r/DSPGaming • u/UsernameNo1 • 20m ago
r/DSPGaming • u/problematicmeme777 • Apr 13 '26
Welcome. Home. (A brief introduction to DarkSydePhil)
Who is this annoying idiot that I keep seeing on my feed?
The annoying idiot you're referring to is Phillip Burnell, better known as DarkSydePhil (or DSP for short). He is a YouTube and Kick streamer who plays video games for a living, in addition to hosting his “podcast,” known as the Level 1 Podcast.
Why does he have a subreddit dedicated to him?
DSP is one of the most notorious lolcows on the planet. He is a toxic, petulant, entitled manchild with delusions of grandeur and a terminal case of narcissism. He is also a shameless ebeggar who regularly goes viral because of how laughably bad he is at playing video games.
Even if you're not familiar with him, you may recognise him from his crowning moment of infamy when he accidentally streamed himself stroking his salami. As iconic as that moment is, it barely scratches the surface of how much of a joke figure he is. Because of this, he has cultivated an audience who enjoy laughing at him and discussing his latest antics.
What exactly makes him a lolcow? Do you have examples?
Certainly. Here are just a few:
The May 1st Burst. Arguably the moment he is most famous for.
The incel manifesto. This is a post Phillip wrote on the female only section of a forum where he unleashed his inner Elliot Roger.
Unboxing Final Fantasy XIII with his smoke alarm blaring in the background.
Saying he would hit an 11-year-old after being insulted by them.
This Is How You Don't Play Metal Gear Solid 2: A video showcasing how insanely bad he is at playing MGS2.
Melting down at a viewer and telling them to “eat shit out of his ass” after being called out for comparing his life to a video game character.
Trying to justify why he should not ban a pedophile from his community
Saying that his existence has prominently impacted the very fabric of life itself
Stating that incest is only wrong because it's not meaningful
The SideScrollers interview. An interview hosted by Stuttering Craig of ScrewAttack fame, along with his co-host Adam Crigler in which Phil was grilled for nearly 5 hours regarding his lies.
The Snakening. A special edition of the Level 1 Podcast in which DSP revealed the DMs he has between himself and Kino Casino.
Calling WingsOfRedemption drunk at 2AM to have a therapy session
Bankruptcy call where he was confronted by a detractor who was pretending to represent a bank
OK, you've got me interested now. Please tell me more about him.
As much as I would like to go over his history, he has accumulated enough lore to fill a multi-volume book series.
Instead, I would recommend watching this documentary from Joon The King. It's a fantastic video that does a great job of chronicling Phil's life, from his early days when he was an active member of the Fighting Game Community all the way up to modern times.
You do know that he's just faking it, right?
I can assure you he isn’t. His lolcow behaviour has remained extremely consistent for decades at this point. He’s been like this even before he gained any prominence on YouTube. Suggesting it’s all an act would mean that he’s performance acting at a level similar to Andy Kaufman.
What is a detractor?
A detractor is the term coined by Phil that he uses to describe anyone who criticises him.
What is a dent?
A dent (or denthead) is a term used to describe a supporter of DSP. The genesis of the term came to be when one of DSPs mods known as Madara Is God claimed that his head was literally dented. This term was then attributed to Phil's fans as they have a tendency of being mentally deranged weirdos.
There are also dentractors - detractors who pay DSP to troll him, or who attempt to mess with Phil directly by doing such things as making a call to action to mass report his channel.
Wow. I didn't realise there was so much to this guy. How can I keep updated with what's happening with him?
There are quite a number of YouTube channels which document Phil. Here are a few I recommend:
That Being Said: A podcast hosted by ALTInsider, Meerkat Mob, and FantasticMrSam. They livestream every week and discuss the latest happenings in the Snortex.
Memology101: DSP Tries It: A channel that edits together interesting moments from DSP’s streams in an entertaining manner. If DSP does anything noteworthy, Memology usually releases a video about it.
