"Boxxy" redirects here. For other uses of a similar term, see Boxy (disambiguation).
Catherine Wayne is an American Internet celebrity, vlogger and voice actress best known for her character Boxxy in her highly energetic vlogs.[1] Her rise in popularity began in late 2008 and early 2009.
In January 2008, Wayne recorded two videos addressing her friends on Gaia Online and uploaded them to YouTube under the alias boxxybabee. They were reposted to the site i-am-bored.com later in the year, and then eventually appeared on 4chan. Wayne responded to the popularity of her initial videos in a third video that was uploaded to her new YouTube channel, boxxybabee, in January 2009. The videos depict Wayne in heavy eyeliner[2][3][4] rambling in an excitable stream-of-consciousness style about various topics and experiences.[1][5]
The presence of the videos was divisive on 4chan, with factions claiming to either support or oppose Boxxy, leading to various flame wars and hacking incidents.[2][6] This led to a denial-of-service attack on 4chan itself, shutting the site down for several hours.[1] Participants went elsewhere, launching a "Twitter bomb" that May.[7] On YouTube, the popular Boxxy channel was hacked and the source's identity outed.[8] A number of spoofs, parody videos and remixes were posted throughout the web.[1][6][8]
In March 2010, Urlesque named Boxxy number 104 on its list of "The 100 Most Iconic Internet Videos". She was left out of the top 100 list because her videos were relatively new at the time.[9] In late 2010, Wayne began selling Boxxy items on eBay.[3] On November 25, 2010, she uploaded an edited clip from the film Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope under the alias ANewHopeee. The original clip contained Princess Leia's holographic message to Obi-Wan Kenobi. Wayne replaced Princess Leia's speech with her own request for her fans' help in regaining access to her old account, boxxybabee.[citation needed]
On January 10, 2011, she posted a new, more introspective video[10] onto a new YouTube account (ANewHopeee)[11] in which she explains that Boxxy started as an exaggerated internet persona representative of her personality and interests at the time of the first recordings, but eventually grew into a tongue-in-cheek parody of her younger self in later videos. This video caused some discussions as to its authenticity.[3][5] On January 19, 2011, Boxxy was mentioned in a local Fox 11 report on Internet trolls.[12]
On June 17, 2011, Wayne made a third YouTube account (Bodaciousboxxy) and continued uploading a single video of herself.[13] In this video, she claims that the Boxxy in the video of January 2011 is not the real Boxxy, but a girl who looks a lot like her, who was supposedly hacked by a character named "Svetlana".[citation needed]
In 2018, Wayne lent her voice to BoxxyQuest: The Gathering Storm, an indierole-playing game satirizing various aspects of internet culture. She is credited with both conceptualization and voice-over work as the game's protagonist.[18]
^ abcdJohnson, Bobbie (January 20, 2009). "How Boxxy brought the web to its knees". The Guardian. from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
^ abJutras, Lisan (February 6, 2009). "The face that launched an online war". The Globe and Mail. from the original on June 27, 2009.
^ abcCario, Erwan (January 11, 2011). "Le grand retour de Boxxy" (in French). Libération. from the original on July 25, 2011. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
^Larrouy, Sophie-Marie (January 22, 2009). "Foxy Boxxy : celle qui parle pour ne rien dire" (in French). madmoiZelle.com. from the original on July 25, 2011. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
^ abPlafke, James (January 11, 2011). "Lord in Internet Heaven Save Us, Boxxy is Back". Geekosystem. from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
^Hickey, Matt (May 20, 2009). "4chan legions game Twitter, bring back Boxxy". CNET. from the original on January 28, 2013. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
^ abPhillips, Tom (January 21, 2009). "Boxxy, or How A Teenage Girl May Destroy The Internet As We Know It Without Really Trying". Metro. from the original on January 24, 2009. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
^Weber, Lindsey (March 5, 2010). . AOL. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
^"Things are about to get intense". YouTube. from the original on October 7, 2021. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
^"Please subscribe & become a friend! New Autographs coming soon!". YouTube. from the original on September 8, 2012. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
^Plafke, James (June 17, 2011). "Lord in Internet Heaven Save Us Once More, Boxxy is Back Again". Geekosystem. from the original on July 28, 2011. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
^Carlson, Dunsten (January 4, 2014). "Remember Boxxy? Check Her Out At Her New Job". SocialNewsDaily. from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
