Technoviking: The Meme That Sued Its Creator
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- Опубліковано 22 тра 2024
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Here's what happened during the trial : the technoviking pointed the judge and he immediately win the the trial
Hahahahahaha
Lmao :D
🤣🤣🤣
with some thrashy techno music in the background
Awesome
Techno Viking was one of the top 10 reasons UA-cam didn't completely suck.
what are the other 9? Chocolate Rain, Charlie bit my finger?
Back in the early days we pretty much exclusively used it for music
@@KisarezEvoluion of dance 😀
Yess and why are you gay ( Uganda) also pure gold
And this is why Google/UA-cam should have helped with the legal fees and compensation for Techno Viking
The techno Viking will reappear when we need him, not when you want him.
I could swear I saw interview with him. He worked as security guard. I can't the video anymore
Biden is starting wars
We need him now to expel all the Arab and African invaders.
like when you video something in public then forget about it then get $20k lawsuit against u all of sudden years later. yay!
So true! The scrolls say the same thing lol😂
Some people just don't want fame, recognition, reputation etc. They just want to be left alone. I'm with that.
Absolutely. Early 2000’s in Australia I was approached a handful of times in my early 20’s to be on front cover of different local papers and one magazine. Declined everyone of them. Did want to be known in my city
Yep! And usually people who like fame simply cannot comprehend it.
At somepoint he was a in popular German TV Show called "TV Total" but all we know is that his real Firstname is Harry and that he was working as a Security Guy.
@@SomeNameHereIt's rumored that that was the same person, but there's no conclusive proof. They look somewhat similar, but personally I'd guess they're not the same person.
Totally reasonable to say "Hey, take the video down, I don't want the recognition." It won't be very effective, since people will re-upload, but the gesture is still symbolically important. I get that.
Totally UNreasonable to extort the video maker for €20k and claim "pain and suffering".
No one even commenting about the fact the court literally used ‘Technoviking’ as his court appointed name in documentation.
I'm not sure that lawsuit would have flown in the U.S. You have the right to know your accuser here, and he couldn't just hide behind lawyers. Sorry TechnoViking, don't sue me!
@@lilitharam44 Depends on state laws, but they were in a public place, at a public gathering so my very uneducated guess would be that it would fail, and Technoviking's true identity would have been revealed.
@@EHiggins I agree with you, I think he would have been outed.
No, i didn't but that's gold, ty for pointing it out
@@EHiggins Generally, you have no expectation of privacy in a public place in the US. Thus, images and video recordings of people on the streets are fair game.
Audio recordings... That's where you have to be careful and check the state laws...
Don't mess with Technoviking. He is friends with Lawyerviking.
@Political Warfare ?????
@Political Warfare seriously Wtf???
lmao
bastiaan0741 Technolawyer
@Political Warfare bruh the fluck?
The festival this was filmed was Fuckparade, a political manifestation created in 1997 against the increasing commercialization of culture and public life and the misuse of the right of assembly by purely commercial ventures. So, it's kind of ironic that the biggest meme of the 2000's was someone manifesting precisely against what he himself ended up becoming. Therefore it's not surprising that Technoviking wasn't in favor of the exploitation of his image for commercial purposes!
I totally support Technoviking on this! (he pointed at me once)
Precisely
I absolutely agree. Technoviking is princpled.
Also, everyone characterizes his interaction with the intoxicated person was him telling the person to fuck off. He clearly told the person to sit on the vehicle and chill out. When the camera pans to the left, you can see the person sitting there. Technoviking tells him, again, to sit down with the second point. He was looking out for his community, and he did so fairly without removing anyone's right to assemble.
Yeah but at the same time, Mathias was blamed for a ton of stuff he had no part in beyond posting the original video, and the claims that it somehow harmed his image are ridiculous.
@@ElFreakinCid ofc Mathias isn't to blame for the meme phenomenon. Things going viral in social media have more to do with big tech algorithms than anything else. However, Technoviking claim to remain anonymous is nevertheless legitimate.
-f*ckparade
-the entire clip of his courtesy, badassery, then random dance
-his anonymity
-getting sued by a meme
EVERYTHING about this scenario was awesome
This is the first Viking to dance himself into Valhalla.
😂😂🤣🤣🤣😂😂🤣🤣 oh man that was good
He doesn't get to Valhalla, I'm sorry to break it to you.
