History YMMV / PewDiePie

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: [[AwesomeMusic/PewDiePie Now with its own page.]]

** His "feud" against Creator/TSeries. Some find that the entire fiasco became overblown over time and has overstayed its welcome, claiming that Pewds himself is exploiting and shamelessly cashing in the situation. Others find it amusing and join in on the fun whether it's done ironically or not.
** The lyrics about India's caste system and poverty in "Congratulations". Many thought it might have been a bit too below the belt in a video focusing on T-Series, while some found them to be a funny jab in an already sarcastic video.

*** Jørgen, the first horse he managed to tame and ride on an adventure. When Pewds accidentally 'kill' the horse, the fandom mourns and the meme flows.
*** Sven, the favorite blue collared dog also deserves a mention. The Subreddit is filled with memes and request for Pewds to save him when Sven got trapped in an underwater cavern he dug.

** This tends to happen when Felix plays an indie game, instigating a NewbieBoom. Generally, the original fanbases tend to dislike the overwhelming presence of [=PewDiePie=] fans. See "It's Popular, Now It Sucks" below for details.

** His "feud" against Creator/TSeries. Some find that the entire fiasco became overblown over time and has overstayed it's welcome, claiming that Pewds himself is exploiting and shamelessly cashing in the situation. Others find it amusing and join in on the fun whether it's done ironically or not.

** From his 2019 ''{{Minecraft}}'' Let's Play:

** From his new [[VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}]] Lets Play:

->"I'm starting to find it weird that I've been 9 for 9 years"

* SacredCow: The "Bro Army" tends to get pretty defensive against people who raise slight negative feedback.

** From his new [[VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}Minecraft]] Lets Play:

*** Sven, the favorite blue collared dog also deserves a mention.

** From his new VideoGame/Minecraft Lets Play:

* WeirdAlEffect: Pewd's cover of "Hej Hej Monika" is going to make the song more likely known as some kind of DDLC parody song rather than a one-hit-wonder from 2004. His cover not only dwarfs an earlier posting of the song by almost 9X, but the WebVideo/KizunaAI channel did a cover of the song, outright saying it was inspired by ''Felix''.

* AcceptableTargets:
** Media outlets, Wall Street Journal and Vox Media in particular, mostly for their InsaneTrollLogic in painting him as an Anti-Semite and/or white supremacist, bordering on slander. They are the source of many jokes concerning this logic as well as their CriticalResearchFailure concerning some of the facts in their articles.

