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He died for our sin(ions) + made with mematic

- Is this, like, the story of Jesus Christ?

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Minion On the Cross or Crucified Minion refers to a series of memes, photos and artwork depicting a Minion nailed to or otherwise strung up on a cross, often with a crown of thorns on its head like Jesus Christ. The earliest known depiction of a Minion on a cross was posted online in 2015 by Dolan Dark. In May 2024, several 3D animated renderings of a crucified Minion were popularized on TikTok through a series of videos in which TikTokers read from nearly identical scripts about the Minion image, its origins and about how a Minion did not die on the cross for your sins, but that Jesus did, reminding viewers that Jesus loves them.

Origin

On July 7th, 2015, meme creator Dolan Dark posted a photo to Facebook^[1] of a plush Minion burning on a cross, writing, "This is what all Minions deserve," garnering over 1,200 reactions and 300 shares in nine years (shown below, left). That day, Dark posted a screenshot of the post to X^[2] and a now-deleted comment on the post criticizing Dark for burning the minion, followed by a long-form response comment by Dark explaining why he burned the Minion (shown below, right). This is the earliest known image of a Minion on a cross.

Dolan Dark Follow July 7, 2015. This is what all Minions deserve

What has a minion ever done to you? F------ nothing!!! You are a p------------ that should be on that cross not a f------ toy minion f------ looser Like Reply 1-2 hrs - Edited Dolan Dark You know my name not my story. It all started when I was 5 years old,I loved minions so much, on my first day of school and my mum had bought me a bright yellow minion backpack to keep my school work in. I was so incredibly happy. Mum loved minions too, she would post quotes about them on her facebook everyday. I remember getting on the schoolbus and smiling and waving at her from the back of the bus as we drove off on the way to school. This was my last happy memory. I turned and faced the front. Immediately a large kid who must've been at least 12 pointed at me and said "nice backpack f--, if you love minions so much why dont you marry them?" The bus erupted in laughter, and from then on I was known as minion boy. The teasing continued throughout school, I got rid of the minion backpack but mum had replaced all my clothes with minion clothes, my food was all banana flavored and sponsored by Minions. I couldn't stand it. Minions continued to follow me into my teenager years, every day becoming worse than before. Mum was now posting 10 minion quotes on my facebook page per day. One night, I must've been around 16 years old, I was feeling sick so I walked into my parents room only to find my dad was ramming my mum from behind in a full Minion suit. That was enough to scar anyone for life. I couldn't take it it anymore, I ran away from home to live with a friend. Days later I was called up, my parents had been killed in a car crash, they had been killed by a car painted to look like a minion. Minions had destroyed my life. I had nothing to live for. I went down to the hardware store to look for a rope. Everywhere I looked the ropes were bright Yellow with those little f------ minion eyes on them. I tried looking for razor blades, bright yellow razors stared back at me, I went to try bleach, Banana flavoured Minion bleach filled the shelves. I couldn't do it, I took the Minion themed bus back home and sat in my room and cried all night. Police showed up at my door the next day, they were to take me to a lawyer to give my parent's will. I was told I had been left nothing as mum had spent $10434929 on Minion merchandise, and the house would have to be sold, as I was leaving the office the lawyer said "Oh there is one thing" he reached into a drawer and pulled out a small stuffed Minion toy. What happened to that toy is self explantory

Spread

The image gained viral spread over the following years, inspiring further images of crucified Minions and memes using the image. For example, on January 15th, 2019, X^[3] bot @ShitpostBot5000 posted a meme using the image that gained over 6,500 likes in five years (shown below).

On June 24th, 2021, Facebook^[4] user and artist Américo Cruz posted a 3D rendering of a crucified Minion wearing a crown of thorns, writing, "In Minion we trust…," garnering over 700 shares and 280 reactions in three years (shown below).

The image gained viral spread, also inspiring memes throughout the early 2020s. On June 26th Redditor u/Chanx_x123 posted an edit of the image to /r/orslokx,^[5] adding the label "the Snyder cut" to the bottom, garnering over 120 upvotes in three years.

A YouTube^[6] video using the image was posted on July 2nd and the unaltered image was posted by X^[7] user @UnhingedTwit on November 29th, 2021, garnering over 15,000 likes in three years. On April 8th, 2023, Tumblr^[8] user minionresearch posted the image, garnering over 7,000 notes in a year.

2024 TikTok Trend

In early May 2024, Christian TikTokers began posting videos riffing off of the 3D rendering of the Minion on the cross by Américo Cruz. In the videos, which all use nearly identical scripts, they talk about how an animator "messed around" and made the image, then explain that a Minion did not die on the cross for your sins, but that Jesus did. The earliest known example was posted by TikToker^[9] @pastorjoshpan on May 2nd, 2024, garnering over 7,700 views in three months (shown below).

@pastorjoshpan
DID THE MINION DIE FOR YOU!!!🤔❓👼

♬ original sound – Pastor Josh Pan

So there was this animator and he was messing around one day when he suddenly created a Minion who died on the cross. And you can see, he even put a nail through the three fingered hand and even put a crown of thorns on the Minion's head. But look, let me tell you something. A Minion didn't die for you. A Minion didn't pay the price of sin for you and me that we deserve. But Jesus did. Why? Because Jesus loves you. And if you think a Minion died for you, then keep on scrolling. But if you know that Jesus died for your sins, type 'wonderful savior' and smash that subscribe button.

The videos continued to appear on TikTok over the following weeks, with many of them using very similar scripts. On May 8th, TikToker^[10] @traci_coston posted a similar video that gained over 70,000 views in three months (shown below, left). On May 31st, TikToker^[11] @paulnthoba posted a video like this, garnering over 100,000 views in three months (shown below, right).

On June 23rd, 2024, TikToker^[12] @gut_tube posted a video reacting to one of the videos, garnering over 150,000 views in two months.

@traci_coston No one Can Do What Jesus Did! #minion #jesus #shorts ♬ inspirational piano music(1364442) – MaxRecStudio

@paulnthoba Story of a Minion on the Cross! #story#minions ♬ original sound – Paul Nthoba

On August 2nd, X^[13] user @blephin_ posted a video scrolling through several examples of the videos, garnering over 37,000 likes in three days. On August 4th, X^[14] user @ChiefofIsaac posted a similar video, garnering over 44,000 likes in a day (shown below). The latter video was originally posted by TikToker^[15] @osua4real, garnering over 80,000 views in a day.

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— Chief ⚔️ ‼️ Dinosaurs Are Real (@ChiefofIsaac) August 4, 2024

Various Examples

@sleppy.exe #miku #baldy ♬ intervalo II – whopper

@gut_tube
Jesus Banana

♬ original sound – Papa Gut

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External References

^[1] Facebook – Dolan Dark

^[2] X – DolanDark

^[3] X – shitpostbot5000

^[4] Facebook – Americo

^[5] Reddit – orslokx

^[6] YouTube – Phitpost Shtatus

^[7] X – UnhingedTwit

^[8] Tumblr – minionresearch

^[9] TikTok – pastorjoshpan

^[10] TikTok – traci_coston

^[11] TikTok – paulnthoba

^[12] TikTok – gut_tube

^[13] X – blephin_

^[14] X – ChiefofIsaac

^[15] TikTok – osua4real

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