If he had not made that ridiculous lawsuit, then Odin would have kept a seat for him. But now, that place is reserved for someone else.
@@i_am_aladeen I was thinking the same thing, the Allfather does not have time nor space for pussies in Valhalla
Lol
Idiot
He raved then pillaged that poor mans wallet typical Techno viking
lmao
Techno vikings be like
LMAO
LMFAO
bruh you won the internet for the day my good sir
Actually the guy in black was heavily intoxicated, the camera is on a truck driving right in front of the technoviking, he did not ask the guy to leave he grabs him because he was about to cross the street and the technoviking sits him in the truck and tell him not to get down. he was actually babysitting this intoxicated dude. he didn't attack the girl in blue hair, he almost fell and crashed with her.
What a gentleman
You obviously dont rave dude....That was direct attack on a blue chick in hopes of getting some.
idk man. Look at his posture before he "falls". Looked to me like a lunge made to look like a drunken mistake, hence why he got manhandled.
@@love-hammer No, he’s under the influence of MDMA
drunk guy is sitting on the truck tho
The drunk guy stumbled into the girl and grabbed her to keep from falling. The Technoviking grabbed the drunk guy and told him to get back on the trailer he was riding on. He probably knew the guy and was trying to keep him from getting hurt or arrested for PI. If you watch closely you can see the drunk guy riding on the trailer and the Technoviking is keeping an eye on him.
It was deliberate, and even if it wasn't, he was still a dumbass for doing so.
U right
Technoviking was looking after his herd.
it was his lover he was pointing at
A real Viking would have settled it out of court, via single dance combat.
I would give an upside down bottle of mead to watch that happen..!
no, a real Viking would have settled it in court with a sanctioned duel
@@CorvusCorone68 Did the joke just fly over your head?
@@cavemancult1999 no, but i went the route of literalism based on history; trial by combat, berserkers were notorious for just claiming someone insulted their manhood or something and then winning the duel and walking away with the guy's land, wife, and money
This dude is the real deal ... a true bad ass. Vars Vikerens... from mayhem. Look it up
" No legal action was taken by The Viking. " But he did threaten to pillage their village.
Pillage their village. Never realized what an awesome rhyme this is.
What a savage.
Less talk, more Raiding
Lmao 😁
Haha! That sounds just like something you'd read in The Onion ^^
From a philosophical perspective I totally understand Technoviking
he was admired for standing up against the bullies defending the powerless without any interests
he was living life in a mental state of freedom dancing as nobody is watching projecting his energy, athletic physic and charisma without expecting to be recognized by it purposely, so his privacy obviously meant a lot for him, not everybody in the world wants to be famous, not everybody in the world is looking for a spotlight, not everybody in the world like to be laugh at for just being himself in the moment.
Maybe we should question why is it that people sometimes do the stupidest things for a little bit of fame?
why some people feel the need to be recognized for doing what's right?
why some people think everything in life depends on how accepted you are in society?
Well said, my friend. well said.
@@17Scumdog
sorry for my typing mistakes
@@19ars92 aww heck man I didn't see any. The message is what's important anyway 😁
@Auspician I don't understand what you mean? However I find it hilarious that you also use the phrase zombie Jesus lmao
Have we met?🤣
Yeah, and don't forget that this must be very irritating for most Americans (including them, who do actually not understand what Freedom of Speech means).
By the way, freedom of expression is also there to protect the personal rights of the individual. Here the German court decided that the latter is more worthy of protection, because without personal rights it is not even possible to express an opinion.
In America, anyone can (and does, see UA-cam) film and publish other people in public without being asked[1]. Freedom with the brain switched off is something very nice!:) Oh and it is irritating, too ... vice versa:)
Hints: In Germany, the right to one's own image is a subset of the general right of personality protected by Art. 2 Paragraph 1 in conjunction with Art. 1 of the Grundgesetz(~= constitution). It gives the subject the power to direct the use of the image, including the right to object to publication. In ordinary national law, it is protected by the law on copyright in works of fine art and photography (art copyright law, in short: KunstUrhG) of January 9, 1907, and also Europe-wide by Art. 8 Para. 1 ECHR. Violation of the most personal area of life by taking pictures is punishable according to § 201a StGB, violation of the intimate area by taking pictures according to § 184k StGB.
P.S.: My opinion on this matter is somewhat divided. But whatever. A sincere, adult and honorable person would have done the most normal thing in the world from the start: SIMPLY ASKED! Asked for permission. Most people seem to have forgotten that these days? ...