* InternetBackdraft:
** In 2014, ''Creator/{{Atlus}}'' asked [=PewDiePie=] to do videos on ''VideoGame/{{Daylight}}''. Turned out, Atlus fans ''really'' didn't like Pewdie, going as far as tearing into his channel and ripping Atlus apart on social media. Atlus' response was apologizing for not knowing their audience and promising to do more research next time.
** When Pewdie uploaded his first ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys4'' video, his lifeless, stone-faced reactions to the jumpscares caused HypeBacklash from fans wanting him to play this game after playing the other ones. [[http://pewdie.tumblr.com/post/124998543670/my-worst-video-ever#notes He then addressed the video's controversy on Tumblr]], stating that it had one of the poorest ratings-wise performances of any of his videos. Among the other things he pointed out, like his obligation to play it due to hype and fan requests, he said that some of his fans requested that he put on ''fake'' reactions to the jumpscares in the game.
** Many were upset when ''Legend of the Brofist'' was put on the [=iOS=] and Android app stores for $4.99/$5.99 (respectively). Felix acknowledged that there were going to be a lot of bros that would be unable to play the game due to not having the money to buy it, and that he felt bad for them, but there was a team that worked on the game for quite some time that deserved to get paid.
** The announcement of ''Scare [=PewDiePie=]'' being exclusive to [=YouTube=] Red (a $10-per-month paid service). A lot of people bashed Felix for what they thought were his plans with the show: getting more money on top of the millions he makes each year. Felix responded to one of these people on Twitter, explaining that there was a whole extensive crew behind the scenes that needed to get paid, and that it was very entitled to think that content like this should come free. After [[https://youtu.be/MsplPPW7tFo an actual episode became available for the public]], people were even more polarized over whether it was good quality, let alone a quality you'd be willing to pay a monthly fee for.
** In his first ''GTA V'' video, there was a moment where he was about to say the N-word but did a traditional LastSecondWordSwap... only to ''actually say the N-word'' afterwards, albeit offscreen. Needless to say, that didn't go over too well.
** His video on ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddysSisterLocation'' got a lot of flak from people upset with him making fun of the game as well as his LetsPlay/{{Markiplier}} impression throughout the video (complete with a fake paper warfstache), and for him not taking the game seriously. It got so bad that he ended up making the video private. A lot of people believe that Felix made the video [[TrollingCreator to confound people's expectations deliberately]] since he became disillusioned with the ''FNAF'' series but would still get mountains of requests whenever a new game was released. In [[https://youtu.be/1c0sjga_aPo "MY WORST VIDEO"]], Felix says that he made the video to show his honest feedback on the game, which people disliked, but noted that it's impossible for the games to scare him and the only way that the fans will enjoy a ''FNAF'' video is if it includes lots of big reactions to jumpscares.
** [[https://youtu.be/4jdh7EQRgps Felix saying the N-word (hard R and all) during a livestream]]. His attempts to [[VerbalBackpedaling backtrack on what he had just said]] didn't help, and the Internet didn't take the moment lightly. Heavy backlash ensued, with a variety of differing opinions cropping up. Mass polarization was seen between holding Felix entirely accountable for his use of the slur ([[https://www.engadget.com/2017/09/30/nintendo-creators-program-forbids-youtube-livestream/ with some even blaming him for Nintendo's decision to disallow members of its Creator's Program to livestream their games on YouTube]]) and taking it easy on him. The fact that he said the slur so calmly (insinuating that he uses it naturally off camera) additionally rubbed some people the wrong way.
** His meme review that featured Ben Shapiro got heat from some, mostly people outside of his fanbase, due to Ben's [[Administrivia/RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment controversial political views]] that they felt Felix was endorsing by addressing Ben in such a friendly manner. However, most of Felix's fans shrugged this off, since his decision to do so was Ben's [[FountainOfMemes memetic status]], he didn't actually endorse anything beyond a few tongue in cheek "Owning the libs" jokes, and Ben's segments were simply him [[ActuallyPrettyFunny laughing along with the memes mocking him.]]
** In December 2018, his attempt at giving 20+ smaller channels a shoutout backfired on him when WebVideo/{{ER}} was mentioned, due to his shocking and politically incorrect humor that tended to cross multiple lines. This caused many news outlets to accuse Pewds of being a Nazi and trying to spread anti-semitism [[HereWeGoAgain (again)]] and multiple Youtubers to come under fire for being associated with or going against Felix. Felix later edited E;R out of the video and made [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjCsOmDmjEU a response video]] to the controversy. Contrary to what one may believe, E;R was actually rather understanding with his decision and handled it fairly maturely by saying it was nice to be featured anyway.
** In March 2019, Felix devoted a ''Pew News'' segment to criticizing Creator/TSeries for removing Pakistani artists after a terrorist attack in India. He highlighted some of his Pakistani supporters and joked that Pakistan was now on his side, leading some to accuse him of siding with terrorists. He later edited out the segment and [[https://twitter.com/pewdiepie/status/1105555369244483586 clarified his intentions on Twitter]].

** When Pewdie uploaded his first ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys4'' video, people were ''not'' happy with his lifeless, stone-faced reactions to the jumpscares. [[http://pewdie.tumblr.com/post/124998543670/my-worst-video-ever#notes He then addressed the video's controversy on Tumblr]], stating that it had one of the poorest ratings-wise performances of any of his videos. He also noted that some fans requested that he put on ''fake'' reactions, and that he only felt obligated to play since not only had he played all the other games, but with a new ''FNAF'' game came tons of hype and requests for him to play it.

** The lyrics about India's caste system and poverty in "Congratulations". Some found them to be a funny jab in an already sarcastic video, others thought it might have been a bit too below the belt in a video focusing on T-Series.

