The White American Who Climbed the Ranks of the Chinese Mafia - The White Devil

The White Devil is a very imposing nickname earned by John Willis after he proved himself to the Chinese mob. In today's animated educational cartoon we are going to look at the story of a young white man's rise through the criminal ranks of the Chinese mafia.
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[@TheInfographicsShow]

What makes John Willis such a lovable guy despite the fact that he was a gangster?

[@godgod6335]

The Infographics Show why does this only have 2 likes

[@youatouchmybriggitte365]

The Infographics Show Because he could learn Chinese while I can’t bother to study for my Chinese test tomorrow

[@SAM-ft9jd]

Such a life, could only make one turn that way... I was in tears just watching this...

[@JuanGomez-mv1qx]

He suffered poorness hunger thirst cold hot ruined family

[@wisdomleader85]

The fact that he was the die-hard version of his brother Bruce Willis?

[@Alice-ib4cz]

John: “I got no food or clothes :(“ The Chinese mafia: “get in loser we’re going shopping”

[@ReiMeiMayonaka]

It was Noctis and the boys the entire time

[@Foxik6000]

@@ReiMeiMayonaka Hahahaha royal drugs from lucis

[@jamalfrazier4152]

lol

[@TsarOfRuss]

Socialist Chinese Mafia! always giving free stuffs for a job

[@walterdayrit675]

Destiny I guess. 😁🤔

[@TotallyNotALolicon]

“How tough are you” “I’m a white mobster” “Yeah so” “In the Chinese Mafia” “Come right in”

[@somerandomguy7068]

666 likes edit: you guys ruined it

[@Maorawrath]

[@user-tz2jn2iw2z]

i can see this in that spongebob episode

[@PopCatChef]

@@somerandomguy7068 lol now 999 likes

[@howtodivide0412]

SC Garrett thousandth like

[@hypervenom5960]

Lvl.1 crook Lvl.1000 white-Chinese mafia boss

[@guiltyguy3931]

I love that meme☕😐

[@615freeco4]

Guilty Guy n i love you

[@unicornsparkleswirl7564]

That's how mafia works

[@mosqitoburito1623]

xD

[@thehidden3790]

Underrated comment

[@jayracksld6457]

Willis is a real man. Respect for how he took care of his mother before her untimely passing.

[@mazadancoseben4818]

@Mudek Kedum , what

[@jesvinmathew5103]

@Mudek Kedum weirdo

[@HavokMania]

@@jesvinmathew5103 do u remember what he said!?

[@SiebertGK]

When Mafia took care of you better than your own family...

[@robertfrench2807]

It’s called grooming

[@SHF40k]

F

[@cubbwatch]

@@robertfrench2807 What if it was genuine love...

[@Cneqq]

@@cubbwatch highly doubt it. may of been genuine camaraderie after he was with them for a while, but at first it was definitely for their own benefit and nothing more.

[@forlornpreponderance2299]

Cneq that’s where you’re wrong. Chinese culture and Japanese culture really has a thing for brother hood we call 義 which basically means when someone helps you you help them back, we have a saying. 兩肋插刀 which means for a real brother you can take two swords in your ribs. And I feel like this John Doe guy had this feeling for him.

[@factsandmyths3301]

I'm weirdly motivated by watching this guy

[@collinbrians3106]

Facts And Myths that’s I think not okay

[@derrickh.5902]

@@alexp5699 Only flaw with the grammar is a few missing commas. Fine otherwise

[@Berkham1995]

Me too

[@degeneratescum1855]

@@derrickh.5902 and rearrange I think and that's

[@duh9675]

i like him

[@elitirit9082]

Lol his so called "Cantonese name" just means "White person John"

[@finished6267]

Love it. So much.

