Daniel Larson

“ Hello, this is Daniel Larson. ” — Daniel, in almost all of his videos.

“ He likes himself now, he feels good about himself- I'm not saying he's a finished job, he's got more work to do, but- but, he's a much different child than he was when he first came here. ” — Daniel's grandmother, regarding a young Daniel.

Daniel Robert Larson

Daniel, outside of Longmont Recreation Center on June 9, 2019.

Name: Daniel Robert Larson

Aliases: Danny, Danderson, Mr. President

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DOB: November 15, 1998 (Age 25)

Gender: Male

Race: White

Nationality: American

Height and Weight: 5'10", 119 lbs

Parents: Elisabeth Lee Shimer, James Travis Larson

Siblings: Joyetta Larson (2001-2001), Olivia Larson (2001-2001) Aurora Larson (half-sister)

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Daniel Robert Larson (born November 15, 1998), also known as Danderson, Mr. President, or "Zoomer Chris Chan," is a 25-year-old mentally ill internet personality and convicted criminal who claims to be a singer-songwriter, celebrity, fashion model, and President of the United States and is deluded enough to believe that he is engaged to former America's Got Talent star, Grace VanderWaal.

In 2020, Daniel gained a sizeable following due to his unusual style of content, unorthodox appearance and erratic behavior. As Daniel's popularity increased, more and more people began to exploit his gullibility. Many of these trolls were inspired by the trolling of previous controversial Internet personalities, and saw Daniel as a new Chris Chan or Terry A. Davis. In order to gain Daniel's attention and trust, trolls would pose as managers or employees from record labels, preying upon his delusions of fame and fortune. Daniel would fall for their ruses almost every single time, which only served to exacerbate his delusions of fame and fortune. These managers would have him constantly preform degrading acts, and make him say embarresing things on camera. The constant trolling resulted in Daniel having very high levels of paranoia, which would lead him to further spiral into lunacy.

Daniel considers himself a celebrity, specifically, a world-famous musician that billions of people know, despite spending the majority of his adult life as a homeless vagrant unlike most celebrities. Even so, Daniel has recorded three studio recorded songs; "Roaring Thunder," "Something More" and "Merry Go Round." His music is not what Daniel is most known for, however, as his TikToks showcasing his disturbing meltdowns and incidents garner far more attention.

The primary reason behind his behavior is attributed to Daniel's several mental disorders, and his unwillingness to receive help or treatment for them. As of 2024, Daniel is confirmed to have autism, bipolar disorder, PTSD, and, most notably, schizophrenia, which adds intense difficulty to his daily life. Early on in his life, Daniel did receive some degree of treatment for his disorders, however, these efforts ceased when Daniel reached adulthood.

Daniel's content is regularly hosted on his many TikTok and YouTube accounts. Many of these accounts have been banned over the years with the reasons for his bans varying greatly. In one notable instance, Daniel was banned from TikTok for exposing his genitals on a live stream. Other reasons for Daniel being banned range from his pedophilic tendencies, use of racial slurs, and assaults on himself and others, including his elderly mentor, Bob Proctor. As well as destruction of both public and private property.

From 2021 onwards, Daniel faced many significant life-altering setbacks. He moved from house to house, before eventually becoming homeless, contracted scabies, posted about Grace VanderWaal on a near daily basis, at one point threatening to end her life, adopting a dog and having it taken away, assaulting a bodega employee, attempting to enroll in college twice, pulling a fire alarm at an Olive Garden, being arrested on multiple occasions, and becoming significantly more mentally ill than when he first started posted online.

There has truly been no internet personality like Daniel Larson, with his story being described by many as "same shit, different day.” Daniel's mental issues are far more severe than those of other lolcows such as Chris Chan, and even after years of people trying to help him, Daniel shows no signs of stopping his incredibly dangerous behavior.

In short, Daniel's story is one that is not fated to have a happy ending, leaving his life as a tale of bad parenting, the effects of untreated mental illness, gullibility, narcissism, sexual deviancy, criminal activity, and, most importantly, the world watching a man deteriorate day by day. His story serves as an example on how not to behave on the internet and in real life.

As of current, Daniel remains incarcerated, where he may stay for the foreseeable future.

Before Era

Childhood and Adolescence

Daniel, at five months old.

Notice how he has all of his teeth.

Daniel Robert Larson was born on November 15, 1998 in Lancaster, California, to parents Elisabeth Lee Shimer and James Travis Larson. His parents were fairly young at the time of his birth; his mother aged 22, and his father only 20. Daniel's genesis could have been spurred by claims of his father being "obsessed with sex," however, this claim is difficult to verify.

In 2001, Daniel's mother gave birth to his late siblings, Joyetta and Olivia, who would sadly pass away due to blood type incompatibility between the girls and their mother.

Observing Daniel’s facial features, including a thin, flat upper lip and small eye openings, it has been speculated that Daniel may suffer from fetal alcohol syndrome. However, this cannot be proven, and furthermore, it is way more likely that genetic disorders from Daniels parents passed onto him.

