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The '''Likee Meltdown,''' also known as '''Rest in Peace Dave and Grace VanderWaal''', was Daniel's first online meltdown and one of the earliest known [[incidents]] in the [[Daniel Larson]] story, occurring on June 25, 2021, and ending on the 26th. | The '''Likee Meltdown,''' also known as '''Rest in Peace Dave and Grace VanderWaal''', was Daniel's first online meltdown and one of the earliest known [[incidents]] in the [[Daniel Larson]] story, occurring on June 25, 2021, and ending on the 26th. The meltdown surrounds Daniel using Likee in an effort to reach out to his current [[management]], and most notably, the "VanderWaal Team", before eventually spiraling into a mental breakdown. | ||
Unlike subsequent meltdowns, this one was not in a single video. Instead, it is a series of clips posted on Likee, a video-posting platform Daniel used due to not having access to his phone, along with a YouTube video titled '''Rest in peace dave and grace vanderwaal'''. | Unlike subsequent meltdowns, this one was not in a single video. Instead, it is a series of clips posted on Likee, a video-posting platform Daniel used due to not having access to his phone, along with a YouTube video titled '''Rest in peace dave and grace vanderwaal'''. | ||
The meltdown | This was due to him being convinced by [[trolls]] that [[Grace VanderWaal]], his longtime crush, had died, and the VanderWaal family was withholding information about his event. However, things took a sharp turn as Daniel began frantically demanding to be "let back on the team", threatening his own life and hitting his head, and fearing he would become [[Homeless Era|homeless]]. Daniel soon starts blaming an unidentified individual known only as “JP”, and a caretaker,<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Daniellarson/comments/139sc49/comment/jj3n5bc/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3</ref> for "all of this". The day after this, he uploaded a video saying that the police were on their way. | ||
Adding to the weirdness, it is unclear what happened before or after the incident concluded. In addition to the confusion, JP's response video to the Likee Meltdown (at least according to comments on reddit) was subsequently lost.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Daniellarson/comments/o9dvd7/who_is_jp/</ref> This incident also shocked a lot of fans, as it marked the first time he had a meltdown online and hit himself. It also highlighted the impact that trolls and delusions were beginning to have on his mental state. | |||
== Background == | |||
Prior to the incident, Daniel somehow broke his phone after "tossing it into the air" and was using his laptop to give video updates instead. He reached out to the “VanderWaal family” (actually trolls posing as his management), asking for prayers and claiming they were in critical condition. He urged the so-called VanderWaal Team to spread the word as widely as possible. Daniel alleged that his access to Google and YouTube had been revoked despite prior “agreements,” leaving him without a reliable way to contact his team. As a result, he turned to Likee as an alternative platform, though he was briefly able to post on YouTube as well. He recorded video updates the day before but was unable to upload them until the following day. During these updates, Daniel expressed frantic pleas for [[Flexburger|Josh]] and Jay to contact an individual named JP immediately due to an unspecified emergency. He switched to YouTube, where Daniel admitted to sending Grace VanderWaal explicit messages, expressed remorse for the distress he believed he had caused her, and claimed to be carrying on her “legacy” following her supposed death. | |||
However, the next day, Daniel got visibly distressed and had his first online meltdown. He switched back to Likee. Throughout the meltdown, he expressed feelings of isolation and desperation, claiming that JP had threatened to kill him, forcing him to take these actions. He demanded to be reinstated on the VanderWaal team, insisting it was his only means of support and communication. Daniel made urgent pleas to specific team members—Josh, Jay, and the VanderWaal family—to respond immediately and engage with his Likee videos as proof they were receiving his messages. He repeatedly threatened self-harm and suicide if his demands were not met, at times hyperventilating, sobbing, and hitting himself. Daniel emphasized that he would only start taking down his videos once he received confirmation that he was back on the team. He also reported that police were being called into the situation due to the lack of responses and escalating threats. | |||
The next day, Daniel stated that the police were "on their way" and that he would give updates. <ref>https://lolcow.city/daniels-likee-meltdown-rip-dave-and-grace-vanderwaal/#likee_meltdown</ref> | |||
== Video == | == Video == | ||