[@Nedula007]

😀😁😂😂 whaaaat

[@manniefresh5243]

😂🤣😂🤣

[@kitt787]

Literal translation is white ghost but means white guy

[@azharj4153]

"White ghost boy" come on I'm brown in and know that cause I'm "dai cha" I think you know what that means

[@sawyerpharris]

Not gonna lie, I was really happy for John when he got inducted into the gang by Asian John

[@bulldozer8950]

“Hello John. We’ve been watching you. Get in the car” *gets in car* “So what should I call you?” “Asian John”

[@hotdoggjeff3858]

Everything comes with a cost

[@Truthorfib]

probably not his real name though. He wouldn't rat out the guy the helped him out if tough times.

[@vianka5549]

Dont have kids.

[@TheFLAMEXD]

You can say Chinese, you know. Since John Joe was part of the Triads, he is Chinese.

[@judy2381]

Honestly apart from the drug business and other illegal stuff, I got mad respect for this dude. Coming down from nothing then rising to the top it’s pretty hard to do and more so in his circumstances.

[@swallowedinthesea11]

@Curly Savv |o| yeah sure

[@zenasghana9754]

11swallowedinthesea lol yeah sure

[@vvspurpp2947]

Zenas ghana LoL yEa SuRe

[@judy2381]

? I don’t get it.

[@Sirdixonbutts69]

He ruined people's lives and started an epidemic that's killing people off by the thousands America. I would've respected him if he made some drug money and then invested into a business.

[@whatsdrugs]

"We are Buddhists." "Ah, so you respect all living things. I respect that." "Don't tell us what we respect. We killed the last guy who made that mistake."

[@giovannicervantes2053]

That needs to be in a movie

[@ZERO_ULTRA]

This guy has to be one of the MC in a Shonen, he had like Top 10 Anime Backstories.

[@SeymoreSparda]

he's like Ryō Mashiba from Hajime No Ippo + Jojo Part 5 Team Bucciarati + Yakuza/Ryū ga Gotoku MC, plus some of that Scorsese's Goodfellas goodness sprinkled in the mix.

[@deadmanperipherals]

@@SeymoreSparda ikr

[@FengLengshun]

...isn't this basically Giorno Giovanna?

[@FideszLover15]

@@FengLengshun Actually yeah. Giorno's isn't even italian but he became the boss of the mafia in a week.

[@warrenshepard3373]

@@FideszLover15 Wait that whole story takes place in a week?😂😂

[@jazmynehart2251]

Imagine him not completing a mission: John: Sorry boss they got away Mafia: whatchu talkin’ bout Willis ?! 🤣

[@loismoore3932]

Lol sweet D Williss

[@cassion287]

Jazmyne Hart I don’t get it

[@walterdayrit675]

@@cassion287 Google the old TV comedy series "Different Strokes". That should help.

[@nelsonkiiru7252]

😂😂😂

[@maxharter5716]

XD

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

That's how Chinese mafia works

[@pranavprakash4460]

Avery The Cuban-American I see you everywhere, China Uncensored, here, etc

[@tylersokolowski4582]

That's how mafia work,s

[@eduardos54t13]

@J1nx it's not dead because the dead meme is this is how mafia works. He used this how the Chinese mafia works

[@theprehistoricplayer3553]

Literally

[@perejohnson6846]

But I'm american

[@boujiebarbie3198]

Crime pays, but has an awful retirement plan🤑

[@bucksorel6805]

who care if u live a fullfulling live with all u want for 20 years instead of a pathetic life for 60 years +

[@MrEditFTW]

Love this

[@boujiebarbie3198]

@@bucksorel6805 if these were all the choices I guess you could argue 20 years of bliss would be the choice, but what if you could work and have all year of bliss? It does work out for some.

[@bucksorel6805]

@@boujiebarbie3198 everybody make a choice , i know what choice i'm makin :)

[@paullookshifeback8643]

@@boujiebarbie3198 hold on bruh your trying to say all of my choices were poor .........but definitely not bliss. Bliss at a minimum.

[@Spartan11117777]

10:00 Everybody Gangster until a Gangster admits he’s gangster.

[@zoggyzx7892]

That’s gangster

[@drakewillett2518]

No it's gangster gangster

[@triinkett3995]

gangter

[@brielleholland1590]

He doesn’t consider himself a gangster

[@Calilou52]

John Willis is the whitest name ive ever heard in my life lol

[@ippotsk]

I haven't seen the name "Willis" since 2002.

