This is a tribute to those who do nothing and somehow are remembered for it. Real and fictional people who do absolutely nothing and leave a huge impression. Here's to you!
5. Johnny Sasaki
Not a lot of people know exactly who this guy is, but if you’ve ever played any game in the Metal Gear Solid series, you know whom he is. His name is more well known online than in the games, but to refresh your memory, you know that one guard who was constantly running to take a dump instead of shoot you, that’s him. He recently got a big role in the fourth game, but even before that he was an internet celebrity, as the guy who craps.
4. Meg White
The ultimate minimalist drummer, Meg White is very well known as the drummer (and only member aside from Jack White) of the White Stripes. In practically every song, she repeatedly hits the snare on every quarter note, probably the simplest drumming style aside from doing nothing. Even though her drum work is fantastic with Jack White’s music, she does very little and somehow has a reputation above Jack White, even though he writes the songs.
3. Syd Barrett
The name memorized by every hardcore Pink Floyd fan, Syd Barrett lead the group back in the late 60’s, during those embarrassing psychedelic rock years. He left the group after two albums after his mental state had decline to the point of breakdown, yet somehow had a reputation that far exceeded the other members. Perhaps it’s because of his tragic life story, or the numerous songs by the Floyd dedicated to him (Wish You Were Here). But still, he lead Pink Floyd back when they did stupid hippie music, and never appeared on any of their big hit records. The really incredible thing is that fans actually mourned his death more than the later death of keyboardist Richard Wright, who appeared on every album up to The Wall. How did that happen?
2. The “My Leg” Guy
You need to be younger to remember this guy. Anyone who ever watched Spongebob Squarepants instantly recognizes him. Whenever Spongbob causes destruction, you will hear the citizens of Bikini Bottom screaming and sure enough the standard cry of “My Leg!” will ring out amongst them. He has not been shown on screen once in the series, nor has Spongebob ever received a lawsuit from a one-legged fish. Perhaps we will never know who exactly this guy is, but we certainly know that his medical bills must be high.
1. Boba Fett
The ultimate example of someone who does nothing and becomes famous for it. Boba Fett needs no explanation. He has appears for roughly for 6 minutes in Empire Strikes Back, and 3 in Return of the Jedi. He has one line, we never see his face, and he never has any major action scene. Yet, he was voted the 9th most popular Star Wars (Original) character online, higher than both Obi-Wan, and Yoda. Jar Jar Binks did more stuff than he did (sadly), and yet he has an incredible fan base. And then they fucked it up by giving him a back story in Attack of the Clones. Well, according to my reality (of the movie that is), that never happened.
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