When Daniel was a toddler, he was said to have been playmates with his neighbor's dog. In one of his TikTok videos, Daniel describes himself as a “animal murderer,” describing how the dog impaled itself on a spiked fence while the two were playing. While Daniel was obviously not the one who killed the animal, this can be thought of as a starting point for his violent tendencies which would begin to worsen as he matured.

In Daniel's childhood, he went camping. During this trip, he felt something large brush his leg. Daniel believed this to be Bigfoot. This belief stuck with him, even into adulthood.

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  Even then, he had a beak.

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  Makes you think how he turned out the way he did.

Following his parents break-up in 2010, Daniel moved to Colorado with his mother. According to accounts from Daniel's mother, Travis supposedly saw his son as a “lost cause”, believing that his son would never improve or achieve anything significant in life. The decision to move was also influenced by Colorado's reputedly better mental and physical health support opposed to California's. Better physical care would also benefit Daniel's mother, who became wheelchair bound as a result of a decades-long battle with lupus.

“ I'm Danny's mom and yes we have moved here for the services. He doesn't just have autism he has severe bi polar and shizophrenic. He has beaten me and my mom... he has lied and has fantasies about so many things. He does not want to listen to authority...he is not famous but wants to beleive he is.he does what he wants and if you dont let him he gets violent..if you want more information contact me ” — Elisabeth

According to his mother, even at a young age, Daniel displayed severe signs of violent behaviour, and was professionally diagnosed with mental disabilities such as autism, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia. This may be because his mother, and possibly his father, are likely mentally challenged to some extent, and those diseases passed onto their son. It is unknown what conditions they suffer from.

More of Young Daniel

Daniel, as a karate master Everybody's talkin' at me... Daniel's 13th birthday party cake Daniel getting an electric guitar at his 13th birthday Daniel at his 13th birthday party with Elisabeth, and his step-father, James Avey. Danny Boy running. Watch him go! Daniel and an unknown person. I’m surrounded by people I don’t see… Daniel's class presenting awards. Daniel and his mother. Talk about getting the genetic middle finger. It seems Elisabeth liked taking pictures of her and Danny.

Daniel's childhood was wrought with tenuous claims of neglect and alleged sexual abuse, which, if true, may have left him with childhood trauma which exacerbated his already chaotic behavior, and even more, contributing to his later pedophilic tendencies. A health worker who claimed to have worked with Daniel claimed that he had a, "...history of child sexual abuse (to him and by him)," although what this means is unclear. It has not been confirmed if this person actually helped Daniel, leaving its validity questionable at best.

“ I worked with this person when he was a child/teen in a severe treatment center in Denver.... he's had a horrible upbringing and does suffer from multiple behavior and personality issues. This is a man with deep rooted mental health problems! It's very sad and I hope that the dog and himself finds help. There's a history of child sexual abuse (to him and by him) as well. How he acts ISNT A GAME or him faking.... It's truly how his brain thinks and it's severely debilitated! Very sad story to see this from working with him as a teen.... ”

DDRC describing Daniel to potential foster parents.

At around age 11, Daniel was taken away from his mother by the State of Colorado due to neglect Daniel had allegedly faced at the hands of his mother, which both he and a later news report reaffirm. Given the state's actions, it is likely that Daniel was truthful regarding his later claims of neglect.

Daniel's mother has alleged that Nancy Shimer, Daniel's grandmother, as well as her adopted mother, spread lies about her abusing her son for unknown reasons. However, It is highly unlikely that Elisabeth was stable enough to take care of Daniel as she was wheelchair-bound, difficulty only added by Daniel’s destructive behavior. Due to her disability, Elisabeth eventually went into assisted living in 2015 when Daniel was around 16-17 years old.

According to Flexburger, a future manager of Daniel:

“ Daniel moved to Hugo, Colorado with his mom after she split with Travis. She couldn’t take care of him anymore because she was paralyzed. And Daniel was an asshole. I asked him about her getting paralyzed. He told me she was stuck on the kitchen floor for a couple months straight by herself and couldn’t get up. I knew that was a lie so I asked “so she shit and pissed herself on the floor for a couple months straight?” to with daniel responded “yes”. ” — Flexburger

Daniel claims that he bounced between 10-15 foster homes in the years following the state's intervention. This is evidenced by documents that the Developmental Disabilities Resource Center (DDRC) sent to potential fosters families and host homes. These documents warns families that Daniel, "...has a history of property damage, kicking animals, self-injurious behavior, and verbally threatening or hitting providers when he's upset," which corroborates claims of him being extremely violent, even in childhood. One of the foster homes he would stay in was the Tennyson Center for Children, an assisted living facility for schooling, rehabilitating, and assisting children with intellectual disabilities or youth who faced neglect, abuse, and other mistreatment. At this school, he met his mentor, Bob Proctor, via a reading buddy program where they played board games and read books. After the program concluded, Daniel and Bob still remained close.

