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Nurgle, also known as the Plague Lord, Grandfather Nurgle and the Lord of Pestilence, is a fictional character from the Warhammer universe (Fantasy and 40K) and one of the Chaos Gods, specifically of disease, decay, death and destruction. In memes, he is often used alongside references to his association with diseases, which is frequently seen in both anti-vax memes and memes surrounding the 2019-2020 coronavirus pandemic. In these, Nurgle is often used as a reaction image to anything that depicts people making decisions that lead to the further spread of sickness where he appears to voice his pleasure or happiness due to their actions. “Papa Nurgle” is the name frequently used in humorous content featuring the Lord of Pestilence, which refers to his paternal stance. Of all the Chaos Gods, only Nurgle is said to truly care for his followers.

Origin

As with many figures in the Warhammer universe, Nurgle originally stems from a real-world example. In Ancient Mesopotamia, the deity “Nergal” was worshipped throughout the region, and he even appears in the Hebrew Bible. His followers worshipped him as the god of war, plague, death and disease, sharing many similarities with Nurgle from Warhammer.

The Chaos Gods, including Nurgle, were introduced to Warhammer by Games Workshop[1] in 1990, following the “Realm of Chaos” sourcebooks (shown below). In the fictional universe, Nurgle and the other Chaos Gods (except Slannesh) were birthed together before mankind but only became conscious later on. Nurgle became conscious around the time of the Black Death. In the lore, his followers relish in the pestilence he inflicts upon mortals, feeding off their despair. Unlike many of the other gods, his followers are somewhat beloved by him and are ultimately gifted with immortality, often turning to Nurgle upon being afflicted by disease that causes intense suffering (although they are often horribly warped into plague-ridden monstrosities).

Realm Chaos THE LOST AND THE DAMNED

Spread

The majority of Nurgle memes initially appeared alongside the anti-vax movement, where people would mock their ideas for helping to spread diseases. One such example was posted to the satirical news site NewsThump[2] on June 5th, 2019, under the title, “Leading anti-vaxxer becomes Daemon Prince of Nurgle.” The article (seen below) has since received over 21,000 likes on Facebook.

Leading anti-vaxxer becomes Daemon Prince of Nurgle It Like 376K people like this. Be the first of your friends. Nurgle the plague-god is so pleased with the anti-vaxxer movement that one of their Voccines Kill most vocal supporters has ascended to Daemonhood today. Simon Williams, who ran a video blog called Vaccines - the truth!', convinced thousands of parents not to give their children life-saving medical treatment and successfully damaged herd immunity to the extent there was a Polio outbreak.

On August 16th, 2020, the Facebook[3] page Freak Show of Madness posted another anti-vax meme to their feed (shown below) receiving 81 likes, 17 shares and 10 comments.

REMEMBER KIDS, IF YOU'RE ANTI-VAX THAT MEANS YOU'RE PRO-NURGLE imgflip.com

During the coronavirus pandemic, particularly around March and April 2020, Nurgle can be seen in numerous memes that associate his relationship with diseases to COVID-19. Many of these either attribute the cause of the outbreak to Nurgle himself or how the actions of protestors rallying against quarantine orders please the Lord of Pestilence. On March 13th, 2020, YouTuber[4] Majorkill uploaded the video “Nurgle EXPLAINED by An Australian | CoronaVirus Special” that discusses the topic. The video (seen below) received nearly 46,000 views, 3,400 likes and 455 comments.

The trend also spread to Reddit,[5] where it was frequently seen in memes on Warhammer subreddits, such as r/Grimdank. On May 10th, 2020, Redditor[6] DarkGaurdian29 posted another example to the r/Grimdank sub, where it was upvoted 384 times (shown below).

OH THOSE PROTESTERS. RSUI TOF S ESTENTAL NESS nny THEY WARM. MY BLOATED HEART imgflip.com

Various Examples

VACCINES TACCINE CAUSE CAUSE AUTO IMMI SEIZURES DISEASE VACCINES CCINE AGCINE ACCINE CAUS IN T CAUSE CAUSE GAUSE SIDS ADHD ITISN VA CIN CAUSE DEAT V CINES CAUSE LEARNIN RSABLT VACCINES CAUSE MAMAGE THIS PLEASES THE PLAGUE FATHER NURGLE
loves you tanqe

A naked slaaneshi daemonette got 40 000 likes on FB, let's see how many our beloved grandfather can get
finding someone who treats you right. justzirlythingo
GRANDPAPA NURGLE APPROVES AND ALLOWS YOU USE OF HIS SLIP 'N SLIDE

