With a heavy heart, I finally force myself to write this blog post. I have been watching an extraordinary group of people for 11 years of my life, and they have been around for a full 10 years before that, making the collection itself old enough to drink in the United States. This group came up with one of the worst names imaginable, according to them, but a name that made its way into my heart and will be forever remembered as a core memory within me. This group began when five friends decided to make a small silly Machinima, and came up with the name RoosterTeeth, for their new show, Red vs Blue.

I didn’t learn about this group until 10 years into their adventure, but as soon as I learned of them, I went back to see where they started. This was when they immediately made their way into my heart. As of May 16th, 2024, the RoosterTeeth website no longer contains the vast amount of content it once did, with the stark contrast of a single post, a single imbedded YouTube video, and no other pages outside of that main page, replacing what used to be an amazing place to go.

I wasn’t entirely sure what to say regarding the end of this era, and I still don’t have the words, but what I do know is that I am simply in a state similar to mourning. Once again, this group has been around for a very large chunk of my life, and has even been IN my life for over a third, but now I simply have to move on knowing there are no longer videos on the website for me to view.

If, for whatever off chance reason, any of the RoosterTeeth founders are reading this: Gus Sorola, Geoff Ramsey, Burnie Burns, Matt Hullum, and Joel Heyman, you will be forever missed. I’ve been here for the love, the fun, the controversy, and more, and I will be sad to no longer be able to go find new videos when you all release them. You have all been inspirations to me, each in your own way, and I hope to one day have a title next to my name that compares to the title of “RoosterTeeth Founder” or for my name to be as well-known as any of yours. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for not only 21 years of content, but more specifically the 10 years of content you all made after I began watching.

I couldn’t possibly name every member at RoosterTeeth, but for a few groups that I tried to make time for when new videos came out, I just wanted to say thank you, as well, for all your hard work, all your laughs, and all the entertainment you brought me. Achievement Hunter, made up of legends including Micheal Jones, Gavin Free, Jack Pattillo, and so many others, even with some of the older members who have left over time, such as Ray, thank you. You content made me laugh, introduced me to new games, and brought me and my friends together through the joy of gaming. Always Open, with Barbara Dunkelman, who is also the voice of Yang in RWBY, thank you for bringing me emotional wealth. Many questions answered in your podcast helped me through challenges I didn’t even know I was going through, and I will forever be in your debt for this. Speaking of RWBY, thank you to everyone on the RWBY team for making an amazing show, of which I can only dream of seeing the conclusion currently. Lindsay Jones as Ruby, Kara Eberle as Weiss, Arryn Zech as Blake, and Barbara Bunkelman as Yang. This group of voices have made their way into my heart as well, anticipating the next episode, the next chance to see these characters progress. As well, I want to thank everyone behind the scenes, including the film crews, the animation crews, the sound crews, the production crews, and easily more that I’ve missed, you all have made amazing content over the last 21 years, and I hope you all can continue making amazing content wherever you all end up going forward.

As a final thought, I wanted to add this. As I continue through classes, one of the ideas that crossed my mind was to make a fan game based around one of the many RoosterTeeth IP’s, similar to the creator of RWBY Grimm Eclipse, and later Bendy and the Ink Machine. RoosterTeeth has been an inspiration throughout over a third of my life, and even after their closing, RoosterTeeth will continue to inspire me.