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Arin Joseph Hanson (born January 6, 1987), also known as Egoraptor, is an American YouTuber, actor, rapper, and animator. He is well known for his Flash cartoons, as well as being the co-founder and co-star of the popular YouTube Let's Play series Game Grumps.
Hanson has created numerous shorts and web series on Newgrounds and YouTube, including The Awesome Series, which parodies video game franchises like Pokémon and Metal Gear, and Sequelitis, a series of animated video essays in which he humorously compares a video game and one of its sequels. He has also voice-acted for television and video games. He regularly collaborates with Ninja Sex Party, a musical comedy duo consisting of Game Grumps co-host Dan Avidan and Brian Wecht, with whom he formed the nerdcore/Parody music musical trio Starbomb.
Hanson continued animating through the early 2010s with Sequelitis, a series in which Hanson compares a video game and its sequel along with animations throughout the video. A fourth and final episode of the series was released in 2014.
In 2006, Hanson got his very first role in voice acting as the voice of Bruce Banner in the video game . However, after doing his voice work, Hanson's voice went ultimately unused, and the character was played by Robin Atkin Downes instead for unknown reasons, although his voice was used in the Wii port. Hanson's voice would later go on to be used in the 2016 re-release of Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, in place of Robin Atkin Downes.
In 2009, Hanson provided the voice for the character John Gore in the video game Minigore, and later reprised the role in the 2011 remake of Death Rally.
In 2012, Hanson provided his voice for the game Detective Grimoire, a Kickstarter project which was successfully funded on August 3, 2012. Hanson has also voiced various characters for Hex Heroes, , Target Acquired, Red vs. Blue, Cyanide & Happiness, and Rick and Morty.
From 2016 to 2018, Hanson has been a regular on Cartoon Network's Mighty Magiswords providing the voice of Gateaux, the monosyllabic partner of sorceress Moribidia, played by Mary Faber. He also plays other recurring characters such as Fibby Croax, Delivery Man Steve, Zonq, as well as many other various additional characters. According to series creator, Kyle Carrozza, Hanson was originally approached for character design on the show, but he declined. Although aware of his voice work, Carrozza was not aware of Hanson's SAG-AFTRA membership until he informed him, which led to him being cast on the show.
In 2016, Hanson was added as an Announcer in Move or Die. Hanson has also voiced multiple characters in the Disney series The Owl House. Two of those characters being the Snaggleback and The Titan.
The popularity of Game Grumps led to live performances at the Hollywood Improv in late March 2016. Completely sold out, the event led to future performances in New York and other locations on the East Coast, which itself led to further shows across the United States and internationally through their own touring company.
In February 2012, Hanson appeared as a contestant on the Sony game show, The Tester, during its third season, as a community-voted contestant, but was falsely accused of using the show to promote himself. He later admitted that he applied to spite a former bully, while on the show itself he behaved in a way he described as actively trolling it, until he was reprimanded on camera. When asked about his experience, and whether or not he would do it again, he replied negatively. Hanson won the third season of the dance competition web series Dance Showdown, alongside professional dancer, Maxine Hupy. Hanson has also done narration work for several episodes of Did You Know Gaming? Besides providing additional work for online series on YouTube and Newgrounds, Hanson has been featured in several videos for the website ScrewAttack, including a collaboration with James Rolfe and Keith Apicary.
In May 2022, Hanson fought against Harley Morenstein of Epic Meal Time in a boxing match which was part of the charity event Creator Clash, hosted by fellow content creator iDubbbz.
In 2013, Hanson, along with Game Grumps co-host and Ninja Sex Party singer-songwriter Dan Avidan and instrumentalist Brian Wecht, formed the band Starbomb. They released their first album, named Starbomb in December 2013, which went on to become No. 1 on the Billboard Comedy Charts. Starbomb went on to release their second album one year later December 2014, titled Player Select. In early 2016, Hanson performed with Starbomb at their first live event at SXSW.
On April 15, 2014, Fat Refund, a rap song, was released on the channel StamperTV, a collaboration between several animators and voice actors including Rice Pirate, Marc M., Stamper, and Hanson himself.
Hanson has also provided some spoken vocals for several songs by the band Tupper Ware Remix Party.
Starbomb released their third studio album, The TryForce, on April 19, 2019.
Starbomb released their fourth studio album, Starbomb Boom: Rise of Lyrics, on October 25, 2024.
Hanson also starred alongside Avidan in Good Game, a YouTube Original Series. In addition to acting in the series, Hanson also served as an executive producer.
In January 2018, Hanson and Game Grumps manager Brent Lilley co-founded Tour manager Real Good Touring, which organizes tours for internet personalities and independent performers.
Hanson's channel name "Egoraptor" has been featured as a cheat code in the 2019 Metroidvania game , along with several other prominent YouTube personalities.
