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What's With All The Memes About A Young Witch In The Alps Trying To Find A Cat? The Viral 'Disco Elysium' Memes Explained
The detective RPG Disco Elysium has accumulated a massive online fanbase since it debuted in late 2019, but what does it have to do with a "young witch in the Alps searching for her neighbor's lost cat?"
While the video game itself has absolutely nothing to do with this, the young witch in the Alps has become one of the biggest memes in the community after it was dreamed up by a Twitter user back in 2020. Now, in 2024, it's making a big comeback.
So what is the "young witch in the Alps" post and why is it such a big meme? Here's what you need to know.
What Is The 'Young Witch In The Alps' Meme?
On January 26th, 2020, a now-private Twitter / X user named @moreelen posted a short list of things that she liked and disliked about the detective RPG Disco Elysium. In the post, she celebrated the writing and "vast possibilities" but criticized the game for being "another grimy detective story." She also criticized the game for having a "generic middle-aged white man" as the protagonist.
She went on to write about how she wants a game with Disco Elysium's narrative system and writing, "but it's about a young witch trying to solve the disappearance of her neighbour's cat in a small village in the Alps." This post was screenshotted and reposted online several times over the next few years, becoming a meme in the Disco Elysium community, with many seeing the post as a cringe example of an entitled gamer.
How Is 'Young Witch In The Alps' Used In Memes?
The post became very well-known in the game's online community and started to inspire memes over the next few years, particularly in 2023 and 2024. These memes take a few forms but all look to poke fun at the original post. Some memes use the post's text as a copypasta, while others have taken the post and elaborated on the imagined game.
Artistic Disco Elysium fans have taken it upon themselves to draw the young witch from the game, with some drawing her in the style of a Disco Elysium character or mashing her up with the game's characters. Basically, any time a fan of the game sees a chance to wiggle the meme into the equation, they will as a little wink to the community.
For the full history of the young witch in the Alps, be sure to check out Know Your Meme's encyclopedia entry for more information.
