73 / The B0aty Number

About

73 / The B0aty Number is a phrase that refers to the amount of damage inflicted during a specific Player-Versus-Player fight between the Old School RuneScape (OSRS) streamers B0aty^[1] and Skill Specs^[2] in 2015. After B0aty's defeat in the game, the number inspired remix videos and jokes online and in RuneScape communities.

Origin

In 2015, the Twitch streamers B0aty and Skill Specs fought each other in a death match on stream, during which B0aty confidently states that Skill Specs would not be able to inflict enough damage to wipe out his remaining health and kill him. Immediately after the remark, Skill Specs inflicts 73 damage points in one attack and kills him. Following this, he bursts into laughter while B0aty can be heard in the background commenting in disbelief at what just occurred. On July 2nd, 2015, a video was uploaded to Skill Specs' YouTube channel, which shows the entire fight from his point of view. As of December 2017, it has been viewed over 173,000 times.

Spread & Online Presence

Following the event, the number 73 became associated with B0aty (and to a lesser extent with Skill Specs), and has spawned phrases which are used to express joy and disbelief at seeing it, even when the context is not directly related to the fight. The number is often referenced in various posts on the OSRS subreddit^[3] and within the OSRS Twitch and Twitter communities. Videos have been created about the event, including compilations of the number occurring and edits of the fight.

On February 28th 2017, Twitter^[4] user @YoungJilker uploaded a video featuring Big Man Tyrone in which he chuckles about the number. The video has received upwards of 12,000 views.

The fight has also been acknowledged and referenced within the game. On December 11th, 2017, the annual Christmas holiday event was added into OldSchool RuneScape, and featured an indirect reference to the number during a conversation with an NPC.

Resurgence

In June 2017, the meme made a large resurgence when B0aty died from seventy three damage during an attempt at beating the "Inferno"; Oldschool _RuneScape_'s toughest Player-Versus-Monster challenge. A Twitch of the event was created and has been viewed over 127,000 times as of December 2017.

Search Interest

References