IShowSpeed, real name Darren Watkins Jr., is an American streamer and YouTuber whose loud, high-energy reactions helped him build a huge audience on YouTube and TikTok in the early 2020s. Clips of his shouting and screaming were repeatedly cut into short edits, reaction videos and soundboards, where the most intense moments became shorthand for shock and chaos. Because his style is instantly recognisable, the scream still works in memes and gaming edits without needing any context from the original stream.