About

PewDiePie In a Bathtub refers to a photograph of YouTuber PewDiePie sitting in a bath in a pose which references a memorable scene from The Witcher 3 video game. In early September 2019, the photograph gained popularity on Instagram and Reddit as an exploitable.

Origin

On September 4th, 2019, YouTuber PewDiePie shared a photograph of himself sitting in a bathtub in a pose which copied that of The Witcher 3 protagonist Geralt of Rivia during the opening scene of the game (shown below, left and right).^[1] The post gained over 3.4 million likes on Instagram in five days.

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In the following days, numerous memes utilizing the image were posted on Reddit and Instagram, with multiple examples referencing GamerGirl Bath Water sold by e-girl Belle Delphine. (examples shown below).

On September 7th, 2019, during an episode of LWIAY, PewDiePie joked that he is selling his bathwater in response to a meme.

This is just a promo for my new Bath Water! It costs just 29 dollars. That's a great price!

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