Carbon Costume Memes
Porkins
Jek Tono Porkins, nicknamed Piggy and codenamed Red Six, was a member of the Rebel Alliance and a striker pilot for Red Squadron. He is remembered for his tragic death in the battle to destroy the Death Star is Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope and is infamous online for his unfortunate name.
Fargoth from The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
“I have a feeling you and I are going to become very close…” Fargoth, among other things, is the first NPC you’ll encounter after leaving the Census and Excise building in Seyda Neen. Watch out for that annoying Hrisskar Flat-Foot who enjoys shaking you down, perhaps a little too much. You’ve only got 300 gold coins to your name and you’d better keep an eye on them. Maybe you’ll even get your Engraved Ring of Healing back one day. A good tailor will be able to hem the sleeves of that tunic so it matches nicely.
Shadman
Shadman is the Internet persona of illustrator Shaddai Prejean. He runs the website Shadbase, which is infamous for its illustrations of various cartoon/video game characters. He is the subject of various memes and ridicule and his real-life look is the one he features in his Twitch streams. Just him mentioning a beloved character is enough for people all over the Internet to cry “Shadman no!”
Bowsette
Bowsette (Koppa Hime in Japan) is a fan-created genderbend of Bowser caused by the effects of the Super Crown power-up in New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe. After both Mario and Bowser are rejected by Princess Peach towards the end of Super Mario Odyssey, Bowser transforms to find happiness with Mario instead.
Strong Mad
In Homestar Runner, Strong Mad is the eldest of the three brothers who also include Strong Bad and Strong Sad. He communicates in simple sentences and often roars with anger. Beneath the surface though, Strong Mad has a heart of gold.
Homestar Runner
Homestar Runner is a terrific athlete that everyone loves who stars in his own web cartoon. He’s forgetful and oftentimes slow, but also shows flashes of intelligence, such as stating Coloumb’s Law when asked what 2 plus 2 equals.
Strong Bad
In the Flash web cartoon series Homestar Runner, Strong Bad is a Mexican luchador wrestler who likes to prank and antagonize Homestar along with the rest of the cast. In addition to being shirtless, Strong Bad also lacks nipples and a belly button.
Todd and Aaron
Todd and Aaron are Internet personas performed by Rocco Botte and Shawn Chatfield as part of Mega64, a video game-themed comedy group. Todd and Aaron host the annual Game Awards for Mega64, a parody of other game awards where the two use their obnoxious fratboy personalities to satirize the average gaming audience. They were even featured on the VGA’s in 2007 and produced a commercial for it.
Old School Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson
It was the year 1994 when former pro wrestler and movie star Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson reached peak ’90s fashion, decked out with chain necklace over black turtleneck, gripping a brown leather fanny pack. Don’t forget a pack of tissues so you can keep your turtleneck spotless while leaning casually against various backdrops.
Childish Gambino from This Is America
In the music video for “This is America”, Childish Gambino (Donald Glover) raps and dances as an expression of various themes including being black in America, gun violence, and police brutality. His gold chains are a nod to slavery, his movements to caricatures of Jim Crow, and the yellow shoes, who knows. Sew black buttons on the fly to get the pants matching as close as possible.
