The Identical Twins Who Conquered Halo

When it comes to the world of competitive Halo, two twin brothers will never be forgotten.
Halo’s successful yet turbulent esports scene spanned the early 2000s, and while it’s mostly forgotten now, there are some out there who remember the hype.
Tom and Dan Ryan-Better known as the Ogre Twins-were the kings of Halo hype. They weren’t just talented. They were the undisputed kings of competitive Halo.
Written by: Devin Jones (@milkshks)
Edited by: Daniel Cole (@RandomTens)
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[@teddyjiang884]

Chris puckett, the dude who introduced them to halo, is now the host of the overwatch league

[@DampLover]

Phucket Rocket.

[@BlakaneezGuy]

He was MLG's top broadcaster for a long time before that.

[@zenryuzaki5253]

He streams Halo lan parties every now and again on twitch

[@edgetransit3320]

Lol chris fuckit was the best

[@KataokaTV]

As an active fan of both Overwatch and CoD esports I loved how casually he just mentioned that he went to school with him.

[@BoredDan7]

I always loved that Ogre 2 joined a team that had another set of twins to form another dominate squad.

[@JARDEH]

imagine having 2 sets of twins on one team. They would've been the most dominant i believe

[@OscarGonzalez-cn9ld]

Lunchbox and Roy

[@JARDEH]

@@OscarGonzalez-cn9ld yep

[@Boshyson]

The sudds were the best twins no contest

[@FATHER3k]

Ryan .Boshyson Lmfao the suddoths? Get real ahahha

[@FBWalshyFTW]

Great video. I remember watching Final Boss back in the peak Halo 2 era (2006 - 2007). Good times. :)

[@ivonnangela1388]

Me too!

[@SCORPAIN88isme]

GOAT

[@OARYX]

Hey man idk if you’ll ever see this but I grew up with Jessie (sinsane). I think you and these guys are awesome man and just wanna thank you for all the stories and amazing displays you guys out in for the beginning of esports

[@imarocklobster]

Yeah you watched them a few times lmfao

[@BaDMrFr0zty]

bro why are u a fake walshy on youtube fucking terrible...

[@duchi882]

*Ah yes* The time when Halo reigned supreme

[@HeadEnterprise]

*Top 3 halo pros* 1.Snipe down 2.Walshy 3.T square

[@steak_n_fries3639]

HeadEnterprise WhAt AbOuT NinJA

[@Hakuru15]

Duchi halo 3 is also making it's amazing come back, you watched that BTB game?

[@SanJose408Alex]

Hakuru15 halo 3 comeback? Do explain 🤔

[@Hakuru15]

SanJose408Alex have you started watching the past tournament live streams? They had a lot of all stars playing halo 3 hell THEY HAD WALSHY PLAYING BTB! halo 3 is starting to become an official tournament again until halo infinite multiplayer releases, should give it a watch it's amazing

[@guttermayne89]

I went to MLG Orlando 2007 for halo 2. Placed top 64. Great memories. These guys were legends!

[@nobodymr2146]

MLG 2005 Chicago got top 48 first event. At least you got to witness the dethroned moment. Got knocked out in ffa by TuLegit, Detach, and StK Xxx (who became Team Carbons Coach in 07)

[@stevenaguilera9202]

ARE LEGENDS*

[@THeavyArmsT]

My first tournament was MLG Seattle in 2004 and I had to play agianst them. We got destroyed, I remember playing them in several events and they were always respectful and nice.

[@misterstaple]

It's like playing some guys who are talented and good... And then you play the ogres and don't even feel like you deserve to play Halo anymore

[@THeavyArmsT]

@@misterstaple Yup pretty much haha.

[@xATHEONx]

I still remember losing to them back in 2005 there BR was on another level

[@NorthSnipes]

Another Halo related video from you guys, love it.

[@Miniowns]

I feel bad for kids now a days, never got the chance to play halo

[@suntzu6122]

Halo competition died with H2.

[@cxkxr1212]

Sun Tzu halo 3*

[@sonic12344628]

Mdksnailz now they get to grow up with fortnite... We’re doomed

[@Miniowns]

@@sonic12344628 right? Saddd

[@YoussufAmeer]

Sun Tzu halo 3 dude

[@jeffcole75]

I'd be lying if I said I didn't miss the days when Halo was big. It just had such great potential for sick plays and shots. Some of my favorite montages are from Halo 3.