Eventually, his grandmother, Nancy Shimer, was eventually granted legal guardianship of him following a long custody battle.

Despite her kinder treatment of Daniel, Nancy was known to be enabling of his bad habits. When Daniel a toddler, Nancy was said to have rewarded him with M&M's after he had drawn on the walls of her home.^{[citation needed]} Because of this enabling, Elisabeth and Travis tried to gain custody of their son, beleiving that Nancy would not raise their son correctly. Despite their collective efforts, the both ultimately failed. When Travis tried to file for custody of Daniel, Nancy opposed it, claiming that Daniel, "didn't even know his father," raising serious doubts and questions about their relationship. Due to the hostile accusations hurled during the custody disputes, Travis grew to despise Nancy, allegedly calling her a "bitch," and claiming that the only reason she had custody of Daniel was due to her greater financial situation. Unlike Travis, Elisabeth was eventually given visitation rights to see Daniel once more.

Daniel even made it on the news, being featured on local Denver news station KWGN. The clip documented his time at the Tennyson Center, in which he lived for over a year prior to Nancy gaining custody of him, where he was now continuing to receive schooling at.

Our beloved Danny boy.

Throughout his childhood, Daniel was almost exclusively referred as 'Danny.' He was even called this in his high school yearbook and in the news report he was featured in. According to his classmates, Daniel was a very violent person, even in class. One of his classmates refers to a time in which Daniel threw a chair at a window which resulted in a light fixture being knocked down.

“ i also remember he threw a chair at the window in the computer lab that overlooked the library and knocked down one of the light fixtures. but yeah that sums it up lol ”

According to this same classmate, Daniel had a habit of running in the hallways in an attempt to evade staff. Due to his troubled behavior, Daniel was assigned a guardian who followed him throughout the entire school day. When questioned about this, he asserted that it wasn't due to his lack of trustworthiness, but rather because of the positive relationship he had with his teachers.

Just like his childhood, his time in school was wrought with alleged claims of mistreatment and bullying. Daniel claimed that the Tennyson Center was a, "...very violent place." According to Daniel, the Tennyson Center had a brick room only lit up by a single window, dubbed the 'Timeout Room.' Daniel claimed to have been placed in this room on several occasions for behavior such as excessive crying and not cooperating with teachers. Other students would be physically restrained due to violent behavior, however, this seems to have never happened to Daniel.

It should also be noted that the Tennyson Center has a less than positive reputation, with many past students and attendents of their programs claiming that they had been abused while attending. This can be further corroborated by the fact that the Tennyson Centers residential living program would eventually shut down following the death of an 11-year-old boy in Tennysons care, as well as several instances of sexual misconduct between children, runaways, drug overdoses, and children harming themselves. It is likely that Daniel may have faced the same mistreatment as other students have claimed, but this is unclear.

When in school, Daniel claimed that children would tease him by calling him 'Danny Phantom,' a nickname derived from the fictional character of the same name. According to a classmate, this seemed to have very little effect on him. These claims of being bullied only seemed to arise in adulthood.

“ Contrary to what he may say, people were actually quite respectful towards him. We all knew we had our own issues, and for the most part, nobody meant any harm towards him. Whenever he was called Danny phantom, there was no malicious intent. He didn't even really react to it. I guess that's more something that came after he graduated. But no, not really anybody bullied him. This particular school was quite small, so when I say that, not really, anybody bullied him, I mean, there were about 18 of us in the high school. Even the biggest bully in the school didn't really pay much mind to him. He was just that reserved. ”

During this time, he would participate in several extracurricular activities. According to his Linkedin page, Daniel was a volunteer dog walker for the Humane Society of Boulder Valley in January of 2012, although there little information regarding this occupation. Sometime in 2014, Daniel started attending and participating in several musical theater programs. Daniel is known to have participated in at least eight different musicals, although he rarely got leading roles. His roles in these musicals may have set the groundwork for his desire to be famous.

Daniel, at the opening of Sobesky Academy.

In many of the photos from his time in musical theater, Daniel is visibly smaller than almost all of his classmates, only exacerbated by his odd bowl-cut hairstyle. Daniel may suffer from something such as Progeria which would explain his physical appearance, however, this claim cannot be substantiated.

Daniel began attending Sobesky Academy in 2016, the same year that it opened. It should be noted that Sobesky, while having a large population of children with special needs, was not exclusively a special needs school. This was due to Sobesky being an alternative school, which aimed to rehabilitate troubled students and prepare them for reintegrating with their district schools. Due to him never being reintegrated, there are questions surrounding the validity of his high school diploma.

There is not much known about Daniel's time in Sobesky, as Daniel seemingly hasn't talked much about his high-school years, as opposed to his time in the Tennyson Center which he seems to hold in higher regard. Though, according to one of his high-school classmates, Daniel, even in high school, had an escort, which implies that Daniel had violent tendencies all throughout his teenage years.

