Cast

Ryan Letourneau - Northernlion


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[birthday: Nov 28] [ice bucket challenge] [51 nugs] [diss track 1 track 2 demo]
Eponymous host of the NLSS.  So named because Ryan rhymes with lion and he is CanadianNot Rihanna but remarkably good at making up songs.  Left-handed.   Idiopathic toe walker.  Leader of the lion pride. Occasionally A.C. Slaters it and sits backwards on a toilet.   Bald, frequently called egg or daddy or ryab or scum or bald demon.  Studied biology in college.   Taught English in Korea, but has problems with pronouncing bagel and ancient.  His tips helped Markiplier get started.  Addicted to 90s-00s pop culture.  Has strong opinions about bread integrity and deli meats, deli etiquette and honor.  Has a fear of deep sea creatures.  Known for playing rogue-likes, especially Isaac.  Used to suffer from motion sickness.  Occasionally a god.  Then again he made the Pot Play.  Learning how to program (DAE?).  A Certified Unity Programmer.  Imitates Michael Caine and Sly Stalone.  Used to own a hedgehog named Allegro.  Lives in Vancouver with his wife, Kate AKA Lovelymomo, and two ragdoll cats, Tomo ("shitface" the big pussy who needs some air) and Ryuka (the lap-barfer).  Had to get hydrocele surgery in 8th grade.  Does not like dogs, spaghetti, fireworks, desserts, or fun.  Eats dry cereal.  Has a decent chili and carnitas recipe.  Might have sold his soul for a legendary card in Hearthstone.  Yay dood.  Aliases: DurstOfTimes, CashCab, Isek Baby, ho borvat.  Baby Bird StoryHis office is clean because he has a wifeDon't get me, I'm Ryan! Thanks for the company.  First appearance: on YouTube: Bart's Nightmare, maybe? The first NLSS: February 25, 2013.



Mike Fox - Michaelalfox


YouTube Twitch Twitter Website Merch
[Birthday: Jun 2] [ice bucket challenge] [50 nugs]
Monday Cohost. High school and college friend of Northernlion and frequent NLSS guest.  Beat up NL once, here's why he did it.  Often called MALF.  Foodie, likes poutine a lot.  The inventor of Poutineer.  Has an urban planning degree.  Worked for an electrical power company doing construction project management.  Told the ham story.  The genius behind Dragonslayer Doppelganger.  Has a famous nip-slip pic.  Loves Super BockFeels down the stairs and ravioli on me.   Sips his friendsActivates his beer.  Well well well.  Ya beb.  Ooh ah ah ahAYAYA.  Inventor of the Olbap/MALF face and the tendie bendies.    Scared by lightning.  Does 12 hour streams on Saturdays and became a full time streamer in April 2019.  Occasionally does cooking streams.  Lives in Toronto.
First appearance: probably Don't Play This, on the NLSS March 14, 2013.



Rob Riccitelli- alpacapatrol


YouTube Twitch Twitter
[Birthday: Apr 3] [50 and 57 nugs] [diss track]
Wednesday cohost.  Long time NLSS friend and contributor.  Does public domain movie nights on Saturdays.  That's a lotta nuts.  Trapped in a glass cage of emotion.  Feels it down in his plums.  Rainstick.  Went to film and/or acting school.  Knows voices.  Made some short films.  Likes DOTA and Dragonball and vampires.  Smokes and refuses to go to doctors when he is coughing up diglettsSwallows flies and generally has trouble breathing.  Lives in NYC.  The Penguin Story.  Got into fightsFlipped a car.  Got hit by a car and never got a new bike.  Uses paper plates regularly.  Asks the important questionsCleans his fingernails with a G.I. Joe.  Dating Jess/BubblegumViking (Twitter Twitch).  Dumpl8ngs.  A rude boi.  Responsible for many Quiplash memes: killing your family with a 9mm beretta, and IAI FANKFAWJESUS CHRIST K8.  Great at drawing. Best of rob video.
First appearance: April 11, 2013.




