The Grim Kleaper
The Grim Kleaper
The Grim Kleaper (Content Creator)
The Grim Kleaper (often referred to as Kleaper) is a YouTube content creator known for his high-energy, narrative-driven gaming videos that frequently push game mechanics to their absolute breaking points. Specializing in titles like Total War: Warhammer, RimWorld, and Fallout: New Vegas, his content blends technical mastery with a distinct brand of chaotic humor, often centering on "doomstacks" (overpowered army compositions) or absurd modded challenges.[1] He also maintains a second channel, Anti-Kleaper, which features more unscripted or live-commentary style gameplay.[2]
[1][2]Narrative Style and the "GrimKleaper Effect"
Unlike traditional Let's Play commentators who react to gameplay in real-time, The Grim Kleaper is recognized for his "narrative script" approach. In these highly edited videos, he constructs a coherent story arc around his gameplay, often transforming a standard playthrough into a comedic saga of corruption, organ harvesting, or industrial exploitation.[3] This style has been influential enough to spawn the term "The GrimKleaper effect" within the Total War community, describing a trend where creators produce short-form, punchy videos showcasing specific overpowered units or strategies rather than full, unedited campaigns.[1]
[3][1]Notable Games and Series
Kleaper’s portfolio is diverse but united by a theme of extreme optimization and absurdity:
- Total War: Warhammer: He is widely cited for his "doomstack" videos, where he creates armies composed entirely of a single powerful unit type to test their viability against insurmountable odds. These videos often amass millions of views, such as his experiments with "Skrag the Slaughterer" or specific Legendary Lord builds.[4][5] [4][5]
- RimWorld & Frostpunk: His management game content leans heavily into dark humor, frequently making jokes about "fixing unemployment with OSHA violations" or utilizing child labor in Frostpunk because "the children yearn for the steelworks."[6][7] [6][7]
- Fallout: New Vegas: He conducts "chaos runs" using heavy modification, such as a playthrough where every single weapon in the game fires nuclear warheads, turning the Mojave Wasteland into an uninhabitable hellscape.[8] [8]
- Deepwoken (Roblox): Kleaper also covers the hardcore Roblox RPG Deepwoken, creating builds that exploit game mechanics for 100% damage resistance or other game-breaking advantages.[9][10] [9][10]
Background and Persona
Before his rise to prominence on YouTube, Kleaper was an accounting student who described himself as "socially inept" and spent his time making memes about harvesting virtual organs in RimWorld.[3] He successfully transitioned from these niche beginnings to a major gaming influencer, with his main channel videos frequently surpassing 2 to 3 million views.[6][8] His online persona is characterized by a "professional tax evader" bio on social media and a friendly rivalry with fellow creators, often collaborating with or referencing editors like @deltakaizen.[2][11]
[2][11][3][6][8]References
- Reddit: The GrimKleaper Effect
- YouTube: Destroying Humanity with Obesity (and pigs)
- YouTube: Need some help (The Grim Kleaper)
- YouTube: Best Mage Legendary Lord: Skrag the Slaughterer Doomstack
- YouTube: Fixing Unemployment with OSHA Violations
- YouTube: I built a city where the retirement age is 12 in Frostpunk
- YouTube: The Most BROKEN Storyteller (literally)
- YouTube: Fallout New Vegas but EVERYTHING Fires Nukes
- YouTube: This Fundamentally BREAKS Deepwoken...
- YouTube: 100% DAMAGE RESISTANCE BUILD [Finale] | Deepwoken
- X (Twitter): The Grim Kleaper Profile