In the carefully choreographed world of celebrity press junkets, surprises are rare. Answers are polished, opinions are safe, and personalities are often smoothed into something broadly marketable. That’s why one deadpan, two-letter response from Henry Cavill sent the internet into meltdown and instantly cemented his status as Hollywood’s most authentic nerd hero.
The moment came during a 2019 interview promoting Netflix’s The Witcher. As interviewer Alex Flood casually steered the conversation toward gaming, he posed a familiar, almost obligatory question: “PlayStation or Xbox?” Cavill didn’t blink. With the same stoic calm he brings to Geralt of Rivia, he replied simply: “PC.”
What followed was pure internet gold. Flood froze, visibly processing what he’d just heard. The silence, the confusion, the realization—it all unfolded in seconds. Cavill hadn’t just chosen a console. He had rejected the entire premise of the debate. In that instant, he aligned himself with the fiercely devoted PC gaming community, often jokingly referred to as the “PC Master Race.”
The clip spread like wildfire. Across YouTube, TikTok, and X, the moment racked up tens of millions of views. On Reddit, particularly the r/pcmasterrace subreddit, users crowned Cavill an “honorary member” almost overnight. This wasn’t celebrity pandering—it felt real, and gamers could tell.
What made the moment resonate even more was that Cavill’s credibility didn’t begin or end with those two letters. Long before the interview went viral, he had openly talked about his deep gaming habits. He once admitted that he nearly missed the phone call confirming he’d landed Superman because he was in the middle of a crucial World of Warcraft raid. Quitting mid-session, he explained, would have let his entire team down.
Then came the PC build video. In 2020, Cavill casually uploaded a short clip of himself assembling a custom gaming rig, calmly installing components while Barry White played in the background. No gimmicks. No explanations. Just competence. The video exploded, drawing millions of views and proving he wasn’t using “PC” as a punchline—he genuinely knew what he was doing.
His passion doesn’t stop at video games. Cavill is also a lifelong fan of tabletop lore, particularly Warhammer 40,000. That love eventually translated into reality when he signed on to executive produce and star in a cinematic universe for Amazon Studios, a project born directly from his public enthusiasm for the franchise.
By answering “PC,” Henry Cavill didn’t just win a meme. He shattered the barrier between movie st
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