[@crazymuthaphukr]

Halo 3 is trash

[@RedEverything]

@@crazymuthaphukr Not as bad as the games that came after it though.

[@skettinbutter3635]

Found the kid with no 4 shot lolol

[@bb8328]

Sprint was the death of halo.

[@julianandjosh5897]

Halo is back now! Even ogre 1 is looking for a team again now

[@HiImKeithTG]

Remember seeing these guy on USA network on Saturday mornings growing up dominating everyone.

[@jmoa5758]

Too bad they died out along side Halo. Smh.

[@syedshujaat6960]

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[@whenisdinner2137]

@@jmoa5758 well ogre 2 is now a GM for a cod team so he is still around

[@Death.Penalty]

The original Final Boss roster is what got me into eSports when I was a kid back in 2006. That's where my love for competitive gaming began. Fast forward to today; I now follow Smash, CS:GO, StarCraft, Mortal Kombat, Tekken, CoD and the Halo eSport scene. Thank God for this amazing KZbin channel. I can get my eSport fix all in one spot. Keep up the great work; love you guys.

[@mmjjmm333]

Wow. Such a nostalgia trip. Cant believe this era was 15 years ago.

[@jmoa5758]

It will never come again since Microsoft and bungie fucked up the competative scene.

[@carteljameson8395]

I appreciate that this video exists. Ogre 2 especially has one of the greatest esports careers of all time. In any game, period.

[@LxciferXIII]

Finally doing a video on the Ogre Twins, I didnt even need to skip the ad on the video to know this was about the Ogre Twins. Good to see some videos on the Halo scene.

[@cinemozer087]

I remember when I was 8 years old me and my brother first played we had tones of fun and became a lifelong fan of Halo

[@timeless_1337]

I started at Penn State main campus in 2006. I remember meeting Team Carbon in 2007 there. I used to buy weed from a guy who lived in the Frat house they practiced out of. I was always a big gamer, and I went to meet him one time and he was hanging out in the team's "practice room" (just one of the larger bedrooms in the frat). I played a lot of Halo 2 at the time, so I immediately was like "oh, cool, you guys play." And I think it was Ghost that I talked to mostly but he instantly goes "Yea, we won the World Championships last year, hoping to repeat." I was like.... WTF. Other than the competitive CS scene which was dying down at that point due to CS Source, I hadn't had any exposure to an actual professional gaming scene. Cool guys.

[@inspectorzenigata1]

Karma was one of my heroes as a kid. I didn't know anyone else who played boxer.

[@setnomA]

And then gamers were starting to take aderall lmao

[@xoscarreyes]

I see halo I click like, I'd love to see a video about Chris Puckett, is clearly one of the fathers of what we know now as esports casters!

[@Stumbler69513]

A Chris Puckett video would be amazing. Even when he stopped casting he was playing a large role within the MLG organization. I think a video for him would be quite appropriate. On a side note, its crazy that he was the one that introduced the ogre twins to the game. Never knew that about the scene.

[@Stumbler69513]

I can hear his voice in the old ESPN videos... "I'm Chris Puckett and this is your ESPN MLG Top 10"

[@Jurez1313]

Honestly, the Ogres were GODS among mere mortals. Loved 'em. I was so hype to get into a game of Splitgate with Ogre2 last week during the Beta, playing with a legend definitely a highlight of my gaming career, and made me remember all the awesome Halo moments over the years. I miss competitive Halo :(

[@jpesicka492]

Splitgate is fun for bit for then I just went back to Halo and felt kind of dirty for playing a knock off

[@r-evanw6591]

Wow this brings back memories. Damn the good old days! Miss these tournaments.

[@swift1y]

I'd really like to see a video on Pistola. His is a great story, and he's a genuinely great dude. Would be a good watch.

[@DayLateGamerWill]

Pistola is also super sick

[@fadedflystv]

Go look up the pro player Ghandi's KZbin channel. He used to do a psuedo-podcast of the history of competitive Halo. He actually brought Pistola's dad on to talk about the first tournaments he attended.

[@FunkyyB]

Thank you for making this video. I've been hoping the GOAT would get some more recognition for his dominance

[@DocYAYAYA]

Final Boss is still the most badass team name

[@username3012]

Now this is the video I've been waiting to see from you guys. Ogres deserve some recognition.