[@valentinpopescu98]

John Jackson sounds more appropriate

[@valentinpopescu98]

Dead Clout yeah, if I think about it I guess it sounds black too 😂

[@walmartpoolnoodle7942]

What ab hank hill

[@michaelpreston233]

Another ''White Boy Rick''.

[@duchi882]

*_You can make a movie out of this_*

[@BigBoss-ps6vk]

Duchi this would be a great movie

[@silyima]

*We can make a religion out of this*

[@williamfunes2740]

You can create a whole civilization based around this.

[@yonikorshenov5528]

we can put cheese on it

[@RANCIDFUCK69]

There's a movie called darc I think where the basics seem similar if I remember right

[@AlwaysBolttheBird]

Everyone wants a family. This is what happens when you don’t get one growing up.

[@maxzapom]

But he was a determined person

[@sarina6298]

Ben Jay, not true.

[@kirby5452]

Not all people want familys they are stressfull

[@majikss]

@Ben Jay pretty misogynistic

[@davecullins1606]

You end up clinging hard to the first one you feel really cares about you.

[@Flashyfinancier]

"How do you pay those bills though?" - im a gangster

[@djcoasters2732]

fair enough

[@Chris-xt7ol]

The “sky dragon” that Willis met is actually the head gang leader, aka the dragon head of ping on

[@angiekcheung]

lol your pronunciation of his Cantonese name 😂 it literally translates to “White guy John”

[@harukun-ex6vi]

I thought it would be 白怪john?

[@ianlawrence9648]

白鬼。It was pronounce in Cantonese

[@hjalmarselberg5653]

Tiananmen square

[@angiekcheung]

Lizzy Xiang literally translation would be “white ghost john” but we say “bai guai/白鬼” to mean white person

[@CampinSteve]

@@angiekcheung Isnt Bai Guai a slur? Along with the mandarin equivalent Gweilo

[@an0rangutan]

Equinsu Ocha "Alright! NOBODY. MESSES. WITH THE DO!"

[@MrEdogjohnson]

Absolom Apple this made me laugh out loud

[@dolantrimp1691]

Shikaka!

[@Dywrektor]

It's in the bone. *It's in the bone!*

[@dillonmurray3212]

@Caligula6 Shoshon IF ONLY I COULD FIND A PARKING SPOT

[@Coroxx]

These comments just made 2019 better

[@Justin-ry1em]

when the movie comes out, we all know there's going to be one or all three of these characters. Ben affleck, Matt Damon, and Mark Wahlberg

[@markwilkin54]

Like pain and gain

[@ArhamKhan-hy4oq]

Donnie yen too.

[@bigphil9714]

Boston's finest

[@phineaslookingforward5007]

Wahlberg would take the role if it meant he got to fight more asian guys

[@briancox8443]

@@phineaslookingforward5007lol. absolutely. And I would watch that movie if I got to see Mark Walburg beat up more Asian guys.

[@braydoboss9505]

Honestly kinda wholesome they took the guy in. Yeah it's criminal, but I got a soft spot for that "so close your brothers" dynamic gangs have

[@devinreis5811]

Normally, most Eastern syndicates don't take kindly to Caucasian Americans, let alone children. My brother's friend taught English in a wealthy area of Beijing; he's 100% Chinese, but he looks white. He was mocked a lot because he looked white. The fact that he earned their respect as a white person and a child is surprising.

[@Killjoy0329]

So joining the mafia lowkey helped him a lot

[@k3kboi665]

Mafia clearly was the best thing that could of hapened to him.

[@alexnsiw]

@@YearsOVDecay1 quite throwing the world "lame" lame.

[@fekete2730]

High key, it did

[@fekete2730]

@@alexnsiw Alex, quit throwing in the word "word" lame

[@alexnsiw]

@@fekete2730 no

[@professorrosenstock5026]

I think he's really interesting

[@derpz1901]

Same

[@FoxyBoxery]

THICCCCC

[@junenaya2736]

Tikkkkkk

[@sweaterwearingsquirrel9302]

They told him to relax and watch some movies... then told him to get rid of his clothes. And then Bill Cosby appeared out of nowhere.

