They would make clucking sounds with their mouths in groups, speak in a thick, stereotypical African accent, and try to find "the way", which they claim you need ebola in order to find. Other catchphrases associated with Ugandan Knuckles include various references to 2010 Ugandan film Who Killed Captain Alex? One phase said by a member of the tribe was " do you know the way" note, the most commonly associated with the meme. The meme received critical acclaim its popularity caused VRChat's userbase to exceed rapidly. Despite its popularity, it was accused of its very controversial portrayal of African people as racism. These racist accusations were further noticed in articles by Kotaku and The Daily Dot. The meme was so popular the official Sonic the Hedgehog Twitter account mentioned and responded to these complaints. Other criticism was brought to the annoyance of the catchphrases and their overuse, which as a result, minor ironic memes of Ugandan Knuckles surfaced, and later prompted others to ironically revive the meme in January 2019. On YouTube VirtuallyVain uploaded footage of himself roleplaying an African drug lord in the game Call of Duty: Black Ops, saying lines like “Follow me, I know the way” (shown below). Within two years, the video accumulated 10.5 million views and 17,900 comments. On February 20th, 2017, YouTuber Gregzilla uploaded a review of the 2013 platformer game Sonic Lost World, which featured a parody animation of the character Knuckles (shown below, left).
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The video subsequently gave rise to the Knuckles Sings remix series. n December 23rd, 2017, YouTuber SoyerCake published another VRChat video of various players wearing Ugandan Knuckles avatars. On December 28th, 2017, YouTuber TanksBlast uploaded a similar VRChat video titled “Ugandan Knuckles Tribe”.
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On January 1st, 2018, YouTuber Syrmor uploaded a VRChat video titled “Do You Know the Way” (shown below). Within 48 hours, the video gained over 199,000 views and 170 comments. On January 3rd, Redditor JebusMcAzn submitted TanksBlast’s “Ugandan Knuckles Tribe” video to /r/youtubehaiku, where it received more than 400 points (93% upvoted) and 25 comments within 12 hours.
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On January 5th, Ebaumsworld published an article about the meme titled “Ugandan Knuckles Is A Hilarious Meme That’s Taken Gaming By Storm.”įans of the Twitch streamer Forsen commonly reference various jokes related to Ugandan warriors while playing the game PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. Additionally, viewers have been known to stream snipe his channel while yelling various Uganda-related memes. On September 15th, DeviantArtist tidiestflyer released a 3D model based on Gregzilla’s Knuckles depiction.