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[adamsapple]

And gaming lost one of its brightest, funniest personalities. One of the two primary personalities which established Giant Bomb, his passing came as a shock especially as he was incredibly young, and his loss left a lasting impact, and to many of us Giantbomb was not the same.

Here's to remembering one of the funniest, wittiest, gaming journalists/personalities who was taken away from us way too soon.

Rest in peace, duder.

 

[adamsapple]

Here are the two active GAF threads from when it happened in 2013.

https://www.neogaf.com/threads/ryan-davis-gaf-memorial.617271/

https://www.neogaf.com/threads/remembering-ryan-davis-1979-2013.617231/

 

[TGO]

Here are the two active GAF threads from when it happened in 2013.

https://www.neogaf.com/threads/ryan-davis-gaf-memorial.617271/

https://www.neogaf.com/threads/remembering-ryan-davis-1979-2013.617231/

Can't remember if I posted in them or not, I remember it though
R.I.P

 

[BennyBlanco]

miss this guy. GB never recovered.

 

[Cyberpunkd]

One of the two primary personalities which established Giant Bomb, his passing came as a shock especially as he was incredibly young

I’m all for RIP, but c’mon man - your body can only take as much. Yes, there are morbidly obese people that live for decades, but more often than not your body gives up way faster than that.

 

[Syphon Filter]

I remember that day, crazy it's been a decade now. I first saw him in the on the spot show in the mid 2000's with jeff gerstmann and then eventually on the bombcast.

 

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Ran into him at E3 2012 and briefly said hi, but I could tell he was legit. Shook his hand. For me, he was the Bombcast and it never felt the same without him.

RIP Mr. Ryan Davis

 

[MrTroubleMaker]

RIP Ryan, passed on his honeymoon

GB went down the toilet with him gone.

 

[KuraiShidosha]

Died way too young. You'd think I'd have learned from his lesson but I didn't. Life's shitty like that. It took me having a child to really wise up to health and how important it is.

 

[ThatOneGrunt]

The Bombcast episode where they eulogized was hard to listen to. Vinny talking about how their kids were going to grow up together. People spray painting “good luck have batman” on a building. Whole thing was surreal. Still have my pink China Don’t Care shirt. Miss that guy. Never cared about celebrity deaths but his got me. Absolutely tragic.

 

[Housh]

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Got to briefly meet him at TGS 2006 when he was at Gamespot. Really nice duder.

 

[adamsapple]

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Got to briefly meet him at TGS 2006 when he was at Gamespot. Really nice duder.

Would you happen to have any pictures ?

 

[Midn1ght]

I still listen to old GB podcast and clips every years. Ryan was a genuine and very funny person with a natural talent for hosting shows and podcasts.
Him, Jeff, Vinny, Brad, Drew and the whole GB family at the time were my favorite video game related content to watch. His passing got me hard, can't believe it has been 10 years already.

Miss him greatly.

 

[HL3.exe]

Was a fucked up time. Followed the duders from the Gamespot days so his sudden death was certainly surreal, especially after he just got married. Sleep apnea is a mother fucker and till this day I still push people around me with similar symptoms to go for a C-PAP

Pour one out!

 

[adamsapple]

No no no, please don't shake the baby.

 

[Ailike]

As a person who is not even obese but uses a cpap, if youre told to use that shit, use that shit. It works.

 

[Spukc]

miss you fat bastard, glad Jeff Gerstmann is still going strong

 

[rofif]

The best dude ever. Gb was amazing. He worked so well with everyone

 

[TheUsual]

Ryan was an amazing host and great to listen too.

 

[Come On Tars]

Dang doesn't feel like 10 years, passing away of your freaking honeymoon man. Tragic

 

[DenchDeckard]

Thanks for this, man. I'll never forget how hard this hit me and I didn't know the guy personally at all...but it just goes to show how loved he was by so many.

Absolute legend!

RIP Ryan Davis! What a dude!

 

[March Climber]

As a person who is not even obese but uses a cpap, if youre told to use that shit, use that shit. It works.

