Jong-il would usually manipulate someone to do his work, like Stevechen and the landlord. Similar to Ian and Anthony, Jong-il is the same in reality as in the Smosh videos. In real life, Jong-il took over as ruler of North Korea, following the death of his father Kim Il-sung and built nuclear weapons while the country was suffering economically. In "Breaking the Habit," he is parodied as trying to kill everyone in Ian and Anthony's neighborhood with a nuclear bomb. To both Stevechen and the landlord, he says that he loves them, despite threatening to kill their families when they tick him off. As well, Stevechen and the landlord have the same ringtone on their cell phones when Jong-il calls them.