[@Shade.Hunter]

9:02 RIP !! I felt bad for him ... it happens so often in e-sports tournaments

[@BrianSWG]

Halo 2 tournaments were the best! The game play and trash talking was amazing!! Brings back memories of Ghandi yelling at everyone non stop 🤣

[@stevenaguilera9202]

Check out Gandhi's channel (Scott Lussier) for his intense summaries on the competitive Halo 2 history: 2005 Halo 2 MLG history: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hYPNeWCCgrKpfck 2006 Halo 2 MLG history: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hKDSdXyQZ56Dr9U 2007 Halo 2 MLG history: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qYSxmZ-uaq2gi9k

[@imthewallfacer]

Please cover more Halo. Team dynasties, upsets, everything. Please

[@CantFightRobots]

I'm so glad you guys made this video!

[@Thenfe]

Brought back so many memory of god like players, I used to adore the halo competitive scene

[@L.Reeves]

Living the sweaty dream of cloning yourself to build a ranked team

[@kablooey60]

I remember spending my days trying to learn quadshotting. Man, Halo 2 was something else.

[@stevenaguilera9202]

Halo 2 was a glimpse of immortality. A religion of the Gods. 2005-2007 were mind-blowing. Check out Gandhi's channel (Scott Lussier) for his intense summaries on the competitive Halo 2 history: 2005 Halo 2 MLG history: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hYPNeWCCgrKpfck 2006 Halo 2 MLG history: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hKDSdXyQZ56Dr9U 2007 Halo 2 MLG history: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qYSxmZ-uaq2gi9k

[@FuzzyNova]

Most of us That are having Deep nostalgic memories right now Are around the same age or older. I'm 28. Most of you who are remembering Halo 1 and 2 being two of the best games ever made are Either 90s kids like me. Or 80s Kids and we're an adult when this came out. I was born in 1990 so Halo came out when I was 11 years old. Before that I think it was just N64 and PlayStation every day. Nintendo 64 was legendary but then Xbox came along and Jesus..... I salute all of you who had endless days and nights of Halo. Blood Gulch brings a tear to my eye....

[@AntiGenZandY]

I'm the same age bro. I never left Halo. Lol

[@elimtv1682]

Final Boss was my first time watching any kind of professional e-sport, the Ogretwins are pretty much my childhood right there, Now i follow both on twitch and are talking to them in chat on a regular basis. I found O1's stream by chance just a year ago and got totally starstruck as a fully grown man in his late 20's. Was so much nostalgia!

[@scarfacejvd]

Don't forget Roy and Lunchbox twins btw.

[@seanwalls8036]

Over 12 years on the circuit and still winning events

[@joelgaddum2884]

Great vid! I would love to see a ¨Chris Puckett¨ video. He´s been active in the halo, cod and currently OWL scene! Absolute legend!

[@regentelk2356]

Really?whats his gamer tag I don’t know the names

[@ercanilegroeg]

@@regentelk2356 He's been a caster and host. Don't know his gamertag, used to watch him and Fwiz on Black Ops 2. Good times

[@regentelk2356]

ercanilegroeg oh ok! I had a vague memory of the name

[@HeadEnterprise]

BxR Quad shot Sword cancel Super jump Ahhh.. The times

[@collinwilliams898]

I always had customs running where I was super jumping and sword canceling with friends.

[@inillustrious]

And no private chats! Where lobbies were filled with conversation and smack talk among strangers that would become friends.

[@hellowill]

I played with Ogre1 in 2011 on Halo Reach. Very nice guy joining the aus/nz scene.

[@CoachJohnMcGuirk]

Fantastic content as always. This channel is the SB Nation of esports.

[@TheRatedOniChannel]

Well said.

[@jxrizzle111]

I remember the love and nostalgia me and all my friends had for competitive halo 2. Matchmaking was ruthless and you were as good as your BR and always wanted the sniper. But playing ranked, everyone knew of the ogre twins. How simple, yet insanely complex that game was. I’ll never forget when the 360 came out and the controller was just not the same on h2 and being so upset about it. But there was nothing better than playing 4v4 brs on lockout with a set of guys you trusted.

[@markmendoza3652]

Halo days were the best frfr no other game comes close in my eyes

[@roll1d6]

God I remembering pining to find more and more Halo2 pro footage. Pouring over montage after montage and just going being awestruck by how talented people were at the game. These dudes (and several other older Esports Stars) deserve more love!

