Country of Origin: Canada

Champion Date: February 22, 2025

MonsterRuss is the guild’s resident DPS legend and certified cat dad, pumping out respectable damage while somehow making every run feel like a stand-up special. He’s been terrorizing group content with the Infernal Punks for ages, and honestly, we’re planning to chain him to the roster forever—mostly because replacing his energy would require cloning technology we don’t have yet.

In real life, Russ is in a committed, one-sided love affair with his cat, whom he addresses exclusively in the highest-pitched baby talk imaginable. The guild’s favorite pastime is playing “Girlfriend or Feline?” whenever he starts cooing mid-raid—spoiler: it’s always the cat, and we still lose every round. He also has a sacred tradition of ghosting every Round Table vote like it’s optional homework, yet somehow still shows up for every raid with parses that say “I was here the whole time, I swear.” We love you, Russ—keep simping for that cat and pretending democracy doesn’t apply to you. You’re stuck with us.

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