Epic Duck / TEH EPIK DUCK IS COMING!!!

Epic Duck / TEH EPIK DUCK IS COMING!!!

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Epic Duck is a rubber duck that was added to the multiplayer sandbox video game Roblox as a part of the 2009 April Fools' day. As the Epic Duck achieved widespread meme recognition within the Roblox community, it inspired creation of games and clothes, with the developers recognizing the meme with "TEH EPIK DUCK IS COMING!!!" quick chat option. In 2021 and 2022, "THE EPIC DUCK IS COMING" and "TEH EPIC DUCK IS HERE" trended on Twitter due to the spread of a self-replicating tweet referencing the meme.

Origin

On April 1st, 2009, for the 2009 April Fools' day Roblox introduced Epic Duck, a five stories tall rubber duck, to the game.[1][2] The duck appeared as a prop in the Ultimate Paintball game. Additionally, a smaller version of the duck, Rubber Duckie, was added as a hat item (Roblox blog announcement and images shown below). The addition of the duck was preceeded by a giveout of another item that provided a hint by sometimes showing four pictures of objects first letters of which spelled out D U C and K.


We're Quackers For April Fool's Day April 2, 2009 by John Shedletsky ARCHIVE As part of last week's fabulous free stuff giveaway, we gave out 37,000 free "Purple Mystery Boxes". My theory is: people like free stuff and people like mystery boxes. The mystery box then changed colors a bunch of times. Then it got some weird pictures on it of a dog, an umbrella, a cake, and a keyhole. Was it a mystery? Or was it a warning?! Someone in the forums pointed out that the first letters of all these things spelled "DUCK", but this person was largely ignored. Thus the Robloxian populace was unprepared for the coming of EPIC DUCK! 12 you guys get worked up too much over you guys get worked up too much over andstor too many ducks

Spread

At that time Epic Duck rose to become a recognized meme within the Roblox community, with creators adding the prop to their games and making Epic Duck badges. For example, on October 31st, 2009, Roblox user TigerCode released[3] Find the Epic Duck Hidden Badges. The game was visited by over 638,000 users and favorited by 20,100 players in thirteen years (gameplay video shown below, left). On June 25th, 2020, YouTuber[4] Fave posted a meme review video for Epic Duck that gained over 146,000 views in two years (shown below, right).



Between 2009 and 2015, Roblox occasionally added items referencing the meme, including a book hat called The Tale of EPIC Duck and an Epic Duck Racer racing helmet (examples shown below).[2] Additionally, the LOLspeak phrase "TEH EPIK DUCK IS COMING!!!" was added by Roblox.


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2021-2022 Resurgence

The meme first regained public attention in 2021, when a self-replicating tweet reading "TEH EPIC DUCK IS HERE" and containing a Breaking News edit of an image of a giant floating rubber duck, a famous sculpture.[5] The self-replicating tweet was launched by Twitter[6] user @Mathep11 on June 13th, 2021, with the original tweet gaining 8 retweets and over 310 likes in one year (tweet and image shown below, left and right).


mathep @Mathep11 THE EPIC DUCK IS COMING Breaking News LIVE Epic Duck ravages City! TEH EPIC DUCK IS HERE Tweet #OMG 9:05 PM Jun 13, 2021. Twitter for Advertisers. 2 Breaking News Epic Duck ravages City! 00 TVN

On June 14th, "THE EPIC DUCK IS COMING" trended on Twitter in the United States as users shared the self-replicating tweet and made other posts referencing the meme, with other 4,000 tweets posted.[7][8]


chai latte @kismetchai IDK ANYTHING ABOUT "THE EPIC DUCK IS COMING" BUT THIS SEEMS COOL 1:48 AM Jun 14, 2021 Twitter for iPhone RTC @Roblox_RTC Currently there are about 4,000 tweets about the Epic duck is coming! Well what a surprise for this morning to get it trending the United States twice! DUCK IS COMING s are spreading the word tha ning 7:36 AM Jun 14, 2021 Twitter for iPhone

In early August 2022, the self-replicating tweet again resurfaced on Twitter, with users now writing "TEH EPIC DUCK IS HERE" and the phrase trending on Twitter on August 9th. For example, on August 8th, 2022, Twitter[9] user @KungFuCutbug shared the self-replicating tweet, with the post gaining over 150 retweets and 900 likes (shown below, left). Later that day, Twitter[10] user @SamirAhmadi_ made a tweet that gained over 380 retweets and 2,700 likes


Cutbug Shy Guy appreciation account @KungFuCutbug TEH EPIC DUCK IS HERE HIS ARRIVAL HAS BEEN PROPHESIED FOR YEARS AND HE HAS FINALLY COME REPENT REPENT REPENT REPENT Breaking News LIVE Epic Duck ravages City! TEH EPIC DUCK IS HERE Tweet #OMG 7:20 PM - Aug 8, 2022. Twitter for iPad OC : Samir Ahmadi @SamirAhmadi_ TEH EPIC DUCK IS HERE HO LEE SHET IT FINALLY HAPPENED Breaking News LIVE Epic Duck ravages City! 8:30 PM - Aug 8, 2022 · Twitter for iPhone . 00 TVN

Various Examples


Epic Duck EPIK DUCK BE LIKE: SMASHES ORPHANAGE LIKE A BOSS リーリエ @BenjminlandGame OMG THE EPIC DUCK IS COMING ITS GONNA GIVE US BOBUX AND MAKE US EPIC 12:37 AM . Jun 14, 2021 · Twitter for iPhone ... Derpy @ftDerpy GUYS LOOK OUT THE EPIC DUCK IS COMING 2:23 AM Jun 14, 2021. Twitter for iPad
Johann @johann122004 TEH EPIC DUCK IS HERE COUNT YOUR SINS AND REPENT FOR OUR JUDGEMENT HAS FINALLY COME MAY TEH EPIC DUCK SHOW MERCY ON OUR SOULS Breaking News LIVE Epic Duck ravages City! TEH EPIC DUCK IS HERE Tweet #OMG 8:20 PM - Aug 8, 2022. Twitter Web App ... 00 rat @Rath2753 there are thousands there are thousands there are thousands of little spiders under your skin of little spiders under your skin of little spiders under your skin there are thousands of little spiders under your skin there are thousands of little spiders under your skin Breaking News LIVE Epic Duck ravages City! TEH EPIC DUCK IS HERE Tweet #OMG 11:12 PM. Aug 8, 2022. Twitter Web App 00 : TVN wool @PogoRoo_ Me seeing "The Epic Duck is Coming" thing trending Now that's a name I haven't heard in a long time. 3:22 AM Jun 14, 2021. Twitter Web App

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