“ He seemed pretty normal. He really had some issues with academic retention and he was very reserved. He often times would have an escort, and his escorts would call him Danny... ...post-graduation it was like night and day. He went from robotic to the way he is today. It was a rapid turnaround. ”

Despite his behavior being far less eccentric during his high school years, he was documented to have had occasional outbursts and meltdowns, during some of which he would hit himself. These outbursts would result in him being placed into "close and lock," much akin to the punishment room at the Tennyson Center. The reason he is much worse now compared to his time in school could be that Daniel was heavily medicated when he attended Sobesky and Tennyson, whereas nowadays he almost always refuses to take antipsychotics. He was often described as someone who was quiet, a, "...total wallflower," and "...pretty normal."

Could our future president be a furry?

Daniel, despite being unable to do basic math, to a point where a classmate described him as having academic retention, took Algebra 2.

Daniel at his high school graduation.

“ He was 4 years older than me so having classes was rare. The only one I had with him was back in 2017 when I was taking Algebra II. ”

Little is known regarding Daniel's experiences in high school, however, he is known to have acted as one of the mascots for his schools softball team. Daniel was said to have been obsessed with singing even during high school, however, there were no mentions of Grace VanderWaal. Though, sometime when Daniel was around 17, he and his grandmother were watching America's Got Talent. It is said that when Daniel was watching it with her, his grandmother remarked that he may sing with her on stage some day. Despite the questionable validity of this statement, Daniel convinced himself, even though at the time Grace was 12, and he was 17 years old, that he was a part of Grace's life and had a relationship with her. This was the birth of his obsession with her.

Daniel graduated from Sobesky Academy at the age of 18 in 2017, not attending any type of higher education afterwards. As mentioned before, the validity of his degree is debated, as he most likely has a Certificate of Completion (COC), opposed to an actual highschool degree.

It is most likely that Daniel continued to live with his grandmother after this.

Adult Chronicles

Nancy's dog, Broadway.

Even after graduating, it didn't appear that Daniel's life would get any much better. Much to everyone's surprise, Daniel was arrested on November 6th, 2017, after an incident where he physically assaulted his paralyzed, wheelchair-bound mother. Daniel claimed that this incident was a result of his mother cornering him, but when looking at his charges, this is likely untrue. Daniel was imprisoned for 44-45 days following the arrest. This incident forever ruined him and his mother's relationship, eventually causing her to cut all contact with her son for the forseeable future.

2019 appeared to be the year when Daniel lost two of the most important people in his life. On April 11, 2019, Daniel had to put down Broadway, his (or more accurately, his grandmother's) dog, due to her battle with cancer.

“ Had to put her down today. She had cancer. She was my baby. She was in 2 live performances. Can you wish her luck and good times. She was a fighter and would fight through anything. Her name was Broadway. ”

“A nother day at work.”

Even more devastatingly, on July 24, 2019, Nancy Shimer, Daniel's grandmother, arguably the most important person in his life, passed away at the age of 72 after a long battle with cancer, when Daniel was 21.

It is likely that Daniel was still living with his grandmother at the time of her passing. On the day she died, Daniel was attending a Special Olympics event, during which he was informed of his grandmother being on her deathbed. Instead of going to comfort her at the hospice center, Daniel chose to stay at the event to prove that he was a 'fighter.' This incident, though seemingly minor, reflects a profound lack of respect Daniel had for his grandmother, as he could not even be bothered to be with her as she passed away.

Following the death of his grandmother, Daniel was sent to a state-run group home program for the disabled. Even at the age of 20, Daniel was still unable to take care of himself. This housing program gave him a job at a thrift store sometime in 2019. At this job, Daniel was said to have lost all of his money after falling victim to a gift card scam, which left his employment short-lived. This can be used as an example of Daniel being trolled, even before social media.

Daniel, drinking a margarita on his 21st birthday.

Sometime in 2019, Daniel began posting to TikTok on his account @daniellars20, however, he did not post on this account often. He was also using other social media sites, such as X (Formerly Twitter) and Instagram. It is unknown how he obtained a phone, but it is likely it was bought with the income from his job at the thrift store. His first known Twitter account was @DanielL26324766, on which he posted about his time in the Special Olympics, and videos of himself hiking.

Daniel, opposed to what he would become later in his life, seemed to be significantly more physically fit during this time. He often posted the amount of steps he had attained on his Fitbit from these hikes. Daniel's 21st birthday also fell in 2019. On his Twitter account, he posted his excitement at being able to go to casinos and being able to legally drink. At his birthday dinner, Daniel drank a margarita.

In February of 2020, Daniel became convinced that he was a fashion model. He applied to a talent agency called Southwest Model and Talent Agency. At this modeling agency, Daniel starred in a fashion show, and had skincare products applied to him prior to it.

From early 2019 to 2020, Daniel's life would be relatively peaceful, him unknowing of the things to come.

Classic Era

Main article: Classic Era

A cropped meme of the May 6th incident.

