Angry Jigglypuff
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About
Angry Jigglypuff refers to a clip from the first trailer for the Detective Pikachu film in which a furry, realistic-looking 3D rendering of the Pokémon Jigglypuff makes an angry face, a signature expression lifted from the Pokémon anime Jigglypuff makes when it is upset people fall asleep after it sings. The expression was much-discussed online after the trailer for Detective Pikachu was released.
Origin
On November 12th, 2018, Warner Brothers released the first trailer for Detective Pikachu, a live-action film featuring 3D representations of Pokémon. During the trailer, Jigglypuff appears and makes an angry face, evidently having put a patron at a bar to sleep with its song (shown below).
Spread
After the trailer aired, Jigglypuff's expression and appearance was much discussed online. In addition to the reaction around the character's furry design, Twitter users also found Jigglypuff's expression relatable and amusing. For example, Twitter user @isirikul commented that Jigglypuff's face was a "goddamn mood", gaining over 1,600 retweets and 5,000 likes (shown below, left). User @EscoBlades joked that Jigglypuff looked like it had just been asked to sing "Africa", gaining over 1,600 retweets and 4,500 likes (shown below, right).
Others compared Jigglypuff to how it appeared in the anime. User @SaraSorrentino joked that Jigglypuff appeared like a lounge singer past its prime, gaining over 3,700 retweets and 11,000 likes (shown below, left). User @ChrisPJGodfrey joked that the angry 3D Jigglypuff represented people on Twitter while the anime version represented people on Instagram, gaining over 1,800 retweets and 5,000 likes (shown below, right). Reactions were covered by Daily Dot.[1]
A Star Is Born Comparisons
One of the most popular parodies of Angry Jigglypuff compared the character to Ally from A Star Is Born, photoshopping Jigglypuff into scenes from the film. For example, user @WhitneyM02 posted a dialogue parody, gaining over 3,200 retweets and 10,000 likes (shown below, left). Another parody posted by user @joeynolfi gained over 3,400 retweets and 9,100 likes (shown below, right).
The popularity of these comparisons was covered by Mashable[2] and Guacamoley.[3]
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Search Interest
External References
[1] Daily Dot – The angry Jigglypuff in ‘Detective Pikachu’ is already a meme
[2] Mashable – Mix 'Detective Pikachu' with 'A Star Is Born' and you get some delightfully weird memes
[3] Guacamoley – Detective Pikachu’ And ‘A Star Is Born’ Is The Mash-Up Meme We Weren’t Expecting, But Are Totally Here For
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Espurr
Nov 13, 2018 at 02:36PM EST
I keep my ideals
Nov 13, 2018 at 12:23PM EST