Fidias Panayiotou (Greek: nΦειδίας Παναγιώτου, born: April 10, 2000) is a Cypriot YouTuber and politician who uploads vlogs, challenges, comedy, and prank videos.
Content[]
He uploads weekly vlogs, challenges (such as the video titled "Airrack Controls My Life For 24 Hours Straight"), and pranks. He also has a video series about 20 countries with no money. He also has a shorts channel for short, vertical videos, lasting under a minute, as well as FidiasShow, which shows his miscellaneous videos.
Collaborations[]
Involvement with MrBeast[]
In an effort to gain recognition from MrBeast, Fidias said "MrBeast" 1,000,000 times, livestreaming the feat on his channel. It took him 12 days to complete the challenge. Before competing in a MrBeast challenge for the first time, he shook MrBeast's hand.
His first MrBeast challenge was Last To Take Hand Off Lamborghini, Keeps It. He competed with his girlfriend, Cassandra who got out in the Top 11. Since he was the person to keep his hand on the $300,000 Lamborghini the longest, he won the sports car.[1]
Controversy[]
Hugging Elon Musk[]
Fidias spent 72 Days outside of X Corp. Headquarters, waiting for Elon Musk to cross his path and then Hug him. He finally hugged him on Jan 22 2023.[2]
Free Japan Train Ride[]
In October 2023, Panayiotou uploaded a video where he and 3 other people attempted to cross Japan for free. In the video, Panayiotou could be seen avoiding train fares by hiding in the train's bathroom, claiming to have fallen ill when confronted. Another clip from the video shows him pretending to be a hotel guest in order to get free food.[3][4][5]
The video and Panayiotou's actions received widespread negative feedback, with Japanese railway company JR Kyushu stating that they were investigating the video.[6] YouTube themselves later deleted the video and several other similar videos. However, this isn't the first time Fidias evaded from avoiding train fares, as he committed a similar act in Bangalore, India, a month prior.[7]
Trivia[]
- He sometimes calls himself a "professional mistake maker".
- He loves improving himself and challenging his limits.
- He identifies as Christian Orthodox.
- He is a vegetarian.
- He recently won the elections to the European Parliament, sending shockwaves throughout Cyprus.
References[]
- ↑ https://youtube.com/watch?v=qIsgdOVGA04
- ↑ https://youtube.com/watch?v=92ZB43XbNmM
- ↑ Yong, Nicholas. "Fidias: YouTuber sorry for freeloading stunt video in Japan", BBC News, October 25, 2023. Retrieved on October 26, 2023.
- ↑ "Japan slams ‘strange, annoying YouTuber from abroad’ Fidias who filmed himself fare dodging, freeloading", South China Morning Post, October 24, 2023. Retrieved on October 26, 2023.
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg_TKW3sS1U
- ↑ McCurry, Justin. "Japan investigates foreign YouTubers accused of dodging train fares and stealing food", The Guardian, October 24, 2023. Retrieved on October 26, 2023.
- ↑ https://m.economictimes.com/news/new-updates/youtuber-fidias-panayiotou-jumps-over-bengaluru-metro-gate-faces-legal-charges-for-evading-metro-fare/articleshow/103905562.cms