Brotherhood 2.0, February 1, 2007

[RainbowBouncing]

THE FIRST MENTION OF THE WORD 'NERDFIGHTER'. OMG!! I AM A VIDEOGAME.

[456puff]

Wow. It's amazing what an arcade in an airport can do. It can change lives. It can start a whole new awesome world. Thank you arcade in airport.

[stainglassfox]

Wow, I feel like the beginning of my nerd fighter pilgrimage is complete!

[RyanMurphyTube]

And so nerdfighter's are born!

[shikamaruisfit]

Wow so this is where nerd fighters is from

[RyanMurphyTube]

@shikamaruisfit It must be! Amazing, historical video huh!? DFTBA! :)

[shikamaruisfit]

@RyanMurphyTube I was actually really excited when I saw it :L 

[bbrox513]

john saying hes going to kill nerds.... *gasp*

[RyanMurphyTube]

@bbrox513 He wouldn't do it... would he!? Noooo...

[plushalligator]

can december 12th be international day of nerdfighting? or is there already one i dont know about?

[thesoftballswimmer]

Golfer, golfer, golfer, baby!! Hahaha made my day.

[jojoinengland12]

Oh wow I just realized that there's a typo in that intro :D

[rubinak29]

25th c: DFTBA

[nillyvanilla3]

This is a beautiful moment

[MEG4nerd]

Happy International Day de Nerdfighting

[Otherwisedull]

Hey look five years ago today the term NERDFIGHTER was coined! This is a momentous occasion! Huzzah! Let's celebrate by imagining one another complexly and using our brains to fight the stereotypes of society!

[IWontStopHoldingOn95]

NERDFIGHTERS :D

[athena2517]

NERDFIGHTERS! this is history!

[scharaboosh]

ANSWER NONE OF THEM UK

[ChaoticCookie37]

His chin is prepared? More like pre-haired. Haha...chin jokes.

[TheEditingShop]

Doesn't that say Nero Fighters?

[scarface12347]

@TheEditingShop It says aerofighters but it looks like nerdfighters because of the trapezoidal font.

[TheEditingShop]

@scarface12347 Aaaaaaaah, that makes more sense. Cheers =)

[WhatsUpUrSphincter]

Nerdfighter origins...Thus a new nerd fighter has been born.

:D It's official.

DFTBA. I love you all.

[plushalligator]

guys. we were born out of john misreading an airport arcade game. this seems fitting.

[Neophoenix965]

He's... blinking D:

[RaisedByBadgers]

Does it actually say Nerd Fighter? What's it meant to say? o_O

[WTBman2011]

We need to find that Arcade.

[posthumorously]

FEBRUARY 1ST SHOULD BE A NERDFIGHTER HOLIDAY!!

*adds Nerdfighter to Firefox dictionary, finally... We are not firefighters, gunslingers or tighteners"... *

[TapOnWood]

HOLY SHIT JOHN. I JUST REALIZED THAT I'VE BEEN TO SAVANNAH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT DOZENS OF TIMES. I HAVE PLAYED THAT GAME. THEY NO LONGER HAVE IT. ;_____;

[MekoeMorningGlory]

@TapOnWood - I had made it my mission to track down this game. Turns out the game is called Aero Fighter. Sad day.

[wisosder]

Nerdfighters, AND Sweden. I just died.

[stuttersomthing]

OMG I SWEAR I JUST DIED WHEN I SAW/ HE SAID NERDFIGHTERS jkxfhsudfhxbkjbdcvdm

[vidkid42]

NERDFIGHTERS

[stumbledintodark]

"Sorry [this video] sucks" ~John Green

-video contains the origin of Nerdfighteria-

[912savalt]

I've got to go to the airport and play that game. Yes, I do live in Savannah.

[scholar5212]

john is...killing...nerds? TRAITOR!

[XxHazardxXGaming]

is the aero/nerd fighter where we got our name?

[YouveBeenLaurified]

So... my life was forever changed by a misread video game? God, I love my life.

[xKiyuri]

Go look at the nerdfighters ning page. Look at the logo.

Oh yes.

[scribbler43]

If he had read Aero Fighters correctly, our whole world as a culture of intelligent and awesome people would be forever changed. We may have been "viewers" forever. The vlogging might not have lasted past December 2007!!!

