December of 2017, Boogie stated he was getting divorced with his wife. Not long thereafter he underwent life-saving weight-loss surgery and began blogging about his weight-loss surgery and the triumphs and tribulations from it. As of Fall 2019, Boogie had lost over 200 pounds.

** Saying he looks like SelfDemonstrating/EricCartman from ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark''.

* BadassBeard: Both of his characters Boogie and Francis will often sport one of these.

* MundaneMadeAwesome: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-CaC_43cZI "Dramatic Fat Guy Splash"]] (and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNFewwPvkkE its]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYT67u5qUPw sequels]]), a video of Boogie falling backwards into a pool. The original video is so mundanely awesome that it's become his most popular upload of all time!

* BadassBeard: Boogie and his characters will often sport one of these.

* CloudCuckoolander: Boogie will parody this, as he is not ashamed to act bizarre on camera.

* ManChild: Francis plays video games and collects consoles, memorabilia, and magic cards.

** Thankfully, this trope is no longer true after his weight-loss routine in 2018!

* SweetTooth: Francis has one, especially for Mountain Dew.

* RealLifeWritesThePlot: After Boogie and Dez got a divorce, Boogie filmed a video of Francis coming home from "fat camp" only to realize his sister [[PutOnABus had quietly moved out in the meantime]].

* SpeechImpediment: Francis suffers from a comically exaggerated lisp.

** Corporate censorship, especially from Blizzard entertainment.

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He's known for "Rambling" videos and videos where he gives his 2 cents on certain relevant topics in gaming/[=YouTube=] news, but is by far most famous due to his character Francis, an [[HairTriggerTemper easily agitated]] hardcore gamer with a comical lisp who is often recorded by his sister (played by Boogie's wife Dez), who makes him rage for one reason or another. One of Francis' rage videos was featured on ''WebVideo/EqualsThree'', which [[ColbertBump was Boogie's first claim to fame]] and set him on the road to success. In December of 2017, Boogie stated he was getting divorced with his wife.

** Francis' sister, who is often behind the camera when Francis is not using his webcam for vlogs.

* SadClown: While he acts as Francis, his outrages can be comedic and while growing up he was regarded as funny and cool by his friends, but Boogie's past is arguably one of the most tragic due to systematic abuse from his mother and from others while growing up, multiple suicide attempts, and body confidence issues. Due to his experiences, Boogie suffers from PTSD and various other disorders.

[[caption-width-right:400:"What's up ladies and gentlemen? Boogie2988 comin' at ya LIVE through the power of the internet!"]]

* {{Catchphrase}}:

** [as Francis] "Sons of bitches."
*** [also as Francis] "WHY DON'T YOU GO THE FUCK TO BED DAVID?"

* MeanCharacterNiceActor: Mild-mannered Boogie plays the easily-provoked Francis.

* BerzerkButton: In the aftermath of [[TotalBiscuit John Bain's]] passing from cancer, a number of commentators and developers took the opportunity to publicly celebrate his death. Boogie, usually a peacemaking individual who just wants others to get along, went full Hulk on Twitter about the actions of these individuals.
* BigEater: Boogie, and by extension, all of the characters he plays.
* BigNo:
** In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSpHVrnt7HM Francis plays QWOP Flash Game]], Francis lets off an enraged variant of this.
** In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0GAsm01VYc Francis' Worst Nightmare]], Francis lets out a genuinely horrified one after seeing that all of his Mountain Dew has been replaced with the diet type.

-->'''Boogie''': "More credits available in 3 hours?" More credits available in 3 hours... "We're sorry. You were enjoying Arcade Mode too much, so we had to stop giving you prizes."

* TranquilFury: He took this approach when he found out ''VideoGame/StarWarsBattlefrontII2017'' had a time lock on Arcade Mode that prevented him from earning any more credits.

* TranquilFury: He took this approach when he found out ''VideoGame/StarWarsBattleII2017'' had a time lock on Arcade Mode that prevented him from earning any more credits.

* SharedUniverse: If [[https://animatiom.tumblr.com/post/164949512447/the-reviewaverse-multiverse-chart-v23 this post]] is to be believed, we can link it to hundreds of other internet things like WebVideo/{{The Nostalgia Critic}}, ZTV News, Jaltoid, Robobuddies and the official Sonic the Hedgehog Twitter of all things.

He's known for "Rambling" videos and videos where he gives his 2 cents on certain relevant topics in gaming/[=YouTube=] news, but is by far most famous due to his character Francis, an [[HairTriggerTemper easily agitated]] hardcore gamer with a comical lisp who is often recorded by his sister (played by Boogie's wife Dez), who makes him rage for one reason or another. One of Francis' rage videos was featured on ''WebVideo/EqualsThree'', which [[ColbertBump was Boogie's first claim to fame]] and set him on the road to success.

* AlterEgoActing: Francis acknowledges Boogie's existence; evidently they share income from their YouTube channel.

* AutoTune: Once employed in a musical remix of a video in which Boogie was discussing vandalism triggered by YouTube's new comment section, which included the easily taken out of context "Swastikas and Penises" quote.

** [when playing a pre-recorded video] "What's up, ladies and gentleman of YouTube, Boogie2988 coming at you live through the power of the internet."

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuzBkP8bTwI Francis Attempts to go Super Saiyan]] is a parody of a YouTube video in which a kid attempts to go Super Saiyan.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VS4NT9IyC-U FRANCIS GETS PRANKED (GONE WRONG) (GONE SEXUAL) KILLING MY BEST FRIEND (IN THE HOOD)]] parodies various YouTube prank videos.

His most noticeable feature from first glance is his weight (526 lbs as of 2012), which has been PlayedForLaughs on a number of occasions (especially earlier in his career), but is also a [[PlayedForDrama very]] [[WeightWoe serious topic]] for him. The health issues induced by his weight have made Boogie diagnosed with depression, and he is open about how he hates his body but at the same time is unashamed of it.

Well, that happens to be the [[DarkAndTroubledPast story]] of '''Stephen Williams''' (b. 1974), better known as '''[=boogie2988=]''', who is a Website/YouTube vlogger, comedian, armchair philosopher, and gamer who goes by the nickname "Boogie".