The Classic Era began in March 2020 with the creation of Daniel's notable TikTok account, @daniellarsonfans, where his unorthodox appearance and strange mannerisms quickly gained him a significant following. His content ranged from showcasing his disability housing to expressing his aspirations to be a singer-songwriter and celebrity. One of his popular videos during this time was one where he said "good night, everyone" to the camera, which marked a significant rise in his popularity. In July, he announced his 2020 presidential candidacy, gaining ironic support. By August, trolls under the guise of "management" companies and record labels began exploiting his desire for fame, manipulating him into saying and doing increasingly offensive and questionable actions. Despite this, Daniel continued to amass followers, and released his first song, "Fake News," in October.

As the next month rolled around, Daniel's reputation took a significant nosedive. In November, Daniel's Pinterest account was found and subsequently had its contents exposed. The account had albums filled with images of children and maps of the age of consent in the United States, strongly suggesting that Daniel had a sexual interest in young girls. Daniel immediately attempted damage control, claiming that the account was not his, even suggesting he had no idea what Pinterest was.

These arguments were quickly deconstructed, as the accounts email was linked to an old Twitter account of his. At some point, Daniel would admit ownership of the account, before immediately returning to denying its existence, just before admitting to owning it once more. He was confronted by multiple parties about the account, including his then-management, Roach Records. Subsequently, Daniel would delete his Pinterest account by November 21, locking down his TikTok account until December.

Upon returning, he was interviewed by The Delegation Podcast, who asked him several questions about the legitimacy of the Pinterest account. After this, they proceeded to report Daniel to the FBI, as they were under the belief that Daniel was in possession of exploitative images of children.

On December 17, 2020, Daniel made his final post, claiming to be auditioning for America's Got Talent, asking his followers to "please stay turned," Despite this, he did not post again after this. It was later revealed that this disappearance was due to him being reported to FBI, as he was under investigation due to him being suspected to be in the possession of CSEM.

This instance of the fog in July of 2021. Post on @daniellarsonishere.

Headset Arc

Main Article: Headset Arc

After returning to social media in March 2021, Daniel explained that his disappearance was due to him being investigated by the FBI, and that he was "safe" now. Evident from the name of this arc, Daniel is seen wearing a gaming headset in many of the videos from this time.

During this time, Daniel would begin to be managed by Flexburger, who at this point operated as "Josh," an employee of the fake record label Party House Records. He hadn't forgotten about the allegations of pedophilia against him, and sought to expose Daniel once more for who he really was. Flexburger posted several screenshots of Daniel talking sexually to individuals he believed to be minors, as well as footage of Daniel discussing how he would legalize child molestation if he were president. As a result, Daniel declared war on Flexburger, upset that his true nature was exposed.

In response to this, Flexburger used his identity as "Josh" to convince Daniel into flashing his penis on TikTok live in front of 500 viewers, resulting in his immediate ban from TikTok. This very same incident could occur just a day later, to which Daniel claimed that he was hacked, and had no idea what had happened.

Daniels behaviour would become increasingly more erratic throughout 2021, as sometime in late May, he would be kicked out of one of his disability housing situations due to him punching holes in the wall, and screaming about "allegations," which would result in authorities being called to remove him from the premises. One of these instances was recounted by a young girl who had witnessed one of these instances of Daniel having a meltdown.

On June 24th, and a few days afterward, Daniel would have a meltdown on the video platform, Likee. He was on this platform due to his phone breaking, and was using a laptop to access the website. Daniel, under the assumption that something deadly happened to the VanderWaal family, hysterically demanded updates on the situation. In the end, he would receive no updates, threatening to end his life, and eventually calling the police.

From July 20 to August 2021, Daniel would stay in the Pink Room, after being moved from his last disability housing service to another one. The reason behind why is unknown. This arc was notable for the bizarrely sexual videos that took place during them, many of his videos having a foggy effect on them, and the fact that Daniel would frequently punch holes in the walls. This, of course, would lead to him being kicked out of this housing situation.

Hype House Arc

Main Article: Hype House Arc

Daniel would go silent for a week after his TikTok account @daniellarsoninsocal, registered to document his time in California, was banned.

Daniel would make his account daniellarsonhotmess around the time of his return, uploading a video of him declaring his hatred for the police in a video of him twerking while mouthing off about how bad they are.^{[citation needed]} In another video in which Daniel is visibly inebriated, he exclaimed that he, "...wants there to be riots."

In November of 2021, Goldberg Shacklestein was first mentioned by Daniel. Goldberg was actually Samantha, one of Daniel's managers, incognito. According to Daniel, Shacklestein was the supposed leader of the New York mafia.

One video was posted around that same time in which Daniel, Jonas, and Gavin had a verbal altercation.^{[citation needed]} This video was the first of many such posts. From late 2021 to early 2022, it became quite common for Daniel to interact with trolls posing as either Grace VanderWaal or Jojo Siwa. Oftentimes these trolls had such an influence on Daniel that he would fulfill requests on their behalf, even if the requests were degrading or incriminating.