[@evanomji]

Ha ha ha so hilarious

[@misterpinkandyellow74]

@@evanomji nope Cosby is innocent

[@Sunbreaker7]

This guy is dangerously inspiring person, despite his criminal background. Not many would have survived in his position.

[@krsnmta]

these are my favourite videos to watch while eating

[@TheInfographicsShow]

Only while eating?

[@jossi9828]

It must be the fast & furious meal due to the intense story and background

[@engineergaming1669]

Adam Beers nice

[@Spartan11117777]

Was watching this while eating a plate of beef cheesy pasta and peas and carrots. :)

[@alexnsiw]

"I'm John Joe" Joe what? J O E M A M A Y O U M O R T A L

[@evanomji]

Ha ha ha so very funny

[@alexnsiw]

@@evanomji yes

[@karadavalla]

JoJo ?

[@JimmyNDriver]

Would love to see a film about John Willis’ life and transition. What a story!

[@juanbriones2573]

I like to watch these while I eat cereal

[@alexanderangelkov6338]

Same

[@simplurd9188]

Same

[@zwheeler01]

Same

[@ThEN003tr0ll]

Same

[@huntermatherne5485]

Me too

[@minnermin]

And he said "I'm a gangster."

[@deadchanneldontwatchit4697]

DUN DUN DUUUUUN!!!!

[@maddog980]

😂

[@raymondertel1275]

ben flamini Nani Earape screams

[@J1N6666]

A straight up G

[@drewcliff82]

This dude is in prison in Massachusetts. My best friend from the Army works and the prison and talks to this guy all the time.

[@mosqitoburito1623]

I learn more from this channel than i do from school

[@19batista96]

Looking forward for the movie! 💯

[@lilal8848]

Same

[@ovomadara]

The movie The Outsider is the closest you'll get to a movie based on this

[@Saltynutz333]

The White guy finally earned his Chinese Fortune Cookie 🥠...💯

[@jasonmattingly9324]

Fortune cookie isn't chinese

[@iamyourfather2739]

Racist but I love it anyway

[@derekrishel7782]

@@jasonmattingly9324 For real tho it's not...

[@Mo-hd1lb]

This just became my most favorite infographic episode!!

[@thk_anh]

I love how through out the video Willis looked so confused

[@kielthenoob3668]

Nobody: People name John:

[@parkian4245]

Tho he went the wrong way we should learn that this guy never backed down in life

[@Anime9100]

Fun Nerdy Fact of the Day: In the first Mobile Suit Gundam series, the Gundam was called “The White Devil” by the opposing army, The Zeons. Thought that was slightly ironic and cool

[@brokenbridge6316]

The second I saw the title for this video I knew it would be interesting to watch. And it was. Great job.

[@redgulant6849]

You have to do thangs to survive in this cruel world and I don't agree with his actions and all but I do respect him as a man not a lot of people who come from his background and rise up and if this was a movie it will get at least 4.5 stars

[@Osmo-7777]

A'ight, who u pick as the cast?

[@SHF40k]

Yeah, mad respect for him.

[@redgulant6849]

@@Osmo-7777 Idk who would u pick 4 a cast wait I know one person who can do it you know that guy from the walking dead who play as draly dixon what about him

[@al821]

I heard WB bought the rights to make a movie on this

[@redgulant6849]

@@al821 you better not be kidding around man that will be great

[@z7r580]

The story doesn't match his innocent face

[@barkercherry9936]

His animated face

[@hazeltree7738]

Clearly he kept looking mildly worried and his face got stuck that way...

[@melanietrebilcock3805]

i love your videos keep going man :]

[@googleuser5663]

Love the videos!

[@onlyplayaseattacoswiththei9433]

Totally though this was gonna be about something else 😂

[@phiacraft338]

Hahaha me too I came for the comments

[@onlyplayaseattacoswiththei9433]

@@phiacraft338 😂

[@spinner771]

😂😂😂 Bet you a million atleast 1 racial flame war happens in the comment section.

