- "Byeah."
- ―The infamous catchphrase of the Byeahs.
The Byeahs are a large, rotund sub-species of humans that serve little purpose in society but play a greater role in the Jermaverse- They populate the streets of Liberty City, participate in the Rumbles, and love burgahs and hot dogs among other things. The name Byeah is a combination of the words "but" and "yeah", with the two words coming out as "byeah" when spoken quickly.
Description[]
Byeahppearance (thats a knee slapper)[]
Close-up of a Byeah.
Byeahs generally have large gray beards and long gray hair. They are all dirty and overweight, if not obese (though exceptions can be found, such as Byeah #788's Imposter). They wear leather jackets or simple t-shirts stained with sweat, dark jeans, black shoes and black leather gloves. Most of them have a large quantity of tattoos over their arms. Some of them wear different clothing, such as sunglasses, or bandannas around their heads.
Byeahavior (haha)[]
Byeahs are generally pacifistic, attacking only when necessary, and move in groups, devouring the land as they go. They are not very smart, and are often aloof and unaware of outside forces, to such an extent that they will not react to being shot. Their diet mainly consists of hot dogs and hamburgers, and especially McDonald's Happy Meals. As stated by Jerma, if multiple Byeahs are in a room with only one Happy Meal, they'll instantly start fighting each other for it. Recreational activities practiced by Byeahs include bar fighting, wrestling, and pog collection (often misheard as "bug collection").
In Jerma Rumble events, Byeahs are very common participants, and some events even feature multiple Byeahs. In spite of this, no event allowing anyone other than Byeahs has ever been won by a Byeah. Four Byeahs once caused a commotion at Jermania 2014, getting into a drunken backstage brawl match over a Happy Meal when they were originally supposed face each other in a cage match.
Byeahs are often found on the sides of streets. They are especially common in Liberty City. They are known, however, to be able to inhabit other areas and invade other worlds.
Culture[]
A Byeah pointing his glock at Star_ for self defense.
Byeahs are nearly always drunk, babbling incoherent nonsense; this includes noises such as "Byeahbadabadoo," or any ordinary word in the English language combined with "byeah."
Byeahs will hold a meeting every month to see if they still agree on aspects of their lifestyles. It's always a short meeting in which one Byeah names a particular food or hobby, to which the rest shout "Byeah" to show agreement. It is unknown what happens to any Byeahs who disagree, or if they are even capable of doing so. In Jerma's Red Faction Guerrilla stream, Jerma confirms that "there's like 600 million of them". It's also hard to count them individually, as most of them all share the same appearance. Because of this, nearly all Byeahs are identified by outsiders using numbers or (as of Jermania 2014) characteristics.
The Byeahs own a collective bank account that contains about $16 at any given time. Byeahs are ranked by number, and each week the Byeah at the top of the list assumes the "chief Byeah" position. The chief Byeah controls the bank account, which somehow has a 2000% interest rate. If the Byeahs were to save their money, they would be incredibly rich after a matter of years. However, each week the head Byeah spends most of the $16 on burgers, steak, and beer.
List of Notable Byeahs[]
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The Byeah Leader, or unofficially Byeah #1, appeared in most of Jerma's GTA IV videos, being the Byeah he always plays as. He is the purest known form of Byeah morphology, and possibly the original Byeah. He is the template upon which all other Byeahs are formed. He is the one responsible for running the monthly meeting of the Byeahs in Liberty City. He hasn't been seen in a while, but is presumably still alive.
In Jermania 2014, he hit Big Boy Byeah with a car to assert his dominance. |
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The Female Byeah, also known as Johnella Farin, is a citizen of Mega-City One from Judge Dredd: Dredd vs. Death. She is one of the few female Byeahs in existence, hence the name. She wears a shirt reading "Oh Yeah!" and is twice the size of a regular Byeah, requiring wheels to move. This is similar to how female spiders are much larger than their mates. She was arrested by Judge Dredd for obstructing his path and received a three-month sentence.
Other female Byeahs similar to her were also seen in Mega-City One, but they had already been killed by vampires. |
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Byeah #36 was the fourth wrestler to enter the ring in The Jerma Rumble. He didn't do much, and was quickly eliminated by a powerful kick from Gabe Newell. |
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Byeah #284 was the fifth wrestler in The Jerma Rumble, coming right after Byeah #36. As observed by Jerma, he seemed to have been more drunk than the average Byeah. He eliminated the Spy, but after a while he was eliminated by Bat Boy. |
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Byeah #419, or Big Boy Byeah, was the final wrestler to enter the ring in The Jerma Rumble. In spite of his extravagant, fireworks-laced entrance, after 28 seconds he was eliminated by Jerma.
