The original “Techno Viking” clip was filmed by Matthias Fritsch during the Fuckparade in Berlin in 2000. Fritsch uploaded it to YouTube in 2006, where it went viral around 2007–2008. The man featured in the video (dubbed Techno Viking by fans) later contacted Fritsch through a lawyer. He claimed a violation of his personal rights, arguing that he never gave consent for his image to be used, especially not for commercial or meme purposes. In 2009, a German court ruled in his favor: Fritsch was o