EthanThe Artist sees a GTA character in a mask clip

The Stupid King reaction drew an unusually large opening, while viewers questioned whether the transformation was real.

Channel: EthanThe Artist Story of October 16, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 642,352 views a day, 9.5 times a normal first day on this channel (67,728).

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The disguise gets a double-take. Wearing his Burger King shirt and headset, EthanThe Artist interrupts his reaction to ask whether the face on screen is actually a mask.

The clip appears to show someone stretching a realistic face covering over their head, then adjusting its fit and dreadlock wig. Ethan's comparison is immediate: a real-life Grand Theft Auto character. The everyday work uniform on one side of the screen makes an odd contrast with the elaborate transformation on the other.

The Short drew roughly 640,000 views in its first day, far above the channel's usual opening. The preceding Stupid King episode also had an unusually strong start, reaching about half a million views over the same period.

But the mask's appearance is also what viewers are questioning. Some point to the eyelids and suggest the source clip was made with AI; others connect the disguise to fictional face-changing characters. Those comments don't establish how the footage was made. Ethan's reaction plays it as a convincing mask demonstration, with the GTA comparison supplying the joke.

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The numbers

Both consecutive Stupid King episodes opened well above the channel's usual Shorts audience. The mask reaction also brought a much busier comment section than usual.

the video's first day

usual first day here

67,728

this video

642,352

subscribers

490,000

▲ 3,000 in the last 7 days

total views

1,089,998,830

views per day

398,248

typical day: 2,720,154

the video

views

742,512

likes

16,006

comments

457

days online

1

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

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495,000

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495,000

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490,000

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477,000

As of October 16, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.