Big Boy Byeah reappeared in Jermania 2014 to be part of the Byeah Battle Royale. It was intended to be a cage match, but the match was fought preemptively in a parking garage when the four of them got into a drunken brawl over a Happy Meal. Big Boy Byeah was the last Byeah standing and won the match, but was soon struck by a vehicle driven by the Byeah Leader. His current status is unknown. |
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Mario Byeah was the fourth wrestler to enter in Jerma Rumble 2. He was possibly part of some sort of publicity stunt, as Jerma couldn't get the real Mario to come to the event. He is definitely the most agile Byeah, performing back-flips, roundhouse kicks, and his favorite move, the flying double kick. Because of his weight, he was difficult to eliminate. He eliminated the 30's Milkman, the Easter Bunny, and Ma3la. In turn, he was eliminated by Santa Claus' amazing strength.
In the moment of silence for deceased wrestlers shown before Jerma Rumble 3, Mario Byeah is seen getting slammed by Martin Van Buren on top of two tables. This dangerous move resulted in Van Buren's death, but Mario Byeah survived. |
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Sexy Byeah was a participant in Jermania 2014's Byeah Battle Royale. He got in a fight with the others over a Happy Meal before the match officially started, and was knocked unconscious by Lumberjack Byeah in the ensuing battle. |
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Lumberjack Byeah was another participant in Jermania 2014's Byeah Battle Royale. He got in a fight with the others over a Happy Meal before the match officially started, and was knocked unconscious by Big Boy Byeah in the ensuing battle. |
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King Byeah was yet another participant in Jermania 2014's Byeah Battle Royale. He got in a fight with the others over a Happy Meal before the match officially started, and was knocked unconscious by Big Boy Byeah in the ensuing battle.
King Byeah later appeared in The Rumble House as well, though this time he wore normal Byeah attire instead of his cape and tiara. He went out with the others to the bar for a night of drinks, but didn't come back home with them. His status is unknown. |
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Byeah #19 appeared in The Rumble House alongside King Byeah. He fit in with the others pretty okay, but didn't go out drinking with them. He tried making a friend by going onto the sidewalk outside his house and talking to a random woman, but she ignored him. |
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Byeah #4602 was only seen during the moment of silence for deceased wrestlers before Jerma Rumble 3. In the footage, he was detained by security and text indicated that he was later sentenced to life in prison. What he did to deserve the life sentence is currently unknown, but he's still at the crowbar hotel to this day.
He bears a strong resemblance to Byeah #284, leading some to believe that he is the same person and that Jerma forgot his number. However, all Byeahs look pretty similar, so it's possible that this is just a coincidence. |
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Byeah #846 was the eighteenth wrestler to enter the ring in Jerma Rumble 3. He is allegedly skilled in origami paper-folding. He stayed in the ring for about three minutes before getting eliminated by Gabe Newell. |
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Byeah #788 was planned to be the sixteenth wrestler in the Jerma Rumble - Live Action. However, he was not able to even get to the ring, running out of breath and feeling unwell, likely due to smoking a cigarette right before intense physical activity. He instead got one of his other Byeah friends to take his place in the Rumble, giving him his jacket to wear. In the end, this decision ended up saving his life. |
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An Imposter Byeah took the place of Byeah #788 as the sixteenth wrestler in the Jerma Rumble - Live Action. He is notably much skinnier than other Byeahs, and was capable of intense wrestling maneuvers such as suplexes (pretty impressive when you're doing them in real life). He worked together with the other wrestlers to fight the Two-Person Horse. However, he was later killed when The Magician used magic to rip his heart out of his chest. |
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Byeah #882 was first present for Jermania - Stream Edition. He made his way to the ring to do a promo, and delivered his speech in Byeah gibberish with subtitles so the audience could understand.
During the canon Rumble, Byeah #882 was the seventh wrestler to enter but was eliminated by the Archmage. During the crashed Rumble, he eliminated JermaMoon but was eliminated himself by Sluggo. He also appeared in Jermania 2017, where he was featured in the pre-show match alongside some other lame wrestlers. He was eliminated by James Madison. |
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Bootleg Duck Dynasty Byeah Batman, or BDDBB for short, appeared in Jermania 2017. He is a combination of a Byeah, Batman, and a Duck Dynasty cosplay. He is also the only known Byeah to own and frequently use a motorcycle. He didn't perform very well in the Rumbles, failing to eliminate any other wrestlers. In the first Rumble he got beaten by Dr. Oetker so badly he started bleeding, and was eliminated by Glue Man in the second Rumble. |
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Byeah Prime is the original and most powerful Byeah, who existed at the beginning of the Jermaverse before any other Byeah. He appeared in Grotto Beasts. |
Original Byeahs and where to find them[]
The Original Byeahs have lived among us for eons and can be spotted in Liberty City if one knows where to look. There are two primary areas in Liberty City where the Byeahs have prospered.
