Stefán Karl Stefánsson

A statue of Sir Stefán Karl Stefánsson appears in Brighton, UK. The statue describes him as the true number one, and the only one deserving of the Ruby Play Button. The statue blocks PewDiePie's path, and the only way to get past the statue is by collecting the Ruby Play Button.

Behind the scenes

 * The inclusion of Stefán Karl Stefánsson was due to a misunderstanding. Originally, fans wanted Thomas Brush to include Stephano, a statue from PewDiePie's Amnesia: Abduction gameplay series. However, Thomas Brush confused Stephano with Stefán Karl. After this, there were mixed opinions on whether the game should include Stephano or Stefán, as the former was more connected to PewDiePie while the latter was more recognizable to newer fans.
 * In reality, Stefán Karl Stefánsson and the Ruby Play Button have no connection. The Ruby Play Button is an award that was given to PewDiePie when he reached 50 million subscribers.
 * Stefán Karl Stefánsson was an Icelandic actor, most famous for playing Robbie Rotten in Lazy Town. He was famous in the meme community due to the "We Are Number One" meme, and these memes raised money to treat Stefán Karl's cancer. He died of cancer in 2018 at the age of 43.
 * There have been petitions for a statue of Stefán Karl Stefánsson. This statue would, however, be located in Iceland, not Brighton.
 * Stefán Karl and Slippy are both real people/animals who died before the creation of the game.