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Freddie Gibbs In Resident Evil refers to memes that depict rapper Freddie Gibbs as a playable character in Resident Evil 4, including a Photoshop edit that shows him on the player select screen of the game's Mercenaries mode wearing Leon Kennedy's outfit. The earliest known version of the meme was posted to the /r/residentevil subreddit in late May 2024 and spread over the following years. Memes about Freddie Gibbs in Resident Evil experienced a surge in popularity in March 2026 with the release of Resident Evil: Requiem.

As the meme went viral in the 2020s, it inspired memes that depict Freddie Gibbs in video games other than Resident Evil, including titles like Metal Gear.

Origin

On May 20th, 2024, Redditor FC_Crispy_OG posted an edit of the character select screen for Resident Evil 4's "The Mercenaries" horde mode to the /r/ResidentEvil^[1] subreddit. The edit shows rapper Freddie Gibbs as a playable character. In his inventory are several weapons, a blunt and a lighter. The post gained about 32 upvotes in two years.

Spread

The meme of placing Freddie Gibbs in Resident Evil spread slowly over the following years.

On April 11th, 2025, the meme was posted to the /r/MemeRestoration^[2] subreddit, resulting in a higher-resolution version of the image, garnering about 35 upvotes in a year.

On July 18th, Instagram^[3] user owen_kung posted a version of the meme with the added caption, "when did they add this," garnering over 9,500 likes in eight months.

On August 25th, 2025, X^[4] user @elecwindgodfist responded to his own post with a Jarvis Commands meme, reading, "Jarvis post the Freddie Gibbs in Resident Evil 4 image" with the Freddie Gibbs meme, gaining over 71,000 likes and 5,600 reposts in seven months.

The post inspired numerous comments sharing image edits that place Gibbs in games other than Resident Evil.

On January 1st, 2026, Steam^[5] user varketili conductor published a "Freddie Gibbs RE4" character model for Garry's Mod that depicts Gibbs in Leon Kennedy's outfit, garnering over 9,700 subscribers and 25,000 visits in two months. The page includes a screenshot of Gibbs in the game, aiming his gun.

On March 1st, X^[6] user @Gigglebottoms posted the original meme, writing, "Playing some resident evil 4 right now game is so awesome," garnering over 18,000 likes in two days.

On March 2nd, 2026, X^[7] user @tippity posted, "has someone modded Freddie Gibbs into Resident Evil Requiem yet," gaining over 5,200 likes in a day.

Later that day, X^[8] user @AbsolootBatman quoted @tippity's post with a Two Sides meme showing Gibbs as Snake from Metal Gear next to Leon Kennedy Gibbs, garnering over 16,000 likes in a day.

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