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External References

[1] Realm of Chaos – xxx

[2] NewsThump – Anti-Vaxxer Becomes Prince of Nurgle

[3] Facebook – Freak Show of Madness

[4] YouTube – Majorkill

[5] Reddit – r/Grimdank

[6] Reddit – r/Grimdank



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About

Nurgle, also known as the Plague Lord, Grandfather Nurgle and the Lord of Pestilence, is a fictional character from the Warhammer universe (Fantasy and 40K) and one of the Chaos Gods, specifically of disease, decay, death and destruction. In memes, he is often used alongside references to his association with diseases, which is frequently seen in both anti-vax memes and memes surrounding the 2019-2020 coronavirus pandemic. In these, Nurgle is often used as a reaction image to anything that depicts people making decisions that lead to the further spread of sickness where he appears to voice his pleasure or happiness due to their actions. “Papa Nurgle” is the name frequently used in humorous content featuring the Lord of Pestilence, which refers to his paternal stance. Of all the Chaos Gods, only Nurgle is said to truly care for his followers.

Origin

As with many figures in the Warhammer universe, Nurgle originally stems from a real-world example. In Ancient Mesopotamia, the deity “Nergal” was worshipped throughout the region, and he even appears in the Hebrew Bible. His followers worshipped him as the god of war, plague, death and disease, sharing many similarities with Nurgle from Warhammer.

The Chaos Gods, including Nurgle, were introduced to Warhammer by Games Workshop[1] in 1990, following the “Realm of Chaos” sourcebooks (shown below). In the fictional universe, Nurgle and the other Chaos Gods (except Slannesh) were birthed together before mankind but only became conscious later on. Nurgle became conscious around the time of the Black Death. In the lore, his followers relish in the pestilence he inflicts upon mortals, feeding off their despair. Unlike many of the other gods, his followers are somewhat beloved by him and are ultimately gifted with immortality, often turning to Nurgle upon being afflicted by disease that causes intense suffering (although they are often horribly warped into plague-ridden monstrosities).


Realm Chaos THE LOST AND THE DAMNED

Spread

The majority of Nurgle memes initially appeared alongside the anti-vax movement, where people would mock their ideas for helping to spread diseases. One such example was posted to the satirical news site NewsThump[2] on June 5th, 2019, under the title, “Leading anti-vaxxer becomes Daemon Prince of Nurgle.” The article (seen below) has since received over 21,000 likes on Facebook.


Leading anti-vaxxer becomes Daemon Prince of Nurgle It Like 376K people like this. Be the first of your friends. Nurgle the plague-god is so pleased with the anti-vaxxer movement that one of their Voccines Kill most vocal supporters has ascended to Daemonhood today. Simon Williams, who ran a video blog called Vaccines - the truth!', convinced thousands of parents not to give their children life-saving medical treatment and successfully damaged herd immunity to the extent there was a Polio outbreak.

On August 16th, 2020, the Facebook[3] page Freak Show of Madness posted another anti-vax meme to their feed (shown below) receiving 81 likes, 17 shares and 10 comments.


REMEMBER KIDS, IF YOU'RE ANTI-VAX THAT MEANS YOU'RE PRO-NURGLE imgflip.com

During the coronavirus pandemic, particularly around March and April 2020, Nurgle can be seen in numerous memes that associate his relationship with diseases to COVID-19. Many of these either attribute the cause of the outbreak to Nurgle himself or how the actions of protestors rallying against quarantine orders please the Lord of Pestilence. On March 13th, 2020, YouTuber[4] Majorkill uploaded the video “Nurgle EXPLAINED by An Australian | CoronaVirus Special” that discusses the topic. The video (seen below) received nearly 46,000 views, 3,400 likes and 455 comments.



The trend also spread to Reddit,[5] where it was frequently seen in memes on Warhammer subreddits, such as r/Grimdank. On May 10th, 2020, Redditor[6] DarkGaurdian29 posted another example to the r/Grimdank sub, where it was upvoted 384 times (shown below).


OH THOSE PROTESTERS. RSUI TOF S ESTENTAL NESS nny THEY WARM. MY BLOATED HEART imgflip.com

Various Examples


VACCINES TACCINE CAUSE CAUSE AUTO IMMI SEIZURES DISEASE VACCINES CCINE AGCINE ACCINE CAUS IN T CAUSE CAUSE GAUSE SIDS ADHD ITISN VA CIN CAUSE DEAT V CINES CAUSE LEARNIN RSABLT VACCINES CAUSE MAMAGE THIS PLEASES THE PLAGUE FATHER NURGLE loves you tanqe

A naked slaaneshi daemonette got 40 000 likes on FB, let's see how many our beloved grandfather can get finding someone who treats you right. justzirlythingo GRANDPAPA NURGLE APPROVES AND ALLOWS YOU USE OF HIS SLIP 'N SLIDE

Search Interest

External References

[1] Realm of Chaos – xxx

[2] NewsThump – Anti-Vaxxer Becomes Prince of Nurgle

[3] Facebook – Freak Show of Madness

[4] YouTube – Majorkill

[5] Reddit – r/Grimdank

[6] Reddit – r/Grimdank

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