Row Row Fight the Powah
Added 14 years ago by Tomberry • Updated 5 months ago by Y F
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Origin
The "Row Row Fight The Powah" catchphrase is the altered line of the "Raw Raw Fight The Power" lyric and can be initially found in three different songs from the anime series Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann (天元突破グレンラガン). The catchphrase is used in three songs from the series' Original Soundtrack (OST):
- Disc 1, track 3: Rappu ha Otoko no Tamashii da! Onore wo Shinjite Ten wo Yubisasu Dotou no Otoko Kamina-sama no Teema wo Mimi no Ana Kappojitte Yo~ku Kikiyagare!!
(trans. Rap is the Soul of a Man! Perk Up Your Earholes and Listen REAL Close to the Theme of Lord Kamina, the Man of Raging Billows Who Believes in Himself and Points to Heaven!!):
- Disc 2, track 2: Rappu ha Otoko no Tamashii da! Muri wo Tooshite Douri wo Kettobasu! Ore-tachi Dai-Guren Dan no Teema wo Mimi no Ana Kappojitte Yo~ku Kikiyagare!! (Short Start Edit)
(trans. Rap is the Soul of a Man! Go Beyond the Impossible and Kick Reason to the Curb! Perk Up Your Earholes and Listen REAL Close to the Theme of Our Team Dai-Gurren!! (Short Start Edit))
- Disc 2, track 22: "Libera me" from hell
DO THE IMPOSSIBLE
SEE THE INVISIBLE
ROW! ROW!
FIGHT THE POWER!
TOUCH THE UNTOUCHABLE
BREAK THE UNBREAKABLE
ROW! ROW!
FIGHT THE POWER!
Spread
4chan
Even if the meme in itself was launched during the context exposed below, jokes about the lyrics were already on 4chan's /a/ board in September 2007, coinciding with the start of the anime release in the US.[1] It has been since used frequently in the rest of 4chan's imageboards.[2]
On September 10th, 2008, Moot changed /b/'s layout in a way that every new post was replaced by the phrase Row row fight the powah.
Initially, this meme wasn't really welcome by /b/ users because the constant stream of the same catchphrase appeared as forced the same way it happened for Puddi Puddi and they started spreading to other boards on 4chan and spamming this new catchphrase as a result.
But it didn't get the following of the other boards. A number of them, actually, tried to resist to the invasion.
A first account of that reaction was called /v/ retaliation or V-rage :
A webcomic, produced by Deviant Art user ~3-angled-blue, soon followed by flash animations depicting the civil war that occurred between the /v/ board and /b/.[3][4]
Then, the catchphrase combined itself with other memes such as Demotivationals :
Girugamesh remix – GIRUGAMESH DA POWAH
Various YTMND's were also created.[5][6]
Kamina's Glasses
Main entry: Kamina's Glasses
In the late 2009, a new trend involving the "Row row fight the powah" line started appearing on internet and consisted in adding the Kamina's sunglasses (Kamina is the main character's "big brother" in the series) in drawn pictures or altered photographs. These images are frequently titled with the "Row row fight the powah" catchphrase:
Search Interest
External References
[1] 4chanarchive.org – row row fight da powa (NSFW)
[2] 4chanarchive.org – ROW ROW FIGHT THE POWAH
[3] Mackandzoor.com via Wayback Machine – Rage_vs_Cancer
[4] Livejournal – Rage vs. Cancer
[5] YTMND – rowrowfightthepower.ytmnd.com/
[6] YTMND – rowrowfightthepowah.ytmnd.com/
[7] The Telegraph – Britain flag poll
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![File :1221049487 jpg-(34 KB, 500x375) □ROW ROW FIGHT THE POWAH ROW ROW FIGHT THE POWAH 09/10/08(Wed)08:24 No.1282118 ROW ROW FIGHT THE POWAH 2 posts omitted. Click Reply to view >> □ Anonymous 09/10/08(Wed)08:26 No.1282130 YOU'VE BEEN RICK ROW'D [Reply] Reported □ : !CuzamrSAgE 09/10/08(Wed)08:28 No.1282140 File :1221049707 ipg-(1.01 MB, 1000x1000) REPORT DOES NOTHING LOL ROW ROW FIGHT THE POWAH Anonymous JonesTapsadZp4A 09/10/08(Wed)08:29 No. 1282143 JUTF8] >>1282140 RAW RAW FIGHT DA POWAH sS Anonymous 09/10/08(Wed)08:29 No.1282146 Just ignore it and increase the rate of posting □ Anonymous 09/10/08(Wed)08:30 No.1282149 Damnit, I thought /jp/ would be able to avoid this s--- since no one here would even think about going to /b/ LOOK LIKE I WAS WRONG. reported File :1221049401 ipg-(214 KB, 600x738) □ DO-THE-IMPOSSIBLE 09/10/08(Wed)08:23 No.1282113 [Reply] AH 1 post omitted. Click Reply to view Anonymous 09/10/08(Wed)08:25 No. 1282119 1282113 reported, saged and hidden keep that f------ s--- in /b/ Anonymous 09/10/08(Wed)08:28 No.1282136 ROW ROW Reported F--- off Anonymous 09/10/08(Wed)08:28 No.1282139 ONLY TG/ SHALL BE SPARED FROM OUR WRATH Anonymous 09/10/08(Wed)08:28 No.1282142 I see /b/ finally discovered 2007 □ Anonymous 09/10/08(Wed)08:29 No.1282145 Sure is early teens in here](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/list/000/505/454/cf9.jpg)
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Comments ( 43 )
Awesome!