Homeless Era

The exact date of when Daniel became homeless is unknown, with the last known video of him confirmed to be in Jonas' house with a confirmed date being from December 6th, 2021. Daniel cut ties with Jonas for currently unknown reasons, meaning that Daniel had lost his last professional source of mental healthcare, which caused him to further succumb to the influences of his management and manipulators.

Second Headset Arc

2022 had a rough start for Daniel; he would record videos of him humping his camera for Grace and take out his anger on inanimate objects when he was upset. His behavior was so bad that his then-manager, Bianka, quit for fear of mistreatment. Things only went downhill from there, as he posted videos of him crying in bathrooms, punching himself in the genitals, and ranting endlessly about Grace VanderWaal.

On May 13, Daniel went viral for the Porch Charging Incident. The conflict started when the owner of the property that Daniel was trespassing on asked him to leave, to which Daniel responded by calling the man racial slurs. Daniel's unhinged posting seemed to end when he ran the Denver Colfax Marathon. He stopped posting anything of interest until June, in which his unhinged posting would begin yet again.

Daniel, after getting arrested for criminal mischief, got into a conflict with his case manager Andrew, and as a result, would start to blame him for anything and everything that went wrong in Daniel's life. He began to have a large amount of micro-meltdowns over him where he, as usual, hit himself and said slurs, claiming that Andrew stole money, damaged his career, and leaked a photo of him masturbating completely nude in a public bathroom.

Daniel, after the end of the Andrew conflict, started showing up to protests which were ongoing, following the overturning of Roe v. Wade. On the 27th of June, he would attend an open mic where he told his life story, how he exposed himself on TikTok, his obsession with Grace VanderWaal, and that his grandmother died of cancer because of his autism. This incident would get his name out to many Roe v. Wade protestors and people online, resulting in him getting recognized by multiple people at another Roe v. Wade reversal protest.

Briiink would make his first appearance 2 days later on a livestream. Briiink would run into Daniel charging his phone, where he got an autograph and paid Daniel money. It was also around this time that Quacko started to manipulate Daniel.

The day after this, Daniel would re-enter his dispute with Andrew, as well as start to post about his impending court case for criminal mischief, where he begged for thousands of dollars for "court," not specifying why exactly he needed it. Andrew would generously handle this for Daniel and open a bank account for Daniel, and Daniel would repay him by claiming that Andrew stole "$3,000 a month that's coming into my name."

At the end of June, a ton of events would happen: Bob would re-enter the limelight after telling Daniel that he could not finance Daniel's music career, Daniel would get kicked out of a school for trespassing, made a new TikTok account, Daniel would premier his song "Something More," would expose the fact that r/Daniellarson2 made a Discord where they manipulated him and Daniel would do a Q/A on r/Daniellarson 2.

Daniel kicked off July with yet another meltdown, this time over Quacko telling him to delay his release of "Something More," which Daniel would release that day. He would then go around town getting banned from multiple restaurants and a hotel. He would then enter a feud with a TikTokker named Kanye556 after Daniel defended his use of the n-word by saying it was okay because he said it with an "a" instead of an "er." He would then claim he entered a coma after this due to heatstroke, continuing his schizo-posting after this with seemingly no issues at all.

Return of the Headset

After an interview with Monkeyman56783, he decided to part ways with his case manager, Andrew. Contrary to expectations of a negative outcome, he surprisingly started a Twitch channel, generating enough income to afford a hotel, an Airbnb, and a $400 pair of headphones. During this period, he increased his interactions with Briiink, who, despite knowledge about Daniel's controversial past, engaged in activities like buying meals, going bowling, and visiting Hooters with him.

Subsequently, an incident known as the Toothbrush Incident occurred, involving a leaked video of Daniel engaging in unconventional behavior. This led to the July 2022 Electronic Destruction Spree, marked by the smashing of headsets and electronic devices. In a sequence of events, he replaced his items only to destroy them again, including a Spiderman-branded headset intended for children. On July 25th, Grace VanderWaal's mom, Tina VanderWaal, warned Daniel via Facebook Messenger to stop mentioning her daughter, expressing concern for her family's well-being, and later reiterated her plea publicly, urging him to stop involving them and seeking legal intervention if he persisted. Daniel would then respond with "I understand... I'm ending my life tonight."

Daniel, after a break in posting, would reveal his new manager and enabler, Ox. After firing him almost immediately, Ox, for an alleged change, would positively influence Daniel; he would get Daniel an ID, and made Daniel apologize for saying the N-word. He would then stop this string of good influence by convincing Daniel that there was a nuclear attack on livestream for money, which would get Ox fired and reported to the police, and Daniel's Twitch account banned.

Second Housing Arc

Yes, someone actually delivered this to his house.

