John Bain

Also known as TotalHalibut, The Cynical Brit, TotalBiscuit, John Peter Bain, Cynical Brit Gaming

John Peter Bain (8 July 1984 – 24 May 2018), known as TotalBiscuit ( , TB; sometimes The Cynical Brit or TotalHalibut), was a British video gaming commentator and game critic on YouTube. He was known for his role in professional shoutcasting and esports, and also known for his gaming commentary audio work on WCradio.com. According to Eurogamer, he gained a large following due to his video commentary on newly developed indie games and analysis of gaming news. Bain voiced strong support for consumer protection in the video gaming industry.

Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 460
Total plays: 3,836

Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

Generalized Gradient Approximation Made Simple
· 1996 · cited 200,670x
Highly accurate protein structure prediction with AlphaFold
· 2021 · cited 41,730x
Gene Ontology: tool for the unification of biology
· 2000 · cited 36,357x
Matplotlib: A 2D Graphics Environment
· 2007 · cited 34,340x

Article

11 sections

Contents

Biography
Cancer diagnosis and death
Legacy
Origin of online nicknames
Internet popularity
Consumer advocacy
Sponsorships
Team Axiom
Awards
References
External links

In October 2015 he announced that he had terminal cancer that had spread to his liver. He continued to critique games after the diagnosis, announcing his retirement only a few weeks before his death in May 2018.