![Not Scary / Scary Skull Not Scary / Scary Skull](https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/mobile/000/052/522/cover5.jpg)
Not Scary / Scary Skull
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Not Scary / Scary Skull refers to an artistic meme in which two slightly different character designs are compared against each other, with one labeled "not scary" and the other "scary". Inspired by an image of two skulls, one with glowing eyes and other other with glowing pupils, the trend gained popularity on X / Twitter in mid-December 2024.
Origin
On December 13th, 2024, X[1] user @Wass_Nonnam posted a drawing of two skull designs, one, captioned "Not scary", furrowing its eyebrow ridge over its eyes glowing red and and smiling menacingly, and the other, captioned "Scary" staring directly and emotionlessly, with only its pupils glowing red. The post (shown below) received over 11,000 reposts and 329,000 likes in four days.
![Not Scary / Scary Skull NOT SCARY SCARY](https://a.kym-cdn.com/assets/blank-b3f96f160b75b1b49b426754ba188fe8.gif)
Spread
Starting on the same day, users on X parodied the image, either replacing one of the skulls or applying the concept to various pairs of characters. On December 13th, 2024, X[2] user @CapdeRaw replied with a meme referencing Undertale and its character Sans, with the post (shown below) gaining over 860 reposts and 21,000 likes in four days.
![Not Scary / Scary Skull NOT SCARY SANS UNDERTALE](https://a.kym-cdn.com/assets/blank-b3f96f160b75b1b49b426754ba188fe8.gif)
Later on December 13th, X[3] user @AngoDrag0n posted a Five Nights at Freddy's fan art based on the format. The post (shown below) received over 6,200 reposts and 153,000 likes in four days.
![Not Scary / Scary Freddy NOT SCARY SCARY @AngoDrayon](https://a.kym-cdn.com/assets/blank-b3f96f160b75b1b49b426754ba188fe8.gif)
More versions of the meme, many of them referencing video games and other pop culture, were shared by users on X / Twitter in mid-December 2024.
Various Examples
![Not Scary / Scary Sans NOT SCARY SCARY](https://a.kym-cdn.com/assets/blank-b3f96f160b75b1b49b426754ba188fe8.gif)
![Not Scary Akuma / Scary Elena NOT SCARY SCARY @h_wallacepires](https://a.kym-cdn.com/assets/blank-b3f96f160b75b1b49b426754ba188fe8.gif)
![Not Scary / Scary Edd NOT SCARY scary We HA DAH](https://a.kym-cdn.com/assets/blank-b3f96f160b75b1b49b426754ba188fe8.gif)
![Not Scary / Scary / Vic Rattlehead NOT SCARY SCARY VIC RATTLEHEAD](https://a.kym-cdn.com/assets/blank-b3f96f160b75b1b49b426754ba188fe8.gif)
![Not Scary / Scary Necron NOT SCARY SCARY](https://a.kym-cdn.com/assets/blank-b3f96f160b75b1b49b426754ba188fe8.gif)
![Not Scary / Scary Heavy TF2 NOT SCARY SCARY](https://a.kym-cdn.com/assets/blank-b3f96f160b75b1b49b426754ba188fe8.gif)
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