In March 2020, Hanson released his first novel Ghost Hunters Adventure Club and the Secret of the Grande Chateau, under the pen-name "Dr. Cecil H. H. Mills" (proclaimed by Hanson to be his uncle, and a controversial literary figure, but obviously portrayed by Hanson himself in interviews and advertisements). Official Website Ghost Hunters Adventure Club. Retrieved March 10, 2020. Interviewing My Uncle, Dr. Cecil H.H. Mills, About His New Book Game Grumps. March 10, 2020. Via YouTube. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
In July 2009, Hanson moved from his parents' house in West Palm Beach, Florida, to California. He currently lives with Berhow in Glendale, California.
In a video on Hanson's and Avidan's Youtube channel The Grumps, the two briefly discussed how Hanson had opened up to his mother about possibly being Bisexuality. He has since openly identified himself as such on multiple occasions.
| 2 | Win | 1–1 | Jarvis Johnson | 2 (5), | April 15, 2023 | |||
| 1 | Loss | 0–1 | Harley Morenstein | 2 (5), | Creator Clash |
| A Heist with Markiplier | Alien 1 | |
| In Space with Markiplier | Narrator | |
| Anomaly Found – Chase Brody | Assessor |
| 2005 | Metal Gear Crisis | Solid Snake | Voice, 2 episodes |
| 2009 | Life in the Portal | Egoraptor | Episode: "Madness" |
| 2010–21 | Eddsworld | Super Guy | Various episodes |
| 2011 | asdfmovie | Mugger, Kid Getting Mugged | Voice, episode: "asdfmovie4" |
| 2011, 2015 | JonTron | Vitalia, Darth Vader, Himself | 2 episodes |
| 2011, 2013 | Max Gilardi | , Pinkie Pie | 3 episodes |
| 2012 | The Tester | Himself | Contestant; 3 episodes |
| 2012–present | Game Grumps | Himself | Co-host; also creator and theme music composer |
| 2012–16 | Did You Know Gaming? | Himself | Voice, 11 episodes |
| 2013–15, 2021 | Cyanide & Happiness Shorts | Ted Bear, Cliff Miller | Voice, 5 episodes |
| 2013–14 | Dance Showdown | Himself | Contestant and eventual winner |
| 2015–2019 | KittyKatGaming | Himself | Occasional guest Also performed the show's opening sequence (2015-2018). |
| 2015 | Red vs. Blue | Crash Site Fed, Cobb | Voice, 3 episodes |
| 2015 | A Brief History | Himself | Episode: "The History of Castlevania"Archived at Ghostarchive and the
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| 2016 | Bee and PuppyCat | Omelette, Elder Squat Bird | Voice, 4 episodes |
| 2017 | Good Game | Ryland Smith | Main role; 6 episodes Also executive producer |
| 2017 | The Official Podcast | Himself | Episode 58 |
| 2017–18 | SuperMegaCast | Himself | 3 episodes |
| 2018 | YouTubers React | Himself | 3 episodes |
| 2019–2020 | Un-Unexplained | Super Computer | 11 episodes |
| 2019 | I Think I've Got This With Chip Chapley | Ted Bear | Episode "Are We Real?" Audio re-used from Cyanide & Happiness Shorts |
| 2020 | Onyx Equinox | Tezcatlipoca | Voice |
| 2021 | Scott the Woz | Himself | Episode: "Borderline Forever" |
| 2022 | Ground Keith and Miss Citrus | Ground Keith | Main role |
| 2022 | Happyland Incorporated | Various | All male voices |
| 2024–present | NOXP | Duncan | 3 episodes |
| 2025–present | Deep Space Discounts | Xancis | 1 episode |
| 2007 | Blue Rabbit's Climate Chaos | All Voices | ||
| 2009 | Minigore | John Gore | ||
| 2011 | Death Rally | John Gore | ||
| 2014 | Detective Grimoire | Agent Folder, Mr. Harper | ||
| 2014 | Additional voices | |||
| 2016 | Target Acquired | Spike Tommery | ||
| 2016 | Move or Die | Announcer | ||
| 2006 | 1 | Bruce Banner | 2016 re-release | |
| 2016 | Accounting | The Bomb | ||
| 2017 | Joseph | Also executive producer | ||
| 2018 | Monster Prom | Scott Howl | ||
| 2019 | River City Girls | Jimmy Lee | ||
| 2019 | Never Give Up | All voices | ||
| 2020 | House Party | Himself | ||
| 2020 | Borderlands 3 | Mancubus Bloodtooth | ||
| 2020 | Final Fantasy VII Remake | Additional voices | English dub | |
| 2022 | 2 | Ace | English dub | |
| TBA | The Cyanide & Happiness Adventure Game | Ted Bear | In development | |
| Hex Heroes | Himself | Cancelled |
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