40 Fun Facts About CrankGameplays

The channel name Unus Annus, chosen by Ethan Nestor and Markiplier, is Latin for which phrase?

One year was exactly how long the channel was allowed to live. The pair wiped it, videos and all, the moment its countdown clock ran out.

As Unus on Unus Annus, Ethan Nestor wore a suit of which color opposite Markiplier's Annus?

Black was Ethan's color as Unus, set against the white worn by Markiplier's Annus. The pair put both suits back on for the channel's final ten minutes.

What did Ethan Nestor do in front of Markiplier at a PAX East panel that made him memorable?

A backflip earned him the nickname Backflip Dude among Markiplier's fans. The two stayed in touch, and Mark later offered him a job.

Ethan Nestor trained for years in which sport before slipping grades forced a choice?

Gymnastics gave way when his grades declined. He decided he could not fully commit to both the sport and a YouTube channel, and he picked the channel.

Ethan Nestor dyed his hair which color after one of his charity livestreams reached its goal?

Blue became his trademark look until he stopped maintaining it in late 2017. He dyed it back briefly in early 2019 for another charity goal.

Ethan Nestor carries EpiPens with him because of a severe allergy to which food?

Peanuts are so dangerous to him that before his first kiss he stopped to ask the girl whether she had eaten any beforehand.

Ethan Nestor began making videos as a teenager in Cape Elizabeth, a coastal town in which state?

Maine is where he started in 2012, recording gaming commentary in the basement of his parents' house before the channel carried him across the country.

Ethan Nestor stepped into the ring against a fellow YouTuber in which sport at Creator Clash 2?

Boxing brought him a win by stoppage in the third of five scheduled rounds. The same card featured Arin Hanson of Game Grumps in a heavyweight bout.

What job did Markiplier offer Ethan Nestor in 2016, prompting a move across the country?

Video editor was his way in. He cut Markiplier's uploads until late 2017, then stopped so he could go full time on his own channel.

Which Latin phrase did Ethan Nestor and Markiplier adopt as the motto of Unus Annus?

Memento mori, a reminder that everyone dies, was the point of the project. Each video was destined to vanish, so viewers had to watch while they could.

Ethan Nestor left the East Coast in 2016 to work for Markiplier in which city?

Los Angeles put him close to Markiplier and friend Tyler Scheid. He soon became a regular face in Mark's videos and on his live tour.

How often did Ethan Nestor and Markiplier post a new video to Unus Annus during its run?

Every day for twelve months a new upload appeared, on top of the work for the pair's own channels. All of it is now gone from YouTube by design.

Unus Annus, Ethan Nestor's channel with Markiplier, threatened takedown notices against fans doing what?

Re-uploading the videos would have defeated a channel built to disappear. The pair worked to keep copies off the internet to preserve the project's intent.

What is the name of Ethan Nestor's Australian cattle dog, a regular sight on his livestreams?

Spencer shares a mark with his owner. Ethan had a small X tattooed near his elbow to match the X that shelters give neutered animals.

Which unscripted podcast did Ethan Nestor launch with his friend and fellow YouTuber Jacksepticeye?

Brain Leak was pitched as an excuse for two far-apart friends to hang out. Ethan joked that the show left them contractually obligated to be friends.

Which ceremony gave Ethan Nestor and Markiplier its 2021 collaboration prize for Unus Annus?

Streamy Awards voters honored the channel more than a year after it vanished, so the winning work could no longer be watched anywhere official.

Ethan Nestor first met his future podcast partner Jacksepticeye at PAX East, a gaming convention in which city?

Boston is where Jacksepticeye says the two met in 2015, in an era when YouTubers still drew long convention lines for panels and meet-and-greets.

Ethan Nestor moved to a fresh channel in 2015 partly because subscribers mostly watched videos featuring whom?

His grandmother starred in a popular series where she played or reacted to games. He said he did not want to exploit her for views.

Which nickname stuck to Ethan Nestor after he jokingly misspelled his own name in an Unus Annus skit?

Eef came from a Hooked on Phonics episode in which he pretended he could not read. It became a running gag in both his and Mark's communities.

Ethan Nestor is among the additional voices in which horror film adapted from a David Szymanski video game?

Iron Lung was written, directed and funded by his old boss Markiplier, who also starred and cast friends including Jacksepticeye.

