The Gamekillers
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The Gamekillers was the title of a one-hour television special that was aired on MTV in the United States in 2006 and re-aired on the The Comedy Network in Canada. It was a cross-promotional event with Axe Dry who had previously used the "Gamekiller" premise in a recent ad campaign.
The "Gamekillers" are a collection of stereotyped characters who represent certain annoying personalities who teens and 20-somethings often encounter throughout the course of their social life. In particular, each Gamekiller is said to be particularly skilled at inadvertently (or sometimes purposely) ruining a date and breaking up a couple. They are all generally understood from a male perspective.
The fifteen Gamekillers are:
- British Accent Guy — who impresses women with his phony accent and general foreignness;
- The Mother Hen — a domineering girl who micromanages the lives of her girlfriends;
- Carl — an average single friend who considers dating to be a low priority, compared to other hobbies, like sports;
- The Mess — a guy who is not only a slob, but tries to provoke immaturity from his friends;
- Early Man — a generally macho, strong bully;
- The Ballader — who uses his musical skills to woo over women;
- The Pace Car — a girl who is distractingly attractive, though "out of your league";
- Sensitivo — an overly sensitive and protective, possibly gay male friend of a girl;
- Man Candy — a distractingly attractive man who can easily steal dates;
- The Drama Queen — a girl who makes a big production out of everything;
- The Baller — a basketball athlete who uses his skills to impress;
- IQ — a very smart guy who "claims" you won't get the girl, and tends to be a windbag;
- The One-upper — a guy who always claims to be doing something better and more interesting than whatever you've done, tends to be a bore;
- Man with Dog - a guy who uses his dog to impress a girl;
- Kash Munni — a wealthy, snobbish guy who flaunts his cash everywhere he goes;
- The Souther Gentleman — a southern gentleman.
In the show, each Gamekiller was profiled, and actors playing certain ones were introduced to unsuspecting real-life couples to ruin their dates.