[@phiacraft338]

Oh it’ll happen; they said a movie was coming out too! Guarantee someone is gonna get butthurt about the movie though without knowing the whole story

[@taariqblackwell5134]

maxwell adams I was looking for one too 🤣

[@admiralgoodboy]

What? I heard bakugon john

[@BigBoss-ps6vk]

鬼 = ghost 魔 = devil

[@jewellui]

Literally but probably closer to white guy john

[@TheClickbaiterYT]

@@Jennboi I'm Cantonese and that's not how you pronounce it 😅

[@TheClickbaiterYT]

Its pronounced Bak-Kwai John

[@heartnetxd5939]

😭😭😂 am weak rn

[@MegaKrytonite]

Literally everything you post I like 🙏🏾 bless Up

[@accubond3004]

When they said he was going to school while in the gang, plus his size, I thought of hanyama from Baki lol

[@shaden_do_what2753]

man... he souldve remember what his mentor said before going in to Florida

[@Rick_Sanchez_G420]

What a beautiful video, I'm definitely going to watch the movie.

[@TheInfographicsShow]

Thank you! 🙏

[@juko1178]

*this lowkey motivated me*

[@GetintheCAH]

This story is like a video game. Just amazing

[@janicesee__]

"Bac guai John" that literally just means foreigner john...

[@drewdurnilfan2579]

黎Jan white man John oof

[@janicesee__]

@@drewdurnilfan2579 nah foreigner fits more bc 鬼佬 is commonly used to refer to foreigners in Cantonese

[@qwenm824]

its rather stereotypical meaning white ghost john

[@james13711]

or it you look at the direct terms it does also mean white ghost

[@engineergaming1669]

黎Jan sorry ion speak Korean

[@WackieTabackie420]

Now that’s how the mafia works!

[@littleguy2498]

@Natasel woooosh

[@FJDH11]

The Clintons are just a whole another level of illegal.

[@niklashall5969]

Loved it

[@tonigutierrez1155]

I do not blame him honestly he had nothing this was the only thing he could do.

[@jakejones2482]

Sometimes life chooses your path. I'm not sure many would understand that.

[@2jojojojojojo]

It was the only way for him to survive feels bad man

[@habibhabib9152]

itfeelsbadman.jpg* never Forget the .Jpg.

[@bronte1592]

I love this channel so much

[@TheInfographicsShow]

Thank you! ♥

[@stephenbachman132]

What a story. What a man. Too come from such a hard background. To earn his respect. To do so well in the most unlikelyhood of circumstances. Hate crime all you want this guy earns my respect. I always respect hard work and dedication.

[@Pierredirects]

Selling drugs isn't that hard. Why do you think so many people do it?

[@JonYugen]

There is a movie similar to this story on Netflix called "The Outsider," I highly suggest watching it if you were into this video.

[@georgeannaflook1016]

it’s a book too

[@larzyyparsley2653]

THIS IS WHAT I AM WAITING FOR!

[@FoxyBoxery]

To join the Chineese mafia?

[@FoxyBoxery]

@@stevenutter3614 It sais IS

[@larzyyparsley2653]

@@FoxyBoxery nope 😂 but the "Criminal Documentary" side of Infographics.

[@FoxyBoxery]

@@larzyyparsley2653 ?

[@TheInfographicsShow]

👍

[@theuncomfortablesgaming]

Sounds like a grade a film fashoo😂 well explained

[@jjenko6366]

This channel is awesome

[@ALtheGreat23]

As a child, *Opens fortune cookie* Cookie, "You will be a Chinese mobster". As a man:*Pikachu shocked face*

[@toughmanrandysavage3077]

Winners don't do drugs The house of the dead

[@daddylonglegs3698]

TOUGH MAN RANDY SAVAGE but you never mentioned selling them....