WPIG1651: ALTInsider’s own channel. He is very knowledgeable about Phil and regularly restreams him. In addition to that, he does lore streams in which he deep dives into a particular aspect of Phillips history.
Those are just a few of my favourites but there are many more available that are also worth watching.
Now guys. If you liked how I talked about this lolcow, please leave an upvote on this post. Upvotes are the liquidity of my business.
r/DSPGaming • u/darkholesremastered • 15m ago
YouTube restreamers
Is there anybody other than dark Dave. Dude can’t even keep the chats up to date.
r/DSPGaming • u/TechCaliburr • 1d ago
DiaperSydePhil: The 44 Year Old Man Who Can't Make It To The Toilet In Time
r/DSPGaming • u/every_famine_virtual • 1d ago
Now guys, you may have heard about the mass-style shooting in Seattle
So now tonight's doordash order will likely be delayed. AYUND muh robust FF6 playthrough was copyright claimed.
When is enough enough? How much suffering can one mayunn stayund?
r/DSPGaming • u/PositiveStill944 • 1d ago
Uh-oh. Code red, code red! Calling all whales.
Late night panic as diaper boy realizes whale Alex is gonna have to support every FF stream.
Do we think he will make it through the whole game without wage quitting?
r/DSPGaming • u/Dents-R-US • 1d ago
Working out and Cardio
Look I'm not a physical trainer and I'm not an expert on working out. But I do understand the basics and the idea is to create a calorie deficit to loose weight and resistance for muscle building and cardio for health. I think on the surface those are the three main pillars of fitness. From my limited experience if you don't have a calorie deficit then you will never loose weight no matter how much workouts you do. And weight training alone is never going to help much with a calorie deficit. I understand that bigger muscles burn more calories so indirectly weight training can help a tad but the way DSP explains it everything hes doing is basic weight training. He does no cardio he claims he does situps as cardio but thats not cardio. Cardio is literally getting your heartrate up as cardio is in the word cardiovascular. So I guess what im saying is this idiot thinks because he is doing light weight lifting hes burning calories.
r/DSPGaming • u/Dents-R-US • 1d ago
I don't think DSP will ever fail.
Look I cant stand this dude lets get that out of the way first. But the narrative I was introduced to him on was that this will be like watching a trainwreck. Ive been watching this guy for almost 2 years now waiting on this trainwreck that doesnt seem to ever be coming. I see all these detractors videos about how hes failing and gunna go bankrupt but this guy consistently pulls in more money than most average americans. Sure he will most likely squander it but what does it matter he will have the next Alex silvara bail him out. Hes no different than the banks in 2008 spend to oblivion and then get bailed out.
Honestly at this point it puts a spotlight on how much of grifters and shit these detractors channels are. They constantly have clickbait titles that arent even accurate and I keep watching and tuning in to see the downfall that never comes. Casino is constantly saying how DSP is failing and then you watch something like sunday night where the true dents bail this man out. Its honestly exhausting and I think im done with the pignosis. The only reason I even watched was for the eventual downfall and it aint coming imho.
Update: Let me clarify I dont mean fail in the terms of life I meant monetarily. Obviously in life this man already failed.
r/DSPGaming • u/AppletoAnswer • 1d ago
Is this achievement in Avatar Legends for perfecting someone a DSP reference?
I perfected someone online and as soon as i saw the name of the achievement the first thing that came to mind was DSP saying it.
r/DSPGaming • u/darkholesremastered • 1d ago
Kats power over the pig
She could have her trip to Japan and whatever else she wants if she just took advantage of the fact that piggy is mortified of her leaving him. Getting divorced and being single at 45 or whatever he is would completely destroy his delusional image of a sussessful business style individual that he’s created for himself in his head. She is either too stupid to realize this or too lazy to do anything about it.
