When the going gets tough, the depressed turn to memes. Here's a whole frickin' bunch of 'em.
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We covered the internet's deep hatred for the recently announced live-action Sonic film earlier this week, but it seems people are far from done parodying it. The shop jobs and mockeries of the beloved hedgehog are piling up. And we're here to bring them to you.
Seems like Pikachu and Simba aren't the only beloved characters to get the realistic live-action movie treatment! Sonic has joined there ranks, much to the horror of his very, very devoted fans. A poster for the film was released just two days ago, and the speedy hedgehog's worshippers are not pleased with his appearance. The very obscured image shows that Sonic's gotten brolic and lacks his signature gloves. The poster was even compared to Sanic, a meme of the character but very crudely draw. After the initial outcry, people started responding with parodies and memes. The memes are definitely decent, but we're more troubled by the possibility of a Ugandan Knuckles comeback. It's horrifying.
Twitter user Eric Smith tweeted about a horrible first date he witnessed recently where one person was a Harry Potter fan and the other tragically was not. The tweet inspired others to make parody tweets of dates going similarly poorly.
Creators in tech and gaming often have lofty ideas of what their products and games will be used for. Unfortunately for them, it's very easy for an army of dorks to take that vision and completely destroy it. VRChat is the latest platform to witness this type of mega-trolling, which has arrived in the form of the super-viral meme "Ugandan Knuckles."
Ugandan Knuckles was born from a Youtube video from user Gregzilla, in which a lumpy Knuckles is animated...and singing. Things were taken to the next level when DeviantArtist released a 3D model of Gregzilla's Knuckles which can be used as a VRChat avatar. Players began using the low-quality avatars to further the Ugandan Knuckles meme and to troll other VRChat players. You can see the trolling in action in these videos that feature scores of Ugandan Knuckles babbling and spitting on other gamers. It's an awe-inspiring and hilarious shit show.
The Ugandan Knuckles meme isn't limited to videos - it's become so popular that it's taken over several meme subreddits, and the Ugandan Knuckles image gallery on Know Your Meme has already surpassed 131 images. Even its creator has said the meme has gotten out of hand. While there could be a little more variety on r/dankmemes, we still think the meme is riotously absurd and hilarious. Enjoy our favorite examples below.
It's a big day for gamers - Sega's Sonic Mania was released today and has been receiving mostly positive reviews. The game, which is available on Playstation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch, is being touted as a return to its previous form. This is good news for nostalgic gamers, and an opportunity for new players to bask in the game's original glory.
To celebrate the game's release, we've gathered up our favorite, dankest Sonic memes from the past few years. Happy gaming and meme-ing, y'all.
