Swampletics — Grey-bearded RuneScape character in torn robes and a blue cape standing in the Morytania swamp.

Swampletics

2018video series / gaming memeclassic

Published November 1, 2026

Swampletics is a self-imposed Old School RuneScape challenge account created by YouTuber Settled on December 21, 2018, locked to the game's Morytania swamp region under Ultimate Ironman rules. Each weekly episode drew hundreds of thousands of YouTube views and sparked Distracted Boyfriend edits plus 'It Is Wednesday My Dudes' parodies on /r/2007scape.

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Overview

Settled plays an Ultimate Ironman character, a mode that already bans trading and item banking, and adds a geographic lock to Morytania, the swamp region of Old School RuneScape1. That restriction turns ordinary skill grinds into drawn-out puzzles, since most of the game's best training spots sit outside the swamp and are off-limits. Episodes are narrated breakdowns of grind sessions, bank organization, and workaround discoveries2.

On /r/2007scape, Swampletics became a shared ritual. Each new Wednesday upload got its own hype thread, and users recycled popular image macros as swamp jokes. A March 4, 2019 Distracted Boyfriend edit by user Altacc0unt930 scored over 1,200 points, and a 'It Is Wednesday My Dudes' parody by T_Chen777 referenced the series' Wednesday upload schedule, hitting over 1,500 points3.

Origin & Background

Platform
YouTube (series) / Reddit r/2007scape (meme spread)
Creator
Settled
Date
2018

Settled uploaded the first Swampletics episode to his YouTube channel on December 21, 2018, introducing an Ultimate Ironman account restricted to the Morytania region4. The debut video passed 550,000 views and his subscriber count grew by over 100,000 after launch3.

The self-imposed geography rule was the hook: by refusing to leave the swamp, Settled turned normal early-game progression into a logistics problem that fans could follow episode by episode1.

How It Spread

By March 13, 2019, Settled had released fourteen Swampletics episodes, with each new upload celebrated in high-upvote threads on /r/2007scape2. The series became a Wednesday fixture for the subreddit, and users posted countdown jokes such as 'Happy Swampletics Eve' and 'See you all tomorrow' ahead of each release56.

Mainstream gaming press noticed the account too. Forbes writer Max Thielmeyer covered Swampletics on February 28, 2019, framing it as a legend who locked his character in a swamp and pushed Old School RuneScape to its limits7. Fan art and remix formats kept flowing in the subreddit, including Distracted Boyfriend and 'It Is Wednesday My Dudes' edits riffing on specific episode moments and the Wednesday schedule3.

Timeline

2018-12-21

Settled uploads the first Swampletics episode to YouTube, introducing an Ultimate Ironman account locked to Morytania.

2019-02-28

Forbes publishes a profile of Settled's Swampletics challenge by writer Max Thielmeyer.

2019-03-04

Reddit user Altacc0unt930 posts a Distracted Boyfriend Swampletics edit on /r/2007scape that reaches over 1,200 points.

2019-03-13

The series reaches fourteen episodes, with each still drawing hundreds of thousands of views per upload.

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