Main Article: Second Housing Arc

In July 2022, Daniel reached out for assistance from the Developmental Disabilities Resource Center, or the DDRC, for housing. At this point, he had spent close to half a year being homeless, so Daniel was desperately in need of permanant housing. After several meetings with them, Daniel secured housing shortly thereafter.

By August 31, 2022, he had moved into a new home, marking the start of the Second Housing Arc. However, his stay at this housing unit did not last for long, as during the incident capturing his eviction suggested that Daniel had inadvertently disclosed his address, leading to unwanted deliveries and disruptions. Within days of moving in, he caused significant damage to the property and exhibited behavioral issues, notably instances where Daniel may have shared the address of his housing, which resulted in the house being pizza bombed by trolls. This also caused several deliveries being made to the house, most notably the delivery of a glass dildo, among many other inappropriate items.

All of this would eventually result in his eviction on October 16, where Daniel would cry, scream, and cause even more property damage before being taken out by the police, and receiving a subsequent citation. Reports from his housing provider indicated concerns for personal safety, raising questions about Daniel's behavior during his tenure.

Travel Arc

A map of Daniel's travels throughout the arc.

Main article: Travel Arc

After the December 10th Incident, an incident where Daniel assaulted his elderly mentor, Bob Proctor, while screaming "The motel threatened to kill me!" The true backstory behind this incident is unknown, but due to this, Bob would send Daniel to Los Angeles, California. This was speculated to be because of 5150 laws in California, which allow adults who are experiencing a mental health crisis to be held in psychiatric hospitalization for up to 72 hours.

In California, Daniel would visit a strip club and go to Disneyland, despite being a penniless vagrant. Most notably, Daniel would contract scabies during this time. While it is not entirely clear where he caught it from, it is very likely that this came from him sleeping outside and in porta potties. After this, Daniel would go to Las Vegas, Nevada after taking a bus from Palmdale, California.

Cameo Arc

A dissatisfied review on Daniel's cameo account.

Main article: Cameo Arc

The Travel Arc would finally end as Daniel left New York, returning to Denver on May 20. On May 25, the infamous Haagen-Dazs Incident would occur, where Daniel would be kicked out of said ice cream shop due to an altercation with employees, as well as a meltdown following shortly after. On May 31, Daniel created a Cameo account, initially charging $30 for custom videos. Over the following month, he adjusted the prices, at times reaching over $1000. Daniel eventually realized the need for lower prices to boost accessibility and increase sales, settling on $10. However, the prices continued to fluctuate, occasionally going back up to $100. Despite the high prices, Daniel failed to consistently fulfill the actual requests made by paying customers, sometimes outright ignoring them while thanking them for their money. This led to a decline in his review score, ultimately resulting in his ban from Cameo on August 16.

Dog Arc

Main article: Dog Arc

A photo of Zola after being rescued.

On July 9, 2023, Daniel Larson adopted a German Shepherd mix named Zola from the Longmont Humane Society in Longmont, Colorado, to which he then renamed Music. He intended her to act as a "guard dog." Given Daniel is obviously unfit to take care of himself, let alone an animal, multiple people immediately showed concern. This concern soon turned to rage as footage of Daniel neglecting Zola via not giving her enough water surfaced, and comments of Daniel contemplating giving her nachos.

It was revealed that the shelter Daniel adopted her from had not conducted a background check on Daniel, leading to them being horrified as his online history came to light. Despite calls to return Music to the shelter and worries about her well-being, Daniel continued posting videos with her. Efforts intensified, leading the Longmont Humane Society to take steps to remove Music from Daniel's care, as well as permanently banning him from their premises. Concerns for the dog's safety grew due to Daniel's documented erratic and violent behavior, evading authorities, and distressing videos of Music wherein she was whimpering. As such, many worried that the dog would be a target if Daniel had another meltdown. A collective community effort successfully located Daniel and Music, which culminated in WeenWeenMusic, a member of Ceel Team 6, a rescue party led by former YouTuber Goated Mines, rescuing Music and returning her to Longmont on July 11.

The situation escalated dramatically after Music was taken from Daniel. Daniel reacted intensely via going into a Walmart, where he voiced his anger by destroying multiple stands of merchandise. After being released from police custody, Daniel's response included making videos and live streams where he claimed to have contacted emergency services, alluding to creating bombs. Actions such as these would ultimately lead to his admission into a mental health facility for the next week. After a period of psychiatric evaluation and treatment, Daniel was released from the mental health ward on July 19.

College Arc

Looks like Daniel Better Call Saul!

Main article: College Arc

On September 10th, 2023, Daniel began to announce his plans to enroll in college on his YouTube community tab, specifically stating that he would be attending CU Boulder. Subsequent community posts and a livestream followed, where Daniel discussed his enrollment process and shared details about his intended major and minor subjects. The context behind this decision involved Daniel's interactions with members of Phi Kappa Tau, a fraternity of CU Boulder students, who convinced him that he was a student. Videos of Daniel at a frat party, including ones where he promoted the fraternity, were posted on his TikTok and YouTube channel.