Josh Smith - JSmithOTI



YouTube Twitch Twitter
[birthday: Aug 20] [ice bucket challenge] [diss track]
Former main cohost of the NLSS, then got a real job, was fired, and died. (In)famous for the 52 Hour Stream.  Now cohosts on Mondays.  Met Ryab on the Extended Play forums. Tells subs "up down all around welcome to JSmith town" and "raise some suds for your buds". Does a lot of laundry.  OTI stands for "on the internet". Known for his child-like wonder, spitting up water, and giving weird names to things. Can honk like a goose. Disrespects intros and disturbs shit with hi chat. Used to speedrun (spedran?) Bucky O'Hare. Was in the Air Force. Married to Kristin/JellyDonutPro (Twitter).  Lives in Pittsburgh. Got a pretty kitty named Lady Grey. Josh's dad PopSmithOTI (award winning home brewer and nice dude) and his cats Mr. Baggins and Lugnut come up sometimes, as well as Josh's brother Zach ``zedsmithoti''. Sometimes dresses as a pretty princess or a baboon.
First appearance on the NLSS: February 28, 2013.




Apollo Willems - DumbDog (formerly Austin/LastGreyWolf)


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[Birthday: Feb 23] [25 Nugs] [diss track]
Longtime friend and collaborator with Nick and Rob, notably Magic and Terraria.  Has nice shoulders.  Good at video games: used to speedrun Twilight Princess, had triple-digit Gungeon streaks and had a world record hell run.  Bad at Cuphead.  Very excited about Metroid.  Likes nutmeg (the start).  Eats a lot of ice creamHas two cats: Riley and SifRelated to some members of Jump5.   Lives in Austin, TX and orders a lot of DoorDash. ru ru ru.  He will always love youHe is the Halo music.  Nobody ever dies in the red zone.  The Shush Family Robinson StoryApple-o. Marfle-pop!  P'tholesCra beater?  Good at Fortnite.  Learning how to play the pianoCommunicates flawlessly.  Won a couple Twitch Rivals tournaments with HCJustin.  Rebranded from LastGreyWolf to DumbDog in April 2019.  Started going by Apollo on Dec 7, 2019.
Sometimes goes bark, woof, awoo, wroof, ruf, ru ru ru, and ruff ruff ruff.  Once ate dog food on stream.
First appearance: 52 Hour Stream, but he became a regular in March 2016.




Alex Larrabee - BaerTaffy


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[Birthday: Dec 7] [ice bucket challenge] [58 nugs] [diss track 1, track 2, TCL track]
Champion of Salt & Checkpoint League Champion.  Long time friend and NLSS contributor.  Sponsored by Madrinas.  Ran the Roundtable Podcast. Fantastic voice.  Sometimes does voice-overs, for instance with Top Trending.  Did some voice acting work for Darkest Dungeon (the Fanatic, the Viscount, and the Ba(e)ron), Dunk Lords, Bard to the Future and a Counter-Strike mod called Underhell.  Helped discover that you could break the Moai statue in Spelunky with the ball and chain.  Cameraman of one of the Weber Cooks episodes [1] [2].  Raised Mormon.  Played church ball.  Grew up in Fallout.  Known for his nuanced rhetoric.  Married to AlyseChantel A.K.A. WifeTaffy (Twitter Twitch [26 nugs]) and lives in Nevada.  Warms up Uncrustables by sitting on them.  Has rabbits and a puppy named Chubbs.  Released an EPHow big was the biggest tent you've seen that wasn't on display?  Welcome to Brawlhalla!  Still playing Spelunky after all these years.  Once played D&D with McCree's voice actor, Matthew Mercer. Has a shoutout in Cook Serve Delicious 3!
First appearance: June 18, 2014.




Dan Gheesling


YouTube Twitch Twitter Website
[Birthday: Sept 1] [ice bucket challenge] [diss track]
Big Brother 10 winner and Big Brother 14 runner-up.  Here's the deep lore.  The Funeral Director.   Twitch ambassador.  Introduced to Northernlion by Mathas, story here and here.  Known for memes, diglets, cucking and world star videos.  Asks awkward questions about furries and Swedish pizzas.  Leaves voicemails [1] [2] [3] [4].  Organizes the Tournament of Shame.  Married to Chelsea and three kids: Desmond, Miles, and Celine.  Has a Wikipedia pageRates movies.  From Dearborn Michigan.  Once sold a bag of sand on eBay for $80.  Doesn't think helium is physical.  Thinks Hafu should be spelled with an "o"Requests a gentleman's handy (just a couple strokes) by the golf course.  Does a weekly Team Unity clip show.
First appearance: the Gauntlet series, and on the NLSS: October 1, 2015.