[1] Of course, there are also limitations there, but not on the scale I am describing here.
there is a difference between a meme and a legend. a meme is a joke, a legend is a fucking legend and the technoviking is a legend. 💪🏼
He's a DORK
Technoviking missed his chance to become a millionaire.
While I agree with your point that he is not a meme.
A meme, while often nowadays humerous in nature is defined as an idea or behaviour, usually of cultural significance that spreads from one person to another through repetition or imitation.
So as I say I agree he in no way is a meme, however the video, his actions and demeanor certainly seem to qualify.
He destroyed a nice guy's life. I hate techno viking now
Wrong, memes are not always jokes, they are also celebration of something iconic.
Technoviking literally came outta nowhere to save a woman from a drunken guy then he walks forward then starts bussing some sick moves
He did nothing. A guy bumped into a girl said sorry and that narcissistic meathead stuck his oar in. He then danced badly for a bit and acted like a complete tool
@@monkeytennis8861 found the guy that was harassing the girl
@@monkeytennis8861 🤡🤡🤡
Too bad he turned out to be an asshole with that lawsuit. I can't believe he won that.
@@Orangecataura found the incel
This brings me back. Thanks!
I selected 144p for an authentic viewing experience.
dat 4Kay?
@Phil Ill Video in the 90s were better than 144p.
VHS degradation is why it looks so terrible now adays.
Things were more crisp than people remember.
Fight on, soldier.
WOW, I never thought I would say this but watching it in 144p did enhance the viewing experience 🤣
1440 is the authentic old UA-cam quality.
His refusal to get publicly known and his weird suing his creator makes him all the more a legend and mystery. It cements his badnassness even more.
The story is fake. No one knows where he is or if he is even alive.
@@santiagoferrari1973 Well, the courts likely know. If the lawsuit was held together by an imposter, it would be easy to poke holes in that by Fritz' lawyers.
Made him a cry baby to me "my reputation and image are damaged"
He demanded compensations for "pain and suffering" he experienced for being a famous meme, doesn't really sound badass to me. He's just using the opportunity to milk some money from Fritsch.
Ask me how I know you're a zoomer.
I think it’s weird that Technoviking was never required to prove his identity or show up in court. How are the authorities convinced the original dancer was even behind the lawsuit, and not a money-hungry lawyer?
He wants to preserve his privacy. If his details were to be released it would go against everything he was trying to accomplish.
The courts probably ruled in favour of excluding anything that could identify him.
Imagine if his identity was disclosed and the hassle it would bring to his personal life.
If he’s happy with his life and doesn’t want it to be screwed up then you’ve got to respect that.
Well that didnt work since his real name if it really is him is actually put out @@Jimmy_Moon
@@Jimmy_Moon you did not answer the question.
Good question. Made me wonder, too.
I bet the Technoviking lost his shape, and is probably a fatass now. His friends probably kept on teasing him about the video and instead of shaping up again, he thought to try to "bring the video down" and earn some money along with it to get even fatter.
Also, what about other people also using the video, like this video. They're free to do what they want with it? Only Fritsch lost out for being the original uploader?
@@LyubomirIkothe court probably knew him, or papers where signed by him that legally allowed the lawyers to represent him on his behalf.
Nothing more, nothing less.
He was not able to sue for pain and suffering because he can not feel pain and refuses to acknowledge suffering.
HAHAHAH
LOL
I'm the Guy who gives him the bottled water. I feel that I should also be compensated, if only.
The way you give the bottle upside down is underrated
You are a part of the legend.
You are a legend
Karl..... Are you friends with the Techno Viking?
@@JKentF only ever met him to give him the famous bottle of inverted water
I tripped over your channel - this is absolutely awesome! Thanks for making it!
I remember people like this, rare unique individuals who where firm but fare. You can tell he's good person, who doesn't take crap simply because he doesn't have to. He knows who he is and that automatically gains respect.
its true the Techno Viking works in a medical lab now and his married ..there is a german online newspaper wrote a hole article about him ..hi said the same thing..didnt want nobody to take video of him dancing ..said that hi was so high on pills hi couldnt even see the dude filming him
@@wt5657 its nice to know he's doing well, especially with all the miserable stuff going on in the world.
So, no mention of the fact that TechnoViking gets water bottles handed to him upside down?