Should we put GAR pictures of Gurren Lagann in this entry, or just web comics pertaining to "Libera Me" From Hell?
is it just me, or has the quality of submitted entries gone way up recently? :)
There must be a new breed of literate internet users.
And they are coming to teh KYM? They must have great taste as well.
The 4th video made me laugh.
I can get a Death Note variation if wanted
Ah, you used my video. Thanks guys. :')
"I can get a Death Note variation if wanted"
Feel free to do so. I need to increase my "Meme Mastery" skill.
Well damn, i just looked at it again, and i realized it was the lil clip they showed before the commercials, not this.(In the actual anime, when the lil thing showed, it said "row row fight the powah" would that be ok?
http://krazy-chibi.deviantart.com/art/ITS-BREAK-TIME-82916971 Here
ROW ROW FIGHT THE POWAH
As far as I’m concerned, Bejamin S S, I think it’s too much far-fetched to be related here.
But then, I lately realized that there was an entire images section about this meme on Macrochan and I forgot to link it.
http://macrochan.org/search.php?tags=ROW+ROW+FIGHT+THE+POWAH
Didnt think so
Everyone row!
We need to fight the powah!
Row Row Fight the Powah
In 2007 the AVGN created a video for "Nintendo power" and in the opening the singer says "Get The powah!!! Nintendo powah!!!" Anyone think this is related?
I… don't think so. "Powah" i a common engrish mispronunciation so…
the actual official lyrics are the "raw raw fight the power" ones but it sounds like row row fight tha powah and is more known as such
Most fanart of Row Row Fight the Powah/Power involves the Kamina Glasses in dA:
- http://browse.deviantart.com/?qh=§ion=&q=x+in+my+y#order=9&q=row+row+fight+the+powah
- http://browse.deviantart.com/?qh=§ion=&q=x+in+my+y#order=9&q=row+row+fight+the+power
If you don't know what they are, they're these:
Do you think it should be part of the article or what?
Could it be that todays mutations of that meme are taking place in the sunglasses thing more than the lyrics itself ?
I'm not sure. This could be greatly relevant to improve the article, but I want to stay careful.
I realize that there is a thin difference between Gurren Lagann fandom and what gave birth to that meme, even if it was clearly influenced by the serie.
I don't know.
I can see that there is a "small" trend (at least a DeviantArt trend) to photoshop pictures/photos in order to include the Kamino glasses.
Wow.
When you go to Google Images and type "Row row fight the powah", you will find a few instances of the Kamina glasses or Kamina himself. Somehow, these things are related, even if it's just in a small way.
Ok, I improved the article with what i found on it. It wasn't as "small" as I thought.
I also slightly modified things by including what zloke said because he's completely right about it.
I'm glad I was able to help with this article about the Kamina Glasses thing. Great job on the entry, Tomberry.
worthless meme. the 15-page /v/ vs. /b/ comic is a one-time thing. It is possibly the most epic thing that will ever happen in the history of 4chan. The rest is a bunch of unrelated bullshit.
I'm finally watching Gurren Lagann. Hulu's got the whole series.
http://www.hulu.com/gurren-lagann
I've never been a huge anime fan, but this series is damn good.
bro.
Yep, it is.
Interesting meme, never watched the anime.
I wish The UK would use the flag design on a slightly off topic note.
Screw Kamina for dying. Sharkjumping at its worst.
Don't forget about "My XXX is the Best in the Universe".
This meme is made of win and awesome. Of course it's related to Gurren Lagann so that immediately qualifies it as awesome.
+5,000,000 awesome
There's actually a 4th version of the song in the movie: "Gurren-hen".
Jusssssss lettin you know
RAWR RAWR FIGHT THE POWER!!!
There appears to be an entire sub-meme involving squirtle for some reason, should this be included?
I don't get it. WHat's with all of that orange… THING in teh images?
I never changed a page of those images, just for the jiggly tits girl.
Are you guys stupid? You're wondering at the connection between Kamina glasses and fight the powah. The article even mentions Gurren Lagann in the first line. They're both from Tenga Toppa Gurren Lagann.
This +1 confirm will pierce the heavens
well how am I supposed to know!? I don't touch anime. EVAR.
@Tardides. Because it says so in the article. Actually read the page before asking a question.
Duh.
Kamina's death was neccesary. This is probably my favorite anime.
really, guys? i had to add the videos? fine, take these first 6 vids.
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