** Some feel that his 2015-onward videos are declining in quality, due to a reduced focus on gameplay and reactions, and more time devoted to "dramatic" intros on nearly every video and greater "weird" humor just for the sake of it. On the second side, others believe this to be a major improvement that makes the channel more entertaining, with some who used to dislike Felix acknowledging it. Felix himself regards this as better content than the days of "sit down and play a game for 15 minutes", much to the dismay of the former camp. He acknowledged this change in his "[[https://youtu.be/osPKCm7jmeQ WHY I DON'T PLAY VIDEO GAMES ANYMORE..]]" video.

** When Pewdie uploaded his first ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys4'' video, people were ''not'' happy with his lifeless, stone-faced reactions to the jumpscares. [[http://pewdie.tumblr.com/post/124998543670/my-worst-video-ever#notes He then addressed the video's controversy on Tumblr]], stating that it had one of the poorest ratings-wise performances of any of his videos. Pewdie also noted that some fans requested that he put on ''fake'' reactions, and that he only felt obligated to play since not only had he played all the other games, but with a new ''FNAF'' game came tons of hype and requests for him to play it.
** Many were upset when ''Legend of the Brofist'' was put on the [=iOS=] and Android app stores for $4.99/$5.99 (respectively). Felix acknowledged that there were going to be a lot of bros that would be unable to play the game due to not having the money to buy it, and he felt bad for them, but there was a team that worked on the game for quite some time that deserved to get paid.
** The announcement of ''Scare [=PewDiePie=]'' being exclusive to [=YouTube=] Red (a $10-per-month paid service) was the ''Legend of the Brofist'' controversy turned UpToEleven. A lot of people bashed Felix for what they thought were his plans with the show: getting more money on top of the millions he makes each year. Felix responded to one of these people on Twitter, explaining that there was a whole extensive crew behind the scenes that needed to get paid, and it's very entitled to think that content like this should come free. After [[https://youtu.be/MsplPPW7tFo an actual episode became available for the public]], people were even more polarized over whether it was good quality, let alone a quality you'd be willing to pay a monthly fee for.

** His video on ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddysSisterLocation'' got a lot of flak from people upset with him making fun of the game as well as his LetsPlay/{{Markiplier}} impression throughout the video (complete with fake warfstache made from paper), and for him not taking the game seriously while playing. It got so bad that he ended up making the video private. A lot of people believe that Felix made the video [[TrollingCreator to confound people's expectations deliberately]] since he became disillusioned with the ''FNAF'' series but would still get mountains of requests whenever a new game was released. In [[https://youtu.be/1c0sjga_aPo "MY WORST VIDEO"]], Felix says that he made the video to show his honest feedback on the game, which people disliked, but noted that it's impossible for the games to scare him and the only way that the fans will enjoy a ''FNAF'' video is if it includes lots of big reactions to jumpscares.

** He made an entire video criticizing the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse. Hilariously, his next LWIAY after the video was posted consisted of his subreddit being near entirely filled with Marvel memes [[{{Troll}} posted by the fans.]]

* UnfortunateImplications: "Bitch Lasagna" has the line "I'm a blue-eyes white dragon while you're just dark magician". This references the [[Characters/YuGiOhAnimeAndMangaCards Yu-Gi-Oh! monsters]],[[note]]The Blue-Eyes White Dragon is more powerful than the Dark Magician, though they're both considered powerful cards.[[/note]] but [[https://archive.is/79HyF#selection-3485.24-3485.113 some]] [[https://archive.is/AQuTZ#selection-4079.215-4079.278 observers]] think he's mocking Indian people's skin colour. Funny enough, this seemed to be mocked in his subreddit before it was used as ammo unironically.

* [[WhatAnIdiot What A Fucking Nigger]]:
** Even some of his fans mentioned that his way of replying to Retsupurae's parody wasn't a smart move, given his use of the DontLikeDontRead argument and the infamous comment implying that he was OnlyInItForTheMoney. He himself admitted that it was a stupid thing to say and apologized for it.
** The infamous asshole during his ill-fated PUBG stream.

