Burnie Burns remembers April 1, 2003 like it was yesterday. The CCO of Rooster Teeth was uploading Red vs. Blue to the internet for the first time. In a two-minute short, titled “Why Are We Here ...

Rooster Teeth eventually branched out from there, with shows like Achievement Unlocked and Let’s Play. It’s next major hit, an anime-style web series called RWBY, debuted in 2013.