FPSRussia

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FPSRussia
Genre Firearms/weapons
Created by Kyle Myers and PaintballKitty
Presented by Kyle Myers
Original language(s) English/Russian/German
Production
Production location(s) Georgia, United States
Running time 1-10 minutes
Release
Original network YouTube
Picture format 1080p, 720p
Original release September 1, 2010 (2010-09-01) –
present
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

FPSRussia is a popular YouTube channel consisting of videos involving firearms and explosives. The videos feature Kyle Myers, an American born in Lavonia, Georgia, USA, playing the role of Dmitri Potapoff, a heavily accented Russian from Moscow. Each video on the channel generally has Myers explaining the characteristics of the weapons he will use in that video (occasionally telling the history behind it and sometimes explanations of its purpose), before he demonstrates their abilities on targets such as fruits, drink bottles, zombie targets, and photos of Justin Bieber in his earlier videos.[1][2] The FPSRussia channel reached the 1 million subscriber mark in June 2011, at present, his channel has garnered 6 million+ subscribers.[3] Myers has used largely varying pieces of equipment along with weapons that have been featured in his videos such as a golden AK-47, an armored troop carrier,[4][5] a .50BMG rifle, and a Bofors 40 mm automatic anti-aircraft cannon.

After an announcement video in December 2012 and a successful Kickstarter campaign, FPSRussia released "FPS Russia: The Game" on the App Store for iOS devices in March 2013 with developer Zaah.[6]

History

Kyle
Born Kyle Lamar Myers
(1986-05-09) May 9, 1986 (age 37)
Nationality American
Other names Dimitri Potapoff
Occupation YouTube partner
Known for FPSRussia

Before Myers started FPSRussia, he ran a channel named "klm5986". He also had a YouTube channel called "FPSKyleletsplays" under the name FPSKyle. His YouTube channel often featured videos from other YouTube personalities, such as xSocrates. He later wanted to show how guns worked in real life and to compare them to how they are portrayed in video games, films, and television shows.[7] He got the idea for a Russian accent while working at a car dealership. One of his co-workers was Russian and he took an interest in impersonating his accent. His uncle was also a prankster and used to use the accent while talking to Kyle while he was five years of age. He used the accent to create the character Dimitri and what followed was him filming himself shooting guns on his family farm in Georgia. Myers also runs a third channel known as FPSRussiaTV.[8] After a nine-month hiatus, on January 10, 2014, FPSRussia returned to YouTube.[9]

Appearances in other media

Due to the success of FPSRussia, Myers opened up a second channel, MoreFPSRussia. Myers collaborated with Epic Meal Time in July 2011.[10] The collaboration has earned over 7.5 million video views on YouTube as of April 14, 2014.

Myers' character hosts the live fire section of Machinima.com Prime's web series, The Controller: Medal of Honor Warfighter.[11][12]

On October 29, 2012, Myers had a cameo appearance as his character, Dmitri, in the Call of Duty: Black Ops II live-action trailer directed by Guy Ritchie.[13]

Myers co-founded and currently co-hosts the popular internet podcast Painkiller Already (PKA) alongside fellow YouTube personalities WoodysGamertag (co-founder) and MurkaDurkah (longtime recurring guest, official host as of July 2014). The podcast began its life on Podbean and iTunes but before long, shifted to the YouTube platform because of issues with hosting fees and upload times on the original sites. The show has featured two other YouTube personalities as hosts, co-founder WingsOfRedemption and late addition LeftyOX, who have since left the show in April and July 2014, respectively. Myers, along with WoodysGamertag and WingsOfRedemption, founded the podcast. Since the introduction of an external revenue source from the content crowdfunding website Patreon, the show is once again being offered as an RSS feed on Podbean. Myers and his co-hosts also host a second, hour-long podcast named Painkiller Nearly (PKN), enabled by their funding through Patreon. [14]

In May 2013, Myers launched a gaming channel on YouTube under the username "FPS".

In 2014, FPSRussia was listed on New Media Rockstars Top 100 Channels, ranked at #78.[15]

Kyle Myers is an outspoken supporter of Donald Trump and has publicly supported him as the republican presidential nominee for the 2016 presidential election.

Some of Myers' other pseudonyms include FPSKyle, FPSMcDuck, The Assassin and Scrooge McDuck.[citation needed]

Death of Keith Ratliff

On January 6, 2013, it was reported that Keith Ratliff, a member of the FPSRussia team, was found shot dead.[16][17] Since the shooting, several conspiracy theories have been stirred.[18] Ratliff was responsible for obtaining the firearms used in the videos.[19] The production of video was on hiatus until February 19, 2013.[20] In March 2013, it was announced by authorities that they are still investigating the death of Ratliff.[21]

ATF Raid

On March 29, 2013, Myers' Georgia residence was searched by upwards of 40 members of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives alongside members of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. The investigators also searched Myers's father's nearby farm, a frequent filming location for FPSRussia. ATF spokesman Richard Coes stated to the local press that the justification for the search was: "The claim is that [Myers] was using explosives and getting paid for it via YouTube."[22] Contradicting this was Franklin County Sheriff Stevie Thomas who stated that the raids were in connection with the investigation into the suspected murder of Keith Ratliff.[23] The ATF agents left empty handed without finding anything illegal, no arrests were made and no charges were filed.[24]

See also

References

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External links

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