[BlazingLightSword]

I just noticed, in these earlier vlogbrothers videos John tends to look right at the camera, whereas Hank tends to look just to the side of it =P

[stephstirling]

AND SO THE TERM NERDFIGHTER WAS BORN. I want to go to that airport just to see the landmark, awesome.

[bandnerd218]

Anyone else thing of Goyle from A Very Potter Musical when he says "I must kill nerds", or is it just me?

[6teenNikkiandJonesy]

@bandnerd218 Not just you! A starkid nerfighter is arguably one of the most totally awesome types of nerdfighters.

[galaxa13]

Why do people say John doesn't blink? He blinked in this video.

[WithYouImHome]

I know this is the "birth of the Nerdfighters" video, but I'd like to note that it's also sort of the birth of the fast talking John videos. Sort of. :P Because of a low battery.

[Vgirl0829]

For a second there I was about to look for a January 32nd video.

[greatwallofcow]

i have never been more proud of being a swede! :D

[MissLauraC213]

OMG!!!! I just noticed that the intro says textless communcation, not communication!!

[ThreeBooksInTheFire]

asl;;;;;; hello there unexpected title drop, how are you today?

[ChelsieOliviaa]

And so Nerdfighteria begins. 

[makeupmayhem957]

Oh. OH.

Fangirling so hard what a beautiful mistake John

[JimmypinJimpin]

The Birth Of Nerdfighters is upon us!

[Sleepover137]

Actually I didn't even see that it was misread I read Nerd Fighters as well And didn't even doupt it XD

[jasenkahana]

OH MY LORD. I LIVE HERE.

[KillingMilk]

Is this why there are so many swedish nerdfighters?

[masonman1222]

watching them all!

[zoemew]

What would my life be today had John not made that brilliant mistake?

[Sarasince1992]

Nerd fighters? We come from a misread arcade game at an airport?

....I suppose that is fitting.

[iemiline]

OMFG. It's the first instance of nerdfighteria!

[emavj97]

omg I just saw where the term nerd fighters came from.

I am excited (I am new to the vlog brothers)

[quillhallow]

I keep pressing "5" and reliving the moment 'Nerd Fighters' began.

[merksmirs]

Nerd Fighters.... this is where it comes from... I love how it all came from a misreading of John.... THIS IS AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!

[unamazingcam]

OH MY GOD this is the one.

I'm so glad he read "Nerdfighters" instead of "Aero Fighters."

Because, as @ArpTubes said: What would life be like...

[BecauseJustBecause]

The best mistake ever made. <3

[nerdfighterbakergirl]

dftba

[aineb100]

The first nerdfighter :')

[unknown123lal]

i got sick that day and it was my birthday

[ellinormify]

omg swedish viking lol that makes me sort of proud to be swedish

[OhHiAndie]

I guess things DO happen for a reason -- if John hadn't forgotten his power chord, he would have been less rushed at the airport. If he hand't been rushing, he would have double-checked the machine's name. He wouldn't have misread it, and Nerdfighteria wouldn't exist.

He was meant to be in a rush to film and misread it. :)

[therachelmira]

Nerdfighters!!!!!

[SadUsaChan]

I LOVE NERDFIGHTERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!

[FrogShapedEraser32]

NERDFIGHTERS!!!!!!

Bu-but...you aren't supposed to kill the nerds...

[MikiefKelly]

The day that John comes up with NerdFighters and starts talking faster... Its like watching evolution before your very eyes.

[FredIsMyName22]

He completely ignored the possibility of being from the UK!

[Azami4117]

NERDFIGHTERS YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS



[popstrartobe]

NERDFIGHTERS!!!

[SonatinaVirtuoso]

The fact that it's actually called Aero Fighters is incredibly disappointing.

[TheWarnerSister]

There should be a nerdfighter gathering in that very arcade. :D It's our origin spot!

[kittygurl212]

And thus a community made of awesome was born.

[FirstmateRouge]

Thank goodness he couldn't get his flight switched to an earlier time!

[ganiisness]

yay he picked sweden, and discovered nerdfighters :)

[maxsilbert]

I love how he didn't even consider England...haha

[Invincible117]

Where would we be today if John could read properly?

[Ravenclaw797]

LOL GOOD THING JOHN CAN'T READ CORRECTLY. on a side note, i am also a sucker for bridges.

[ajaandkimmy]

THE ORIGIN OF NERDFIGHTERS!!!! *gasp*

[MrImwatchingyouuu]

Swedish Viking Nerdfighter. Wow, sounds a lot like me.