[@smortg]

After watching this, I feel a video on Chris Puckett and the rise of NA esports is overdue

[@darkslide180]

puckett really did have a big influence on how esports is today

[@mikekarlsson6407]

bruh snipedown walshy and the Ogres .... good times

[@SciZzurs]

Was fun playing with the Ogres, STK Clan, Team Classic Clan, Soldier187, K 2the Arma, Neighbor, Walka, Halo God, all the OG great players- Miss these days. Maybe Halo Infinite will bring back some life into Halo again.

[@emmanuelsilvera8032]

Oh man this takes me back. 2006-2010. MLG Halo was life, I miss those days man. Team change drama, trash talking pre tournament hype. It was a fun time!

[@thejawooshtroll5565]

Halo 3 is being played on the HCS right now. HCS Dallas was literally this past weekend. Look it up

[@ChristopherConnors]

Fantastic and super nostalgic doc, well done! I played both MLG and AGP events back in the day, and won a Summer League at my local LAN center. Best memories for life!

[@l0rch785]

Fantastic video, loving your halo content! Really sents me back to the golden age of halo. I miss pre-twitch esports :( I think rather than talking about the dark age of halo, you could have mentioned that Ogre 2 competed in Shadowrun (360) events while dominating in halo 2.

[@DeathCall_fps]

Miss these days so much, I remember watching Carbon upset FB on live TV as well as the last H2 tournament where the FB got their revenge

[@majindomttv3903]

This was like a lifetime ago. Lol I remember lans with the ogres walshy and strongside in halo 3. True legends people might have forgotten halos hype back in the mlg days but damn those were some of the best memories in my life.

[@Ag3ntW1nd3x]

The Ogre twins, and the Final Boss roster in general, will always be legends.

[@CodiTC]

Thank you! I've been waiting for some in-depth Halo content, this is so nostalgic for me.

[@Rcketts]

I PRAY THIS NEW HALO PUTS IT BACK ON THE MAP

[@subezdo]

idk much about halo esports, but every time i learn something new, it's always so much better than the last

[@americanrhino2386]

Walshy the god, wish he would stream and stuff every now and then. This brings back so many memories, great video thanks for the time and effort!

[@Ostraava]

9:02 RIP guy on the right who just wanted a quick dap

[@Brandovichie]

Thanks for doing more halo vids. You should do one on Tsquared, he was a pretty interesting guy

[@30_JD]

Loved watching these guys play MLG on TV back during the Halo 2 and 3 days. Such an amazing time. Great video.

[@electricattika]

Seconded

[@darkslide180]

even tho he already has a mtv true life we could always use more t2 stuff

[@TekMoliGy]

yea tsquared was pretty big in esports.. he had a spot on mtv true life and even had his own dr pepper can.. he definitely deserves an episode of this

[@IM_Arcades]

Ogre Twins and Final Boss was the only reason why I even started following Halo in the first place. Glad they finally got the recognition they deserve.

[@Crusina]

Halo is the best. Cant wait for infinite

[@LimeSoda64]

"While it's mostly forgotten now", right in the feels mayne!!

[@JosephPembroke]

EXACTLY. Fuck that caption.

[@copperpipe8054]

I grew up on halo. Halo 2 was my first ever video game and I loved it I still go back to play it sometimes.

[@randomizd]

i live in the midde of no where australia my first introduction to competetive computer games was videos downloaded of the xbox market place of these guys winning in halo a game i suck over 2000 hours into. thank score esports for a massive nostaligia trip and all the good memories

[@SleightCreative]

Man this takes me back, I tuned into MLG at every oppurtunity when I was in high school which was around the same time that the Ogre Twins were at their peak. I was a huge Final Boss fan and although I always was a Welshy guy, the Ogre twins were awesome as well. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.

[@FATHER3k]

Roy and lunchbox are my favorites.. God squad was my favorite team

[@scpWyatt]

9:02 Are we going to talk about how my mans got left hanging for an eternity?

[@jacobm2625]

Thank you so much for more Halo content. It was a big part of my childhood and teen years, and I remember it with fondness. (Any 08 str8 fans out there?)

[@FarnkDaTank]

I always loved how their team name was Final Boss very appropriate for them as they would literally be the last & hardest “boss” to play against. I miss Halo I hope Halo PC can bring some of it back.

[@Grislythrone]

mannnn i remember watching all these events they were the pioneers for esports

[@prophecy6184]

man chris puckett the name many people dont know but a huge part of halo and esports !

