2. Origins
In January 2018 a group of people on the game VrChat
went round as little knuckles in a big horde harassing
people gently. Usually by pestering people asking if
they “could be their queen” As well as “spit on dem”
following people throughout the whole game.
The character model came from a sonic youtuber, that
created a the round like shape in a 2D then people
started going to work in blender modling a character to
put into chats.
3. How it grew
• VR chat was free
• Anyone with a powerful pc could
make an account
• Player models are easily
assessable.
• Youtube sharing
• the character can be put into
multiple things due to the model
of the character being so simple.
4. Platforms
• VR chat – in gamer assets and models
• Grarrysmod – in gamer assets and models
• YouTube – Youtubers started reviewing the meme
and adding it to content
• Reddit – sharing images and creations they tend
to make.
• Twitter – shared by a wider audience of people as
well as the redditors moving there to get the
content more popular.
• Emblem editors on games – call of duty and
battlefield meaning emblems can be put on
player cards and guns.
5. Products
People started making merch to profit off
the meme. This meant people rushed
making products there were only small
but still would sell for £12 for a £5 shirt
normally.
YooTooz a bobblehead company made a
bobblehead called “dead meme” and was
there 1st bobblehead for £20
6. Death of a meme
• Rasist.
• Started getting annoying
• Memes only lasted a month at this point.
• Invaded most games.
• Invaded other memes too
• Taken too far.