That was probably baby oil or moonshine. That dance didn't happen from taking one shot of water.
I spotted that too
@@toddblevins5249 have you heard of techno drugs mate? It was probaly water
And in his face like here bitch .
He was just sticking to Viking traditions since they used to drink from upside down horns.
Bloody hell, Techno Viking? That's a blast from a past, I haven't seen him in over 10 years.
I haven't even seen him.
Shit I was in middle school when I came across this .
It's been many, many years since most people have heard of him.
Turned up on my facebook feed yesterday.
Feels like 20 years for me. This breakdown is epic and what we all needed
Technoviking is immortal. I think he was on E when he busted these moves, like an MMA fighter walking to the ring.
I'm pretty sure a Russia Today news story that broke in 2012-3 naming the Techno Viking, moreover it showed him at a Gym either as an owner or member there in from Hamburg. There was even a brief interview of him there there.
tfw even russia today is better at journalism than bunk ass youtubers
Filming Technoviking prevents him from entering Valhalla.
Oden knows of his dancing and smiles upon him
I hope so
Oh goodness gracious that was funny
So did being a little but hurt bitch.
dancing to the rhythm of techno beats IS this man's Valhalla.
When the Vikings have much better dance moves than you
VINOS
You forgot the "But" in your post.
Your post should have read:
"When the Vikings have much better dance moves than you BUT they still don't realize that their tampon string is flapping in the breeze"
Who knew that Papsmearviking had a vagina? Is the dancing Vaginaviking really the granddaughter of Angela Merkel?
That's a pretty low bar for them to jump.
When you are Viking and have to mention this guy was German and not really a Scandinavian Viking ;)
b r u h
@Blue-Eyed European Thats the thing, being German dosnt automatically qualify. Germans are not only from the germainc tribes. The germanic tribes were native to northern germany. He is a 100% certain german, but origin cant be discovered just from blue eyes and blonde hair.. As far as that goes, Theres a native tribe in south America with blonde hair and blue eyes. It was said that the first buddah also had blonde hair and blue eyes, and he is supposedly from Ukraine. Every European cant claim to be viking just because its cool. Dont steal our culture and ancestral heritage :p
its really simple, if you film someone, you need their permission to upload it. For all you who don't agree, let someone film you for 10 minutes and upload it to UA-cam and await the comment abuse
TechnoViking called Chuck Norris - and left a message.
Chuck Norris called him back.
Dude this made me laugh so freaking hard! Totally underrated comment! Thank you for that! I'm always making up Chuck Norris jokes!😂🤣
The sheer power radiating off that man is something to behold
The sheer power glowing on my butt as you pump me is something to behold
True identity still not known
It really is Thor!
@@connorkendrick7838 the sheer power spreading from your radiating arse is something to behold
@@mybackhurts7020 Eh, Thor wouldn't sue anyone for that
ゴゴゴゴ
I remember downloading the Techno Viking video on *_Limewire_* back in the day
are you made of dust?
It’s not Bloodborne Pretty much
@@robdawg1017 XD me too then my friend
Nakey Jakey??
Ben10goodsucc haha got em
Imagine the countless amount of legendary moments like this that unfortunately just went unrecorded.
When things are recorded they lose their authenticity. See social media.
@@vg1024 Nowadays? For certain. But back then people weren't hunting for internet clout 24/7 so moments like these could still feel genuine.
I was a teen in FL in 90s. The craziest things I've seen I keep to myself because people don't believe me.
No one carried cameras around.
@@vg1024 This guy was just cool and wans't looking for any recognition.
He didn't even acknowledge the girl he saved, he just chased away the guy by pointing his finger in the direction the guy came from..
Then he accepted the offerings from the young man and just started dance walking..
However, his presence has a gravity of it's own so when he moved, everyone moved with him.. legend.
Jacked viking does some sick dance moves, sues the cameraman, refuses to elaborate further. leaves.
🗿
I love the fact that the technoviking has no name, and is still referred to as “the viking,”🤣🤣🤣
Gunther is his name
And he still lives in Berlin
I would love to know his names. Just because. :-)
Briseur De Lance Gunther Ackermann
Vod Kanokers That's not his name. That's from a satire website. 😹
_I see Thor took that aerobic class a bit too seriously....._
Bit *too* ***
Bit *too* *
I can't find "seriously" in google maps.
He's got the moves but his best one was throwing that jerk out! What kind of wuss shoves an old lady anyway?