Agreed. His death was the reality check/scare that made my friend get a c-pap machine.

 

[BennyBlanco]

 

[Honey Bunny]

The original GB crew was simply the funniest group of guys to ever talk about games, and Ryan was a huge part of that. Him and Jeff were just so good together.

 

[Housh]

Would you happen to have any pictures ?

No. I wish

 

[adamsapple]

Getting some kicks in even beyond the grave, Ryan fuckin' Davis.

 

[bender]

It still hurts. Rest in Power, Ryan.

 

[adamsapple]

Are you camp EXECU-TABLE or EXECUTE-ABLE

 

[outsida]

“China don't care”

 

[mopspear]

I miss Ryan and that time back then. I was such a huge fan back in the day. It hurts to think about.

 

[TheUsual]

I still remember this clip and always got a good laugh.

 

[adamsapple]

 

[LQX]

Damn, it has been so long. I have to yet hear another internet personality that makes me laugh as much as he did. R.I.P

 

[avin]

Long after my time. Sorry I can't contribute, but I'm glad you kids still care about people and want things to have meaning.

avin

 

[baphomet]

Dang doesn't feel like 10 years, passing away of your freaking honeymoon man. Tragic

Yea that shit is heartbreaking.

 

[Krathoon]

Wow. Already a decade. Of all the worst times to die. He just gained too much weight.

 

[Krathoon]

He did a great job capturing how obnoxious and hilarious video games could be.

 

[Umbasaborne]

That man brought me so much joy during high school. At a time where life seemed so uncertain for me, having giant bomb meant the world to me. I still go back and relisten to old episodes from 08-2013, Ryan’s enthusiasm, humor, and laughter were infectious. He embodied what I loved so much about old giant bomb, he had a natural charisma.

This clip always cracks me the fuck up. I loved the reading of the dsi and wii shop releases.

 

[Krathoon]

I guess Giantbomb still has that series where they play through Persona 4.
There is also one where they played Deadly Premonition that is supposed to be pretty good.

 

[Krathoon]

miss this guy. GB never recovered.

That video really shows how big Ryan was.

 

[adamsapple]

That video really shows how big Ryan was.

Yes, he was pretty out of shape, and if you followed GB's coverage, Gerstmann started to change a little while after this and is pretty good physically compared to 2013.

Man, I would love to have seen commentary and videos from Ryan on the gaming happenings of today. He would have put his humorous flare on everything.

 

[MiguelItUp]

Giant Bomb at its peak was so outstanding. After Ryan's passing it just slowly deteriorated IMO. Still enjoyed it for a few years, and then stopped all together. Some great memories though.

 

[Krathoon]

Imagine Ryan Davis during Trump and Covid. Man. He would have had a field day.

 

[Krathoon]

Giant Bomb at its peak was so outstanding. After Ryan's passing it just slowly deteriorated IMO. Still enjoyed it for a few years, and then stopped all together. Some great memories though.

Eh. Giant Bomb is still good. They finally built up a good team now. Essentially, they just have to build up a team of likeable people to watch.

 

[Heisenberg007]

Gone too soon! RIP, Ryan.

 

[Krathoon]

It is just weird now that you have Nextlander, the original GB crew. Kind of awkward.

 

[Trapper Dave]

Hearing about Ryan’s death really hit me hard and came out of nowhere.

I couldn’t get through the GB episode where they eulogised him without stopping it every ten to fifteen minutes.

 

[Fart Knight]

Im sorry but who.gif

 

[Umbasaborne]

Hearing about Ryan’s death really hit me hard and came out of nowhere.

I couldn’t get through the GB episode where they eulogised him without stopping it every ten to fifteen minutes.

I still cant listen to that episode, it’s too hard. The only bombcast I’ve ever skipped

 

[Krathoon]

I have heard that time they played through Deadly Premonition had some good Ryan Davis stuff.
It is the endurance run.

Deadly Premonition videos - Giant Bomb

An open-world action-adventure game following an eccentric FBI agent as he investigates a series of bizarre murders in the small rural town of Greenvale.

www.giantbomb.com