[komakon]

NO FREAKING WAY! My last name is CHOATE!!! Me and my brother love this, I just started watching all your old vlogs and they are so cool. It's awesome to have a brother! PS: I AM CHOATE!! AND YOU SAID IT RIGHT!!!!!!

[mitDreiEcke]

OH MY GOODNESS I WAS SO EXCITED I HAD TO TYPE IN CAPS.

Because I recognize all the places in the background, since I'm stuck in Savannah at college.

AHHH.

[dolphin64575]

That river makes me want to see The Thames... (And I know how to pronounce it, unlike a majority of American teens.) 

[wrockinmaddie]

"I'm a sucker for bridges."

[muhammad15l04l1993]

Nerdfighter Intro Packet! (NIP) wooo

[pockets1230]

woah the game is actually called Aero Fighters if you pause at 0:56!

[oohdear1397]

Pause at 0:56 - it actually says aero fighters, not nerd fighters.. but I am so glad John misread it :P DFTBA

[Ilamarea]

OMG!?!?

The origins of Nerd Fighters!??!?!

I want too buy that game machine BAD!

[katemahalhk]

@Ilamarea

Apparently, that game is actually called Aerofighters. :D John and Hank managed to make something totally awesome from nothing

[Ilamarea]

@katemahalhk

Yeah, I've realised that.

But it only makes it even more awesome!! :D

[raeilyg]

I got the hugest, derpiest grin on my face when he said "This game seems to be called 'Nerd Fighters.' That's my favorite kind of fighters!"

[SuperRawr89]

i wonder how many people there are like niagriff and myself watching EVERY BROTHERHOOD 2.0 VIDEO THERE IS to discover the start of all the in-jokes and nerdfightaria! 

[katmanbegins]

'Twas the most Awesome mis-reading ever to occur in History. Ahh, the creation of Nerfightaria :)

[ernie9224]

My old chorus teacher's name was Mr. Choate.

[saidamanda]

NERDFIGHTERS ARE REALLY AEROFIGHTERS? Oh noes.

[rikko338]

The very first Thoughts From Places!!

[Exayevie]

The first appearance of Nerdfighters!!! And still, no idea what it is soon to mean... I'm loving watching this all take shape :)

[ArpTubes]

What would life be like today if John had read "Aero Fighters" correctly?

[deathmelon6789]

@ArpTubes I don't know, but i thank God he didn't. :D

[CassidyLeigh21]

"Golfer, golfer, golfer, golfer... baby! Golfer..."

[spidermanandsnape]

NERDFIGHTERS! also john, REALLY bad choice to pick the chin waxing

[foureyes99]

WHERE AND HOW CAN I PLAY THIS ARCADE GAME CALLED "NERDFIGHTER"

[jmovlogs]

@foureyes99 The game actually isn't called Nerdfighters, it is just very hard to read the title which is actually Aerofighters. 

[igotyourmoney23]

oh my god nerd fighters FTW XD so THIS is where it started :)

[DassMorris]

Nerdfighteria were founded the day my nephew was born. Which happens to also be my birthday. :-)

[Artifying]

Wonderful! And so this marks the day where the well known term "nerdfighter" comes from.

[EveAspinall]

And thus, Nerdfighteria was born.

[Nani101]

How apropos, that the video of the beginnings of Nerdfighteria contains a baby!

[HeartAndSoulGirl]

This is the origin of "nerdfighters." Yes.

[aquadrop25]

0:56

Mr. Green, I am reluctant to inform you that the game is Aero Fighters, not Nerd Fighters. But this is probably the best mistake ever committed, so you are forgiven.

DFTBA

[GoCubs3425]

NERDFIGHTERS

[alikidry]

golfer, golfer, golfer, golfers, BABY!

[ooliviah]

SWEDEN =D !!! <3

[JagklikestheMacarena]

I saw him blink. :O

[TheCatie]

Choate is my family name! It is not funny. It is highly respected John. It is a prestigious prep school. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

[lisaradgirl]

awww, the birth of Nerdfightaria....isn't it cute????

[ShanaHaZe]

even john thought nerdfighters kill nerds. shame shame

[DisaroChan]

Sweden ftw! :D

[polarqueen1232]

i wish i was a nerdfighter when you recorded this. i would've forced my parents to drive me the six hours to savannah just so i could say DFTBA. let me know when either of you stop by near atlanta, okay?

