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What is a Gank? The History of Online Gaming's Most Brutal Ambushes

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Ganking is the act of ruining someone’s day by grouping up with at least one other player to ambush and kill them.

If you’ve watched or played any competitive MOBA in the last 10 years, then you’ll be very familiar with this concept.

But you might be surprised to hear that ganking actually didn’t start in MOBAs at all. In fact, it didn’t even start in video games.

Written by: Daniel Rosen (@Daniel_Rosen)
Edited by: Colten Gowan (@TheOnlyZoltan)
Hosted and produced by: Miles Hacket (@miles_hackett)
Graphics by: Diego Bernal Gómez (@diegomographics)

Music used under license from Associated Production Music LLC (”APM”).

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22 comments

Alexander Lloyd Mendoza March 19, 2019 - 6:31 am

shows clip of lol
Youre doing your thing and list hitting CREEPS
Me: creeps in lol?

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Geedi Mohammed March 19, 2019 - 6:31 am

Is it just me or is the outtake sound effect absolutely unnecessary and kills the whole video for you wich makes you never watch a video of that channel. Was loving the video formal well formatted but then first beep happened after two more i gave up. This trend needs to stop now my ears are bleeding

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Evan Evan March 19, 2019 - 6:31 am

3:17 captions fed up

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Trusty Knave March 19, 2019 - 6:31 am

Texans might not agree on the meaning of garboon monkaS

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Darian Bell March 19, 2019 - 6:31 am

always just thought it was a play off the word flank which is basically they same thing in definition.

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Jay Risso March 19, 2019 - 6:31 am

Is that a Team Liquid shirt?

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Sneebo bobbo March 19, 2019 - 6:31 am

Folks what about hcf

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Noteamaasime March 19, 2019 - 6:31 am

I thought the word gank come from gang bang …

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Shane Desmond March 19, 2019 - 6:31 am

Ganking is just like a drive by

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Noah Wuwungan March 19, 2019 - 6:31 am

Where is the "play" from dota 2, the most iconic "sloppy failed" gank (counter gank) in the history of pro dota 2

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*** *** March 19, 2019 - 6:31 am

Me: is widowmaker
Enemy genji tracer and sombra: what's this, an opportunity to gank someone 😉

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Theodore Nash March 19, 2019 - 6:31 am

Overwatch has ganks

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CreatveMnds March 19, 2019 - 6:31 am

?????????????

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Kong Truong March 19, 2019 - 6:31 am

I love the counter gank. Those gameplay are the best.

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Carved Parachute March 19, 2019 - 6:31 am

Why is gritty in the thumbnail?!? Lmao

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DH-pelaa March 19, 2019 - 6:31 am

why is gritty here

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Senpai Creampie March 19, 2019 - 6:31 am

Now teach us about Garboon

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MrSoloQ March 19, 2019 - 6:31 am

Nice Maverick shirt

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Unluko Maluko March 19, 2019 - 6:31 am

i see jerax, i click

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Random 11 March 19, 2019 - 6:31 am

Wait it isn’t short for gang flank

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Silentstorm March 19, 2019 - 6:31 am

I didn't need to relive that sven gank..

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Danetto March 19, 2019 - 6:31 am

Great videos

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