@@king-emperorbotolfzainisem730 shut up and make ur own comment
It is 19 November 2023 and I’ve just “discovered” TechnoViking. How I escaped this in 2000, I do not know. My life is now better for knowing of this German street vigilante.
As a guy, Techno Viking is the person we all wish we could be. Pure power!!!! 💪💪💪💪💪
A homosexual biologist?
@@RubbishGimpy Wasn't Gunther Ackermann caught lying about being Techno Viking? Gunther doesn't look like Techno Viking at all.
@@RubbishGimpy Gunther was lying, for memes purpouses like all these crappies dying for attention
"No legal action had been taken by the Viking"
There is a sentance I didn't think I would hear today.
"Its clear that the Viking valued his privacy."
* sentence
Aksana_Belarus Kudos; you're just as pedantic as I am. Autocorrect can be a cruel mistress at times.
I love how the bottle is presented to him. Here is your reward, warrior.
Quest compete 1000xp received, bottle Of water received
Upside down no less. The true sign of respect
Yep lmfao
its all about drug btw LOl the way he show the water bottle was about dug lahha
Warrior need water badly. Elf you shut the food. Time is running out
I think he made his wishes known that he was not on board with the meme but I think he also became greater than the sum of his own parts. His video is that of a heroic figure defending the less fortunate all while ripping off some awesome dance moves and attracting admiration from those around him. The world needs more and more and more than this so although we understand his personal wishes circumstance drove this into the public sphere and accidentally changed the world for the better.
Sounds like Technoviking clearly did not want someone owning and marketing his image. All I can say is his friends, family, and acquaintances, know how to keep a secret.
Dead men tell no tales.
Dude could be an accountant when he's out of his mind on acid lol
@@djettblack7431 lmao
Water guy thought: "Ima hand him the bottle upside down, that will look badass"
This. 😅😅😂🤣
I've heard somewhere that passing someone a bottle like that is indicating that it's laced with drugs (probably xtc), well at least at a rave or something like that. I dont know about protests though lol
@@derboyhimself7420 Fuckparade is a protest/party. Its against the commercilization of the Loveparade.
I will hand people water upside down from now on... Lol
@@derboyhimself7420 that sounds pretty accurate for the most part, once i asked a dude for some water in a party, he casually gave me to drink and what you know i started seeing sound and hearing colors, dude came up after like 2 hours and he's like "that was not water" and the list of things it had in it was pretty fucking long like 6-7 different things in there, i can tell you that much
This is an excellent video! I only knew parts of this but it's a fascinating look back into the early days of large-scale social media. During the pandemic, I started playing Fortnite with my son. I recognized "Intensity" immediately. My main locker combines it with Magnus, the Wagnerian Viking. Too bad it's not a traversal.
Just to clarify, the drunk guy didn't run out of nowhere. The video is being recorded from the flatbed truck that has the sound system mounted. The drunk guy was sitting on the back. He jumped off, stumbling into the blue-haired girl and tried to wander off. The Technoviking stopped him, turned him around, and made him get back on. That's why he's pointing while looking *up*. The drunk guy didn't suddenly grow. He's sitting up on the back of the flatbed. I didn't piece that together myself until years later when there was some other vids posted that showed this part of the parade.
Clear violation of the big man's private epicness
The battle between Technoviking and Ricardo Milos would wipe out the whole universe
Who would win?
Techno Ricardo VS Viking Milos
It would be the ultimate showdown of the century
@@warwickeng5491 I agree
ebin nisti they will destroy the earth😱😱😱
It would be a battle for the ages. But ultimately end in a draw. Upon realizing they are too powerful for one another, they would instead team up and take over the universe.
Every night before Matthias goes to sleep, he checks his closet for the Technoviking.
hahaha
This is pure gold
😂😂
And he is there... With his finger pointed...
yea
This happens alot in Germany, and it would be interesting to find out if Technoviking even knew about this at all. A sleezy lawyer going after copyright money.
Technoviking I know its not what you wanted. But some times the universe has its own plan for us. For every thing bad there is sometimes good. Everything came together that day and what a great positive video this came to be... Thank you
Think about all the things that could have been memes before the internet existed.
Memes existed before the internet. A meme is any pop culture reference that becomes commonplace after spreading from person to person ("going viral"). It doesn't require a video, a picture, or the internet.