Daniel was arrested for third-degree assault towards a security guard on September 16, 2023, but in a complete failure of the American justice system, he was somehow released from jail just two days later. The bodycam footage was released on September 21, 2023. Daniel was subsequently arrested again on October 3, for failing to appear in court.

On November 30, Daniel would go back to court and be sentenced to 12-month probation, 48 hours of community service, be fined, and be subject to anger management classes.

Reverse Mohawk Arc

The face of a madman.

Main Article: Reverse Mohawk

Further Reading: Timeline (2023, fourth quarter), Timeline (2024, first quarter)

On October 23, 2023, some "fans" would give Daniel a haircut. However, these were actually trolls who partially cut Daniel's hair in what was immediately dubbed a "Reverse Mohawk" and abandoned him before finishing the haircut as they claimed their car had been stolen. This left Daniel looking more unstable than ever, with the unfortunate coincidence that he had a court date the following week. Unsurprisingly, Daniel did not fix his hair, and on October 31, Daniel would attend court, only to be met with six-month, as well as a mandatory mental health evaluation.

18 days later, still donning the reverse mohawk, Daniel would have a meltdown inside of a Panera Bread on November 10, due to "fans leaking his location." This led to him aggressively punch himself, exclaim threats of self-harm, racial slurs, and psychotic screams, right before going to into fits of hysterical crying. Daniel also attempted to assault a Panera Bread employee, which led to law enforcement eventually being called. This incident resulted in Daniel getting banned from all Panera Bread locations.

UCLA Arc

Main Article: UCLA Arc

Throughout January of 2024, Daniel would start attending another college, specifically UCLA. Unbeknownst to Daniel, this was a clever scheme thought up by his manager Clark, where he was taught several false things, from "Ancient Texas" to the empress of China, Mai Coo Chee Itch. Throughout this arc, Daniel was supposed to be attending probation meetings, and even more, he had several warrants out for his arrest. Instead of tending to those, he prioritized these faux college classes.

Jail Arc

One of Daniel's many, many mugshots.

Main article: Jail Arc

Going into 2024, Daniel would continue his escapades, completely unaware that this would be the year that he would be arrested over 5 times, which would eventually result in him being at risk of going to jail for over 65 years. After getting chased around by trolls, he would be arrested at an airport on January 9th for his multiple active warrants before being released on a PR bond. The terms of his PR bond required him to progressively pay off his bond and show up to all of his court hearings. He would do neither, instead favoring buying expensive meals he could not pay for, attending fake college classes, and narrowly evading justice on a multitude of occasions.

He had the police called on him multiple times, such as when Daniel, once again, was chased around by trolls, as well as when he got kicked out of a hospital (which he threatened to start a mass shooting at post-ejection), although he would not be arrested. He would also be convinced by his manager, Clark, to enroll in UCLA, where him and his associates constructed fake college Zoom Meetings, which Daniel fell for easily.

Daniel was arrested once more on February 3, 2024, for being a fugitive of justice due to the consequences of not fulfilling his PR bond. His bond was set at $20,000, which was later lowered to $5,000 with a $500 cash option. He was released on March 1, 2024, to which he stayed in numerous hotels. Even so, Daniel was arrested less than 3 weeks later for the same charge, this time in Jefferson County. His bond was set at $1,000. Following a court hearing, he was released on March 22, 2024, only staying in jail for a meager day and a half. Ten days later, he was, again, arrested for the same charge in Lone Tree while on the bus back to Denver. He spent the night in jail, and was released the next day.

Four days after his release, he had a massive meltdown where he, in a fit of rage, made many terroristic threats toward Bob, as well as other federal agencies including a secret service agent. This would not serve him in the long run.

Second Jail Arc

Just look at that deadpan stare.

Main Article: Second Jail Arc

On April 30, 2024, Daniel was arrested due to the many threats he had made towards businesses, family members, and most notably, government entities and agencies. Daniel would be charged with 7 counts of threats, each of these being federal charges. Given the severity of the charges, he may be put in prison for a long time, possibly several decades. During this time, Daniel's manager, Clark, would admit to lying about who he was, and everything he had done up to this point. Even more, Bob was found to have been in contact with Daniel once more.

Daniel would be ordered to have a mental health evaluation multiple times, as the judge believed he was not competent to stand trial. On May 31, Daniel was transferred to the Englewood Federal Correction Institution. On July 19, a psychiatric report was filed. In this report, it is revealed that Daniel would be being institutionalized in an unknown mental health facility after being found incompetent for trial, as well as an attempt for further evaluation.

Seeing as Daniel is at risk of being in prison for several decades, many have seen this as the official ending of the Daniel Larson saga.

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Before Era Classic Era Homeless Era	Fog Arc Headset Arc Hype House Arc Second Housing Arc Travel Arc Cameo Arc Dog Arc Reverse Mohawk Arc Jail Arc UCLA Arc Second Jail Arc