In March 2013, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) said it was still investigating. įollowing Ratliff's death, the production of FPSRussia's videos went on hiatus until February 19, 2013.
Ratliff held a Federal Firearms License (FFL) and was responsible for obtaining the firearms used in the videos. On January 3, 2013, a Kentucky man named Keith Ratliff, the co-owner of FPS Industries (a custom firearms fabrication and testing company) and a member of the FPSRussia production team, was found shot dead in his home in Carnesville, Georgia.
On October 29, 2012, Myers had a cameo appearance as his character, Dimitri, in the Call of Duty: Black Ops II live-action trailer directed by Guy Ritchie. Myers' character hosted the live fire section of Prime's web series, The Controller: Medal of Honor Warfighter. The success of FPSRussia propelled Myers to appear on other channels and media Myers collaborated with Epic Meal Time in July 2011, and the collaboration has earned over 8.8 million video views on YouTube as of October 14, 2020. Collaborations and appearances in other media Following the channel's early success, Myers launched a second channel, MoreFPSRussia, in September 2011. The channel reached the one-million-subscriber mark in June 2011. 50 BMG rifle, Bofors 40 mm automatic anti-aircraft cannon and most famously an AA-12. Myers has used largely varying pieces of equipment along with weapons that have been featured in his videos, such as a gold plated AK-47, an armored troop carrier, a. Įach video on the channel generally has Myers (as Dimitri) explaining the characteristics of the weapons he will use in that video (occasionally telling the history behind it and sometimes explanations of its purpose), before he demonstrates their abilities on random targets such as fruit, drink bottles, zombie mannequins, and even photos of Justin Bieber in his earlier videos. He used the accent to create the character Dimitri and what followed was him filming himself shooting guns on his family farm in Georgia. His uncle was also a prankster and used to use the accent while talking to Kyle when he was five years old. One of his co-workers was Russian and he took an interest in impersonating his accent. He got the idea for a Russian accent while working at a car dealership. He later wanted to show how guns worked in real life and to compare them to how they are portrayed in video games, films, and television shows. Centered around Call of Duty gameplay commentary, this channel often featured videos with other YouTube personalities, such as xSocrates. 1.2 Collaborations and appearances in other mediaĬhannel history Background and early success īefore Myers started FPSRussia, he ran a YouTube channel called "klm5986".Since the FPSRussia channel has gone inactive, Myers continues to maintain an online presence as the co-host of Painkiller Already ( PKA), a podcast he co-founded in 2010. Myers ceased producing new videos in 2016 following the unsolved death of one of his associates and an Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) felony charge.Īs of August 2022, his channel has still garnered over 6.9 million subscribers and 950 million views.
The FPSRussia channel launched in April 2010 and found success early, reaching one million subscribers in June 2011. His videos center around the usage of large amounts of firearms and explosives. His YouTube channel features Myers portraying the fictional role of Dimitri Potapoff, a heavily accented "professional Russian" from Moscow. Kyle Lamar Myers (born May 9, 1986) is an American podcaster and former YouTuber known under the stage name FPSRussia and FPSKyle.