[xPwnyTailx]

Oh John you know not what you do.

[orangetree4]

The video game was called Aero fighters, not Nerd fighters D=. I've been living a lie!

You can wiki aero fighters to check.

[Kissqueenofengland]

@orangetree4 Yes, i noticed that too....its all lies!!! (someone should really develop a nerdfighters game though)

[g2theIrishPianist]

@orangetree4 But look what the lie has spawned: unfathomable awesomeness! =D

[stationarycloud]

amen to that.

[ColtharWone]

I find this to be an aceptable origin to the name (nods)

[windchimes098]

I still can't believe he chose to wax his chin rather than watch ice cream melt. :)

[0lelouchlamperouge0]

The beginning... of awesome.

:D

[TisReptar]

And the Nerdfighter phenomenon was born. As big a day in history as July 3th or July 31st. (Harry Potter and J.K. Rowling were born.)

[LonelyBlackButterfly]

@TisReptar Why July 3rd then? Harry and Rowling were born on the 31st. (As was I though that's probably not relevant)

[forevergitsandff4]

john looks a lot like my best friend's brother... =.=

[twowordsJohnnyDepp]

THE BEGINNING OF NERDFIGHTERIA!!

[mmp2011]

NERDFIGHTER!!!!

[QueenBriAntoinette]

Isn't it incredible how one little event like this could start such a huge movement?? Like you even say this video sucks in the description. It's so strange that when things like this happen you don't recognize their future significance. Maybe that's obvious, but I think that is infinitely more made-of-awesome than I will ever understand.

[QueenBriAntoinette]

oh and i'm talking about the nerdfighter thing...

[blessedbyacurse]

I love how the description says "sorry it sucks" when this is the video that everyone references when talking about Nerdfighteria's beginnings... oh, the irony...

[FromKansasWithLove]

February 1st, 2007 - A Date that will live in infamy

[MarioCort]

25 vid cmnt

[masterohumans]

I let out a big huge grin when i saw nerdfighters XD

[music4me186]

I love Savannah!

Haven't been there in awhile but everything was still all familiar looking (:

(it's a nice bridge isn't it?)

and, of course...

NERDFIGHTERS!

[VampireWolfess]

Nerdfighters! ^^

[BrandonHal1000]

February 1st is my birthday!!! The greatest day of your life. Baha! DFTBA!

[Catiebugged]

I'm so glad i started these from the beginning, not knowing is like a big inside joke, in which I just figured out. ^-^

[mushugai]

Is THIS where the term Nerd Fighters came from?

[emmfan09]

It all started here, John. HERE. *continues marathon*

[BANGtheDoleDrums]

Ahhhh Savannah!!!!! :D

[DarthJader11]

if i'd have known about you in 2007 i may have just abducted you. because i live there. heheh

[CeriLouise25]

NERDFIGHTERS!

[BucksStudent]

I love Savannah. I wish I had gone there this week instead of Charleston.

[StrummingSally]

This game is no longer there.

[kkattis]

I feel honored, John, for you choosing Sweden since that's where I'm from. I've never played said game, but it looks awesome!

[MewBecki]

This is quite epic. I can't wait to watch this single video evolve into a Nerdfighteria... It's like one of those time lapse videos where someone takes a picture of themselves everyday they are pregnant and at the end you get to see the baby.

[LlamaSensei]

...And that, kids, is the story of how John Green discovered Nerdfighters.

(Baby! That opens a whole new realm of inside jokes.)

[goombrows]

@LlamaSensei Holy crap, that comment is a year old

that's so old! Was matt smith even the doctor back than?

is that person still a nerdfighter?

So awesome for some reason. I'm wierd

[LoveShiaGDSN]

PAUSE! 0:55 and so the fight against suck begins :)

[sarcasticAzn77]

"Baby...."

Aww :3

[rasselas16]

The Original Nerdfighters.

AHHHH!

[QceanWeaver]

ahhh how could he say "yay now im killing nerds"? did he know at the time what we would become???

[FIGOMAN11]

AND DRUNK!

[FIGOMAN11]

John was so high.

[GeekiGothJussi]

is this how you came up with it?! i always wondered....

[turtletangerine]

Nerdfighter?

So it begins...

[iDorkkkk]

nerdfighters!

haha.