I Am My Perimeter And My Perimeter Is Me

About

I Am My Perimeter And My Perimeter Is Me is a quote said by streamer Snapiyy while in a dire moment playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege. The quote became a popular sound on TikTok as people paired it with footage from other first-person shooters and other, more humorous clips.

Origin

On March 31st, 2024, streamer Snapiyy posted a gameplay video of Rainbow Six Siege. Cornered in an area, he adopts a parody "soldier" accent, and declares, "I am my perimeter, and my perimeter is me!" before getting shot by opposing forces. The clip gained over 429,000 likes on TikTok^[1] in six weeks (shown below).

Snapiyy's speech is transcribed below;

Thou shall show no fear. In the mighty eyes of the Lord, I shall hold my post. This is where I make my stand, thou shall not abandon your post! I am my perimeter, my perimeter is me!

Spread

The clip began spreading among first-person shooter enthusiasts on TikTok over the following month. On April 23rd, 2024, TikTok user pureixfy^[2] used the audio in a different Rainbow Siege clip that gained over 254,000 likes in three weeks (shown below, left). On May 3rd, user @bigankhtv^[3] used it with footage of Apex Legends, gaining over 102,000 views in ten days (shown below, right).

Others used the sound for humorous skits and other types of content. For example, on April 17th, user @accompanie^[4] posted a comic strip they'd made from the audio, gaining over 2.2 million views in one month (shown below, left). On the 16th, user @theshiftygod^[5] used the audio in a skit about basketball, gaining over 40,000 likes in the same time frame (shown below, right).

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