* WhatAnIdiot: Even some of his fans mentioned that his way of replying to Retsupurae's parody wasn't a smart move, given his use of the DontLikeDontRead argument and the infamous comment implying that he was OnlyInItForTheMoney. He himself admitted that it was a stupid thing to say and apologized for it.

** He made an entire video criticizing the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse. Hilariously, his next LWAIY after the video was posted consisted of his subreddit being near entirely filled with Marvel memes [[{{Troll}} posted by the fans.]]

** He made an entire video criticizing the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse. Hilariously, his next LWAIY after the video was posted consisted of his subreddit being near entirely filled with Marvel memes [[{{Troll}} posted by the fans.]]

** The Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse. He made an entire video criticizing it on its oversaturation, CGI and the amount of hype that goes into the franchise. Hilariously, his next LWAIY after the video was posted consisted of his subreddit being near entirely filled with Marvel memes [[{{Troll}} posted by the fans.]]

** His "feud" against Creator/TSeries. Some find that the entire fiasco became overblown and has overstayed it's welcome, claiming that Pewds himself is exploiting and shamelessly cashing in the situation. Others find it amusing and join in on the fun whether it's done ironically or not.

** The "Subscribe to [=PewDiePie=]" meme became a lot less funny when a gunman uttered it right before committing a livestreamed terror attack at a mosque in New Zealand.

** When [=PewDiePie=] plays obscure games, they tend to explode in popularity. Fans of those games [[ItsPopularNowItSucks don't take it too well.]] Usually this is in fear of the LowestCommonDenominator of the [[FanCommunityNickname Bros]] joining their communities and multiplayer sessions.
** ''Creator/{{Atlus}}'' asked [=PewDiePie=] to do videos on a game they were helping to publish called ''Daylight''. Turns out Atlus fans ''really'' don't like Pewdie, going as far as tearing into his channel and ripping Atlus apart on social media. Atlus' response was apologizing for not knowing their audience and promising to do more research next time (if there is a next time).
** When Pewdie uploaded his first ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys4'' video, people were ''not'' happy with Pewdie's lifeless, stone-faced reactions to the jumpscares. [[http://pewdie.tumblr.com/post/124998543670/my-worst-video-ever#notes Pewdie then addressed the video's controversy on Tumblr]], stating that it had one of the poorest ratings-wise performances of any of his videos. Pewdie also noted that some fans requested that he put on ''fake'' reactions, and that he only felt obligated to play since not only had he played all the other games, but with a new ''FNAF'' game came tons of hype and requests for him to play it, causing HypeBacklash.
** A lot of people were upset when ''Legend of the Brofist'' was put on the [=iOS=] and Android app stores for $4.99/$5.99 (respectively). Felix acknowledged that there were going to be lots of bros that were going to be unable to play the game due to not having the money to buy it, and he felt bad for them, but there was a team that worked on the game for quite some time that deserved to get paid.
** The announcement of his ''Scare [=PewDiePie=]'' series being exclusive to [=YouTube=] Red (a $10-per-month paid service) was the ''Legend of the Brofist'' controversy turned UpToEleven. A lot of people bashed Felix for what they thought were his plans with the show: getting more money on top of the millions he makes each year. Felix responded to one of these people on Twitter, explaining that there was a whole extensive crew behind the scenes that needed to get paid, and it's very entitled to think that content like this should come free. After [[https://youtu.be/MsplPPW7tFo an actual episode became available for the public (even non-Red users)]], people were even more polarized over whether it was good quality, let alone a quality you'd be willing to pay a monthly fee for.

