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==Summery==
==Summery==
[[File:Kogpyramid.jpg|770px|thumb|center|KoG's GET pyramid, created by him.]]
[[File:Kogpyramid.jpg|770px|thumb|center|KoG's GET pyramid, created by him.]]
'''The King of GETs''' is a legendary and long-running troll on 4chan, famous for stealing [[GET]]s, major and minor, all over the website. Since his "debut" in 2007, KoG has become the most well known GETposter in the site's history as well as greatly influencing GET culture in general. In December 13th, 2007 he created a youtube channel<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/user/KingofGETs/featured KoG's Youtube channel.]</ref> where he's been posting videos about his GETs as well as other things ever since. When making GET posts, KoG is most known for using images of Yugi as well as the ice fairy Cirno from Touhou. Despite Yugi being his original and most recognized avatar, in more recent years he's been using Cirno far more often. He also frequently uses images of Serena from Pokémon when scoring GETs on /vp/. His nickname is a play on the "King of Games" title awarded to winners of various Yugioh tournaments.   
'''The King of GETs''' is a legendary and long-running troll on 4chan, famous for stealing GETs, major and minor, all over the website. Since his "debut" in 2007, KoG has become the most well known GETposter in the site's history as well as greatly influencing GET culture in general. In December 13th, 2007 he created a youtube channel<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/user/KingofGETs/featured KoG's Youtube channel.]</ref> where he's been posting videos about his GETs as well as other things ever since. When making GET posts, KoG is most known for using images of Yugi as well as the ice fairy Cirno from Touhou. Despite Yugi being his original and most recognized avatar, in more recent years he's been using Cirno far more often. He also frequently uses images of Serena from Pokémon when scoring GETs on /vp/. His nickname is a play on the "King of Games" title awarded to winners of various Yugioh tournaments.   
 


==Origin Story==
==Origin Story==
KoG's first appearance was in an /a/ thread on November 24th, 2007 in which he informed another poster that if his post number ended in 5 his sister would die, and it did end in 5, sending the thread into an uproar.
[[File:KoG_.png|220px|thumb|KoG's original 5.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20220110181752/https://iili.io/YL4pmx.png Full image]</ref>]]
[[File:KoG_.png|220px|thumb|KoG's original 5.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20220110181752/https://iili.io/YL4pmx.png Full image]</ref>]]
KoG's first appearance was in an /a/ thread on November 24th, 2007 in which he informed another poster that if his post number ended in 5 his sister would die, and it did end in 5, sending the thread into an uproar.
KoG's first appearance was in an /a/ thread on November 24th, 2007 in which he informed another poster that if his post number ended in 5 his sister would die, and it did end in 5, sending the thread into an uproar. His post was accompanied by an image of Yami Yugi from Yugioh, which has since become KoG's avatar. Later in the thread other anons posted images of Yugi getting punched, but KoG once again correctly predicted his post number, saying that if his digits ended in 2 he activates his trap card and the other posters get punched. Following this, KoG would continue making posts and threads on /a/ predicting 5s, dubs, trips etc until eventually becoming a recognized poster on the board for his ability to score digits so consistently, as well as his showmanship while doing so. KoG would later expand his GET stealing efforts to virtually every board on 4chan, becoming notorious site-wide for (at the time of writing this) *14 years* of GET stealing.
His post was accompanied by an image of Yami Yugi from Yugioh, which has since become KoG's avatar. Later in the thread other anons posted images of Yugi getting punched, but KoG once again correctly predicted his post number, saying that if his digits ended in 2 he activates his trap card and the other posters get punched. Following this, KoG would continue making posts and threads on /a/ predicting 5s, dubs, trips etc until eventually becoming a recognized poster on the board for his ability to score digits so consistently, as well as his showmanship while doing so. KoG would later expand his GET stealing efforts to virtually every board on 4chan, becoming notorious site-wide for (at the time of writing this) *14 years* of GET stealing.