"Where's the beef" started as advertising, but became a meme when people starting imitating it and caused it to go viral, even without any internet or any videos. Everyone understood the reference if someone said those three words back then, and it wasn't just because everyone watched the commercial. The commercial itself spread from TV, but the meme about it spread virally by word of mouth.
"E.T. phone home" and "wax on, wax off" are a couple of examples of memes from movies from the same era. Mr. T's catch phrase, "I pity the fool," became a meme back then in the same way that T-Pain's "I'm on a boat" became a meme a decade ago.
A humorous photo with a caption, commonly called a meme, is not actually a meme unless it goes viral and becomes well known enough to be "a thing." "O RLY" is a meme, but most of the things posted today as "memes" are not memes. It's not a meme if it does not go viral and become a pop culture "thing."
@Eric Bohannon why do u use gay as a insult lol?
@@yunries8207
To get you to ask why he did it. No, really, that’s the answer.
@Eric Bohannon im litterly a lesbian-
Mr. Ouija Cesar saying veni vedi vinci
“Hi I’m Renata bliss, and I’m your free style dance teacher”
Kek
You can be my dance teacher
Here we see a pack of thirsty bois in their natural envioment.
@Phil Ill lmaoo
😍
The drunk guy doesn't leave the area, he sits on the float with the guy filming
Im actually disappointed that "tecnoviking" had to come down so negatively, nearly bankrupting a person while he himself is still being viewed positively.
I don't see techno viking as a meme. He is a living deity.
You set a pretty low bar for a god.
He could also be dead since no one knows who he was to begin with.
@@Ballista762 Gunther Ackerman. Theres several articles on him. He did an interview back in 2015.
He's an amazing legend!
And, like all gods, he’s a jerk.
Assassin's Creed: Technoviking
Feel like the ac devs wached this aswell
I HOPE this will happen in-game.
Vohalla or what ever its called
I buy that game!!!
It's now assassin's creed valhalla
Technoviking pointed the finger, Chuck Norris followed his order.
If you're posting content of another person WITHOUT their consent then 100% yes the victim should be able to massive sue for whatever damages they incur as a result
PLOT TWIST:
From the very beginning of the original video, he was on his way to the lawyers office.
Don't you just want to burst into a dance every time you visit a lawyer?
If Anthony Fantano is holding you hostage and forcing you to sell his minimalist wallets, blink twice.
* Furious blinking *
Blink blink
Look, he even has a black eye
Those wallets are a ripoff. They sell generic ones for a fraction of the price. I don't mean to hate on someones hustle but the things are so overpriced it is insane. It's like the company behind them has decided to sell them at such a high price hoping that they can make a huge profit on the handful of idiots that bite, rather than price them reasonably and make a smaller profit on each wallet but actually make far more money by selling orders of magnitude more of them. I ordered a generic one and they are actually really nice looking and functional wallets but the price for the Ridge ones is just utterly absurd! And, furthermore, the generic ones are actually better since they don't have the word 'Ridge' plastered across the front! If I ever saw someone with a Ridge one I think I would actually burst out laughing at the thought that for the same price you could literally buy 20 identical wallets! A fool and his money are easily parted, I guess!
Nice
Frankly, I praise and understand both sides. Bless the Technoviking and bless Matthias for allowing us to look upon him for a brief moment.
Omg.. thank you for this informative article. Crazy world! I’ll also look at the wavyridge… but surly by now someone has to know who the heck the TV is???
Legend has it he is stil walking in the direction tecnoviking pointed.
You win the internet. Everyone else, go home.
afaik he actually pointed for him to sit down on the thing where Fritsch was sitting while filming, later in the video you can see him sitting down all sad lol
Haha
It is known
@Abhay Gurudath That isn't really a wooosh, at all. Dude is just explaining what the guy actually did. It's not like anyone is going to not understand OPs well over played joke. But what makes the joke more cringe, then it already was; Is the fact the dude literally sat down seconds after the point. These "Legend has it","Story says","Some say", jokes; only work when you have no idea what really happens after the encounter, but anyone who watched the video knows the guy sat down, so it's not funny, at all.
Now, in this time of need, we need the Techno Viking more than ever.
Fuck him he’s a douche
@@whiteru55ian33 we dont need the man, we need the legend
@ImCubanB the techno Viking would make Donald Trump & the other piece of shit leaders be good guys.
@@patrickwcowley sorry you have tds, hope it gets better
@@patrickwcowley Orange Man Baaaaaaad!