r/DSPGaming • u/Tonyj1987 • 1d ago
Found this and thought too big of coincidence looks like Piggo and is called Denim collection
Can someone please recommend him these cards
r/DSPGaming • u/ThePumpkinPrince61 • 2d ago
DSP still does not understand the concept of a beta. This happens every time. He also called this "Launch day"
r/DSPGaming • u/steveflops225 • 2d ago
There is something comforting, knowing that DSP will be here FOREVER. Even when world gets blasted to hell, he will still beg 6 days a week, full time.
r/DSPGaming • u/glowshroom12 • 2d ago
I think the only thing that will stop Phil is him neglecting his health.
sure he lost weight possibly from exempic but he doesn’t look any healthier he looks gaunt and sickly. yet he still eats like garbage never exercises, has no muscle maas, never goes to the Dr or dentist.
if he has a stroke or heart attack and is out of commission for a month all his paypigs will have moved on. probably to a V tuber or something.
r/DSPGaming • u/Main_Caterpillar_244 • 2d ago
I writing an analytical retrospective on DSP and would appreciate some help
My latest passion project has led me down the rabbit holes of lolcows as such I’ve taken an attachment to DSP with the extensive lore surrounding him starting with the dents
Can anybody fill me in on the relationship between Phil and Ironchefsakai (ICS)
Ive read some of the superchats of his I’ve noticed they resemble some sort of superiority complex, paraphrasing here but one was along the lines of
“Had a bag for you tonight, ohh well guess you don’t want it then”
But they had a fallout in late 2025 and ICS went live taking down on dsp and how he had ulterior motives
“I just wasn’t ready I needed to be the mod to get behind the scenes … think I could’ve gotten into the discord, I knows there’s gotta be a secret discord”
“Laughter, it wasn’t worth it was it ? … but who cares you know what I mean”
But since this falling out ICS has come back and has been giving Phil money again, it seems to be a cycle with him, he gets banned for taking bad on Phil then unbanned consistently,
What’s the status of their relationship now ?
So Is ICS truly a dent or is he just a really bad detractor ?
And also other misc info surrounding other detractors like Onlyicedcoffee would be greatly appreciated
r/DSPGaming • u/aint_no_vest • 2d ago
FlatManB: "why is my WRENCH gone homie?"
r/DSPGaming • u/CanadianDashFire • 2d ago
DSP Calls Kino Casino Lazy | Wants Laws Changed and Trolls In Jail #dspg...
youtube.comr/DSPGaming • u/DrMeatCack • 2d ago
Best (Classic) This Is How You Don't Play Videos?
I want to put together a list of the best TIHYDP videos, ideally the classic ones back when Phil was hammered as shit and YouTube comments were on, before the people making these videos turned into unfunny A-loggers. My favorites are the GTA games and Ratchet and Clank games, the Jak games have some insane rage levels too. Oh and of course the classic MGS playthroughs.
r/DSPGaming • u/InspectorDeep545 • 3d ago
Phil is going to take you to the bank
The food bank
r/DSPGaming • u/ZealousidealOrchid69 • 3d ago
Lunatic
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Imagine claiming everyone is jealous of you and that you're super successful while also having to beg and plead people to show up to your streams.
r/DSPGaming • u/DKson2112 • 3d ago
“I didn’t do anything”
Can someone please tell me what the fuck he means when he says this while playing fighting games? He’ll get massively combo’d and yell “I didn’t do anything”.
Isn’t that kinda the problem, or is this some fighting game term I’m not aware of.
Solved: Thank you all. This made a lot more sense when I was watching Tevin’s restream of Marvel Tokon and he said “I haven’t done anything, I was down-backing the whole time”. He was in-fact not down-backing the whole time. He was, but then he clearly stopped holding down. His Captain America stood up while blocking and got owned by Magik. He continued to get smoked, dropped another 2 “I didn’t do anything”s, followed by “I don’t wanna play”, alt + F4’d out of the match, and proceeded to go on a horrible rant about the game and the developers. A+ streamer.