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[[File:Kogmetathread.png|220px|thumb]]
[[File:Kogmetathread.png|220px|thumb]]
KoG has "retired" numerous times, his first being in July 16th of 2008,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20220110183923/https://archived.moe/a/thread/13323979/ An /a/ thread about KoG's first "retirement".]</ref> but as of February 2022 he has never actually left for good. The height of his career was not coincidentally during the height of Bateman/dubs posting on /a/, /b/ and /v/ in 2009-2011, during which he gained most of his infamy. This was back when /a/ had far looser moderation rather than some of the strictest on the site like it has today. He would make tons of successful GET posts and threads and consequently gained somewhat of a following on /a/. [[An Anecdotal History of Cirno Posting|He also inspired other Cirno posters to begin claiming digits in her name for years to come.]] Meta threads about GETs and KoG even became a meme in and of themselves. These threads don't occur anymore, since as was mentioned earlier KoG doesn't really care about minor GETs anymore and only pops in every now and again to steal major ones.
KoG has "retired" numerous times, his first being in July 16th of 2008,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20220110183923/https://archived.moe/a/thread/13323979/ An /a/ threads abot KoG's first "retirement".]</ref> but as of February 2022 he has never actually left for good. The height of his career was not coincidentally during the height of Bateman/dubs posting on /a/, /b/ and /v/ in 2009-2011, during which he gained most of his infamy. This was back when /a/ had far looser moderation rather than some of the strictest on the site like it has today. He would make tons of successful GET posts and threads and consequently gained somewhat of a following on /a/. He also inspired other Cirno posters to begin claiming digits in her name for years to come. Meta threads about GETs and KoG even became a meme in and of themselves. These threads don't occur anymore, since as was mentioned earlier KoG doesn't really care about minor GETs anymore and only pops in every now and again to steal major ones.


KoG's GET pyramid documents most (all?) of his moderate/major GETs. The rarer the GET the higher up it is in the pyramid. As of February 2022, KoG's rarest GET ever is 123456789 on /tv/,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20220202112140/https://archive.4plebs.org/tv/thread/123455574/#123456789 The 123456789 GET on /tv/.]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYQVuGJNImw&ab_channel=KingofGETs A video KoG made about the above.]</ref> which he scored on November 2nd of 2019. Previously, his rarest GET was 101010101 on /a/, acquired on January 27th, 2014.<ref>[https://archived.moe/a/thread/101009434/#101010101 The 101010101 GET on /a/.]</ref>  
KoG's GET pyramid documents most (all?) of his moderate/major GETs. The rarer the GET the higher up it is in the pyramid. As of February 2022, KoG's rarest GET ever is 123456789 on /tv/,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20220202112140/https://archive.4plebs.org/tv/thread/123455574/#123456789 The 123456789 GET on /tv/.]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYQVuGJNImw&ab_channel=KingofGETs A video KoG made about the above.]</ref> which he scored on November 2nd of 2019. Previously, his rarest GET was 101010101 on /a/, acquired on January 27th, 2014.<ref>[https://archived.moe/a/thread/101009434/#101010101 The 101010101 GET on /a/.]</ref>  
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Cirno's greatest victory over Pepe came during the so called "Day of The Lake" on September 9th of 2019, during which a Cirno sticky was made on /bant/ and the first frogposter in the thread was publicly banned 9 times. All subsequent frogposters received public bans as well.<ref>[https://archived.moe/bant/thread/8700931 The Day of The Lake.]</ref>
Cirno's greatest victory over Pepe came during the so called "Day of The Lake" on September 9th of 2019, during which a Cirno sticky was made on /bant/ and the first frogposter in the thread was publicly banned 9 times. All subsequent frogposters received public bans as well.<ref>[https://archived.moe/bant/thread/8700931 The Day of The Lake.]</ref>


KoG has uploaded a video to his youtube channel compiling many of his anti-frog GETs.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K65YfNvD5R8&ab_channel=KingofGETs</ref>
=See also=
* [[An Anecdotal History of Cirno Posting]]
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