I can’t believe someone hasn’t produced on of those small statues of him in that pointing stance. We need it.
i am surprised that the internet didn't go on a rampage to reveal technoviking's identity.
I should probably change my profile picture I guess...
Nah
He kinda deserves it.
Could have made money
Had been shown in a positive way but decides to be a dick to the first person he could deem responsible.
Why? The dude deserved to get sued.
@@mvmusic8467 for filming a public free event?
no.
"It was just a ridiculous organic situation that unfolded..."
I'm going to put that on a shirt.
I would buy it, and sue you afterwards.
Clive Bixby lmfao
sorry, i already copy righted it, now pay me some licenced
Nice! I overheard the technoviking was suing by that time, but I didn't get the full story. I guess the weirdest thing about bumping into this video 4 year after it was published is that just a few weeks ago I got myself a Ridge wallet.
Moral of the story get consent before you start filming someone or before you upload a video.
8:18 "for all intensive purposes"
I think you've taken that phrase for granite. :P
Nice work, sir. Well played.
Oh for Pete's Sake!
@@mikedegrazia lol
nice! :D
Taken for "granite" indeed.. Lol. Well put dude..
Pain and suffering? He looks like he brings pain and suffering with him, not like he endures it.
Do you know the difference between truth and *lawyer language* ?
Technoviking is living in a tent on Venice Beach.
Techno Viking clearly followed Kneecam No. 1 mounted on the techno music truck knowing he was being filmed.
So from what I gather. They follow him because the vehicle seen in the other videos starts to drive away. They all follow the vehicle to stay with the parade. Timing was perfect on so many levels for this video to happen.
"For all intensive ......."
FOR ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES
DeepFried Oreo I was just about to write this.
THANK YOU.
OMG, this is worse than "use to" vs "used to"
@@oaney If I heard someone say "use to" I would be okay with that. That just seems like a simple pronunciation anomaly to me. Hearing someone say "all intensive purposes" is clearly a misunderstanding of the phrase that needs to be corrected so we don't wind up with a generation of people who have no idea.
Now if someone wrote out "use to" followed by something they've done in the past, we've got some issues lol.
@@DeepFriedOreoOffline Were on a channel that talks about memes and since there is a also a meme making fun of the error "For all intensive". I couldn't be sure that it wasn't intentional on a part of the creator so I didn't criticize it as I didn't want to be the only idiot not in on the joke.
Here’s the thing. Were looking at this through 2020-2023 lenses. In the earlier 2000s, the internet wasn’t the way it is today
this was the longest ad i've ever skipped
The loss of TechnoViking is our loss. He was a spectacular image of a man.
Got that right.
the gods called him. he's now in valhalla
Values his privacy. Dances to techno shirtless in the middle of the town square.
Lol exactly
Technovicking starts out as fun. Then turns into an ass! Sad!
@@RipsterSA Yeah I literally just found out who he was from this video and researched it: man, really sad how people can be! Nothing worse than when people who mean no harm and try to do good get thanked by being kicked, sued and treated like a villain! He had to raise money to pay for the lawsuit!!! Man I went from being happy about this guy in the video to utterly repulsed!
@The Rock you dancing in a street shirtless IS NOT PRIVACY!!!!
@The Rock good grief.
So many crybabies on this planet.
He doesnt leave, hes sitting to the left of the camera guy. Techno viking actually told him to sit down.
8:18 "For all intensive purposes..." 🤣🤣
Although chiseled from granite, Technoviking was rather thin skinned!
Underated comment!
I mean, it's a weird thing to think about, but imagine being randomly filmed at a rally and then some nobody film-maker monetizes the video of you dancing for millions of people to see. And from the name Kneecam I imagine he was actively concealing the camera so the Viking was entirely unaware he was being filmed.
It would feel like a violation for most people, and not just something someone thin-skinned would take issue with.
Chase Drum imagine if Technoviking had a more entrepreneurial outlook on life and thought about milking his 15 minutes of fame.... Technoviking T-shirts, dolls, bobble heads, badges, statues ;-) etc... he could have made a tidy sum.
@@designanddirection But if you hate being on T-Shirts you probably won't want that even in exchange for money.
@@designanddirection imagine not feeling empathy for someone who did not want to be filmed
if he really wants to profit, he'll go after fortnite next.
