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Trollge incident
editTrollface Incidents refers to a series of new wave Trollface Rage Comics that narrate the story of various real and fictional events, referring to them in [date] [event name] [incident] format. Originating from a viral version of the Cover Yourself in Oil meme, the format was popularized online in early 2021.
History
editOn November 27th, 2020, during the peak of the Cover Yourself in Oil meme format, Twitter[1] user @ebola_granola posted a creepypasta-style Cover Yourself in Oil comic in which the last panel referred to "Heaven Stairway" incidentpredicted to happen in New York City in May 2021. The post received over 1,200 retweets and 6,200 likes (shown below). In the following month, the image received viral spread through reposts, spawning memes about the predicted event.
Spread
editOn December 16th, 2020, iFunny[2] user MilkJugMan posted the first derivative meme utilizing the format, referencing an "Aurora Woods" incident predicted to happen in August 2021 (shown below, left). The post received 130 smiles and, similar to the "Heaven Stairway" incident, spawned a series of memes specifically about the predicted event.
On January 5th, the VK[3] page БОБ posted the first meme that referenced a widely known, albeit fictional, event. The Half-Life meme received 14 likes (shown below, right), with January 7th reposts in VK[4][5] groups Всякая Атмта and manarek gaining over 360 and 200 likes, respectively. A January 19th, 2021, repost by Instagram[6] user woomy_2 gained over 2,200 likes.