Ethan Nestor's first YouTube upload, made with friend Andrew Harrington in 2012, featured which game?

Happy Wheels was the game. Harrington was dubbed Lanky Randman in that clip, a name he later adopted as his own online alias.

Ethan Nestor appears as which kind of monster in the interactive special A Heist with Markiplier?

A zombie is his part, credited as Zombethan, beside Tyler Scheid's Zombyler. Ethan also plays a second character in the special, called Heapass.

Ethan Nestor joined Markiplier's You're Welcome Tour, a live stage show built around which kind of performance?

Improv comedy was a form Ethan himself introduced to Mark. The show mixed it with audience participation and played the US, Europe and Australia.

Ethan Nestor hosted a 2021 live Twitch event with Hyper RPG that was inspired by which horror game?

Five Nights at Freddy's inspired the event, titled Five Nights at Hyper. Ethan played a guard whose Twitch audience helped him watch the security feeds.

Ethan Nestor has run several charity streams, one lasting twelve hours, for which gaming nonprofit?

AbleGamers works to make video games accessible to players with disabilities. Ethan's fundraisers for it ran through the platform Tiltify.

Since his school days, Ethan Nestor has solved which puzzle to help himself stay focused?

Rubik's Cube solving has been his focus aid since school, where he was diagnosed with ADHD around the seventh grade.

Roughly how many people watched live as Ethan Nestor and Markiplier ended Unus Annus in November 2020?

1.5 million viewers tuned in at the peak of the farewell stream. Some set alarms so they would not sleep through a moment that could never be rewatched.

In one Unus Annus video, Ethan Nestor and Markiplier tested how many slaps it takes to cook what?

A chicken was the test subject. It was one of a twelve-month run of stunts that also included building an escape room and drinking coffee in the desert.

Which injury did Markiplier suffer during the filming of Unus Annus, his channel with Ethan Nestor?

A broken nose was the price of one stunt on a channel that courted real danger. Another video had the pair trying to light an indoor fire for s'mores.

Ethan Nestor is credited with which role in the interactive sequel In Space with Markiplier?

The Wormhole is his credit, making him a space phenomenon rather than a crew member. Friend Tyler Scheid got the more conventional part of First Mate.

Creator Clash 2, where Ethan Nestor won his bout in April 2023, took place in which Florida city?

Tampa staged both Creator Clash cards: the first at the Yuengling Center in 2022, then Amalie Arena for the one Ethan fought on.

Ethan Nestor's original channel was featured as a bonus pick in a shoutout competition run by which YouTuber?

PewDiePie's 2013 contest is better remembered for Jacksepticeye, whose own small channel took off after its mention. Ethan's was a quieter bonus entry.

Ethan Nestor's family kept three dogs named Max, Dexter and Cooper, all of which breed?

Portuguese water dog coats suited the household. Ethan was allergic to dogs as a child before growing out of it, and the breed is considered hypoallergenic.

Ethan Nestor took the word Crank for his channel name from which object in his room?

A poster that read Crank was on his wall, and he added the Gameplays suffix himself. He later renamed the channel after himself.

Gizmo, the mascot of Ethan Nestor's CrankGameplays channel, is which kind of object?

A gear named Gizmo is the mascot, and Ethan called the channel's fans the Cranky Crew.

What is the profession of Ethan Nestor's father Mark, who helped launch the CrankGameplays channel?

Graphic designer is his trade, which made him the channel's first art department: he made the original CrankGameplays logo and video intro.

Which YouTuber did Ethan Nestor stop in the third round on the Creator Clash 2 card?

Leonhart lasted until 1 minute 34 seconds of round three in a bout scheduled for five. The night was headlined by Alex Wassabi against iDubbbz.

Ethan Nestor's father named him after the hero of which film, having just seen it for the first time?

Mission: Impossible supplied the name, because its hero is the agent Ethan Hunt. His mother had expected a girl and had already picked a different name.

Ethan Nestor has which landmark from his hometown of Cape Elizabeth tattooed on his upper left arm?

A lighthouse, Portland Head Light, is the design. He visited it often while growing up and had it inked in 2021 as a childhood keepsake.

In which weight class did Ethan Nestor fight on the Creator Clash 2 card in April 2023?

Welterweight was his division on a card that also put former WWE wrestler John Hennigan in a heavyweight bout.