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Boxxy redirects here For other uses of a similar term see Boxy disambiguation Catherine Wayne is an American Internet celebrity vlogger and voice actress best known for her character Boxxy in her highly energetic vlogs 1 Her rise in popularity began in late 2008 and early 2009 Catherine WayneBornUnited StatesKnown forViral videosYouTube informationChannelsboxxybabee ANewHopeee bodaciousboxxyYears active2008 presentGenresComedyvlogsSubscribers371 thousand boxxybabee 314 thousand ANewHopeee 34 thousand bodaciousboxxy Total views51 7 million boxxybabee 24 million ANewHopeee 1 9 million bodaciousboxxy Creator Awards100 000 subscribersLast updated February 27 2023Websitewww wbr catiewayne wbr com Contents 1 Career 1 1 Online work 1 2 Other work 2 Personal life 3 References 4 External linksCareer editOnline work edit In January 2008 Wayne recorded two videos addressing her friends on Gaia Online and uploaded them to YouTube under the alias boxxybabee They were reposted to the site i am bored com later in the year and then eventually appeared on 4chan Wayne responded to the popularity of her initial videos in a third video that was uploaded to her new YouTube channel boxxybabee in January 2009 The videos depict Wayne in heavy eyeliner 2 3 4 rambling in an excitable stream of consciousness style about various topics and experiences 1 5 The presence of the videos was divisive on 4chan with factions claiming to either support or oppose Boxxy leading to various flame wars and hacking incidents 2 6 This led to a denial of service attack on 4chan itself shutting the site down for several hours 1 Participants went elsewhere launching a Twitter bomb that May 7 On YouTube the popular Boxxy channel was hacked and the source s identity outed 8 A number of spoofs parody videos and remixes were posted throughout the web 1 6 8 In March 2010 Urlesque named Boxxy number 104 on its list of The 100 Most Iconic Internet Videos She was left out of the top 100 list because her videos were relatively new at the time 9 In late 2010 Wayne began selling Boxxy items on eBay 3 On November 25 2010 she uploaded an edited clip from the film Star Wars Episode IV A New Hope under the alias ANewHopeee The original clip contained Princess Leia s holographic message to Obi Wan Kenobi Wayne replaced Princess Leia s speech with her own request for her fans help in regaining access to her old account boxxybabee citation needed On January 10 2011 she posted a new more introspective video 10 onto a new YouTube account ANewHopeee 11 in which she explains that Boxxy started as an exaggerated internet persona representative of her personality and interests at the time of the first recordings but eventually grew into a tongue in cheek parody of her younger self in later videos This video caused some discussions as to its authenticity 3 5 On January 19 2011 Boxxy was mentioned in a local Fox 11 report on Internet trolls 12 On June 17 2011 Wayne made a third YouTube account Bodaciousboxxy and continued uploading a single video of herself 13 In this video she claims that the Boxxy in the video of January 2011 is not the real Boxxy but a girl who looks a lot like her who was supposedly hacked by a character named Svetlana citation needed Other work edit Between December 2013 and December 2014 Wayne was a host for the Animalist streaming series for Discovery Digital Networks 14 15 16 In 2017 Wayne voiced the character Marsha for Disney XD s Billy Dilley s Super Duper Subterranean Summer 17 In 2018 Wayne lent her voice to BoxxyQuest The Gathering Storm an indie role playing game satirizing various aspects of internet culture She is credited with both conceptualization and voice over work as the game s protagonist 18 Personal life editWayne is of Greek descent 19 References edit a b c d Johnson Bobbie January 20 2009 How Boxxy brought the web to its knees The Guardian Archived from the original on July 27 2011 Retrieved July 26 2011 a b Jutras Lisan February 6 2009 The face that launched an online war The Globe and Mail Archived from the original on June 27 2009 a b c Cario Erwan January 11 2011 Le grand retour de Boxxy in French Liberation Archived from the original on July 25 2011 Retrieved July 26 2011 Larrouy Sophie Marie January 22 2009 Foxy Boxxy celle qui parle pour ne rien dire in French madmoiZelle com Archived from the original on July 25 2011 Retrieved July 26 2011 a b Plafke James January 11 2011 Lord in Internet Heaven Save Us Boxxy is Back Geekosystem Archived from the original on July 26 2011 Retrieved July 26 2011 a b Phillips Tom January 22 2009 Voxy Boxxy s proxy war Metro Hickey Matt May 20 2009 4chan legions game Twitter bring back Boxxy CNET Archived from the original on January 28 2013 Retrieved July 26 2011 a b Phillips Tom January 21 2009 Boxxy or How A Teenage Girl May Destroy The Internet As We Know It Without Really Trying Metro Archived from the original on January 24 2009 Retrieved July 26 2011 Weber Lindsey March 5 2010 Boxxy 104 The 100 Most Iconic Internet Videos AOL Archived from the original on July 17 2011 Retrieved July 26 2011 Things are about to get intense YouTube Archived from the original on October 7 2021 Retrieved August 22 2012 Please subscribe amp become a friend New Autographs coming soon YouTube Archived from the original on September 8 2012 Retrieved August 22 2012 Trolls Fox 11 News January 19 2011 Plafke James June 17 2011 Lord in Internet Heaven Save Us Once More Boxxy is Back Again Geekosystem Archived from the original on July 28 2011 Retrieved July 26 2011 Carlson Dunsten January 4 2014 Remember Boxxy Check Her Out At Her New Job SocialNewsDaily Archived from the original on July 14 2014 Retrieved July 4 2014 About Host Catie Wayne Discovery Digital Networks Archived from the original on June 28 2014 Retrieved July 4 2014 YouTube December 16 2013 https www youtube com watch v ro9GQU TguI Archived June 21 2014 at the Wayback Machine Billy Dilley s Super Duper Subterranean Summer IMDb Archived from the original on October 7 2021 Retrieved June 27 2017 BoxxyQuest The Gathering Storm Archived from the original on November 11 2018 Retrieved November 9 2018 catiewayne May 16 2014 FateJacketX I m Greek 3 Tweet via Twitter External links editOfficial website Catherine Wayne at IMDb Boxxy entry at Know Your Meme Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Catherine Wayne amp oldid 1216613962, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