** A rare example of a ColbertBump gone bad; Felix's [[https://youtu.be/hbVUF5b307s video]] on ''Bear Simulator'', which mainly consists of him bad-mouthing the game, became a lot sourer in people's mouths after news got out that [[http://www.polygon.com/2016/3/7/11172514/bear-simulator-kickstarter-update-pewdiepie the developer of the game had decided to quit making games because of "drama" from the game]]. Although Felix claims he must not have been the only factor, and the developer didn't directly mention him, a lot of people still hugely attributed the developer quitting to him.
** His video on ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddysSisterLocation'' got a lot of flak from people upset with him making fun of the game as well as his LetsPlay/{{Markiplier}} impression throughout the video (complete with fake warfstache made from paper), and for him not taking the game seriously while playing, even though he didn't find the games scary anymore. It got so bad that he ended up making the video private. A lot of people believe that Felix made the video [[TrollingCreator to confound people's expectations deliberately]] since he became disillusioned with the ''FNAF'' series but would still get mountains of requests whenever a new game was released. In [[https://youtu.be/1c0sjga_aPo "MY WORST VIDEO"]], Felix says that he made the video to show his honest feedback on the game, which people disliked, but noted that it's impossible for the games to scare him and the only way that the fans will enjoy a ''FNAF'' video is if it includes lots of big reactions to jumpscares.

** His attempt at giving smaller channels a shout out backfired on him when WebVideo/{{ER}} was mentioned, due to his shocking and politically incorrect humor that tended to cross multiple lines. This caused many news outlets to accuse Pewds of being a Nazi and trying to spread anti-semitism [[HereWeGoAgain (again)]] and multiple Youtubers to come under fire for being associated with or going against Felix. Felix later edited E;R out of the video to distance himself from the kind of humor E;R used as promised last year. Contrary to what one may believe, E;R was actually rather understanding with his decision and handled it fairly maturely by saying it was nice to be featured anyways.
** He devoted a ''Pew News'' segment criticizing Creator/TSeries for removing Pakistani artists after a terrorist attack in India. Pewds highlighted some of his Pakistani supporters and joked that Pakistan was now on his side, leading some to accuse him of siding with terrorists. He later edited out that segment and [[https://twitter.com/pewdiepie/status/1105555369244483586 clarified his intentions on Twitter]].
* ItsPopularNowItSucks: Some people hate when he plays a rather obscure game, and said game gets flooded with his fans that go as far as to tell that they are playing said game just because Pewdiepie played it too.

* WhatAnIdiot: Even some of his fans mentioned that his way of replying to Retsupurae's parody wasn't a smart move, given his use of the DontLikeDontRead argument and the infamous comment implying that he was OnlyInItForTheMoney. He himself admitted that it was a stupid thing to say and apologised for it.

** [[https://youtu.be/ZaRRR7b6X0M The Pewdie clone]] in the Charlie Charlie Challenge. All he wanted to do was help the challenge, and he got yelled at, forced to leave, and repeatedly called a "fucking idiot". All strung together by some marvelous acting on Felix's behalf [[SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct (not 100% sarcasm)]].

** His "feud" against Creator/TSeries. Some find that the entire fiasco is overblown and overstay it's welcome, claiming that Pewds himself is exploiting and shamelessly cashing in the situation. Others found it amusing and joined the fun whether it's done ironically or not.

** The "Subscribe to [=PewDiePie=]" meme became a lot less funny the moment a white supremacist said it right before committing a livestreamed terror attack at a mosque in New Zealand.

** The same thing in ''Saddest Story Ever''.

* HypeBacklash: Felix's playthrough of ''VideoGame/DetroitBecomeHuman''... made some of his fans pretty mad due to him seemingly losing interest in the game midway through. Pewds actually admitted at the end of the game that he liked it and that it was his favorite David Cage game so far, and that he felt that the choices truly mattered. This is saying something as VideoGame/HeavyRain is a nostalgia classic for Pewds.
** WinBackTheCrowd: Case in point, before the final two episodes, Pewds often made very weird remarks and started laughing during the most unfitting situations, often during serious and important cutscenes, with some fans commenting that they found the playthrough downright ''painful'' to watch, and that LetsPlay/JackSepticEye was becoming a better youtuber than him. During the final two episodes however he gets better, and it is obvious he cares more for the characters at the end and only does what he thinks will positively affect the story.