Mike Martin - Mathas


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[Birthday: May 2] [ice bucket challenge[diss track]
Sellout.  Always tired.  Known for 4X and survival games and Huniepop.  Wears a lot of plaid.  Part of the Chilluminati podcast with Jesse Cox and Alex Faciane. Stole $3000 from GamestopBad at building cabinets.  Met Ryan at PAX in 2013 after asking him in an AMA, more here.  Has three cats, Maya, Oliver, and Munchkin.  Lives in Boston.
First appearance on the NLSS: May 13, 2013.




Kate Letourneau - LovelyMomo



YouTube Twitch Twitter When is Kate?
[Birthday: Jan 14] [20 nugs]
HEY K8!  Northernlion's wife.  How they met.  Also a content creator.  Plays Oboe. Knows Korean and Japanese and is learning Spanish.  Founded the Hikari Woodwind Quintet.  Better at video games than NL.  Might believe in fan death.  Recently started working game localizations, like You Must Build a Boat!  The Wizroboe from Necrodancer: Cadence of Hyrule.  Did some voice acting with NL in Cook Serve Delicious 3.  Their daughter Luna was born in October 2020.
First appearance on the NLSS: February 17, 2013.




Sinvicta


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[Birthday: Apr 28] [diss track]
Named after a band named after a species of ant.   Played the Culling and GeoGuessr with Northernlion.  Made How ___ are you videos and some other great NLSS related videos.
First appearance on the NLSS: April 20, 2016.



Justin Conrad - HCJustin


Youtube VODs Twitch Twitter OnlyFans (no hog)
[Birthday: Mar 3]
HC stands for hardcore.  Often streams with Apollo, good at PUBG and London.  Joined the crew for Fortnite, Siege, and Factorio.  Has tattoos. Had a record label.  Can see through the PUBG source code to the giant pan in the sky.  Dishonored everyone by not participating in pinky time. The best boy.  Has won a couple Twitch Rival tournaments with Apollo.  CEO of The Most Handsome Boy LLC. The IRS thought he was dead for a while. Bad at birds. Thinks every Pokemon is a dog or bug. E-Y-E-S. Played guitar in a band called Barnaby Jones, and has a podcast called 4 Non Daves with some former bandmembers. Recently moved to Virginia.
First appearance: August 14, 2017.



UnrulyBabs


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Bullies Ryan in Project Winter [1] [2], thought she cumt but shitted on the dick, and gets excited about fish in Animal Crossing.  She's skilled with the gun and the art knife. Has a great (bat)cat named Mochi! First appearance: August 12, 2019



Kory - Flackblag


Youtube Twitch Twitter  Merch
[58 nugs]
American ex-patriate living in Vancouver.  Got his Canadian citizenship circa April 2019.  Previously taught in Japan.  Likes to bicycle.  Regularly outranked NL on the Isaac dailies.  His chat likes Tuturu videos.  Does a great impression of a cat throwing upHas a cat named Jiro.
First appearance: August 2, 2017.



Nick Reineke - Rockleesmile



YouTube Twitch Twitter Website Merch
[birthday: Jun 4] [ice bucket challenge] [42 nugs] [diss track]
Named for a Naruto character. Invented the character Mar. Has a mean Yaha and Candyman.  Recently became Goldman.  Known for his (now defunct) series Indie Impressions.   Studied art and graphic design.  Worked at a Gamestop. Loves metriodvanias. Used to speedrun Super Meat Boy.  Interested in level design, which is how he meet RyabDied to Pinwheel.  Hates Bad Rats.   Suck his pussy.  Lives on a mountain in upstate New York where you have to drive your own garbage to the dumpDoesn't trust ATMsThrew up hot dogs in a log cabin once.  Has a cat, usually referred to as Mr. Snuffles or Mr. Kitty.  Pretty good at MS Paint ([1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]).  Was married but WoW addiction broke them up.  Dating Irish artist LinMac (Twitch Twitter Website).  Recently started wheeze-laughing a lot.  Grounded in reality but full of real-world problems.  Once became a fast grey wolf.  #StandWithNick. Went on hiatus in December 2018.
First appearance on the NLSS: February 28, 2013.



