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Kim Could Use the XP refers to a line in a gameplay trailer showcasing pre-alpha footage of the upcoming action role-playing video game Anthem, in which a player named Paul jokes that their friend Kim "could use the XP" during a mission.

History

During the Electronic Entertainment Expo on June 11th, 2017, the first gameplay trailer for Anthem was released, featuring two players who engage on a mission wearing their Javelin super suits. While on the mission, the player Paul jokes that a player named Kim "could use the XP" (shown below). Within one week, the trailer received more than 3.4 million views and 6,600 comments on YouTube.

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That day, Redditor Krazynewb submitted the trailer to Reddit,^[1] where the top comment mocked the scripted player better as cringy, leading others to reference the line about Kim needing "the XP" and point out that Kim is shown with the highest level in the group after joining the team later in the trailer. The same day, an Anthem E3 post was submitted to /r/Games,^[2] where several commenters made jokes about the scripted player dialogue. Meanwhile, a thread about Anthem was submitted to 4chan's /v/ (video games) board, which included several replies referencing Kim needing XP.^[3]

The following day, the blog YOMYOMF^[5] published a post titled "E3 (2017) Anti-Asian Male Racism Roundup," which singled out the references to Kim needing XP as an example of racism against Asian men. On June 13th, Redditor FailCraft submitted a photoshopped picture of Kim's player profile with the caption "I Need the XP" to /r/AnthemTheGame^[4] (shown below).

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