TOKYO, JAPAN: In a recent online gathering, PewDiePie's dedicated fans took to the social media platform 'X' to express their discontent with the creators of the newly launched series 'Gen V'.
This show, a spin-off of the popular 'The Boys' available on Amazon Prime Video, drew the ire of the YouTuber's fans due to a joke made by one of its characters, which appeared to reference a past scandal involving PewDiePie.
Currently, PewDiePie is on a temporary hiatus from YouTube, as he resides in Japan with his wife and their newborn child.
With a staggering 111 million subscribers on his channel, PewDiePie occasionally treats his audience to updates on his life as a new father through infrequent uploads.
What joke did the 'Gen V' show make about PewDiePie?
In the series 'Gen V', the plot revolves around a group of young superheroes enrolled in a university to refine their extraordinary abilities, set within the same universe as 'The Boys'.
However, one particular scene in the show drew the attention of PewDiePie's dedicated followers. In this scene, a character who operates a YouTube channel in the show, refers to herself as "kind of like PewDiePie without the Nazi stuff."
This statement triggered a wave of discontent among fans, as they disapproved of the character's remark.
The fans interpreted this dialogue as an allusion to the controversy that surrounded PewDiePie in 2017 when he faced accusations of using racial slurs during a livestream.
The show even has a character making a joke using Johnny Depp's name, stating, "I’m gonna Johnny Depp someone so hard they’re going to want to crawl into a hole and die."
PewDiePie fans assert 'Gen V' show has bad writing
Following the character's joke about PewDiePie in 'Gen V', numerous supporters of the YouTuber stepped forward to share their opinions.
One user wrote, "I know the line has already been mocked to death but that Gen V Pewdiepie line was so f**king corny and bad that I cannot escape the emotional torment it sits under."
Another user wrote, "Yeah sounds like bad writing lol."
A user stated, "Whenever the writers for The Boys universe try to reference internet culture it shows me they’re all 40 year old men who think we’re still in 2016."
A user commented, "What do they have against the guy. He’s done nothing for years."
