The web has fallen in love with a viral raccoon named Jimothy, and so has the gaming business.
In case you have someway dodged this cute little good friend on social media, Jimothy is a small raccoon in Seattle who has scurried his method by means of X/Twitter, Reddit, Fb, and nearly each different on-line platform you may assume of. His distinctive dimension, seemingly attributable to what many consider is a uncommon situation known as Brief Backbone Syndrome, has made him laborious to overlook, and nearly unattainable to neglect.
Locals appear to have taken discover of this particular masked critter earlier than, but it surely wasn’t till Instagram consumer Kiana Corridor captured a video that he turned the newest internet-famous animal. She informed The Seattle Times that she got here up along with his identify as a result of he merely “appeared like a Jimothy.” The hundreds of thousands of social media impressions, a whole bunch of fan edits, and numerous tales he is racked up since got here naturally.
Jimothy along with his household as a child pic.twitter.com/H9MHr00txI
— sitka ($jimothy maxxing) (@sitkapetrodolla) July 17, 2026
Jimothy has Formally Made it to the Massive Leagues ❤️⚾️ #DUBSEA pic.twitter.com/qO8wBEbza2
— dubsea (@dubseatv) July 18, 2026
Neglect spices, I might go to battle for Jimothy pic.twitter.com/glkHwiTewI
— BossLogic (@Bosslogic) July 19, 2026
The web embraced Jimothy the raccoon so shortly that he is turn into inescapable in lower than per week since Corridor’s authentic submit. Most lately, some recreation builders have began to point out the love with greater than only a easy submit or two.
For instance, you most likely should not be shocked to listen to Dee Dee Creations, the studio behind 2024’s Squirrel With a Gun, put collectively a Jimothy pores and skin tribute for his or her recreation. It is a miraculous 43-second video that arms the viral raccoon, making him extra highly effective than ever earlier than.
Maybe the hottest tackle Jimothy in the gaming world comes from Blizzard Leisure, which created a render for what the stout creature would appear to be in World of Warcraft. Outdated Faculty RuneScape then adopted swimsuit with a tough (however nonetheless very cute) add.
🔫🦝Jimothy tribute 🔫🦝 pic.twitter.com/CqJbz23R1k
— Squirrel with a Gun🔫🐿️🏳️⚧️Switch2/PC/PS5/XBX! (@QuiteDan) July 18, 2026
Jimothy ❤️ https://t.co/MKhyfCm2mq pic.twitter.com/2LtV3E2eqX
— World of Warcraft (@Warcraft) July 18, 2026
Jimothy 🦝❤️ https://t.co/2s8Rm4pHs3 pic.twitter.com/AI8PZbwdMu
— Outdated Faculty RuneScape (@OldSchoolRS) July 18, 2026
Regardless of being comparatively high-effort posts, it does not appear to be Jimothy is definitely out there to obtain in any of the aforementioned video games. Dee Dee, for instance, admitted in a follow-up submit that this was a fast mod for a pre-existing raccoon pores and skin and not really one thing out there to all gamers.
Do gamers nonetheless need Jimothy of their video games? After all.
“Make him a battle pet, and a giant Jim for a mount,” one World of Warcraft participant suggested.
“The folks desire a Jimothy Rocky transmog,” a RuneScape participant proclaimed.
“In the event that they add him I hope they make him unattackable,” one other said with a tragic face.
— Squirrel with a Gun🔫🐿️🏳️⚧️Switch2/PC/PS5/XBX! (@QuiteDan) July 19, 2026
For now, Jimothy will simply must dwell on as one other addition in the historical past ebook of viral memes. For extra, you may examine how Tekken 8 tapped right into a viral video of a person punching a kangaroo with its personal crossover.
Michael Cripe is a contract author with IGN. He is greatest recognized for his work at websites like The Pitch, The Escapist, and OnlySP. Be sure you give him a comply with on Bluesky (@mikecripe.bsky.social) and Twitter (@MikeCripe).