The Completionist

Jirard Khalil (born January 3, 1988) is an American YouTuber, internet personality and reviewer known online as The Completionist, the titular character of a web series Khalil created in 2012, in which he previously referred to by his nickname, "Dragonrider". Khalil's content focuses on him reviewing and playing video games to 100% completion, uncovering every aspect found in the game. Throughout his career on YouTube, Khalil has uploaded reviews of over 340 games. He was also affiliated with the YouTube network and gaming collective Normal Boots.

Khalil joined the TV network G4 during their 2021–2022 revival as a host of Xplay and Attack of the Show!, and debuted his series God of Work on the network. A member of the Open Hand Foundation charity, he co-organized IndieLand, an annual livestream event showcasing indie games to raise money for dementia research. Following charity fraud allegations involving Open Hand, Khalil resigned from the charity in 2023 and was removed from the podcasts Friends Per Second Podcast and Super Beard Bros, which he had co-hosted since their creation. He posted an apology video in 2025 claiming the California Department of Justice has an ongoing inquiry into Open Hand, and announcing a return to video production after a year-long hiatus.

Early life Khalil was born on January 3, 1988, and is a native of Los Angeles, California. He is of Lebanese descent.

Khalil attended California State University, Fullerton.

Career

Khalil's YouTube career began in 2012. However, due to a falling out between the two members, the first 120 episodes of the series were removed, leading Khalil to recreate the episodes. In addition to The Completionist, he also created Let's Play videos on the channel Super Beard Bros. with collaborators Alex Faciane and Brett Bayonne.

Khalil was a member of Normal Boots, a YouTube gaming network featuring creators such as PeanutButterGamer, JonTron and ProJared. He signed with the Creative Artists Agency in 2020 alongside YouTuber Alpharad. In 2021, as a part of Sonic's 30th Anniversary, the official Sonic the Hedgehog YouTube channel featured a new series called Sonic Rings. In the series, Khalil discusses his history with the franchise. That same year, Khalil joined the TV network G4 during their revival as a co-host of Xplay and Attack of the Show. He debuted his series, God of Work, in August 2022, which aired on both G4 and his channel. Several months later, G4 was shut down in November 2022 after averaging 1,000 viewers, the lowest of any American cable network at the time.

On March 18, 2023, Khalil uploaded a video about buying every single Nintendo Wii U and 3DS game from the Nintendo eShop before the online store closed in 2023. The project took 328 days and cost $22,791, split between $9,673 in 866 purchased Wii U games and $13,118 in 1547 purchased 3DS games. Involving the use of 464 redeemed eShop cards, the video was funded by multiple sponsorships throughout 2022. Khalil planned to donate the consoles to the VGHF. In the midst of discussion regarding video game preservation following the eShop's closure, Khalil's video was regarded by game historians as an example of legal preservation. The event centers around showcasing various indie games along with interviews with developers and guest appearances from gaming personalities, with the intent to raise funds for dementia research.

In November 2023, YouTubers Karl Jobst and Mutahar "SomeOrdinaryGamers" Anas uploaded videos revealing Form 990-PF records which showed that the Open Hand Foundation had not made any charity contributions since its inception in 2014, accumulating $655,520 in unspent assets by the end of 2022 despite recording tens of thousands in administrative expenses.

Khalil uploaded a response video about the situation on December 9, 2023, in which he acknowledged that the funds had not been donated, apologized for making "statements potentially implying donations were made when they had not yet been", and announced his resignation as a board member of the Open Hand Foundation.

In December 2023, Friends Per Second Podcast co-hosts Jake Baldino, Lucy James and Ralph Panebianco announced that they would be separating from Khalil, following the mishandling of funds associated with the Open Hand Foundation. Khalil was a founder and co-host since its inception in June 2022. In January 2024, Super Beard Bros. co-hosts Faciane and Bayonne announced that the channel would be separating from Khalil, and that they would be shifting to independent funding going forward.

On September 25, 2025, Khalil uploaded another video after a year-long hiatus. He admitted that he did lie, intentionally so after IndieLand 2022, and apologized for misleading statements, not directly partnering with charities, and failing to keep track of the money. At the same time, he expressed confidence that claims of fraud and embezzlement would be disproven. Khalil claimed that an investigation from the California Department of Justice is ongoing and that he was legally unable to speak further on the matter. Khalil also announced that his channel will resume video production, albeit to a smaller scale as his videos will now be solo-produced.

Appearances and game development Khalil appeared as a character in the video game Asagao Academy, a dating sim and visual novel created by and featuring members of Normal Boots in 2014. He also appeared as a non-playable character in the 2023 indie role-playing game Sea of Stars; following the debacle surrounding the Open Hand Foundation, the game's developer, Sabotage Studio, announced their decision to remove Khalil's appearance in the game.

In August 2022, Khalil appeared in a GameSpot video with other gaming personalities to discuss the impact of Final Fantasy VII. He contributed to the video game Elsie, which was developed by Knight Shift Games and published by Playtonic Games in 2024.

Filmography

Web series

Television

Video games

Awards and nominations