About

Pode Vir refers to an image macro and reaction image of Kratos from the God of War games with an overlay text in Portuguese saying “bring it on” and a Brazilian football team’s name below the character, signifying who is being challenged. The meme was popularized on Twitter around November 2022.

Origin

On July 7th, 2010, Illustrator Andy Park^[1] shared a post on his blog with several artworks inspired by the God of War game. One of the artworks features Kratos with his twin blades in flames while a storm is raging behind him (seen below, left). This image was repurposed on August 4th, 2019, by Twitter^[2] user @onthebenchbr, who added the logo of the Brazilian team Corinthians behind Kratos and the Portuguese text “bring it on” calling out the rival team, Palmeiras, by its nickname “porcada” (seen below, right).

Spread

A few years later, on September 28th, 2022, Twitter^[3] user @snaihtniroccccc posted a new version of the “pode vir” meme in which he added the overlay text on top of the rival team’s name to add a new one. The tweet (seen below, left) received 4,500 likes and 326 retweets in a year. On April 1st, 2023, another Brazilian football fan shared an edited version the meme featuring his team’s colors and another rival’s name. The post (seen below, right), uploaded by Twitter^[4] user @gremioinsider received 970 likes and 208 retweets in a week.

The meme was also shared during the 2023 Qatar World Cup. For instance, Twitter^[5] user @snaihtniroccccc added Brazil’s flag on top of the local football team and added the overlay text calling out Serbia, its next opponent in the championship. The tweet received 42,200 likes and 5,645 retweets in six months (seen below).

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