One of YouTube's controversial commentary figures returned to the platform after more than two years of inactivity to post a 30-second video calling his online nemesis a "f---ing cuck."

LeafyIsHere, known online "Leafy," sustained severe follower loss starting back in September 2016, when another commentary YouTuber, iDubbbz, leveled one of his notorious "Content Cop"videos against him.

Now iDubbbz is entrenched in his own drama after his girlfriend announced she would be starting an amateur porn account on the platform OnlyFans, and many of iDubbbz's followers are calling him a "simp."

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Out of nowhere, a truly shocking voice added its input to the ongoing iDubbbz YouTube drama centered around a popular, yet controversial commentary YouTuber whose girlfriend recently announced she's starting an OnlyFans amateur porn profile – prompting legions of his followers to call him a "simp."

An equally controversial content creator has added his two cents: LeafyIsHere, better known as simply "Leafy" left YouTube back in December 2017, after sustaining serious follower loss, in part thanks to an iDubbbzTV video.

Leafy uploaded a 30-second video called "idubbbz" three days after the actual iDubbbz, whose real name is Ian Carter, posted an explanation for why he's supporting his girlfriend's sex work. Leafy, whose real name is Calvin Lee Vail, posted a brief clip taken from that video, followed by his voiceover saying "Dude, you're a f---ing cuck."

The initial drama surrounding Carter is that his follower base of nearly 8 million subscribers doesn't take too kindly to the idea of him dating an amateur pornstar. Carter really doesn't have anyone to blame for that besides himself, since he's branded his online presence as sarcastically prosecuting others through "Content Cop" videos.

Many of those followers are calling Carter a "simp," which traditionally refers to a man who puts himself in a subservient or submissive position to win over a woman. In a more modern, internet slang-sense, "simp" just means anyone performing some kind of perceived groveling, and it often has sexist connotations.

When Vail called Carter a "cuck," he was referring to the shortened term of the word "cuckold," or a man whose wife or girlfriend cheats on him or, in this case, posts amateur porn online. Leafy and iDubbbz could be considered online nemeses already, since iDubbbz's since-deleted "Content Cop" video about Leafy preceded a lot of his follower loss.

In that "Content Cop" video, which has been reuploaded on other channels, Carter criticized Vail for having, in his opinion, a bad format, repetitive jokes, and low-quality videos. SocialBlade metrics at the time showed Vail losing 2,000 followers a day after the video debuted. LeafyIsHere currently has about 4.3 million subscribers.

People were shocked to see Leafy return, and as he trended on Twitter, a meme production machine went into overdrive

Around the time LeafyIsHere stopped producing content, a huge subset of YouTube that could colloquially be described as "edgelord humor" began to slip, too. The years since his disappearance have witnessed an evolution on the platform, one that he summed up in his 30-second return as "youtube is still s---."

But the return of Leafy, albeit brief, has spawned some incredible memes about the drama and the Leafy fanbase's – who called themselves the "Reptilians" or the "Reptilian Brotherhood" – reaction.

—nik @ kny 200 mourning (@wormhaze) March 31, 2020

Some meme-makers, such as this one in their replies, were clear that they don't support either iDubbbz (a white man who has defended his decision to say the "n-word" with a hard "r" pronunciation) or Leafy.

—the hypixel pit (@vampirescherie) March 31, 2020

Others sought to describe what it must feel like to be a Leafy fan in 2020.

When "Leafy" trended on Twitter after his video debuted, the app apparently categorized it as a "Food" term.

Even just the word "Leafy," tweeted by YouTuber Dolan Dark, was enough to receive tens of thousands of likes.

The shockwave from Leafy's sudden return reverberated in meme communities around the internet, from "r/PewDiePieSubmissions" on Reddit to the comment sections of PewDiePie's video about the iDubbbz situation – during which the YouTuber chuckled at the mere thought of Leafy returning because of OnlyFans.

But return he did. There's no sign he'll stay creating content – in fact, it seems to be the opposite, given the last few seconds of his video. Leafy didn't immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.