It came out today as well on fortnite 😂
Like the backpack kid did? Didn't he lose tho?
Biscuit Gidoni I think one of the "creators" of a fortnite dance actually had success in suing
Biscuit Gidoni don't quote me on that though. I'm high af and my memory is spotty lol
Alfonso Ribeiro aka Carlton from the Carlton dance tried but gave up when he knew he wouldn't win.
I don't see how TV could win the lawsuit since he was filmed in public on a public road, where it is legal to film. 🤷♂
Matthias’ video was literally centered on techno Viking. Ask he had to do was say “hey, you mind if I post this?”
Sued for pain and suffering??
Pfft
Techno Viking feels no pain or suffering
Evangelus
Technomonkey does however feel discomfort from cramping and bloating once a month that no amount of Midol can cure
so many people become super sensitive and weak these days, it's a sad time, and a hateful one, where people hate it when others are having fun
Kurachi84 I would be mad too if a video of me blew up without me knowing and someone was making money off it without my permission. It has nothing to do with the era and everything to do with consent.
@@Sanjovalentine sorry, but even without money, he'd probably be like that, just like so many people nowadays
if he didn't care about the video being popular, he wouldn't even think about the fact the uploader got through that 1 video
also, you are right, but to try to gain from that, is what makes people so greedy, and at the cost of someone else, that's even heartless
i see your political correct talking, but money is way less important than happiness, in reality, it's just that people nowadays are blinded by the media, and think "human rights" are more important than air for others to breathe
the hateful attitude people have, especially when they can make money off of others, THAT is the problem nowadays
people would kill for some money, which is worse than ever
the fact that it's true that the "techno viking" has the rights, doesn't make it less heartless
there's 2 kinds of people nowadays, 1 that looks through money and "rights" (and hate, if needed), 1 that looks with their heart
this wasn't so bad many years ago, but nowadays, it's gone over certain limits, that people lose themselves over so called "human rights" and such... and money
Techno viking inflicts pain and suffering
Been waiting my whole life for you to cover this OG meme.
You say the Vikings stopped their pillaging ways, I beg to differ. Technoviking pillaged the creator for a cool $20,000.
Plot twist it wasn't technoviking that sued him...Matthias got scammed.
He doesn't tell the guy to leave, the guy sits back down on the bed of the truck. You see the guy sitting there a little later in the video.
I hope someone eventually does an hour long documentary including an interview wit the techno Viking. In a way he’s revolutionary. He should be proud by now.
There isn't an documentary, but his identity is revealed and has been since 2015 apparently. Gunther Ackerman. There were several articles released on it, including more modern day photos of him. He's just an ordinary dude now.
I think I saw some sort of documentary on which the techno Viking appears. Maybe my memory fails a lot, but I think he explains there that he had problems at work when someone saw the video. Now this guy makes me doubt about that, maybe I'm starting to get senile, but I could swear I've seen it...
@@Doobency Gunther Ackerman was made up.
@@CodornaPrince There's no way it's real.
@@Doobency Gunther was just a random dude that wanted easy fame that nobody wanted.
could you imagine someone trying to sue you over something like this nowadays?
They'd probably still win.
@@bg8224 glad that trump is president now much better than whoever that other guy was
@@sergf3624 imagine believing trump is thinking about the working man in 2019. Lmfao
Lol
@@darkjord5823 imagine believing the Clinton's haven't murdered people in 2019.
Hard to believe it was 23 years ago. I wonder where this guy is?
Me: Technoviking, what did you do after this video 23 years ago?
Technoviking: I finally rested. And watched the sun rise on a grateful universe.
Hey man, i dig the fact Techno Viking can't be bought, it makes him even more legendary in my opinion.
Technoviking: Ricardo, Obi Wan never told you what happened to your father.
Ricardo: He told me enough, he told me you outdanced him
Technoviking: No, I am your father!
Ricardo: NOOOOOOOOO
Technoviking: Search your feelings, you know it to be true!
Wish I could like more than once.
Good one my b/rother
ricardo as in mr u got that if thats the ricardo you mean then that makes sence given that this coment is 1 day old id say yes
@@enderborn6860 Ricardo goes further back further then that but I guess he is a double meme now
Well, I guess you can say that...
*Technoviking pillaged his wallet*
Raved then pillaged...
his sleek metallic wallet?
What if this lawyers builded the case without the technoviking knowing about it, and they only won because the judge was afraid of doubting the technoviking