![Change Team Change team pull-down menu graphic](https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/square/000/022/496/ehnsdjgsdf.jpg)
Change Team
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About
Change Team is a photoshop meme based on an exploitable image of the in-game menu screen of the 2015 vehicular soccer video game Rocket League developed and published by Psyonix. In the series of photoshopped parodies, the in-game menu box is typically set in juxtaposition against a background image depicting a crisis that could sway one's allegiance to the opponent team.
Origin
Rocket League was originally released for PC and PlayStation 4 in July 2015, followed by its expanded release for XBox One, OS X and Linux in 2016. The in-game menu screen, which consists of five options including Change Team, didn't quite find its usage as a meme until the morning of March 18th, 2017, when Redditor Alvv[1] submitted a World War II-themed parody of the menu screen featuring an Italian military joke to the /r/meirl subreddit. The post garnered more than 17,000 upvotes prior to being archived.
![Should I invest in "change team" memes? Do they have potential? Germany: Looks like we're losing this war guys Italy: PAUSED RESUME GAME ANGE EAM FIND ONLINE MATCH OPTIONS EXIT TO MAIN MENU](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/234/643/646.jpg)
Spread
Later that same evening, Redditor YoImAli reposted the same parody image to /r/MemeEconomy [2] with the post title speculating "Should I invest in 'change team' memes? Do they have potential?" In the following 24 hours, nearly two dozen photoshopped parodies featuring the in-game menu screen set surfaced on Reddit's /r/dankmemes and /r/memeeconomy subreddits[2] before hitting iFunny on the 21st. Early variations tended to have a historical focus in vein with the original (ex: shown below).
![Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact Soviet Union: We have a non-aggression pact, let us prosper together Germany: RESUME GAME RESTART MATCH CHANGE TEAM FIND ONLINE MATCH OPTIONS LEAVE MATCH](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/234/644/a17.jpg)
Various Examples
![Star Wars /r/prequelmeme chimes in You are on this council, but we do not grant you the rank of master PAUSED ONLIN](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/001/234/919/75a.png)
![Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact Soviet Union: We have a non-aggression pact, let us prosper together Germany: RESUME GAME RESTART MATCH CHANGE TEAM FIND ONLINE MATCH OPTIONS LEAVE MATCH](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/001/234/644/a17.jpg)
![Julius Caesar Be Like Julius Caesar: Im dictator now Roman Senate: PAUSED RESUME GAME FIND ONLINE MATCH OPTIONS EXIT TO MAIN MENU](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/001/234/921/845.jpg)
![Rachel Dolezar DITION US THE HUFFINGTON POST NEWS ENTERTAINMENT LIFESTYLE IMPACT VOICES VIDEO THE BLOG 0325201506.01 pm ET Updated Sep 26, 2016 3.3k Stop Saying N**"a If You're Not Black By Malcolm Aima Musoni Califonia ildflowE Bloom Previously Say What It To Too Long 1 About Lon This article contans expiat language Rachel Dolezal PAUSED RESUME GAME EAM FIND ONLINE MATCH OPTIONS EXIT TO MAIN MENU](https://a.kym-cdn.com/assets/blank-b3f96f160b75b1b49b426754ba188fe8.gif)
![Caitlyn Jenner This Restaurant Offers Free Food to Beautiful Women Indo-Asian News Service Updated: Jan 13, 2015 23:04 IST Bruce Jenner: PAUSED RESUME GAME CHANGENEAM FIND ONLINE MATCH OPTIONS EXIT TO MAIN MENU 2:](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/001/234/920/8c9.jpg)
![Judas Romans: We will give you 30 silver coins if you hand over Jesus Judas: PAUSED RESUME GAME FIND ONLINE MATCH OPTIONS EXIT TO MAIN MENU](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/001/234/934/be2.jpg)
Search Interest
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External References
[2] Reddit – Should I invest in "change team" memes? Do they have potential?
[2] Reddit – Search Results for 'Change Team'
[3] Reddit – CHANGE TEAM!
[4] Tumblr – Browse Dank Memes' Post
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Top Comments
Nedhitis
Mar 22, 2017 at 09:21PM EDT in reply to
speedm222
Mar 21, 2017 at 03:39PM EDT