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The internet has fallen in love with a viral raccoon named Jimothy, and so has the gaming industry.<\/p>\n
In case you’ve somehow dodged this adorable little friend on social media, Jimothy is a small raccoon in Seattle who has scurried his way through X\/Twitter, Reddit, Facebook, and just about every other online platform you can think of. His unique size, seemingly caused by what many believe is a rare condition called Short Spine Syndrome, has made him hard to miss, and almost impossible to forget.<\/p>\n
Locals seem to have taken notice of this specific masked critter before, but it wasn’t until Instagram user Kiana Hall captured a video that he became the latest internet-famous animal. She told The Seattle Times that she came up with his name because he simply “looked like a Jimothy.” The millions of social media impressions, hundreds of fan edits, and countless stories he’s racked up since came naturally.<\/p>\n
Jimothy with his family as a baby pic.twitter.com\/H9MHr00txI<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 sitka ($jimothy maxxing) (@sitkapetrodolla) July 17, 2026 <\/p>\n Jimothy has Officially Made it to the Big Leagues \u2764\ufe0f\u26be\ufe0f #DUBSEA pic.twitter.com\/qO8wBEbza2<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 dubsea (@dubseatv) July 18, 2026 <\/p>\n Forget spices, I’d go to war for Jimothy pic.twitter.com\/glkHwiTewI<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 BossLogic (@Bosslogic) July 19, 2026 <\/p>\n The internet embraced Jimothy the raccoon so quickly that he’s become inescapable in less than a week since Hall’s original post. Most recently, some game developers have started to show the love with more than just a simple post or two.<\/p>\n For example, you probably shouldn’t be surprised to hear Dee Dee Creations, the studio behind 2024’s Squirrel With a Gun, put together a Jimothy skin tribute for their game. This is a miraculous 43-second video that arms the viral raccoon, making him more powerful than ever before.<\/p>\n Perhaps the most popular take on Jimothy in the gaming world comes from Blizzard Entertainment, which created a render for what the stout creature would look like in World of Warcraft. Old School RuneScape then followed suit with a rough (but still very cute) upload.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udd2b\ud83e\udd9dJimothy tribute \ud83d\udd2b\ud83e\udd9d pic.twitter.com\/CqJbz23R1k<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Squirrel with a Gun\ud83d\udd2b\ud83d\udc3f\ufe0f\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\u26a7\ufe0fSwitch2\/PC\/PS5\/XBX! (@QuiteDan) July 18, 2026 <\/p>\n Jimothy \u2764\ufe0f https:\/\/t.co\/MKhyfCm2mq pic.twitter.com\/2LtV3E2eqX<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 World of Warcraft (@Warcraft) July 18, 2026 <\/p>\n