Remember me? / MBD (2009)

added Jul 17, 2009 at 01:38AM UTC

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Origin:

The original trailer:

On June 2nd, 2009 at E3, a trailer for Metroid: Other M was released at the nintendo press conference. in the trailer, there is a scene where a black man says “remember me?” when he has never actually been in a metroid game at all.

This “Mysterious Black Dude” (MBD for short) as he came to be called on Gamefaqs.com the same day as E3, eventually became a running in-joke among GameFaqs users.

A sampling of threads:

MBD has popped up in at least 308 instances on Gamefaqs.com

From Urban Dictionary:

Short for “mysterious black dude”, the character who briefly appears in the trailer for Metroid Other M. Dubbed this title by the community of the gamefaqs forums, he is known for his famous line “Remember me?” and has been the subject of several pictures and videos.

Google Insights

Although there is very minimal search for the terms “Mysterious Black Guy” or “remember me guy” and searches for MBD do not reflect those for this meme, there was a very noticeable peak in interest for the general phrase “remember me” which shows a strong peak correlating with the June 2009 E3 release.

Youtube Poop

On the YouChewPoop Forums, “Mysterious Black Dude” has been mentioned at least 78 times, while MBD has been mentioned another 229 times.

Because MBD or “Remember Me Guy” is a popular character used in many Youtube Poops, there is a page about him on Chewiki.

Excerpt from Chewiki:


Remember him? Mysterious Black Dude, or MBD for short, is the unofficial name given to a character who appears in the trailer for Metroid: Other M. He wears a suit similar to Samus, with a visor that can move up and down. He often opens and closes the visor in rapid succession, which tends to result in damage to his helmet. He also often asks people if they remember him, and smiles even if they say no. Sometimes, his face gets replaced with other faces.

Is There An Official Name For Him?

Well, some people call him the Remember Me Guy due to him saying “Remember Me?!” to Samus Aran. As of today though, he has no official name.

The remember me guy is also used on chewiki.com as an option for password remembering.

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27 Comments

Captain Blubber
Jul 17, 2009 at 12:31PM UTC , Captain Blubber wrote:

We’ve discussed this and it’s no meme.

http://knowyourmeme.com/forums/1-general/topics/219-mbdrmg

Jackal Lantern
Aug 03, 2009 at 06:04PM UTC , Jackal Lantern wrote:

Actually, I ran across a few other derivatives on another site I frequent. It’s not a meme-heavy site like nicodouga or 4chan either, so it might’ve grown to a point where you may wanna reconsider deadpooling this. BRB w/pics!

s0apscum
Aug 04, 2009 at 04:16AM UTC , s0apscum wrote:

I’m a little surprised this hasn’t blown-up (yet?). Maybe he’s not as ‘exploitable’ as other meme fodder(?) but I LOL everytime I look at this.

Jackal Lantern
Aug 06, 2009 at 09:37PM UTC , Jackal Lantern wrote:

Jackal Lantern
Aug 06, 2009 at 09:43PM UTC , Jackal Lantern wrote:

Here’s another vid I ran across.

Some of the videos I’ve posted haven’t been showing up. Just in case, here’s the links to my last two vids.

MBD joins the Brawl
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4BWXQMw5k8

UN Owen was MBD
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUuLz584Py4

Captain Blubber
Aug 06, 2009 at 10:08PM UTC , Captain Blubber wrote:

Okay Random Black Dude, you can go back to submissions.

Jackal Lantern
Aug 06, 2009 at 10:20PM UTC , Jackal Lantern wrote:

Here’s a few short vids…

PEELZ HERE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNUwLW3Flwc

Mario doesn’t remember
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLMnkAbo98w

MBDward
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kmzbp95Nz3U

Leo
Aug 11, 2009 at 04:21PM UTC , Leo wrote:

I believe the words that came out of my mouth when I first saw this trailer were, “Ah, random negro man… we meet again.”

More stuff popping up every day, it’ll be a meme soon.

stickmeister
Aug 24, 2009 at 12:26AM UTC , stickmeister wrote:

I can see this as a meme someday.

Emerelds5 Hay
Sep 15, 2009 at 05:51PM UTC , Emerelds5 Hay wrote:

Remember me?

Zerukin
Oct 10, 2009 at 06:28AM UTC , Zerukin wrote:

Check Out this vid that I did relating to this meme.

Steven R.
Nov 19, 2009 at 04:36AM UTC , Steven R. wrote:

Confirm already.

Griff McConal
Nov 19, 2009 at 11:32PM UTC , Griff McConal wrote:

seriouly CONFIRM

Chris Menning
Nov 19, 2009 at 11:42PM UTC , Chris Menning wrote:

Redspear, answer these three questions in your entry and it will be closer to being confirmable:

Who created the first instance of this meme?

Who created the most viewed instance of this meme?

Where can I find a link to read more about this meme?

Griff McConal
Dec 06, 2009 at 09:21PM UTC , Griff McConal wrote:

i pinned down the origin and some more info

Griff McConal
Dec 19, 2009 at 01:20AM UTC , Griff McConal wrote:

ok chris i answered most of the questions. +1 confirm

Chris Menning
Dec 30, 2009 at 11:46PM UTC , Chris Menning wrote:

Added a lot more info to the article. Now this is what a confirmable entry looks like. (Griff, take note)

Steven R.
Dec 31, 2009 at 01:47AM UTC , Steven R. wrote:

:)

G0 DVL
Jan 02, 2010 at 09:39AM UTC , G0 DVL wrote:

Dunno that sort of thing could turn into a meme ! The internets are srious buziness :/

ThatDutchLad
Jan 03, 2010 at 05:25PM UTC , ThatDutchLad wrote:

its actually the login from the forum
woah, from deadpool to confirm!

Abodos
Jan 04, 2010 at 06:36PM UTC , Abodos wrote:

A CHALLENGER APPEARS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UasBy6G2SnM&feature=related
It’s me Gordon, Barney from Black Mesa
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwXoRNH8ym8&feature=related
REMEMBAAAAAAH
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoBUfBjocdE&feature=related

I also added pictures from my photobucket account.

Also, here’s a thread on the Metroid Database forums that was the origin of many of these pictures and videos. The admins don’t really like threads that consist of spam and picture posts, so they ice beamed it.

Abodos
Jan 09, 2010 at 02:18AM UTC , Abodos wrote:

http://metroid-database.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=1983
Sorry, I forgot to post this URL for Metroid Database.

Abodos
Jan 09, 2010 at 02:59AM UTC , Abodos wrote:

Also, here are the official MBD Fan Forums, for those of you who want to show him your support by remembering him.

http://mbdfans.roflforum.net/forum.htm

ILuVKDyEr
Jan 12, 2010 at 07:32PM UTC , ILuVKDyEr wrote:

If i had to guess i would say its weavle from MP Hunters.

Dallas Charter
Jan 21, 2010 at 10:02AM UTC , Dallas Charter wrote:

There were a few memes to come out of that E3. This was relatively late compared to the others, but my favourite E3 meme ever

Abodos
Feb 24, 2010 at 10:56PM UTC , Abodos wrote:

Well, MBD has popped up again with the new info from the Nintendo Media Summit. I expect that this meme will renew it momentum eventually.

showmeurkipz
Feb 25, 2010 at 11:50PM UTC , showmeurkipz wrote:

turns out his name is Anthony Higgs

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