[@At0micPunk90]

Ah, Halo. The glory days. A shame we'll never go back to them.

[@suntzu6122]

These kiddos cant handle the skill gap of H1/2

[@thejawooshtroll5565]

There's literally s tourny at dreamhack starting tomorrow

[@skylinerudy]

have had some of the best online experiences with halo 3

[@senrusho]

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS!!! These young kids needed to learn about the old gods.

[@ZephJDJ]

Never liked a video so fast, these guys were the original fucking duo

[@sketch3744]

Ogre 2 needs his own The score article. The man is one of the greatest if not the greatest console esports player of all time. It's like if Ken from smash kept winning until 2015.

[@Blunderful19]

My brother and I modeled a lot of our Lockout play after these guys... God I'm old.

[@bakernation]

Infinite is bringing back the glory days!

[@DrtyALGreen]

Watching the Ogre's battle T-Squared teams was epic and is what led me to become a huge esports fan. They had the twin esp and were reading each other's minds.

[@Zeemis]

I lived through that era of gaming man and was the same age as them. I remember when they dropped Saiyan for Strongside and ultimately made them go to greater heights as a team. Good times man!

[@thejawooshtroll5565]

Dreamhack Dallas HCS is this weekend. Support Halo

[@tonygaertner8863]

I played in a lobby with these guys once. Lot of fun. Tsquared was in it too.

[@Jeetkat]

Almost once or twice a month id run into Tyler as well, always the same guys in lvl 50 MLG playlist

[@Neil_Mackie]

I still do the Ogre flick when using a controller, despite it adding nothing to my play!

[@legendaryc4]

Pretty sure I played these guys back in the day. It was definitely fun. I miss those days

[@Colbzz]

Damn I miss these days so much. The Ogre twins were so legendary, I miss halo so much too!

[@papamoto95]

Love it when you guys do Halo videos. Hopefully Infinite has some sort of esport scene to bring back some of the good ole days

[@brandonlee1947]

I still remember these 2 whooping my ass on the Halo 2 ladder in the 45+ club.

[@Supplice4]

Damn halo brings back memories

[@DAREDEVIL503]

I Always loved Halo, I just never had any friends to play with so I moved to Cod, but I still Love Watching it, Peace out Ogre Twins, your God Like Legacy won't be Forgotten Brothers!!!!

[@kopii1600]

I hope the Halo competitive scene will be alive again once MCC comes out on PC🤞🤞🤞

[@misterstaple]

Halo and MLG are the founders of American esports change my mind!!!

[@YoussufAmeer]

misterstaple not really the founders but rather what made it as big as it is.

[@TheSatisfactoryMeatstick]

Competition makes most games popular.

[@stevenaguilera9202]

lmao Steven Crowder

[@TekMoliGy]

fata1ity

[@_kurk_]

Man I miss those days. Going on MLG forums and finding local lans. Went to two MLGs in H2 and two in H3 came out. I remember watching most events I didn’t attend. Nothing compares to the carbon and FB showdown. - kurk -

[@NewTears1]

Watching the Ogre twins play Halo on mainstage was like watching a fantasy, something magical would always happen.

[@kobito1999]

This channel deserves more recognition

[@kingskei1]

I actually have a video of them. Final Boss vs. Str8 Rippin, oh the memories!

[@RomeoBarnes]

Yup

[@kingskei1]

I actually want to do this.

[@antoniodelacruz599]

damn this brought back so many memories ... but no one talks about smg precision and fear and loathing.. xbconnect legends

[@Freedom-Live]

I Legit own the Xbox GT Og2e, and have been trying to return it to Tom for ages... but never get a response. Tom? You out there Bro?

[@goldfish2729]

doubt

[@tubodechumbo8744]

Watching this video in between games of halo CE. People still playing on Xbox live, still great!

[@vaderglenn]

The ogre twins were nasty, I played doubles with my homie (got close a few times but not enough.) and never could beat these guys lmao. Loved watching them play in early mlg days.

[@TubbyPvP]

O wow, didn't expect to see a video on here about the Ogre twins, cool video.

[@MrLanzac]

I always loved the ogre brothers. . Thanks for the video on them I enjoyed it

[@playeryokie5988]

I’m still at primary school when halo came out and I love it

[@OfficialCoy]

Ahh the countless hours playing Halo and watching these twins absolutely dominate