** Jim Bonacci, the guy behind ''VideoGame/HappyWheels'', has stated that he doesn't like [=PewDiePie=] (and other commentators, for that matter) {{Lets Play}}ing his game.[[note]]Other than LetsPlay/UberHaxorNova who wound up [[AscendedFanboy voicing a character]] in-game.[[/note]]

** When Pewdie uploaded his first ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys4'' video, people were ''not'' happy with Pewdie's lifeless, stone-faced reactions to jumpscares. [[http://pewdie.tumblr.com/post/124998543670/my-worst-video-ever#notes Pewdie then addressed the video's controversy on Tumblr]], stating that it had one of the poorest ratings-wise performances of any of his videos. Pewdie also noted that some fans requested that he put on ''fake'' reactions, and that he only felt obligated to play since not only had he played all the other games, but with a new ''FNAF'' game came tons of hype and requests for him to play it, causing HypeBacklash.

** In his first ''GTA V'' video, there was a moment where he was about to say the N-word but did a traditional LastSecondWordSwap...only to ''actually say the N-word'' afterwards, albeit offscreen. Needless to say, that didn't go over too well, and the ratings reflect that.

** His meme review that featured Ben Shapiro got heat from the community, due to Ben's [[Administrivia/RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment controversial political views]] that many felt Felix was endorsing by addressing Ben in such a friendly manner. However, many of Felix's fans shrugged this off, since his decision to do so was Ben's [[FountainOfMemes memetic status]], he didn't actually endorse anything beyond a few tongue in cheek "Owning the libs" jokes, and Ben's segments were simply [[ActuallyPrettyFunny laughing along with the memes mocking him.]]

** He devoted a ''Pew News'' segment criticizing Creator/TSeries for removing Pakistani artists after a terrorist attack in India. Pewds highlighted some of his Pakistani supporters and joked that Pakistan was now on his side, leading some to accuse him of siding with terrorists. He soon had to edit out that segment and [[https://twitter.com/pewdiepie/status/1105555369244483586 clarify his intentions on Twitter]].
** He made an entire video criticizing the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse. Hilariously, his next LWAIY after the video was posted consisted of his subreddit being near entirely filled with Marvel memes [[{{Troll}} posted by the fans.]]
* ItsPopularNowItSucks: Lots of people hate when he plays a rather obscure game, and said game gets flooded of his fanbase that go as far as to tell that they are playing said game just because Pewdiepie played it too.
* MemeticBadass: Mr. Chair.

* NauseaFuel: The disgusting jelly bean challenge video, in which Pewds plays a rage game and has to eat a bean every time he dies, with the bean either being a nice flavor or a nasty flavor (for example, white could be coconut or baby wipes). He ends up eating a ''lot'' of bad ones, and it gets to the point where he gags severely and almost vomits on camera. However, something ''does'' come out of his mouth, which Pewds then ever so graciously shows in slow-motion close-up.

** Getting dropped by Disney and Google after posting videos that were perceived to be anti-Semitic as far back as August 2016, most egregiously [[https://youtu.be/urE7_mYfPmk the video that started it all]]. This even resulted in ''Scare [=PewDiePie=]'' getting cancelled. Since it's spun into quite a controversy of Felix Kjellberg vs. the media, we ''really'' [[Administrivia/RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment don't want to drag this out over here]].

** The Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse. He made an entire video criticizing it on its oversaturation, CGI and the amount of hype that goes into the franchise. Hilariously, his next LWAIY after the video was posted consisted of his subreddit being near entirely filled with Marvel memes [[{{Troll}} posted by the fans.]]

** Anything good about the "Subscribe to [=PewDiePie=]" meme was erased the moment a white supremacist said it right before committing a livestreamed terror attack at a mosque in New Zealand.

** "Congratulations" has a line saying he's about "to cause a genocide so you can call me [Hitler]". The song was made in October 2018 and the line mocks comparisons between him and Hitler, but if he had made it after the New Zealand shooting (when it was released), he probably would've avoided references to him causing any type of genocide.

** Anything good about the "Subscribe to PewDiePie" meme was erased the moment a white supremacist said it right before committing a livestreamed terror attack at a mosque in New Zealand.