Rumay Wang - Hafu


YouTube, Twitch, Twitter Wikipedia
[birthday: Apr 18]
Champions of Fire e-sports star.  Hearthstone and Teamfight Tactics streamer.  The porn story.  The tail story.  Needs you to really suck on this hole. Has never boiled water Has boiled waterWDW.  Miss Lethal.  How do you turn a guy off?  Likes penguins.  Grew up in MA, lives in Las Vegas, Texas, Las Vegas.  Engaged to dogdog (Twitter, Twitch, Youtube) Joined the esports team G2 in August 2019. Received a 30 under 30 in gaming award in 2019.
First appearance: Champions of Fire, first NLSS appearance: January 22, 2018.



Michael Nolte - CobaltStreak


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Known for skill and long win streaks in Isaac.  Color blind.  Squatted like a gargoyle on the toilet. Has a lot of hats. Sleeps in the shower. Accidentally drank his own pee during a WoW marathon. Does not know what an otter is.  Apparently a 9/11 conspiracy theorist and doesn't think Hilter died during WWII. Orders Wagyu beef and Sierra Mist. Turns out a lot of his audio problems were because his mic was backwards. Recently had his first kid, Hunter. Often works with Richard "Dick" Hammer, for instance in nerds vs. nature.
First appearance: April 15, 2015.



John Bain - Total Biscuit


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The cynical Brit, the face of the Lul emote, and the host of the Co-optional podcast graced the NLSS with his presence on several occasions to roast NL real good and ask what the fuck is a Ryab? Fought the good fight against cancer.
First appearance: July 31, 2017.



Eric Hraab - Crendor



YouTube, Twitch, Twitter
Well known content creator of Cox n' Crendor fame (with Jesse Cox YouTube Twitter Wikipedia) and occasional Co-Optional cohost.  Had to have some toenails and his gallbladder removed.  Pops into the NLSS occasionally.
First appearance:  January 27, 2014, the infamous Return the Slab NLSS.



Other associated streamers and YouTubers:


5up
YouTube Twitch Twitter
Perhaps the world's deadliest Among Us player. Apparently watched the NLSS in 2017.

akaChrisP
Twitch Twitter

Arumba
YouTube Twitch Twitter Website
Played EUIV/CK2 with Ryan. First and only NLSS appearance: May 25, 2015

BananasaurusRex
YouTube Twitch Twitter Wikipedia
Speedrunner.Known for the Spelunky eggplant run.  First appearance: December 1, 2014

Chiblee A.K.A. Mr. Email

[Birthday: Oct 5] Twitch YouTube Twitter
Neo-Memer.  Master of viral tweets. They'll tell stories about him. TRIPLE KILL.  He's not from Britain or Australia, he's from Aotearoa New Zealand.  First appearance: August 26, 2020

Crazy Mike
YouTube Twitch Twitter
Frequent invader and summon in the Dark Souls days.

Draskyl
Twitch Twitter
Feeds Carries Apollo in DOTA.  First appearance: August 31, 2020.

Ellum
YouTube Twitch Twitter
Josh Bingle. Lewd Lad. British. BigDong Nuttychin.

GassyMexican
YouTube Twitch Twitter

Levy/GothamChess

Twitch Twitter YouTube Website
International Master Levy Rozman, puts up with Ryan's chess shenanigans for unknown reasons, presumably blackmail.

Green9090
YouTube Twitch Twitter
Frequent NLSS guest though 2015. First appearance: April 10, 2013

Indeimaus

Twitch YouTube Twitter Website
[diss track]
Animator, artist, content creator.  Made the NLSS introductions: SNL, Panflute, Star Wars.  Occasionally helps NL with editing.

