27 dated events · 2008 – 2026 · every one sourced
Where we only know an upload date, an upper bound, or the uploader's own word, the entry says so. The date of the original stream itself is not documented anywhere we could find.
Chapter I · 2008 – 2009
I.Liberty City
A FourPlayerPodcast stream on justin.tv. A man named Brad, a Faggio, and a stranger on another Faggio. The clip is uploaded by someone else entirely — and starts counting.
“THIS IS NOT ME. This is Brad from http://www.justin.tv/fourplayerpodcast”
May 7
“GTA4 - Scooter Brothers!!” is uploaded
AutumnTheCuzzy posts a 1:37 GTA IV clip of Brad from the FourPlayerPodcast stream on justin.tv riding a scooter, finding an NPC on another scooter, and declaring them scooter brothers. The uploader stresses it is not him.
On the date: YouTube upload date (15:13 PDT). The date of the stream itself is not documented.
May 13
20,000 hits in six days
First milestone in the uploader's own hit log.
On the date: From the uploader's description; not independently verifiable.
May 20
100,000 hits
The uploader's log: 50,000 on May 16, 100,000 on May 20, 200,000 on May 21.
May 21
Brad talks Scooter Brothers on stream
A 4PlayerPodcast stream clip in which Brad discusses the video is uploaded two weeks after the original.
Jun 17
The same uploader posts “Niko's Scooter Misadventures!!”
A second clip of Brad on two wheels, from the same channel.
Jul 12
Earliest fan video in the archive
“Niko and Roman whatching SCOOTER BROTHERS!!” — its description is just a link to the original.
Sep 1
One million hits
“ONE MILLION, and all while I was away in surgery, geez...” — the uploader.
Jan 2
Two million hits
The uploader logs two million and says Brad now regrets letting him post the clip.
Apr 17
Brad watches himself
Two channels upload a stream clip of Brad watching the Scooter Brothers video.
Chapter II · 2013
II.Los Santos
Five years later Rockstar writes the bit into GTA V. Switch to Trevor and he may be on a Faggio, tailing a stranger. Brad meets his own easter egg on stream.
“We are scooter brothers! Scooooter brothers!”
Sep 17
Rockstar's tribute is found in GTA V
The first YouTube captures of a GTA V switch scene appear: switch to Trevor and he may be tailing a Faggio rider, shouting “We are scooter brothers!” Wikis credit it as a reference to 4PlayerPodcast.
On the date: Earliest capture we found is dated Sep 17, 2013.
Sep 17
Brad hunts for a scooter
At the end of 4Player's 24-hour GTA V marathon, Brad goes looking for a scooter.
Sep 25
Brad meets his own easter egg
“Scooter Brothers - The Sequel” — Brad experiences the GTA V tribute to his own clip.
Sep 29
“Easter Egg #7” capture
The capture later linked by GamesRadar+ and GamePro as the reference clip. 615,000+ views by Nov 2026.
Chapter III · 2014 – 2026
III.The long ride
Retrospectives, a branded livery in GTA Online, and then TikTok: the scene is restaged, compared and re-cut until a 16-second Short outdraws the original.
Jan 19
The first retrospective
ZacCoxTV: “YouTube Video Turned ‘GTA 5’ Easter Egg!”
Oct 18
Scooter Brothers in Vice City
4Player Network finds the bit again in GTA: Vice City.
+− Sources (1)
Dec
“Scooter Bro's Racer” liveries in GTA Online
The wiki documents a Scooter Brothers brand — motocross clothing in GTA V and racer liveries in GTA Online — and calls the name a nod to the 2008 video.
On the date: Upper bound: the earliest wiki screenshot of a livery was uploaded Dec 28, 2018. When the brand first shipped is not documented here.
Clique in the “Scooter Bro's Racer” livery
Fagaloa in the “Scooter Bro's Racer” livery
Scooter Brothers brand logo (GTA V / Online)
+− Sources (1)
Dec 31
TikTok picks it up
Ryezy's “so cool that they added this easter egg to gta 5” (1.4M plays) and, eleven days later, grandthefts' clip (1.8M plays).
Apr 17
“Sc0000ter brothers” — 7 million plays
The most-played item in the archive: a 35-second TikTok tagged #trevor and #gta5storymode.
May 16
Still explained, 18 years on
Spanish site VidaExtra runs an explainer of the GTA V egg and its 2008 origin.
Jul 23
A Short passes the original
Vapor's 16-second “Scooter Brothers!🫂❤️” Short reaches 9.2 million views by November — more than the 2008 original.
On the date: Upload date; view counts as of Nov 12, 2026.
Chapter IV · 2026
IV.Leonida
First a rumour, then a magazine cover. GTA VI turns two scooter brothers into a paid phone app.
“for a modest fee someone will deliver your vehicle within a few seconds before riding away on the scooter they brought with them.”
Aug 31
GTA VI rumor phase
GTABase lists a “Scooter Bros” delivery app among preview features; a wave of “Scooter Brothers in GTA 6” videos follows. On Oct 26 at least one outlet still calls it a single-source rumor.
On the date: Earliest dated mention we found; what the previews actually showed is not established here.
Oct 29
Edge confirms the Scooter Bros. app
Edge's GTA VI cover story: open your phone, pay a modest fee, and a courier delivers your car “before riding away on the scooter they brought with them.” IGN, VICE and outlets worldwide connect it to the 2008 clip the same day.
Oct 30
“Slowly being a mainstay in the series”
GamesRadar+ calls the meme a GTA mainstay and links a r/GTA6 thread where fans had suspected it.
Nov 19
GTA VI release (scheduled)
GTA VI is due on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, with the Scooter Bros. app on the phone.
On the date: Scheduled date as reported; not yet happened at the time of this snapshot.
Chapter V · 2025 – now
V.The Broos
An account called Scooter Brothers, located in Liberty City, posts the clip where it all began. This archive opens the next day.
Jan 21
@Scooter_Broos is created
An X account named “Scooter Brothers”, located in “Liberty City”, joins X.
+− Sources (1)
Nov 11
@Scooter_Broos posts the origin
The account uploads its “Scooter Brother's” header and posts “The history of the biggest GTA meme started here...” with the 2008 clip.
+− Sources (1)
Nov 12
Broospedia snapshot
The original stands at 7,628,787 views and 116,061 likes. This archive is opened.