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Mercy Offers a Hand
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About
Mercy Offers a Hand is a two-panel meme format featuring character Mercy from the 2016 video game Overwatch offering her hand to a girl half-buried under rubble. Starting in September 2019, the format gained popularity as a way to humorously comment on situations in which one party helps another.
Origin
On December 18th, 2015, a theatrical teaser "We Are Overwatch" for then-upcoming multiplayer team-based shooter game Overwatch was released.[1] In one scene of the trailer, character Mercy flies towards a girl half-buried under rubble and offers her hand.
We are compassion.
On September 24th, 2019, Redditor[2] EverydayEverynight01 posted the earliest found meme based on the format to /r/HistoryMemes subreddit, where it gained over 34,400 upvotes in six months (shown below).
![Nazi Occupied Netherlands / Canadians Nazi Occupied Netherlands Canadians](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/944/436/03c.png)
Spread
Also on September 24th, EverydayEverynight01 reposted[3] the meme to /r/memes, gaining over 70 upvotes. In late September 2019, EverydayEverynight01 posted multiple memes based on the format in /r/memes and /r/dankmemes; for example, a meme posted[4] by the Redditor on September 25th received over 5,400 upvotes in /r/memes. Another meme, posted[5] by EverydayEverynight01 on September 26th, gained over 12,900 upvotes in /r/dankmemes (shown below, right).
![My Meme Dying In New / Someone Sorting By New My meme dying in new O Someone Sorting by new](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/944/438/30e.png)
![We will save the planet! Our Planet PornHub](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/944/440/5e4.png)
On September 25th, Redditor[6] anonymousman01 posted a template for the format to /r/MemeTemplatesOfficial subreddit. Additionally, EverydayEverynight01 posted[7] a link to the format in a comment section to his post.
Starting on September 26th, 2019, the format attained a significant presence in meme communities on Reddit. For example, on that day, an unknown Redditor[8] posted a meme that received over 12,900 upvotes in /r/dankmemes in six months (shown below, left). On September 27th, Redditor[9] therobinhood7 posted a meme that garnered over 19,000 upvotes in /r/dankmemes (shown below, right).
![They teach Maths and Physics better than my school teacher does Me struggling with my studies PornHub](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/944/439/6b3.png)
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Various Examples
![Thanks water Me almost choking to death last night Water](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/944/456/e78.png)
![My joy is immeasurable and my day is saved Depressed mne Black lady calling me "honey"](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/944/452/299.jpg)
![Thanks for the comment My depression from not getting a comment 11 AutoModerator removing My memes](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/944/458/4c0.png)
![Cure my depression, Senko-San My crippling depression Slice of life Anime](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/944/443/f9a.png)
![Ours is starting this week | /r/memes Students with bad sleep schedules Semester break](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/705/627/efa.jpg)
![Some heroes don’t wear capes | r/dankmemes Me not knowing how to do something 14 year old kid on YouTube with an 8-bit mic explaining exactly how to do it with ease](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/590/856/484.jpg)
Template
![Mercy Offers a Hand Template 11](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/944/435/931.jpg)
Search Interest
External References
[1] YouTube – Overwatch Theatrical Teaser | 'We Are Overwatch'
[2] Reddit – The Canadians are here!
[3] Reddit – The Canadians are Here!
[4] Reddit – Heroes Never Die!
[5] Reddit – TWe will save the planet!
[6] Reddit – Overwatch Mercy saving a person template
[7] Reddit – EverydayEverynight01
[8] Reddit – They teach Maths and Physics better than my school teacher does
[9] Reddit – Only way to defeat YouTube Ads
Top Comments
Big Anime Tiddies
Nov 20, 2020 at 12:58PM EST in reply to
Sheeps44
Nov 20, 2020 at 01:18PM EST