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This year's Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) has already inspired some seriously amazing memes. Mini Keanu Reeves and Breathtaking memes are still going strong, but it's time to make way for a new E3 format. Nintendo fans will be pleased that Luigi is the star of this trending template, and even more pleased that he's being flanked by two babes. The terrified expression on the character's face (while seemingly cowering from the babes) was just begging to be meme'd, and Reddit and Instagram have stepped up to the plate as per usual. We expect to see a lot more of these memes this week, but here are our favorites so far. 

Keanu Reeves memes are popping up all over the internet. His appearance at E3, tragic past, and roles in beloved movies such as John Wick have given him a wholesome hero status, at least on the internet. A new crop of memes is adding some weirdly cute and decidedly dank edge to this role. The memes rely on a photoshopped image of the actor that makes him look extremely short, and it's being used in some seriously hilarious and relatable ways. 

Can't Nintendo throw Waluigi and his fans a bone? The trailer for Super Smash Bros Ultimate, despite its blaring claim that "Everyone is Here" is missing one important absence - that of the purple-clad villain-version of Luigi. This absence caused an uproar on Twitter, a tsunami of memes on Reddit, and even a dramatic piece from The Washington Post.

Waluigi is one of the most meme-able characters in the Nintendo universe (check out this entry from Know Your Meme) so it's no surprise that the community has chosen to rebel by flooding Reddit's r/dankmemes community with memes of the weirdly lovable character. We've rounded up some of their best work, as well as Twitter's most mournful reactions so that you, too, can understand this unforgivable injustice.

What happens when you get a bunch of people who have never done stand-up comedy before trying to force humor on a lukewarm audience? You get E3 presentations, that's what. To all future E3 presenters: stop trying to be funny. It rarely ends well.