Muito Real Portuguese for "So Real" or "Very Real" used as a catchphrase online.

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Muito Real, Portuguese for "So Real" or "Very Real," is a catchphrase used in reaction to the announcement of Mothman appearing in the upcoming video game Shin Megami Tensei V (SMT), a half-man-half-moth creature with no arms and a stunned look on its face. The phrase, popularized by the Twitter account SMT Portugal, took off following the character's announcement in late June 2021 as a way to show exaggerated excitement over it. The phrase has been used as a meme by SMT Portugal and Portuguese SMT fans since as early as 2018. It is sometimes used to refer to Mothman directly as an alternate name, although this was not the original intention.

Origin

The phrase "muito real" was first used by the @SMTPortugal Twitter[2] page on June 1st, 2018, in a post that translates to, "SHIN MEGAMI TENSEI STRANGE JOURNEY FIGHTING DEMONS AND EXPLORING IN A VERY STRANGE JOURNEY IS A VERY FUCKING REAL GAME," along with art from Shin Megami Tensei. The account continued to use the phrase in a number of tweets[4][5] over the course of 2020, often as a phrase in memes (examples shown below).


I'M IN A VERY REAL COMBAT AGAINST "FUHRER", WHO WILL IT BE? YOU CAN THINK... Each character attacks individually. A Auto x Confirm o Back Fight ORDER Fusion Spells Contact Analyze Set Turn Order Auto Settings ENEMY Escape Tatsuya Michel HP 384 SP 429 Ginko HP 219. SP 3 15 Maya HР 336. SP 637 Jun HP 306. SP 140. HP 473. SKIP SP 8474 VERY REAL JABRONI FULL POWER OF KAMUI


The phrase became a popular in-joke among SMT Portugal's followers. On June 29th, 2021, @SMTPortugal described in a tweet[3] what "muito real" means as a meme, writing:

"Muito Real means that something is so real that it's surpass the human understanding and the only thing you can say about it is "muito real", Muito real is a concept that goes beyond our understanding, it is something metaphysical."

Spread

"Muito real" spread as a catchphrase among Portuguese Shin Megami Tensei fans over the course of the next year as SMT Portugal grew in popularity and continued using it.

On June 16th, 2021, the team behind Shin Megami Tensei V teased a silhouette of Mothman, a demon in the series, hinting it will appear in the game during a conference. On that day, SMTPortugal tweeted,[7] "MUITO REAL AAAAAAAAAA," garnering over 1,000 likes in two weeks (shown below).


SHIN MEGAMI TENSEI PORTUGAL ... @SMTPortugal MUITO REAL AAAAAAAAAA Translate Tweet 真V最新情報 シルエット ? (1 to ate30701 CA女神転生V特番)をつけて番組の感想をツイートすると抽選で真Vポスターが当たる。 チャレンジ場張れ…!!!


On June 29th, the @megaten_atlus Twitter[1] page announced they'd be revealing a new demon for the upcoming Shin Megami Tensei game the next day, along with the same silhouetted image of what is predictably Mothman to fans of the series (shown below). The tweet's comments section quickly filled with replies of "muito real."


『真·女神転生』シリーズ公式 ... @megaten_atlus 今回の「#真V日めくり悪魔」はファフニールを紹介し ます。 youtu.be/ZW3lgtFjOjg 【日めくり悪魔シルエットクイズ】 次回、紹介する悪魔はこちら。みなさん予想してみて ください。 正解は明日19:00公開! #真·女神転生V は11月11日発売! 公式サイト megaten5.jp Translate Tweet


Atlus released the official reveal trailer the next day (shown below).



The phrase gained significant popularity on Twitter starting on the 29th as SMT fans used it in reaction to Mothman's imminent announcement. On that day, @SMTPortugal tweeted[6] a meme using the phrase in reference to its popularity, garnering over 1,300 likes and 200 retweets in a day (shown below).


SMT FANS IN 2020: Minotaur smirks Minntaur smirk Minotaur Minotaur smir info info Minotaur smirks inotaur smirks ito Minotaur smirks. Info info infn nfo Info M info Minotaur smi info Info Minotaur smirks Info Minntaur cmirks. Mnat smirks. info Minotaur smi info Minotaur s Matador DAgi e Strike 's Strike I challenge you to a duel, SLAM GO GET inotaur smirks. Mino info Labrys Strike ur smirks to THE Walter Minotaur SmirKS.o Minotaur s Minotaur smirks BUFFS! Always has been The difference between: SMT fans Persona tans Wait its all a spin off? ATLLIS utreaa teste nh i HI l. 2 n ire n i r lnn ala SMT FANS IN 2021: MUITO REAL BOTTOM TEXT ys Strike Strike strike


Over the course of the next two days, the phrase spread beyond Portugese SMT fans as other localized fan pages of the series began using it and asking about it. For example, on that day Twitter[8] page @STMSavou, a French SMT fan page, posted a video showing SMTPortugal's impact on the announcement tweet, garnering over 300 likes in a day (shown below).


Various Examples


you're finally awake. muito real MUITO REAL Kraftium @ Trails to Azure and Nocturne HD ... @Kraftium Funny muito real jokes aside Mothman is actually a really deep and well thought out character this is one my favourite quotes Inspirational Mothman OL:/8dTy41*-o'M v?]gG> -J!/}*Ced( Teddie: General of Junes ... @GenTeddie23 Good Morning HD Muito Real. Mothman I am Mothman. Hahaha! This will be fun! MUITO... REAL 00 uito REAL APPLE PIE SUEET N'SOUR BBQ McNuggets

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[1] Twitter – megaten

[2] Twitter – first muito real

[3] Twitter – what does muito real mean

[4] Twitter – FUHRER

[5] Twitter – JABRONI

[6] Twitter – smt fans be like

[7] Twitter – AAA

[8] Twitter – very real

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