The first location, featured heavily in Jerma and STAR_'s GTA IV videos is the Northwood neighborhood in Algonquin. Here, many Byeahs roam freely, even without being summoned by normal humans- However, they only appear in this location in The Ballad of Gay Tony DLC. They can be found on foot, in cabs and on motorcycles, and true to their nature as burgah enthusiasts, dining at at the neighborhood Burger Shot.
The second location is the Burger Shot in the Beechwood City neighborhood in Broker. The entire block on which the restaurant stands is almost entirely controlled by Byeahs, establishing their presence in contrast to the few humans that pass through the area. Most Byeahs can be seen roaming the streets on foot and gathering outside of the Burger Shot, engaged in discussion.
A third (but far less notable location) is the East Hook neighborhood in Broker. A few lone Byeahs walk the streets here, presumably in search of burgahs or hot dogs.
Fanon Byeahs[]
The following Byeahs are not considered canon in the Jermaverse.
Smaller Than Average Byeah[]
This Byeah was never actually seen and wasn't even made by Jerma, but made an appearance on a recent stream. Smaller Than Average Byeah was made by a Youtuber called DubskiDude in the video called "The Second Meeting of the Byeahs - Voice acting". In this video he asks about a very large rat outside the premises, and whether or not the rules the large rat makes applies to the Byeahs, to which the Head Byeah answers that they only apply to rats.
Larger Than Average Byeah[]
This Byeah was never actually seen and wasn't created by Jerma, but made an appearance alongside Smaller Than Average Byeah. Larger Than Average Byeah was made by a Youtuber called DubskiDude in the video called "The Second Meeting of the Byeahs - Voice acting". In this video he says "Yeah, I was looking over the interest rates and uh, why is there 2000% interest rate, I thought it was supposed to be 1985?", to which the Head Byeah answers that it's a very easy question - that it should be a flat interest rate of about 2000%, and that it's better for the economics of Liberty City. The Larger Than Average Byeah then states that he should get himself more Jerma Bucks, to which the Byeah Leader replies that the economy is a little different nowadays, but thinks the best thing the Byeahs can do to get more Jerma Bucks is to go on Twitch.TV, where they should do comb streams, and that they are really popular with kids these days. The Larger Than Average Byeah replies that he just needs a comb now.
Rabid Female Byeah[]
This Byeah was never described as one by Jerma, and instead was dubbed a Byeah by a commentator in the video The Zombie Bros. Play The Game. She is notable among other Byeahs for her ability to teleport food into her stomach, being bound to a mobility scooter, and her case of rabies, which gives her an unnaturally aggressive temperament for the otherwise peaceful Byeahs, this gives her the distinctive tendencies of launching streams of projectile vomit from her mouth at people and randomly charging them at high speeds with minimal or no provocation, as she randomly attacked Ster for no reason.
Byeah #503[]
A Byeah appears in the final game of the Henry Stickmin series, Completing the Mission. He is called Byeah #503 and enjoys hot dogs and bug collecting. He is seen when Henry and Ellie land on the aircraft tower, who spots them and radios the comrades.
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Trivia[]
- Byeahs seem to struggle running and end up shitting their pants, burping, and coughing.
- In Jerma's 2007 Voice Demo, a byeah impression can be heard talking about Dunkin Donuts. Clearly the impression could be a reference but this is near impossible as GTA 4 released in 2008.
- Some Byeah's carry pistols/knives around, mainly for self defense in case being threatened.
- It is unknown exactly how many Byeahs currently exist, however, Jerma states there's at least 600 million. If this is the case, then nearly 10% of the global population is a Byeah.
- During the "Random GTA Online" stream, Jay Buffet decided to purchase and name his MC Clubhouse after the species.
- Although many Byeahs have entered the Jerma Rumbles, collectively they have only eliminated 5 other contestants, with the most by Mario Byeah (at 3).
- Burgah Boy is rumored to have Byeah lineage in his family, due to their shared similarities of behavior and general appearance (beard, eating, burping, etc.)
- Similar rumors have spread about Santa Claus due to his large size, beard, and gluttonous love for cookies and milk, and Gimli for his large beard and stocky dwarven stature.
- A golden Byeah is a 9.99$ Tier emote on Jerma's twitch Channel.