[@pfw4568]

Winners don't do drugs, they sell them

[@hebamadi265]

Heartbreaking he became what he had to be in order to survive he is partly victim

[@dfmathews111]

Lol

[@tremolo6940]

we're all just products of our circumstances

[@deadchanneldontwatchit4697]

This was more interesting than i thought it would be. If the movie 'The White Devil' comes out I'm probably gonna watch it

[@fitbike395]

I love this channel.

[@JLviper]

"Did you just refer to me as White Devil?" "This how they know you." "Leave that part out from now on!"

[@truebigboss]

I understod that reference

[@poindextertunes]

“Lemme guess, he said White Devil, White Devil?”

[@walterdayrit675]

@@poindextertunes "You speak watchuchu?"

[@poindextertunes]

Walter Dayrit 😂

[@engineergaming1669]

Hey is that a reference from the grinch or sonic

[@handoftheking3901]

Mad respect for this guy.

[@y1521t21b5]

Great story!

[@larrymcmorris8731]

WOW!!!! What a story!!!

[@erikallen3804]

Anyone: I need to make money somehow. I don’t have clothes, can barely afford food, and can’t afford my bills. Chinese Mafia: Get in loser, we’re going to help you.

[@CesarGarcia-vd5hu]

They should make this a movie or sum this is incredible😂

[@romanknight1436]

Your vids r so interesting

[@Mambaman69]

That would indeed make a great movie.

[@NoT1M0L33T]

I can't even tell how authentic your stories are anymore

[@Pierredirects]

You're on the internet. Google it, and stop showing your ignorance.

[@nitramyellek442011]

How hasn't this been made into a movie??

[@beanash4967]

Infographics has put me to sleep for well over a year now cheers guys

[@princesssecillie1721]

Nice!!!!

[@xClownpiece]

I don’t remember this dark souls boss.

[@SeymoreSparda]

Lol, I'd like to imagine him having a massive hockey stick as a halberd and wearing a hockey mask, donning an armor with a dragon motif smithed into it (cause you know, he's the Dragon Boy). Also spiked brass knuckles as a fist weapons.

[@cassion287]

Izwan Fahmi he’d replace Gundyr or nameless king

[@Function.displayName]

"turns out he had some of his dads DNA" OH REALLY NOW?

[@markcepeda8144]

Interesting narrative. ..up to him when he gets out to complete it..,hopefully he,s learned ..as always time will tell...

[@tueemsyhu4846]

Interesting Story!

[@An_Average_Idiot]

"All it takes is one bad day to reduce the sanest man alive to lunacy."

[@nathantzhang]

I’m chinese American and I am from boston. **FBI shows up** Me: No, I am not that person. FBI: Aw man... (I am chinese American and from boston, along with a few thousand more chinese Americans)

[@PC10.8]

A fellow railfan :)))))

[@BlackArcherGaming]

I'm Korean American

[@NightcorEDM]

Respek

[@alantan9863]

LOL

[@user-zo8hs4yh2h]

XD

[@tonyliao4235]

Please make it part 2

[@markbrown8023]

I'd like to see that documentary very interesting

[@bronte1592]

Hello!! I’m from Australia! Can you please do a video on Ned kelly :)

[@jasonmason6910]

Australians are just descendants from British convicts

[@justincabodil4155]

I think they have one already.

[@jasonmason6910]

Fhjthnl Lol Iuyo yeah I know, they’re were petty crimes. I’m anglo-Australian

[@SelenaDaQueen]

Johns wife: why do u have bruises John: babe.... im a gangster you wouldnt understand

[@jadetheoneandonly5989]

I know this is not cool but that’s amazing that they just treat him like family

[@robertpalmer7100]

Nice

[@mcphilly4825]

John Willis has leveled up to 30 *That's how Mafia works.*

[@deadchanneldontwatchit4697]

You mean JOHN WICK WILLIS

[@evanomji]

Ha ha ha hilarious

[@bestvideos6384]

@@evanomji n

[@_General_Grievous__]

This is pretty dope👌🏾

[@coneburger9081]

pedialyte advertisement with infographics man voice acting now im craving flavoured water

[@peterduprey7286]

Fascinating