Jaaski
Twitch VODs Twitter
Lucas, a Kiwi. From Aotearoa New Zealand. He will kick-your-ass-ski. Fuck you, you fucking dog/your a piece of shit/fuck you you fucking dog/I can't believe you made this. AYAYA. A contender in the first Checkpoint League.

JeffThePayne
Donno :)

Maja
Twitch Twitter 
First apparance: March 15, 2016

McLaffyTaffy
Twitch Twitter
Ryan Capps from Virginia.

Molls
Twitch Twitter
Appearance: April 30, 2015 

Ohmwrecker
YouTube Twitch Twitter
A common guest in 2013.  First appearance: May 16, 2013

PauseUnpause
Twitch Twitter

RedPandaGamer
YouTube Twitter
A common guest in 2013.  First appearance: March 28, 2013

Richard "Dick" Hammer
YouTube Twitch Twitter
Not actually named Richard?!  Never eaten soup.  Streams with Cobalt and Apollo sometimes.

RossBoomsocks
Twitch YouTube Twitter
League of Legends streamer. First appearance: NL's First Ever Game of League.

Jen Hazel / RxPixel
Twitter Website CheckPoint
First appearance: May 16, 2013

SinowBeats
 YouTube, Twitch, Twitter
Competing with HCJustin for the title of Best Boy.  Almost mutilated his dick with scissors as a youth.  Knows Japanese.  First appearance: June 25, 2018

Sips

Twitch Twitter YouTube
Mostly famous for singing It Wasn't Me by Shaggy and Don't You Want Me Baby with Ryan, but he was also a member of a little know podcast called The Yogscast. One of the few actual dads in Dadcraft.

SkaDJ

[birthday: Sep 25] Twitch Twitter 
Lives in Alaska. Has a v. cute dog.  His laugh gives a +10 to Twitch Clips.  First appearance: August 12, 2019.

SmallAnt
Twitch Youtube Twitter
Professional Mario speedrunner. First appearance: Check the Wire #38

Steve Suptic
YouTube Twitch Twitter
Known for being the 2017 Streamy Award Winner from Sugar Pine 7 and Sugr?

Dave/TanumB
Twitch Twitter
Dave. Lawyer.


Wolfabelle

Twitch Twitter YouTube
Owa owa. British. Prone to murderous rampages in Among Us.

Wolvesatmydoor

Youtube Twitch Twitter
Jay.  Did NL's updated channel art and merch. Made the Dadcraft site.

Woulfe
Twitter

Zer0doxy
YouTube Twitch Twitter
First appearance: April 29, 2015



Other notable friends:


Elucidator

Twitter Website
Maintains Platinum God, Gungeon God and WhenisNLSS, moderates NL's chat.  It's his birthday.

DraculaFetus

YouTube Twitter Patreon
Animator and artist. Makes NL's thumbnails, the Cowboy Bebop intro and the Northernlion Story.

Player Uno / Evil Uno
Twitch Wikipedia, Twitter
Happy birthday.

RumbleMuffin
Twitter
NLSS tech support guru.

Stewartisme

YouTube More different YouTube Twitter
Made the Tomato mod for rockleesmile and the JSmith Names Mod.  Saves some important VODs like the Rock Band stream and the second one.  Made the Sprinkler and other items for Afterbirth+.

GoodEgor

NorthernlionEdited

NLSS Highlights

Emerson

Library of Letourneau

tdtbaa

Yeah Whatever Man

SirToastyToes

Baby Pigman

Baby Pigman Robot (made the transcript search site)

Frudgey

Mute Unmute

NotStuart

Lakana

CompostHag
Lines From the NLSS

Weekly NL Twitch Clips

egg_dril

Chatamonchy - Did a lot of Kate's art.

FSnowZombie - Does a lot of Nick and Apollo's emotes.

KatrinaZentrails - Does a drawing for every NLSS.

Chotakana - Does a lot of art for MALF and Baer.

Kay Lousburg - Made MALF, Apollo, and Baer's animated intros

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