The Most HATED FNAF YouTuber

Hey what's up guys, it's Sm- I mean uhyeah here ;) Today we go over one of the oldest FNAF YouTubers that just so happens to be one of the most HATED. From Skyrim to Five Nights at Freddy's, let me take you on a journey through the many controversies of Smike.

ALSO: Video CORRECTION: In this video I go on a little rant about how I don't think Smike was "directly profiting off artists". While I still stand by that for his Top 10 Facts videos, I failed to mention that he also used to make "Top 10 Fan Art" videos where, yes, he was indeed profiting off fan art. Keep that in mind while watching.

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ALSO: VIDEO CORRECTION: In this video I go on a little rant about how I don't think Smike was "directly profiting off artists". While I still stand by that for his Top 10 Facts videos, I failed to mention that he also used to make "Top 10 Fan Art" videos where, yes, he was indeed profiting off fan art. Keep that in mind while watching.

VIDEO CLARIFICATION: You can like FNAF without playing it, that was never my point. It's a different case when you dedicate your entire online career to it. I think that distinction is pretty obvious.

[SammyJ_Studios]

I remember watching this guy and I *completely* forgot he existed. I didn't even hear about the controversies, he just disappeared from my radar and I didn't even notice.

[bashfulwolfo]

I used to love Smike’s videos back in the early days of FNaF, but I completely forgot about him. Never knew he was considered controversial.

[IJNAoba--]

Ah yes, back when being controversial meant just being lazy and plagiarizing, and not being a criminal.

[ACE-eszi]

I remember when Smike released the top ten FNAF videos, I watched every episode, but my biggest impression of him was when Game Theory talked about how much FNAF fans wanted FNAF videos, Matpat used Smike's "The Top Ten Facts About Cupcakes" video as an example.

[Hamster-pylf]

Oh my God, I remember watching all of this guy's FNAF top 10's as soon as he would release them. I'm happy people haven't forgotten about him.

[sophitiaofhyrule]

I don't think there's anything wrong with liking something without having played it. I was into FNAF for years before I actually played it. You don't have to play the game to appreciate the character designs and it's fun to try to figure out the lore.

[JeremyTheBluespottedCornetfish]

Controversy now: Roblox YouTubers holding shotguns, YouTubers going into jail, zoophiles, and pedophiles.
Controversy before: milking video games
I think we should go back to 2016.

[lemon_the_spider]

I remember how sad I was about his videos being removed! Mostly because a lot of them weren't Top 10's, most of them were theories and some of them were really good! I just feel like we lost such a large portion of pre-Sister Location FNAF history with the loss of these videos. The videos were so limited and not as crazy and convoluted as they are today. I remember him talking about the reflections in the original Marriotte's eyes and who the extra head on Mangle was from. Really great stuff that I deeply miss and think of often

[Eantrin]

I think the real worst thing he did was fat shaming poor Freddy. Dude has enough to deal with.

[lexiknight]

I don't remember Smike being hated or even controversial.

Sure, he stretched the ideas in videos. But really all them were harmless and everyone back then was on the fnaf bandwagon. He wasn't much different.

[basementdweller]

I don’t even remember this guy being controversial. He was just a genuinely fun channel to watch back when the lore was barren and obscure. Sure he used fan art without credit, but I remembered that he also made reuploads, and deleted the old videos, so his videos were without fanart so artists wouldn’t have their work falsely used again. Again, this was way back when being a youtuber was a new thing for most people; therefore, driving them to push boundaries and get comfortable with the site. There has been countless youtubers who have done such things in the past and delt with it much worse.

[Goji]

I feel bad for Smike tbh, he literally got hated for literally showing fan art in his top 10s and he even apologized for it and people still find a way to consider him a bad youtuber

Smike didn't deserved what he got, it was just a simple mistake

[Obi-Wan_Kenobi]

I think calling Smike the "most hated FNAF YouTuber" is a bit harsh. From what I remember, Smike was never really seen as a villain by the FNAF community. Sure there were controversies but it they were never enough to make him notorious and he seemed to be well regarded by other prominent FNAF YouTubers.

Like when Matpat did a FNAF livestream, he invited Smike (along with other YouTubers) and they all had a jolly good time even thought this was after many of the controversies discussed had happened. Smike made a few mistakes, but some of it also comes down to how unmoderated YouTube used to be. We and most other YouTubers did not know about content id and theft to the degree we know about it today and a bunch of YouTubers actually took the success and mistakes of Smike and used them to create their own successful channels by repeating what worked for him while avoiding his mistakes.

[drew_xviii]

I somewhat remembered his face at first, but when you played his voice it instantly released so many old memories. I also grew up watching his FNAF content when the games were coming out, he completely faded from my memory till watching this video and I respect your effort in bringing this to the light, especially for all of us who were too young to understand the behind the scenes of these kind of controversies


Edit: Hey! Thanks for the 1.3k likes, I’m not used to getting many at all 😅 I’m glad many of you share the same thoughts I had~

[CheesyGarlicMan]

Lots of people can enjoy a franchise and story without actually playing it. I love the first few games but I never liked the jumpscares so I didn't play it personally. So yes, I think you're being overly harsh. You can can follow the games and love their characters and stories without playing it yourself. It's not a big deal

[TitanCole]

MatPat went a VERY long time making fnaf theory videos before ever playing the game himself.

[Equilate]

I get liking the franchise without playing the games. I was like that for like 4 years! But 8 videos of a let's play without even finishing the first game? WHAT THE HELL?!

[riduls]

To be fair to him, a lot of the fan base has not played the games.

[tokki]

idk if it was the case for smike, but i feel like there's a HUGE percentage of the fnaf fan base that hasn't played the games but loves em. a lot of people just got rly into the lore and watch let's plays / theories / fan content. probably the biggest amount of ppl in a fan base ive witnessed who havent partaken in the thing its about. it's kinda cool in a way bc the community is accessible to a lot more ppl. ive played all the games myself besides for help wanted and fnaf 3. i just never got around to em but ive seen my fair share of content about em so I can see how u can be passionate about the games without playing them!